Are We Forcing It?: Recent Episodes
Ann Sauder
Join Marianne and Annie as we make our way through the galaxy of Star Wars! Don't worry, we're basically nerdy amateurs 馃槄 We grew up with Star Wars but recently we really found a place in that world, and now we're revisiting everything with fresh eyes!
We're back from vacation and back at it with the Star Wars news we missed while we were gone and the middle 8 episodes of Rebels season 2.
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Happy Summer, everyone! Due to some craziness in our lives, we've taken an accidental vacation. We promise to get back to our Rebels rewatch soon! In the meantime, enjoy this bonus episode that we recorded in May after finishing Jedi: Survivor and the book: Jedi: Battlescars.
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Hello all! We're spreading out the next couple of episodes because of vacation. This week, we talk about casting rumors for Ahsoka and the death of Ray Stevenson, two stories from Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View and the first 8 episodes of Rebels Season 2!
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This week we continue our read of Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View with stories "The Baptist" and "Time of Death", as well as our rewatch of the second half of Rebels Season One!
SPOILERS for all of this content!
Also, Marianne was away from home and didn't have her usual sound setup, so parts may be a little more muffled.
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We're back from our season break and gearing up for a fun summer of Rebels rewatch, finishing up Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View, and a few bonus episodes. This week we're talking about the strong start that Rebels season one gave us, as well as initial thoughts on Jedi: Survivor, and two more stories from the book.
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This week we're discussing the Mandalorian Season 3 finale and "The Trigger" by Kieron Gillen and "Of MSE-6 and Men" by Glen Weldon.
Also, we're taking a week off next week and then we're getting into Rebels! Start rewatching season one now so you can discuss with us :)
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This week we react to the rest of the Star Wars Celebration news, discuss 3 stories from Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View (including one written by Lucasfilm Creative Executive, Pablo Hildago), and theorize over The Mandalorian penultimate episode of season 3!
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NOTE: Hello friends! We recorded this on Friday April 7, so we know some of the things we say are out of date, and a lot more news came out of celebration over the weekend. We'll discuss EVERYTHING next episode! Thanks for joining us :)
This week we break down the earliest news from Star Wars Celebration, including the Ahsoka trailer! We also read and react to "Incident Report" and "Change of Heart" from Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, and of course discuss the many cameos and dynamics in Chapter 22 of The Mandalorian.
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This week we tackled the double-feature finale for the Bad Batch Season 2 and gush over the Rebels cameo in Mando Chapter 21. Marianne rants about media illiteracy and Annie tries to convert Marianne to Avatar: The Last Airbender.
We skipped reading a story this week, but next week we'll be reading from A Certain POV again!
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This week Marianne updates us on meeting Dee Bradley Baker, Annie connects with Beth Revis on Twitter, we dive into the story "Fully Operational" from Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, Episode 14 of The Bad Batch Season 2, and last but not least, the Mandalorian, Chapter 20.
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This week we talk about Star Wars news, "Laina" from Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View by Wil Wheaton, S2 Episode 13 of the Bad Batch, and Mando S3, Episode 3. Marianne digs into some Instagram comments and Annie explains fiction structure and the questions that the audience should and shouldn't be asking.
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It's a full plate this week! This episode we dive into a little Star Wars news, "Born in the Storm" by Daniel Jose Older, Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 12, "The Outpost", and Mando Season 3 Episode 3!聽
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This week we have a lot to talk about! The launch of Mando Season 3, the Bad Batch Episode 11, and "Secrets of the Long Snoot" by Delilah S. Dawson from Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View.
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This week we cover Season 2 Episode 10, titled "Retrieval" and "Added Muscle" by Paul Dini and "You Owe Me A Ride" by Zoraida Cordova from Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View.
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This week we talk about an especially long short story in Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View, The Bad Batch Season 2 Episode 9 episode, and Marianne goes TikTok viral!聽
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This week we focused on the double-feature that The Bad Batch dropped this week, discussed a bit of Star Wars news, and gave a few more predictions.聽
Make sure to check out our friends over at the GeekSpeak Show!聽
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This week we talk about the Bad Batch episode, "Tribe", in which the Batch comes across Gungi, the Wookie Padawan! We also chat about the concept of episodes verses serial stories, and recap "Not for Nothing" by Mur Lafferty and "We Don't Serve Their Kind Here" by Chuck Wendig from Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View.
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This week we discussed The Bad Batch Season 2, Episode 5, as well as "Beru Whitesun Lars" by Meg Cabot and "The Luckless Rodian" by Renee Ahdieh from Star Wars: A Certain Point of View.Also, listen to the end for a completely-off-topic-but-fun story Annie tells from her college days.聽
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This week we break down two more stories from Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View, as well as discuss the latest episode of The Bad Batch!
