Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast
360 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 112 ratingsAggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast is the home of the Parsec Award winning show that ponders the deep meanings and intricate workings of the Saga. It's nothing but pure Star Wars goodness each week!
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Issue 009: Breaking Anakin Part 2
March 29, 2016 14:30 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBBreaking Anakin Part 2. Anakin Skywalker’s fall is such a pivotal moment in Galactic History, there are multiple perspectives not just on its impact, but its causes. We conclude our duo logy on this linchpin of Star Wars lore by switching out the hot seat and seeing what different aspects can be teased out about the alleged Chosen One’s destiny and the parts played by the people in his life. And so, in this episode of Aggressive Negotiations Jedi Master John Mills turns the interrogative g...
Issue 008: Breaking Anakin Part 1
March 22, 2016 14:30 - 39 minutes - 27.6 MBBreaking Anakin Part 1. “For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.” These are the immortal words of Obi-Wan Kenobi as he explained to a young Luke the impact of Darth Vader and his choices on the galaxy. The Prequels would show fans just exactly how that happened and the way Anakin helped completely dismantle the Republic. In this episode of Aggressive Negotiations Jedi Master Matt...
Issue 007: Favorite Jedi
March 15, 2016 14:30 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBRepresentatives of the Jedi Order. Who represented the title of Jedi best? With a disparate Order from thousands of cultures, who managed to rise above and help define what it meant to be a Knight or a Master? After all, how we behave reflects on who we’re trying to be. In this episode of Aggressive Negotiations, Jedi Masters John Mills and Matthew Rushing turn their focus to the Jedi that helped define the title for them, how they came to those conclusions and where they differ. As an add...
Issue 006: Jedi Power Battles
March 08, 2016 15:30 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBJedi Power Battles Unlimited power? Through the years and the many media in which the Jedi Knights of the Star Wars galaxy have appeared, their powers have been defined and expanded. Whether through what was shown on screen, demonstrated in supplemental books, or established through video gameplay, what a Jedi can do has shifted like sands on a Coruscant beach. In this episode of Aggressive Negotiations, Jedi Masters Matthew Rushing and John Mills continue their discussion series about the ...
Issue 005: Are the Jedi Necessary?
March 01, 2016 05:16 - 34 minutes - 24.2 MBIssue 005: Are the Jedi Necessary? The accusation has been brought against the Jedi that all the problems in the galaxy find their way back to the action or inaction of the Order. Would the Star Wars galaxy have been better off if the Jedi never existed? In this episode of Aggressive Negotiations, Jedi Masters John Mills and Matthew Rushing discuss if the Jedi are necessary in Star Wars, what do they mean to the saga and what is it that makes them important? Hosts John Mills and Matthew Ru...
Issue 004: Jedi That Were, Jedi To Be
February 23, 2016 15:30 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBJedi That Were, Jedi To Be. The Jedi Order. The iconic knights of the Star Wars galaxy have been defined and redefined many times on film and in print, and they are being reinvented once again with the coming of The Force Awakens. But who were the Jedi? What did they mean to a storyline filled with rogues, rebels and lightsabers? In this episode of Aggressive Negotiations, Jedi Masters John Mills and Matthew Rushing open a series focused on this ancient order of peacekeepers, examining what...
Issue 003: Favorite Ships
February 16, 2016 15:30 - 47 minutes - 33.2 MBFavorite Ships. Design has always been one of the core pillars of the world building in the Star Wars galaxy, and one of the key stones in that pillar has been ship design. From the simply cool to the downright iconic, fans of all types can acknowledge the influence the design of Star Wars has played in their enjoyment of the still-expanding saga. In this episode of Aggressive Negotiations, Jedi Masters John Mills and Matthew Rushing answer a listener question, discussing their favorite shi...
Issue 002: Friendship
February 09, 2016 15:30 - 33 minutes - 23.5 MBFriendship. Friendship is one of the most powerful forces in life, whether it’s our galaxy or one far, far away. A key element of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the new friendship between Poe and Finn, which left the Masters pondering, “Is this the first true friendship in Star Wars?” In this episode of Aggressive Negotiations, Jedi Masters John Mills and Matthew Rushing discuss friendship in the Star Wars saga by comparing and contrasting the uniqueness of Poe and Finn’s friendship with o...
Issue 001: Viewing Order
February 02, 2016 15:30 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBAn old debate has found new life with the addition of Episode VII to the Star Wars saga: The endless discussion about the order in which to watch the movies. Do you watch them in release order, story order, or mesh the series into a modified “Machete Order” to account for the new story? Does the addition of The Force Awakens complicate the question of how to introduce someone to Star Wars if they have never seen it? In this episode of Aggressive Negotiations Jedi Masters John Mills and Matth...
Issue 000: Small Moments
January 28, 2016 04:41 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBThis is Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast. We are not your usual Star Wars show as we cover no news or current events in fandom, no we talk about all the things you always wanted to talk about but no one ever has. In our pilot issue hosts Matthew Rushing and John Mills discuss the small moments in the Star Wars franchise that stand out and how those small things impact their love of the galaxy far, far away. Hosts John Mills and Matthew Rushing Send us your feedback! Twitter: @T...