ForceTime: A Star Wars Podcast

Travis welcomes Silver Ciprian to the show for Part 4 in a series covering From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back! Silver is a Star Wars collector and expert thrift-shopper who shares her journey and love of the Galaxy Far, Far Away on Instagram! You can find her at starwars_thrifting to see her incredible finds! Travis and Silver discuss stories 25-32, which include Boba Fett, Obi-...

Welcome to Episode 1 of ForceTime's new series: Chain Code! 'Chain Codes' were made famous in The Mandalorian as a form of ID that stores biographical information and in each episode, Travis and Kara will deep dive into different Star Wars characters throughout the saga! First up: Chewbacca! We take a look at the behind-the-scenes history of Chewie including his origination, costume...

Travis welcomes Alyssa Bradley to the show for Part 3 in a series covering From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back! Alyssa is a fangirl of all trades, geek fashionista, Nightsister of the @galactic_coven, and Art Director on the Docuseries "Looking for Leia." Travis and Alyssa discuss stories 17-24, which includes Rae Sloane, The Emperor, the Exogorth (space slug), and our...

Travis welcomes Brandon Lee back to the show for Part 2 in a series covering the Star Wars book, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back! Travis and Brandon discuss stories 9-16, which includes General Veers, Admiral Piett, and the Dragonsnake on Dagobah! Join us as we go through overall reactions, favorite lines, and how we might view TESB differently after knowing these characters&...

Travis and Nick react to the season finale of Season 2 of The Mandalorian! "The Rescue" was A LOT to process and it gave us way more than we were ready for!  What were our reactions to *that* appearance? Is this an end of an era? Where do we go from here? Join us as we give our first reactions to all of these questions and more! Trans Rights are Human Rights: This is the Way Fundraiser b...

Travis welcomes Sara Glassberg to the show for Part 1 in a series covering the Star Wars book, From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back! Sara is one of the hosts of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival's In Conversation Podcast and Star Wars fashion icon and superfan! In this episode Travis and Sara discuss the first 8 stories in From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes back...

Travis and Kara break down Chapter 15 of The Mandalorian: The Believer! Friday, December 11th gave us the penultimate episode of Season 2 of The Mandalorian, but Thursday, December 10th gave us the Disney Investor presentation where 10 Star Wars projects were announced! We briefly touch base on the craziness of it all before breaking down The Believer. *Spoiler Warning*  Ex-Imperial Sharpshooter,...

Travis and Kara  analyze Chapter 14 of The Mandalorian: The Tragedy! *Spoiler Warning* The Mandalorian makes it to Typhon with the Child, but some unexpected visitors throw a major wrench into his plans. A fan favorite returns! A character from last season is back! And... Moff Gideon and his Darktroopers in action! We were emotionally compromised from the minute the title card popped up, and the a...

Travis and Nick break down Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian: The Jedi! The Mandalorian continues his quest to take The Child to the "Jedi" Ahsoka Tano, as she finally makes her live action debut!  How did we feel about the live action adaptation? How about the reveal of The Child's name? What's next for the Clan of Two? Join us as we discuss it all! Please share or donate to the T...

Travis and Kara break down Chapter 12 of The Mandalorian: The Siege! The Siege was jam-packed with new information! Mando makes a pit stop at his old stomping grounds on Nevarro and is recruited for a new mission. Another outstanding episode as Carl Weathers returns as Greef Karga AND directs the episode! Dr. Pershing makes his first appearance of the season, and he's back with a super creepy...

Travis and Kara break down Chapter 11 of The Mandalorian: The Heiress! This is a spoiler-filled episode! This is the Way... This is the mantra we've come to know from Din Djarin, The Armorer, and his fellow Mandos in his covert on Nevarro. But is *this* really the way? The Mandalorian takes his next step on his quest to return The Child to the Jedi and we get A LOT of new information on the M...

Travis and Kara discuss the second episode of Season 2 of The Mandalorian: The Passenger! (This is a SPOILER-FILLED episode!) Episode 2 of Season 2 is here... and things got WEIRD! From a new planet, to new creatures, to new aliens--we cover it all! Come for the Mando and Baby Yoda talk, stay for Frog Lady and Dr. Mandible. Plus! We speculate on where we go from here. What's in store for next...