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This week we discuss the stories "Reirin" by Sabaa Tahir and "The Red One" by Rae Carson from the book, Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View, as well as our thoughts and feelings on The Bad Batch, Season 2 episode 3: The Solitary Clone!聽
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We're kicking off the Bad Batch Season Two this week! We're also chatting about the short story, "Stories in the Sand" by Griffin McElroy from From A Certain Point of View.聽Make sure to catch our friends over on the GeekSpeak podcast, which is available now!聽
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Happy 聽New Year! This week we dove into the second half of the introduction of the Bad Batch, as well as began the short story collection, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View! You can also check out our friends Nik and Ambyr on their new podcast, GeekSpeak, available beginning January 6!聽
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Getting out a bit late this week because of some technical glitches in the editing bay, but we eventually made it!聽
This week we finished reading Bloodline by Claudia Gray and rewatched The Clone Wars: Season 7 episodes 1 and 2, which introduced our favorite boys, Clone Force 99!聽
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This week we dedicated our entire episode to Claudia Gray's Bloodline, Chapters 16-25! Join us as we try to figure out when/how Bail knew Anakin and Vader were the same Skyguy, why the Senate turned so quickly on Leia, and what has been up with Greer's past this whole time. Next week, the finale!聽
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This week we are focusing on Andor's season finale with special guest, Nik from GeekSpeak! We recorded this first thing in the morning the day after Thanksgiving, so be patient with our slow mental processing in the midst of our food comas! Remember to keep an eye out for the launch of the GeekSpeak podcast, set to release in January.聽
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This week we discuss Bloodline, Chapters 11-15, and Andor Episode 11!聽
In the episode Annie also mentions her Etsy shop. If you're interested in checking it out, it's ArtisAnnCreationsArt!聽
We didn't mention this, but Marianne also has a Star Wars-dedicated TikTok account, @mari_mawi!聽
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This week we dive into Bloodline chapters 6-10, recap some Star Wars news on Studio Gibli+ The Acolyte, and chat about the incredible Episode 10 of Andor, "One Way Out".聽
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Disclaimer: The first 2.5 minutes are a bit rough because Annie was connected to the wrong microphone on her computer, so be aware that the sound gets EXPONENTIALLY better about 2 minutes in. This week we talked about the latest casting for the Acolyte series, the first few chapters of Bloodline by Claudia Gray, and Andor Episode 9!聽
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This week, we finished reading The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis and gave our final thoughts on the book. We also recapped and discussed our thoughts on Andor Episode 8. PS: If you didn't listen to our bonus episode on Tales of the Jedi, it's live now!聽
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Surprise! We talked about adding another segment to our regular episodes to discuss each piece of Tales of the Jedi, but we decided that a bonus episode would be much more cohesive and efficient. We chat about our likes and dislikes, the controversy of keeping cannon sacred, and problematic choices that were made with the sixth episode.聽
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A LOT was going on this week! We talked about ten very eventful chapters in The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis, and also recapped and reacted to all the information we gained in Andor episode 7.聽
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This week we had A LOT to say! We read chapters 31-40 of The Princess and the Scoundrel and also recapped and reacted to Andor Episode 6!聽
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This week we read chapters 25-30 of Princess and the Scoundrel, and recap and discuss Andor episode 5.聽
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Hello, friends! This week we're talking about chapters 15-24 of Princess and the Scoundrel and also (what everyone's waiting for) Episode 4 of Star Wars: Andor!聽
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This week we dive into the premier episodes of Star Wars: Andor! We also talk about the opening chapters of Beth Revis's book, The Princess and the Scoundrel, and recap the Star Wars news of the week.聽
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This week we talk about our excitement for Andor, how Beth Revis is Annie's MFA professor, and compare opinions on two of the Star Wars novelizations.聽
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This week, Annie asks Marianne to tell listeners more about the High Republic book series.聽
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We finish up our Bad Batch Season One rewatch
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This week we recap the Bad Batch season 1 penultimate arcs before our last episode in the Bad Batch rewatch season.聽
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This week we chat about our thoughts on episodes 8, 9, and 10 of The Bad Batch season 1.聽
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This week we rewatch and break down 3 episodes from Season One of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
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This week Annie and Marianne recap the Bad Batch season 1, episodes 3 and 4.聽
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This week we begin a new series as we rewatch season one of The Bad Batch while we fill in the content gap before Andor premiers in August!聽
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This week Marianne and Annie talk about their favorite moments from the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale and the series overall.
