Our discussion on Ahsoka comes to a close with the final episode of the series; Part 8: The Jedi, The Witch And The Warlord!

Mike is joined by Tonya Todd to discuss the entirety of Ahsoka, including discussing the finale. They talk about each character’s live-action appearances, favourite moments, weak points, what they think the future holds for the characters, including Thrawn & Ezra, Rosario Dawson’s performance and so much more!

Tonya’s site:⁠⁠ http://mstonyatodd.com⁠⁠ - Find her @MsTonyaTodd on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter/X!

Check out her full week of Banned Books conversations during Banned Books week on the feed of Comics in Motion, the Femme On Collective or on her YouTube channel: https://pod.fo/e/1f3a1c - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonS23Pw8PqMmFcYx2afdJUG4wuAsR-Lh&si=-VudLLqpofDVCl6P

Tonya is also writing & directing her first short film, called Mourning Sacrifice! Find out details and how to support here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/mourning-sacrifice#story

For more Ahsoka-related content, check out;

Mike's appearance on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Mike & Dave spoke about the Tales Of The Jedi animated series, featuring more Ahsoka: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/152525⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Mike hosts Star Wars: Comics In Canon every week on Comics In Motion & YouTube and you can find all of Mike’s podcast shows & social media details here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

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To support Mike, you can rate/review the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & other podcast apps, you can share the show or support financially. You can give a one-off payment/donation at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - either option will give you access to the exclusive “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes, depending on how much they give - any and all support of this nature is hugely appreciated!

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Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose - join Tonya Todd and her guests as they delve into banned books!

Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series will cover seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.

Host: Tonya Todd (@MsTonyaTodd & ⁠⁠http://mstonyatodd.com⁠⁠)

Video producer: JP ButlerAudio

producer: Ria Carrogan

Graphics: Mike Burton

Join Tonya & her guests discussing This One Summer By Jillian & Mariko Tamaki.

Guests Panelists:

Veronica Klash - Primarily short format writer, anything from flash fiction to personal essays, articles, etc. Associate editor for Okay Donkey. Find her work at Veronicaklash.com. She's @veronicaklash on social media.
 
Brenna Thummler - Author of the Sheets Series from Only Press. Graphic Novelist.
Find her at Brennathummler.com, social media @brennathummler

AR Farina/Tony Farina - Podcaster, writer, and teacher. Find him at ARFarina.com. The second book in the Austen Chronicles series out in October, 2023. Original work (his and others) fortnightly on the podcast Sonic Salon.

Summary
Tonya led a discussion on banned books with guests Brenna Thummler, Veronica Klash, and Tony Farina. They explored the importance of reading banned books, the fear often underlying attempts to ban them, and the need for ongoing conversations about these issues. The book under discussion was "This One Summer" by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki.

The group also discussed the accessibility of books in schools and libraries and the impact of banning books on readers. Brenna expressed concern about parents restricting their children's access to books, suggesting a warning system to inform parents about book content.

Veronica, Tonya, Brenna, and A.R. discussed the influence of literature on children and the concept of the "slippery slope" in relation to book banning. The discussion ended with Tonya noting a pattern in the themes that get books banned, prompting reflection on societal progress.

The group also discussed the shifting power structures in society and the resistance to progress. They touched on the importance of reading books that may be considered offensive, as they offer the opportunity for empathy and understanding. The conversation also delved into the challenges of writing about mental health in literature and the responsibility of writers to educate themselves to avoid unintentionally using offensive statements. Veronica and Tonya emphasized the importance of anti-racist practices, including actively doing the work to avoid offense, rather than relying solely on intentions.

"This One Summer", a graphic novel published in 2014 is a coming-of-age story, won several prestigious awards including an Eisner award and an Ignatz award. Brenna first discovered it in a thrift store in 2015 and was drawn to it due to its beautiful illustrations. The book influenced her to work on her first graphic novel, "Anne of Green Gables.” A.R. was one of the first to receive an advance reader copy (ARC) of "This One Summer" from Net Galley, and after reading it, he's been a fan ever since. Veronica was also attracted to the graphic novel format, as it was a type of literature she enjoyed in her childhood.

