Best Rose Imperial Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 16 - Germany in the year 1000 (Part 2) - The Imperial Church System 34:41

3h ago34:41

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This is part 2 of our rundown of the economic and social situation in Germany around the year 1000. The third and highest social strata were the "Oratores", those who pray, the priests, monks and bishops. We look at how a village priest is educated, why monasteries became so rich (spoiler, it is not about piety alone, money is key) and the role of …

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Ep. 15 - Germany in the year 1000 (Part 1) - Climate, Agriculture, Economy and medieval hygiene 27:29

4d ago27:29

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In this episode we talk about the economy, society, infrastructure and art at the turn of the first millennium. We will look at changes in climate, agriculture, monetary system and warfare. We will take a look at towns and cities, take a deeper dive into Cologne and Magdeburg, muse about the trade in Eunuchs and medieval bathing habits. It is the 1…

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Wookiee Radio 344: Mission Debrief – A Day With The Acolyte 1:00:44

8d ago1:00:44

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The Smugglers Three have returned with another Wookiee Radio. This week we start with a discussion about the current reactions on the internet to the Acolyte. Then we get into episode 4 “Day” with our “Good, Bad & Nit-Picky”. We discuss the new character Bazil, who is the mystery Sith & the newest murder. We […]…

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Ep. 14 - Otto III The End of a Dream 35:02

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After part one of Otto III's "Restoration of the Empire of the Romans" had been a bloody affair, he now embarks on a strenuous display of religious devotion. That includes a trip to Gniezno, the grave of his friend and mentor Saint Adalbert, a trip that has huge consequences for the development of Poland as an independent nation. His excessive asce…

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Natalie Zervou on Dance in the Age of Austerity 25:22

12d ago25:22

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The relationship between dance and politics has long been a complex one. In moments of national and international crisis, artists are often at the center of resistance movements, and the embodied knowledges honed by dancers, choreographers, and performers can become key survival techniques for diverse communities. In episode 161 of Imagine Otherwis…

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Wookiee Radio 343: Mission Debriefs – The Acolyte Begins 1:06:03

14d ago1:06:03

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This week the Smugglers Three spend some time discussing collectibles and other news, and then dive into their debriefing of the first 3 episodes of The Acolyte.By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Ep. 13 - Otto III The Wonder of the World 31:53

19d ago31:53

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Otto III is one of the most controversial emperor in German medieval history. Was he just an uncontrollable teenager with dramatic mood swings? Or did he plan the Restoration of the Empire of the Romans as his propaganda stated? Was he cruel man who executed and mutilated his opponents or was he a deeply spiritual man torn between his piety and the…

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Ep. 12 - The Regency of Theophanu and Adelheid 33:00

26d ago33:00

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Having rescued the reign and possibly life of 4-year-old king Otto III his mother, the byzantine princess Theophanu and later his grandmother Adelheid continue Ottonian policies. This time gives birth to the election of the French dynasty that will rule until 1789 (1830), a length of reign only surpassed by the emperors of Japan. It also witnesses …

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Wookiee Radio 342: Don’t Mess With Beq

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The Smugglers Three are back and getting ready for The Acolyte to premier next week. This week we start by looking at a fan made, 4 hour video about all things Starcruiser. Ahmed Best remembers his favorite memory from The Phantom Menace and would love to do a “John Wick” style project with Kelleran Beq. […]…

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Ep. 11 - Woe the Land that is Governed by a Child - The abduction of Otto III 25:41

1M ago25:41

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When 4-year-old king Otto III is crowned king riders bang on the door of Aachen Cathedral with news that his father, Otto II had died 16 days earlier. Immediately the archenemy of the family, Henry the Quarrelsome is released from prison where he was held for treason and is made guardian of the child. Otto III's chance of survival is bleak and his …

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Wookiee Radio 341: The Phantom Lightsabers

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This week the Smugglers Three discuss the latest in gaming news, the 25th anniversary of Phantom Menace, Ben Burtt, lightsaber battles, and so much more!By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Amber Rose González, Felicia Montes, and Nadia Zepeda on Mujeres de Maiz 23:24

1M ago23:24

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In episode 160 of Imagine Otherwise, host Cathy Hannabach interviews Amber Rose González, Felicia Montes, and Nadia Zepeda—three legendary feminist artists, activists, and scholars from the genre-defying, transnational feminist of color collective Mujeres de Maiz. Amber, Felicia, and Nadia are also editors of a new book called Mujeres de Maiz en Mo…

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Ep. 10 - The Misfortunes One Can Endure - Otto II's fateful journey to Southern Italy 33:03

