ForceTime: A Star Wars Podcast

Travis and Kara are back to cover The Bad Batch! Join us as we dive into the first four episodes of the third and final season!

The first four episodes has given us so much to break down and we get into it all:

- Crosshair's incredible arc
- Omega, the heartbeat of the show
- M-Counts and clones and the Emperor
- The terrible-ness of Hemlock
- Hunter, Wrecker, and the mid-size clones
- GROGU WATCH
- SMITS WATCH?!
- What comes next?!

Also, we discuss Carl Weathers' legacy and impact on Star Wars. RIP to a legend!

Follow Kara at intoalargerworldbykara on Instagram and check out her Campsite here to sign up for her zine and patreon, and follow along with the Into A Larger World podcast!

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Authors of The High Republic: ESCAPE FROM VALO, Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong, joined the show for a spoiler-filled discussion on the book!

Join us as we discuss the characters, the theme of attachment, representation, and what being a part of The High Republic means to them!

Follow Daniel @djolder on Twitter, danieljosé1 on Instagram, and his website danieljoseolder.net! Pick up the newest run of The High Republic Adventures comic to keep up with some of the characters from Escape from Valo!

Follow Alyssa @crashwong on Twitter and their website crashwong.net! Keep an eye out in the future to see what else they are working on for Phase III of The High Republic!

Follow the show at ForceTimePod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok! Leave us a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify if you enjoy the show!

Sarah and Brad from Friends of the Force Podcast join the show to discuss all things The High Republic!

*Heavy Phase I Spoilers, Light Phase II and III Spoilers*

It was exciting to have two High Republic experts who were there from the beginning on the show to discuss our journeys through the books and comics, why we love THR, favorite characters, the theme of attachment, Egg Talk (!) and their biggest theory, Phase III,  and speculation on The Acolyte!

Find Friends of the Force at their website friendsoftheforcepod.com and @FriendsOfForce on Twitter, BlueSky, and Instagram! Listen to all of their amazing episodes everywhere you get podcasts!

Find Sarah @seh221 and Brad @bradwhipple on Twitter! 

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As DOCTOR APHRA (2020) wraps up its incredible run, ForceTime and a few of our favorite people want to send our gratitude to author, Alyssa Wong, and all the artists and editors involved who helped bring it to life.

Special thanks to Brynn Patten (dr_brynn on IG), Lev (@theleviath_arts on Twitter), Mira (@myomikan on Twitter), John (@starwarspada101 on IG), Isaac (@JustLuckyStan on Twitter), and Magna Tolven (@Magna_Tolvan on Twitter)!

Travis and Kara are back and ready to review and recap our favorite Star Wars things from 2023! This year gave us so much from TV shows to books to comics, major announcements, and more!

Join us as we discuss some of our favorite canon Star Wars moments from The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, Star Wars: Visions, The Bad Batch, The High Republic, and Doctor Aphra! Plus, we go through our highest points as fans from the Rey/Daisy Ridley movie announcement to hosting some incredible panels at conventions and starting Kara's new podcast this summer!

Thank you to all our listeners throughout the year! Stay tuned for some cool announcements for 2024!

Find the show @ForceTimePod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok! Leave us a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify if you enjoy the show!

Find Kara at intoalargerworldproject on Instagram and find her zine, sign up for her Patreon, and much more here: campsite.bio/intoalargerworldproject







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Phase III of The High Republic is officially here! Join Travis and guest, Silver, as they discuss their paths reading The High Republic, everything they loved from The Eye of Darkness, and what could be coming in the future! This is a spoiler-filled episode.

0:00 - Our journeys reading The High Republic
6:40 - The Eye of Darkness Discussion
44:30 - Speculating on The High Republic's future

Follow Silver at starwars_thrifting on Instagram and @StarWarsThrift on Twitter! Find her co-host Riley's podcast at intothegarbagechutepod on Instagram and @InGarbageChute on Twitter!

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Author Alyssa Wong returns to the show to discuss their many Star Wars projects including The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life, From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi, and Doctor Aphra (2020)!

