My Star Wars Story

Adam Bray’s blog and appearance schedule as well as select books can be found a t AdamBray.com. You can interact with Adam on Twitter @AuthorAdamBray. To tell your Star Wars story, please send your contact information to story@mystarwarsstory.com and please be patient with me. This is a part-time endeavor and there is a LONG line of people who wish to be on the program.

I’d also like to take a moment to mention that I don’t monetize My Star Wars Story, but If you’d like to contribute to a similar but much bigger operation—I say similar because we both have a mission of the preservation of Star Wars history—please give whatever you can to Rancho Obi-Wan. Go to Ranchoobiwan.org and consider a membership.

Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of Generation Star Wars.

Well, they failed when they tried to comment on The Last Jedi, but they're back now and bring you a commentary on the latest, the final, chapter in the Skywalker Saga. Join Scott @ryfun, @SteveGlosson, and @Shazbazzar as they gush their way through The Rise of Skywalker!

This time around, you get not one but TWO Star Wars stories as we speak with Sarah and Richard Woloski. 

Sarah and Richard Woloski are the hosts of Skywalking through Neverland on their own SkyNet, the Skywalking Through neveland Network. You can find them on Instagram and twitter at sjywalking pod, and on facebook at Skywalking through neverland,. You can contact them via email at share@skywalking throughneverland.com.

If you’d like to tell your Star Wars story, please contact send an email to story@mystarwarsstory.com, and please be patient with me. This is a podcast that take a long time to produce and I have a lot of other responsibilities.

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Special thanks to Ryan Shaw.

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Get ready for this one. We have a genuine world traveler on our hands.  And he ends up encountering just about everyone who's anyone in this episode.

Steve Bennett recently started a YouTube channel under his former gamer handle Otto Puddingsbane. There you can find videos and slideshows of his trips to filming locations, including a jaunt to the Galen Erso farm in Iceland he undertook shortly after recording this episode.

To tell your Star Wars Story, send an email to story@mystarwarsstory.com, and please be patient. I'm very busy and and still recovering from some major data loss.

I don't monetize this podcast, but as always, if you feel moved to make a contribution, please use it to join Rancho Obi-Wan, the largest repository of Star Wars Stories in the Galaxy... Visit Ranchoobiwan.org to begin your tax-deductible membership.

Special thanks to Ryan Shaw.

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Join the Ritz Radio Theatre live from Brunswick Georgia as a cast of local actors perform the classic It's a Wonderful Life!

Recorded live at the Ritz Theatre, Brunswick, GA 12-16-17

You've been waiting approximately forever for this one and it's well worth the wait! I let the conversation flow much more conversationally this time around because I thought David's story benefited from it. Things that might ordinarily become bonus material really ARE a part of his Star Wars Story. It's massively-entertaining, it's occasionally emotional. Ladies and gentlemen, this is part one of David Collins's Star Wars Story.

David Collins is a voice actor, composer, music editor and host. He’s done voice work for both The Force Awakens and Rogue One as well as being a stage host for Star Wars Celebration. You can find him on Twitter @davidwcollins. To tell your Star Wars story, please send your contact information to story@mystarwarsstory.com and please be patient with me. This is a part-time endeavor and there is a LONG line of people who wish to be on the program.

I’d also like to take a moment to mention that I don’t plan on attempting to monetize My Star Wars Story, but If you’d like to contribute to a similar but much bigger operation—I say similar because we both have a mission of the preservation of Star Wars history—please give whatever you can to Rancho Obi-Wan. Go to Rancho Obi Wan .org and become a member today.

Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of Generation Star Wars.

I knew I wouldn't be able to get David W. Collins Part 1 finished in time for the big anniversary today, so I gathered some friends who I know went to see Star Wars in 1977, and we went to dinner and swapped tales. Though we're friends now, we didn't know each other back then, so the stories were fun and new for each of us.

Beware: Formats were made to be broken and we're breaking it this episode. Ryan Shaw, the guest from Episode 1 of MSWS, was raised in Miami and had a big city experience seeing Star Wars for the first time.

Thomas Merritt, who will be featured on a future episode of MSWS, saw Star Wars the second week it was in our home town of Brunswick and you won't BELIEVE what happened!

I, Scott Ryfun (the guest on MSWS Episode 100), was a Star Wars fan before I ever even saw it by virtue of the fact that my brother had brought home a book about it from school. But when I saw it for the first time... Hoo boy.