1M ago33:03

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Having suppressed the customary early reign rebellion, Otto II makes some poor appointments that result in war with France and estrangement from his mother. Once that has been patched up, he embarks on his major project, incorporating the south of Italy into the empire and thereby bottling up the popes..... The music for the show is Flute Sonata in…

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Laura Helton, "Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History" (Columbia UP, 2024) 55:31

1M ago55:31

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During the first half of the twentieth century, a group of collectors and creators dedicated themselves to documenting the history of African American life. At a time when dominant institutions cast doubt on the value or even the idea of Black history, these bibliophiles, scrapbookers, and librarians created an enduring set of African diasporic arc…

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Wookiee Radio 340: Mission Debriefs with Guest Host Brian Karasek 1:07:50

2M ago1:07:50

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Wookiee Radio has returned and we are joined this week by cosplayer & Star Wars influencer Brian Karasek. We start by looking at a couple of stories in the world of Star Wars news before discussing Tales of the Empire. We talk what we liked, what could have been better & what may come next.By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Rubina Raja, "Shaping Archaeological Archives: Dialogues Between Fieldwork, Museum Collections, and Private Archives" (Brepols, 2023) 38:54

2M ago38:54

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Archaeology as a discipline has undergone significant changes over the past decades, in particular concerning best practices for how to handle the vast quantities of data that the discipline generates. As Shaping Archaeological Archives: Dialogues between Fieldwork, Museum Collections, and Private Archives (Brepols, 2023) uncovers, much of this dat…

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Ep. 9 - A Matter of Habit - The new emperor Otto II has to face the usual rebellions 32:25

2M ago32:25

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When Otto II succeeds his father Otto the Great he inherits a strange construct of interwoven rights, relationships and privileges. He might rely on the church's resources to a degree but to succeed he needs military skill, charisma, proof of the grace of god and luck. With his father being the luckiest man in German history is there any of that el…

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Wookiee Radio 339: Mission Debriefs – Where Is Episode 16 Of Bad Batch 59:52

2M ago59:52

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This week the Smugglers Three discussed the next Celebration, collectibles, gaming and news about The Acolyte series before diving into their review of the series finale of The Bad Batch.By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Ep. 8 - An Imperial Bride - The empress Theophanu arrives 22:37

2M ago22:37

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Otto's final desire is to be recognised as a fellow emperor by the Basileus in Constantinople. When the Byzantines refuse him the purple-born princess Anna he wages war. The new emperor, John Tzimiskis comes up with a better solution and sends across the most glamorous figure of German medieval history - Theophanu Skleraina... The music for the sho…

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Ep. 7 - A New Caesar - Otto the Great is crowned emperor 31:05

2M ago31:05

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955-963 AD After the battle on the Lechfeld Otto has reached the zenith of his career. All he lacks is the formal recognition of his imperial position within the ancient realm of Charlemagne. For that he has to travel to the malaria-infested swamp that is 10th century Rome where a 23 year old promiscuous and duplicitous pope awaits him... The music…

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Ariella Aisha Azoulay, "Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism" (Verso, 2019) 52:17

2M ago52:17

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Ariella Aisha Azoulay argues that the institutions that make our world, from archives and museums to ideas of sovereignty and human rights to history itself, are all dependent on imperial modes of thinking. Imperialism has segmented populations into differentially governed groups, continually emphasized the possibility of progress while trying to d…

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Sarah A. Bendall, "Shaping Femininity: Foundation Garments, the Body and Women in Early Modern England" (Bloomsbury, 2021) 51:31

2M ago51:31

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In sixteenth and seventeenth-century England, the female silhouette underwent a dramatic change. This very structured form, created using garments called bodies and farthingales, existed in various extremes in Western Europe and beyond, in the form of stays, corsets, hoop petticoats and crinolines, right up until the twentieth century. With a nuanc…

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Ep. 6 - A Conversation with Swords - The Battle on the Lechfeld 30:07

2M ago30:07

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The devastation of the civil war lures in the largest Hungarian army anyone had ever seen anywhere. Enticed by the disinherited sons of former Bavarian dukes, the mighty host makes for Augsburg, a city whose walls are as weak as their defender is steadfast. This time they are here to conquer not just to plunder. Otto has to run hell for leather sou…

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Wookiee Radio 338: Mission Debriefs: The Inquisitors Batch 55:29

2M ago55:29

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The Smugglers Three have returned with another exciting episode of Wookiee Radio. First we have a voicemail from a listener. Then Marvel has announced an Inquisitors comic series coming later this summer. Hasbro has announced new figures for the black series coming to target. We also look at all of the items coming out for […]…

