Short For A Stormtrooper: A 15 minute Star Wars podcast

We're back at the arcade to wrap up our deep dive on Star Wars: Fall of the Empire... a game I achieved my high score on yesterday, then came in to look at this episode posting and realized I forgot to hit "publish" on Monday night, which is why this is late! Does anyone read these liner notes anyway? Oh, and stay tuned at the end of today's episode for a funny appearance by an actual pinball lege...

Star Wars and Pinball... two great tastes that taste great together! Does the new Fall of the Empire machine from Stern deserve a medal from Princess Leia, or does it belong in the garbage chute? Join Bob and Harrison as we actually play the game together live on location and then share our thoughts.

I meet a new friend who also loves Star Wars... it's time to get them on this show! Join us as we get to know Rich Braden, a Learning Geeks guest who has made the leap to Short for a Stormtrooper.  Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

You don't have to wait for the next Star Wars videogame release, or hope for a rebirth of the Starcruiser, to immerse yourself in Star Wars... the table-top role playing game is right here! Join us as we continue our conversation with TTRPG professor Tad Leckman. Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

Let's play Starships and Supernovas... whoops, I mean, let's check out the Star Wars Roleplaying Game! We welcome back Tad Leckman to dive into all things Star Wars RPG. Want to tell a story and roll a LOT of dice? You've come to the right place!

BREAKING NEWS: We have the first trailer for "The Mandalorian and Grogu," so we interrupt the previously scheduled programming to grab the Learning Geeks, Jake Gittleson and Dana Koch, for our reactions to the newness! This is the way! Before listening, make sure you watch the trailer! https://youtu.be/_pa1KLXuW0Y?si=ojhYShtD7kOM469K Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://di...

We're back after an unplanned one week hiatus! Hear about a spooky Star Wars comic, and more details on the new Star Wars pinball machine!

There's a new Star Wars pinball machine on the horizon... and someone is excited! Also, an update on "Star Wars: Starfighter" which is ACTUALLY happening! If you like this episode, follow Bob's pinball exploits on Instagram at @bobby_g_pinball Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

Pura Vida! We are live from Costa Rica with our good friends Sherri and Zack to chat about their lives as ex-pat Star Wars fans! You'll hear about how Costa Ricans stay looped into Star Wars with a little scoundrel spirit, why howler monkeys sound like angry wookiees, and more guest appearances from insane jungle wildlife than were frankly expected! It's the true Yavin Four experience on this epis...

Join us as Bob and Harrison Gerard turn their sights from a galaxy far far away back to this galaxy... but still a long time ago. It's an Indiana Jones takeover on this special edition of Short For a Stormtrooper! Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

Things are a little quiet on the Star Wars front, but there's always tidbits to talk about! Let's catch up on some random news, look at what's coming next, and get excited for the future. Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

Fresh back from GenCon, here's a look at the current state of Star Wars tabletop gaming! Miniatures! Paint! Dice! It's all here! Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com 

Our final week of looking back on the early days... for now! Join Bob and his new friend Doug Carter as they remember days gone by, review the new stuff, and reflect on being a Star Wars dad.

This week, Bob and Steve move into newer Star Wars, diving into the prequels and the sequels with some good collecting stories along the way. Listen as two old men try to remember stuff; it's kinda funny.

Do you remember what it was like when the original trilogy first came out? Not sure that WE do, but we had a lot of fun trying! Join Bob and his old pal Steve Groos as they try to remember what it was like in the day. Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

What's it like to see your story come to life on the screen? What's it like to hear the audiobook reader record the screams? And what do we call the Padme Books anyway? Find out the answers to all these questions and more as we wrap up our chat with Star Wars author EK Johnston!

What's it like to become a Star Wars writer? How do you deal with playing around in someone else's universe? And what does Larry the Cucumber have to do with it all anyway? Find out as we continue our conversation with author EK Johnston! Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

What do Star Wars novels, Narnia, The Boxcar Children, and forensic archaelology all have to do with each other? They're all subjects we discuss with our very special guest EK Johnston, author of Ahsoka, the Queen Cycle (?), Crimson Climb, and more! Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

We wrap up our conversation with John Bucher, executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, by exploring how mythology and the hero's journey show up in Ahsoka. And while we're at it... let's do the same with Andor! Heroes to the left of us, heroes to the right, here we are!

Last week we talked about the Hero's Journey... but what is that anyway? And how does it apply to Star Wars? Join us as we continue our conversation with John Bucher, the executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, as we explore the connections between classic mythology and our favorite stories.

This week we begin our conversation with John Bucher, the executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, and explore the deep connections between mythology and Star Wars. It gets a touch deep... but you won't want to MYTH it! Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

BONUS EPISODE: Maybe this should be Episode 19 1/2, but since when did Star Wars fans care about episode numbers aligning chronologically? Anyway... I didn't have my hands on our discussion of Andor Season 2 episodes 7-9 while on the road last week, so in this bonus episode, we go BACK to that conversation and wrap it up. Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89...

Happy (Real?) Star Wars Day! As we celebrate the 48th anniversary of Star Wars, let's sit back, grab some caf (with apologies to CWK), and reflect on the past, present, and future of our beloved story. Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com

Rebellions are built on prequels that cast the story in a new light... and we got that and then some! Come hear Bob, Ben, and Phil's final thoughts on Andor Season 2, and how they lead into both Rogue One and A New Hope.

It's a wrap on quite possibly the finest Star War ever. Join Bob, Ben, and Phil in breaking down the grand finale and segueing right into Rogue One. We have friends everywhere... so come join us! Join the Short for a Stormtrooper community! Discord: https://discord.gg/a89TD3XdFX Email: SFASpod@gmail.com