Shows / Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast
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!
Episodes
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 278: Book Club: The Courtship of Princess Leia
The Courtship of Princess Leia. John and Matt revisit one of the original Expanded Universe novels, now relegated to “Legends” status, The Courtship of…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 277: Mod People
Mod People. Matt and John explore the deeper implications of body modification as a cultural movement and choice as presented in The Book of Boba Fett. Host…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 276: Star Wars Super People
Star Wars Super People. John and Matt ask a burning question: In a galaxy full of cloning, and genetic engineering, where are our Khan Noonien Singh figures?…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 275: Nic Anastassiou Archive: The Clone Wars: Final Season.
Nic Anastassiou Archive: The Clone Wars: Final Season. It’s a very special week, so we’re releasing a very special episode! We journey into the archives of the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 274: An Extra Serving of Sequel
An Extra Serving of Sequel. Kathleen Kennedy recently shared that some sequel trilogy characters could be returning in other projects, and so Matt & John…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 273: More Solo Stories
More Solo Stories. Solo: A Star Wars Story has been embraced in its home video run and become a respected part of the “canon” of Star Wars. Matt & John share…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 272: Thanksgungan 2021
Thanksgungan 2021. It’s that time of year again! The crisp nights and bright days turn our gaze toward those things we hold dear and for which we’re thankful…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 271: Grievous, Did You Know?
Grievous, Did You Know? General Grievous’ role at the opening of Revenge of the Sith was pivotal in a number of ways, and one decision could have undone any…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 270: Defending Ahsoka's Walkabout
Defending Ahsoka's Walkabout. When Ahsoka Tano’s first arc hit the screens for the final season of The Clone Wars, fan reaction was surprisingly mixed, and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 269: Currency and Trade
Currency and Trade. John and Matt explore a unique question about the Galaxy Far Far Away...how exactly did the Republic and the Empire set monetary policy…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 268: Maul Wins!
Maul Wins! In their continuing exploration of the density and complexity of story in the Star Wars saga, John and Matt discuss if one domino had NOT fallen at…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 267: Visionary Wars
Visionary Wars. Matt and John discuss Star Wars Visions, whether it’s “true Star Wars,” the place of art in fandom, the silly arguments that people make on…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 266: Ahsoka the Dark?
Ahsoka the Dark? John and Matt ponder one of the most sensitive questions they have in awhile: Could Ahsoka Tano ever have turned to the Dark Side and/or…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 265: Book Club: Call to Vengeance
Book Club: Call to Vengeance. Matt and John return to the Jedi Apprentice series reviews with Jude Watson’s A Call to Vengeance, wherein Qui-Gon teeters to the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 264: Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs. John and Matt have a fun - but occasionally deep - discussion about the professions they’d least want to pursue and jobs they wouldn’t want in the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 263: Battlefronts!
Battlefronts! Matt and John discuss their favorite battles from the Star Wars saga, whether they’re space based, land based, or simply iconic. They also…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 262: Lightsaber Lost?
Lightsaber Lost? Luke Skywalker, whether through luck or The Force, managed to keep his lightsaber while dueling Darth Vader on Cloud City. The Jedi Masters…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 261: J.W. Rinzler Appreciation Episode
J.W. Rinzler Appreciation Episode. JW Rinzler’s incredible contribution to Star Wars fandom is the skillful telling of fascinating behind-the-scenes info in a…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 260: Unseen Clone Wars
Unseen Clone Wars. Matt and John return to debate an interesting question: Would it be worthwhile to return to The Clone Wars with never-before-seen stories…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 259: The Morals of Westerns
The Morals of Westerns. This week Matt and John field a question from a listener about what they see as the moral and film tradition of the American Western…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 258: What if Palpatine Died?
What if Palpatine Died? What if Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine had died at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith? This is the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 257: The Heart of the Jedi
The Heart of the Jedi. Something has awakened in Star Wars fandom...and it was an unpublished book from 1993, made available online! This week the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 256: The Disney Era
The Disney Era. The Jedi Masters are back! This week they discuss the results of a Twitter poll they ran on the @TheJediMasters Twitter account, and the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 255: Return to Endor
Return to Endor. John & Matt return to Endor to explore an interesting idea: A new Ewok Adventure movie, rebooting the beloved (?) series and bringing it to…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 254: Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Star Wars: The Bad Batch has been released, and is all the talk of fandom. So Matt and John sit down to discuss the first two…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 253: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor. John and Matt return to Endor (or is it?) for the second infamous prequel-ish adventure with Wicket’s tribe of Ewoks as they…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 252: The Faithful Wookiee
The Faithful Wookiee. Matt and John look at the legendary cartoon from the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, “The Tale of the Faithful Wookiee,” which…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 251: Caravan of Courage
Caravan of Courage. John and Matt celebrate the love with a return to Endor for a prequel-ish adventure with the lovable local Ewoks as they meet a stranded…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 250: Legacy Characters
Legacy Characters. Matt and John discuss the importance of legacy characters and whether their presence makes it easier to sell a new Star Wars series, or if…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 249: How Many Jedi?
How Many Jedi? John and Matt explore a question from a listener on Twitter: How many Jedi is “too many” to have survived Order 66? 10? 100? 1000? They also…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 248: Irreplaceable?
