Bryan and Holly get together to hear from Alec Guinness in his own words about his experience with Star Wars. There are special appearances from Mark Hamill and Oscar Isaac as well. Enjoy this exploration into the life and career of Obi-Wan Ken

Episode CDVI: Enjoying The Last Jedi

Mar 18th, 2021 1h 17m

Last week, listener Adam asked Bryan and Holly to answer some questions about The Last Jedi in hopes that it would aid in his enjoyment of the film. They knew they couldn't answer it as part of an episode, and decided to dedicate an entire epis

Episode CDV: Emptying the Inbox

Mar 10th, 2021 1h 13m

Bryan and Holly get together to answer all of your email! They talked about everything from the aesthetics of the Empire and Rebellion to the stitching on Padme's gowns. They hit points in between including their favorite Del Rey Books in the n

Episode CDIV: The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Landry Q. Walker

Mar 4th, 2021 1h 7m

Star Wars author Landry Q. Walker stops by to talk about his work in a galaxy far, far away with Holly and Bryan. He also talks about his first introduction to Star Wars, which was at Gary Kurtz's house, and about his deep love of Strono "Cooki

Episode CDIII: The Psychology of Luke Skywalker

Feb 25th, 2021 59m 59s

On today's episode, Bryan and Holly are joined by Dr. Ali Mattu, a clinical psychologist and host of "The Psych Show." They talked about Luke Skywalker's journey, the consistency of his arc, as well as its tragedy, and loneliness in Star Wars.

Episode CDII: The Villains of Star Wars

Feb 20th, 2021 57m 13s

Holly and Bryan are joined once again by the redoubtable Mike Pilot to talk about the villains of Star Wars. They talk about all their favorites from Krennic and Tarkin to Ventress and Talzin and all points in between. It was a fun conversation

Episode CDI: Blame the Bryans

Feb 11th, 2021 1h 4m

Holly and Bryan empty the inbox and have a wide-ranging discussion about everything from Rey's lineage to The Light of The Jedi. They also delve into fan service and why people might obsess over minor changes in the Special Editions. If you hav

Episode CD: Free Range Star Wars

Feb 4th, 2021 1h 6m

Holly is once again joined by Bryan who is back and recovered from surgery. The two of them have a free-roaming discussion about the Star Wars Bryan experienced during his convalescence, the Star Wars Special Editions, the Mandalorian, the futu

Episode CCCXCIX: Brandon Wainerdi

Jan 28th, 2021 1h 5m

Holly is joined by Brandon Wainerdi, host of the Talking Bay 94 podcast, to nerd out about their love of behind-the-scenes stories and company-branded merchandise, and speculate on what’s in the future for Star Wars. Talking Bay 94: @TalkingBay

Episode CCCXCVIII: Creating Spaces with Sandra Choute

Jan 22nd, 2021 1h 5m

Holly is joined by educator, social media maven and Star Wars fan Sandra Choute. Sandra shares how her love of Darth Vader, how Star Wars informs her work with students, and how other fandoms compare. Sandra on twitter and Instagram: @geekchic9

Episode CCCXCVII: Maker Talk with Tori Fox

Jan 14th, 2021 1h 1m

Holly is joined by artist, cosplayer and entrepreneur Tori Fox to talk about how she explores Star Wars through creativity. Find out where she learned her many skills, how she approaches design, what it’s like to run your own creative business

Episode CCCXCVI: Your Focus Determines Your Reality

Jan 6th, 2021 1h 7m

Holly is joined by Mark Sutter of the Tarkin’s Top Shelf and Idiot’s Array podcasts. Mark shared how he went from hating the prequels to loving them, and the discussion covers the ways people experience media and how that colors their perceptio

Episode CCCXCV: Emptying the Inbox

Dec 31st, 2020 1h 5m

Bryan and Holly spend the last episode of the year answering your questions and mail. Topics they covered included The Rise of Skywalker and what it says about the meaning of the entire Skywalker Saga, Galaxy's Edge, and more! Thank you all for