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Natalia Grincheva and Elizabeth Stainforth, "Geopolitics of Digital Heritage" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 56:30

2M ago56:30

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How are digital platforms transforming heritage? In Geopolitics of Digital Heritage (Cambridge UP, 2023), Dr Natalia Grincheva, Program Leader of the BA (Hons) Arts Management at the University of the Arts Singapore and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and Dr Elizabeth Stainforth, a lecturer in the School of Fine Art,…

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Danielle Taschereau Mamers, "Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentation, Administration, and the Interventions of Indigenous Art" (Fordham UP, 2023) 48:29

2M ago48:29

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How do bureaucratic documents create and reproduce a state’s capacity to see? What kinds of worlds do documents help create? Further, how might such documentary practices and settler colonial ways of seeing be refused? Settler Colonial Ways of Seeing: Documentation, Administration, and the Interventions of Indigenous Art (Fordham University Press, …

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Ep. 5 - The Father, the Son and the Uncle - Otto I has to deal with his rebellious son 28:49

3M ago28:49

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Adelheid, the queen of Italy's rescue creates tension not only in the family of king Otto but across the realm. Younger members of the powerful families feel cheated out of the gains of the Italian campaign and worry about their prospects. And Otto makes again one of these mistakes he is so adept at, resulting in much bloodshed and pain... The musi…

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Rose Miron, "Indigenous Archival Activism: Mohican Interventions in Public History and Memory" (U Minnesota Press, 2024) 44:18

3M ago44:18

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The past several decades have seen a massive shift in debates over who owns and has the right to tell Native American history and stories. For centuries, non-Native actors have collected, stolen, sequestered, and gained value from Native stories and documents, human remains, and sacred objects. However, thanks to the work of Native activists, Nativ…

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Wookiee Radio 337: Mission Debrief – Juggernaut 58:10

3M ago58:10

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This week the Smugglers Three discuss the latest news from the galaxy far, far away and then dive into their review of the latest episode of The Bad Batch, “Juggernaut”.By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Ep. 4 - A Foe Wherever You Go - King Otto I settles into being a medieval ruler 23:34

3M ago23:34

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After the civil war with his brother Henry Otto gets to reorganise the kingdom and focuses on foreign policy. There is conflict on all borders, with the Slavs, the Bohemians, the Hungarians, and the French. Great opportunities for the fine sports of pointless sieges, burning of crops as well massacring peasants. But what do you say to a magnate who…

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Grazia Ingravalle, "Archival Film Curatorship: Early and Silent Cinema from Analog to Digital" (Amsterdam UP, 2024) 1:10:39

3M ago1:10:39

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Archival Film Curatorship: Early and Silent Cinema from Analog to Digital (Amsterdam UP, 2023) is the first book-length study that investigates film archives at the intersection of institutional histories, early and silent film historiography, and archival curatorship. It examines three institutions at the forefront of experimentation with film exh…

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Wookiee Radio 336: Mission Debrief – Young Jedi FCBD 1:03:06

3M ago1:03:06

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The Smugglers Three are back with another fantastic episode of Wookiee Radio. This week we look at episodes 10 & 11 of The Bad Batch. We give our “good, bad & nit picky” & the “M Count Rating.” But first we find out what treats are coming to Disneyland for Season of the Force. Hasbro […]By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Ep. 3 - A Series of Fortunate Events - Otto I's kingdom is rescued by Konrad Kurzbold 20:28

3M ago20:28

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His brother and his biggest vassals are rebelling, the kingdom remains under threat from Hungarians and Slavs - and now the king of France comes in on the side of the opposition. Only a series of very fortunate events can rescue king Otto, or a man of short stature, fierce temper, extraordinary bravery and a dislike of apples and women? The music f…

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Erin McElroy on Silicon Valley Imperialism 26:14

3M ago26:14

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How has the Silicon Valley form of technocapitalism shaped geographies around the world? In episode 159 of Imagine Otherwise, host Cathy Hannabach interviews Ideas on Fire author, University of Washington geography professor, and housing justice activist Erin McElroy about the global reach of technocapitalism. Erin is the author of the new Duke Uni…

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Wookiee Radio 335: Mission Debrief – The Imperial March 53:15

3M ago53:15

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This week the Smugglers Three start off the podcast with a look at the collectibles coming out for the last week of “Imperial March”, and then dive into the the debrief of the latest episode of The Bad Batch.By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Ep. 2 - A Dog's Breakfast - Otto the not yet great makes some bad mistakes 25:47