*SPOILER WARNING FOR EACH PROJECT LISTED* - Time stamps listed below!

Join us as we discuss Alyssa's history with short fiction from the beginning of their writing career to hopping back into it with two major Star Wars anthology short stories!

00:00 Intro/Short Fiction
08:00 From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi - Wolf Trap
19:30 Short Fiction
23:00 Tales of Light and Life - Rogue Element
50:45 Doctor Aphra (2020)

Follow Alyssa @CrashWong on Twitter and lookout for their new High Republic book written with Daniel Jose Older, Escape from Valo, coming January 30, 2024!

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In this episode, Travis and Kara share their spoiler-filled thoughts on the newly released book, From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi!

Join us as we discuss some of our favorite stories and moments in this excellent collection of short stories from the points of view of some of our favorite side characters and background players from ROTJ!

*Thank you to Penguin Random House / Del Rey for the advanced digital copy*

ForceTime fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in their fight for a fair contract. Without these groups, so much of what we love to talk about would not be out in the world. Follow these links to support their causes: WGA, SAG-AFTRA.

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Travis welcomes Brian from The Old Republic Podcast and Drink the Movies Podcast for the sixth installment of Star Wars in Pop Culture! In this episode, Travis and Brian explore the partnership between Star Wars and LEGO!

Join us as we cover:

• LEGO before the Star Wars Partnership
• The incredible fan project by Maestro S. Fujita in 1992 where he recreated the Original Trilogy in LEGO form before LEGO Star Wars was a thing! Check out all 180 photos (60 per movie) here!
• The 1998 negotiations between Lucasfilm and LEGO
• First LEGO Star Wars Sets
• Ultimate Collector Sets and the Master Builder Series
• Most expensive and rare LEGO Star Wars sets on the market!

ForceTime fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in their fight for a fair contract. Without the writers and actors affected, so much of what we love to talk about would not be out in the world. No struck work will be covered on the podcast until a deal is done. Follow these links to support their causes: WGA, SAG-AFTRA.

Follow Brian on Instagram at astro_droid_ and listen to his podcasts, Drink the Movies and The Old Republic Podcast!

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Travis welcomes Tori Fox to the show to discuss Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny!

Join us as we discuss top moments, characters, callbacks, and our relationships with the Indiana Jones franchise! Plus, Tori gives us a look at what it was like to attend the premiere in Los Angeles!

Follow Tori on Twitter and Instagram and check out her other Twitter page: Star Wars Steal Their Look!

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Travis welcomes Silver // @starwars_thrifting for the fifth installment of Star Wars in Pop Culture! In this episode, Travis and Silver travel back in time to explore the Star Wars - MTV connection!

From the Star Wars debut on MTV with the Lapti Nek music video in 1983 through the Tiffany Haddish/The Last Jedi sketch in 2018, and all of the insane Prequel craziness in between, we cover it all!

Join us as we break down:

• Lapti Nek Original Music Video (1983) (Watch)
• Star Wars: An MTV Movie Special from 1997 focusing on the Special Editions (Watch)
• Chewbacca's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 MTV Movie Awards (Watch)
• MTV Movie Special: The Phantom Menace (1999) (Watch)
• Duel of the Fates Music Video on TRL! (1999) (Watch)
• MTV's Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Premiere from Skywalker Ranch (Watch)
• Lisa Kudrow's Jedi Council Spoof at the 1999 MTV Movie Awards (Watch)
• TRL TV Special: Attack of the Clones Premiere from Skywalker Ranch (Watch)
• Master P Bumrushes Skywalker Ranch! (Watch)
• TRL TV Special: Revenge of the Sith Premiere from Skywalker Ranch featuring a performance from Good Charlotte! (Watch)
• Jimmy Fallon's Revenge of the Sith Spoof at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards (Watch)
• Tiffany Haddish's The Last Jedi Spoof at the 2018 MTV Movie Awards (Watch)

Plus, we break down the winners and losers of the MTV Movie Awards including Yoda's win and speech at the 2003 show! (Watch)

Follow Silver @StarWars_Thrifting on Twitter and Instagram! Check out her podcast, Into the Garbage Chute at intothegarbagechutepod!

