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A podcast exploring why I think about adding booze to my coffee in the morning! Lets spike our coffee and talk about life, whether you prefer Bailey's or Kahlua its all the same once we get to the bottom of the glass. This podcast is very much a work in progress on a personal level and on a technical level!
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Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story ...
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Dr. William H. Bates, the holistic ophthalmologist who pioneered the field of natural vision improvement, published a monthly magazine called Better Eyesight Magazine from July 1919 to June 1930. Now, a century later, a group of natural vision educators and Bates Method teachers are creating the Better Eyesight Podcast, which is a monthly podcast that reads the entire Better Eyesight Magazine edition from exactly 100 years ago to the month, while also providing expert commentary on the mater ...
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AAWW Radio is the podcast of the Asian American Writers' Workshop, an NYC literary arts space at the intersection of migration, race, and social justice. Listen to AAWW Radio and you’ll hear selected audio from our current and past events, as well as occasional original episodes. We’ve hosted established writers like Claudia Rankine, Maxine Hong Kingston, Roxane Gay, Amitav Ghosh, Ocean Vuong, Solmaz Sharif, and Jenny Zhang. Our events are intimate and intellectual, quirky yet curated, and d ...
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This week Elora and Dave check out Star Wars Novel Narration! Last week Chelsea Zukowski from Space Wizards Book Club raved about Marc Thompson's narration performance. So this week, we listened to his narration of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and chat how the production value enhances the story, what moments brought more weight to the movie, w…
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Chelsea Zukowski (Space Wizards Book Club) shares what Star Wars means to her! Chelsea's Website @ChelsZukowski on Twitter @spacewizardsbookclub on Instagram Chelsea Zukowski is a journalist and historian who has been a reporter since college. She has covered everything from theme park openings and rocket launches to presidential campaigns. She’s a…
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In the sixty-fifth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Anna Bambridge read through the sixty-fifth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in November 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide…
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This week Elora and Dave search out the meanings of Star Wars Lost Stars by Claudio Gray! How does this certain point of view affect the Original Trilogy? How does the destruction of Alderaan affect the Imperials? What does it take to live up to Imperial loyalty and why? And how do people keep getting so many field promotions on the bridge of Darth…
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Matthew Egan (Peter Mayhew Foundation, Content on Call) joins us to chat what Star Wars means to him! We chat about meeting Peter Mayhew, the creation of the Peter Mayhew Foundation, Mara Jade, how our Prequel Trilogy action figure collections were supposed to put us through college and his Five with the Force! @TheWookieeRoars on Twitter @Content …
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Last week we talked to Cam Ray, YouTuber, comedian and satirist/parodist! We spoke a lot about the role comedy plays in Star Wars. So, This week we thought it’d be fun to dive into our favorite Star Wars parody, so we have our own personal top 3 Star Wars parodies as well as some honorable mentions. In the nearly 50 years of Star Wars being in exis…
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@camray on Twitter @camray on Instagram Cam on YouTube Cam's Website Cam's Facebook page Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), ever…
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In the sixty-fourth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld, Lizzie May, and Kevin Wooding read through the sixty-fourth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in October 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these three natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, a…
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It's our look back at the Star Wars TV shows of 2024! We give our thoughts on Bad Batch Season 3, Tales of the Empire, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, The Acolyte and a look forward to December's Skeleton Crew! We talk about how they did (or didn't) expand the universe, our favorite, most Star Wars-y moments and, of course, which action figures…
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From Hyperspace Heroes Podcast Brown Leader joins us to chat Star Wars! He shares discovering Empire Strikes Back, the power of movie magic, his surprising Star Wars collectible, why he never includes the original trilogy, The Mandalorian or The Clone Wars in his rankings, the power of fandom, going to Star Wars celebration, 3 elements that make St…
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John Jackson Miller (The Living Force, Batman: Resurrection) last week brought up how he gave a character a yellow lightsaber because the original Luke Skywalker Kenner action figure had a yellow lightsaber. Which made us wonder, was Rey's yellow lightsaber a tribute to the toy Luke? And then we wondered do lightsaber colors have any meaning? So we…
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Best-selling author John Jackson Miller joins us to share what Star Wars means to him! We chat about how Star Wars was everywhere, yet he couldn't see it, the Empire Strikes Back, the legacy of action figure legs, his favorite Jedi Masters on the council, Luke and Rey's yellow lightsabers, some of the behind the scenes stories on The Living Force, …
