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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!
Episodes
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 218: Imperial Cannon Fodder
Imperial Cannon Fodder. Matt and John discuss the most famous foot-soldiers across the stars, Imperial Stormtroopers. Also Clone Troopers, Sith troopers, Death…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 217: The Solo Blueprint
The Solo Blueprint. John and Matt explore what makes Solo work so well as a world-building film, and what other Star Wars works can learn from it as they move…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 216: What if...The Lars Lived?
What if...The Lars Lived? Matt and John award the runners up in their review contest, and then delve into a curious question: What if Owen and Beru hadn’t been…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 215: Book Club: The Ties That Bind
Book Club: The Ties That Bind. John and Matt return to the Legends era of books with a look at the 13th book in the Jedi Apprentice series, “The Ties That…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 214: Filling in the Sequels
Filling in the Sequels. Matt and John field a question from the email inbox about whether a new Expanded Universe of official stories could rehab some fans’…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 213: Musings at Forty
Musings at Forty. John and Matt talk about the 40th anniversary of the beloved sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, and John’s own feelings of alienation in the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 212: The Life and Times of Rex
The Life and Times of Rex. Inspired by a note from a long-time listener, Matt and John discuss the beloved character Rex and his journey from The Clone Wars to…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 211: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir
Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir. When we left Maul in season five of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, his brother had been killed by Sidious and he'd been kept alive for…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 210: Behind JJ's Scenes
Behind JJ's Scenes. Matt and John explore the extras on the Rise of Skywalker home release, including the 2-hour documentary The Skywalker Legacy, and share…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 209: Correlation and Causation
Correlation and Causation. The review contest continues! In the meanwhile, Matt and John examine the similarities and themes in the first two arcs of the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 208: Can't Keep a Palpatine Down
Can't Keep a Palpatine Down. The review contest continues, while at the same time John and Matt decide to debate the finer points of the surprisingly-eternal…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 207: The Rise of the Soundtrack
The Rise of the Soundtrack. John Williams music for the Star Wars saga as been called the heart and soul of the series and fans were overjoyed that he was able…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 206: Star Wars "Dominoes"
Star Wars "Dominoes". Inspired by a recent rewatch of Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones, John and Matt have a discussion about the impact if Dooku…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 205: Star Wars Catharsis
Star Wars Catharsis. If there’s one thing Star Wars knows how to deliver, especially to its fans, it’s emotional release. Given the current state of the world…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 204: The Anakin Conundrum
The Anakin Conundrum. John and Matt discuss a new tidbit officially entered into Star Wars lore by a recent episode of The Clone Wars: that Obi-Wan knew about…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 203: Book Club: The Dangerous Rescue
Book Club: The Dangerous Rescue. Matt and John return to the Jedi Book club to discuss Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue, the 13th book in the classic…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 202: Controversial Opinions
Controversial Opinions. In this episode, John and Matt discuss some recent poll results from the @TheJediMasters twitter account, and then John asks Matt his…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 201: The Shape of Wars
The Shape of Wars. The 201st issue of Aggressive Negotiations finds Matt and John discussing the decision to have The Clone Wars include the beloved Jedi…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 200: Maul, Mandalore & Milestones
Maul, Mandalore & Milestones. 200! John and Matt have swept into another milestone episode, offering a commentary on the four-episode Maul arc from The Clone…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 199: Skipping Death Stars
Skipping Death Stars. Matt and John make the jump to hyperspace to figure out...hyperspace rules in the Sequel Trilogy era. It all starts with an innocent…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 198: The Rise of Ghosts
The Rise of Ghosts. John presents one of his surprise topics with Matt, trying to puzzle through all the possibilities and problems presented by the presence…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 197: Book Club: The Evil Experiment
Book Club: The Evil Experiment. John and Matt return to the Jedi Apprentice series with a look at Book 12, again authored by Jude Watson, The Evil Experiment…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 196: Parallels
Parallels. This week John and Matt are inspired by a listener email to discuss the parallels between Anakin and Obi-Wan, as well as the ways they relate to…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 195: The Nature of Evil
The Nature of Evil. As we continue to absorb and discuss The Rise of Skywalker, John and Matt continue the conversation spurred by their examination of the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 194: Two That are One
Two That are One. After the Rise of Skywalker, fans have focused on the idea of Rey and Ben being a Dyad, a group of two, connected inextricably through the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 193: Book Club: The Deadly Hunter
Book Club: The Deadly Hunter. As the dust settles from The Rise of Skywalker, Matt and John return to a slightly different timeline for that galaxy far, far…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 192: Skywalker Risen
Skywalker Risen. A long time have they waited...and you have too. It’s the inevitable reaction show to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker from the Jedi Masters…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 191: Smuggler's Fun
Smuggler's Fun. John and Matt complete their revisit of the Disney-era Star Wars films before The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters as they return to the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 190: Padme's Light
Padme's Light. Matt and John discuss a note from a listener, whose theory on the meaning and mechanism of Padme’s life and death gives rise to a new…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 189: The Age of the Mandalorian
