Actor Wes Chatham and novelist/screenwriter Ty Franck, of the hit Amazon Prime series THE EXPANSE, speak to a collection of creatives and creators about the art, movies, books, and ideas that inspire them.
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This IS the podcast you are looking for! The Force is strong with Entertainment Weekly nerds Dalton Ross, Devan Coggan, and others as they geek out on all things Star Wars (the movies, the TV shows, the books, the toys) while humming bars to “Yub Nub” silently in their heads. Follow now, it’s not a trap! Theme Music by Brightarm Orchestra
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Ep. 178 - Furiosa + Prequels and Brett Simmons
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) is joined by our favorite Hawaiian Shirt Mustache motherfucker Brett Simmons! Ty decided to be COLD BLOODED to Wes while he is off having a wank and selected Furiosa are the deep dive this week. I hope everyone enjoys this episode as much as I did!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 177 - A Deep Dive into Noir Film: Dark City and M
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Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham (James S.A. Corey) have been hanging on their book tour and since Wes is MIA we decided to do an episode on Noir Films. The two movies the guys decided to discuss are the classic M from 1931 and the neo-noir film Dark City.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 176 - Chinatown Deep Dive + Best Jack Nicholson
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to do a classic movie from the 70s Chinatown. Disclaimer we know Roman Polanski has a troubled history, but this is a favorite movie of Wes' and also a one of the best neo-noir films ever made. Oh and there is this guy named Jack Nicholson in it too. He …
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Ep. 175 - Weird Science Deep Dive w/ Isaiah Mustafa
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are joined by Isaiah Mustafa who you might know from his Old Spice commercials and greek god physique to discuss a movie which has come up an endless amount of times on our podcast... WEIRD SCIENCE! In addition to Weird Science the guys rank the top Bill Paxton …
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) actually agreed with Producer Joe for once so we did an episode dedicated to awesome Bad Guys & their squads.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 173 - Immaculate & Rosemary's Baby Deep Dive Comparison | SPOILERS
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to have an insightful discussion about devil babies this week! So enjoy the guys talking about and comparing the classic Rosemary's Baby to the new Immaculate starring Sydney Sweeney. There will be a lot of spoilers so be warned.…
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Ep. 172 - Donald Sutherland Career Retrospective + Top 5
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) talk about the great actor Donald Sutherland who recently passed away.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 171 - Godzilla Minus One Deep Dive + Top Godzilla
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and special guest Brett Simmons as Wes was unavailable so we replaced him! The guys discuss Brett's amazing stache as well as their love of the amazing Godzilla Minus One. Then they debate what their top 5 Godzilla films are...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 170 - Dune Deep Dive + Scifi/Dystopian Wasteland Movies
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) Finally discuss the recent Dune movies as well as the book... the Lynch movie as well as the mini series!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 169 - The Shawshank Redemption Deep Dive + Best Clancy Brown
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the best films ever made as well as the short story/novella is was based upon. In addition to an amazing cast and filmmakers the guys wrap it up discussing the best works from Clancy Brown.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 168 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Deep Dive + Top Horror Villians
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the best 80s horror movies ever made. From the director to the amazing cast there isn't much the guys don't love about this movie except the studio notes / sequels which they also talk about.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 167 - Deliverance Deep Dive + Top Terrorizing Scenes
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss a movie that is a PSA for the south and the great state of Georgia. Yes the guys will be discussing Georgia tourism... butt stuff... hot step sisters... how pretty Ty's mouth is and this little movie you might have heard of Deliverance.…
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) gave into Producer Joe who kept bothering them to do this because he saw The Fall Guy Movie. Of course they had a great discussion about some banger tv shows form the 80s and I won...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 165 - Creepshow Deep Dive + Top Horror Anthology
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss the one of the iconic horror anthology movies of all time Creepshow as well as their other favorites in the genre.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 164 - Fear in Artistic Endeavors
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Daniel Abraham (the other half of James S.A. Corey) discuss the concept of Fear and how it relates to artistic endeavors... from acting to writing. James SA Corey Writes a Novel Project https://www.patreon.com/JamesSACoreyWritesaNovelBy Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 163 - Louis Gossett Jr Career Retrospective
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss the amazing career of an amazing actor Louis Gossett Jr. I wonder what they will talk about about... Enemy Mine or Officer and a Gentleman?By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 162 - Fallout Show Primer + Game History
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the top shows out currently on Amazon Prime Video based upon the massively successful video game Fallout. Ty as a superfan of the Fallout series from its origins and a massive gamer has some thoughts...…
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Ep. 161 - The Hitcher Deep Dive + Best Road Horror
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discussed this movie in a recent episode and we thought why not revisit this somewhat forgotten film. To say that this is a gem and misunderstood film would be putting it mildly...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 160 - Shogun Primer and Best Samurai Movies
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to discuss the recent Shogun mini-series on Hulu and also how mini-series / the original were major pop culture events as well as water cooler talk back in the 80s.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) love great movies, but they also wanted to share some of their favorite lesser known gems that might not be great... lets just call them the the good, the bad and the cheesy.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 158 - Aliens Deep Dive Review Part 2
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally discuss one of their favorite movies and one of the best sequels ever... the classic Aliens. In part two the guys kick back and enjoy the ride as Cameron puts the pedal to the metal...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally discuss one of their favorite movies and one of the best sequels ever... the classic Aliens. In part one the guys go deep into the lead up to the making of this film and all parties involved as well as dip their toe into the film.…
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Last show ever: The Death Star blew up our podcast!
