Scavenger's Hoard: A Star Wars Podcast

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Episode #132 - A Roundtable on Racism, Reylo and Star Wars Fandom Feb 27, 2020

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This week, Kirsty (Rachael is on editing-only duties this week!) is joined by four guests to discuss racism and fandom. April, Mariet, Mneme and Molly are all women of color who ship Reylo. They’re here to share their experiences and interactions with other shippers, anti-shippers, and the larger Star Wars fandom. They also cover how the sequel trilogy depicts its characters of color, including the treatment of Rose Tico and the introduction of Jannah in The Rise of Skywalker. You can find our guests on twitter: April at @enfysblessed, Mariet at @valkyrie_art, Molly at @mpychu, and Mneme at @thebittersnake. Suggestions for further reading: - So You Want To Talk about Race by Ijeoma Oluo - White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo - How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi - Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum - Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad Many thanks to all of our guests, to Christy Carew for the Scavenger’s Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and give us a follow on Twitter @ScavengersHoard!

Episode #131 - Snogging Across the Saga Feb 11, 2020

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In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty discuss the following: - Bob Iger discusses future plans for Star Wars TV in earnings call - Poe Dameron YA novel announced for August 2020 - Obi-Wan series out on hold - Project Luminous news is coming. We then ease into our spotlight section, which is specially tailored to Valentine's Day! We run through the main smooches in the Star Wars saga, from Anakin and Padme's tortured exchanges on Naboo right up to the tragic make-out session between Rey and Ben on Exegol. The episode is then rounded out with a series of listener questions. Thanks to everyone who submitted their queries! Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for Rachael and Kirsty, please email them to scavengershoard@gmail.com

Episode #130 - Wrap Up of 'The Mandalorian' Season One Jan 22, 2020

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In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty discuss reports that Taika Waititi is in talks to direct a Star Wars feature film. We then move on to a discussions of episodes 7 and 8 of 'The Mandalorian', as well as providing our thoughts on season one overall. The episode is then rounded out with a series of listener questions. Thanks to everyone who submitted their queries! Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for Rachael and Kirsty, please email them to scavengershoard@gmail.com

Episode #129 - Saving What We Love: A Rose Tico Celebration Jan 14, 2020

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In the spirit of saving what we love, we dedicate this episode to Rose Tico and the wonderful Kelly Marie Tran. Kirsty and Rachael discuss their personal feelings on Rose and what she means to Star Wars before seguing into submissions from listeners (you might even get to hear some different voices for a change...). Thanks so much to everyone who shared their thoughts - they're really wonderful, and quite literally made the episode what it is! Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for Rachael and Kirsty, please email them to scavengershoard@gmail.com

Episode #128 - Rachael & Kirsty Take a Deep Dive Into 'The Rise of Skywalker' Jan 08, 2020

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Rachael and Kirsty take a deep, spoiler-filled dive into 'The Rise of Skywalker', going through the movie chronologically and reflecting on how well it serves its characters and their stories. Join us as we debate the film's highs and (all too frequent) lows, and tentatively enter into some preliminary analysis of its curiously muddy themes. We obviously go into great depth with this episode, so we hope you enjoy hearing our thoughts. Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for Rachael and Kirsty, please email them to scavengershoard@gmail.com

Episode #127 - Rachael & Kirsty Give Their Spoiler-Filled Thoughts on 'The Rise of Skywalker' Dec 20, 2019

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Rachael and Kirsty give their immediate impressions of 'The Rise of Skywalker' - listen as we dive into the highs and lows, discussing both our favourite and not-so-favourite moments and aspects of the film. This is a full-on spoiler podcast, so beware if you have yet to see the movie for yourself!

Episode #126 - Rachael & Kirsty Mark the End of the Pre-TROS Era & Review The Mandalorian Dec 17, 2019

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In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty discuss the following news: - Star Wars.com reveals exclusive first look at Charles Soules’ ‘The Rise of Kylo Ren’ - Marvel previews ‘The Rise of Kylo Ren’ issue #2. We then take a trip down memory lane and discuss our experiences of the sequel trilogy fandom to date, as well as our hopes for what 'The Rise of Skywalker' will bring. Finally, we round off the show with two big reviews. Firstly, we cover episode five of The Mandalorian ('The Prisoner'). We then progress to a review of the latest episode of Star Wars: Resistance ('Kaz's Curse’). Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for Rachael and Kirsty, please email them to scavengershoard@gmail.com

Episode #125 - Rachael & Kirsty Review Alan Dean Foster's Vision for Episode IX Dec 09, 2019

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In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty discuss the following news: - Richard E. Grant's effusive reaction to 'The Rise of Skywalker' - Alan Dean Foster's spectacularly weird treatment for Episode IX. Finally, we round off the show with two big reviews. Firstly, we cover episode five of The Mandalorian ('The Gunslinger'). We then progress to a review of the latest episode of Star Wars: Resistance ('The Voxx Vortex 5000’). Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for Rachael and Kirsty, please email them to scavengershoard@gmail.com

Episode #124 - Adam Driver Covers 'Rolling Stone' & The Mandalorian Finds Sanctuary Dec 01, 2019

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In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty discuss the following news: - Adam Driver covers Rolling Stone for TROS - First clip from ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ released + new TV spots - J.J. Abrams’ favourite prequels scene Finally, we round off the show with two big reviews. Firstly, we cover episode four of The Mandalorian ('Sanctuary'). We then progress to a review of the latest episode of Star Wars: Resistance ('Rendezvous Point’). Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for Rachael and Kirsty, please email them to scavengershoard@gmail.com

Episode #123 - 'The Rise of Skywalker' Promo Hits & We Review 'The Sin' Nov 26, 2019

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In this episode, Rachael and Kirsty discuss the following news: - Two new TV spots for ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ include lots of new footage - EW and Empire spotlight ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ - EW gets a bunch of exclusive photos from ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ - The cast of the sequel trilogy speak with EW re. TROS - New posters released for ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ - Rolling Stone interview Kathleen Kennedy - The Hollywood Reporter questions Kathleen Kennedy’s future with Lucasfilm - Colin Trevorrow gives Empire some insights into his version of Episode IX Finally, we round off the show with two big reviews. Firstly, we cover episode three of The Mandalorian ('The Sin'), worshipping at the altar of Deborah Chow's directorial talent. We then progress to a review of the latest episode of Star Wars: Resistance ('Relic Raiders'), before closing off the show with two listener questions. Many thanks to Christy Carew for the Scavenger's Hoard theme, and Nemling for our artwork. If you have any questions for Rachael and Kirsty, please email them to scavengershoard@gmail.com

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