Jess and Abby’s Lousy Beautiful Town

Jess and Abby drink wine and chat with the amazing Dr. Annalise Ophelian, director of Looking for Leia. What starts as a serious discussion about respectability politics, tone policing, and ship wars, the conversation takes more and more hilarious turns the more we drink. And Annalise and Abby make Jess question her sexuality??? Stay tuned.  Follow Annalise on Twitter: @Dr_Ophelian @LookingForLeia...

It’s a crossover episode! Abby sits down with Emma and Lynn, hosts of Sapphic Skywalkers, and talk all things splesbians. Join us for a very poignant conversation on queer representation in the GFFA and how queer folks often have to insert themselves into intellectual properties to feel seen. Plus, is Poe a top or a bottom? Follow Sapphic Skywalkers on Twitter: @sapphicskywalk @lynnyneal @emfys_ne...

So much news, so little time. But just enough time to thirst over some of our favorite characters, old and new. Join us as we break down Alphabet Squadron, the Vanity Fair article, and introduce you to Lucasfilm’s longest tenured woman, Jean Bolte. Follow us on Twitter:   @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmail.com

We put our fists through the idea that toxic TLJ haters and people upset with GoT are one in the same. The difference between a therapy Ewok and an emotional support Ewok. And loving on Thor. Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!  Piece discussed about passive suicidality . TW: Suicide Follow us on Twitter:   @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmail.com

We’re gonna party like it’s 1999. People, let us tell you something. If you didn’t come to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Phantom Menace, don’t bother knockin’ on our door. Join us as we travel back 20 years ago to talk about our love for The Phantom Menace before Y2K hits and we all die. Follow us on Twitter:   @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmai...

Join us for a chill May the Fourth episode that comes out on May the Eighth as we rank our favorite Star Wars films, talk about our favorite scenes, and discuss some of the hills we’ll die on. But before that, we gotta put our fist through something and that something is that David Benioff & D.B. Weiss are terrible and shouldn’t be allowed to touch anything Star Wars. CW: Discussions of sexual ass...

Queen’s Shadow, queerbaiting, fanfic, oh my! Join us as we talk about three seemingly unrelated things that actually all work as a cohesive conversation. Come for the conversation, stay for learning way too much about your hosts. CONTAINS QUEEN'S SHADOW SPOILERS Hashtag: LionKingisFanfic AO3 2013 Census: https://centrumlumina.tumblr.com/post/63208278796/ao3-census-masterpost Follow us on Twitter:...

Strap in for our super long episode about how much we loved Celebration and all the news it gave us. Plus an emotionally driven play-by-play of the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer. And a special thanks to Sheeven “Sheev” Palpatine for reuniting the fandom. Follow us on Twitter:   @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmail.com

A panel discussion on representation and inclusion in a galaxy far, far away at Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019! #SWRepMatters Panel Moderator: Swara ( @swarzseawalker ) Panelists: Maia ( @semirose ) Kate ( @bookwarspod ) John ( @ivwall ) Connie ( @constar24 ) Jess ( @spacejessss )   Follow us on Twitter:   @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmail.com

Jess and Abby discuss all things Star Wars Celebration Chicago including our con survival tips and tips from our listeners. Abby gives all sorts of suggestions for food and fun things to do downtown. And remember: The CTA is your friend, don’t be racist.   Here's a list of restaurant recommendations Abby suggested on this episode: Giordano’s Pequods Portillos Yolk Gyu-Kaku Gogi Uncle Mike’s Place...

Abby uses her bachelor’s degree that cost thousands of dollars to assign personality types to characters that are fake and in space. Jess turns out to be a villain. Other Star Wars goofiness ensues. Follow us on Twitter:   @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmail.com

Join Abby in her one-off monologue pod about Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi. This is a repost, just now on Lousy Beautiful Town, but the messages about choice and forgiveness still stand. We’ll be back next week with a brand new episode.   Follow us on Twitter:   @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmail.com

We jump right into it and discuss the extremely prevalent issue of online abuse in fandom spaces. Also, is The Force Awakens a female led film? Plus some Star Wars stuff we’re stoked about to lighten the mood. Follow us on Twitter: @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmail.com  

Welcome to Lousy Beautiful Town, a podcast where we talk about all things Star Wars and put our fists through things. Get to know your hosts, Jess and Abby, as we talk about the things we love about Star Wars in our very first episode. Follow us on Twitter:   @LBTpod @spacejessss @abbymcecilia Send us an email: lousybeautifultownpod@gmail.com