Thoughtful takes on Star Wars from the VHS generation. Podcast sequel to the 'zine I made when I was 10.
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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
June 29, 2022
OH, HI MARK: Our 1996 Interview with Mark Hamill
We interviewed Mark Hamill when we were 12 and never listened to the tape...UNTIL NOW
May 4, 2022
PROTOTYPE! A Star Wars 'zine from 1995
The junked droids read a STAR WARS Newsletter Josh wrote when he was 10 years old.
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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Can Star Wars be art in the Disney era, and was it ever?
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PHANTOM TEASER: Editing the Episode I Teaser w/ Dr. David West Reynolds
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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