Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast

Sarlacc Mystery Snack. John and Matt peel another Star Wars story onion as they ponder what the implications are of the stormtrooper that was in the Sarlacc next to Boba Fett. Where did he come from, and how did he get there, and what story possibilities does that open? Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdPar...

Grogu's Choice. John and Matt are joined by special guest Yancy Evans to discuss one of the most polarizing plot points in recent Star Wars history: Luke Skywalker’s choice to Grogu to pursue the Jedi path or the Mandalorian way. Yancy discusses his thoughts on the reflection of choice and selflessness, and joins us to explore how it mirrors Anakin’s choice and pressures as well. Host John Mills a...

The Courtship of Princess Leia. John and Matt revisit one of the original Expanded Universe novels, now relegated to “Legends” status, The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contact Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Make sure y...

Mod People. Matt and John explore the deeper implications of body modification as a cultural movement and choice as presented in The Book of Boba Fett. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contact Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Make sure you follow us on X @TheJediMasters...

Star Wars Super People. John and Matt ask a burning question: In a galaxy full of cloning, and genetic engineering, where are our Khan Noonien Singh figures? Do the Jedi fill that role, and so they don’t need them? They ponder all this and more! Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.the...

Nic Anastassiou Archive: The Clone Wars: Final Season. It’s a very special week, so we’re releasing a very special episode! We journey into the archives of the Jedi Order to share a never before heard interview with Nic Anastassiou, story editor on Clone Wars and Bad Batch, to share his insights on the special labor of love that was creating the final season of Clone Wars and especially The Phanto...

An Extra Serving of Sequel. Kathleen Kennedy recently shared that some sequel trilogy characters could be returning in other projects, and so Matt & John discuss what types of projects they’d like to see in order to extend and enhance what we got with the characters of Episodes VII, VIII & IX. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www...

More Solo Stories. Solo: A Star Wars Story has been embraced in its home video run and become a respected part of the “canon” of Star Wars. Matt & John share their ideas of where the story should/could go....from a certain point of view. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdpart...

Thanksgungan 2021. It’s that time of year again! The crisp nights and bright days turn our gaze toward those things we hold dear and for which we’re thankful. Join John and Matt as they share all those things that they find best about being a Star Wars fan in 2021 from new productions to treasured characters to the love shown from fans. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Tw...

Grievous, Did You Know? General Grievous’ role at the opening of Revenge of the Sith was pivotal in a number of ways, and one decision could have undone any other. John and Matt discuss the repercussions of his actions, how much he knew about Sidious’ real machinations, and how much an obstacle he would have been to an ascendant Anakin. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Tw...

Defending Ahsoka's Walkabout. When Ahsoka Tano’s first arc hit the screens for the final season of The Clone Wars, fan reaction was surprisingly mixed, and remains so. Matt and John offer some thoughts on why that might be, and their own reactions to the arc with the benefit of time and perspective. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https...

Currency and Trade. John and Matt explore a unique question about the Galaxy Far Far Away...how exactly did the Republic and the Empire set monetary policy, and how did they maintain a valuation system when so many sectors had their own coin of the realm? Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http...

Maul Wins! In their continuing exploration of the density and complexity of story in the Star Wars saga, John and Matt discuss if one domino had NOT fallen at the end of The Phantom Menace: How differently would things go if Maul had won? Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdpar...

Visionary Wars. Matt and John discuss Star Wars Visions, whether it’s “true Star Wars,” the place of art in fandom, the silly arguments that people make on social media about timelines and “canon,” and the future of dance lessons at the Jedi Temple. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www...

Ahsoka the Dark? John and Matt ponder one of the most sensitive questions they have in awhile: Could Ahsoka Tano ever have turned to the Dark Side and/or become a Sith? Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contact Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Make sure you follow us on...

Book Club: Call to Vengeance. Matt and John return to the Jedi Apprentice series reviews with Jude Watson’s A Call to Vengeance, wherein Qui-Gon teeters to the edge of the Dark Side, Obi-Wan progresses a little more to the man we would come to know, and a surprising insight into Mace Windu is found. Also they ask, would there be a law or rule for Jedi who strayed since they were officials of the R...

Dirty Jobs. John and Matt have a fun - but occasionally deep - discussion about the professions they’d least want to pursue and jobs they wouldn’t want in the Galaxy Far, Far Away. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contact Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Make sure you f...

Battlefronts! Matt and John discuss their favorite battles from the Star Wars saga, whether they’re space based, land based, or simply iconic. They also discuss the battles that left a little to be desired, but mainly it’s about what made those wars in a galaxy far, far away so memorable. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.face...

Lightsaber Lost? Luke Skywalker, whether through luck or The Force, managed to keep his lightsaber while dueling Darth Vader on Cloud City. The Jedi Masters discuss the ramifications if it had fallen away instead of landing on the gantry. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdpar...

J.W. Rinzler Appreciation Episode. JW Rinzler’s incredible contribution to Star Wars fandom is the skillful telling of fascinating behind-the-scenes info in a compelling way. In this episode the “Jedi Masters” express their appreciation and gratitude for everything he’s contributed, as well as his other works. He’s currently been given a prognosis that we wish he weren’t a GoFundMe has been establ...

Unseen Clone Wars. Matt and John return to debate an interesting question: Would it be worthwhile to return to The Clone Wars with never-before-seen stories, or has that era passed forever? Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contact Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Make s...

The Morals of Westerns. This week Matt and John field a question from a listener about what they see as the moral and film tradition of the American Western and how successful George Lucas was in taking on and carrying forward its place in cinema. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.t...

What if Palpatine Died? What if Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine had died at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith? This is the question that the Jedi Masters ponder this week, trying to figure what story permutations would happen and if the eventual march to Empire was inevitable under Moff Windu, and what role Citizen Ahsoka Tano or Maul might play. Host John Mills and M...

The Heart of the Jedi. Something has awakened in Star Wars fandom...and it was an unpublished book from 1993, made available online! This week the @TheJediMasters discuss their reactions to the “lost book” from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, The Heart of the Jedi by Kenneth C. Flint. They share their take on the themes, the story, and what impact it would have had if it were published a long tim...

The Disney Era. The Jedi Masters are back! This week they discuss the results of a Twitter poll they ran on the @TheJediMasters Twitter account, and the possible implications of how the votes split. Host John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contact Subscribe in Apple Podcas...