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This week Annie and Marianne talk about their top 5 moments from Obi-Wan Kenobi Part V
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This week Annie and Marianne give their initial thoughts on Obi-Wan Kenobi, Part IV. 聽
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This week Annie and Marianne recap and react to Obi-Wan Kenobi: Part III in the second episode of our After-Show series.聽
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Annie and Marianne kick off the Kenobi After-Show series with a short recap of the two-episode premiere, along with their top 5 moments and early series predictions.聽
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This week we take a break from our Clone Wars Rewatch to recap our feelings on the recent conclusion of the Book of Boba Fett, including a tangent on music, the 3 different people that play the Mandalorian, and how classic Westerns are structured.聽
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This week we're giving our thoughts on the Boba Fett series, giving a fanfic update, and giving our general thoughts on 3 more episodes of season one of the Clone Wars!聽
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Marianne and Annie! This week we sat down and watched the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, which is definitely worth a watch at least once a year. Watch the special and then listen to our thoughts to decide whether or not you agree!聽
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On this long-overdue continuation of our Clone Wars Chronological Rewatch, we discuss episodes 1.01 and 3.04-3.06. 聽
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Today we talked about Clone Wars episodes 3.01 and 3.03, our next two in the chronological rewatch! Additionally, we also went on a tangent on clone aging and war strategies.聽
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This week we talked about the Clone Wars animated movie that kicked off the television show-- even though it's the third installment in the chronological line-up!聽
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This week we started our chronological rewatch of The Clone Wars animated series! In this episode, we're looking over our recent rewatch notes from Episodes 2.16 (Cat and Mouse) and 1.16 (The Hidden Enemy). Join us as we share our thoughts and opinions on these early episodes!聽
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In this week's episode, we're going through some Star Wars fanfiction (and pitching some ideas of our own!) and expressing our thoughts on them...mostly, yay or nay?聽
Also, don't mind our constant giggling or chatting during our breaks. There was so much to be said that we had to save some for ourselves in-between the segments! :) And disclaimer: if you write fanfiction, remember that nothing we say can change how you feel about your own work. We encourage creativity and healthy imagination!聽
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This week we recapped our general (first-impression) thoughts on Star Wars Rebels. Major disclaimer: We both had a long day and we recorded pretty late, so we call "Hux" by the name "Hex" several times during a comparison we made from Rebels to the Last Jedi. This just proves we aren't professionals! Hope you can find it in your heart to enjoy the episode anyway! :D聽
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This week we recapped the last year of our lives and then dove into our thoughts on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series!聽
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Hey, guys! It's Annie. We've decided to rebrand our podcast, so this is just a short explanation of what's going on and what you can expect. See you soon!聽
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What the heck are we doing the quarantine period? Listen while we catch up on what we've been doing to stay sane and ways you can help local businesses!
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This episode is by far the most "What the Heck?!" episode that we've done. Just listen to be entertained!
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What the heck is going on with our career paths? We reflect on our professional journeys together and conclude what the youth of today need to know before they go into or graduate college.
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What the heck was going on back in college? This week we're sharing some throwbacks to our days back at SWAU!
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Join us as we discuss Valentine's Day! We talk about the history, our thoughts, some pros and cons, and even have some Disney related discussion questions!
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We conclude our Star Wars series by talking about Rogue One, Solo, and everyone's reason for joining Disney Plus, The Mandalorian!
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As residents of the Kansas City Metro Area, Marianne and her sister Michelle are getting hyped for Superbowl Sunday.
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What the heck is going on with these Star Wars sequel movies? Join us as we discuss the conclusion of the Skywalker saga as we continue our Star Wars theme!
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Obviously the movies are AMAZING, but what sets them apart in cinema classics? Join us as we discuss the original Star Wars trilogy!
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We weren't quite done with our critique of the Star Wars Prequels. Hear our short epilogue and let us know what you think!
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What the heck was up with those Star Wars Prequels? Today we kicked off our Star Wars series by taking about the highly debated trilogy!
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Do you like the music from Star Wars? Jurassic Park? Jaws? Join us in this episode as we talk all about our love of this great film composer and why we think he's so great!
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What the heck happened in 2019? Join us as we talk about our year in review and even some brief thoughts about the decade! We can't wait to see what 2020 holds for us!
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What the heck is going on with Christmas? Join us as we discuss the historical origins of Christmas and try to figure out how Christianity should treat it.
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Join us this week as we discuss our Thanksgiving experiences, favorite dishes, and what we're thankful for!
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What the heck is going on with social media?! This week, we talk about our favorite social media platforms and how we use them, as well as if social media has a downside.
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In this week's episode, we share some of our worst post-college experiences and what we learned from them.
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Halloween JUST ended, and what just happened on social media? CHRISTMAS MEMES EVERYWHERE! We discuss popular times on decorating and celebrating Christmas and how our personal traditions compare. Join us to figure out what the heck is going on!
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In our first episode, we reflect on our 15-year-old selves and compare how our expectations measure up to our late 20s reality.
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