This episode was recorded at Certified Burgers and Beverage on St. Simons Island. http://www.certifiedburgersandbeverage.com/

Amy H. Sturgis (http://amyhsturgis.com) earned her Ph.D. in Intellectual History from Vanderbilt University, teaches Liberal Studies at Lenoir-Rhyne University, and specializes in Science Fiction/Fantasy and Indigenous American Studies. She is one of the staff members behind the Hugo Award-winning StarShipSofa podcast (http://starshipsofa.com) and the Editor in Chief of Hocus Pocus Comics (http://hpcomics.net). The author of four books and over fifty articles, and the editor of six books, Sturgis is a regular speaker at colleges and genre conventions across the United States, Canada, and England. In 2006, she was honored with the Imperishable Flame Award for J.R.R. Tolkien Scholarship, and in 2015, she was honored by the Los Angeles Press Club for "Best Magazine Review/Criticism/Column" for her Reason article "Not Your Parents' Dystopias: Millennial Fondness for Worlds Gone Wrong." A first-generation Star Wars fan, Sturgis lives with her husband in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. More about Dr. Amy H. Sturgis can be found at her website: http://amyhsturgis.com

Portions of the discussion that were not directly relevant to Amy’s Star Wars Story were removed from the podcast. Some of these segments will be found packaged into a bonus episode coming soon. To tell your Star Wars story, please send your contact information to story@mystarwarsstory.com and please be patient with me. This is a part-time endeavor and there is a LONG line of people who wish to be on the program. Don’t forget to join us for the next episode of My Star Wars Story, which will feature part one of David W. Collins's Star Wars Story.

I’d also like to take a moment to mention that I don’t plan on attempting to monetize My Star Wars Story, but If you’d like to contribute to a similar but much bigger operation—I say similar because we both have a mission of the preservation of Star Wars history—please give whatever you can to Rancho Obi-Wan. Go to ranchoobiwan.org and give what you can. Remember, it is tax deductible.

Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of Generation Star Wars.

Karl LaClair grew up in a small town in upstate NY and has since moved to Boston where he works as a college chaplain. He continues to study the impact Star Wars can play on a person's spiritual life. He is the creator and co-host of The Wampa's Lair podcast, which is part of the Star Wars Report podcast network. You can find The Wampa's Lair on iTunes, at facebook.com/wampaslairpocast or follow them on twitter at wampaslair

To tell your Star Wars story, please send your contact information to story@mystarwarsstory.com and please be patient with me. This is a part-time endeavor and there is a LONG line of people who wish to be on the program. And don’t forget to join us for the next episode of My Star Wars Story, which will feature Bobby Roberts.

I’d also like to take a moment to mention that I don’t plan on attempting to monetize My Star Wars Story, but If you’d like to contribute to a similar but much bigger operation—I say similar because we both have a mission of the preservation of Star Wars history—please give whatever you can to Rancho Obi-Wan. Please go to ranchoobiwan.org. Please give what you can. And remember, it’s tax deductible.

Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of Generation Star Wars.

Join Steve Glosson (Geek Out Loud!), Shazbazzar (TechnoRetro Dads), and My Star Wars Story host Scott Ryfun as they take in a screening of Rogue One and offer their insightful wit and commentary. You may never see Rogue One the same way again. Feel free to download this track, plug in your earbuds, and take it into your local theater for your next screening of Rogue One. We even include instructions for syncing the film to the podcast! Or you can listen to it as a standalone commentary, your call.

During the end credits we discuss the news (which had JUST come out as we were working on this) of the passing of Carrie Fisher.

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Enjoy the holidays with this new take on a Christmas classic! MSWS host Scott Ryfun plays George Bailey, Doug and PB&J Otter creator Jim Jinkins plays Clarence the Angel, and Deal or No Deal winner and former Brunswick, GA Mayor Bryan Thompson plays Joseph and Mr. Potter. A very talented local Brunswick, GA cast helps bring this tale to life!

To tell your Star Wars story, please send your contact information to story@mystarwarsstory.com and please be patient with me. This is a part-time endeavor and there is a LONG line of people who wish to be on the program. Because of some delays the last couple of months, look for some special bonus material to be released before the next episode, among the bonus material is my summary of the original Marvel Star Wars in Five Minutes, and a very special Christmas treat. And don’t forget to join us for the next episode of My Star Wars Story, which will feature Karl LaClair.

I’d also like to take a moment to mention that I don’t plan on attempting to monetize My Star Wars Story, but If you’d like to contribute to a similar but much bigger operation—I say similar because we both have a mission of the preservation of Star Wars history—please give whatever you can to Rancho Obi-Wan. It's tax deductible, too. Visit ranchoobiwan.org, and please give what you can.

Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of Generation Star Wars.

Mark Newbold (@jedinews2010) is a very busy fan. One of the forces behind jedinews.co.uk, he is also a contributor to Star Wars Insider Magazine as well as Build the Millennium Falcon Magazine. Mark is also the co-host of the podcast Radio 1138, and helped create the Jedi News Podcast Network. This year he helped organize the One Force Stage at Star Wars Celebration Europe.

Portions of the discussion that were not directly relevant to Mark’s Star Wars Story were removed from the podcast. Some of these segments--and it was hard to choose; our original discussion lasted four hours-- can be found as bonus material after the credits. To tell your Star Wars story, please send your contact information to story@mystarwarsstory.com and please be patient with me. This is a part-time endeavor and there is a LONG line of people who wish to be on the program. And don’t forget to join us for the next episode of My Star Wars Story, which will feature Alexander Gates.

I’d also like to take a moment to ask you to give whatever you can to Rancho Obi-Wan at RanchoObiWan.org and remember, it's tax deductible.

Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of Generation Star Wars.

Laurie Goode's story is limited to his time on Episode IV, and the convention circuit, not exactly enough material for a full episode, so voila! The first MSWS Minisode! For those of you who don't know, Laurie Goode played a stormtrooper in Episode IV back in 1976. He also just happens to have banged his head on a door while filming a scene.  Sound familiar?  It should! Laurie's even written a song about it, called "Who Was the Stormtrooper Who Banged His Head", available in the iTunes store.

Portions of the discussion that were not directly relevant to Laurie’s Star Wars Story were removed from the podcast. Some of these segments can be found as bonus material after the credits. To tell your Star Wars story, please send your contact information to story@mystarwarsstory.com and please be patient with me. This is a part-time endeavor and there is a LONG line of people who wish to be on the program. And don’t forget to join us for the next full episode of My Star Wars Story, which will feature Mark Newbold.

I’d also like to take a moment to mention that I don’t plan on attempting to monetize My Star Wars Story, but If you’d like to contribute to a similar but much bigger operation—I say similar because we both have a mission of the preservation of Star Wars history—please give whatever you can to Rancho Obi-Wan. I’ve set up a page for donations at http://donate.ranchoobiwan.org/Ryfun. Please give what you can.

Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of Generation Star Wars.

Devon Meyers can be found on Twitter at Red5Mom. Her blog is located at Red5Mom.com. Portions of the discussion that were not directly relevant to Devon’s Star Wars Story were removed from the podcast. Some of these segments can be found as bonus material after the credits. To tell your Star Wars story, please send your contact information to story@mystarwarsstory.com and please be patient with me. This is a part-time endeavor and there is a LONG line of people who wish to be on the program. Because of some delays the last couple of months, look for some special bonus material to be released before the next episode, among the bonus material is my summary of the original Marvel Star Wars in Five Minutes, and a conversation with Laurie Goode, the Stormtrooper who hit his head. And don’t forget to join us for the next episode of My Star Wars Story, which will feature Mark Newbold.

I’d also like to take a moment to mention that I don’t plan on attempting to monetize My Star Wars Story, but If you’d like to contribute to a similar but much bigger operation—I say similar because we both have a mission of the preservation of Star Wars history—please give whatever you can to Rancho Obi-Wan. I’ve set up a page for donations at donate.ranchoobiwan.org/Ryfun. Please give what you can.

Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of Generation Star Wars.

In addition to being Access Hollywood's Ultimate Star Wars Fan, Jason Collier is the host of the Expanded Fandomverse Podcast as well the the Star Wars Radio Drama Retrospective (on which I appear as a regular). You can find out more about both of these podcasts at theexpandedfandomverse.com .

Some elements of the conversation with Jason Collier were not directly relevant to his Star Wars story and were edited from the podcast. Some of the more interesting segments that were removed are included after the credits as bonus material.

To tell your Star Wars Story, email your contact information to Story@mystarwarsstory.com. Like My Star Wars Story on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. If you liked My Star Wars Story, please be sure to leave a review in the iTunes store. It will help more people find the podcast. Please join us next time when Devon Meyers will share her Star Wars Story. Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of generation Star Wars.

