Becca Benjamin is a podcast host and writer. You have heard her on Making Star Wars Podcast Network with Mark Sutter on Tarkin’s Top Shelf and on the RetroZap program, Kanata’s Castle. She also works closely with Lucasfilm illustrator and artist, Steve Anderson.

On this episode we talk about the power of Padme, exploring the characters through Star Wars books and how the story of the saga changes through the years.

5:00 intro to star wars
745 stories change with age
1030 the dark times
1400 The secret star wars club
1800 Drawn to the books and Padme
2215 We are a picky fandom
2725 What is Star Wars
3415 End of the EU
4315 Most looking forward to
4730 Kenobi
5145 Did Padme die of a broken heart

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James Baney is one of the three hosts of the Resistance Broadcast from StarWarsNewsNet. On this episode, part two of two, we dig into fan service, characters just used in marketing and bringing material from comics, tv and books to the big screen.

2:45 - Bringing characters from other sources into the films
17:30 - Fan service in TROS
30:45 -Characters just for marketing
39:00 - Ten Questions

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James Baney is one of the three hosts of the Resistance Broadcast from StarWarsNewsNet. On this episode, part one of two, he shares how he got into Star Wars, the benefits of de-canonizing the EU, some thoughts on the upcoming Kenobi series and, of course, #MakeSolo2Happen.

630 - Running out of things to talk about
830 - Getting into Star Wars and the benefit of the de-canonizing of EU
15:15 - What are you looking forward to?
22:45 - Kenobi talk
33:45 - Make Solo 2 Happen

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Alyce and Laura run the Force Toast Podcast. Their bi-weekly Star Wars show features a bottle of wine and two women talking about any and all aspects of the franchise. These two Chicago-area Star Wars trivia mavens spent time on our show talking about Fan Theories, Fan Reaction, and getting into the saga.

5:30 - Why a podcast?
9:00 - Response to the show
12:30 - Response Mar
17:30 - Reylo & Fan Theories
23:45 - To spoil or not to spoil
29:00 - What do you want to see in TLJ? Or NEVER gonna happen
35:00 - Bad VHS off TV edits
36:15 - Getting into Star Wars and the fandom
44:00 - Looking ahead
48:00 - Resistance
50:15 - Ten Questions
75:30 Talking TLJ
80:00 Question from Twitter: @SemperFiDani - Challenges of being women creating a star wars podcast as women?

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A remixed, re-released, re-mastered version of our very first episode! Thank you to all our new supporters and listeners who may not have heard this episode yet. And if you are a regular and have hear it, please enjoy it again in cleaner, richer audio. (Not THX sound ... Sorry!). @DepressedDarth is an internet comedy sensation with almost 1 million followers on Twitter. In the current social media environment around Star Wars, a little humor goes a long way. Enjoy!

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Alex Damon cohosts the Star Wars YouTube channel called Star Wars Explained with his wife Mollie featuring reviews, analysis and details on all things about the franchise. With over half a million subscribers, Alex has been able to turn Star Wars knowledge into his full-time job. He is the reigning DragonCon and Schmoedown Star Wars Trivia Champion.

On this episode, Alex shares with us how he keeps up with all the content, being "the Star Wars guy," the hierarchy of content and speculating responsibly.

3:20 Star Wars Explained and DragonCon Trivia
5:00 Keeping up with Star Wars
8:40 Resistance and how new shows work
10:00 Getting into Star Wars at the perfect time
14:30 Star Wars can be goofy
16:30 Star Wars minute
18:00 New Canon vs Legends
20:00 Being the Star Wars guy
23:30 Star Wars beyond the Skywalkers
25:30 Content Hierarchy Pyramid
29:00 Speculating Responsibly
39:15 Great experiences
44:00 Getting Mollie involved
46:00 What are you excited about?
52:15 Ten Questions
56:30 Avoiding Spoilers
58:30 The Great Porkins Debate
61:15 Rogue One vs Solo

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Today Dan Madsen is the head of PR & Marketing for HerUniverse, the Ashley Eckstein (Ahsoka Tano) fangirl fashion line. But before that he was better known as the president of the official Star Wars fan club and publisher of Star Wars Insider from 1987 to 2001.

Dan shared stories with us about meeting with George Lucas, being charged to reignite the fan club, the first Star Wars Celebration and the bit part he played in The Phantom Menace. We also dug into working with Ashley Eckstein and just how badass her character, Ahsoka, really is.

5:30 The launch of Star Wars Insider
8:30 Life before the Internet
10:30 Meetings with George Lucas
14:30 Anthony Daniels
15:45 The First Star Wars Celebration - The Star Wars fan Woodstock
19:00 HerUniverse, Ashley Eckstein and Ahsoka Tano
26:30 The Disney Era
29:30 Social media is a blessing and a curse
32:45 Looking Ahead
36:45 How does Star Wars avoid the same burnout as Star Trek
39:45 Clone wars and the future of Ahsoka Tano
48:00 Dams Denna the Kaadu handler
53:45 Ten Questions

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Christopher Sean is known to Star Wars fans as the voice of the lead character on the animated Star Wars Resistance series, Kazuda Xiono. His career spans 16 years of on screen work including Days of Our Lives and Hawaii Five-O.

On this episode, Christopher talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion in Star Wars, amazing experiences as part of the SW universe, life behind the microphone and a look at Season 2 of Resistance.

3:00 Getting Kaz
5:15 Growing up with Star Wars
6:45 Diversity in Star Wars
14:30 Season 2
16:15 Behind the Scenes
20:30 Setting the record straight - It wasn’t cancelled
21:30 Great Experiences
26:00 Star Wars Celebration
27:00 Working as Kaz
29:45 Giving back
35:15 Ten Questions

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Noah Outlaw runs a podcast called Kessel Run Radio, a part of the Making Star Wars Podcast Network. A video producer by day, Noah is an outspoken Star Wars fan who brings humor to his perspective.

4:30 - Star Wars as a career influence
8:00 - The Fandom Menace
13:15 - Where does their aggression come from?
19:30 - Upcoming Star Wars
20:45 - Improving the marketing of Star Wars
34:30 - Galaxy's Edge and SWCA
36:15 - Ten Questions

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Nathan Hamill is an artist from Los Angeles with an affinity for large eyed creatures, ranging from cute to macabre, bashful to bellicose. He was raised on a healthy diet of cartoons, comics, movies and toys, which informed his personality and artistic sensibilities. He also happens to be the son of Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill.

On this episode we talk about growing up with Star Wars, his take on the Star Wars Sequels and Episode IX speculation with the Son of Skywalker.

3:00 Two Dumb Dinos and other artwork
7:45 Intro to Star Wars and early memories
9:00 Uncle George and the toy room
10:15 SW during the Dark Times
12:45 Being IN Star Wars
15:30 Nathan’s take on The Sequels & Luke’s Character arc
20:00 Where does Nathan rank TLJ?
22:30 Mando - #PutNathanInMando2
25:00 Unique experiences
28:00 Spoilers in the family
30:30 Fan theories, speculation, #Reylo and Redemption
36:45 Ten Questions

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