Friends of the Force: A Star Wars Podcast

Join host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) as he welcomes back Sarah (@seh221)! This episode, we analyze the journey of Rey during the sequel trilogy through the lens of both Joseph Campell's "Hero's Journey" and Maureen Murdock's "Heroine's Journey." We also discuss Daisy Ridley's Ophelia tour and answer your twitter questions! 

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Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

Host Brad Whipple welcomes Lisa Lavelanet, his great friend from the Michigan Quidditch Team, for this episode of “From A Certain Point Of View.” Lisa explains how Star Wars and science fiction played a pivotal role in developing a relationship with her father, and she discusses the importance of inclusivity and representation in fandom.

Lisa does post on Twitter occasionally, but she'd rather you follow her adorable nephew Xavier on Instagram. Just look at the face!!!

“From A Certain Point Of View” is a series in which I interview fans, friends, podcasters, and content creators in the Star Wars community to learn, from a certain point of view, what Star Wars means to them and how it has impacted their life. Is there someone you want to see on the series? Send me an email, and I'll do my best to get them on the show! 

Want to become a Friend of the Force?

Twitter: @FriendsOfForce | @bradwhipple

Instagram: @FriendsOfTheForce

Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendsoftheforce

Email: [email protected] 

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Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

Join host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) as he welcomes back Sarah (@seh221)! Join us as we discuss the journey of Kylo Ren through his innocence, his fall from grace, and what could be his eventual turn back to the light. Plus... will Sarah and Brad make it through several glasses of wine? Will we see an end to this episode? Where in the world is Shmi Skywalker? And should we fan-fic a breakfast scene? All that and more this episode!

Want to become a Friend of the Force?

Twitter: @FriendsOfForce | @bradwhipple

Instagram: @FriendsOfTheForce

Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendsoftheforce

Email: [email protected] 

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Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

David Triana from Followers of the Force (@FOTFPodcast) joins host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) for the very first episode in the "From A Certain Point of View" series, in which we will interview fans, friends, podcasters, and content creators in the Star Wars community to learn from what point of view they see Star Wars impacting their life.

Want to become a Friend of the Force?

Twitter: @FriendsOfForce | @bradwhipple

Instagram: @FriendsOfTheForce

Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendsoftheforce

Email: [email protected] 

Find us on our host, Anchor

Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

David Triana from Followers of the Force (@FOTFPodcast) joins host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) for the very first episode in the "From A Certain Point of View" series, in which we will interview fans, friends, podcasters, and content creators in the Star Wars community to learn from what point of view they see Star Wars impacting their life. 

Twitter: @FriendsOfForce

Instagram: @FriendsOfTheForce 

Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendsoftheforce 

Email: [email protected]

Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

Brad welcomes this week's friend of the force: Followers of the Force podcast (hosted by David, Jason, & Gwendy). Today, we talk about the new Age of Resistance comics coming in September as well as how fast Celebration tickets sold out—blink and you'll miss 'em!  In today's main topic, we discuss the future direction of Lucasfilm following the Rise of Skywalker, especially in light of Michelle Rejwan being hired as the SVP of live action development and production. What will Star Wars content look like in 5 years? Who will be involved? What new stories will we get with live action and animated? #MakeRevengeoftheSmitsHappen? Join us for an hour of speculation! 

Twitter: @FriendsOfForce

Instagram: @FriendsOfTheForce

Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

EPISODE #5. Join host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) as he welcomes this week's friends of the force: Sarah and Kayla from Sounds Fake But Okay (@soundsfakepod). We discuss Eleven Thirty Eight's article, "The Asexual Awakens — An Interpretation of the Journey to Adulthood" and Sarah incorporates her recent class presentation, "Sex Wars: Rise of the Space Ace." We talk about ships (there are good ships and woods ships, and ships that sail the sea, but the best ships, are Star Wars ships, and may they always be!) and coin the phrase "emotionally kiss me." We hope for continued representation in Star Wars, and we close the show with some mumbo jumbo and we learn about Kayla's fear of Tobey Maguire's chin.

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Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

TIME STAMPS:

4:54—We discuss asexuality in Star Wars 

27:10—Let's talk about shipping  

43:48—LGBTQIA representation in Star Wars 

57:55—Let's talk Mumbo Jumbo...

EPISODE #4. Join host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) as he welcomes this week's friend of the force Sarah (@seh221)! We get excited about the dates for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in 2020, theorize over the big four panels, and fan-fic our dream panel. Later in the show, we discuss the return of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and why we love it so much (LFG for mini-kit hunting). 

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Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

TIME STAMPS:

3:54—Dates and ticket sales announced for Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 

43:53—LEGO Star Wars is back!! Anyone else freaking out? 

EPISODE #3. Join host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) as he welcomes this week's friend of the force: Markus Lemma (@LemmaMarkus). We dive into the new gameplay demo of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order from E3 2019's EA Play event, break down the Game Informer article detailing more about the upcoming video game (releasing on November 15), and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly from EA when it comes to making Star Wars video games.

Want to become a Friend of the Force?

Twitter: @FriendsOfForce | @bradwhipple

Instagram: @FriendsOfTheForce

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Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.

EPISODE #2. Join host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) as he welcomes this week's friend of the force: Markus Lemma (@LemmaMarkus). We celebrate Kathleen Kennedy's birthday and theorize about Kylo's new helmet in The Rise of Skywalker. Later, we sit down one-one-one with Markus for our "From A Certain Point of View" segment to discuss how his entry point into the Star Wars universe started with the Star Wars Episode 1: Racer video game.

Want to become a Friend of the Force?

Twitter: @FriendsOfForce | @bradwhipple

Instagram: @FriendsOfTheForce

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Intro and Outro Music is composed by Jonathan Adamich ("Flight Toward The Stars") and is licensed to use.