Also, I've never monetized this podcast, nor do I intend to, but if you want to do me a favor, you'll join Rancho Obi-Wan. It costs just forty cash-deductible dollars per year and you get a slew of benefits with that, plus an annual membership kit and first dibs on Rancho tours. When you purchase your membership, mention me, Scott Ryfun, as the one who referred you. If enough of you join and mention me, I'll become a Rancho Recruiter. The benefits? Pretty much a t-shirt and the title of Recruiter, but I'd really like to do that. And you will benefit from it as well. Head over to http://ranchoobiwan.org to join.

Scott

Be the first to email the correct answers to all 21 of these questions about recent My Star Wars Story episodes to story@mystarwarsstory.com and you will win a hardcover copy of Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne!

No one has yet submitted all 21 correct answers to our 21 Questions MSWS Mega Quiz! Get moving and get your answers in. The first one to send all 21 correct answers to story@mystarwarsstory.com will win a hardcover copy of Heir to the Jedi by Kevin Hearne! Here are the questions:

1.Where did Justin Bolger first see the hardcover of Heir to the Empire?

2. What game did Riley Blanton make up as a child based on Jango Fett in Episode II?
3. What is Teresa Delgado’s 2nd favorite Star Wars film (as of the release of her episode of MSWS)?
4. What was the first Star Wars movie Anthony Breznican saw at the theater?
5. What did Jimmy Mac tell his father the main villain’s name was?

6.What was the first question Paul Hermann asked George Lucas when he wrote a letter to Lucas?

7. Where did Anthony Breznican interview Harrison Ford?
8. What vehicle did Justin Bolger buy first from the Power of the Force 2 toy line?
9. What was the first podcast Riley Blanton auditioned to be the co-host of?
10. What character in The Phantom Menace struck Teresa Delgado the most?
11. A neighborhood kid provoked young Anthony Breznican’s ire by pretending to be what Star Wars character?
12. Who sent Paul Hermann a postcard from Dark Horse Comics?

13.What was the first podcast Justin Bolger heard?

14. What was Riley Blanton’s podcast forerunner to the Star Wars Report?
15. How many chapters of Heir to the Empire did Paul Hermann read for a book report?
16. What is the name of Teresa Delgado’s blog?
17. Where did Paul Hermann first see Heir to the Empire?
18. Jimmy Mac’s first Star Wars collectible was a Wonder Bread insert. What character was on that card?
19. With whom did Anthony Breznican first watch the original TFA teaser?
20. What collectible do Jimmy Mac and his brother still fight about?
21. Who was the first female Star Wars character Paul Hermann could relate to?

Paul Hermann appears on both The Forcecast and Star Wars With Friends. He can be found on twitter @Hermann22.

Some elements of the conversation with Paul Hermann were not directly relevant to his Star Wars story and were edited from the podcast. Some of the more interesting segments that were removed are included after the credits as bonus material.

To tell your Star Wars Story, email your contact information to Story@mystarwarsstory.com. Like My Star Wars Story on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. If you liked My Star Wars Story, please be sure to leave a review in the iTunes store. It will help more people find the podcast. Please join us next time when Jason Collier will share his Star Wars Story. Thank you for listening to My Star Wars Story and thank you for being a part of generation Star Wars.

Special thanks to Ryan Shaw.

Also, I've been doing this podcast completely at my own expense for a year and  a half now, and I've decided I want something for it. No, I don't want money. The best I'll get is a t-shirt. See, I've decided I want to be a Rancho Recruiter! All you have to do is go to ranchoobiwan.org and become a supporter, mentioning that Scott Ryfun referred you.  It's only $40 a year, and you get exclusive access to tour tickets at Ranch Obi-Wan, as well as exclusive merchandise, not to mention a super-cool membership kit and a creative Christmas card! Your contribution will go towards maintaining the world's largest Star Wars collection and the museum that houses it.  You also help cover the expense of providing free tours to schools and other special groups, plus you'll help fund charitable tour giveaways and auction items.  Plus, you'll be helping preserve a record of one of the most transformative pop culture phenomena ever.

And did I mention it's tax deductible?  It sure is!  Look, I'm not asking you to do anything I haven't done myself. Please go and become a member of Rancho Obi-Wan today by going to Ranchoobiwan.org and registering. And if you don't want me to get the t-shirt, that's fine.  Please become a member anyway. You won't regret it.

Scott

Well, we thought we'd be the first to do it, but it didn't work out that way. Steve Glosson and Scott Ryfun have put together the internet's SECOND Force Awakens commentary track.  It's fun, it's funny, it's insightful. Enjoy! Take it with you to the theater listen in your earbuds!

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