The Age of the Mandalorian. John and Matt explore the intricate world building of the Mandalorians, and how it’s evolved from the Age of Republic during the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 188: Thanksgungan 2019
Thanksgungan 2019. The holiday season is upon us once more, and that brings with it our own special tradition: An episode where we give thanks for everything…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 187: Fan Balance in Star Wars
Fan Balance in Star Wars. Few phrases are as loaded in franchise discussion as “fan service.” With the release of The Mandalorian to Disney+, John and Matt…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 186: Visions of the Future
Visions of the Future. “Always in motion is the future,” as a wise green Jedi once said. Given that truth, and the recent news from Disney/Lucasfilm, Matt and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 185: Introducing Star Wars
Introducing Star Wars. John and Matt ponder the question, after decades of material and fandom, “How would you introduce Star Wars to someone who’s never seen…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 184: Vader's Soul(e)
Vader's Soul(e). Matt and John discuss the Fortress Vader arc that closed out Charles Soule’s time with the Dark Lord, and established his motivations and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 183: Faith of the Force
Faith of the Force. Continuing on a thread spurred from last week’s episode, John and Matt explore the role of faith in the destiny of the Star Wars galaxy…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 182: Power of the Force
Power of the Force. As fans eagerly anticipate The Rise of Skywalker, Chris Terrio, who helped JJ Abrams write the film, has teased one of the questions that…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 181: Henry Gilroy: The Ryloth Arc
Henry Gilroy: The Ryloth Arc. Writer/producer Henry Gilroy of Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels joins John and Matt to discuss the final arc of…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 180: Nic Anastassiou: The Yoda Arc
Nic Anastassiou: The Yoda Arc. Matt and John are joined by a special guest Nic Anastassiou, veteran editor on The Clone Wars series, to discuss their…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 179: The Last Jedi, Revisited
The Last Jedi, Revisited. As part of their re-examination of the saga in preparation for Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, Matt and John return to…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 178: Ahead of the Curve
Ahead of the Curve. Is there an intrinsic part of the Star Wars saga that makes it a more fertile ground for non-linear, non-sequential storytelling? John and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 177: Rey of Darkness, Rey of Light
Rey of Darkness, Rey of Light. John and Matt peel the onion of the latest revealed footage from Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, which teases an…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 176: Book Club: The Shattered Peace
Book Club: The Shattered Peace. Matt and John continue their Jedi Book Club with the 10th story in the Jedi Apprentice series. “The Shattered Peace,” by Jude…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 175: All About the Aliens
All About the Aliens. Star Wars is known for a lot of great elements, and aliens are one of the most visible highlights. Matt and John shine a light on what…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 174: The Possession Question
The Possession Question. John and Matt explore an idea that may explain a lot about the Sequel Trilogy and Ben Solo in specific. Or it may not, but either way…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 173: The Unknown Regions
The Unknown Regions. Matt and John explore the Star Wars galaxy’s Unknown Regions, a place that franchise authors have explored for years, and now are…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 172: Who's Your Master?
Who's Your Master? John and Matt discuss and debate the role of the Master in Jedi formation, what sort of Master is best for a Jedi, and examples of those who…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 171: Attack of the Surprises
Attack of the Surprises. Matt and John revisit Attack of the Clones and share what they thought were the most surprising moments in Star Wars Episode II. From…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 170: Time and Space in Star Wars
Time and Space in Star Wars. John and Matt celebrate another turning of the Galactic Core for Jedi Master Rushing, as they explore what time, space, and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 169: Last Jedi Score
Last Jedi Score. Matt and John complete their journey through the Star Wars scores with the last stop on the journey to The Rise of Skywalker: John Williams’…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 168: #Bendemption
#Bendemption John and Matt address a hot topic that's fueling a lot of speculation about the plot of Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. They debate…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 167: Galactic Rock
Galactic Rock. Matt and John explore the soundscape of a galaxy far, far away as established not by the stellar scores and use of leitmotif, but by the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 166: Book Club: The Fight for Truth
Book Club: The Fight for Truth. John and Matt return to the Jedi Book Club to revisit Jude Watson's Jedi Apprentice: Book 9: The Fight for Truth. They discover…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 165: Holo Transmissions
Holo Transmissions. Matt and John fulfill a long-standing promise to talk about some communications they've received from across the galaxy, spurring some…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 164: The Phantom Menace Commentary
The Phantom Menace Commentary. To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Phantom Menace, Matt and John returned to the the first Episode in a nine-part family…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 163: The Jedi Council
The Jedi Council. John and Matt discuss the world-building, and perception-shifting, appearance of The Jedi Council in Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 162: Paul Duncan: The Star Wars Archives 1977-1983
Paul Duncan: The Star Wars Archives 1977-1983. This year on May the 4th, the unofficial/official Star Wars Day, Matthew Rushing was able to talk to Paul…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 161: Galaxy's Eats
Galaxy's Eats. Matt and John discuss the note about what drinks are going to be served at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. This spurs a fun discussion on the eating…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 160: Celebrating Celebration
Celebrating Celebration. John interviews Matt about his time at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. Hear first-hand about the most exciting moments on the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 159: New Republic's End
New Republic's End. John and Matt explore an interconnected point between the original Star Wars episodes and the sequel trilogy thus far: the role of…