Sithty Minutes

By Andrés Alvarez

A weekly News Podcast that covers the biggest stories of the week with a Star Wars spin! We'll cover everything from LGBTQ+ rights, Black Lives Matter, and immigration alongside the politics and poli... more

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March 25, 2022 Rep. Eskamani's X-Wing Squadron - Florida, New York, and People Power
Another week of protest around the galaxy, and we’re chatting with a general in the Resistance to learn more about the fight! Hope is like the Sun, and we’re the spark that will burn the DeSantis Order down! We start this episode with Florida State Representative Anna V. Eskamani, and then discuss the state of a Red and Blue state to highlight how both sides can lose the fight for justice. Come for the interview, stay for the irresponsible Kenobi speculation

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Show Notes:

A New Hope

Star Tours!

SWordle

Book of Boba Fett

Union Busting Bill Fails in Florida

Florida Passing "Don't Say Gay"

"With Thunderous Applause"

Rep. Eskamani's House Leia Cosplay

Mark Hamill x Rep. Eskamani

X-Wing

Han and Leia

R2!

DeSantis? DeFascist.

Even the Church fights DeSantis

Eric Adams wants you to buy a new iPhone

Anti-Crime Unit that Killed Eric Garner is Back

"Swagger"

Eric Adams had a low Turnout Victory (VOTE!)

Elisabeth Epps is running for Colorado HD6!

Disney Do Better Walkout

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has to put up with Weird White Men

The 2005 Gas Price Hike

CEO Wages Outpace Employee Wages
...more
1h 30min
March 18, 2022 Revenge of the Texan - Ken Paxton's Trans Order, Amidala Initiative
Welcome back y’all! Texas did not want to be showed up by Florida and is back on its bullshit. We already had a Texas episode last year, and it looks like it’ll be a Sithty Yearly Special at this point.

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Show Notes:

Kenobi Trailer

Galaxy Quest Aliens

Roberto's "Investment"

Amidala Initiative

Buir and Buir Stickers!

Ken Paxton, a sentient piece of shit

American Principles Project and Trump

Ken Paxton, indicted Attorney General

Tennessee's Texas Law

California's Ghost Gun Law

Alabama's Fresh Hell

Idaho's Anti-Trans Bill Died

Same with Wisconsin!
...more
1h 33min
March 11, 2022 Kenobi Says Gay - Disney's Long Jump to the Wrong Conclusion
Welcome back to the Illumination. This week, Florida told Texas to hold its beer, and Disney told queer Fans their money is worth more than their lives. Corporations gonna corporate, and this is why the Trade Federation should never have had a seat in the Galactic Senate.

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Show Notes:

'Grab 'em by the Pussy'

Jedi Master Luminara

Padme

Q'ira - Crimson Reign

Enfys Nest

Celebration Anaheim (this time, with feeling!)

That Gay Jedi - Galactic Starcruiser

Florida Passes "Don't Say Gay" Bill

Florida Republican insists "Gay isn't Permanent"

HB 1557

Political Points

Florida Rankings

Anti-Solar too!?

Bob Chapek is the worst Bob

Song of the South

Rise of Skywalker's Queer Kiss

Gay Days at Disney

Chadwick Boseman Fought Cancer, and Disney

Update: Protesting Still Works

Florida Students walk out

Florida Suspends Student Indefinitely

If you support Don't Say Gay, read this

DeSantis' Spokeperson called Democrats "Groomers"
...more
1h 25min
March 10, 2022 Sithty Second - Oti and Corruption in Presidential History
Welcome to our first Sithty Second of 2022 and our first guest! It's Oti from El Podcast de Estar Guars and we dove deep into presidential history to bring you a (very brief) overview of corruption in the office that led us to the Former Emperor Trump.

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Show Notes:

• Leslye Headland interview

• Rise of Skywalker X-Wing poster

• Palpatine is Nixon, according to George Lucas

• Watergate Scandal

• Republican’s drive to White House

• A Presidential Pardon

• Southern Strategy

• WMDs in Iraq was a lie

• 9/11

• PATRIOT Act

• US is not a member of the ICC

• Trump’s first Impeachment

• Trump commends Russia while it invades Ukraine

• Impeachment Votes

• Mazar’s Disavows Trump Records

• Trump never Divested

• Fulton County v Trump

• Trump asks for Georgia to “find some more votes”

• Classified Documents at Mar-A-Lago

• White House toilets clogged with Classified Documents
...more
1h 4min
March 07, 2022 The Maestros Awaken - John Williams in Kenobi, and Trucker Convoys
There’s been a leak in the force, have you felt it? We talk about how we’ve been coping with the on-screen hiatus of Star Wars, chat about some Kenobi news, and talk about some Canadian truckers. No Maple Syrup was hurt in the process of this recording.

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Show Notes:

John Williams in Kenobi

Han and Leia's Wedding (on the Halcyon!)

