The Rambling Star Wars Fan: Recent Episodes
Ken Bishop
Each episode of this podcast can be considered a Thank You note to the Makers who brought Star Wars to life, an exploration of different aspects of the seemingly endless entertainment franchise that was started by George Lucas and/or a glimpse into the mind of a super fan who spends A LOT of time thinking and talking about that galaxy far, far away. There will be bits about politics and humor and movie stars and computer generated images and aliens and philosophies of wizard monks in space and a whole lot more. Heed Lando's advice and 'Buckle up!' because this is where the fun begins.
The newest live action Star Wars show on Disney+ is called The Acolyte and folks have LOTS of thoughts, opinions, theories, praise, vitriol, and questions about it. In this episode, I took a few steps into those wild waters by talking about some of my own thoughts and predictions about that show.
I also suggest that you go check out the Clashing Sabers podcast (https://clashingsabers.net/podcasts/). There is a strong team behind their content and they strive to use their podcasting powers for good by helping teachers and students across the country.
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As promised, Todd and I got together to start talking about Mandalorian history and some of the costumes associated with it - the Early Crusaders, the Crusaders, and the Neo-Crusaders. Along the way also took time to talk about a few of the things that we have added to our collections and our recent Star Wars activities. Oh yeah, and we also celebrated the fact that Todd is now an official member of the Mando Mercs Star Wars costuming club.
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It continues to amaze me how much Star Wars can inspire people to talk about Star Wars. In this episode I talk with Kristine, a fellow podcaster, about her fandom, her wish for future Star Wars content and her podcast called Mind the Force.
You can find the Mind The Force podcast all over, including by clicking on the following links:
https://mindtheforce.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mindtheforce/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-the-force/id1710986220
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This is the first episode of the Bounty Hunting Across the Galaxy with Todd and Ken podcast. Todd from the Table Ready Painting podcast and fellow Star Wars costumer has agreed to join me for this monthly show. In each episode we will spend time talking about Mandalorian lore, Star Wars offerings, behind-the-scenes stories, and our own adventures in our custom costumes.Every saga has a beginning and this is the beginning of ours...--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-bishop3/message
On Sunday, May 5th, Mike Hinton, Matt Mickelson, Sean Bradley and I joined forces to talk about the things that we have been inspired by the Makers of Star Wars to create. Matt talked about The Han Solo Chronicles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6HYpozkkF0 ) and Sean talked about his costumes including those that he made for the Galactic Empire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg5Id8ELTZw ).
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i think that Star Wars inspires its fans to do many things. In this episode, I talk about a few ways that Star Wars leads us to pay attention, to Think, and to Learn.
I also add another Podcast Suggestion to the list of shows that I think you should check out.
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The Rambling Star Wars Fan is joining forces with over 100 other podcasters on February 7th of 2024 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Podcast Day.
2024 is also the year of the 40th anniversary of The Caravan of Courage: An Ewoks Adventure. In this episode I will be sharing 25 of my favorite things from the first Star Wars spin-off movie.
SWPD2024
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The Rambling Star Wars Fan is joining forces with over 100 other podcasters on February 7th of 2024 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Podcast Day.
2024 is also the year of the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace. In this episode I will be sharing 25 of my favorite things from the first entry in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Spoiler warning: i am a fan of Jar Jar Binks and he is mentioned a few times in this episode.
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I love reading, collecting and Star Wars. Kristin Baver's book, Star Wars 100 Objects, exists in the wonderful nexeu where all 3 of those interests collide. In this episode I talk briefly about 10 items from her books that I truly enjoy.
I also introduce a new segment to the show called Podcast Suggestions, or PS for short. You can probably guess what it's about however I will let you listen to the show to find out which shows I mention in this episode.
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Yup, I said it. There are some things that I love about the Star Warts Holiday Special that was shown on tv in 1978. If you have a few minutes to spare, I think you should listen to this episode. You may find that there are a couple things that you love about it too.
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In this episode I will talk about some of the Star Wars gifts that we were given in 2024 (Ahoska, The Mandalorian, Star Wars Visions and much much more) plus some of the things to look forward to in 2024. I even mention the documentary about the making of the Star Wars holiday Special. Yes, I am serious about that.
This is a list of other shows that I mention during this episode:
The Inflatable Falcon: The Inflatable Falcon Live Shows!Hinton Star Wars Family
The Beskar Bucket: thebeskarbucket.com
The Pod Awakens: Anchor.fm/podawakens
Bantha Milk Podcast: banthamilkpodcast
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In the years between Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace, two wonderful movies were shown on television: The Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. Come along on the adventure of this episode where Ken interviews Jordan Wiegand from The Pod Awakens and they discuss those underappreciated shows from the 1980s.
As an added bonus, you should listen to Dororothee's song, Les Petits Ewoks, that was played during the end credits of The Ewok Adventure when the movie was played in French theaters. You can find the song here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euVpCyu245U ) on YouTube. You're welcome!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ken-bishop3/message
We know that Star Wars has inspired people to get jobs in the film industry, to build personal costumes and props and create podcasts. Well Star Wars cookbooks encourage people to make delicious offerings connected to that galaxy far, far away.
This episode mentions some examples of where food has shown up in Star Wars and at least 10 reasons why Star Wars cookbooks are so very cool.
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This episode will one part interview and another part roundtable discussion with Nedd and Rubin about Star Wars, building armor, and The Mandalorian on Disney+.
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There have been times in my life when I have heard people say that you shouldn't talk about politics and religion and you definitely shouldn't talk about them in Star Wars. Well, by this time you should know that I am a bit of a rebel and today I am going to bring a friend into the fun with us. In this episode, we will talk with my friend Clem about various political theories and how they show up in the Disney+ Star Wars show Andor. We think you will find it interesting to hear how the ideas of people like Ilan Diamant, Thomas Hobbes, Immanuel Kant, and John Locke connect to George Lucas's galaxy far, far away.
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According to legend, Jedi Talk was the first Star Wars podcast and it debutted on February 7, 1999. Daniel, the creator of Star Wars, Now This is Podcasting has helped to organize over 100 different Star Wars podcasts to release episodes of their show today. Yup, The Rambling Star Wars fan is joining in on the fun by discussing 40+ favorite things about Return of the Jedi. #StarWarsPodcastDay2023 #SWPD2023
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Some people say that Star Wars was better before the company was purchased by The Walt Disney Company in 2012. In my mind, the two companies have been connected long before then and I am going to share some examples of that in this episode.
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This is the Ken's first solo podcast episode. It will give you a brief look into a few of the ways he loves Star Wars and why he can talk about it and talk about it and talk about it...
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