What Does Star Wars Mean To You?

Larry Ross, owner of Blast From the Past in Burbank joins me to share his first time seeing Star Wars, sneaking out to see the first showing of The Empire Strikes Back, how Return of the Jedi avoided answering story points from episode V, making life long friends in line for The Prequel Trilogy, Phantom Menace, Attack of the CLones & Revenge of the Sith, what collectibles and action figures me...

This is the 25th episode! And to celebrate, we wanted to share this WDSWMTY Demo and very first interview that was done for the show. Matt Godecker joined me to not only tell me what Star Wars means to him, but also to help me work out just what this show was and how it should work! We talk about Kenner Toys, Emperor Palpatine, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Phantom Menace, T...

Laura from FORCE TOAST A STAR WARS HAPPY HOUR shares what Star Wars means to her starting with THE FORCE AWAKENS, her love of the High Republic Era, meeting her co-host, Alyce, and starting their own show, the awkward lines from THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK & A NEW HOPE, going to Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and her favorite thing to collect. @ShutUp_Laura on X Laura's Website Lau...

Pete Fletzer shares how he became a Star Wars fan, seeing A New Hope, attending the premiere of The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan Kenobi, playing with the AT-AT, how he introduced the franchise to his children with the Prequel Trilogy and the Clone Wars, what he would love to see in the future of Star Wars and we go on an odd tangent about Nubs and the Young Jedi Adventures as well as the Wizard of Oz....

Ryan Gallego shares how he grew up with the Special Editions and how that led into seeing The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. We also chat about the importance of the Clone Wars, Rebels and Bad Batch. We dive into his Star Wars inspired tatoos, his love for Ahsoka, and the hunt for action figures. @master_ryn on X @master_ryn on Instagram Ryan Gallego works with The L...

Mike Chen, New York Times best selling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood, shares his Five with the Force, how he categorizes his favorite Star Wars movie, his love for the Prequel Trilogy, especially Revenge of the Sith, how Attack of the Clones informed his writing of Anakin, we do a deep dive into his book and how he approached the characters of Palpatine, Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, Anakin, Ruug &...

Ro from the Scarif Scuttlebutt Podcast shares his Five with the Force, traveling to Los Angeles to see The Phantom Menace at the Mann's Chinese Theater in 1999, how Star Wars changed his perspective in movie watching, what is good (and bad) about fan service, seeing The Empire Strikes Back, how being a collector connects you to your fandom, what bridged the "dark times" and we talk a lot more Star...

Michael Barryte shares how he developed, wrote & produced the popular youtube videos, "What If The Prequels Were Good?" We talk about how seeing Return of the Jedi Special Edition got him into Star Wars, the Star Wars Rebellion board game, how to be creatively critical, the different sects of Star Wars fandom, Thrawn and the Heir to the Empire trilogy, how Andor surprises and of course Five wi...

Kelly Knox shares her story from being a Star Wars Galaxies MMORPG community manager to becoming an author, how the Star Wars soundtracks recreated the movies for her, seeing RETURN OF THE JEDI only for the film to snap, her love for Episode 1: The Phantom Menace & the prequel trilogy, how she caught the eye of Lucasfilm with her Star Wars crafts, the importance of tout yourself on twitter, th...

Thunder Levin (director/writer) shares his change of heart from hearing about Star Wars to seeing Star Wars, camping out in line to be one of the first to see Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, the Sharknado teaser trailer that never was, his love for The Empire Strikes Back, how expectations affected viewing the Prequel Trilogy, the Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, the legacies of Luke Skyw...

Trey Callaway (Supernatural, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer) shares his first experience seeing Star Wars, working on the trailer for the Star Wars Special Edition releases of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi, Star Wars influence on students of screen-writing, creating his UPN show Mercy Point, and answers Five with the Force questions. @TreyCallaway on X @treyca...

Co-authors Justin Berger & Jamie Benning's new book RETURN OF THE JEDI UNAUTHORIZED TIMELINE join me to share what Star Wars mean to them. We chat running into George Lucas, exclusives from their book and Yoda impersonations. Order RETURN OF THE JEDI UNAUTHORIZED TIMELINE Jamie Benning, a life-long fan of Star Wars, is the creator of feature-length "Filmumentaries" titled Star Wars Begins (201...

Influencer and Hera superstan shares What Star Wars Means to Kir Manda! We talk Rebels, murderous droids, Chopper, Gorian Shard, Knights of the Old Republic, the underrated Attack of the Clones and Star Wars twitter! Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U @mandaklorian on X @mandaklorian on X Kir's Website More Of Us: Star Wars Tik Tok Creators spread positivity https://jacklevenberg.reclaim.hostin...

