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Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast is the home of the Parsec Award winning show that ponders the deep meanings and intricate workings of the Saga. It's nothing but pure Star Wars goodness each week!
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Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars Marketing: 1976 v 2026
Star Wars Marketing: 1976 v 2026. John is joined by a special guest this week to compare notes on how marketing was handled in 1976 in the lead up to the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars Halloween
Star Wars Halloween. John & Matt discuss what Halloween in the Star Wars Galaxy Far, Far Away must look like for kids & parents across cultures and species!…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastAndroids in Star Wars
Androids in Star Wars. John & Matt discuss why no androids exist in Star Wars (that we know of) outside of the famous character, Guri, from 1996’s Shadows of…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars in the Future
Star Wars in the Future. Matt & John field some fan mail, and then discuss where they see the best opportunities for Star Wars to continue to grow and innovate…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastFor the Love of Star Wars
For the Love of Star Wars. Matt & John share a special discussion about their love of Star Wars, how it keeps the show going after all these years, and what…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastDarth Vader: A Star Wars Story
Darth Vader: A Star Wars Story. Does the world want a standalone Darth Vader Star Wars Movie? John and Matt debate their hottest takes on whether the OG Dark…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Music of Mandalorian and Grogu
The Music of Mandalorian and Grogu. Matt and John spin up Ludwig Goransson’s score for Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu, the first new Star Wars film…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastBook Club: Darksaber
Book Club: Darksaber. John and Matt have re-read the 1995 Star Wars Expanded Universe (Now “Legends”) novel “Darksaber,” and have a fresh review on the work…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars: The Ninth Jedi
Star Wars: The Ninth Jedi. Matt and John have their full review of The Ninth Jedi, the first full-length Star Wars: Visions series. Was this bold new take on…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars Publishing Problems
Star Wars Publishing Problems. Inspired by a recent book to a new Barnes & Noble, John asks Matt if his perception lines up with reality. Looking at the Star…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Crime of Star Wars
The Crime of Star Wars. John and Matt discuss whether Star Wars fans, both casual and devoted, want villains beyond the Empire. Are we ready to explore the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe World Cup of Star Wars
The World Cup of Star Wars. John and Matt discuss whether there was a dominant sport in the Star Wars galaxy and, if so, what would it look like? They discuss…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastDarth Vader Runs for Office
Spurred on by a Wordpress blog prompt of the day, John and Matt discuss what it would look like if Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) suddenly announced he was…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastPitching a Stormtrooper Show
Pitching a Stormtrooper Show. John pitches a new show idea to Matt, rooted in the Star Wars galaxy: - Imperial Stormtroopers in need of a new life - Like The…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Clone Wars Saves the Day
The Clone Wars Saves the Day. Matt and John discuss the massive shift in Star Wars storytelling made possible by the innovative and incredible team that gave…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 24: The Return
The Mandalorian Chapter 24: The Return. The final episode of the third season on the Mandalorian, Chapter 24: THE RETURN, tries to wrap up a whole lot, and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 23: The Spies
The Mandalorian Chapter 23: The Spies. Does Chapter 23 of The Mandalorian, THE SPIES, point the way to a strong season ender? John and Matt explore the points…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. On November 12th, 2019, live action Star Wars returned to the small screen where its previous success was tenuous at best…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 22: Guns for Hire
The Mandalorian Chapter 22: Guns for Hire. Does Chapter 22 of The Mandalorian, GUNS FOR HIRE, deserve its rep as a bad episode? Matt and John explore the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 21: The Pirate
The Mandalorian Chapter 21: The Pirate. Episode 21 of The Mandalorian, THE PIRATE, is a great episode hampered by its placement in the season, and a resolution…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord. The character of Darth Maul showed up first in The Phantom Menace, a villain of few worlds but one that was forever etched in…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 20: The Foundling
The Mandalorian Chapter 20: The Foundling. Episode 20 of The Mandalorian, THE FOUNDLING, features a lot of firsts, and explores more of Bo Katan’s religious…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 19: The Convert
The Mandalorian Chapter 19: The Convert. Episode 19 of The Mandalorian, THE CONVERT, promised time to explore Bo Katan’s religious experience with Din Djarin…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore
The Mandalorian Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore. Episode 18 of The Mandalorian, THE MINES OF MANDALORE, delves deep into the bowels of the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 17: The Apostate
The Mandalorian Chapter 17: The Apostate. Episode 17 of The Mandalorian, THE APOSTATE, brings Mando back to the Covert with Grogu as he seeks absolution for…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 16: The Rescue
The Mandalorian Chapter 16: The Rescue. Episode 16 of The Mandalorian, THE RESCUE, stages the intense mission to grab Grogu from the clutches of Moff Gideon…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 15: The Believer
The Mandalorian Chapter 15: The Believer. Episode 15 of The Mandalorian, THE BELIEVER, stages a bold chapter involving movie homages, fan favorite characters…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 14: The Tragedy
The Mandalorian Chapter 14: The Tragedy. Matt & John endure THE TRAGEDY in The Mandalorian, breaking down all the aspects of Chapter 14, as this latest…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 13: The Jedi
The Mandalorian Chapter 14: The Jedi. As we continue our countdown to The Mandalorian & Grogu, John & Matt celebrate the Season 2 episode of The Mandalorian…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 12: The Siege
The Mandalorian Chapter 13: The Siege. Counting down to The Mandalorian & Grogu, Matt & John delve into the Season 2 episode of The Mandalorian, Chapter 12…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 11: The Heiress
The Mandalorian Chapter 11: The Heiress. As we continue our countdown to The Mandalorian & Grogu, Matt & John delve into the third episode of Season 2 of The…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 10: The Passenger
The Mandalorian Chapter 10: The Passenger. As we continue our countdown to The Mandalorian & Grogu, Matt & John delve into the next episode of Season 2 of The…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Mandalorian Chapter 9: The Marshal
The Mandalorian Chapter 9: The Marshal. As we race toward the release of The Mandalorian & Grogu, Matt & John revisit Season 2 of The Mandalorian, starting…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastGalactic Companies, Galactic Problems
Galactic Companies, Galactic Problems. Running a company’s tough. Running a galaxy-wide company’s got to be near impossible with all the different…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastWhat if Dooku Played to Win?
