Talking Star Wars
Alex and Connor, two 30-somethings with strong feelings about Star Wars, discuss a variety of topics in everyone's favorite science fiction universe, including; weird Force powers, character explorations, lore discussions, and deep dives into expanded universe content. Updates weekly each Monday. See our new subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TalkingStarWars/
Episodes
96 episodes
Episode 083 - Lightsaber Colors: Sources and Symbolism
This episode delves into another aspect of the most iconic weapon in Star Wars by exploring the history, variety, and symbolism of this hallmark of the Jedi and Sith alike. We explore the various color of canonical lightsabers, from traditio...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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31:20
Episode 082 - Media Review: Star Wars Audio Dramas
In this episode the hosts take us through the currently-recently audio dramas in the Star Wars canon: Dooku: Jedi Lost, Tempest Runner, and The Battle of Jedha. Alex and Connor explore the differ...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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29:41
Episode 081 - Character Spotlight on Leia Organa: General, Princess, Mother, and Hero
This episode spotlights the character of Leia Organa from both the original and sequel trilogies as well as all media set around and in between those eras. The hosts examine Leia both in-universe as a capable, driven woman with unquestioned ...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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35:45
Episode 080 - Giant Space Monsters
This episode surveys a unique part of the Star Wars setting - giant monsters and creatures that exclusively live in the black void of space itself. Connor and Alex talk about the majestic Purgill (space whales), the enigmatic and enormous ex...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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25:40
Episode 079 - Digital Likenesses, AI, and Recasting in Star Wars
In this episode, Connor and Alex discuss the varied ways the Star Wars has handled the depiction of characters in visual media when the original actor who played them has aged out of the role - from recasting, in the case of Han Solo, to dig...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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37:03
Episode 078 - In Memoriam for James Earl Jones: The Iconic Voice of Darth Vader
This slightly more somber episode of Talking Star Wars is in honor of the late James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader. The hosts explore both the reasons Darth Vader himself has become and remained one of the most recognizable villains a...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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37:59
Episode 077 - Fanediting in Star Wars
In this episode, Connor takes the lead and explores the subject of fanediting in Star Wars - the process of taking the raw footage of media and rearranging, editing, altering, and adjusting scenes, audio, and more. We explore both the subjec...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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21:14
Episode 076 - Culture, History, and Context for the Skywalker Saga
In this episode, the hosts take a step back from an in-universe perspective and analyze what was happening in the world during the release of each of the trilogies of movies that comprise the Skywalker Saga. They explore the influence of 70s...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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35:03
Episode 075 - Expanded Universe Overview - Novels, Part 7
This episode resumes the hosts’ survey and discussion of each work in the current Star Wars canon by going over the next group of novels in release order. This episode discusses the works released in the leadup to The Mandalorian ...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:08:07
Episode 074 - Character Spotlight: General Grievous - Cyborg, General, and Psychopath
In our continuing series of character spotlights highlighting interesting characters from the Star Wars Universe and analyzing both their in-universe traits and how they function as a character in the greater narrative, this episode dives in...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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25:57
Episode 073 - The Acolyte Season 1: Cracks in the Jedi Foundation (Visual Media Survey, Part 9)
In this episode, our hosts take a look at the most recent visual media series released in the Star Wars Universe: The Acolyte. Connor and Alex provide an overview and investigation of the plot of the series, from the <...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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47:05
Episode 072 - Mystic Materials of Star Wars, Part 2: Beskar and Cortosis
This episode continues the series’ ongoing look at mythical and exotic materials in the Star Wars Universe, after exploring the role of kyber crystals last week, but expanding on the use and cultural significance of both beskar (used primari...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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21:36
Episode 071 - Mythic Materials of Star Wars, Part 1: Kyber Crystals
This episode of the first of a two-part series on exotic and mythic materials of Star Wars, this installment investigates the depiction and role played by kyber crystals play in the galaxy far far away. First, the hosts explore the works tha...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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26:21
Episode 070 - Exploring Force Powers: Sith Soul Binding
This episode explores the dark mirror to the Jedi’s ability to return as Force Ghosts by examining how the Sith can attempt to prolong their lives by binding their souls to objects as well as by binding the souls of others as servants. From ...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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31:41
Episode 069 - Exploring Force Powers: Force Ghosts
In this episode, the hosts explore the ability of certain Jedi, starting with Obi-Wan Kenobi and extending through Luke Skywalker and Yoda, to retain their consciousness and personality after death to provide counsel, advice, and input into ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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28:04
Episode 068 - Lore Spotlight: Lightsaber Forms
This episode provides an overview of the seven primary lightsaber forms used by Jedi, Sith, and other lightsaber-wielders in the Star Wars universe. The hosts explain each lightsaber style, the exemplars of each, and delve into what each sty...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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50:07
Episode 067 - Missed Opportunities #4 - Supreme Leader Snoke
In this episode, our hosts explore the character of Supreme Leader Snoke - dark side adept, failed strandcast of Palpatine, and master to Kylo Ren - and how the compelling concept of a non-Sith force user could have been further expanded on....
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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25:53
Episode 066 - Execute Episode 66
This episode delves into the expanding lore of one of the cornerstone events in Star Wars lore: that of Order 66, where the Grand Army of the Republic turned on the Jedi Order in the closing days of The Clone Wars and leading into the Rise o...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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37:18
Episode 065 - From Zygerria to Malastare - The Sentient Aliens of Star Wars, Part 3
In this episode, the hosts continue their ongoing series on the various sentient aliens of Star Wars - analyzing their depiction, discussing their unique traits, and mentioning the most notable members of each alien species that appear in ca...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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42:26
Episode 064 - Sci-Fi Intersection: Influences between Star Wars and Dune
This episode delves into the mutual influences between two science fiction properties: that of the world of Dune, crafted by Frank Herbert, and of the Star Wars universe as originally created by George Lucas and compan...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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35:01
Episode 063 - Star Wars is Interactive: Canon Video Game Survey
In this episode, Alex and Connor survey the video games that are currently considered canon in the Star Wars universe, and also explore how the interactive nature of video games allows for a different kind of storytelling than more static me...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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40:20
Episode 062 - Tales of the Empire: Redemption Accepted and Denied: (Visual Media Survey, Part 8)
In this episode, the hosts explore the themes and plot of the most recently-released Star Wars miniseries - Tales of the Empire, focusing on the lives of both Morgan Elsbeth and Barriss Offee and how their destinies are affected by the rise ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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33:49
Episode 061 - Gray Jedi: Fact, Fiction, or Fallacy?
This episode returns to previous explorations of various force traditions to explore the concept, popular in the Star Wars community, of the ‘Gray Jedi.’ Looking through the lens of canon characters who profess various degrees of neutrality ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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55:04
Episode 060 - Expanded Universe Overview - Novels, Part 6
In this episode, Connor and Alex resume their survey and discussion of each work in the current Star Wars canon by going over the next group of novels in release order. This episode discusses the works released in the leadup to So...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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53:48
Episode 059 - Why Did The Jedi Order Fall (Twice)?
In this episode, Alex and Connor explore the factors that led to both the downfall of the Jedi Order at the hands of Emperor Palpatine and the destruction of Luke’s Jedi Order after his attempt to directly resurrect their practices and belie...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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30:13