Children of the Force - a Star Wars podcast

What a trilogy of episodes! Three in a row jam-packed with awesome listener emails. This one HAS to have a happy ending.  STAR WARSY STUFF [6:10] We’re almost through our annual Star Wars watch-through. Anna watched Han die for the first time since seeing The Force Awakens in the theater. LISTENER MAILBAG [9:30] This week, we have some amazing emails from Ethan, Andrew, Clayton, Miles, Julian, Ish...

This week, we're talking OT errors and cheesiness, reading a bunch of listener emails, telling a joke and (barely) answering some trivia! Join us, and together we will rule the galaxy as father and son and daughter and listener.... STAR WARSY STUFF [0:45] Still loving Squadrons (in VR). Noticing new stuff during our movies watch-through.  LISTENER MAILBAG [10:40] This week we hear from some new an...

Our listeners take over the show today! We have emails, a joke, Question and Answer Council, and Stump the Lump questions … all written by our awesome listeners. Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Facebook:  Children of the Force Email:  forcechildren@gmail.com Throw us some cash on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/childrenoftheforce Tha...

There’s a whole lotta Star Wars on the way. This week, we break it all down and even find the time for a couple emails at the end of the show. Throw us some cash on Patreon at:  https://www.patreon.com/childrenoftheforce Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Facebook:  Children of the Force Email:  forcechildren@gmail.com Thanks for listening,...

David Prowse, The Phantom Menace, listener emails, The Mandalorian, and more! STAR WARSY STUFF [0:50] We started our annual watch-through of all the Star Wars movies! LISTENER MAILBAG [9:40] We hear from long-time-listeners/first-time-emailers Ken, Vivian and Charlie! Ish and Nayan also sent in some reviews of Duel of the Fates and the Star Wars Lego Holiday Special! LIAM’S MUSIC CORNER [26:30] NE...

It’s part 5 - the finale! - of our Duel of the Fates dramatic read-through! Check out our website for concept art that related to the section we read on this episode: https://childrenoftheforce.com/2020/11/27/episode-178-duel-of-the-fates-part-5-star-wars-lost/ Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Facebook:  Children of the Force Email:  forc...

We're talking the Holiday Special, upcoming movies and TV, hate mail and love mail! Join us, and together we will rule the galaxy as father and son and daughter and listener.... NEWS [16:35] Janina Gavankar was in Chapter 11 of The Mandalorian. Sort of. We recap all the upcoming on-screen movies and television. LISTENER MAILBAG [33:15] Well, it finally happened. We got some hate mail. But only bec...

Yub nub, eee chop yub nub; Ah toe mee toe pee chee keene; G'noop dock fling oh ah! Celebrate the love! It's an episode of listener emails! Be sure to check out our website to see Riley's awesome art: https://childrenoftheforce.com/2020/11/11/3836/ Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Facebook:  Children of the Force Email:  forcechildren@gmai...

Join us, as we descend beneath the surface of Exegol. It might get a little spooky ... and plug your nose, those Snoke jars SMELL.  Here's the video of me reading Are You Scared, Darth Vader to my Pre-K and Kindergarten class.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3gvf996j5s Here's Liam's new album that we talked about. Like I said, there's an explicit one (the first one) where he drops the f-bomb sev...

Hello there! It’s been a while. Let’s catch up. LISTENER MAILBAG [6:20] We hear from Ayden, Ish, Andre, Nayan, Jodie, and Aurelius! We love listener emails! STUMP THE LUMP [32:00] Andre had a Stump the Lump for us:  What planet is Tarkin from? OUTRO [34:20] Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Facebook:  Children of the Force Email:  forcechi...

It's a shorty, but a goodie.   LISTENER MAILBAG [0:40] Ish sent us the first chunk of some fan fic he wrote! It’s pretty awesome. LIAM’S MUSIC CORNER [6:40] Put on your headphones, jump on your LightBikes, and enjoy! JOKE [13:00] What spaceship does Luke fly when he really wants to show off his piloting skills? Q&A COUNCIL [13:45] Nayan has a couple questions for the Council: Which is the best fin...

It’s part 4 of our Duel of the Fates dramatic read-through! Check out our website for concept art that related to the section we read on this episode: https://childrenoftheforce.com/2020/08/28/episode-172-duel-of-the-fates-part-4-et-tu-brutetrooper/ Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Facebook:  Children of the Force Email:  forcechildren@gm...