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Some sad news as the Dagobah Dispatch is coming to an end… at least for now. But we will send it out with style as we bring back our former cohost Lauren Morgan and go through some of our favorite interviews and segments over the past two years. Plus: Did we make Samee cry? Yes. Yes, we did. Join Dalton and Devan for one last spin around the galaxy…
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of Ty's favorite horror films in the recent years. The guys talk about how they are strangely turned out by Mia Goth in her old woman makeup... EWWWBy Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Why is Obi-Wan giving Luke a beer? Plus: Star Wars LEGO & Dark Forces Remaster
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It’s a big week of Star Wars news — some good, some bad, some truly bizarre. We pay tribute the passing of the man who voiced one of our favorite Star Wars characters, Salacious B. Crumb, and point out another iconic voice role of his from another sci-fi franchise. Plus, we name our favorite Star Wars LEGO sets, review the new Dark Forces Remaster …
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Ep. 155 - Scarface Deep Dive Review
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the most wild movies of the 80s Scarface. From crazy accents to just about a crazy amount of people wearing fake makeup to play Cubans... and of course mountains of coke!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Bad Batch producers open up about season 3
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Welcome, Star Wars fans! We’re joined by Bad Batch head writer Jennifer Corbett and supervising director Brad Rau, as they tease the third and final season of the animated series. Plus, departing EW writer Clark Collis joins us to share his memories of the Star Wars franchise, as we quiz him on his galactic knowledge. Learn more about your ad choic…
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Ep. 154 - Carl Weathers Career Retrospective
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss the amazing career of a wonderful man and actor Carl Weathers. Wes shares stories of his personal interactions with Carl and the guys talk about what made Carl an undeniable star.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Dee Bradley Baker teases Bad Batch season 3
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Legendary voice actor Dee Bradley Baker joins us to preview the third and final season of The Bad Batch, which returns with an action-packed, three-episode premiere. Plus, we break down some major videogame news and pay tribute to a late Star Wars legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 153 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day Deep Dive Review
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finish the Terminator movies (yes there are only 2 that exist) and recap one of the best sequels ever made.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Does Emperor Palpatine have sex? Plus, Star Wars True or False: Phantom Menace Edition
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The Phantom Menace is returning to movie theaters 25 years after its initial release, so we play a special TPM edition of Star Wars True or False to celebrate. Plus, we react to the Emperor Palpatine sex news, and YES, there is indeed Emperor Palpatine sex news. All that and a visit to The Cheesecake Factory! Call our voice mail line at 657-799-156…
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Ep. 152 - The Terminator Deep Dive + Top James Cameron
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally do a deep dive on one of their favorite movies of all time... The Terminator. Also they talk a lot about Arnold's dong...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Marc Bernardin talks about writing the new Star Wars Mace Windu comic
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Mace Windu is back! Well… he’s still dead. Anakin and Palpatine saw to that. But the character has come back to life in a new prequel comic book series. And that comic books series is written by none other than former EW editor Marc Bernardin. Marc comes back on the pod to talk all about what it’s like writing for characters like Mace Windu and Yod…
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into one of their favorite movies and highlight some of the most amazing performances in recent history.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Wes Chatham from Ahsoka takes us behind the Captain Enoch mask
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We have a super fun one for you this week as we go behind the mask of Captain Enoch with the guy who plays him on Ahsoka, Wes Chatham. Wes talks about his history as a Star Wars fan, recalls a chance meeting with Thrawn creator Timothy Zahn, and explains why Enoch is a character to keep an eye on moving forward. It’s a freewheeling discussion with …
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Ep. 150 - Fargo Season 5 Deep Dive Recap
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into the latest season of Fargo (Season 5) since they have mentioned it so many times in the podcast recently. SPOILER WARNING!!!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Star Wars legend Billy Dee Williams deep dives on all things Lando
