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

Daniel José Older's "Midnight Horizon" disguises itself as a rollicking space opera/mystery novel. At its core, though, it's a timely and insightful meditation on love and loss, the suppression and expression of elemental emotions, of our attachments and the endless process of letting go. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus epi...

Today we conclude our discussion with Marc Thompson, the narrator of dozens of Star Wars audiobooks for PRH Audio. We'll talk more about his most recent High Republic performance (The Fallen Star) and about his craft as well. Punch it! Here's where you can connect with Marc online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaptainEhud Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainehud/ Website: https://www.marct...

Marc Thompson has narrated Star Wars audiobooks for more than a decade, but the High Republic stories have a particular appeal for him. Today, the first of a two-part conversation about his performance of The Fallen Star. Punch it! Here's where you can connect with Marc online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaptainEhud Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captainehud/ Website: https://www.marcthomp...

The Family Guy Return of the Jedi parody, "It's a Trap!", has some of the funniest stuff of the three parodies, and also some of the most offensive. Today, I'll focus on the positives (and there are a lot of them)... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

When did "The Great Purge of Mandalore" happen? We've got strong evidence to narrow it down within a five-year range, and circumstantial evidence it happened close to the events of A New Hope. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

As an episode of Star Wars live action television, "Return of the Mandalorian" is terrific. As Chapter 5 in The Book of Boba Fett, it creates an increasingly confused picture of the series - for all intents and purposes, it's a season 3 prologue for The Mandalorian. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider...

Multiple characters across multiple episodes of The Book of Boba Fett have mentioned that Tatooine once had oceans and tons of water. So what happened? Today, the Legends version from a Tusken storyteller... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

There's been some question as to how much time passes in the Book of Boba Fett flashback sequences between Chapters 3 and 4. Tusken biology and toll collection logistics make the case that it really is five years between them. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Late last week, the rumor broke about Mary Elizabeth Winstead joining the cast of the "Ahsoka" series! Today, we evaluate the rumor, eliminate a set of characters from the speculation of who she'll play, and pose what has to be a popular possibility. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

"Shadows Remain (Part 2)" is the conclusion of the final short story in Wave 2 of Phase 1 of The High Republic mega enormous storytelling initiative! 5 highlights, and a prediction from our show that's coming true... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

I felt like I couldn't really *recommend* the Family Guy parody of "A New Hope," and I feel the same way about their parody of "The Empire Strikes Back," though for a different mix of reasons. We'll dig into that today... 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 yesterday's episode, I talked about Boba Fett Chapter 4 raising more questions than answers, and not in a cliffhanger-y way. But then we didn't get into that! So today, we'll dig into a bunch of those questions... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

With a surprise flashback time jump, Chapter 4 of The Book of Boba Fett serves primarily as a bridge between Boba's appearances in Chapters 5 and 14 of The Mandalorian. That and other highlights... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

When he went to prison at the age of 11, corporal punishment was part of Boba Fett's sentencing. Yes, actually! That and more previously missing details in his backstory from 2018's "Scum & Villainy." Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Ever hear of the "Spice Triangle"? It's a reason why Tatooine may be more important to the Pyke Syndicate than ever. We'll talk about that, and revisit our conversation in episode 2,680 about the Pykes and the Hutts... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Now that we know a bit more about the crime syndicate dynamics in The Book of Boba Fett, we can refer back to our "low stakes" episode a couple weeks back and see how it came to be... plus, a possible entry point for some Sequel-era pirates? Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Cavan Scott talks about "found family" in this flashback interview from Star Wars Celebration Chicago in 2019 - before we found out about his "new" family of High Republic story architects. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

I was recently reminded that I'd never watched the Family Guy parody of A New Hope! I'm pretty much "meh" about Family Guy (nothing against it, necessarily, just not my thing), but thought I'd finally give it a shot. Today's "What to Watch Now" captures my impressions of the show. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes an...

Chapter 3 of The Book of Boba Fett is seeing the most critiques out of all 19 live action Star Wars episodes so far. But some of these critiques make more sense than others. Today, we're considering the validity of these concerns... 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* big bad reveal, cameos, and past and present storylines come together in "The Streets of Mos Espa," chapter 3 of The Book of Boba Fett. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

"Quest of the Jedi" takes place 150 years before Phase 1 of the High Republic. The San Tekka's rise to wealth at a great and secret cost is bound to be important, but what else is going on back then? Today, a possibility preview... Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

In the last of our 2022 preview episodes, we check in on all the merch opportunities brewing; get a reality check on live experiences; and explore what we know about comics so far. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

Why we'll likely see more "Sounds" and "Vehicles" on Disney+ in 2022; how Star Wars Hunters gets by the EA exclusivity agreement; what to expect for Star Wars VR; and 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.*** 

Continuing our series of previews for Star Wars storytelling in 2022! This time, we're looking at books, audiobooks, and short stories - what's been announced, what we can expect to see, and when we'll get the next big wave of news. Punch it! ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.*** 

150 years further into the past?! That's the headline news from The High Republic Show's anniversary special. We'll talk about that and four other big takeaways on today's podcast. Punch it! Here's the special itself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpa4-0qb2dw ***I'm listener supported! Join the community at http://Patreon.com/sw7x7 to get access to bonus episodes and other insider rewards.***