Interviews Episodes

March 5, 2024

PHANTOM TEASER: Editing the Episode I Teaser w/ Dr. David West Reynol…

I talk with the legendary Star Wars archeologist who found Tatooine and co-edited the first trailer for The Phantom Menace

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Jan. 2, 2024

ACAFANS: The Rigorous Study of Star Wars

Amy H. Sturgis and Emily Strand on their new book of Star Wars essays

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June 27, 2023

PERSONAL HISTORIES: Watching Star Wars with Josh's sister

Josh's sister and brother-in-law talk about watching the movies in order!

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June 20, 2023

GROWING UP PREQUELS: Becoming a fan in the time of the prequel trilogy

A discussion with a fan who saw the prequels first

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June 6, 2023

FALL OF THE REPUBLIC: John Flynn's Infamous Fan Script (with DR. JOHN…

The 1980s fan script believed to be the real Episode III

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May 23, 2023

MOVING THE WORLD: The Digital Cinema of Star Wars (with ORBITAL VIRTU…

AJ Wedding and Leo Jamarillo talk from their AR studio about Star Wars and digital cinema

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May 9, 2023

FAN BUSINESS: Anticipating the Prequels (with DAN MADSEN)

The first editor of the Star Wars Insider remembers the lead-up to Episode I

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Nov. 28, 2022

FORMAT WARS: The Journey of Star Wars on Home Video (with Nathan Butl…

And learn why you should hang on to your old VHS copies!

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Nov. 14, 2022

FAN FILM THEATER: Fan films of the 90s and 2000s (with Azeem of TFN F…

Recollections from the heyday of Star Wars fan films

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Nov. 7, 2022

MARCIA MARCIA MARCIA: The Legacy of Marcia Lucas (with @TalkingBay94)

Filling the Marcia Lucas-sized hole in the story of Star Wars

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Oct. 31, 2022

FLUENT COMMUNICATION: What I Have in Common with Darth Vader and Mace…

Communication, vulnerability, and leaning in to who you are. Oh and a bit of Star Wars talk.

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Sept. 28, 2022

THE TRADE FEDERATION: or Let's Explore Globalization Through the Star…

Mixing experimental Marxist theater with Star Wars?

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Sept. 14, 2022

SERIOUS SILLINESS: Wookieepedia (with @WookOfficial AKA Jordan)

The serious and silly business of cataloging a fictional galaxy

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Aug. 10, 2022

REBEL SCANNERS: Preserving Star Wars (with Rob of TEAM NEGATIVE 1)

How fans are preserving original film prints of the Star Wars films for posterity

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Aug. 3, 2022

ROLE MODELS: The time I saw George Lucas (with special guest MY MOM)

Yes, I really made a Star Wars podcast with my mom

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