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

Since we've been talking with "Shadow of the Sith" author Adam Christopher, I thought it would be a great time to share his one-question interview from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim on today's episode. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

On the second half of our "Shadow of the Sith" conversation with author Adam Christopher, we're going to get very Sith focused, talk about connections with other Star Wars stories, and much more. Punch it! Here's where you can keep up with Adam online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostfinder Instagram: https://instagram.com/adamchristopherwriter Website: https://adamchristopher.me ***I'm listener...

The new Luke 'n Lando novel "Shadow of the Sith" comes out on Tuesday, and I'm thrilled to welcome its author, Adam Christopher, to the podcast for the first half of a wide-ranging interview. Punch it! Here's where you can keep up with Adam online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostfinder Instagram: https://instagram.com/adamchristopherwriter Website: https://adamchristopher.me ***I'm listener sup...

On our deeper dive into "Letting Go" - what we're calling part 6 of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series - we'll dive deeper into the final fight between Anakin/Vader and Obi-Wan, including rhyming, contradictions, bridges, and much more. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

"Letting Go" is the episode title we're giving to the finale of the #ObiWanKenobi limited series, with the promised rematch, a powerful redemption, and more echoes from across the Skywalker Saga. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Our series of one-question interviews with the Fab 5 - the original High Republic story architects - concludes today with Daniel José Older taking his turn on the microphone. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

It's the fourth of five Star Wars Celebration Anaheim interviews with the original story architects of The High Republic storytelling initiative! Today, we feature Charles Soule's answer to the one-question interview, and I share what was going on in my head at the time, about a potentially embarrassing Twitter thread... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com...

It's round 3 (of 5, natch) of #TheHighRepublic interviews conducted at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim! Today, my first time getting to interview Claudia Gray - and I'll share a bit about my nerves around that, too. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

It's round 2 of our #TheHighRepublic interviews from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim! Today, we continue around the table with Justina Ireland, and I'll also share a bit of background about the overall interview situation itself. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Another round of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022 interviews begins! This set features all of the original five #TheHighRepublic authors/story architects, and we're kicking things off with Cavan Scott. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

For this deeper dive on Kenobi Part 5, we're going to talk about that content warning; the political nature of Star Wars; how the personal and the political are intertwined; representation; and what Lucas was really doing with Star Wars...

They saved the shocks for episode 5 of the Obi-Wan Kenobi show - which we've elected to title "Frame Within a Frame," for the layers that were just unpeeled in penultimate part of the series. Punch it! The seven highlights we're talking about in the show are: 1. The "old as dirt" framing trope 2. The long-rumored flashback - and it's different 3. The "Lore Advisor" and his input on the show 4. Sol...

One of "those" headlines claimed Obi-Wan Kenobi is "tanking" in the ratings. But not in the ones that matter! It's our first-ever "Jedi Business" episode focused on a live-action series, and we'll explain what's *real* so far about the (Nielsen) ratings that matter. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider...

For our next #SWCA2022 interview, we're staying with the @PRHAudio family! Today, it's narrator extraordinaire Marc Thompson (@CaptainEhud on Twitter). Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

The first of our #SWCA2022 interviews is here! And since we were talking to @PRHAudio's @NickMartorelli over the weekend, it seemed like a perfect time to close that circle and feature his answer to the one-question interview. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Concluding our new interview with Executive Producer Nick Martorelli of Penguin Random House Audio, discussing the unabridged Essential Legends Collections recordings and much more. Punch it! PRH Audio Website: https://www. PenguinRandomHouseAudio.com PRH Audio Twitter: https://twitter.com/PRHAudio Nick Martorelli Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickMartorelli ***I'm listener supported! Join the comm...

New interview! Nick Martorelli of Penguin Random House Audio returns, this time to talk about the Essential Legends Collection, newly unabridged recordings of Shatterpoint, Rogue Squadron, and more. Punch it! PRH Audio Website: https://www. PenguinRandomHouseAudio.com PRH Audio Twitter: https://twitter.com/PRHAudio Nick Martorelli Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickMartorelli ***I'm listener support...

The more we see rhyming, retcons, and Easter eggs in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, the more I'm wondering - is Star Wars going the way of other fandoms, or are we seeing a new take on the old canon hierarchy idea? Punch it! Here's the Den of Geek article I mentioned in the show: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-episode-4-easter-eggs/ And the Inverse article: https://www.inverse.c...

"Staring Contest": In an episode filled with moments of tension and release, Part 4 of the #ObiWanKenobi series delivers ongoing thrills despite the predictability of its setup. Punch it! Here are the seven points we cover on this breakdown episode: 1. That tension and release 2. The predicted rescue setup 3. The Path - contrasting it with the Rebellion, and revisiting the challenge of persuasion...

Kenobi! Where we've been, where we're going, the loss of Anakin's we're not discussing, Obi-Wan's Satine regret, the Grand Inquisitor possibilities, and so much more. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Previous Star Wars storytelling establishes it's Luke who gets trained to defeat the Sith. In our our third Obi-Wan Kenobi deeper dive, we'll talk about how the series is (un)intentionally raising the question of why Obi-Wan didn't train Leia instead - and what that says about him as a character. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to b...

Darth Bane came up with the Rule of Two, and when you get a bunch of dark-side Force users together in a dysfunctional workplace, it's easy to see why. In today's Kenobi deep dive, focused primarily on Part 2 ("Make Me Float"), we look at how Reva embodies the classic Sith ambition. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes...

Now that we've completed our briefings on the first three Obi-Wan Kenobi episodes, we're going to dig a little deeper. Today, we'll address Kenobi's self-assumption of the blame for the whole collapse of the Republic. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

The "real" dad Leia's always wondered about gets the rematch he's clearly been dreaming about - and it's probably only the first fight that Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader will have in the series. We're calling Part III "Not the Face!" Punch it! The 7 highlights we're talking about are... 1. How does the Force work? 2. Which dark side Force users actually affect Obi-Wan? 3. Are you my real dad? 4....

Obi-Wan Kenobi heads to Daiyu to rescue young Princess Leia and gets an earth-shattering surprise in Part II of the Star Wars limited series. The episodes don't have formal titles, so we decided to call this one "Make Me Float." Punch it! Here are the seven highlights we're covering on this breakdown: 1. The callback device 2. Rhyming with other Star Wars storytelling 3. Mistaking Ben for the boun...