Happy New Year, fellow nerds! This month we’re talking about planets in canon that you may not have heard of. We walk through fun biospheres, native species and their evolutions, and niche worldbuilding decisions.

Read more about the creature that Fae describes as looking “like a Pokémon mixed with The Thing” from Kashyyyk here: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Terentatek/Legends

If you liked this episode and are interested in this kind of worldbuilding, check out the podcast Exolore with astrophysicist and folklorist Dr. Moiya McTier! https://www.moiyamctier.com/exolore

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If you haven’t seen the Star Wars Holiday Special or don’t even know what that is, no one would blame you and most would probably call you lucky. The Star Wars Holiday Special is an iconic piece of Star Wars history, though (and technically it’s canon!), so we decided to take a look at it and discuss some of its highs and lows in time for the holiday season! Happy Life Day everybody!

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We’re trying something a little new for Fae’s birthday this month! Listen as we read through Christopher Golden’s Choose Your Star Wars Adventure novelization of A New Hope. Do we manage to defeat Darth Vader? Do we save Obi-Wan? Do we die in the trash compactor? Do we somehow manage to do all three? Let’s find out!

The inspiration episode by NaddPod: https://naddpod.com/episodes/episode/80s-dd-adventure-book-raid-on-nightmare-castle

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Help me Obi Juan Kenobi, you’re my only ho! In honor of Carrie Fisher’s birth month, we are dedicating this episode to diving into the one and only Princess Leia Organa. She’s a feminist icon who broke boundaries and withstands the test of time, though she can often be misunderstood. Join us on our discussion of everything Leia, from her relationships to her costumes!

Deleted Kiss Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKCrknKjCZ0

Concept art with Lando in Leia’s Bespin Outfit: https://kanansdume.tumblr.com/post/702945886657036288/monjustmon-gffa-novahawk9-gffa-the

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Welcome to the second episode in our Fixing the Sequels series! This time we’re focusing on that controversy of all controversies, Jake Skywalker. Some people liked him, others felt like he was an insult to everything Star Wars had ever stood for before this, but we had some ideas on what we would’ve liked to have seen happen for the character in the Sequels.

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Welcome to part two of our villains discussion! This time, we’re discussing some of our most and least favorite villains and antagonists that have exactly nothing at all to do with Anakin Skywalker, for better or worse.

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Star Wars has had a large queer fandom nearly from its inception, but has its on-screen queer representation followed suit? From KOTOR to Andor to Luke’s Chanel boots, we look at all of the ways Star Wars and its fans have interacted with queerness over the years, both good and bad.

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