The Women of Star Wars

Ep. 12 Marcia Lucas & Female Editors of Star Wars

Sarah Syndulla & Dr. Amanda Quintero — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Listen to Amanda and Sarah de-brief their experience seeing Academy Award winning film editor Marcia Lucas (yes, that Marcia Lucas) at Santa Rosa Community College. A Conversation with Marcia Lucas presented by AVFIlm

We discuss our favorite moments, call Ben Burtt the wrong name, and discuss the Star Wars footage that had only been seen in public once prior to the event.

Sarah shares some Marcia tea from the book Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll Generation Saved Hollywood by Peter Biskind.

We will definitely revisit Marcia Lucas in the future. We were pretty tired when we recorded this episode, and there is so much more to explore with her.

Bonus Episode 3 - Little Mermaid + Muppets Casting

Sarah Syndulla & Dr. Amanda Quintero — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Outtake from Episode. 11 - Holy Life Day Batman!

Listen as Sarah & Amanda recast the Little Mermaid with the Muppets.

Ep. 11 - Holy Life Day Batman!

Sarah Syndulla & Dr. Amanda Quintero — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Join us on today's Amanda-centric episode where we unpack the insanity of the Star Wars Holiday Special so that you don't have to waste your time or confuse your holiday brain cells by watching it.

****CONTENT WARNING**** We had major technical difficulties when trying to record this episode. Despite their best efforts to edit the sound, Sarah sounds very quiet in comparison to Amanda. Which works, because it's an Amanda-centric episode. Enjoy. And May the Force Be With You!

Links from today's episode:

VOX YOUTUBE - Star Wars’ infamous Holiday Special, explained

YESTERWORLD YOUTUBE: Yesterworld: The Troubled History of the Star Wars Holiday Special - Why & How It Failed

NEW ROCKSTARS YOUTUBE: STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL (1978) Breakdown! Top WTF Moments! | Bootleg Breakdown

SW ARCHIVES YOUTUBE: Boba Fett cartoon - (The Star Wars Holiday Special, 1978) - Blu-Ray 1080p aka The Faithful Wookie (also available on Disney+)

VANITY FAIR - Digiacomo, F. (2008, December 22). The Star Wars holiday special. Vanity Fair.

Ep. 10 - Hera Syndulla

Sarah Syndulla & Dr. Amanda Quintero — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Sarah-centric episode.

Sarah reads "Hera Syndulla" by Amy Ratcliff from the book Women of the Galaxy.

Ep. 9 - Phasma Potluck and Carrie Fisher Tribute

Sarah Syndulla — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:00:00 -0800

Today's episode has us looking at the women who brought the character Captain Phasma to life on the page and on the screen. Hear the story of how we have Kathleen Kennedy to thank for giving us Star Wars' first female villain. Learn about the brilliant Delilah S. Dawson and her many contributions to the Star Wars universe including the book Phasma.

We touch on our favorite Princess Leia moments, including Sarah's sexual confusion at the kiss in Empire Strikes Back and Amanda's visit to Carrie Fisher's final resting place. And we preview our upcoming Star Wars Holiday Special episode. And Amanda educates Sarah on the over saturation of Jada Pinkett-Smith on the socials.

Links from today's show:

SIXTY SECOND OBESSIONS

AMANDA - Fall of the House of Usher trailer and article; Netlfix 2023. "Neutralized. As in dead."

SARAH - Our Flag Means Death - Zheng Yi Sao Pirate Queen Mini Bio - by The BBC

Tea on Tatooine

Link to Merch

Saturday, November 4, 2023

11 am - 2 pm

Santa Rosa City Hall

100 Santa Rosa Avenue,

Community Service Opportunity: Operation End Hunger. A community partnership between The Heart and Armor Foundation, local veterans, ATR Active Military Consultant LLC, Mayor Natalie Rogers, and the Redwood Empire Food Bank.

Click here to open the Google Form to volunteer

Heart and Armor Foundation website

Bonus Episode 2: Star Wars Clue Board Game?

Sarah Syndulla & Dr. Amanda Quintero — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Outtake from Episode 3.

Amanda I brainstorm what a Star Wars Clue board game might look like, and take a quick trip down memory lane where we remember malls, 1980's Tim Curry, and the music of the film Clue.