Irreplaceable? Matt and John field a question they received from a listener about who’s replaceable and who isn’t, in terms of actors in a galaxy far, far…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 247: Speed Racers
Speed Racers. John and Matt explore one of the overlooked aspects of the cool ship designs in Star Wars and share their favorite land vehicles. Did yours make…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 246: Snoke Signals
noke Signals. John and Matt revisit all that we know about Snoke, and after that 30 seconds is done, discuss all the missed and continuing opportunities there…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 245: Making Connections
Making Connections. Matt and John have an honest discussion about when a Star Wars property has the obligation to bring in established characters, whether…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 244: Luke to the Rescue
Luke to the Rescue. John and Matt have discussed aspects before, and specific points, but this time they discuss their thoughts and reactions to the entirety…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 243: Book Club: The Death of Hope
The Death of Hope. Matt and John return to the Jedi Apprentice series with The Death of Hope, a book with quite a number of surprising turns and character…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 242: The Last Skywalker
The Last Skywalker. John and Matt return to The Rise of Skywalker to discuss their thoughts with a rewatch one year later. Have our opinions changed for the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 241: Fett History
Fett History. Matt and John debate what the revelations from The Mandalorian episode, "The Tragedy", mean for the origin story of Jango Fett, and its…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 240: Paul Duncan: The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005
Paul Duncan: The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005. Aggressive Negotiations is proud to welcome back, author Paul Duncan as he has completed his newest archive…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 239: Law & Order: X-Wing
Law & Order: X-Wing. John and Matt discuss the world building of The Mandalorian, and what it reveals about the mistakes the New Republic is making as it tries…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 238: To Train or Not to Train
To Train or Not to Train. John and Matt explore Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian, “The Jedi,” and its implications about the Jedi way, The Mandalorian way, and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 237: Thanksgungan 2020
Thanksgungan 2020. Matt and John continue their celebration of everything they’re thankful for within the franchise, legacy, and fanbase for Star Wars. Host…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 236: Sand People Perspectives
Sand People Perspectives. John and Matt discuss the story arc of the Tuskens onscreen, and how our growing understanding of their culture mirrors our own…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 235: Who's the Better Boba?
Who's the Better Boba? Matt poses one heck of a question in the aftermath of the ninth episode of The Mandalorian: Who’s the better Boba? Or, as some might…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 234: Droids!
Droids! John and Matt discuss their favorite droids, what makes these characters so integral to what makes Star Wars work, and what they’ve seen as the saga…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 233: "Redemption" Commentary
"Redemption" Commentary. Matt and John revisit the final episode season 1 for The Mandalorian, “Redemption,” with a commentary track exploring what they saw as…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 232: "The Reckoning" Commentary
"The Reckoning" Commentary. Matt and John revisit the penultimate episode of The Mandalorian, “The Reckoning,” with a commentary track exploring everything…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 231: "The Prisoner" Commentary.
"The Prisoner" Commentary. John and Matt revisit the sixth episode of The Mandalorian, “The Prisoner,” with a commentary track exploring their reactions and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 230: "The Gunslinger" Commentary
"The Gunslinger" Commentary. John and Matt revisit the fifth episode of The Mandalorian, “The Gunslinger,” directed by Dave Filoni, with a commentary track…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 229: "Sanctuary" Commentary
Sanctuary" Commentary. Matt and John revisit the fourth episode of The Mandalorian, “Sanctuary,” directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, with a commentary track…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 228: "The Sin" Commentary
"The Sin" Commentary. John and Matt revisit the third episode of The Mandalorian, “The Sin,” directed by Deborah Chow, with a commentary track detailing their…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 227: "The Child" Commentary
"The Child" Commentary. Matt and John revisit the second episode of The Mandalorian, “The Child,” directed by Rick Famuyiwa, and offer their own commentary…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 226: "The Mandalorian" Commentary
"The Mandalorian" Commentary. John and Matt revisit the first episode of The Mandalorian, directed by Dave Filoni, and offer their own unique commentary track…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 225: Skywalker, By Any Other Name
Skywalker, By Any Other Name. What’s in a name? A Skywalker from any other lineage would be just as sweet. John and Matt, inspired by a listener email, discuss…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 224: Power Dynamics.
Power Dynamics. Matt and John weave their way through the internal bureaucracies of the Galactic Empire and examine what made the system so dysfunctional, how…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 223: Decision Points
Decision Points. What if the echo found in Snoke’s chambers when Kylo tempts Rey in The Last Jedi isn’t from The Empire Strikes Back, but rather from the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 222: Mandalorian Keys to Success
Mandalorian Keys to Success. Matt and John explore The Mandalorian through the lens of what elements explain its tremendous commercial and critical success…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 221: Shadow Score
Shadow Score. Matt and John revisit the score to the 1990s Star Wars thought experiment, Shadows of the Empire. They discuss its strong points, its…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 220: What If...Anakin Surrendered?
What If...Anakin Surrendered? John and Matt re-enter the What If arena and ponder how Star Wars history changes if, in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Anakin…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 219: Canon Fodder
Canon Fodder. John and Matt finally have the deep dive discussion they’ve been waiting to have for years, focused exclusively on the book publishing empire of…