What if Dooku Played to Win? Was Dooku’s big mistake that he didn’t play to win? John and Matt wonder about how and when Dooku failed as a Sith apprentice and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars: Rise of Filoni
Star Wars: Rise of Filoni. Now that Lucasfilm has Dave Filoni as a new leader, John & Matt chat about the opportunities for a new Star Wars era of storytelling…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastBuild Batuu Better
Build Batuu Better. Now that Disney is updating Batuu at Galaxy’s Edge, Matt & John discuss what they should do to make the most of this legendary opportunity…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars History
Star Wars History. Obi-Wan Kenobi famously counseled Luke that “many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view.” Our own points of view…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastWriting in Star Wars
Writing in Star Wars. It’s hard enough reading Aurebesh, the onscreen universal language of #StarWars. But what was it like to write it, and further…how do you…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastAn Alternate Episode VIII
An Alternate Episode VIII. Ten years ago, in movie theaters down the street…. Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens relaunched the franchise with insane…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast10 Years of The Force Awakening
10 Years of The Force Awakening. Ten years after Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise finds itself again at a crossroads. So we decided re-examine our…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastTHX-401K
THX-401K. How does retirement planning work in the Star Wars galaxy? When could anyone retire from being a stormtrooper, or what pension plans were there for…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThanksgungan 2025
Thanksgungan 2025. It’s time for THANKSGUNGAN! Matt & John have a long list of what they’re most thankful for from Star Wars in 2025, from anniversary…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 415: Blue Glow Binders
Blue Glow Binders. The issue this week for Aggressive Negotiations is…those funky binders that they put on Force users in the Star Wars galaxy! John & Matt…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 414: A New Hope for 2026
A New Hope for 2026. In this special episode of Aggressive Negotiations, John & Matt explore what appears to be hampering Star Wars’ success in 2025: the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastGalaxy of Terror
Galaxy of Terror. Inspired by Spooky Season, John and Matt discuss the story possibilities of scary stories in the Star Wars Galaxy Far, Far Away! With a…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastGalaxies, Portals, and…Sybok?
Galaxies, Portals, and…Sybok?. John and Matt discuss the story possibilities of the new galaxy shown in the Ahsoka series. They look at where we’ve gone so…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Importance of 1997
The Importance of 1997. Matt and John discuss the impact and importance of the Star Wars Special Edition’s release in 1997, and why it was such a successful…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastQuis est Snoke?
It’s been long enough! John and Matt try to figure out WHO Snoke was before we encountered him in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Lawrence Kasdan dropped a hint…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastStar Wars Political Talk
Star Wars Political Talk. Matt & John discuss how free the political speech of that Galaxy Far, Far Away was (or wasn’t), and how it would have been disbursed…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastGreetings from Coruscant Park
Greetings from Coruscant Park. John & Matt discuss whether there were Theme Parks in the Star Wars galaxy far, far away! They agree there must have been, but…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastWhy Did Vader Fly Away?
Why Did Vader Fly Away? John & Matt discuss the possible reasons Darth Vader kept flying away from Yavin 4 after gaining control of his ship at the end of the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastGalen’s Revenge
Galen’s Revenge. John & Matt ponder why the Death Star even had a trash compactor in the first place, and chat about possible reasons to justify it, in the way…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastThe Sound of Star Wars
The Sound of Star Wars. John & Matt break down how Lucasfilm can win the content war in a challenging, glutted landscape - short form audio content. Audio…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastSheev Palpatine Phone Home
Sheev Palpatine Phone Home. John & Matt play Galactic Realtors in this week’s show, searching for the perfect place to have served as Palpatine’s abode! Did he…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 403: Getting Weird with the Force
Getting Weird with the Force. It’s always risky to try to expand Star Wars lore. People have very set ideas of what works, and what doesn’t. Matt and John try…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 402: Andor: Season Two
Andor: Season Two. This week we are diving back into the world of Andor with its second and final season, which of course means a crossover with The 602 Club…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 401: Set Lightsabers on Stun
Set Lightsabers on Stun. John and Matt boldly go where no other fans have gone before…as they debate which Star TREK captain would fit best in the Star WARS…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 400: A Star Wars Celebration
A Star Wars Celebration. Celebrate 400 Episodes of Star Wars goodness with Matt Rushing + John Mills as they welcome a special guest from Lucas Animation, Nic…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 399: Tales of the Underworld
Tales of the Underworld. This May the Fourth the Force was strong as Disney+ debuted the latest Star Wars animation anthology, Tales of the Underworld which…