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

This may be the biggest Star Wars news of the year that's not related to The Last Jedi. Even though it kind of is related. Lucasfilm has revealed that Rian Johnson will be creating a brand-new Star Wars trilogy for the screen, and will write and direct the first of the movies in the trilogy. On today's podcast, I'm talking about the big questions that arise as a result of this announcement, and what this tells us about The Last Jedi. Punch it!

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Reveals about Canto Bight and its denizens have come to light recently, and I'm rounding up those news stories for you in today's podcast! It's not anything from spoiler social media folks - in fact, I've reached the point where I'm pretty much "spoiler averse." News from official sources? Fine. Outside of that? Not so much. Punch it!

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Can Hera convince Alliance High Command to attack the TIE Defender factory on Lothal - and rescue her crew in the process? Can the Rebels find their way back to the northern hemisphere in time to coordinate a ground assault? And what's with the ominous news that the Empire has invoked Protocol 13 - the same protocol invoked on Jedha just before the Death Star arrived in Rogue One? Most is answered in "Crawler Commandeers," episode eight of season four of Star Wars Rebels. As for the rest - well, we can guess... Punch it!

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Action, romance, a mind-blowing lightspeed escape, and the most mystical moment this side of the Mortis Arc! "Kindred," the seventh episode of season four of Star Wars Rebels, really had it all. The Rebels got away with the TIE Defender flight data recorder, but now they need to go back for its hyperdrive - and hope it'll work when grafted onto a U-wing. Meanwhile, Thrawn has sent his assassin Rukh to track the Rebels down before they can get away. As shown in one of the preview clips, the Loth-wolves show up again, and open doors in ways no one ever expected. Punch it!

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Kylo Ren may be the obvious answer, but there are others to consider: Vader, Palpatine, Snoke, even Rey herself as a little girl. Whose "raw strength" do Star Wars fans think Luke is talking about? And what is it about "raw strength" that scares Luke, anyway? Punch it!

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Theresa Cheung is the author of more than 20 books on spirituality and personal transformation, and conducted multiple interview sessions with Church of Jediism founder Daniel M. Jones in order to bring "Become the Force: 9 Lessons on How to Live As a Jediist Master" to the world. My conversation with her about the book, the church, and Star Wars is right here for you. Punch it!

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In honor of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Church of Jediism and the upcoming release of "Become the Force: 9 Lessons on How to Live As a Jediist Master," I had a conversation with author and church founder Daniel M. Jones about how the church and the book came about, what the plans are for the church in its next decade, and what the founder of a church based on the Jedi teachings thinks when he hears Luke Skywalker saying it's time for the Jedi to end. Punch it!

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What happened after Han, Finn, and Chewie stuffed Phasma down the garbage chute on Starkiller Base? Writer Kelly Thompson handles that question immediately, which means that there's a lot more compelling story space to fill in the Captain Phasma miniseries for Marvel. Punch it!

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We got the international trailer we were looking for! Unfortunately, it didn't give much of anything away that was new or exciting. A couple new shots of characters and three words of dialogue, and that's about it. Meanwhile, the new 45-second commercial "Awake" is a lot more satisfying in terms of new sights to behold. Punch it!

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"Flight of the Defender" isn't really just "The Occupation Part 2," even though it is the second part of a two-episode night for Star Wars Rebels. This is episode 6 of season 4, and we get to realize that when Ezra says he's there to stay, he might very well mean it. Plus, one hyphenated word: Loth-wolf. Punch it!

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