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How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars Podcast
This is not really a Star Wars podcast. On each episode of this important and definitive review podcast, Josiah and Mike examine a movie, a book, or literally anything else, and give it a rating--not of how good it is...but of how STAR WARS it is. Tune in every Wednesday and May the Fourth be with you.
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- How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars Podcast
Ep 341: A Two Patreon Episode Special!
We're doing something a little different this week, and giving y'all a peek behind the paywall at two of our favorite recent Patreon episodes. Please enjoy "Ep…
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Ep 340: Spirited Away (2001)
I don't know why it's so crazy to me that this movie came out the same year as Shrek but it is so crazy to me. ANYWAY, it's the end of the month, and we've…
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Ep 339: The Desert, or Arid Grasslands
Sorry for the long run of late uploads y'all! Thanks for your patience though, because this one is another great episode and a string of really great episodes…
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Ep 338: The Woods
It's week two of Place Month and we're talking about the woods! Mike has some good stories about the woods! We also go on so many tangents that it's hard to…
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Ep 337: The Arcade
Welcome to Place Month! Each week we'll be covering an individual, unique place. Or like, a category of place. It's confusing. Places are confusing! They are…
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Ep 336: Princess Mononoke (1997)
It's the end of InJulyna Junes. So it's time for the next Miyazaki movie of course! That makes sense, right?? Right??? You can contact the show at…
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Ep 335: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning with Michael DeLaney and Ethan Krupp
We've gathered a veritable podkova of podcast guests this week to discuss the "final" entry in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Past and no doubt future…
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Ep 334: Snacks
We needed a break from watching a movie every freaking week! What are we, normal regular people?? So it's time for a snack break babyyy. Enjoy! You can contact…
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Ep 333: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) with Steven Shinder
Sorry this episode went up so late HSWIIties! We're continuing Julyna Junes this week with the final(??) entry in the Indiana Jones franchise, Dial of Destiny…
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Ep 332: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
You didn't think we'd let y'all get away with not finishing the Indiana Jones franchise?? Of course not! Indiana Junes is bleeding over into InJulyna Junes!…
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Ep 331: Porco Rosso (1992) with Nate Hall
Listen, we knooooow it's Indiana Junes but we made a COMMITMENT to Miyazaki, so here's our coverage of his next film, Porco Rosso! And we are very excited to…
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Ep 330: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) with Angela Rak
To finish off the original trilogy of Indiana Junes, Angela Rak joins us! She's a friend of the show and a real life friend that we see ONLY once a year, no…
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Ep 329: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
It's week two of Indiana Junes and we're barreling right along with the first sequel (technically a prequel, but who's counting), the infamous Indiana Jones…
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Ep 328: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Welcome, dear listeners, to Indiana JUNES! We somehow have been doing this podcast for over 6 years and haven't touched a single Indiana Jones movie, even…
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Ep 327: Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
MAY-dy Gaga month is coming to a close, but we are closing it out by turning it into MAY-izaki month! Kiki's Delivery Service is up next on the docket, and boy…
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Ep 326: MAYhem (Mayhem by Lady Gaga)
We're rounding out MAY-dy Gaga with the most recent studio album from the Mother Monster herself, MAYhem (Mayhem). It's been great exploring her discography…
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Ep 325: ChroMAYtica (Chromatica by Lady Gaga)
The month of MAY-dy Gaga continues! This week, we're covering a more recent album, Chromatica aka ChroMAYtica. This one kinda got short shrift thanks to the…
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Ep 324: Born This MAY (Born This Way by Lady Gaga)
Uh oh! Mike had another idea for a themed month based on a pun! In honor of Lady Gaga's recent album drop, Mayhem, we decided to christen this month MAY-dy…
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Ep 323: My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
We're covering the next installment in Hiyao Miyazki's filmography, My Neighbor Totoro! Sorry for the late upload y'all, technically this was supposed to be…
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Ep 322: Mondays *toilet flushing sound*
Ironically, we recently moved our upload day to Wednesdays just in time for an episode about Mondays. Well, it's kind of about Mondays. It's a lot about…
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Ep 321: Across the Universe (2007)
Our recent Abbey Road episode inspired us to revisit this 2007 gem that everyone who was in high school back then absolutely LOVED and probably remembers with…
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Ep 320: Mickey 17 (2025)
Listen. This is one of those episodes where the title is misleading. Is it about the new Bong Joon Ho movie Mickey 17? Kind of. Is it more about workshopping a…
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Ep 319: Castle in the Sky (1986)
Ironically this episode is going up 2 days late when it is already April, BUT TECHNICALLY, it was recorded and supposed to be released in the month of M-arch…
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Ep 318: Abbey Road by The Beatles
We're rounding out the end of M-arch, where the M stands for music, with one more album! And it's a doozey! Abbey Road by The Beatles. Heard of it?? We break…
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Ep 317: Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
The month of M-arch continues! And we wouldn't be good 30-something millennial white boys if we didn't pay tribute to perhaps the most 30-something millennial…
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Ep 316: Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter
It's still M-arch, and we still have m-ore m-usic for you! This week, we're covering the Grammy award winning album from Sabrina Carpenter, Short n' Sweet…
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Ep 315: Pressure Machine by The Killers
Welcome to M-arch, where the M stands for Music! ! There's not a good way to show in regular font the way we said it in the show, so that will have to do. For…
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Ep 314: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
It's the end of the month, so it's time for a Miyazaki film! This week, it's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the second movie to be written and directed by…
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Ep 313: Sleep Deprivation, or How to Potty Train Your Puppy
Mike got a puppy! He's sleepy! This episode is all about that! And it's a whole lot of fun. Enjoy! You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and find…