Find the video versions of each of Tonya's Banned Books on her YouTube channel, Season 2 can be found in this playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLonS23Pw8PqMmFcYx2afdJUG4wuAsR-Lh&si=gw_uR5llc_CjtAXg

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose - join Tonya Todd and her guests as they delve into banned books!

Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series will cover seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.

Host: Tonya Todd (@MsTonyaTodd & ⁠http://mstonyatodd.com⁠)
Video producer: JP Butler
Audio producer: Ria Carrogan
Graphics: Mike Burton

Guest panellists

Sherry Rosenthal: Professor of English at the College of Southern Nevada. She's working on a novel and is the author of nonfiction books, short stories, poems, & essays.

Books on amazon; contact about panels [email protected]

Ria Carrogan: Communications professional by day, the rest of the time podcast producer of Femme On. The podcast at Femmeon.show, Instagram @femmeoncollective

Amanda Skenandore: Author of 4 historical novels, soon to be 5 and is a registered nurse.

Find her at Amandaskenandore.com

Episode Summary:

Sherry said she didn't expect this sort of censorship to take root in the United States. In the past it was an idea that never seemed to happen. Books that offended her include titles by Ayn Rand, and Machiavelli but she would never support banning them, because as awful as anything might be to some, who is to be the arbiter?

Ria finds the reasons for the banned books fascinating, mainly that they are rarely what she predicted. The vocal minority is dangerous and many of their reasons seem unethical. Banning means closing the discussion and when ideas are not talked out they can become dangerous. She feels that by banning books, you are deleting history. Ria breaks her own rule for diet books.

Amanda is often surprised at the books on the banned lists, particularly this one, The Kite Runner. She is offended by casual racism in some books, but although she doesn't personally enjoy reading it, it is important to preserve these books in other times for how things were. We should not be banning any books because we need to keep them in the conversation.

All three panelists enjoyed the conversation and agreed that The Kite Runner is an important book to read. Amanda added that reading it now gives us an opportunity to examine the twenty years we spent in Afghanistan and how we left them.

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose - Join Tonya Todd and her guests every day this week as they celebrate banned books!

Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series will cover seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.

Host: Tonya Todd (@MsTonyaTodd & ⁠http://mstonyatodd.com⁠)Video producer: JP ButlerAudio producer: Ria CarroganGraphics: Mike Burton

Episode summary:

Tonya hosted a discussion with Lisa Rayne, Gregory Kompes, and Heather Young. The conversation centered around the book 'Nineteen Minutes' by Jodi Picoult. The participants expressed their views on the importance of free access to literature, particularly in educational and public settings. Concerns were raised about the increasing polarization in society and the silencing of opposing viewpoints.

Guest panelists:

Lisa Rayne: Teacher, writer, and former lawyer, Princeton alum.

Lisarayne.com for books including Never Cross a Highlander featuring the first Black Highlander in romance. Scribal coaching authors how manage the business side of being an author. https://www.facebook.com/groups/scribal

Gregory Kompes: Writer in many genres and university teacher and student.

Kompes.com where there is information about books, including the latest in the Broadway series, Obsequious and about writer's workshops.

Find him at AWP in February 2024 paneling with Tonya about queer identity in books.

Heather Young: Co-founder of a women's empowerment platform.

Sosheslays.com and their newest podcast So She Slays Presents The Hangover, unfiltered and unapologetic discussions about our adult struggles, dating, pop culture, and social faux pas, and hopefully, you will have a good laugh.

Gregory doesn't usually like to read about violence himself and he expected the ban to be due to violence and bullying content, or even that it could be a template for a student bent on revenge. He was surprised to learn that the ban was due to a one-page sex scene.

Lisa expressed her passion for literature and the importance of free access to it, particularly in educational and public settings. She is confounded by people's unwillingness to face reality and have good conversations about issues, especially when those conversations may save student lives. She also expressed her objections to certain classic literary works due to their portrayal of racism and the white savior complex.

Tonya brought up an article/interview from the author Jodi Picoult, who says that she thinks often her books are banned just because others of her books are banned or because one person objects to something—like one mention of genitalia and then others jump on the band wagon but they don't actually read the book. The banning snowballs into something big based on nothing.

