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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 098: A Youngling's Take: The Last Jedi
A Youngling's Take: The Last Jedi. In the endless debate about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it's important to hear from the younglings. Aggressive Negotiations…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 097: What Good is Redemption?
What Good is Redemption? The Star Wars saga has a history of defying expectation. One of the primary, and most indelible, reversals of expectation was the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 096: The Luke Skywalker Enigma
The Luke Skywalker Enigma. Star Wars: The Last Jedi has spurred a great deal of discussion around one of the central mythical figures of Star Wars, Luke…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 095: The Last Jedi with Nic Anastassiou
The Last Jedi with Nic Anastassiou. Star Wars: The Last Jedi has garnered a wide variety of reactions from fans since its release. Matt and John welcome back a…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 094: Chosen One?
Chosen One? Star Wars: The Last Jedi begged just as many questions as it answered. One lingering question left from the Skywalker Story is the Jedi prophecy of…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 093: Who is Rey?
Who is Rey? "Who are you?". This is the question that everyone meeting Rey seems to ask. Starting with Maz Kanata’s simple question in The Force Awakens…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 092: What Happened to Phasma?
What Happened to Phasma? Get ready for The Last Jedi as “The Jedi Masters” review and analyze the limited-issue series Star Wars: Phasma, which sheds light on…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 091: You Must Be This Tall To Ride
You Must Be This Tall To Ride. John and Matt explore another foggy corner of the Star Wars galaxy this week as they ask whether the denizens of that magical…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 090: Rogue One Commentary
Rogue One Commentary. Get ready for The Last Jedi by breaking out your copy of the smash hit Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and syncing up to a special…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 089: Thanksgungan 2017
Thanksgungan 2017. The Jedi Masters' annual tradition continues as they celebrate “Thanksgungan,” where they share what they're most thankful for as Star Wars…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 088: Droids, Droids, Droids
Droids, Droids, Droids. Whether a golden butler, rolling Swiss Army knife, or cantankerous power 'droid, people came to understand the humanity of Star Wars…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 087: Live by the Lightsaber
Live by the Lightsaber. Star Wars' lightsaber battles dominate the imagination of generations. The distinctive hum and unmistakable blades create an…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 086: Star Wars Twilight?
Star Wars Twilight? Shmi Skywalker told Anakin, “You can't stop change any more than you can stop the suns from setting.” But change can be difficult; and so…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 085: Book Club: The Hidden Past
Book Club: The Hidden Past. Matt and John return to the legends line to discuss the third book in the Jedi Apprentice series, "The Hidden Past". They look at…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 084: Mandalore Arc: Season 2
Mandalore Arc: Season 2. John and Matt revisit a classic arc from Star Wars: The Clone Wars to find fresh insights and story expansions. Starting with “The…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 083: The Rey/Ezra Connection
The Rey/Ezra Connection. Star Wars is a tone poem, with echoes of each generation finding cyclical resonance with the next. In this light, the Jedi Masters…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 082: Lucas IS Lando
Lucas IS Lando. An entrepreneur ventures out beyond the boundaries of an Empire hoping to escape its control and build a peaceful life among cloudy dreams…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 081: Henry Gilroy: Star Wars Comics and Animation
Henry Gilroy: Star Wars Comics and Animation. Matt and John discuss the results of show polls about JJ Abrams returning for Episode IX, and if Disney should…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 080: Masculinity in Star Wars
Masculinity in Star Wars. Matt returns from DragonCon and fills John in on all the excellent panels and atmosphere from the Star Wars track. They discuss why…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 079: The Women of Star Wars
The Women of Star Wars. John and Matt bring you a very special episode focused on the female characters of the Star Wars galaxy, from Padme to Ahsoka, and Hera…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 078: The Genre of Star Wars
The Genre of Star Wars. Matt and John open the Council Chambers to offer ideas on different genres that could be brought into the Star Wars universe. They…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 077: Marvel's Darth Maul
Marvel's Darth Maul. John and Matt look at Marvel's recent Darth Maul limited series. They examine every aspect to find out what it says about the strengths…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 076: Expectations
Expectations. Every major franchise faces a two-headed monster: Marketing & Expectation, the Fode & Beed of the podrace to wooing and satisfying an audience…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 075: Rebel Flashpoint
Rebel Flashpoint. A character in another franchise once stated, “History is replete with turning points.” And so it is with Star Wars. The “Jedi Masters” train…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 074: Rogue Notes
Rogue Notes. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story made a mark as the first “Anthology Movie” of the Star Wars franchise, but it didn't settle for that. It was also the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 073: Destiny's Force
Destiny's Force. Star Wars: Forces of Destiny is a series of animated shorts that debuted recently on Disney's YouTube channel. The series tells brief stories…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 072: Jedi Rumination
Jedi Rumination. More details on the Masters meeting, and their journey to Skywalker Ranch! After numerous requests for more detail, John and Matt return to…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 071: A Jedi Pilgrimage
A Jedi Pilgrimage. It's a privilege to bring you this episode of Aggressive Negotiations, recorded after a special visit to Skywalker Ranch in Marin County…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 070: The Kyber Calls
The Kyber Calls. It's a special issue for Aggressive Negotiations! Long-time listener @nerf22 on Twitter asked us what we thought our trials would have been…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 069: Book Club: The Dark Rival
The Dark Rival. Matt and John return to the Jedi Apprentice series with the second book, The Dark Rival, by Jude Watson. Plumbing the depths of the Legends…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 068: Do You Wanna Build a Death Star?
