On Sunday, May 5th, Mike Hinton, Matt Mickelson, Sean Bradley and I joined forces to talk about the things that we have been inspired by the Makers of Star Wars to create. Matt talked about The Han Solo Chronicles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6HYpozkkF0 ) and Sean talked about his costumes including those that he made for the Galactic Empire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg5Id8ELTZw ).

i think that Star Wars inspires its fans to do many things. In this episode, I talk about a few ways that Star Wars leads us to pay attention, to Think, and to Learn.

I also add another Podcast Suggestion to the list of shows that I think you should check out.

The Rambling Star Wars Fan is joining forces with over 100 other podcasters on February 7th of 2024 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Podcast Day.

2024 is also the year of the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace. In this episode I will be sharing 25 of my favorite things from the first entry in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Spoiler warning: i am a fan of Jar Jar Binks and he is mentioned a few times in this episode.

The Rambling Star Wars Fan is joining forces with over 100 other podcasters on February 7th of 2024 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Podcast Day.

2024 is also the year of the 40th anniversary of The Caravan of Courage: An Ewoks Adventure. In this episode I will be sharing 25 of my favorite things from the first Star Wars spin-off movie.

#SWPD2024

#StarWarsPodcastDay

I love reading, collecting and Star Wars. Kristin Baver's book, Star Wars 100 Objects, exists in the wonderful nexeu where all 3 of those interests collide. In this episode I talk briefly about 10 items from her books that I truly enjoy.

I also introduce a new segment to the show called Podcast Suggestions, or PS for short. You can probably guess what it's about however I will let you listen to the show to find out which shows I mention in this episode.

Yup, I said it. There are some things that I love about the Star Warts Holiday Special that was shown on tv in 1978. If you have a few minutes to spare, I think you should listen to this episode. You may find that there are a couple things that you love about it too.

In this episode I will talk about some of the Star Wars gifts that we were given in 2024 (Ahoska, The Mandalorian, Star Wars Visions and much much more) plus some of the things to look forward to in 2024. I even mention the documentary about the making of the Star Wars holiday Special. Yes, I am serious about that.

This is a list of other shows that I mention during this episode:

The Inflatable Falcon: The Inflatable Falcon Live Shows!Hinton Star Wars Family

The Beskar Bucket: thebeskarbucket.com

The Pod Awakens: Anchor.fm/podawakens

Bantha Milk Podcast: banthamilkpodcast

In the years between Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace, two wonderful movies were shown on television: The Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. Come along on the adventure of this episode where Ken interviews Jordan Wiegand from The Pod Awakens and they discuss those underappreciated shows from the 1980s.

As an added bonus, you should listen to Dororothee's song, Les Petits Ewoks, that was played during the end credits of The Ewok Adventure when the movie was played in French theaters. You can find the song here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euVpCyu245U ) on YouTube.

We know that Star Wars has inspired people to get jobs in the film industry, to build personal costumes and props and create podcasts. Well Star Wars cookbooks encourage people to make delicious offerings connected to that galaxy far, far away.

This episode mentions some examples of where food has shown up in Star Wars and at least 10 reasons why Star Wars cookbooks are so very cool.

Bon episode!