Heather shared her love for reading that developed after discovering the ability to visualize stories. She mentioned that by not having these conversations about difficult or painful subjects we are missing the chance to help kids think through grey areas.

Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical Readers Discuss Prohibited Prose - Join Tonya Todd and her guests every day this week as they celebrate banned books!

Banned books are works that have been removed from a library shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, this series will cover seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and the value in reading them.

Host: Tonya Todd (@MsTonyaTodd & http://mstonyatodd.com)
Video producer: JP Butler
Audio producer: Ria Carrogan
Graphics: Mike Burton

Guest panelists

Brandon Mead: Writer of queer fiction and queer personal essays. Also a bookseller, and author host in Seattle, WA.  Creator of Wayward pansy, coloring books that are inclusive, also Queer Books which showcases queer stories

Find him at Fiercestorytelling.com and on instagram @FierceStoryTelling

Wayne Goodman: Retired psychiatric nurse and podcast host.

Lives in San Francisco and has authored many books. Currently hosts Podcast Queer Words queerwords.org

Blake Byles: Trainee psychotherapist in London

Find him on twitter @BlakeBiles Comics in Motion Multiverse podcast

Episode Summary

Tonya Todd led a discussion on banned books with guests Brandon Mead, Wayne Goodman, and Blake Byles. This year's first episode is 'All Boys Aren't Blue' by George M. Johnson. They discussed their views on banned books, with Brandon emphasizing the importance of freedom to read. They also talked about the need for reader advisories to caution about potentially triggering or misinformative content. The team did not reach a clear conclusion on the matter. They also discussed the pattern of themes in book banning and the implications it has for society.

Blake and Brandon discussed the target audience of a book they had been reading. Blake believed the book was written for a young adult market, particularly focusing on the college experience and the exploration of identity. Brandon agreed and added that the book, which deals with themes of gender and sexuality, could be particularly beneficial to young adults coming to terms with their own queerness or transness.

Our discussion on Ahsoka continues with the penultimate episode of the series; Part 7: Dreams And Madness!

Mike is joined by Angry Andy and their conversation begins with Andy’s thoughts on the series so far, before delving into Hera & The New Republic, Sabine, Baylan Soll & Shin Hati’s paths, Thrawn, Ezra and more! In more detail, the duo inadvertently are quite critical of the show, as they start with surface-level issues but end up pulling threads that lead to more & more questions, including; do Ahsoka’s actions have any impact on the outcome of this show’s plot (aka bringing Thrawn back)? Do Ezra’s actions make sense or do they just to prevent him being too overpowered? Can any character with a name die? Why is Baylan so interesting while Morgan Elsbeth is so dull? Is this show just a prologue to an upcoming movie? Mike & Andy ask these questions and more!

You can find Angry Andy’s YouTube here: https://youtube.com/AngryAndyReviews  - Twitter: @Andy_Review (https://twitter.com/Andy_Review)

In case you you haven’t already, make sure you listen back to the five episodes of Rebels Reviewed, where Dave, Maff & Mike talk about each season of Star Wars Rebels as they prepared for Ahsoka! Subscribe to the podcast feed of Comics In Motion & youtube.com/GenuineChitChat!

For more Ahsoka-related content, check out;

Mike's appearance on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

Mike & Dave spoke about the Tales Of The Jedi animated series, featuring more Ahsoka: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/152525⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Mike hosts Star Wars: Comics In Canon every week on Comics In Motion & YouTube and you can find all of Mike’s podcast shows & social media details here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Make sure you rate/review and send Mike the screenshot, so he can send you some free bonus content of your choice (including reviews/overviews of the canon Thrawn novels) - send via social media or to [email protected]!

To support Mike, you can rate/review the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & other podcast apps, you can share the show or support financially. You can give a one-off payment/donation at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - either option will give you access to the exclusive “Afterthoughts” episodes. Patreons get access to weekly episodes plus every past episode (even when paying £1 a month) while Ko-fi tippers will be able to choose some episodes, depending on how much they give - any and all support of this nature is hugely appreciated!

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Tony is joined by writer and all around creative person, Emmett Nahil to talk about the brilliant new book from ONI press, Let Me Out.

