What Does Star Wars Mean To You?

Meg Dowell (Host of Now This Is Lit) joins Dave & Elora to share what does Star Wars means to her! Of course we chat Star Wars books, being introduced to the Original Trilogy by her dad, seeing The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, how she got into Star Wars books, The Rebels crew, why Kenobi by John Jackson Miller might be a good place for new readers to start, her fe...

Patrick Cotnoir (George Lucas Talk Show) shares what Star Wars means to him! We chat about which Star Wars character he'd book for the George Lucas Talk Show, seeing The Phantom Menace for the first time, how the monsters and masks of the Cantina scene affected him, his favorite Star Wars' alien, making the transition from doing a live stage show to a live streaming show, the documentary he co-pro...

John from TREK PROFILES PODCAST joins Dave & Elora to chat about the two big "Star" franchise - "Wars" and "Trek"! We're both podcasts looking to take the hate out of the debate, one fan at a time, but now we're together to talk about what we've learned about the fandom's we've each been interviewing, the franchise hot takes that gets fans into hot water, how each podcast came to be, what we l...

Olivia DeFilippo (@thelibraliv - influencer/Cosplayer) chats with Dave & Elora about what does Star Wars mean to her! She shares how she got into Star Wars Cosplay with Hera (Rebels), Bo-Katan (Mandalorian) & Princes Leia (A New Hope), the importance of fan community, the impact of seeing The Force Awakens for the first time, the depth of character development in Rebels & of course her...

Last week we spoke to Jordan from Wookieepedia about how he was first introduced to Star Wars, how he started working with Wookieepedia and what some of his favorite entries are. One of them was a very obscure reference to a book called MONSTERS AND ALIENS FROM GEORGE LUCAS!So this week, for the episode between episodes, we decided to explore Wookiepedia more and find some of our favorite obscure...

Jordan Wilson (Wookieepedia) shares what Star Wars means to him with Elora & Dave! We chat about his Five with the Force, how he was first introduced to the franchise, how the trailer for The Force Awakens impacted him, his social media work with Wookieepedia, how he approaches the Star Wars audience, engaging with the positive side of fandom, IG-88 and what it's like vibing with a good day! @...

Last week we spoke to the showrunner of Veep, David Mandel, who has an incredible Star Wars collection. From comic book original art, concept original art, screen used props, and not just the Burger King glasses but the original paintings of the posters that promoted the glasses. And not just the glasses but the art which the posters promoting the glasses were based on. But why do we collect? Well...

David Mandel (Veep, Seinfeld) joins Elora & Dave to chat Star Wars and the galactic collection he's curated over the years! He shares his first time seeing Star Wars & why it was twice in a row, how he went from collecting loose Kenner action figures at San Diego Comic Con to collecting unopened figures, why Hammerhead seems to resonate with people, how he hired a private investigator to t...

Dave & Elora pull on the Star Wars masks to discover how the actors bring the franchise’s most beloved characters to life! Inspired by our conversation with Charles Stuart Ross, creator of ONE MAN STAR WARS, we explore the physicality of portraying characters from that galaxy far, far away! Darth Vader, Chewbacca, C-3PO, Boba Fett, and so many more, all of these characters have the same thing...

Charles Stuart Ross, the creator behind ONE MAN STAR WARS joins us to share what does Star Wars mean to him. We chat about his first time seeing Star Wars in a double feature with Empire Strikes Back, playing Star Wars with his friends and the difference between being Han Solo and being Chewbacca, his experience of performing at Star Wars Celebration along with his run-ins with Warwick Davis, Geor...

Last week we spoke to NY Times best-selling author Cavan Scott, who is one of the authors who developed and wrote Star Wars: The High Republic, the transmedia event that takes place about 200 years before the prequel trilogies. So naturally on this episode between episodes, we’re going to talk about Ewoks!  Okay, you’d think we would dive into the high republic, but something that Cavan said...

Cavan Scott, NY Times best selling author (Star Wars The High Republic: The Rising Storm) joins us to share his Star Wars fandom journey. We talk about his first action figure, the Star Wars movie that hooked him, how he collected toys well after his parents wanted him to stop giving them as presents, being bullied for his love of the franchise, developing the characters of Stellan Gios and Elzar...

