The Acolyte ride is officially over...for now at least! We're covering two massive episodes - Episode 7, Choice and Episode 8, The Acolyte. And of course, we had to have help - so we brought back our friend Doug (@ickybooley) to help us break down everything these two episodes had to offer.

We go DEEP into the often difficult themes of Choice, including it's depiction of colonialism, how it may shine a light on the treatment of and attitudes towards black women in our society, and the Rashomon effect.

Then, we break down all our theories about The Acolyte and give our overall impressions of the show!

You can find Doug on social media @ickybooley on multiple platforms. And you can find all of his amazing shows - Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, Novel Gaming, Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon, and Falling with Style - over at glitterjaw.com!

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Cass and Tommy discuss two of the best episodes of The Acolyte so far - Night & Teach / Corrupt. Night gave us the dark action we've been waiting for, while Teach / Corrupt swap Mae & Osha and give us the hottest scenes in Star Wars to date.

Plus...we announce the next series we'll be covering on the pod...Star Wars Droids!

Shew. Grab your headphones and a fan for this one.

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Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission of providing free medical care to thousands of injured and ill children. Head to ⁠www.pcrf.net⁠ to join us in donating and learn more. If you want to find other ways of getting involved, head to ⁠https://ceasefiretoday.com⁠.

On this week's minisode, Cass gives an update on how their cosplay for Star Wars Celbration is shaping up. (Spoiler, High Republic Fans: It's Lourna Dee!)

And Tommy might have found his "collectable" in Jazware's Micro Galaxy Squadron series!

This is one you'll want to check out on video. Follow us on Instagram to watch the the full reel!

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Tommy - Twitter: ⁠@AwkwardComma⁠ | Instagram: @AwkwardComma

Be sure to check out the full roster of GlitterJaw podcasts at ⁠glitterjaw.com⁠.

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Oh boy.

First up, we talk briefly about our thoughts on the state of the Star Wars fandom, the good, the bad, and the chuds.

But more importantly, we discuss some of the more positive aspects of the fandom and encourage everyone to engage with their fandoms, Star Wars or others, in a healthy way. Check in on yourself, and if things feel overwhelming, it's OK to take a break from social media, content creation, or the fandom for a beat. All will welcome you with open arms when you return (unless you spew hate, in which case, bye!).

Oh, and we talk "Destiny" and "Day," episodes 3 & 4 of "The Acolyte"! These episodes were beautiful, and also gave us some great Queer Moments in Star Wars History!

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TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod

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Cass - Twitter: ⁠@Cassiethulu⁠ | Instagram: @Cassiethulu

Tommy - Twitter: ⁠@AwkwardComma⁠ | Instagram: @AwkwardComma

Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission of providing free medical care to thousands of injured and ill children. Head to ⁠www.pcrf.net⁠ to join us in donating and learn more. If you want to find other ways of getting involved, head to ⁠https://ceasefiretoday.com⁠.

We're back, punky mufkins, and we're finally diving into the High Republic era by talking the first two episodes of The Acolyte, Lost/Found and Revenge/Justice. And we've brought along our good pal Doug Fink from many a show over on glitterjaw.com!

We broke down the episodes, talked about the show's history, and discussed how it sits in the High Republic era. (We also took lots of shots at the haters! And had a blast doing it.)

In short: We're really digging the show!

You can find Doug on social media @ickybooley on multiple platforms. And you can find all of his amazing shows - Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, Novel Gaming, Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon, and Falling with Style - over at glitterjaw.com!

Our socials

Twitter ⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠

Instagram ⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠.

Email: DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com.

Cass - Twitter: ⁠@Cassiethulu⁠ | Instagram: @Cassiethulu

Tommy - Twitter: ⁠@AwkwardComma⁠ | Instagram: @AwkwardComma

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We're BACK with a brand-new, bite-sized episode for our punky little mufkins!

We're talking our vision for these Flyby episodes and some AMAZING fundraisers happening in the fandom RIGHT now. And...it's PRIDE month, so we're shouting out Wookiepedia, as always, for the work they're doing highlighting queer characters in the Star Wars canon.

Clashing Sabers is teaming up with Tales of the Force to send Star Wars books to kids affected by tornadoes in Arkansas. All proceeds from their Patreon during the month of June will go towards that effort!

You can subscribe to their Patreon at patreon.com/clashingsabers

And please check out YapSeshPod on Twitter and donate to their Galaxy of Pride Fundraiser (tiltify.com/+a-galaxy-of-pride/galaxy-of-pride24), supporting Point of Pride!

The situation in Gaza is incredibly dire, and the men, women, and children of Palestine need our help. If you want to find other ways of getting involved, including donating time or money, head to ceasefiretoday.com.

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Email: DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com

Cass - Twitter: ⁠@Cassiethulu⁠ | Instagram: @Cassiethulu

Tommy - Twitter: ⁠@AwkwardComma⁠ | Instagram: @AwkwardComma

Be sure to check out the full roster of GlitterJaw podcasts at ⁠glitterjaw.com⁠.

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Content Warning: We included some songs with lyrics that reference self-harm and suicidal ideation.

Y'all knew we couldn't resist talking about the Bad Batch one last time. And so we brought back one of our FAVORITE activities and built PLAYLISTS for the Bad Batch! And to help us out, Wade from Records of the Republic joined us and built two KILLER playlists for Wrecker and Echo.

Be sure to go follow and listen to Records of the Republic everywhere! https://linktr.ee/recordsoftherepublic

If you can we'd love it if you joined us in donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission of providing free medical care to thousands of injured and ill children. Head to www.pcrf.net to join us in donating and learn more.

If you want to find other ways of getting involved, head to https://ceasefiretoday.com.

Socials

Twitter ⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠

Instagram ⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠.

Email: DistantEchoesSW@gmail.com.

Cass - Twitter: ⁠@Cassiethulu⁠ | Instagram: @Cassiethulu

Tommy - Twitter: ⁠@AwkwardComma⁠ | Instagram: @AwkwardComma

Be sure to check out the full roster of GlitterJaw podcasts at ⁠glitterjaw.com⁠, including Tommy's new GlitterJaw miniseries: ⁠Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge: A Simpsons Gaming Podcast⁠.

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Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5E4KvU...
Vibe to EVA's entire "Rear View" album here: https://youtu.be/Gpm6YPwqJUA

All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.