Ep. 8 - Ahsoka Ep. 8

Sarah Syndulla — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0800

**THIS EPISODE DOES CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR PART 8 OF THE AHSOKA SHOW**

In this episode, Amanda and I announce our big plans for the podcast now that Ahsoka is over. We spill the Tea on Tatooine, and unpack Part 8 of Ahsoka: "The Jedi, the Witch and the Warlord" and discuss our hopes and theories for season two.

BUY SOME MERCH!

Women of Star Wars Podcast Logo - Leia Pop Art

Women of Star Wars Podcast Logo - Rebel Empire

Women of Star Wars Podcast Logo - Togruta Tails

Women of Star Wars Podcast Logo - Leia Pink & Grey

LOOKING TO GO DEEPER INTO TODAY'S PODCAST? CHECK OUT THESE EPISODES (source: Wookiepedia.org)

The Mortis Arc: Clone Wars, Season 3

Episode 15: Overlords
Episode 16: Alter of Mortis
Episode 17: Ghosts of Mortis

Kyber Crystal as a Rite of Passage: Clone Wars, Season 5

Episode 6: The Gathering Ahoska + Master Yoda Take Younglings to Get Kyber crystals

Morai Appearances:

Clone Wars - Season 7, Episode 12: "Victory and Death"
Star Wars Rebels - Season 2, Episode 20: "The Mystery of Chopper Base" (FIRST APPEARANCE)
Season 2, Episode 21-22: "Twilight of the Apprentice"
Season 4, Episode 13: "A World Between Worlds" (First identified as Morai)
The Mandalorian - "Chapter 13: The Jedi"
Ahsoka - "Part Eight: The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord"

Ahsoka v. Morgen: The Mandalorian "Chapter 13: The Jedi"

Nerdist Article: An Ode to AHSOKA'S Baylan Skoll and Ron Stevenson by Michael Walsh

Ep. 7 - Ahsoka Epsiode 7

Sarah Syndulla — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Today Dr. Amanda Quintero joins with a big announcement. We discuss our reaction to part seven of the Ahsoka series and Amanda's hopes for part eight and Sarah's existential dread about exile.

Ep. 6 - Ahsoka Episode 6

Sarah Syndulla — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0800

On today's episode I am joined by Dr. Amanda Quintero, PhD to discuss her work with the Heart and Armor Foundation, and our response to Ahsoka, Part Six. This podcast does contain spoilers for the Ahsoka, Rebels and The Clone Wars series. Learn about the director of Part Six, Jennifer Getzinger and hear how Sabine annoyed Amanda in this episode.

May the Force Be With You.

Ep. 5 - Ahsoka Episode 5 - Shadow Warrior with Dr. Q

Sarah Syndulla — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0800

The Heart and Armor Foundation - https://www.heartandarmor.org/

Ep. 4 - Ahsoka Episode 4

Sarah Syndulla — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Nerdist Article: https://nerdist.com/article/hayden-christensen-returns-as-anakin-skywalker-on-star-wars-ahsoka-series-in-world-between-worlds/

Ep. 3 - Ahsoka In Space! Episode 3 recap with Dr. Q

Sarah Syndulla — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Doctor Q rejoins us to debrief Episode 3 and discuss theories.

We had major technical challenges with this episode, so some audio is off. But stay tuned for a fun outtake where we design a Star Wars Clue game.

Ep. 2 - Ahsoka Two Episode Premier with Dr. Q

Sarah Syndulla — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 12:00:00 -0800

I am joined today by my first guest, the fabulous and the brilliant Dr. Amanda Quintero, PhD. We discuss so many things Star Wars from R2-D2, and our reactions and excitements for the upcoming Ahsoka series. This episodes contains spoilers.

Warning: The sound on this recording is pretty atrocious. It is a learning curve but next week will be better.

New episodes drop each Friday, (yes, this one was late).

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Episode 1 - Who In The Force is Ahsoka Tano?

Sarah Syndulla — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 21:15:00 -0800

Show Notes: Episode Link

‘The Clone Wars’ Ahsoka Tano: The Journey of Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan So Far by Donna Dickson (Wookiepedia.org)

Tales of the Jedi Ahsoka Episode Review by StarWarsThoughts.com

Sarah's Tano-centric Episode Lists (Google Sheets - View Only. Make a copy if you wish to use the checkboxes to check off which episodes you watched.)

Deep Dive on Mortis by FanExpoHQ.com

"Ahsoka Leaves" by Kevin Kiner (YouTube)