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Ep 312: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew with Peter Corey
We're covering something ACTUALLY Star Wars for the first time in over a year because, hey, Skeleton Crew was pretty fun, okay? Let's just have some fun for…
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Ep 311: Awards
It's time for a concept! Awards! It's their season right now, and surprisingly we had a lot to say about them. We also play a great EGOT trivia game. Enjoy!…
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Ep 310: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
It's the end of the month, and you know what that means! It's time for the first entry in our year-long exploration of the films that Miyazaki has directed…
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Ep 309: Imploding the Mirage by The Killers
We are first and foremost a Killers review show, so please enjoy this installment of us popcorning our way through their discography. And this episode is MUCH…
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Ep 308: The Substance (2024)
For our first REAL topic of the year, we're doing a movie from last year! In traditional HSWII fashion, we're late to the game, but boy, what a flick! Also, we…
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Ep 307: A Recommitment Ceremony
Happy New Year! It's time to get down to brass tacks. Our core competencies. To go back to the beginning. We're RECOMMITTING to the PREMISE of the PODCAST…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 306: The Fast and Furious Franchise as a Whole: a Retrospective
It's the end of the month and the end of the YEAR, and we're closing off 2024 the way we began it: by talking about the Fast and Furious franchise. We figured…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 305: Science (the School Subject)
We're rounding out School Subject month with the bad boy(?) of the bunch, science! This episode is a real hoot and a half. And we also play a science…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 304: Social Studies (the School Subject)
What will be the most Star Wars school subject?? This week we're talking social studies, the most awfully and nebulously named school subject of the big four…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 303: English (the School Subject)
School subject month continues! This week it's English! Who knows what the weeks to come will hold! (It's Social Studies and Science.) We also play Only…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 302: Math (the School Subject) and Calculus Parody Songs
Thanks to our listener Justin for the suggestion for the topic/topics for this week's episode! Sorry it took us MONTHS to get around to it! This week we're…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 301: Fast X (2023)
We're almost to the end of the year, and it's time for the final Fast and Furious movie of the year! It's Fast X this week, and it's a bonus sized episode! And…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 300: 300th Episode Celebration!
We made it to 300 episodes! We've been doing the show for over 5 years and boy oh boy what a milestone! So to celebrate, we did something insane! Look down at…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 299: The Simple Machines
It's time for a concept! Yeah, y'all have had it too easy for too long with all these easily graspable topics! Let's get into something more abstract! The…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 298: Day & Age by The Killers
Welcome back to the only Star Wars podcast that's actually a Killers review show! And this week we're covering Day & Age, the third album by The Killers. We…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 297: F9 or F9: The Fast Saga or Fast & Furious 9 (2021)
Do you see that?? There in the distance?? Something glowing??? I think it's...I think there's...I think there's light at the end of the tunnel! The year is…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 296: Maxxxine (2024)
We're rounding out Ti West's X trilogy with the third and most recent film, Maxxxine. How does it compare to the rest of the franchise? More importantly, how…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 295: Pearl (2022)
This week we're covering the second film and prequel in the Ti West X trilogy! Yeah, that's right, spooky season is going ALL. MONTH. LONG. Get scared! And…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 294: X (2022)
Boo! Did we scare you?? Good! It's spooky season, which means it's time to cover some scaaaaary movies here on the podcast. We're covering the X trilogy by Ti…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 293: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Well it's the end of the month and it's time to cover the STUPIDEST Fast and Furious movie that has the FULL STUPID title of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs &…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 292: Battle Born by The Killers
We're zigging where you thought we might zag this week and continuing SeptemBourne by covering The Killers (maybe worst?) album Battleborn. It's also our…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 291: The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
We're rounding the corner towards the end of SeptemBourne with The Bourne Ultimatum this week, which might be the best of the bunch! We also dip into the HSWII…
How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 290: The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
SeptemBourne continues with our coverage of 2004's The Bourne Supremacy! Can this sequel hold up to the thrill ride of the original? Turns out, yeah! We also…
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Ep 289: The Bourne Identity (2002)
It's finally our favorite time of the year: SeptemBourne. So of course we HAVE to cover some of Mike's favorite movies, the original Bourne trilogy! We're…
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Ep 288: The Fate of the Furious (2017)
It's the end of the month, so it's time for another Fast and Furious movie! This time, it's entry #8 in the franchise, The Fate of the Furious. This movie is…
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Ep 287: Twisters (2024)
That's right, we covered Twister last week and we're covering Twisters this week. We really liked this movie and we had a great time talking about it. And we…
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Ep 286: Twister (1996)
We're giving in to Twister-mania this week by covering the original Twister movie from 1996! And don't worry, Twisters is coming up next week. We also play one…
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Ep 285: "Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan with David Reddyk
The original audio issue has been fixed! So sorry for the VERY late upload! Things have been a little crazy over at HSWII Inc. But we've got friend of the show…
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Ep 284: Furious 7 (2015)
It's the end of the month, so it's time for another FF movie. No, not Fantastic Four! Fast and the Furious of course! It's a great ep covering what might be…
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Ep 283: Mission: Impossible-Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023) with Ethan Krupp
We've got Mission: Impossible and baseball expert Ethan Krupp on the show this week to discuss the latest Mission: Impossible film that we somehow neglected to…
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Ep 282: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
We covered Fury Road last week, and we're covering Furiosa this week. In a strange twist of fate, Josiah and Mike actually...disagree?? You'll have to listen…