Star Wars 7x7: A Daily Bite-Sized Dose of Star Wars Joy

Last month, Star Wars pop-up book engineer extraordinaire Matthew Reinhart was at Star Wars Celebration Chicago, showing off a prototype version of a spread from the forthcoming Star Wars: The Ultimate Pop-Up Galaxy. Now that the official spread has been revealed everywhere, I can share this interview with you... Punch it!

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I have a particular affinity for people who commit to a daily level of craziness, and so I was rather thrilled to interview Amy Richau at Star Wars Celebration Chicago. Amy is the creator of 365StarWars.com, home to the 365 Days of Star Wars Women project - which has gone well past the 365 and is still going strong. Punch it!

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Just a couple final thoughts on the deeper Force bond between Rey and Kylo, the origins of the First Order, and a side note about Werner Herzog's role in The Mandalorian and why he took it on. Punch it!

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One of the side articles related to the main Vanity Fair feature story about The Rise of Skywalker claims that C-3PO is going to do something that surprises everyone, but also isn't entirely out of character. What does that mean? Well, let's talk about what Threepio is capable of... Punch it!

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The one-year-between-The-Last-Jedi-and-The-Rise-of-Skywalker thing has been repeated in the Vanity Fair article, and you would think, since this one was written in closer connection with official sources, that if it was ever going to be accurate, now would be the time for it to be. But I still have my doubts... Also, let's talk about Carrie Fisher's integration into The Rise of Skywalker. Punch it!

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It's here! Well, digitally, at least... the print edition of Vanity Fair's Rise of Skywalker cover story hits newsstands in LA and NY on 5/30 and the rest of the country by 6/4, but the feature article and bevy of side articles have already been released on their website. Today, how the big reveals add depth to what we saw in The Rise of Skywalker teaser trailer. Punch it!

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This was actually the second interview I conducted during Star Wars Celebration Chicago, and also the second time I've interviewed Rancho Obi-Wan President and CEO Steve Sansweet on the show. And his answer to the one-question interview is a rather beautiful one. Punch it!

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The author of Taschen's The Star Wars Archives: 1977-1983, Paul Duncan, stopped on his way to a book signing to answer this year's one-question interview. And thankfully, he had help on the way to the signing, as you'll hear in the pre-interview section when I share how the interview came about. Punch it!

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The odd thing is, I was going to run this interview about two weeks ago, but when I re-watched the video version of it, I was caught more than a little off guard. I explain why that happened in the podcast today, and finally share the one-question interview with Tom Spina of Regal Robot. Punch it!

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Cole Horton has written multiple Star Wars books and appeared multiple times on Star Wars 7x7; Liz Heinecke has also written multiple books, and Star Wars Maker Lab was her first Star Wars book, and it's also her first time on the show. Crazy how things work out! Hear their answers to the one-question interview from Celebration Chicago here... Punch it!

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