Episodes

  • The Star Wars Expanded Universe (2024)
    May 3 2024

    Liam is joined by Anish and Suthanth to discuss the current canon expanded universe and the best places to start !


    Read Anish's essay about Alphabet Squadron here!

    Star Wars Club at UC San Diego: ⁠instagram.com/starwarsucsd/⁠


    Chapters:

    00:00:00 Introduction

    00:01:23 Dark Disciple

    00:03:53 Bad Batch Season 3 Spoilers related to Dark Disciple

    00:07:00 Return to Dark Disciple

    00:08:52 The High Republic

    00:11:40 Dooku: Jedi Lost

    00:13:54 Master and Apprentice

    00:15:46 Padawan

    00:17:00 The Thrawn Trilogies

    00:21:42 The Padme (Queen's) Trilogy

    00:28:18 Brotherhood

    00:30:56 Upcoming Books: The Living Force & Mace Windu: Glass Abyss

    00:32:58 Original Trilogy Era

    00:34:01 Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade

    00:36:05 Tarkin

    00:38:44 Catalyst

    00:40:11 Rebel Rising

    00:45:50 Lords of the Sith

    00:48:42 A New Dawn

    00:53:12 Heir to the Jedi

    00:57:24 Battlefront: Twilight Company

    01:01:00 Battlefront 2: Inferno Squad

    01:03:46 Leia, Princess of Alderaan

    01:07:54 The Princess and The Scoundrel

    01:13:00 Lost Stars

    01:16:12 The Aftermath Trilogy

    01:18:30 The Alphabet Squadron Trilogy

    01:22:12 Phasma

    01:26:34 Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire Outpost

    01:29:52 Last Shot

    01:30:53 Shadows of The Sith

    01:33:32 Resistance Reborn

    01:33:40 Bloodline

    01:38:30 Conclusion

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • The Science of Star Wars ft. James Floyd (Star Warsologies)
    Mar 1 2024

    This week, we are joined by our first special guest, James Floyd, to talk about some of the real-life science behind Star Wars.


    Follow James here! twitter.com/jamesjawa

    Listen to Star Warsologies: skywalkingthroughneverland.com/star-warsologies/


    Star Wars Club at UC San Diego: instagram.com/starwarsucsd/


    Chapters:

    00:00:00 Introductions

    00:01:08 How we met James

    00:05:50 What is Star Warsologies?

    00:08:10 Getting to write for Star Wars Insider

    00:11:10 How has the fandom changed and developed?

    00:22:50 How has Star Warsologies changed your view of Star Wars?

    00:32:04 The Politics of Star Wars

    00:35:15 Can 1.2 million clones protect an entire Galactic Republic?

    00:40:48 Cancer doesn't exist in Star Wars*

    00:54:00 Cybersecurity in Rogue One

    00:58:08 Droids and Droid Equality

    01:09:05 Queen's Hope and the (second) Clone Conspiracy

    01:20:40 Mono-environmental Planets and Habitable Atmospheres

    01:30:50 The Empty Kaminoan Oceans and The Origins of Kamino

    01:33:40 Favorite Aspect of Star Wars

    01:37:20 Technological Advancements during The High Republic and The Old Republic

    01:41:50 Returning to Kamino

    01:44:10 How could future Star Wars projects depict environments during the High Republic era?

    01:50:10 How would the traditions of the Jedi differ 10,000 years ago?

    01:59:08 The end of another Triton Squadron episode

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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • Shadows of The Order: Cast Roundtable || Triton Squadron (Audio)
    Feb 5 2024

    This week on Triton Squadron, the cast of the acclaimed fan film, Shadows of The Order, reveal all the fun tidbits of the production!