Do You Wanna Build a Death Star? The Death Star. Its name is an iconic symbol of a Galactic Empire's power and merciless retribution for those who fail to toe…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 067: Star Wars Comedy
Star Wars Comedy. Few things can be as polarizing as comedy. What tickles a funny bone for one may leave another bored, or even irritated at how the joke is…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 066: Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. Execute Issue 66! Matt and John welcome two very special guests to Aggressive Negotiations this week, Bill Motz and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 065: A Personal Star Wars Story
A Personal Star Wars Story. Join John on a special episode as he discusses with Matt the impact that Star Wars has had on him and how it helped him deal with…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 064: Taking Star Wars Personally
Taking Star Wars Personally. Join Matt on a special episode as he discusses with John Mills why Star Wars resonates with him. What are its influences? Which…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 063: Lucas' Mythology
Lucas' Mythology. When George Lucas created Star Wars, his express purpose was to tap into the wonder and enchantment he saw fading in the (Post-)Modern Era…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 062: Rogue Extras
Rogue Extras. Rogue One has landed on your digital devices and BluRay players, with a cargo hold full of rebellious extras. Matt and John look at those extras…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 061: Star Wars Celebration Roundup
Star Wars Celebration Roundup. Jedi Master Matthew Rushing is back from his travels to #SWCO and shares his thoughts on the exclusives, the engagements, and…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 060: Rebel Music
Rebel Music. Star Wars Rebels made a splash a few years ago by introducing a new band of heroes from the period in the galaxy far, far away that's shortly…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 059: The Force of Perspective
The Force of Perspective. Obi-Wan Kenobi told Luke that many of the truths we cling to “depend greatly on our own point-of-view.” It was an artful dodge about…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 058: Book Club: The Rising Force
Book Club: The Rising Force. The Star Wars Expanded Universe has been fluid, like a river of ideas, since its inception. In that great river have flowed many…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 057: A Different Return of the Jedi
A Different Return of the Jedi. Released in 1983, Return of the Jedi spent decades as the black sheep of the Star Wars saga. Though the conclusion to a…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 056: Favorite Star Wars Toys
Favorite Star Wars Toys. Few items in modern times have reached the totemic value of Star Wars toys. From the blockbuster figure line from the 1970s to the…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 055: Successful Star Wars Books
Successful Star Wars Books. A topic around which many passions swirl for Star Wars fans, the Expanded Universe has always been a conglomeration of moving…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 054: Mandalorian Excalibur
Mandalorian Excalibur. Star Wars has in some ways always been a myth built around family, destiny, and the inheritance of important relics. The Star Wars…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 053: The Umbara Arc
The Umbara Arc. As The Clone Wars series progressed, the gathering darkness of the Star Wars galaxy was explored in more depth. With this essential world…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 052: Rey/Jyn
Rey/Jyn. 2015 started a new era for Star Wars, focused on female main characters. Rey and Jyn Erso are the new faces of heroism for the franchise, and who they…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 051: Uncle Owen: The Best Jedi
Uncle Owen: The Best Jedi. Uncle Owen spent decades as the model of draconian parenthood for Luke Skywalker, an impediment to dreams and a dreary minder of a…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 050: Star Wars Commentary
Star Wars Commentary. 20 years ago, George Lucas brought *Star Wars* back to theatres. This was no simple anniversary release, though, as it had “a few new…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 049: Rogue Musings
Rogue One. Rogue One's another certified blockbuster for Lucasfilm under the Disney banner. They've discussed it privately and in other forums, but now that…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 048: Hearts of Kyber
Hearts of Kyber. In one way or another, Kyber Crystals have always been near the heart of the Star Wars galaxy. From the very early drafts of the original…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 047: Rogue One with Nic Anastassiou
Rogue One with Nic Anastassiou. Rogue One has been a massive box office success and a resonant hit with the majority of Star Wars fans. In this very special…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 046: A Star Wars Wish List
A Star Wars Wish List. ?It's the Holiday Season, a time for thankfulness and...wish lists! In this issue of Aggressive Negotiations, John Mills and Matthew…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 045: Obi-Wan and Anakin Comic
There are few characters in Star Wars like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. They have been explore in movies and a television show but one thing that has…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 044: Star Wars Rebels: S3, Part 1
Star Wars Rebels: S3, Part 1. The third season of Star Wars Rebels started off strong, with a very enigmatic new force user, some old friends and enemies. But…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 043: The Jedi Win
The Jedi Win. What if Obi-Wan and Yoda had faced Sidious together at the end of Revenge of the Sith? To borrow a line from a different franchise, history is…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 042: The Qui-Gon Question
Qui-Gon Jinn. Like a comet, he flashed briefly across the skies of the Star Wars galaxy, spurring questions of prophecy. Would Anakin Skywalker's fate have…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 041: Location, Location, Location
Favorite Locales. From the sunset hues of Cloud City to the sculpted streets of Theed, Star Wars has always been known as a galaxy far, far above the location…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 040: Thanksgungan
Thanksgungan. Sometimes fans take for granted the many ways Star Wars has made our free time so much more enjoyable. We focus on what we want instead of what a…
Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars PodcastIssue 039: Make Mandalore Great Again
Mandalorians. When his armor was first glimpsed, Boba Fett captured the heart of Star Wars fandom. As his mythos grew, fans came to know he was “Mandalorian.”…