3M ago25:47

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Henry the Fowler ended the tradition of splitting the kingdom amongst the male heirs. So far, so wise. But, and there is always a but, what he did not work out was what to do with the spares. And there were quite a few spares about, three in total. How will Henry's designated heir, Otto I manage? The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat maj…

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Wookiee Radio 334: Mission Debriefs -The Acolyte Batch 58:14

3M ago58:14

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The Smugglers Three are back. This week, we finally have a trailer and release date for “The Acolyte”. But before we explore the next chapter in the Star Wars galaxy we look at this week’s reveals for Imperial March and look at episode 8 of the “Bad Batch”By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Ep.1 A New Beginning - King Henry the Fowler rebuilds East Francia 33:04

4M ago33:04

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The year is 919 AD and things are not going well. The mighty empire of Charlemagne has splintered into a multitude of puny kingdoms. Its feeble rulers are being pushed around by their formidable barons. The frontiers are breached. In the north the Vikings and Danes are ransacking towns and villages along the coasts and even deep inland. In the east…

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Heather Akou, "On the Job: A History of American Work Uniforms" (Bloomsbury, 2024) 1:01:17

4M ago1:01:17

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Through a variety of archival documents, artefacts, illustrations, and references to primary and secondary literature, On the Job: A History of American Work Uniforms (Bloomsbury, 2024) by Dr. Heather Akou explores the changing styles, business practices, and lived experiences of the people who make, sell, and wear service-industry uniforms in the …

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Wookiee Radio 333: Mission Debriefs – Trio Of Bad Batch 1:08:11

4M ago1:08:11

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This week the Smugglers Three start the show by covering the latest news in action figures and other collectibles before diving headlong into the latest three episodes of The Bad Batch. Episodes covered in this episode include: Episode 5 “The Return” Episode 6 “Infiltration” Episode 7 “Extraction”By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Wookiee Radio 332: Bad Batch Debrief – In the Crosshairs 58:38

4M ago58:38

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The Smugglers Three have returned and so has the Bad Batch. We look at the first four episodes of Bad Batch and give our “good, bad & nit-picky” and our ratings. but first we look at some new Black Series figures coming soon.By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Mpho Ngoepe and Sindiso Bhebhe, "Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts: Recalling the Pasts" (Routledge, 2024) 46:25

4M ago46:25

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Mpho Ngoepe and Sindiso Bhebhe's Indigenous Archives in Postcolonial Contexts: Recalling the Pasts (Routledge, 2024) revisits the definition of a record and extends it to include memory, murals, rock art paintings and other objects. Drawing on five years of research and examples from Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa, Mpho Ngoepe and Sindiso Bheb…

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Wookiee Radio 331: Windu’s Clones Of Palpatine 1:01:20

5M ago1:01:20

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This week the Smuggler’s Three discuss collectibles, thoughts on Palpatine’s clones, news on the Acolyte and season two of Andor, the possible return of Mace Windu, and the anniversary of The Phantom Menace.By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Pablo Alonso González, "Cuban Cultural Heritage: A Rebel Past for a Revolutionary Nation" (UP of Florida, 2018) 51:05

5M ago51:05

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Cuban Cultural Heritage: A Rebel Past for a Revolutionary Nation (UP of Florida, 2018) explores the role that cultural heritage and museums played in the construction of a national identity in postcolonial Cuba. Starting with independence from Spain in 1898 and moving through Cuban-American rapprochement in 2014, Pablo Alonso González illustrates h…

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Wookiee Radio 330: The E-Wing Is Here 1:01:20

5M ago1:01:20

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The Smugglers Three are back for more Wookiee Radio. This week’s tangent filled episode starts in the world of collectables with Hasbro announcing that preorders are up for the new vintage series E-Wing fighter. Then we see that the Mandalorian will be invading Rocket League and we look at some of the gift ideas that are […]…

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Wookiee Radio 329: Star Wars Podcast Day 2024 1:00:09

5M ago1:00:09

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This week the Smugglers Three have some fun discussing comic news, new 25th-anniversary LEGO sets, collectibles, and some interesting tales from that scoundrel Lando Calrissian. “Hello, what do we have here?” A great episode, that’s what!By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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Wookiee Radio 328: The Bad Batch Preview Breakdown 56:55

5M ago56:55

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The Smugglers Three have returned and we have had our first look at Bad Batch Season 3. We discuss the release order, some of the episode titles & what they could mean. And we break down what we saw in the awesome trailer. Hasbro released a new slate of figures that are up for preorder and […]By Wookiee Radio A Star Wars Podcast

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