Unleash The Goats: A Star Wars Podcast

The Mandalorian has spent seven years stuck in streaming, despite becoming an overnight global phenomenon, but he has finally made it to the big screen. Now the audience gets to decide if Din Djarin and Grogu have enough sparkle left to pull off a cinematic debut, or if they should’ve stayed on Disney Plus. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-S...

We’re back with another look at a character that had a lot of potential in the Sequel Trilogy that got completely squandered. This time, we’re looking at Poe Dameron, the fan favorite rebel pilot that no one ever seemed to know quite what to do with despite all of the mighty potential of Oscar Isaac. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our...

Star Wars has a reputation for leaving its mothers in the dust in favor of giving fathers their time in the spotlight. This month, in honor of both Mother’s Day and Star Wars Day, we’re looking at some of the franchise’s most notable mothers and mother figures. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our rainbow symbol is from starwarsbookclub...

Everyone knows that the best “Star” franchise is indisputably Star Trek. With its deep themes, nuanced characters, societal parallels, and over 50 years of sci-fi dominance in the cultural zeitgeist, it just can’t be beat. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). https://linktr.ee/unleashthegoats

Star Wars has always used inspiration from other cultures in its visuals and worldbuilding, especially from Japan and SWANA, without always giving credit where it was due for that inspiration. Star Wars: Visions allows various cultures from around the world to take Star Wars back and put their own spin on it, making it one of the most creative and enjoyable pieces of media to come out of Star Wars...

Qui-Gon Jinn is one of the most misunderstood and controversial characters in Star Wars history. Whether you hate him or love him, everyone seems to have a strong opinion on who he is, what he’s done, and what his place in the narrative is. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). https://linktr.ee/unleashthegoats

If you don’t know what The Mandalorian is, you might have been living under a rock for the last few years. Regardless of whether you think it’s overrated or a masterpiece of Star Wars storytelling, there’s no denying that it’s had a major impact on the franchise since its release. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our rainbow symbol is f...

This one's for all the Greek mythology kids! Star Wars pulls from a LOT of different sources, from old American westerns to samurai movies to Flash Gordon serials. While it might not be the most well known inspiration for Star Wars, there's more similarities between the sprawling space opera and the ancient religion than you might think! Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by S...

Wookies are one of the most well-known and underrated alien species in Star Wars. We discuss some of our favorite wookiee characters and what we would like to see more of for this beloved species in the future. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our rainbow symbol is from starwarsbookclub.tumblr.com https://linktr.ee/unleashthegoat

It’s the season for spookiness and things that frighten you. And there is nothing scarier than truly terrible writing. So this month, we’re discussing the Star Wars family that has had such horrendous writing across the board that it has given us nightmares and, sometimes, ulcers. This is: The Kryze Family. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-S...

The Clone Wars is a beloved show that many Star Wars fans remember very fondly and is often credited with saving the Prequel Trilogy. So for our second anniversary, we decided to discuss why we find The Clone Wars to be vastly overrated. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our rainbow symbol is from starwarsbookclub.tumblr.com https://link...

The title of “Mary Sue” gets tossed around a lot these days, especially in Star Wars, but are these characters truly worthy of the name, or are there others who deserve it even more? We discuss characters from the Prequels, the Sequels, and Legends to determine the true Star Wars Mary Sue. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our rainbow sy...

From Star Wars’ Most Controversial Baby to one of the best villain deaths we’ve seen in a long time, we discuss Andor’s second season: the things we loved, the things we didn’t love, and everything in between. It may not have been a perfect season, but for a show no one believed in at the start, Andor seems to have changed Star Wars for good. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spie...

Aromantic and asexual representation in media is pretty sparse, and that’s no less true in Star Wars. This Pride month we discuss the specific aromantic and asexual characters in Star Wars, how well we feel that representation was done, how the Jedi fit into that without anyone ever intending them to, and what more we’d love to see in the future.  For more information on asexuality and aromanticis...

We're back with another installment in our fixing the sequels series, this time to talk about the New Republic and the Jedi Order! Why did Luke's order fall apart the way it did? Did we really have to destroy the ENTIRE New Republic with one shot?? Who is funding the Resistance and the First Order??? Has Nat even SEEN these movies???? Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on...

It’s been a while since we talked about some of our broader opinions, so this is a grab bag of a few general Star Wars things that we wanted to give some more consideration to! Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our rainbow symbol is from starwarsbookclub.tumblr.comhttps://linktr.ee/unleashthegoats

Redemption is complicated. It means a lot of different things to different people. But it’s also a concept that a lot of people find really important in their lives, so it has a tendency to show up in stories quite often, including Star Wars. We discuss the different ways you can interpret the idea of redemption, some of our favorite examples of well-written redemption arcs in media, and the ways...

It’s Nat’s birthday month and if there’s one thing we know about Nat, it’s that she LOVES an excuse to talk about Andor, so since season two will be airing in two months, we decided to celebrate both things at the same time. Rebellions take a lot of work, so we discuss some of the primary things that you need to make a rebellion truly successful and how Andor showcases this through the various dif...

Happy New Year, fellow nerds! This month we’re talking about planets in canon that you may not have heard of. We walk through fun biospheres, native species and their evolutions, and niche worldbuilding decisions. Read more about the creature that Fae describes as looking “like a Pokémon mixed with The Thing” from Kashyyyk here:  https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Terentatek/Legends If you liked thi...

If you haven’t seen the Star Wars Holiday Special or don’t even know what that is, no one would blame you and most would probably call you lucky. The Star Wars Holiday Special is an iconic piece of Star Wars history, though (and technically it’s canon!), so we decided to take a look at it and discuss some of its highs and lows in time for the holiday season! Happy Life Day everybody! Our intro and...

We’re trying something a little new for Fae’s birthday this month! Listen as we read through Christopher Golden’s Choose Your Star Wars Adventure novelization of A New Hope. Do we manage to defeat Darth Vader? Do we save Obi-Wan? Do we die in the trash compactor? Do we somehow manage to do all three? Let’s find out! The inspiration episode by NaddPod: https://naddpod.com/episodes/episode/80s-dd-ad...

Help me Obi Juan Kenobi, you’re my only ho! In honor of Carrie Fisher’s birth month, we are dedicating this episode to diving into the one and only Princess Leia Organa. She’s a feminist icon who broke boundaries and withstands the test of time, though she can often be misunderstood. Join us on our discussion of everything Leia, from her relationships to her costumes! Deleted Kiss Scene: https://w...

Welcome to the second episode in our Fixing the Sequels series! This time we’re focusing on that controversy of all controversies, Jake Skywalker. Some people liked him, others felt like he was an insult to everything Star Wars had ever stood for before this, but we had some ideas on what we would’ve liked to have seen happen for the character in the Sequels. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisle...

Welcome to part two of our villains discussion! This time, we’re discussing some of our most and least favorite villains and antagonists that have exactly nothing at all to do with Anakin Skywalker, for better or worse. Our intro and outro music is Mos Eisley Cantina by Spiedkiks on Free Music Archive (CC BY-SA). Our rainbow symbol is from starwarsbookclub.tumblr.com https://linktr.ee/unleashthego...

Welcome to Part One of our two parter villains series (Star Wars has a lot of villains, y’all)! A large amount of Star Wars’s main villains are connected to Anakin’s story because within Anakin’s story is where we find most of the main themes of selfishness vs selflessness and the power of choice. Some villains simply utilize similar themes while some of them are direct parallels/foils to Anakin a...