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

When the First Order imposes a blockade on the Atterra system in the novel Cobalt Squadron, it has a devastating effect on the worlds of Atterra Alpha and Atterra Bravo. Thsi is a spoiler-filled podcast revealing just how awful the First Order really is - and how their actions in the novel have ramifications for the fate of Finn's parents. Punch it!

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Paige and Rose Tico are new additions to the Star Wars universe, but we learn precious little about them in the movie. Paige, if I recall correctly, doesn't even have a line of dialogue! Rose tells us they escaped from the First Order devastating their home world, and she's never a fathier in real life. But in Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron, we learn where they're from, how they escaped, and much more. Punch it!

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In the days leading up to The Last Jedi, Cobalt and Crimson Squadrons - those would be the squadrons of Resistance bombers - we're on a secret mission in First Order territory, risking the provocation of open warfare first to spy on the First Order's activities in the Atterra system, and then to supply Atterrans attempting to fight back against the First Order occupation and blockade. That's the gist of Cobalt Squadron, the new junior novel by Elizabeth Wren that tells us what Rose and Paige Tico were up to prior to their onscreen appearances. Punch it!

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With The Last Jedi on 700 fewer screens this weekend (under 1800 in total), and with weekend box office numbers projected at about $4 million, we're reaching the point where we can just about finalize The Last Jedi's performance in comparison to the top movies all time, domestic and global. I'm running down those rankings here, and revisiting (one last time) the reasons for why The Last Jedi performed the way it did at the box office (and which was pretty darn good overall). Punch it!

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"From a Certain Point of View" is just the beginning. I'm talking with Nick Martorelli today - he's a producer with Penguin Random House Audio who's responsible for casting and overseeing production of the Star Wars programs. And yes, we'll talk about Jon Hamm and how he became part of the project. You also learn about how they chose the narrators for the different stories, and much more. We'll also be digressing for a bit (well, perhaps more than a bit) to talk about the NPR Star Wars radio dramas, too. Punch it!

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It's one thing to merely read Shakespeare, and it's another thing entirely to see it performed. By the same token, it's one thing to merely read The Force Doth Awaken, the Shakespearean-style adaptation of The Force Awakens by Ian Doescher. But it's another entirely to bring it to life in an audiobook performance. On today's podcast, I'm interviewing Aaron Blank, co-executive producer for The Force Doth Awaken audiobook, and you and I will learn together what it takes to add a whole new dimension to a story in the Star Wars saga. Punch it!

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After reading the lovable "Chewie and the Porgs" children's book, I've arrived at a rather inescapable conclusion: That our sweet Chewbacca is, in fact, a diabolical scoundrel. Because the book has to live in the same universe as the movie and The Last Jedi Visual Dictionary, the kindness with which Chewie treats the Porgs is akin to how people talk about keeping the stress levels of chickens as low as possible, because they allegedly taste better that way. Punch it!

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The history of the Rebel outpost on Crait, and more about the First Order's heavy artillery - that's what's on tap for today's podcast. Also, we're following up on Episode 1,299 about Finn's defection with a note about why, specifically, Captain Phasma wants Finn dead. And it's not just because he's a First Order deserter. It's a very personal reason. Punch it!

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The Last Jedi scored four Oscar nominations yesterday, for Original Score, Visual Effects, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing. I'll be putting this in historical perspective on today's podcast, as well as discussing a couple of Twitter revelations from Rian Johnson about the source of inspiration for Luke's presence on Crait in The Last Jedi, and what may have happened to his robotic hand in the aftermath. Punch it!

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First, you need to know how the First Order reacts to disloyalty. (Hint: they're somewhat poor sports about it.) Then, you need to know just how wide a variety of duties and assignments are given to some stormtroopers. At that point, you can get a sense of how huge a deal Finn's desertion and betrayal of the First Order was, why they wanted to keep the lid on it, and how badly Captain Phasma wanted to see Finn dead. Punch it!

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