Talking Star Wars

Description: Connor and Alex discuss the potential and the missed opportunity represented by the character of Captain Phasma - how she is portrayed, how her expanded universe content could have more deeply informed her character, and potential ways she could have fit into a more cohesive sequel trilogy. They also touch on her parallels with Finn, the city of Canto Bight, and the different construc...

Connor and Alex complete (for now) their series of episodes reviewing traditions and conceptions of The Force within the Star Wars universe, exploring those who are neither Jedi nor Sith, but who follow other paths and hold different beliefs. This episode focuses on those practitioners and traditions that maintain a distinct identity in a galaxy far, far away. This episode contains spoilers for: T...

Description: Connor and Alex continue their series of episodes reviewing traditions and conceptions of The Force within the Star Wars universe, including not only the Jedi and the Sith, but other organizations and individuals as well. This episode focuses on The Sith - their goals, their history, their philosophy - and a review of how The Dark Side of the Force left its mark on other persons and p...

Connor and Alex begin a series of episodes reviewing traditions and conceptions of The Force within the Star Wars universe, including not only the Jedi and the Sith, but other organizations and individuals as well. This episode focuses on The Jedi - their traditions, their values, their successes and failures - and an analysis of what happens when a Jedi falls as well as their reasons for falling....

Description: Connor and Alex explore locations in Star Wars that are strong in the dark side of the Force, how they are depicted, and the ways in which they inform the storytelling and worldbuilding of the works set in and around them. This episode contains spoilers for: Episode IV, Episode V, Episode VI, Episode VIII, Dark Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith (2017, comic), Lords of the Sith, Star Wars:...

Description: Connor and Alex take a deep dive in one of the unique Force powers present in the Star Wars Universe - Psychometry, also called Force Echo. They discuss and explain the Force power, explore the differences between video game and television show storytelling, and break down other possible depictions of the power in additional Star Wars media. This episode contains significant spoilers...

Description: Connor and Alex, two men in their 30s, talk about the pervasive influence of Star Wars on their generation, introduce the podcast, and discuss their analysis of the enduring cultural impact and legacy of Star Wars. This episode contains minor spoilers for: Episodes IV, V, VI; Star Wars Rebels; The Clone Wars; The Bad Batch Season 1; and the Kanan limited run comic. Thank you for liste...