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Thank the Maker: A Star Wars Podcast
A podcast about heroes, princesses, scoundrels, hokey religions, ancient weapons, and all things Star Wars, hosted by Adam Russell, Mike Forester, Nick Ghanbarian, and William Ryan Key.
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#49 - The RAWest Lightsaber Battles! (ft. Austin Romero AKA Mike Rome)
WWE announcer Austin Romero, AKA Mike Rome, joins the pod to talk about our favorite lightsaber battles in all of Star Wars! Links: Austin on Instagram Austin…
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#48 - This Star Wars Life (ft. Kevin Jordan)
This Wild Life singer Kevin Jordan joins the show this week to talk about his favorite moments in all of Star Wars! Links: This Wild Life on Instagram This…
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#47 - Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian Season 2
Step into The Volume for a behind-the-scenes look at The Mandalorian Season 2! This week we discuss the Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian documentary series from…
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#46 - The Mandalorian S2:E8 - The Rescue
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#45 - The Mandalorian S2:E7 - The Believer (ft. Heather Antos)
This week Adam and Nick are joined by guest host Heather Antos to break down Chapter 15 of The Mandalorian! Heather is a former Marvel Comics editor who worked…
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#44 - The Mandalorian S2:E6 - The Tragedy
Boba Fett returns!! This week Adam, Ryan, and Nick break down Chapter 14 of The Mandalorian. Links: The Mandalorian LUKE SKYWALKER SIGHTING? Grogu Seeing Stone…
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#43 - The Mandalorian S2:E5 - The Jedi
AHSOKA LIVES!! This week Adam, Ryan, and Nick break down Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian. The moment we've all been waiting for has finally come...the live…
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#42 - The Mandalorian S2:E4 - The Siege
Ryan Key returns for a recap of The Mandalorian - Chapter 12: The Siege! TIE fighter dogfights! Imperial cloning conspiracies! Toddlers repairing starships!…
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#41 - The Mandalorian S2:E3 - The Heiress
This week, Adam and Nick break down a HUGE episode...Chapter 11 of The Mandalorian! Links: The 15 Essential CLONE WARS Episodes and Arcs Katee Sackhoff on…
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#40 - The Mandalorian S2:E2 - The Passenger
On this episode Adam, Nick, and Ryan break down Chapter 10 of The Mandalorian. Links: Stuntmen React To Bad & Great Hollywood Stunts 23 Get Thank the Maker…
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#39 - The Mandalorian Season 2 Premiere
Season 2 of The Mandalorian is here! So this week Adam, Nick, and Ryan break down Chapter 9: The Marshal. It's a womp rat-infested good time! Get Thank the…
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#38 - Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian Season 1
This is the way they made the Mandalorian! In preparation for season 2, Adam, Nick, and Ryan discuss the Disney+ documentary series, Disney Gallery / Star…
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The Future of Star Wars and Batuu (Rebroadcast)
Nick shares his love of Star Wars and his new hope for the future of Batuu on this rebroadcasted episode of Disneyland for Designers. Disneyland For Designers…
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#37 - Everything Sucks When You Compare It to Star Wars (ft. Mike Herrera)
Mike Herrera of MxPx stops by to talk about his favorite moments in Star Wars! Links: The Mike Herrera Podcast mxpx.com Get Thank the Maker merch…
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#36 - AMA V
Gungan vs Ewok, Val Kilmer in an X-Wing, our favorite lightsaber duels...it's AMA time again! Thanks as always to our patrons for the great questions. If you'd…
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#35 - The Mandalorian S1:E7-8 (ft. Jonah Ray)
Actor/comedian/writer Jonah Ray (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Nerdist) joins the show to break down chapters 7 and 8 of The Mandalorian! Links: Jonah Raydio…
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#34 - The Mandalorian S1:E5-6 (ft. Travis Miguel)
Atreyu guitarist Travis Miguel joins the show this week to break down chapters 5 and 6 of The Mandalorian Season 1. Get Thank the Maker merch…
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#33 - The Mandalorian S1:E3-4 (ft. Ryan Phillips & Josh Wills)
Ryan Phillips and Josh Wills of Story of the Year join the pod this week as we forge ahead in to chapters 3 and 4 of The Mandalorian Season 1! Get Thank the…
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#32 - The Mandalorian S1:E1-2 (ft. Sameer Bhattacharya)
Flyleaf guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya joins us this week as we prepare for The Mandalorian - Season 2 by diving into chapters 1 and 2 of Season 1! This is the…
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#31 - Most Underrated Star Wars Characters
On this episode we give some well-deserved love to a few characters whose contributions to the Star Wars universe are often under-appreciated. Get Thank the…
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#30 - Leia Organa: Character Archive
This week we bring you the first of our new Character Archive series, featuring none other than the mother of the Rebellion, the original…
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#29 - AMA IV
Rathtar vs rancor! Ahsoka/Mandalorian crossover theories! Our very best R2-D2 impressions! All this and more on this week's episode! Big thanks as always to…
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#28 - The Rise of Skywalker Plot Holes Filled!
