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

Today's episode is our monthly installment of 25th anniversary episodes about The Phantom Menace! We're building on the sports-related things we've been talking about in recent episodes, as well as how rare podcacing is in other Star Wars media. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

20 Maj 20247min

"Huttball" is allegedly the galaxy's favorite game - but its first canon appearance is in Star Wars Hunters. And prior to that, it was only in The Old Republic video game! We'll talk about its history, which leads to some thoughts about how canon and legends storytelling *could* co-exist together. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

19 Maj 20248min

It's one thing to consider Star Wars Hunters as an Overwatch/Apex Legends kind of game. It's another to consider the meta-narrative of sports in the Star Wars galaxy, and how Hunters is continuing a thread that started with The Phantom Menace and has accelerated in the Disney era. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

18 Maj 20247min

The little gift Star Wars fans got on the Disney Channel's YouTube channel on May the 4th was a delightfully rewatchable two minutes of animated fun. It's "How NOT to Draw R2-D2," and I'll share a bunch of reasons why it's awesome on today's show. Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

17 Maj 20245min

The "May the 12th" Simpsons Star Wars short on Disney+ has its share of moments that will probably make you smile, but it's not a can't-miss thing. And in all honesty, for this being a Mother's Day thing, they do Marge dirty throughout. Punch it!  (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

16 Maj 20246min

There's so much more happening in the month of May related to Star Wars storytelling than I fully clocked when we did our first-of-the-month episode! So we're updating now, and (with lots of advance warning) talking about a spoiler-y new Acolyte spot. Punch it! And as promised on the show, here's the new spot for The Acolyte - watch it at your own spoiler-y risk: https://streamable.com/j8ekd0 (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

15 Maj 202411min

A new commercial spot for The Acolyte hit the Star Wars YouTube channel (on a Saturday?) and shows us more of the fight between Mae and Master Indara. But between this and the trailers we've received so far, are we being subjected to intentional misdirection? Punch it! (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

14 Maj 20246min

Today, it's the second half of my conversation with Cass Sunstein, the author of the upcoming "How to Become Famous." And yes, that includes talking about how Star Wars became famous, too, back in the day... Punch it! Check out Cass at Harvard Law School: https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/cass-r-sunstein/ And his papers at the Social Science Research Network: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=16333 (Enjoy the show? For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you can support the independent creator who’s been making it for nearly ten years: https://patreon.com/sw7x7) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Be sure to subscribe/follow the show on your favorite podcast app! If you have an extra minute, giving a rating or review on that app would be super helpful, too. :-) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Follow the Show: TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@sw7x7 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sw7x7 And may the Force be with you, wherever in the world you may be.

13 Maj 202417min