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Travis welcomes Abbey // starwarsparallels back to the show--this time to celebrate the One-Year Anniversary of OBI-WAN KENOBI!

Join us as we discuss:

• Our expectations going into the series and our previous relationship to Obi-Wan
• The decision to make Little Leia a central character in the series
• Some of our top moments
• Our favorite parallels from this series to other Star Wars media
• Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor's legacies 
• Reva and Moses Ingram's incredible performance

Find Abbey on Instagram at starwarsparallels and check out her work on Collider here! https://collider.com/author/abbey-matheson/

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Travis and Kara welcome Abbey // starwarsparallels back to the show--this time to break down Star Wars: Visions Volume 2!

Join us as we discuss our favorites and break down all 9 episodes one-by-one. From the animation styles to the themes and characters, we cover it all!

Follow Abbey at starwarsparallels on Instagram and read her work on Collider here! https://collider.com/author/abbey-matheson/

Follow Kara at intoalargerworldbykara and sign up for her zine and Patreon here! https://campsite.bio/intoalargerworldbykara

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Alyssa Wong returns to the show to discuss their current and future projects in Star Wars! So much has happened since they were on the show last December and it was such a joy to catch up! *Spoilers for Doctor Aphra (2020) through Issue #30 and Return of the Jedi: Ewoks*

• What was their Star Wars Celebration Europe experience like?
• How did it feel to be announced as a new author in The High Republic and what was going through their head as they walked out on stage?
• Working with Daniel José Older on The High Republic: Escape from Valo
• The Dark Droids comic crossover coming this summer
• From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi coming in September
• Return of the Jedi: Ewoks! How did this one-shot come together?
• Who is their favorite Ewok and... would they EAT an Ewok?!?!
• Doctor Aphra and the conclusion of the Spark Eternal Arc
• How do they balance so many characters while giving them all amazing moments?
• The pairings of Doctor Aphra #30: Kho Phon Farrus and Detta Yao, Just Lucky and Ariole, and the buildup and continuation of Aphra and Sana's relationship
• Seeing their original characters as cosplay at Star Wars Celebration
• Some teases on what's coming soon!

Follow Alyssa on Twitter @crashwong and also check out their ongoing Deadpool run and Spirit World, which drops on May 9th!

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Travis and Kara are here to break down the finale of Season 3 of The Mandalorian: The Return!

*SPOILERS BELOW*

This season gave us A LOT to discuss and we can't believe the finale has already come and gone. From our initial mixed reaction to the finale to our second watch-through and feeling great about it, come along as we work through it all:

• The joy of speculating between Chapter 23 and Chapter 24
• The supersonic speed of this episode
• The Mandalorian staying true to itself as a series
• What's the meaning behind "The Spies"?
• Din and Grogu teaming up to take on Moff Gideon
• The re-taking of Mandalore and how everything this season led to this moment
• R5-D4 Scomping!
• Bo-Katan's development and her happy ending
• The Armorer (we're sorry for ever doubting you!)
• Axe Woves gets his hero moment (we're sorry for doubting you too!)
• The Pirate Mandos and their garden (we're sorry for doubting you too!)
• The Darksaber and the meaning of it being crushed
• Clone Gideons and is he for sure dead?

This season was such a fun ride and we can't thank our listeners enough for joining us week after week! We really appreciate you sharing in the joy right there alongside us!

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Travis and Kara are back to break down everything from Chapter 23 of The Mandalorian: The Spies!

*SPOILERS BELOW*

This episode gave us so much to chew on, analyze, and theorize over and we had a blast covering it all! Big things are happening in the Galaxy Far, Far Away and our Mandalorian heroes are right in the middle of it! Join us as we discuss:

• The Title! Who are the spies? 
• All the evidence on the table that the Armorer could have been working with Moff Gideon this whole time...
• The Shadow Council and Project Necromancer
• What all of this means for the Sequel Trilogy
• IG-12 and Grogu!
• Were the Mandalorians set up for a trap?
• Gideon's new suit and army!
• Paz Visla and the PRAETORIAN GUARDS
• The greatness of Rick Famuyiwa

Come along as our heads spin and theories fly for what could come in the finale!