Adam and Ryan put to rest 12 galactic head-scratchers with revelations from Rae Carson's The Rise of Skywalker novelization! Links: The Rise of Skywalker…
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#27 - It's All True - Our Favorite Star Wars Easter Eggs
Adam, Nick, and Ryan share some of their favorite Star Wars Easter eggs and factoids that have yet to be mentioned on the show! Links Flags at Maz's castle…
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#26 - All Star Wars Films Ranked (ft. Amy Allen)
Amy Allen (Ep. II and III's Aayla Secura) joins the podcast for the painfully difficult challenge of ranking all 11 Star Wars films to date! Links: Star Wars…
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#25 - The Best Star Wars Viewing Order
You're a Star Wars fan. A Star Wars noob asks you what order to watch all 11 Star Wars films in. You're their only hope. What do you tell them? This episode…
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#24 - AMA III
Is Baby Yoda a clone? What’s up with the Rise of Skywalker JJ edit? How would you describe your music career in Star Wars terms? Listen to find out! Thanks as…
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#23 - Return of the Jedi (ft. Ashley Eckstein)
Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano (The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels), joins the show to wrap up the Original Trilogy with Episode VI - Return of the…
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#22 - The Empire Strikes Back (ft. Emily Swallow)
The Mandalorian's Emily Swallow (The Armorer) joins the podcast to break down Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back. Links: Mark Hamill in Conversation with…
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#21 - A New Hope (ft. John Feldmann)
Record producer and Goldfinger frontman John Feldmann joins the podcast as we go back to 1977, where it all began, with...Star Wars. Links: Empire of Dreams…
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#20 - Now We Take the War to Them
Adam and Nick discuss the real world events that influenced George Lucas's writing of Star Wars, and John Boyega's role in the resistance, both on and off…
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#19 - Never Give Up Hope
Regardless of what you think or feel about everything happening in the world right now, we hope this episode sparks something in you. May the Force be with…
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#18 - AMA II
Thanks to our Jedi patrons for all the great questions. Enjoy! Get Thank the Maker merch: thankthemakermerch.com Support Thank the Maker on Patreon…
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#17 - Making Star Wars Comics (ft. Heather Antos and Charles Beacham of Marvel Publishing)
This week we are joined by former Marvel editors Heather Antos and Charles Beacham! We talk about about what goes into making a Star Wars comic, the dark side…
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#16 - #MakeSolo2Happen (ft. Lacey Gilleran)
The Resistance Broadcast's Lacey Gilleran stops by to share her love for Solo: A Star Wars story, and talk about the campaign to #MakeSolo2Happen. Links The…
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#15 - Revenge of the Sith (ft. Alex Gaskarth)
Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low joins the podcast to break down Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and complete Anakin’s Skywalker's turn to the Dark Side. Links…
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#14 - AMA
This week is our first AMA episode! Star Wars tattoos, Vader feature films, favorite songs, and more! If you want to be a part of next month’s AMA, become a…
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#13 - Attack of the Clones (ft. Oshie Bichar)
Beartooth bassist Oshie Bichar joins the show for a deep dive into Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Get Thank the Maker merch…
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#12 - Star Wars Timeline Explained
On this episode, Adam, Ryan, and Nick break down the complete timeline of Star Wars films and series. Links: Star Wars: The High Republic Get Thank the Maker…
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#11 - The Phantom Menace
This week we get back into the Skywalker saga as we return to Tatooine to break down Episode I - The Phantom Menace. We'd also like to officially welcome our…
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#10 - Frank Oz and Andy Serkis: Behind the Masters (ft. Nick Ghanbarian)
Bayside bassist Nick Ghanbarian returns to discuss Frank Oz and Andy Serkis—the legendary actors behind Master Yoda and Supreme Leader Snoke. Links: We Made…
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#9 - Rogue One (ft. Patrick Heusinger)
Longtime friend of Ryan and star of Amazon Prime Video series ‘Absentia,’ Patrick Heusinger, joins the Podcast for a deep dive into Rogue One: A Star Wars…
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#8 - Sixty Portions of Blue Milk
Adam and Ryan report back on the success of their three-day mission to Black Spire Outpost on the Outer Rim planet of Batuu (that's Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland…
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#7 - Solo: A Star Wars Story (ft. Nick Ghanbarian)
Bayside bassist and fellow Star Wars enthusiast, Nick Ghanbarian, joins Adam and Ryan on this week’s breakdown of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Get Thank the Maker…
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#6 - One Quarter Portion: A Tale of Two Sidiouses
In this One Quarter Portion episode of Thank the Maker, Adam and Ryan break down the differences between the two versions of Emperor Palpatine in The Empire…
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#5 - The Rise of Skywalker (ft. Chad Gilbert)
New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert joins Adam and Ryan for a deep dive into Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker! Get Thank the Maker merch…
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#4 - One Quarter Portion: Duel of the Fates
In this One Quarter Portion Episode of Thank the Maker, Adam and Ryan discuss Colin Trevorrow's leaked Episode IX script, "Duel of the Fates." Get Thank the…
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#3 - The Last Jedi (ft. Ryan Mendez)
Our good friend Ryan Mendez (Yellowcard guitarist) joins Adam and Ryan for a deep dive into Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi. Tosche Station: Google…
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#2 - One Quarter Portion: The Rebel and the Hermit
In this One Quarter Portion episode of Thank the Maker, Adam and Ryan discuss the forthcoming Cassian Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series. Get Thank the…
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#1 - The Force Awakens
On this episode of Thank the Maker, Adam and Ryan do a deep dive into Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. Tosche Station Samsung Q90R The Imagineering…