Brandon Wainerdi

Brandon Wainerdi
Career
Occupation	Author
Official website	brandonwainerdi.com

Brandon Wainerdi is a writer who is a contributor to Star Wars Insider and StarWars.com. He also created a Star Wars podcast dedicated to interviews with the cast and crew of Star Wars: Talking Bay 94.

He was one of the authors of the reference book Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy published by Dorling Kindersley. He is also the author of Dorling Kindersley's second edition of Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles.

Sources

"Timothy Zahn: Heir of an Empire" — Star Wars Insider 202 "Robert Watts: Location, Location, Location!" — Star Wars Insider 203 "A Longer Time Ago" — Star Wars Insider 206 ""Show Yourself, Jedi."" — Star Wars Insider 207 "The Stuff of Legends: A Decade of Star Wars: The Old Republic" — Star Wars Insider 207 "Drew Struzan: A Master at Work" — Star Wars Insider 207 "The Art of Effects: Inside Industrial Light & Magic's VFX Art Department" — Star Wars Insider 208 "Inside Jabba the Hutt" — Star Wars Insider 209 "The Soul Sketchbook of Iain McCaig" — Star Wars Insider 210 "Taun We's Here" — Star Wars Insider 210 ""See It Again… For the First Time!": The Saga of the Special Editions" — Star Wars Insider 211 "Roger Christian: The Art of Set Decorating" — Star Wars Insider 211 "It's a Matte, Matte World!" — Star Wars Insider 212 "Playing With Shadows" — Star Wars Insider 212 "Return of the Jester: The Story of Salacious B. Crumb" — Star Wars Insider 213 "All Figured Out" — Star Wars Insider 214 "The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Author" — Star Wars Insider 214 "Parallel Lines" — Star Wars Insider 215 "The Best of the Batch" — Star Wars Insider 216 15 Highlights from Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi on StarWars.com (backup link) Star Wars: Best of 2022 on StarWars.com (backup link) A Scoundrel's Origin Story Revealed in Marvel's Star Wars: Sana Starros on StarWars.com (backup link) 5 Things Star Wars: The Bad Batch Has Revealed About the Rise of the Empire on StarWars.com (backup link) This Is the Way to Prepare for The Mandalorian Season 3 on StarWars.com (backup link) Zillo Beast 101 on StarWars.com (backup link) "Yub Nub! 40 Years of the Ewoks" — Star Wars Insider 217 "Pushing Boundaries" — Star Wars Insider 217 SWCE 2023: 10 Things We Learned from the Ahsoka Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) "Speaking Volumes" — Star Wars Insider 218 How Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Tells Tales for Younglings of All Ages on StarWars.com (backup link) Meet the Visionaries: Rodrigo Blaas on the Colorful, Intense World of "Sith" on StarWars.com (backup link) Meet the Visionaries: Magdalena Osinska on the Personal Story of "I Am Your Mother" on StarWars.com (backup link) Jedi at 40 | From a Certain Point of View: What's the Best Moment in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi? on StarWars.com (backup link) Jedi at 40 | Ben Burtt and Randy Thom on Crafting Ewokese, Jabba's Voice, and the Rancor's Roar on StarWars.com (backup link) "Day Wanna Wanga - The Tale of the Twi'leks" — Star Wars Insider 219 Meet the Visionaries: Nadia Darries and Daniel Clarke on the Celebration of Nature and Family in "Aau's Song" on StarWars.com (backup link) SHAG and Geeki Tikis Celebrate Star Wars: Return of the Jedi with SDCC-Exclusive Collection – First Look on StarWars.com (backup link) 5 Classic Star Wars Video Games to Play This Summer on StarWars.com (backup link) Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) "On Program" — Star Wars Insider 220 10 of Ahsoka Tano's Greatest Moments on StarWars.com (backup link) The Ghost Comes to Life: A Closer Look at the Newest HasLab Star Wars Project on StarWars.com (backup link) "Retro of the Jedi" — Star Wars Insider 221 Star Wars: Best of 2023 on StarWars.com (backup link) What's Happened So Far on Star Wars: The Bad Batch? on StarWars.com (backup link) "Behind the Batch" — Star Wars Insider 224–225 "Hit it, Max!" — Star Wars Insider 224 "Hal Hickel: Well, Watto Ya' Know?" — Star Wars Insider 225 What Do We Know About Morgan Elsbeth? on StarWars.com (backup link) The Saga of Barriss Offee on StarWars.com (backup link) Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy Star Wars Year in Review 2024 on StarWars.com (backup link) The Strange and Familiar Sounds of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link) Matte Paintings and Models: The Visual Effects of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on StarWars.com (backup link) Andor Revisited: Meet Cassian Andor - Exploring the First Arc of Season 1 on StarWars.com (backup link) 5 Things We Learned at the Star Wars Celebration Japan Ahsoka Panel on StarWars.com (backup link) "Model Behavior: Inside the Onyx Cinder" — Star Wars Insider 231 “Great Shot, Kid”: Dude Perfect Visits a Galaxy Far, Far Away on StarWars.com (backup link) Witchy Woman: Asajj Ventress Returns in Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld on StarWars.com (backup link) Wookiee Basketball, Kid Han Solo, and a Kenobi Dummy: 20 Fun Facts about Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith on StarWars.com (backup link) Making a Revolutionary: Inside Andor Season Two with Tony Gilroy on StarWars.com (backup link) Figures of Speech: Andor’s Monologues on StarWars.com (backup link) Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (second edition) In Star Wars Video Games There's a Galaxy of Connection on StarWars.com (backup link) Our Favorite Deep Cuts and Fun Facts from LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy - Pieces of the Past on StarWars.com (backup link) NYCC 2025: Darth Vader at Duel's End Joins Hasbro's Star Wars: The Black Series and More on StarWars.com (backup link) "Neel Nation: Robert Timothy Smith" — Star Wars Insider 234 "Return of Revenge" — Star Wars Insider 234 Our Favorite Droid Sidekicks from Star Wars: Visions on StarWars.com (backup link) 10 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Star Wars: The Force Awakens on StarWars.com (backup link) "Aye, Captain: Ryan Kiera Armstrong" — Star Wars Insider 235 Chewbacca and Other Creature Department Creations from Star Wars: The Force Awakens on StarWars.com (backup link) Star Wars Year in Review 2025 on StarWars.com (backup link)

External links

• Brandon Wainerdi on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Official website (backup link)
• Brandon Wainerdi (@ActuallyBrandon) on Twitter (backup link)
• Interview with Brandon Wainerdi on Wookieepedia
• Wookieepedia Interviews - Brandon Wainerdi on the official Wookieepedia YouTube channel (backup link)