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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Aug 5

Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where? Here! Inspired by our chat w/ mega collectors Lisa Stevens & Vic Wertz, we hunt for Boba Fett's first app in The Faithful Wookiee from the Star Wars Holiday Special! Does it hold up? What does it add to the mythos? Why is Luke so trusting? New ep wherever you podcast!

What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Lisa Stevens & Vic Wertz, What Does Star Wars Mean To You?

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 29

This week, we're excited to geek out with the owners of The Imperial Archives, one of the largest Star Wars collections in the world - Lisa Stevens & Vic Wertz! We chat Kenner prototypes, developing @thesagamuseum.bsky.social
& more Star Wars than you can swing a laser sword at! Podcast up now!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 22

New Ep Tuesday! We revisit Marvel's Return of the Jedi adaptation! What's different in it? Does it hold up? Then, preview our chat with Lisa Stevens & Vic Wertz of The Imperial Archives & how you can bid now in the Julien's Star Wars Memorabilia Auction to support The Saga Museum!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 17

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Tom Hoeler, What Does Star Wars Mean To You?

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 17

The side characters & all their props make Star Wars feel like a lived in galaxy! Nothing celebrates this more than the From a Certain Point of View anthologies! @darthinternous.bsky.social
, Editorial Dir. Random House, shares with us how they came up with the concept! Listen to the full ep now!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'm taking a screen shot of this post and sharing it on the family text chain!! That means so much to us! #starwars

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thanks Chris!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 15

Really loved having you on Tom! Thanks for joining us! When it comes to answering Quarrie queries, you're unquestioably the man!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 15

This week @darthinternous.bsky.social (Random House Worlds Sr. Editor) chats his Star Wars journey, the origins of the From A Certain Point of View anthologies, Mask of Fear, Revenge of the Sith and how he went from fan to creative custodian for Star Wars books! Up now, wherever you podcast!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 6

The hardest part of having a story about peace in Star Wars is the problem of narrative! In our latest podcast ep, @chriskempshall.bsky.social shares what one of those stories could look like and he's right, it would be a tough sell!

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Chris Kempshall @chriskempshall.bsky.social · Jul 4

It's the first Beaumont Kin Day!

A year ago today 'Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire' was published in the UK (and on the 7th in the US) and readers got the chance to discover just how important Beaumont was to the book he had 'written'.

It was a secret we'd carefully guarded.

A close up of Beaumont Kin from Star Wars

An image of Beaumont Kin from Star Wars kneeling down

Copies of Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire on a book shelf in a book store

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jul 2

How are you going to Star Wars this week?

What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jun 30

Branding and Fascism have a long history together - but why?
@chriskempshall.bsky.social chatted Star Wars, fascism and history with us and reveals just how important branding is to a fascist state! New ep up now wherever you podcast!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jun 25

Author @chriskempshall.bsky.social (The History & Politics of Star Wars) joins us to talk Star Wars, fascism & the real world! He's great at taking historical subjects & viewing them through a Star Wars lens, which, let's face it, is just a more digestible way of understanding the world today!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jun 24

😂 There's nothing like a little fascist talk while commuting to work! But honestly, you brought hope & light to a dark subject!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jun 24

Oh nothing, just a light topic today -
@chriskempshall.bsky.social chats about his book "The History and Politics of Star Wars", fascism in Star Wars & our world, Leia's revolution, what fascists leaders have in common & why they like branding so much! Trust me, it's more fun than you'd think!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today, Joey from Outpost 77 joins us to share what Star Wars means to him! We chat starships, family ties to the original trilogy & his outer rim styled cosplay retreat Outpost 77! New episode up now wherever you pod!

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👻 Pablo Hidalghost 👻 @infinata.bsky.social · Jun 7

If a mushroom it resembles
It's where the senate assembles
If the dome goes to the ground
It's the executive building you've found

Image of Coruscant skyline from Star Wars Episode III, with the dome-shaped executive building before the mushroom-shaped senate building.

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · Jun 4

Star Wars Celebration celebrated the stars of Star Wars as well! @vanessamarshall.bsky.social shared with us one of her favorite moments where Manny Jacinto got his moment & it's a pretty special!

Whether you went or watched from home, what was your favorite moment or announcement from SWCJ2025?

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · May 22

Keep distressing.

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · May 20

We’re back! It’s the Episode Between Episodes featuring: our favorite moments with Juan Montes, how we Star Wars’d this week, and special guests Cassandra & Tracy from The Forest Moon Festival! A celebration of the Redwood Region’s first moon of Endor! Tune in everywhere you pod!

What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · May 18

How did you experience Star Wars for the first time? In the theaters? At home?
Juan Montes first saw the original trilogy on VHS tapes his dad bought at Fry’s Electronics. An all new ep, up now wherever you podcast!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · May 17

I think Tony Gilroy was able to do what he did not because he's a fan of Star Wars, but because he's a fan of history. He's a fan of the human tales, a fan of conveying challenging and intriguing concepts to an audience. Then he understands & respects how to tell it in the language of Star Wars!

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What Does Star Wars Mean To You? @starwarsmean2u.bsky.social · May 17

Which Star Wars character would be the absolute worse to have as a coworker?

For Emmy nominated producer, Juan Montes, no question at all – C-3P0 would be a DISASTER in a live TV control room! Listen now & find out who would be the best at it! New ep up now!

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ALT: a gold robot says " this is madness " in a movie scene

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