Listen to the show and Emmett's Playlist and then go by the book.

Seriously.

In this episode, I am joined

You can find Mike on Twitter

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You can also check out my

https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Gotham-Universe-Political-Thought/dp/3030057755

“Black Panther and

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“Batman’s Villains and

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Episode 36 Links

Daredevil Battles Hitler at

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Daredevil Battles Hitler at

https://www.comics.org/issue/1516/

Charles Biro at Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Biro

Lev Gleason Publications at

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Gleason_Publications

American Daredevil: Comics,

https://www.amazon.com/American-Daredevil-Communism-Battles-Gleason/dp/1988247454

MARDA & YANA RO’S JOURNEY WRAPS UP IN THE FINAL PIECE OF PHASE 2 HIGH REPUBLIC! This ep is the final High Republic review/summary for Phase 2 and it’s the adult novel Path Of Vengeance by Cavan Scott. In this sequel to Path of Deceit, we see Marda & Yana’s perspectives while the prior events in Phase 2 occur, including the Battles Of Jedha & Dalna, with more information on the mysterious nameless creatures, the identity of The Mother and more from Matthea Cathley & Oliviah Zeveron!

In this episode, Mike reads the crawl and gives his spoiler-free thoughts, he then reads the publisher’s summary/blurb which leads into giving some minor plot details and some thoughts on characters & themes. He then gives a final spoiler warning and providing his detailed thoughts on the whole book including characters, plot details and more, all while providing a plot summary/overview! Mike finishes off the episode with his thoughts on Phase 2 as a whole, talks a bit about Phase 3 and the future episodes of Star Wars: Comics In Canon!

Cavan Scott wrote Path Of Vengeance, it’s the final novel in Phase 2 of The High Republic and was released May 2nd 2023.

Interviews with Claudia Gray, Cavan Scott, George Mann & more can be found on this feed or in this YouTube playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8aBx1DlANwSaxC09kD-CQuM&si=8l9x_mim-lbkbxh2

Check out each episode of the weekly Ahsoka discussion

Phase 2 book reviews were released; Path Of Deceit on 7th Jan, Quest For Hidden City on February 14th, Convergence on March 18th, The Battle Of Jedha on April 22nd, Cataclysm on June 17th & Quest For Planet X on July 15th. Mike has also tackled every Dark Horse & Marvel High Republic comic to date, plus all 3 volumes of the Edge Of Balance Manga – check this podcast feed or the High Republic playlist on YouTube!

In the last episode, ep 137, THE WOOKIEE JEDI ARKOFF FIGHTS IN THE BATTLE OF DALNA, WHILE AZLIN RELL IS FACED WITH THE NAMELESS! Mike delves into another volume of original High Republic manga; Edge Of Balance, but this is a prequel to volumes 1 & 2, named Precedent!

More Content:

5 episodes of Mike, Maff & Dave’s show; Rebels Reviewed is out now, so listen to their thoughts on seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 and a bonus prediction/wrap-up episode, all found on any podcast app and on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/1defff⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/BrZrvENUlTM⁠⁠

Mike speaking with Thomas Rochester of Reckless Rebellion to talk about the 3 Thrawn book trilogies: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://pod.fo/e/1df29c⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Mike also appeared on Star Wars Timeline to talk about Ahsoka: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/-qo3tVHyC1U⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

To support Mike, you can rate/review the show, you can share the show or support financially. You can give a one-off payment/donation at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/genuinechitchat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or you can subscribe monthly at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Patreon.com/GenuineChitChat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

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Outro read by BZ The Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.bzthevoice.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Intro theme arranged by Mike Burton, backing music by Eric Matyas at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:44 What To Expect

02:31 Timeline & Phase 3 Info

03:45 High Republic Author Interviews

04:25 Brief & Crawl

7:15 Spoiler-Free Thoughts

18:47 Blurb/Publishers Summary

20:22 Thoughts On Themes & Characters, Minor Spoilers

36:30 Spoilers: Full Plot Summary & Thoughts

48:46 Final Thoughts & Phase 3

50:38 Support, Coming Up & Outro

Tony and Heath invite Paul along on a new adventure. Chaos ensues.