Galactic Starcruiser Sizzle 2.0

Rogue One Vinyl

How they made Tarkin and Leia in Rogue One

Thrawn Ascendancy Trilogy

Canadian Trucker Convoy Timeline

National Guard in DC for Trucker Convoy

DC Convoy a bit of a dud

Maverick Party Organizer

US Right Wing Money in Canada

Online Canadian Extremism

Canada's Extremism Problem

The Canadian 1st Amendment

Misinformation: Ghost of Kyiv
...more
1h 31min
February 18, 2022 Putin's Pykes and Russia's Resolve - Ukraine, Olympics, Orthodox Church
Welcome back to our final Book of Boba review episode, and strap in for a deep dive on Russia. Come for the Olympics, stay for the Mustafar-level burns.

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Show Notes:

Sistas with Sabers LiveStream

Galaxy of Queers Roundtable

LEGO Mando N-1 Starfighter

Rent. Free. Townhome.

Profits and Poppy

Triad of the Force BOBF Reviews

Radio Rebellion BOBF Reviews

Scorpenek Droid

8D8

Rat Catcher

Book of Boba Fett Episodes

US Closes Embassy in Ukraine

Olympic Meddling and Other Russian Hijinks

Nord Stream 2, Germany, and the US

Germany's Rock and a Hard Place

President Zelensky

Argo

French Election and Russian Meddling

Russian Doping vs. Weed in a Black Woman

Putin Returning Property to Churches

Dismantling LGBT+ Protections in Russia

NRA was a Russian Asset

Mazar's Dumps Trump

Trump Inc. and Lenders

Update: The Trump's Must Testify

Fulton County V. Trump

Revival "Festival" in a School?
...more
1h 26min
February 11, 2022 From The City Comes a Cop - Book of Boba, Mando, and Amir Locke #SWPD22
Welcome back to the illumination! This week, we talk about Book of Din Djarin, and how the War on Drugs gave birth to the conditions that murdered Amir Locke. Fair warning, this episode will get heavy. We also celebrate Black History Month with Name the System!

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Show Notes:

The Book of Boba Fett

Rosario Dawson's Trans Assault Court Case

Hundreds Protest Death of Amir Locke

From War on Drugs to No-Knock Warrants

Breonna Taylor's No-Knock Tied to Gentrification Plan

No-Knock Warrant

Anti-Black and Gun Laws

Biden Loves Funding Cops

...Meanwhile, in Alabama

Ted Cruz Tries to be Offended for Black People

Black Gun Owners Don't Matter

Cops as...TEACHERS!?

The Racist History of Interstates

Safe Injection Sites

Police Steal Funds to Fund Themselves More

Oregon and Florida Banned No-Knocks

Siddis

Temples on the River

Black History in New York

Black History in Hawaii

The Rooney Rule
...more
1h 38min
February 04, 2022 The Streets of Bitcoin City - Book of Boba Fett, NFTs, and Crypto
Welcome back to the Illumination, there is no money in NFTs, mighty Daimyo. We’ll explain, just stick with us. Also another week, another two episodes of Book of Boba

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Show Notes:

Book of Boba Fett

White Savior Trope

Power Ranger Vespas

Mando Theme

Book of Boba Theme

Line Goes Up

$320 Million stolen in Crypto Hack

Squid Game NFT is a Grift

Bitcoin and the Environment

World's Coolest Dictator

The Smartphone in El Salvador

GDP per Capita in El Salvador

Bitcoin Tumbles, El Salvador Contracts

Crypto and...MAGA?

...more
1h 28min
January 29, 2022 Aggressive Negotiations - State Legislatures, Union Strikes
States and other local systems are starting their legislative sessions, and The Illumination crew is here to tell you all about it. We’ve also watched Book of Boba Fett, and we have thoughts. Come to pay tribute to the Daimyo, stay for our new game!

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Show Notes:

Patton Oswalt Predicts Book Of Boba Fett

Matrix Resurrections

Fallen Star Out of Print Variant

Tribute to Star Wars

Lost Stars

Art of Star Wars Visions

2022 State Legislative Sessions

Colorado Republicans thanked January 6th Insurrectionists

Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill

Florida's Stop WOKE Act is moving

Florida workers have more rights now though!

Minnesota has Pro-Trans Legislation!

Erin's HRT Map

Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania

King Soopers settles Strike

King Soopers MLK PR Fiasco

Raven Software Organizing Efforts

Starbucks is organizing too!

Let's go Brandon
...more
1h 19min
December 10, 2021 Sithty Second - Ronin with T'Challa Fett
Welcome to a very special Sithty Second with friend of the pod, T'Challa Fett! We discuss Emma Candon's incredible vision for the Star Wars galaxy, Ronin, and how it connects to the real world while flipping the established canon on its head!

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Show Notes:

The Duel

Kylo Ren's Saber

Darth Maul's Lightsaber Reveal

Slave Trade

Japan before and after the bomb

Ram Jomaram

The Ronin is Revan

Children of the Black Panther Party
...more
1h 8min

FAQs about Sithty Minutes:

How many episodes does Sithty Minutes have?

The podcast currently has 227 episodes available.