What Does Star Wars Mean To You?

https://www.teepublic.com/user/what-does-star-wars-mean-to-you?utm_source=designer&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=S-U65Jr9ZKo Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U This week we chat what Mitch & Bailey meant to us, our adventures at Emerald City Comic Con and our Star Wars fan on the Street interviews with attendees! First we react to our Mitch & Bailey chat, sharing what we took away and...

https://www.teepublic.com/user/what-does-star-wars-mean-to-you?utm_source=designer&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=S-U65Jr9ZKo Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U Mitch & Bailey, a Father/Daughter Star Wars Influencer team rapidly gained followers on TikTok, now they join us to share what does Star Wars mean to them! We chat how they're journey together started with The Clone Wars & exper...

https://www.teepublic.com/user/what-does-star-wars-mean-to-you?utm_source=designer&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=S-U65Jr9ZKo This week we Cantina Chat with Brown Leader one of the hosts of the nerd-centric pod Hypserspace Heroes! First we chat our take aways from what Star Wars means to author Jendia Gammon (Vale of the Seven Dragons, Choose Your Own Adventure: Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall)....

https://www.teepublic.com/user/what-does-star-wars-mean-to-you?utm_source=designer&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=S-U65Jr9ZKo Author Jendia Gammon (The Vale of Seven Dragons, Choose Your Own Adventure: Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall) joins us to share what Star Wars means to her! We chat her Star Wars origin9 story & seeing the original in theaters at 3, growing up in a family really into s...

We're back for Season 4! This week opens with a chat about how we Star Wars'd over the break! Also, the start of our Cantina Chatter, where we'll bring back friends of the show to do deep dives to new depths! You know, stuff you'd just chat about in a Cantina! Our inaugural Cantina Chat is a SPOILER FILLED chat with author Mike Chen about his new book STAR WARS OUTLAWS: LOW RED MOON. We dive into...

It’s the Season 3 finale of What Does Star Wars Mean To You ! Elora and Dave look back on 2025 for a hyper-drive tour through our favorite interview moments, funniest bloopers and behind-the-scenes chaos from across the season. Chatting Star Wars, Elora and Dave reveal how conversations with guests like Claudia Gray, Chris Kempsahll and more hit us. Featuring rare, deleted conversations with guest...

It’s the Episode between Episodes! Elora & Dave revisit their Harvey Hamer interview (author, Diamond Dimensions Universe, Star Wars Insider) diving into how his love of historical monoliths resonates with his love of Star Wars through his lens as a “Sequel Trilogy Kid!” Inspired by Harry’s love of historical locations, Dave and Elora discuss their three top Star Wars locations. From Dagobah t...

Harvey Hamer (author, The Diamond Dimensions Universe series) joins us to share what does Star Wars mean to him? His childhood love of LEGO Star Wars evolved into a professional writing career, contributing to such periodicals as Star Wars Insider. We chat about the mythology of Star Wars, the power of the Hero’s Journey and how Clone Wars inspired him to be a fan. @hhamer5 on Instagram Harve...

First we chat The Hunt for Ben Solo script and Disney’s rejection of it! What is the creative risk-taking at Lucasfilm and are they letting the Sequel Kids down by ignoring Adam Driver, the Force Dyad and the next generation of fandom? Then we look back on our conversation with Cris Macht (Documentarian, Podcast Host) and how Star Wars offer a reflection of our own personal lives. But one movie th...

This week, Chris Macht (filmmaker) joins us to share what Star Wars means to him! We his acclaimed documentaries The Force Among Us and The Force Within Us and explore the deep, personal connections that bind generations of Star Wars fans. We also chat collecting Vintage Star Wars toys, the best 9 Star Wars characters to field a baseball team, the community of Star Wars, the evolution of conventio...

  This week, Elora & Dave have a full dose of Palpatine dark side energy! It’s our episode between episodes! We reflect on our interview with John Mark Tolly, co-host of War of the Stars talking about fandom identity and why inclusivity and individuality are the twin suns of Star Wars! We also take on Star Wars controversies including The Last Jedi, Kathleen Kennedy, Revenge of the Sith,...

This week we chat Star Wars with War of the Stars podcast host John Mark Tolly! From seeing Return of the Jedi in theaters to building a community-driven, long-running podcast, John shares his Star Wars Journey! John reveals why Clone Wars is his guilty pleasure Star Wars, how Luke Skywalker resonates with him today and how Legends novels like Heir to the Empire and games like X-Wing shaped his fa...