It’s episode our first ever Zoom episode, where 10 kids joined us for the show! First, some introductions are in order. Then a nice “getting to know you” question where we learn that a concerning percentage of our listeners would choose to have Force lightning if it were possible. Huh. Then we head on over to the news! NEWS [22:20] We talk about the only news that matters this week, the fact that...

It's part 3 of our dramatic read-through of the unused Ep. IX script, Duel of the Fates by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly.  Check out our website for concept art that corresponds to this section of the movie: https://childrenoftheforce.com/2020/08/13/episode-170-duel-of-the-fates-part-3/ Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Facebook:  Chi...

Well this is just great. Juuuuuuust great.  STAR WARSY STUFF [2:40] We watched Solo. It’s good! We also watched Avatar. LISTENER MAILBAG [13:00] Henry sent us an email! And Nayan did, too. No exclamation mark for him though, since he lost me $50. LIAM’S MUSIC CORNER [29:30] Liam has a happy song for us, today. NEWS [32:10] We have to wait even longer for the next Star Wars movie. Anna will probabl...

It's part two of our totally-not-canon-not-even-legends Duel of the Fates dramatic read-through! There is concept art for a lot of this stuff, so check out our blog to see some of the images that go along with this part of the movie: https://childrenoftheforce.com/2020/07/31/episode-168-deux-of-the-fates/ Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren...

Join us, as we rule the galaxy as father and son and daughter and listener.... Also, we'll read listener emails and talk about some Star Wars news. Join us for that, too.  STAR WARSY STUFF [2:00] Still making our way through Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian. Super interesting stuff. LISTENER MAILBAG [18:15] So much email! NEWS [26:25] So yeah, The Bad Batch. Also, take a listen to this excerpt from...

This week, we start our Duel of the Fates read-through. This is the un-produced and completely un-canon script for Episode IX by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly. It's ... different. But we're having fun reading through it. More to come!  Check out some concept art of Rey's outfit and the execution of Biss Kova over at the blog post for this episode:  https://childrenoftheforce.com/2020/07/19/ep...

It’s a Stump the Lump spectacular! Our Star Wars quiz segment is taking over the show this week. Listeners sent in trivia and Anna and Liam go head-to-head to see who is the ultimate Star Wars trivia master (in our house, under the age of 41)! Play along at home and let us know how many you got right! Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Face...

Star Wars: Squadrons is coming in October, a bunch of listener emails, and a whole lot more!  By the way, we had a technical problem this week, and I didn’t realize we had it until I went to edit the recording. So the sound quality on this episode is not up to par. Sorry about that. MAILBAG [1:40] Brandt, Lily and Nayan sent us emails! LIAM’S MUSIC CORNER [20:45] NEWS [24:25] Star Wars: Squadrons...

We start the show with a pretty frank discussion about the killing of George Floyd, racism, protest, property damage, and calls for justice. As a white parent, it’s my duty to have these conversations with my kids. This is not a parental warning, it’s a parental plea: White parents, talk with your kids about racism! Recognize how you benefit from systemic racism. Continue to have hard, uncomfortab...

From the comfort of our basement, these are the Days of our Lives... LISTENER EMAILS [4:25] We hear from listeners Ish and Lily and Nayan! STAR WARSY STUFF [19:50] Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian is pretty awesome. LIAM’S MUSIC CORNER [20:45] Don’t Give Up:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnO0fKzP6Dw NEWS [25:35] We’re getting manga for Leia: Princess of Alderaan and Rebels! Charlie Lippincott an...

Listener feedback, tons of good news, a theory vindicated, and more!  NEWS [23:35] May 4th gave us a ton of news. New movies, new TV, new Mandalorian directors, new books, new video games! It’s a relative dry spell these days for Star Wars, but the future looks bright. CANON NEWS [47:55] How did the Emperor survive the Death Star II? Well, I called it back in episode 151! STUMP THE LUMP! [58:00] C...

We get together this week on Star Wars Day for an impromptu little episode that still manages to clock in at a little under a half an hour.  We're talking the Clone Wars series finale in this episode, so spoiler alert for that. We also cover listener feedback and all sorts of tangents.  Leave us a voicemail:  https://www.speakpipe.com/ChildrenoftheForce Twitter:  @forcechildren Facebook:  Children...

The name says it all, folks. Or does it? We start this week off with some great listener emails and voicemail from Iaian, Ayden, and Nayan! And then ... it just keeps going from there.  STAR WARSY STUFF [15:35] We finished watching Resistance season 2! LIAM’S MUSIC CORNER [26:35] NEWS [31:30] Casting announcement for the Cassian Andor series on Disney+! The Rise of Skywalker is going to be on Disn...