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Last week we spoke with Ryan a close friend of Chewie! So, this week, we wanted to do a deep dive into the World of Wookies! Where do they originate from? What is their history and culture? And, what do we maybe just not know about our favorite furry warriors? Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fan…
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In the sixty-third episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Esther Joy van der Werf and Nina Hutchings read through the sixty-third Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in September 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates. Exactly one hundred years later, these two natural vision teachers breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and als…
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Ryan is a writer and a customer service director. He’s worked all around Disney World, but may have landed in one of the most interesting places you can working for the mouse – at the original Star Wars’ Launch Bay! @TheCreature_78 on Twitter @dippydawg78 on Instagram Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U Star Wars may have the largest and most div…
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Last week we spoke with Catrina Dennis (producer, marketer), who hosts the What’s Glup podcast as well as Podro Pascal! She has also written for Star Wars.com and specifically on the fashion of the Star Wars universe. So this week, we're invading Padme' Amidala's closet! More specifically her closet from Attack of the Clones to find out what influe…
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Catrina Dennis (marketer, producer) joins us to chat what Star Wars means to them! We talk about how she discovered Star Wars at an unlikely event, being pulled from school to see Return of the Jedi, the joys of Star Wars Celebration, working on the docuseries LOOKING FOR LEIA, their love for Asijj Ventress, Ventress' return to The Bad Batch, not b…
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Last week we spoke with Robby Weidemann, who runs Star Wars Shot by Shot Twitter account. We had a great conversation about the cinematography of Star Wars so, for this week, we thought it would be fun to discuss our favorite cinematic moments from each of the Original Trilogy (A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi), the Prequel Trilo…
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In the sixty-second episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Charlotte Schuman read through the sixty-second Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in August 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates, the pioneer of natural vision improvement. Exactly 100 years later, these three natural vision educators breathe life back into…
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Robby Weidemann, (Star Wars Shot By Shot on Twitter/X) joins us to share what Star Wars means to him! We talk about his love for The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul, rooting for the Sith, how he sees canon in the Star Wars universe, Star Wars twitter / X, creating STAR WARS SHOT BY SHOT, Attack of the Clones, Solo A Star Wars Story, Return of the Jedi, …
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Before they had their own show, they were introduced on the Clone Wars! Last week, we had Brent Friedman (REBELS, CLONE WARS) on and he shared the process of writing the first story arc to feature the Bad Batch. So we decided to take a look at that seminal arc to see how the Bad Batch were introduced, what were their lasting characteristics and how…
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Brent Friedman (writer, REBELS, THE CLONE WARS) shares what Star Wars means to him! He shares why it took him months before seeing Star Wars A New Hope in theaters, Dark Forces and midnight snacks, the "fortune cookies" of The Clone Wars, the differences of writing rooms with George Lucas and with Disney, working on Rebels, the lore of Star Wars, w…
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"It's like poetry, they rhyme." - George Lucas This week Dave pitches his "The Last Jedi is The Empire Strikes Back in Reverse" theory! Or, "the mirror image of" or "on it's head" We haven't gotten that part down. But what we do have down is how George Lucas' epic quote applies to these Star Wars, middle-of-the-trilogy, movies! Just like The Force …
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Truman Deree (Truman the Gray Merchant, To My Chagrin: A Twilight Podcast) joins us to share what Star Wars means to him. We chat about travelling across 6 countries as a kid and how Star Wars was a way to make friends, navigating social media when not everyone agrees with you, the importance of the line, "There's always a bigger fish.", watching t…
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In the sixty-first episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Esther Joy van der Werf and Claudia Muehlenweg read through the sixty-first Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in July 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates, the pioneer of natural vision improvement. Exactly 100 years later, these three natural vision educators breathe life back…
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Meg Dowell (Host of Now This Is Lit) joins Dave & Elora to share what does Star Wars means to her! Of course we chat Star Wars books, being introduced to the Original Trilogy by her dad, seeing The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, how she got into Star Wars books, The Rebels crew, why Kenobi by John Jackson Miller might be…
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Patrick Cotnoir (George Lucas Talk Show) shares what Star Wars means to him! We chat about which Star Wars character he'd book for the George Lucas Talk Show, seeing The Phantom Menace for the first time, how the monsters and masks of the Cantina scene affected him, his favorite Star Wars' alien, making the transition from doing a live stage show t…
