STAR WARS: The Entire History of Podracing in 75 Minutes

Star Wars podracing, the entire history in 75 minutes: how the galaxy's most dangerous sport grew out of Hutt-hosted betting races on the Outer Rim, narrated softly to help you fall asleep. In order: the animal-cart and hanno-speeder races before the pods, Phoebos, Wenbus and the first podracer on Malastare, the Hutts and Mos Espa's Grand Arena, the Galactic Podracing Circuit, and the Boonta Eve Classic on Tatooine, where Anakin Skywalker raced Sebulba. Then the sport's decline, the bans that followed, and where podracing lives on today. Soft narration, calm music, no sudden loud sounds. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Tatooine and the Outer Rim 6:14 Early Races and Malastare's First Podracer 17:01 How a Podracer Is Built 24:30 The Hutts and the Mos Espa Arena 31:06 The Galactic Podracing Circuit 38:15 The Boonta Eve Classic 45:54 Anakin Skywalker's Podrace 54:59 The Decline and the Podracing Bans 1:05:18 Podracing Today and The Mandalorian 💬 Which podracer would you have flown in the Boonta Eve: Anakin's or Sebulba's? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE Mount Summington:    / @mountsummington   --- SLEEP & AUDIO • Narrated in the creator's own voice, soft and steady. • Calm original music underneath, with no sudden loud sounds or jumps in volume. • Made for sleep, insomnia, study or background listening. SOURCES • Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (Lucasfilm, 1999) • StarWars.com Databank: Podracer, Sebulba, Mos Espa Grand Arena, Anakin Skywalker's Podracer • Star Wars Inside Intel: Podracing (StarWars.com, 2022) • Star Wars: Complete Locations (DK, 2016) and Complete Vehicles (DK, 2020) • The Clone Wars, "Friends and Enemies" and "The Rise of Clovis" (Lucasfilm) • The Mandalorian, "Chapter 9: The Marshal" (Lucasfilm, 2020) • Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (Del Rey, 2019) • Star Wars: Galactic Racer (Lucasfilm Games, 2026) • Legends: Darth Plagueis (Del Rey, 2012); Endless Vigil (FFG, 2016); HoloNet News #49; Build the Millennium Falcon #51 and #64 (De Agostini); Star Wars Episode I: Racer (LucasArts, 1999) #StarWarsLore #SleepStory #StarWars #MountSummington