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It's episode 75 of ForceTime... and to celebrate, we are so excited to bring you co-host Kara DJ's panel recorded LIVE from Star Wars Celebration Europe: GALAXY BRAIN: Fan Speculation Through the Years!

Kara welcomes Robin Arnold and Michelle Wittlich onto the stage to discuss the history of speculation in the Star Wars fandom: from the weird to the funny to the downright outrageous! How can speculation be harmful? What are the best parts of speculating responsibly? And what could be in store for Star Wars in the future? Listen as they cover it all!

Follow Kara at intoalargerworldbykara and sign up for her Patreon and fanzine "Into a Larger World" here: https://campsite.bio/intoalargerworldbykara

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Travis welcomes guest-host, Kait Joven, to the show to break down Chapter 22 of The Mandalorian: Guns for Hire!

*SPOILERS BELOW*

The Mandalorian continues to get weird in the best possible way as we get new characters, a buddy-cop story, and the next step in the Mandalorians' journey to reclaim the planet!

Join us as we cover it all:

• The Quarren and Mon Calamari Love Story
• Axe Woves and Koska Reeves
• Plazir-15
• LIZZO AND JACK BLACK
• CHRISTOPHER LLOYD
• Malfunctioning droids, a droid bar, and droid morgue!
• Bo-Katan and the Darksaber

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Join Travis and Kara as they break down Chapter 21 of The Mandalorian: The Pirate!

*SPOILERS BELOW*

Another action-packed Mando episode is out! From Nevarro to Coruscant to the Mandalorian Covert and back, come along as we cover it all:

• Greef Karga vs. the Pirates
• Giant Pirate King Gorian Shard Hologram!
• Off-Duty New Republic X-Wing Pilots and Psychadelic Rock Music
• ZEB FROM REBELS IN LIVE ACTION!
• The Mandalorians and Living Life in the Light
• The Battle of Nevarro
• The Armorer, Bo-Katan, and What's Next
• Moff Gideon and the Mandalorian-Assisted Escape!

Follow the show on Twitter @ForceTimePod and Instagram at forcetimepod. Leave us a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify if you enjoy the show!

Follow Kara on Instagram at intoalargerworldbykara and sign up for her Patreon and quarterly zine, "Into a Larger World" here: http://campsite.bio/intoalargerworldbykara

Going to Star Wars Celebration Europe? Go see Kara, Michelle Wittlich, and Robin Arnold on the University Stage for their panel "Galaxy Brain: Star Wars Fan Speculation Through the Years" on Monday, April 10th @ 12:30pm! You won't want to miss it!






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Join Travis and Kara as they break down Chapter 20 of The Mandalorian: The Foundling!

*SPOILERS BELOW*

It's the return of Ahmed Best as Jedi Master Kelleran Beq! We could not believe what we saw and had the best time discussing it all: what this means for Ahmed and the Prequel Generation, the flood of emotions that hit us when we saw him appear, and the sheer joy that this flashback scene gave us.

We also cover all things Mandalore! The Forge, Bo-Katan's next move, Grogu's new armor, Ragnar (!), and the new baby Raptor foundlings!

Come along as we break it all down!

Follow the show on Twitter @ForceTimePod and Instagram at forcetimepod. Leave us a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify if you enjoy the show!

Follow Kara on Instagram at intoalargerworldbykara and sign up for her Patreon and quarterly zine, "Into a Larger World" here: http://campsite.bio/intoalargerworldbykara

Going to Star Wars Celebration Europe? Go see Kara, Michelle Wittlich, and Robin Arnold on the University Stage for their panel "Galaxy Brain: Star Wars Fan Speculation Through the Years" on Monday, April 10th @ 12:30pm! You don't want to miss it!






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