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EGSM 34: Pew pew! (Star Wars)

Season 2, Ep. 34

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Alasdair, Helen, Katie, and Sasha got together to talk about the Star Wars universe! What are these films about, how big of a mess did the Jedi make of everything, and what is the Force, anyway?

Transcript:

PDF: https://bit.ly/37o4IVa

Word: https://bit.ly/38TSO5y

Content warnings:

  • Spoilers for the most recent Star Wars Trilogy (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker) 
  • Brief beep 
  • Discussions of: food, physical violence & death, childhood trauma (fictional), fundamentalism 
  • Mentions of: medical care, injury, fascism, guns, racism & homophobia 

Thank you to all our Patrons for your continued support. If you'd like to join them, visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill.

The ideas about nature and technology in Star Wars that Katie mentioned came from the podcast Metaphors Be With You, made by https://chipperish.com/

Directed and hosted by Helen Gould

Featuring Helen Gould, Alasdair Stuart, Katie Seaton & Sasha Sienna

Edited by Marisa Ewing & Cathy Rinella

Produced by Lowri Ann Davies

Executive Producer: Alexander J. Newall and April Sumner

Music by Sam Jones

Art by Anika Khan

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