Episodes

July 16, 2024

#47 – I'M GEORGE LUCAS: Documenting The George Lucas Talk Show (w/ Pa…

A man pretends to be George Lucas and...hosts successful talk show?

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June 4, 2024

THE CORPORATE ALLIANCE: Is Star Wars Art or Content?

Can Star Wars be art in the Disney era, and was it ever?

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May 7, 2024

THX VIBES: A Discussion of THX 1138

George Lucas's first film is more relevant than ever

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May 4, 2024

PHANTOM FLASHBACKS: 25 Years of The Phantom Menace

For this May the Fourth, we look back on Episode I on its 25th anniversary

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April 2, 2024

GEORGE'S MASTERPIECE: Young Indiana Jones w/ Peter Holmstrom & Daniel…

How Young Indy paved the way for the Star Wars prequels

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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

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Feb. 7, 2024

IF DROIDS COULD THINK: George Lucas on AI #SWPD2024

What does George Lucas think about using AI in filmmaking and other artforms?

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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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July 11, 2023

FORCE AWAKENS 95: What if the sequels were made in the 90s?

Who would direct and star in the sequel trilogy in the 1990s?

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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 13, 2023

FEAR OF LOSS: A Discussion of REVENGE OF THE SITH

How the third prequel is Lucas's definitive statement on life and the world

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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 30, 2023

QUITE BESIDE OURSELVES: A Discussion of ATTACK OF THE CLONES

Groundbreaking, idiosyncratic, full of jokes this movie is

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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 16, 2023

PURE, UNCUT GEORGE: A Discussion of THE PHANTOM MENACE

How does the first prequel hit almost 25 years later?

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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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May 8, 2023

COOL HELMET, BRO: Catching Up On Mando (with Maya Chupkov)

We discuss the past and future of THE MANDALORIAN after we digest season 3!

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Feb. 14, 2023

START WITH ANDOR: Making a Fan (with Maya Chupkov aka @ProudStutter)

What happens if your first Star Wars is ANDOR?

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Dec. 20, 2022

Fuck the Empire Up: ANDOR SEASON 1

Some thoughts on the first season of ANDOR in our last episode of 2022

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Dec. 5, 2022

ILL-FATED: Our Unfinished Fan Film (Season Finale)

In our season finale, we recall how we (mis)spent our high school years

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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. 21, 2022

THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW: Star Wars & Doctor Who (with Riley J. Si…

Surprising connections (and differences) between Star Wars and Doctor Who

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