Droids! They aren't just machines doing mundane tasks, they're the back bone of Star Wars storytelling! From the astromech and protocol droid that started it all, to the disposal battle droids of the Prequel era and to the emerging personalities of the Disney Era, Elora and Dave cover R2-D2, C-3PO, KS-20, B2EMO, BB-8, D-0, L3-37, SM33 and chat how they aren't just a part of the story, they carry S...

Elise (inlfuencer, @JustTahtStarWarsGirl) chats what does Star Wars mean to her! From living the Star Wars lifestyle, to reading every novel and collecting all kinds of Star Wars memorabilia, Elise shares how fandom became a source of healing, community and creativity! She discusses how she derives insipiration from characaters like Rey, Qui-Gon Jinn and Ahsoka. Though we’re chatting Star Wars, we...

This week we’re talking Emmy snubs, Star Wars streaming & revisit our conversation with Christopher Giroux – it’s the Episode Between Episodes! First we look back on our chat with Christopher Giroux and how what Star Wars meant to him affected us! We explore why fandom matters, highlighting Christopher’s impactful insight that the central question of the franchise is “Where do I belong?”. The...

Filmmaker Christopher Giroux shares what Star Wars means to him! We chat wearing out VHS tapes of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as a kid to sharing The Mandalorian with his wife at 4 a.m. viewings during the pandemic! We also chat Star Wars fandom, misfit heroes & guilty pleasure movies from the franchise! We pitch various movie ideas, including Star Wars Rom-Coms and his drea...

It’s our 100th episode! Celebrate with Elora and Dave as Dave finally answers the question we’ve asked over 60 guests: What Does Star Wars Mean to You? We revisit our Eric Clayton conversation on spirituality and Star Wars philosophy, highlighting our favorite moments from last week’s chat! Then we Elora poses the question to Dave, diving into his fandom from Kenner action figures, making it throu...

Author Eric Clayton ( My Life with the Jedi , Canonnball Moments ) chats what Star Wars means to him! At the intersection of Jesuit spirituality and Star Wars storytelling, Eric explores the enduring appeal of the galaxy far, far away. We discuss fan favorites like Rogue One , Solo , and Lost Stars , the wisdom of Qui-Gon Jinn , and influence of The Ewok movies. Eric unpacks the Ignatian concept o...

This week, we look back on our chat with Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz, mega-collectors who own The Imperial Archives, and discuss their heart-felt take on what Star Wars means to them. Inspired by the first item in their collection, a Power of the Force Boba Fett, Dave subjects Elora to watching the first appearance of Boba Fett in the Star Wars Holiday Special short, The Faithful Wookie! We discuss...

They own The Imperial Archives, one of the largest Star Wars Memorabilia collections in the world. We chat with mega-collectors Lisa Stevens and Vic Wertz to find out what does Star War mean to them! We talk about fandom, collecting, and the creation of the Saga Museum of Star Wars Memorabilia —a fan-driven Star Wars museum initiative that will combine the collections of Steve Sansweet, . From the...

It’s the episode between episodes! Elora and Dave chat what stood out to them after their chat with Tom Hoeler, Editorial Director at Random House Worlds! Inspired by their convo with Tom, they decide to deep dive into the Marvel adaptation of Return of the Jedi (1983). The Saga Musuem Website Julien's Star War Memorabilia Website We also have a sneak peek at next week’s episode with Lisa Stevens...

Star Wars novel fans have we got a show for you! We sit down with Tom Hoeler, Editorial Director at Random House Worlds, to explore storytelling, fandom, and Star Wars publishing all at once. From his childhood love of Return of the Jedi and I, Jedi to shepherding modern classics like The Star Wars: Reign of the Empire (Mask of Fear) and the Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View anthologies, Tom...

Josh Huffines (Producer) joins us to share what does Star Wars mean to him. A superfan with roots in rural Oklahoma, Josh has a lifelong love of the galaxy far, far away! Josh shares how A New Hope became his sick-day comfort movie, how The Last Jedi became his surprising favorite for its daring choices, and why John Williams' Star Wars score is the emotional soundtrack to his life. We chat about...

From A New Hope to Andor, Star Wars has always had a political statement to make. Author Dr. Chris Kemphsall (The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracies) join Elora & Dave to talk about his book The History and Politics of Star Wars and how real world politics affected the expanded universe as well as Disney canon. We talk about...

Elora and Dave talk about what Joey From Outpost 77's interview meant to them! Inspired by the story of his uncle being in the paint shop of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi, the Elora and Dave discuss practical special effects in the Original Trilogy and how they compare to the CGI effects of The Prequel Trilogy. And in How We Star Wars...