Unleash The Goats: A Star Wars Podcast

Star Wars has had a large queer fandom nearly from its inception, but has its on-screen queer representation followed suit? From KOTOR to Andor to Luke’s Chanel boots, we look at all of the ways Star Wars and its fans have interacted with queerness over the years, both good and bad. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our rainbow symbol is...

This Star Wars month, we discuss the catalyst of the entire Skywalker Saga: Anidala and the injustice of Padme. The forbidden relationship that started it all and spawned several controversies that have lasted decades. Also if you'd like to see the scene about anidala cooing over the baby that fae said she would find for sugar, this is a lovely gifset of it. The exact time stamp is 41:17 in ro...

Happy April Fool’s! All jokes aside, great comic relief characters make you laugh, cry, and just plain feel things. Not every comic relief character is created equal though, so this month, we discuss a few of the most memorable comic relief characters in Star Wars, both good and bad. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). https://linktr.ee/un...

Welcome to our first Fixing the Sequels episode! (Fair warning, if you liked the Sequel Trilogy, you might not like this episode!) We bring Finn back into the spotlight and out of the shadows of the sidelines because HE DESERVED BETTER. We briefly discuss how the Sequel Trilogy failed Finn as a character, and then go over all of the things that we, ultimate experts on what the Sequel Trilogy shoul...

We discuss the one and only Obi-Wan Kenobi, the impact he has had on the Star Wars franchise, and the impact the franchise has had on him through his various relationships and adventures. There’s so much more to him than just “infinite sadness”! https://linktr.ee/unleashthegoats Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA).

We discuss that niche character Anakin Skywalker; how his characterization changes across the Prequels, The Clone Wars, and beyond; and how those changes impact the themes of the overall Skywalker Saga. We also introduce The Pear Controversy. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). https://linktr.ee/unleashthegoats

Spoiler warning: We love Rogue One and Andor. We talk about the differences between telling the story of an entire rebellion versus one hero’s journey, gush over visual and musical choices, discuss character dynamics, and dive into the themes and messages (hope, sacrifice, attachment, etc). TL;DR go watch them both. Seriously. We’ll wait. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkik...

Welcome to the Dim Jedi episode (shoutout to tumblr user 3piox for this joke) where we argue that Grey Jedi are not part of the George Lucas canon, and to prove it, we talk about why your faves are not Grey Jedi, (such Luke Skywalker, Ezra Bridger, Cal Kestis, etc). Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). https://linktr.ee/unleashthegoats

We watched the Ahsoka show and have a LOT to say! Welcome to what is probably our most explicit episode, where we chat about visuals, costumes, lightsaber battles, casting and characters, the problems that arise when you try to stack too many shows together, and things you should avoid while worldbuilding. Angela liked how pretty it was. Natalie liked the side characters. Sugar liked that it ended...

Sugar and Fae got together in PERSON and recorded a little something something after watching Ahsoka episode five together. Spoilers ahead! Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA).

Welcome to episode 2, where we discuss the messages and themes of the prequel films! We talk about the corruption of the Senate/Republic, Anakin’s journey from compassionate child to corrupt killer, how the Jedi did nothing wrong, and the importance of choices. Bonus talking points: Sugar Explains the Star War (who is trying so hard to kill Padme??), when does Obi-Wan truly let Anakin go, and we h...

Welcome to the first episode of Unleash the Goats! In this episode, we introduce ourselves and our history with Star Wars and briefly discuss the hot takes you can expect from us, including: Gray Jedi aren’t canon, the sequels wrecked the great potential of every new character, Filoni has made some Choices We Don’t Agree With, the oversaturation of Ahsoka, we hope the writers strike cancels TBB, t...

Hear us here first! coming September 1st Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). https://linktr.ee/unleashthegoats