Episode CCCXCIV: Tha Mandalorian Mike

Dec 24th, 2020 1h 7m

Mike Pilot returns to talk about the second season of Star Wars: The Mandalorian with Bryan and Holly! If you haven’t already, join our new Facebook group and join in the discussions with us and other listeners at – http://facebook.com/groups/F

Episode CCCXCIII: Rogue Squadron and Mike Stackpole

Dec 15th, 2020 1h 6m

Michael A. Stackpole, author of the X-Wing novels, including Rogue Squadron, joined Holly and Bryan to talk about the announcement of the new film. He also stuck around to talk to us about all of the new announcements, as well as his experience

Episode CCCXCII: Pablo Hidalgo

Dec 9th, 2020 1h 3m

Lucasfilm's own Pablo Hidalgo joins us to talk about his new book "The Star Wars Book" as well as his musings on plenty of things from a galaxy far, far away. Other topics included: Therm Scissorpunch, an Ackmena Disney+ Series, and new filmmak

Episode CCCXCI: Grogu

Dec 2nd, 2020 1h 11m

Holly and Bryan are joined by Chris Taylor, author of How Star Wars Conquered the Universe. They talk about the passing of Dave Prowse and then Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian and all of its implications for the rest of the Star Wars universe. If

Episode CCCXC: Tom Spina

Nov 27th, 2020 1h 31m

Holly and Bryan are joined once again by Tom Spina from Tom Spina Designs and Regal Robot. In this extra-sized episode he talks about the new Star Wars offerings from Regal Robot as well as his restoration work on the original Muftak costume, M

Episode CCCLXXXIX: The Holiday Specials

Nov 20th, 2020 1h 3m

Bryan and Holly got together to talk about both Star Wars Holiday Specials. Holly reminisces about seeing the original on the air, the legacy it's had over the years, and their impressions of the brand new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. If you

Episode CCCLXXXVIII: The Rancho Obi-Wan Gala

Nov 13th, 2020 59m 25s

Steve Sansweet and Consetta Parker joined the show this week to talk about the upcoming Rancho Obi-Wan Fundraiser Gala. The best part is that because it's virtual we can all go. Just visit the website and get tickets. They talked about other St

Episode CCCLXXXVII: The Marshal

Nov 5th, 2020 1h 7m

Bryan and Holly got together to talk about the second season premiere of The Mandalorian. Titled "Chapter 9 - The Marshal," the episode was talked about in depth. They spoke of easter eggs and favorite moments and had discussions about everythi

Episode CCCLXXXVI: Emptying the Inbox

Oct 29th, 2020 1h 5m

Bryan and Holly gathered your email questions and tweets to answer them all. They talk about Rancho Obi-Wan, expectations for the second season of The Mandalorian, Darth Revan, and many other pressing Star Wars topics. If you haven’t already, j

Episode CCCLXXXV: All the News

Oct 25th, 2020 1h 3m

Bryan and Holly talk about all the most recent Star Wars news. From the upcoming Mandalorian rumors and VR updates from Batuu to the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special and every little thing in between. If you haven’t already, join our new Facebook

Episode CCCLXXXIV: Amy Ratcliffe Returns!

Oct 15th, 2020 1h 1m

Former host Amy Ratcliffe returns to the podcast to talk with Holly and Bryan about her new Star Wars book, The Jedi Mind. They discuss mindfulness and Star Wars and other things that strike their fancy. Also Qui-Gon. A lot of talk about Qui-Go

Episode CCCLXXXIII: Amanda Wirtz

Oct 9th, 2020 1h 6m

Holly is joined by Amanda Wirtz comedian and convention stage host, who many of our listeners have probably seen at Star Wars Celebration. If you haven’t already, join our new Facebook group and join in the discussions with us and other listene