    You can watch a video version of this episode here! Star Wars Club at UC San Diego: instagram.com/starwarsucsd Chapters: 0:00:00 Introductions 0:00:58 How did you hear about Shadows of The Order? & Auditions 0:05:27 The Mega-Shoot Day 0:07:40 Return to Auditions & Scriptwriting 0:12:53 Prior Acting & Filmmaking Experiences 0:20:28 Shadows of The Order: The Bad Lip-Sync Parody. Coming 2025. 0:20:58 Personal Character Work 0:25:12 Seth shotguns like a beast 0:26:05 Return to Character Work 0:40:23 What did you learn?/ Favorite Memory 0:46:00 Safety Coordinators Please Skip to the Next Section 0:52:44 RIP Liam's Boots 0:53:15 The Magic of Seamless Editing 0:54:59 Favorite Aspects of Your Characters 1:01:23 The Breakout Star of the Film Reveals All 1:02:21 Final Thoughts/ Shout-Outs 1:04:06 If you liked Shadows of The Order, you might also like the Star Wars Club at UC San Diego 1:06:16 "If you really liked this film, please go to AO3"

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Our Ahsoka Season 1 Breakdown
    Feb 2 2024

    Brian is joined with Anish, Liam, and Suthanth to discuss their thoughts on the first season of Ahsoka.


    Topics: 00:00 Introduction & Ahsoka's Character Growth from 2008 9:11 Rebels Season 4 and our expectations for Ahsoka Season 1 20:54 Sabine's role in the show 32:15 Hera and the New Republic 40:30 Baylan and Shin 50:59 Morgan Elsbeth and Thrawn's characterization 1:01:39 Ezra and Eman's performance 1:09:02 Anakin's (second) return to live-action and the World between Worlds episode 1:16:58 Huyang and Doctor Who is canon to Star Wars? 1:18:51 What could follow Ahsoka season 1? 1:28:53 Concluding thoughts


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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • A Very Timely Jedi: Survivor Episode
    Feb 2 2024

    Karan is joined by Anish, Brian, and Liam to discuss the brand-new Jedi: Survivor game.


    Topics:

    00:00:00 Intro

    00:01:00 Fan Film Updates (From July 2023)

    00:01:35 Comic-Con 2023

    00:04:30 Ahsoka Reveal Trailer

    00:14:45 Jedi: Fallen Order

    00:24:30 Jedi: Survivor

    00:26:20 Jedi: Battle Scars

    00:30:00 Return to Jedi: Survivor (Spoilers)

    00:37:40 Gameplay

    00:47:05 The New Characters

    01:10:08 Cal & Merrin's relationship & Hopes for the Jedi: Survivor sequel


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    TikTok: ⁠tiktok.com/@starwarsucsd⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠twitter.com/StarWarsUCSD⁠


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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Making your first Star Wars Costume/Cosplay
    Feb 2 2024

    So, you want to get into Cosplaying?


    Liam is joined by Miguel and Shane to share their cosplay journeys, and tips for potential cosplayers.


    Topics:

    0:00 Intro & How we began cosplaying

    8:23 Favorite things about cosplay and least favorite things (Hot Topic is Bad Actually)

    23:45 Planned future cosplays

    40:08 The difficulties of cosplaying

    51:08 Lucasfilm's various cosplay groups

    1:13:55 The effects of Galaxy's Edge and the Galactic Starcruiser on cosplayers

    1:17:30 How you can join a cosplay group

    1:25:10 The costuming process for our fan film

    1:49:05 Outro


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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Our Bad Batch Season 2 Review
    Mar 29 2023

    Brian and Liam are joined by Anish and Suthanth to share their thoughts on The Bad Batch and their predictions on how the second season will end.


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    Instagram: instagram.com/starwarsucsd/


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    56 mins
  • The Fandom Menace and What It Means to be a Star Wars Fan.
    Feb 2 2023

    Shane, Liam and Suthanth have a completely normal time talking about the current iteration of the Fandom Menace.

    Other tangents include Star Wars content creators we would like to fight with, how monetization promotes and platforms toxicity, how toxic fandoms can develop and how all of us can create a better fan environment.


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    1 hr and 23 mins