Brief: Watching Andor with the Kids (Pt 1)
Conspirituality7 Jun 2025

Brief: Watching Andor with the Kids (Pt 1)

Matthew continues the Antifascist Woodshed series with a two-part analysis of an extraordinary cultural event: rebellions within rebellions—or how a ragtag band of writers and worldbuilders Trojan-horsed an antifascist masterpiece into the Empire of streaming content. Seven chapters: Space Wizards or Antifascism? Star Wars Culture Wars A Post-Fragmentary Left (Monday on Patreon:) Hope and Love Tony Gilroy’s Antifascist Field Manual The Used Future Antifascist Parents Are Better than Jedi Parents NB: There will be spoilers for Andor! Show Notes The Mythology of Star Wars with George Lucas and Bill Moyers Special Interview: Nostalgia for the Superego (w/Sam Binkley) — Conspirituality Movie Review – THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut – A Sci-Fi Geek Looks at George Lucas' First Film 8 women accuse screenwriter Max Landis of sexual, emotional abuse - National | Globalnews.ca 'Star Wars' Actress Amandla Stenberg's 'White People' Remark Sparks Fury - Newsweek 'The Acolyte' Star Amandla Stenberg Cracks Up at 'Gayest Star Wars' Moniker: It's 'So Gay Already!' | Video Amandla Stenberg Slams Anti-‘Woke’ Attacks And ‘Intolerable Racism’ Over ‘The Acolyte’ Sorry, haters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ new characters more than make up for the movie’s sins | Vox Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 - Official 'Omega & Tech' Clip (2023) The Bad Batch: Tech’s death and the neurodivergent community Why Our Autism Community Loves Star Wars - Kerry Magro Virtue Hoarders and the Rejection of Liberalism (w/ Catherine Liu) | The Chris Hedges Report The problem with identity politics | Counterfire Transcript: Andor: Tony Gilroy on Oppressive Regimes and Popular Revolutions - The Peabody Awards Star Wars: A New Heap Music: Brief: Star War fan-made music from Luis Humanoide: Trust Only in the Force Bonus: Star War fan-made music from Luis Humanoide: Dark Ruins Exploration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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