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John from TREK PROFILES PODCAST joins Dave & Elora to chat about the two big "Star" franchise - "Wars" and "Trek"! We're both podcasts looking to take the hate out of the debate, one fan at a time, but now we're together to talk about what we've learned about the fandom's we've each been interviewing, the franchise hot takes that gets fans into hot…
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In the sixtieth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld, June Milich, and Nalini Ramji read through the sixtieth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in June 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates, the pioneer of natural vision improvement. Exactly 100 years later, these three natural vision educators breathe life back into …
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Olivia DeFilippo (influencer/Cosplayer) chats with Dave & Elora about what does Star Wars mean to her! She shares how she got into Star Wars Cosplay with Hera (Rebels), Bo-Katan (Mandalorian) & Princes Leia (A New Hope), the importance of fan community, the impact of seeing The Force Awakens for the first time, the depth of character development in…
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In the sixtieth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld, June Milich, and Nalini Ramji read through the sixtieth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in June 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates, the pioneer of natural vision improvement. Exactly 100 years later, these three natural vision educators breathe life back into …
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Last week we spoke to Jordan from Wookieepedia about how he was first introduced to Star Wars, how he started working with Wookieepedia and what some of his favorite entries are. One of them was a very obscure reference to a book called MONSTERS AND ALIENS FROM GEORGE LUCAS!So this week, for the episode between episodes, we decided to explore Wooki…
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Jordan Wilson (Wookieepedia) shares what Star Wars means to him with Elora & Dave! We chat about his Five with the Force, how he was first introduced to the franchise, how the trailer for The Force Awakens impacted him, his social media work with Wookieepedia, how he approaches the Star Wars audience, engaging with the positive side of fandom, IG-8…
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Last week we spoke to the showrunner of Veep, David Mandel, who has an incredible Star Wars collection. From comic book original art, concept original art, screen used props, and not just the Burger King glasses but the original paintings of the posters that promoted the glasses. And not just the glasses but the art which the posters promoting the …
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David Mandel (Veep, Seinfeld) joins Elora & Dave to chat Star Wars and the galactic collection he's curated over the years! He shares his first time seeing Star Wars & why it was twice in a row, how he went from collecting loose Kenner action figures at San Diego Comic Con to collecting unopened figures, why Hammerhead seems to resonate with people…
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In the fifty-ninth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Esther Joy van der Werf, Irena Castle, and Amelia Jurado Fernández read through the fifty-ninth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in May 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates, the pioneer of natural vision improvement. Exactly 100 years later, these three natural vision educator…
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Dave & Elora pull on the Star Wars masks to discover how the actors bring the franchise’s most beloved characters to life! Inspired by our conversation with Charles Stuart Ross, creator of ONE MAN STAR WARS, we explore the physicality of portraying characters from that galaxy far, far away! Darth Vader, Chewbacca, C-3PO, Boba Fett, and so many more…
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Charles Stuart Ross, the creator behind ONE MAN STAR WARS joins us to share what does Star Wars mean to him. We chat about his first time seeing Star Wars in a double feature with Empire Strikes Back, playing Star Wars with his friends and the difference between being Han Solo and being Chewbacca, his experience of performing at Star Wars Celebrati…
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Last week we spoke to NY Times best-selling author Cavan Scott, who is one of the authors who developed and wrote Star Wars: The High Republic, the transmedia event that takes place about 200 years before the prequel trilogies. So naturally on this episode between episodes, we’re going to talk about Ewoks! Okay, you’d think we would dive into the h…
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Cavan Scott, NY Times best selling author (Star Wars The High Republic: The Rising Storm) joins us to share his Star Wars fandom journey. We talk about his first action figure, the Star Wars movie that hooked him, how he collected toys well after his parents wanted him to stop giving them as presents, being bullied for his love of the franchise, de…
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Imperial March just ended, but Dave & Elora are still talking Vader! This week we dive into Star Wars Episode III The Revenge of the Sith novelization by Matthew Stover! How does the novelization expand upon the story of the fall of Anakin and the rise of Lord Vader? Does the novelization reveal what was driving Anakin the whole time? And do we und…
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In the fifty-eighth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Esther Joy van der Werf, Nathan Oxenfeld, and Ruth Andreu read through the fifty-eighth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in April 1924 by Dr. William H. Bates, the pioneer of natural vision improvement. Exactly 100 years later, these three natural vision educators bre…
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