Travis and Nick discuss the first episode of Season 2 of The Mandalorian: The Marshal! (This is a spoiler-filled episode!) Season 2 is finally here and we are here to break the first episode down! Did the premiere live up to the hype? (spoiler: it did!) What did we think of the big reveal? Who were the new characters? How about some returning favorites? What were the major highlights? What were ou...

Travis and Nick get you ready for Season 2 of The Mandalorian! Come along as we recap Chapters 1-8 of Season 1, discuss everything we know about Season 2, and speculate about what's to come! Follow the show on Twitter @ForceTimePod and Instagram at forcetimepod.  For everything Baby Yoda, check out Episode 10: Baby Yoda Extravaganza! "Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licens...

Travis and Kara celebrate the 3 year anniversary of the release of The Last Jedi trailer! The Last Jedi trailer, released on October 9th, 2017, still gives us chills to this day. In this episode, we look at the timeline of events preceding The Last Jedi trailer, break down the trailer itself, and discuss the reaction upon its release. What did we know before the trailer dropped? What were the most...

Sarah Kuhn, author of Dr. Aphra: An Audiobook Original, joins the show to discuss everyone's favorite chaotic space archaeologist! Dr. Aphra: An Audiobook Original was released on July 21, 2020 and is Sarah's first adventure (hopefully of many) in the Star Wars galaxy. We discuss all things Aphra, as well as: --Sarah's Star Wars fandom --What it was like to get the call that she was...

The extremely talented Tori Fox joins Travis to discuss her shop (Creature Cartel), creative process, fandom, and love of Star Wars creatures--from Sy Snootles to Sebulba! How does she create some of the accessories from Creature Cartel, like the Sabacc-inspired pendant and earring collection? What inspires her when choosing what project she wants to take on next? What's in store for the futu...

Join Travis as he talks to Star Wars hat aficionado, Brandon Lee, about his fandom, hat collection, and the Star Wars Celebration blues. How did Brandon get into Star Wars? What will we miss most about Star Wars Celebration this year? What are some of the coolest Star Wars hats out there? What in the world is up with the "True Jedi" symbol that was tied to The Rise of Skywalker and why i...

Join Travis as he welcomes guest, Emily Vardell, to discuss her Star Wars fandom, cosplaying adventures with the Rebel Legion, and her once-in-a-lifetime opportunity attending The Rise of Skywalker World Premiere! Emily (Carrots Cosplay) details the application process to join the Rebel Legion, what all goes into building an approved costume, and what it's like to go to a Star Wars World Prem...

A special collaboration with "Into a Larger World" fanzine from Kara DJ! Kara and Travis discuss their Top 3 Favorite Star Wars Headcanons. What's a headcanon? To quote Kara in the companion piece to this episode in her latest zine: "The stories we fans tell ourselves to fill a plothole, to give a backstory, or just for fun!" Here are the characters that our headcanons rev...

Travis and Nick break down The Siege of Mandalore Parts 3 & 4: Shattered & Victory and Death.  It was an emotional ride leading up to the series finale of The Clone Wars, and the cast and creators completely stuck the landing! Come along as we go scene-by-scene and discuss the details of some of the best Star Wars content we've seen. *Spoiler Warning for The Clone Wars & Star Wars...

Travis and Kara discuss all the events of May the 4th: Star Wars Day! It was a whirlwind of a day for the Star Wars universe, starting with the breathtaking finale to The Clone Wars. Did we emotionally survive? How perfect was the last scene? After that, we take you through the rest of the madness, from The Mandalorian behind the scenes documentary to the news that dropped on a new movie AND TV sh...

Travis and Nick break down The Siege of Mandalore Part 2: The Phantom Apprentice. Come along as we go scene-by-scene and discuss the implications of what all of this means for the Galaxy Far, Far Away. We are only two episodes away from the end of The Clone Wars, and Parts 1 & 2 of The Siege of Mandalore have taken their place among the best pieces of Star Wars! Follow the show @ForceTimePod o...

Travis and Nick recap Part 1 of the Siege of Mandalore: Old Friends Not Forgotten. They go scene-by-scene to break down the beginning of the end for The Clone Wars.  Old Friends Not Forgotten somehow exceeded all expectations with its animation, action, music, and pacing--this is truly Clone Wars at its finest! Follow the show @ForceTimePod on Twitter! "Robobozo" Kevin MacLeod (incompete...

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