Ben Acker (Thrilling Adventure Hour / Stories to Keep You Alive Despite Vampires) shares What Does Star Wars Mean to him. He talks about his writing process with Ben Blacker as they worked on the Star Wars: Join the Resistance trilogy of books, his favorite Star Wars toys, how he got to sing Yoda with "Weird Al" Yankovich and a WDSWMTY exclusive as he reads the first chapter of his "unfinished, un...

Camila Quinones Camila's Website @beingsofthegalaxypod on Instagram @Beings_Podcast on X In part 1, Camila and I talk about her discovery of Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones as a young girl, her love for the High Republic, Clone Wars and Rebels and her experiences on the Halcyon Cruiser! Camila Quinones works with some of the most interesting content being created today. She started her c...

Camila Quinones In part 2 of our conversation, Camila shares what she would like to see in the future of Star Wars, what the future holds for Rey and the Jedi Order, her anthology podcast BEINGS OF THE GALAXY and the different genres that could happen in the galaxy far, far away - RomCom Wars anyone? Camila Quinones works with some of the most interesting content being created today. She started h...

JC Reifenberg @Reifenberg on X JC's Website JC Reifenberg is a director, a writer, he’s worked for Major League Baseball and is the producer for Kevin Smith’s Fatman Beyond podcast, but to me, his most impressive accomplishment is (along with his wife) being creator and owner of the famed SCUM AND VILLAINY CATINA the intergalactic geek bar, nestled in the wretched hive of Hollywood Los Angeles. St...

Is Jar Jar Binks the best character in Star Wars? Happy May The 4th Be With You Day! In this bonus episode, J.C. Reifenberg shares his theory on why Jar Jar Binks is the best character in Star Wars. And it's so much more than just a theory! JC Reifenberg @Reifenberg on X JC's Website JC Reifenberg is a director, a writer, he’s worked for Major League Baseball and is the producer for Kevin Smith’s...

JC Reifenberg @Reifenberg on X JC's Website JC Reifenberg is a director, a writer, he’s worked for Major League Baseball and is the producer for Kevin Smith’s Fatman Beyond podcast, but to me, his most impressive accomplishment is (along with his wife) being creator and owner of the famed SCUM AND VILLAINY CATINA the intergalactic geek bar, nestled in the wretched hive of Hollywood Los Angeles. St...

JC Reifenberg @Reifenberg on X JC's Website JC Reifenberg is a director, a writer, he’s worked for Major League Baseball and is the producer for Kevin Smith’s Fatman Beyond podcast, but to me, his most impressive accomplishment is (along with his wife) being creator and owner of the famed SCUM AND VILLAINY CATINA the intergalactic geek bar, nestled in the wretched hive of Hollywood Los Angeles. St...

Dave Sherrill @Daveruinsart on Instagram   Dave's Website @daveruinsart on X Dave Sherrill is a novelty artist from Canton, Ohio who is in the act of conquering the art / geek world one thrift store painting at a time. He finds unloved, thrift store paintings and brings new life to them by adding pop-culture icons to the pastoral settings – think a Bob Ross painting with a perfectly integrate...

Dave Sherrill @Daveruinsart on Instagram Dave's Website Dave Sherrill is a novelty artist from Canton, Ohio who is in the act of conquering the art / geek world one thrift store painting at a time. He finds unloved, thrift store paintings and brings new life to them by adding pop-culture icons to the pastoral settings – think a Bob Ross painting with a perfectly integrated AT-ST in it. His art has...

Jennifer Chapman Gallego @ageekysquirrel on X Jennifer Chapman Gallego is a marketing expert with a geek side. She has worked with such brands as Disney, Marvel, and MGM just to name a few. She has run an experiential company which is another way to say getting brands to stand out at conventions like Comic-Con. Now she’s taking all this real-world experience and diving into XR to make the metavers...

Jennifer Chapman Gallego @ageekysquirrel on X @geekysquirrel on Instagram Jennifer Chapman Gallego is a marketing expert with a geek side. She has worked with such brands as Disney, Marvel, and MGM just to name a few. She has run an experiential company which is another way to say getting brands to stand out at conventions like Comic-Con. Now she’s taking all this real-world experience and diving...

Javier Grillo-Marxuach @OKBJGM on X Javier's Website Javier Grillo-Marxuach is a prolific writer of television, movies, comic books, essays, and interactive media best known as one of the Emmy Award-winning producers of Lost (Outstanding Drama Series, 2005) and Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Outstanding Children's Program, 2020) and as creator of the comic book and ABC Family te...