{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/88451242-0ca5-4f9c-92f5-a1a93e40ae6d/9cb5756d-3788-44f4-aa97-0391e3cb098a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 59 :: Episode IX Leaks and the Phantom Menace of Fake News","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620139444925edc53aec09e5/6201395386e62b0011d8c084.png?height=200","description":"Filming for <b>Star Wars: Episode IX</b> has begun and already the leaks are pouring in... but can they be trusted? Sure, there's some exciting and authentic on-set photos that have found their way onto the internet, but moreso there's more fan theories and uninformed conjecture posing as \"journalism\" than ever before. Here on <b>State of the Empire</b>, we celebrate \"looking for news in Alderaan places\", but our crackpot theories are always to be taken with a modicum of spice! Join us as we pick through an Ord Mantell-sized pile of garbage, dig up the sordid history of <b>Star Wars</b> fake news, and share what's really going on with JJ Abrams' forthcoming feature.<br /><br />We also discuss the possible focus of Jon Favreau's forthcoming streaming live action <b>Star Wars</b> TV series, the ties it may have to <b>The Clone Wars</b>, our first takes on seeing the animated series <b>Star Wars Resistance </b>in action, an Original Trilogy era romance that came to Cap in a dream, and a tome of bygone <b>Willow</b> fandom on the deep web.<br /><br />For links and more info, head to the main episode page:<br />http://consequenceofsound.net/2018/08/star-wars-episode-ix-leaks-and-the-phantom-menace-of-fake-news<br /><br />Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://megaphone.fm/adchoices\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>","author_name":"The Nerdy Show Network"}