Star Warsologies 68: “Andor: From Resistance to Rebellion” panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2025
This episode of Star Warsologies is our San Diego Comic-Con 2025 panel: “Star Wars Andor: From Resistance to Rebellion”
“Star Wars Andor: From Resistance to Rebellion” was one of our podcast’s two panels at Comic-Con in San Diego in July, and we have it here as an episode of Star Warsologies! We had a great chat about season two of Andor, looking at themes of what it means to resist and to rebel, and what motivates the characters and where they are in their journey to the Rebel Alliance. On the panel, we had Dr. Drea Letamendi, Desmond Hassing, Jendia Gammon, Robert Dagnall, and Dr. Catherine Hicks as panelists, and podcast co-host James Floyd served as the moderator.
If you want to see the relevant slides from the presentation (and see some pics from the panel) while you listen, check out the podcast episode on the Star Warsologies YouTube: Star Wars Andor: From Resistance to Rebellion. Subscribe to our @StarWarsologies channel while you’re there!
We were super excited that our panel was featured as a must-see panel by both the San Diego Union Tribune (“Comic-Con preview: an A to Z guide to Comic-Con 2025“) and the Los Angeles Times (“27 Must See Panels at San Diego Comic-Con“).
Panel description from the Comic-Con program listing:
Fighting the tyranny of the Galactic Empire is dangerous work, whether in the halls of power on Coruscant or in the dark recesses of the Outer Rim. Panelists will dive deep into the popular show Star Wars: Andor, especially season 2, and examine themes of resisting authoritarianism and aspects of outright rebellion. How do the choices made by Cassian Andor, Mon Mothma, and Luthen Rael make the galaxy more free but also more perilous? Psychologists Drea Letamendi (Lattes with Leia, The Arkham Sessions, Aliens Expanded) and Catherine Hicks will take you into the minds of Imperial loyalists like Dedra Meero and insurgent fighters like Saw Gerrera. Also charging into the fray will be speculative fiction author Jendia Gammon (Atacama, Doomflower, The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern), San Diego State rhetoric and writing instructor Robert Dagnall, and American Indian studies professor Desmond Hassing. Hosted by James Floyd (Star Wars author, Star Wars Insider regular contributor, Star Warsologies podcast co-host). Fight the Empire!
Panelist links:
- Robert Dagnall:
robertdagnall.com
Instagram: @radagnall
Threads: @radagnall
Bluesky: @robertdagnall.bsky.social
X: @robertdagnall - Jendia Gammon:
jendiagammon.com
Instagram: @jendiagammon
Threads: @jendiagammon
Bluesky: @jendiagammon.bsky.social
TikTok: @jendiagammonauthor
X: @jendiagammon
Link Tree: linktr.ee/jendiagammon - Desmond Hassing:
Instagram: @resident_obi_wan - Catherine Hicks:
drcathicks.com
News: fightforthehuman.com
Podcast: Change, Technically
Bluesky: @grimalkina.bsky.social
Mastodon: mastodon.social/@grimalkina - Drea Letamendi:
drdreapsychology.com
Podcast: The Arkham Sessions
Instagram: @drdreapsychology
Bluesky: @drdrea.bsky.social
Show Notes:
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Star Warsologies is a podcast about science and other fields in a galaxy far, far away. Hosts James Floyd and Melissa Miller combine their love of storytelling in the franchise with their keen interest in all things academic.