Imperial March just ended, but Dave & Elora are still talking Vader! This week we dive into Star Wars Episode III The Revenge of the Sith novelization by Matthew Stover! How does the novelization expand upon the story of the fall of Anakin and the rise of Lord Vader? Does the novelization reveal what was driving Anakin the whole time? And do we understand Vader's motivation as he turns his bla...

Dan from @Scentralized on X (fka Twitter) shares with Dave and Elora what Star Wars means to him. We chat about how to pronounce Beilert Valance and why he is so important to Dan, how the Jedi's in the prequels were not made to lead Armies, how Star Wars: Poe Dameron comics got him into the franchise, becoming a fan through the Sequel Trilogies, how seeing the sequels became became a Christmas tra...

Elora and Dave talk about the impact of Marvel Comics 2015 run of Darth Vader issues 1-12. They discuss the debut of instant Star Wars characters like Dr. Aphra, Triple 0 and BT-1, how the relationship between Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine is revealed because of this arc, Dr Cylo-5 and his light saber wielding cyborg unit looking to replace Vader, and of course Also, Matthew Freeman (playwrigh...

Rob Salkowitz (author, Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture ) joins Dave & Elora to share what Star Wars means to him! We talk about Rob's first time experiencing Star Wars, Empires Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in theaters, becoming obsessed with the art and design of Star Wars, how comic books fed his passions for more stories, the current state of geek culture fandom and of couse...

Our new co-host gets started by sharing what Star Wars means to her! A prequel trilogy kid, we start with her Five with the Force, discuss her passion for Attack of the Clones, her love of droids, how Polly Pockets and her Star Wars figures shared a universe, the ways in which the franchise inspired her to be eco-concious and take up the fight to protect the weak from oppressors, catching up on Th...

Alden Diaz shares what Star Wars means to him! We talk about The Last Jedi and Mark Hamill's amazing performance, the power of The High Republic, how Attack of the Clones hit him, what it was like growing up in the early 2000s and how much more Star Wars there is today, why his favorite Star Wars memory includes Rian Johnson and is there a definitive way to pronounce "Ahch-To" as well as his Five...

Vanessa Marshall, Star Wars' space mom joins me to share what the franchise means to her, her Five with the Force, why she Chewbacca is one of her favorite characters, how she felt as though she found family in the Star Wars world, how fans have helped her, her favorite Kenner action figure, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Rebels, being MaryJane Watson, and of course bringing to life the...

Eddie Pence ( The (Un)Special Comedy Special , The Ralph Report podcast) shares what Star Wars mean to him, seeing Star Wars in the theaters for the first time, why Chewbacca scared him at first, creating stories with the Kenner action figures, the responsibility of Yoda's fabric cape, how to work Star Wars into stand-up, the importance of Rey, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi,...

Author Charlie Jane Anders shares what Star Wars means to her! We talk about her contribution to From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi "My Mouth Never Closes", the iconic and low budget Hardware Wars, how politics in the Prequel Trilogy echos those of today, Quinlan Vos, what should happen with the never produced TV Show that George Lucas has over 50 scripts, as well as her Five with th...

Playwright Matthew Freeman shares What Does Star Wars Mean To him! He shares his five with the Force, his expectations for the Phantom Menace and how he got on board with the prequels, Yaddle, Ahsoka, Acolyte, what's fun about Hux, what he would like to see in the future of Star Wars, seeing The Force Awakens in LA, the moment in Return of the Jedi that made him a fan and of course his favorite co...

NY Times best selling author, Adam Christopher ( Shadow of the Sith ) joins me to share his favorite Star Wars movie, mixing up Zuckuss & 4-LOM, working within canon, developing Star Wars names like Dathan & Miramir, reframing Rey's backstory going into The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi & Rise of Skywalker, George Mann's Dark Legends , creating Star Wars planets, the multi-genre encompa...

Adam Lance Garcia shares the story behind his story "The Veteran" from From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi and he answers Five with the Force plus we chat about The Glove of Darth Vader, Star Wars Legends books, the current canon novels, seeing the trailer for A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi special editions, seeing the prequel trilogy, as a fan he pitches The...

Alyce from Force Toast, A Star Wars Happy Hour Podcast, joins me to talk about Attack of the Clones, the High Republic book series, starting a Star Wars podcast, how Ewoks got her into the franchise, Halloween costume of Hutt-Slayer Leia, how Boba Fett started out as a chucklehead and an amazing encounter with Carrie Fisher! @sLeiaAllDay on X Alyce's Website Alyce (Force Toast Podcast) is a dedica...