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

We're circling back to look at what storytelling details could be gleaned from the Obi-Wan Wednesday merch reveals that happened while the Kenobi series aired. The answer? Not much! But there's a new and interesting link between Kenobi and Ahsoka... Punch it!

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It's one of our occasional "potpourri" episodes, where we follow up on some bits of Star Wars news that wouldn't take up a whole episode individually. Today: updates about the Lando series, the Hunters game, and the timing of Phase 2 for The High Republic. Punch it!

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"Inheritance" by George Mann is the 3rd of 4 "Galactic Tales" in honor of the 20th anniversary of Attack of the Clones. And it's as much a prequel era story as it is a High Republic one. Punch it!

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In our latest "What to Watch Now" segment, we're checking in on what Industrial Light & Magic has been posting on their YouTube account. It turns out that something big just dropped - the trailer for the "Light & Magic" documentary! Let's discuss... Punch it!

Here's the link to the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM_XwzOK_98

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The Nielsen ratings for the week including Kenobi Chapter 3 ("Not the Face!") are out, and we'll put its 958 million total minutes viewed in context with Stranger Things, The Book of Boba Fett, and more. Punch it!

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Star Wars 7x7x8! It's a big day here: the 8th anniversary of the show that's been bringing you a daily dose of Star Wars joy since 7/7/14. Today, I'm reflecting on 8 aspects of these past years for which I'm immensely thankful. Punch it!

And as promised, here's the link to watch "Hyperspacing Hope" at TED.com, aka "Why hope is Star Wars' most powerful force": https://www.ted.com/talks/allen_voivod_why_hope_is_star_wars_most_powerful_force/

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it's the last of our current run of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim interviews (still more to come), and I'm thrilled to interview an editor - which I don't get to do very often! Today, we're welcoming Sammy Holland from Insight Editions to the podcast. Punch it!

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Hey, it's more interviews from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim! Today, we're featuring a creator of some of the most amazing Star Wars items out there - Jenn Fujikawa, food writer and culinary artist.

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We're finishing up a set of interviews from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim featuring co-authors of Star Wars: Timelines (what looks to be an amazing reference book from DK Publishing)! Today, it's Jason Fry, and we'll continue an unusual tradition we've had in our conversations with him as well. Punch it!

And here's Jason's Substack: https://jasonfry.substack.com/

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Round 2 of interviews from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim featuring authors of the upcoming reference book Star Wars: Timelines! Today, Clayton Sandell returns for another one-question interview. Punch it!

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