Bad Batch Series Finale: Top 7 Highlights | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,590
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
Release Date: 05/02/2024
Star Wars Hunters: Huttball and Legends Co-Existence | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,607
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
"Huttball" is allegedly the galaxy's favorite game - but its first canon appearance is in Star Wars Hunters. And prior to that, it was only in The Old Republic video game! We'll talk about its history, which leads to some thoughts about how canon and legends storytelling *could* co-exist together. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a...
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Star Wars Hunters and the Galaxy of Sports | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,606
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
It's one thing to consider Star Wars Hunters as an Overwatch/Apex Legends kind of game. It's another to consider the meta-narrative of sports in the Star Wars galaxy, and how Hunters is continuing a thread that started with The Phantom Menace and has accelerated in the Disney era. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review...
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How NOT to Draw R2-D2 Review | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,605
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
The little gift Star Wars fans got on the Disney Channel's YouTube channel on May the 4th was a delightfully rewatchable two minutes of animated fun. It's "How NOT to Draw R2-D2," and I'll share a bunch of reasons why it's awesome on today's show. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super...
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May the 12th Be With You Review | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,604
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
The "May the 12th" Simpsons Star Wars short on Disney+ has its share of moments that will probably make you smile, but it's not a can't-miss thing. And in all honesty, for this being a Mother's Day thing, they do Marge dirty throughout. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful,...
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A Rare Mid-Month Star Wars News Update | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,603
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
There's so much more happening in the month of May related to Star Wars storytelling than I fully clocked when we did our first-of-the-month episode! So we're updating now, and (with lots of advance warning) talking about a spoiler-y new Acolyte spot. Punch it! And as promised on the show, here's the new spot for The Acolyte - watch it at your own spoiler-y risk: https://streamable.com/j8ekd0 (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to...
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Acolyte Trailer Misdirection? | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,602
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
A new commercial spot for The Acolyte hit the Star Wars YouTube channel (on a Saturday?) and shows us more of the fight between Mae and Master Indara. But between this and the trailers we've received so far, are we being subjected to intentional misdirection? Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be...
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How Star Wars Became Famous: Cass Sunstein Interview Part 2 | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,601
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
Today, it's the second half of my conversation with Cass Sunstein, the author of the upcoming "How to Become Famous." And yes, that includes talking about how Star Wars became famous, too, back in the day... Punch it! Check out Cass at Harvard Law School: https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/cass-r-sunstein/ And his papers at the Social Science Research Network: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=16333 (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7)...
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How Star Wars Became Famous: Cass Sunstein Interview Part 1 | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,600
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
Cass Sunstein returns to the podcast! His upcoming book, "How to Become Famous," explores the elements that contribute to wild success - and we're going to talk about how that applies to Star Wars. Today, the first half of our conversation... Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super...
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The Sith in The Acolyte: Inspired by "Abeloth"? | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,599
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
People are making a connection between the Sith at the end of the latest Acolyte trailer and a horrific dark-side entity from Legends that's also connected to the Mortis gods. I'm going to try to flag what you need to know, out of nine novels worth of background, in less than 10 minutes... Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a...
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The Acolyte, and the Sith Shrine Under the Jedi Temple | Star Wars 7x7 Episode 3,598
Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy
In the prequel trilogy, Yoda and Mace Windu discussed the idea of the Jedi's powers being diminshed. Could it be because the Jedi Temple on Coruscant was built over a Sith Shrine? And Jedi were inside it at least as recently as 100 years before The Acolyte series? Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would...
info_outlineIt's all over! The Bad Batch went out with a bang, with shocks and surprises, and with moving moments that beautifully wrapped up the series. Today, we're talking about the top 7 highlights of this super-sized finale. Punch it!
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