Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

In the second half of our interview with Kelly Knox, author/creator of Star Wars Conversation Cards, we try out a couple more of the questions posed, and talk about the range of stories she worked into the set. Punch it! Here's where you can connect with Kelly: Website: https://kelly-knox.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kelly_knox Instagram: https://instagram.com/kellyknox Conversation Cards: ht...

Star Wars Conversation Cards are coming August 1 from Insight Editions, and we went behind the scenes with the set's author and creator, Kelly Knox, to talk about its development and to test it out. Punch it! Here's where you can connect with Kelly: Website: https://kelly-knox.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/kelly_knox Instagram: https://instagram.com/kellyknox Conversation Cards: https://insigh...

Before "Resolve" from "Tales of the Jedi," there was the "Ahsoka" novel, which covered a lot more ground with the concept that Dave Filoni sketched out by comparison. What can we learn from E.K Johnston's book? Punch it!  ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-...

Unlike a lot of movie production companies, Lucasfilm maintained their booth at San Diego Comic-Con this year. We took a look at the Ahsoka exhibits there to see if there was anything new we could learn...  Punch it! And here's the link for the Ahsoka props mentioned in the episode: https://www.starwars.com/news/sdcc-2023-ahsoka-props ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favori...

It's the last live action appearance of Ahsoka Tano, prior to us seeing her again in the series debuting next month! Let's chit-chat about whether this "essential story" is actually essential...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube?...

What do we learn about Ahsoka in Mando Chapter 13, "The Jedi," as we look through the lens of this as an "essential story" about her, leading up to the series debut? We'll dig in today... Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscrib...

The Lucasfilm publishing panel at San Diego Comic-Con was more visual than anything else, in the sense that no new titles were revealed, but covers for books and comics, as well as interiors of comics and reference books, were shared. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be...

"That's the lesson." Ezra says this to Ahsoka as he reflects on Kanan's scacrifice in the World Between Worlds during Star Wars Rebels. It becomes the lesson that guides him to use the purgill to spirit he and Thrawn away to parts unknown...  Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify...

"A World Between Worlds" requires you to suspend a bit more disbelief than you're generally used to suspending with a Star Wars story. But the answer to the "Does Ahsoka survive Malachor?" question is satisfyingly answered. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super help...

"Wolves and a Door" is another example of an Ahsoka Tano "essential episode" that's only essential (from the Ahsoka point of view) because it's the first of a two-parter, and you won't understand what happens in the second part without it. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify wou...

Ahsoka's own guilt comes into play in part 2 of "Twilight of the Apprentice," as she finally confronts the truth about Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader. And the end of the fight depends on your point of view. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) L...

Ahsoka has a couple interesting things to say in the first half of "Twilight of the Apprentice," but the real reason why this is listed as an "essential episode" is because you need this setup in order to get to the real important part of the story. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or S...

Seeing reports of interviews with the cast and creators of The Acolyte? No, they weren't breaking the Actors or Writers Strikes - those were recorded prior. But it does raise an interesting question for us to consider... Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful...

We're completing our consideration of whether Sabine Wren is a Force user today by looking at the last episodes where she used the Darksaber; and by considering the concepts of Force sensitivity versus Force attunement. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful,...

I doubt many of us thought after the end of Star Wars Rebels that Sabine had Force abilities. But after considering the events of "Trials of the Darksaber" and "Legacy of Mandalore," it's safe to say that we can't rule out the possibility anymore. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spo...

In light of the startling revelation that Sabine was once Ahsoka's apprentice, we're looking back to see whether there was any indication in the past that Sabine had Force abilities. Today, we're looking at "Trials of the Darksaber." Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be...

Now the actors are on strike! You'd be amazed at the job functions covered by the strike action - we'll talk about that today, as well as news tidbits suggesting we're in this for the long haul, and what it means for Star Wars productions. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify wou...

Lucasfilm earned 23 Emmy nods for its content in the last year! We'll break down the nominations, including where two Star Wars series will be facing off against each other - and how different formats kept them from facing off in other categories. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spo...

We got what appears to be more of a chronological trailer for the Ahsoka series yesterday, compared to the teaser! On today's episode, we're breaking down the highlights, including an accurate prediction from a month ago, and a shocking revelation. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Sp...

We're taking one more day to talk about "Shroud of Darkness" from Star Wars Rebels, because the lessons that Kanan and Ezra learn in the Jedi Temple in that episode also bear on the Ahsoka stuff we've been learning these past couple of weeks. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify...

"Shroud of Darkness" is such a rich and complex episode of Star Wars Rebels, and we're going to focus on what happens with Ahsoka in this episode, including the final revelation of the connection between Anakin and Vader. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpfu...

I guess I was in a gripy kind of mood when I recorded the podcast today! A chunk of it is about what they *didn't* include in the most recent episode of The High Republic Show, but at least it wasn't the majority of my talking today. Punch it! Here's where you can catch the full episode of The High Republic Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CdcCHZoHA0 ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow t...

The writer's strike may affect Star Wars live-action production, but there's more than enough time to get the next movie on track. We'll talk about everything happening in the world of Star Wars storytelling for July 2023. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpf...

It's our ninth anniversary! Cause for a bit of reflection, true, but also consideration of the conversations we've had, whether it's time to change, and what that could look like. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super helpful, too. :-) Like YouTube? Subscribe here:...

"The Siege of Lothal" 2-parter is listed with the Ahsoka Tano "essential episodes" on Disney+, but it's not apparent why until you get to the very end of the story - though you do kind of need the whole set up to get there. Punch it! ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, a rating or review on Apple or Spotify would be super help...