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This week on the Dagobah Dispatch, we are joined by the smoothest operator this side of the Outer Rim. Star Wars legend Billy Dee Williams stops by to chat all about playing Lando Calrissian in a galaxy far, far away. Williams — who has a new book called “What Have We Here?” coming out Feb. 13 — talks about having to deal with fans upset about Land…
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Ep. 149 - Way of the Gun Deep Dive Review
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into a lesser known gem that both Ty and Producer Joe are massive fans of... and that Wes just watched. Will Wes disappoint Ty again with being wrong... find out!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Natasha Liu Bordizzo talks Sabine Wren and Ahsoka season 1
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This week, we welcome Sabine Wren herself to the podcast, as Natasha Liu Bordizzo joins us to chat all about Ahsoka season 1. Plus, we look ahead to the Star Wars universe in 2024 and preview some of our most anticipated shows — including The Acolyte, Skeleton Crew, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 148 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Deep Dive Part 2
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finish off the 2 parter deep dive of one of their favorite movies... ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Eman Esfandi talks bringing Ezra Bridger to life
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Where’s Ezra? He’s right here on EW’s Dagobah Dispatch, as Ahsoka star Eman Esfandi joins us to talk about bringing everyone’s favorite rebel Jedi into live action. Plus, we break down some major Star Wars news about Ahsoka season 2 and The Mandalorian coming to the big screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Ep. 147 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Deep Dive Part 1
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) kick off the 2 parter deep dive of one of their favorite movies... ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Rosario Dawson looks back at season 1 of Ahsoka
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Who better to talk Ahsoka with than Ahsoka herself! Rosario Dawson makes her return to the Dagobah Dispatch to chat all about season 1 of the Star Wars series. What does the star have to say about everything that went down? Listen in and find out! Also, Dalton and Devan go into all the Star Wars stuff they consumed over the holidays. Plus… HOT TUBS…
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Ep 146 - Young Frankenstein Deep Dive Review
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are doing a deep dive into one of Ty's favorite movies and we discover Wes is 100% wrong about a movie finally.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 145 - Elf Christmas Special Bah Humbug Deep Dive
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are doing a deep dive on our Patron's favorite Christmas movie Elf. It isn't the guys favorite so they were a little Bah Humbug during this episode... but they are a man of the people so they did it!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Breaking down the Star Wars Holiday Special with A Disturbance in the Force director Jeremy Coon
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If it’s the holidays, then it’s time to chat about the Star Wars Holiday Special. And who better to chat about it with than one of the directors of the new SWHS documentary A Disturbance in the Force. Jeremy Coon joins us to separate fact from fiction from WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON when it comes to the weirdest corner of the Star Wars galaxy. Dalto…
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Ep. 144 - An American Werewolf in London w/ Christopher Buehlman
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) welcome back Christopher Buehlman to talk about his book "Those Across the River" and the classic An American Werewolf in London.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Hayden Christensen stops by to talk about playing Anakin again on Ahsoka
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The Dark Lord of the Sith has returned… to the Dagobah Dispatch! On this week’s show, we welcome none other than Anakin Skywalker himself, Hayden Christensen, who joins us to talk all about his work on Ahsoka, playing Anakin for the first time as a master, working on Star Wars without George Lucas, and what he wants to do next. It’s a wide-ranging …
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Ep. 143 - The T&TG Star Wars Connection/Story
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally are able to talk about Wes and his role on Ahsoka and their love/connection to Star Wars... oh and codpieces.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Its time! After talking so much about various Star Wars books, Dalton lays down his definitive list of the 10 best expanded universe novels ever… or, at least HIS personal picks for favorite titles (including both current canon and Legends entries). Looking for some things to ask for as gifts this holiday season? Then listen in for the perfect gift…
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