Holy Star Wars!
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsHoly Star Wars! is a new kind of Star Wars podcast where we take the Star Wars we know and love, watch or read it alongside relevant myths, legends, and sacred texts, all through a linking theme such as "hope," or "rebellion" or "destiny." Holy Star Wars! is also an interactive radio drama that encourages listeners to apply the themes discussed to their lives in order to live more fully.
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HSW EP 61: TCW S1E17-18 Blue Shadow Virus, Prince Robert, and Infection!
May 15, 2018 21:48 - 16 minutes - 29.6 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 61. Suprise! We're back to continue with S1 of The Clone Wars with Ep 17-18 Blue Shadow Virus and the Anglo-Scottish Folk Ballad, Prince Robert. The theme of the week is Infection! Read Prince Robert here: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch087.htm Listen to Prince Robert here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp294MfAIJY&itct=CAgQpDAYCiITCLOwmZTm-NgCFce8fgod1nIHqDIHcmVsYXRlZEiG1N2JoLu0qbEB&app=desktop Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google P...
HSW Ep 60: TCW S1E16 - The Hidden Enemy, The Death of Baldur, and Treachery!
May 04, 2018 18:39 - 18 minutes - 34.3 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 60. After an unexpected break, we're back to continue with S1 of The Clone Wars with Ep 16 The Hidden Enemy and the Norse Myth of The Death of Baldur. The theme of the week is Treachery! Learn about The Death of Baldur here: https://norse-mythology.org/tales/the-death-of-baldur/ Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching “Holy Star Wars!” or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow ...
HSW Ep 59: TCW S1E15 - Trespass, Thanh Giong, and Standing Up!
April 19, 2018 22:24 - 21 minutes - 39.5 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 59. This week, we're back in The Clone Wars with S1E15 Trespass. We're also taking a look at the story of one of the Red River Delta in Vietnam's Four Immortals, Thanh Giong. The theme this week is Standing Up! Learn about Thanh Giong here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rzdOX3VuuI Learn about my SNAP Challenge here: https://sites.google.com/view/jasonssnapchallenge/home Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by ...
HSW Ep 58: Aftermath, Yoruba Creation Myth, and Preparation!
April 13, 2018 15:34 - 18 minutes - 35.4 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 57. Join us as we take one more look at one of the first canon novels to kick of the Force Awakens hype: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. This week, we also explore the Yoruba creation myth. All that through the theme of Preparation! Read about the Yoruba creation myth here: http://www.gateway-africa.com/stories/Yoruba_Creation_Myth.html Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a l...
HSW Ep 57: Aftermath, Boo Hag, and Aftermath!
April 05, 2018 17:09 - 15 minutes - 28.8 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 57. Join us as we dive into one of the first canon novels to kick of the Force Awakens hype: Aftermath by Chuck Wendig. This week, we also look into the Boo Hag, a Gullah/Geechee haint (spirit). All that through the theme of Aftermath! Read about La Madremonte here: https://scaresandhauntsofcharleston.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/the-boo-hags-of-gullah-culture/ Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy S...
HSW Ep 56: The Last of His Breed, La Madremonte, and Protection!
March 29, 2018 20:00 - 8 minutes - 16.3 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 56. Join us as talk comics with Star Wars (2015) issue 7: The Last of His Breed. We're also looking at the folk monster La Madremonte from Colombia. All that through the theme of Protection! Read about La Madremonte here:http://raisingcolombiankids.blogspot.com/2010/04/la-madremonte.html Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected]...
HSW Ep 55: Vader, The First Tears, and Pain!
March 29, 2018 18:52 - 12 minutes - 23.8 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 55. Join us as talk comics with Vader's first arc, aptly named Vader. We're also looking at a story from a Northern Alerian people, the Kabyle, The First Tears. All that through the theme of Pain! Read the story of The First Tears here: http://www.algeria.com/folklore/ Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twi...
HSW EP 54: Kanan: The Last Padawan, The Magic Fiddle, and Hiding!
March 16, 2018 04:54 - 14 minutes - 23.2 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 54. Join us as talk comics with Kanan's first arc, The Last Padawan. We're also looking at an Indian folktale called THe Magic Fiddle. The theme for the week is Hiding! Read this story here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Indian_Fairy_Tales_(Jacobs)/The_Magic_Fiddle Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter...
HSW Ep 53: TCW S1E13-14 The Maridun Arc, The Giant Elk Skin, and Reliance!
March 16, 2018 04:26 - 9 minutes - 17.5 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 53. Join us as dive back into The Clone Wars once more with S1E13-14 - Jedi Crash and Defenders of Peace. We also take a look at the Quileute Native American myth The Giant Elk Skin. All this through the theme of Reliance! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars iTtunes: http://apple.co/2j...
HSW Ep 52: TCW S1E11-12 Dooku Captured, The Tale of Two Lovers, and Captivity!
March 03, 2018 14:16 - 8 minutes - 14.6 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 52. Join us as dive back into The Clone Wars with S1E11-12 - Dooku Captured and Gungan General. We're also doing something totally different, talking about a myth from a body of fiction: The Tale of Two Lovers from Avatar The Last Airbender. All this through the theme of Captivity! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follo...
HWS Ep 51: TCW S1E10 - The Lair of Grievous, Aslan, and Confidence!
February 22, 2018 02:23 - 8 minutes - 15.3 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 51. Join us as dive back into The Clone Wars with S1E10 - The Lair of Grievous. We're also doing something totally different, talking about a myth from a body of fiction: Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia (specifically The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe). All this through the theme of Confidence! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at holystar...
HSW Ep 50: Star Wars, Huitzilopochtli, and Pride!
February 08, 2018 14:56 - 43 minutes - 77.3 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 50!!! This week we had some technical difficulties. Our guests Kate and Matt from the podcast But Why Tho hold down the fort for the most part this week as we discuss Star Wars, the Mexica(Aztec) myth of Huitzilopochtli, and the theme of Pride! Thanks for listening and sorry for the technical problems. Please check out Kate and Matt at their awesome podcast and @ButWhyThoPC! They do great great stuff. Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouT...
HSW Ep 49: Star Wars, The Black Knight, and Balance!
February 01, 2018 16:22 - 55 minutes - 99.5 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 49. This week we're joined by Bryan from the Hyperspace Podblast! We take on the whole of Star Wars alongside the Arthurian Legend of The Black Knight, all through the theme of Balance! Check him out at @hyperspace_pod for a great show! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our web...
HSW Ep 48: A New Hope, Guayota, and Fear!
January 25, 2018 20:33 - 49 minutes - 89.6 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 48. This week we're joined by Ash and Ben from the Skyhoppers Podcast! They haven't been on here in a while, and so we got deep into A New Hope, the Guanche myth of Guayota, and the theme of Fear! Check them out @SWSkyhoppers and wherever podcasts can be listened to! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitte...
1 Year Anniversary!
January 11, 2018 17:12 - 6 minutes - 9.96 MBHey! It's our 1 Year Anniversary! We celebrate with this year in review show recorded special from away on the road just to be available in time for your enjoyment! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2im58Py Go...
HSW Ep 47: The Last Jedi, The Magic Pots, and Disobedience!
January 04, 2018 20:17 - 17 minutes - 29.6 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 47. Join us as we discuss one more time The Last Jedi. This week's myth is from the Ojibwe First Nation tribe, The Magic Pots. We'll discuss these stories off-script through the theme of Disobedience! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes...
HSW Ep 46: The Last Jedi, The Scratched Diamond, and Failure!
December 29, 2017 05:58 - 17 minutes - 22.9 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 46. Join us as we discuss once again The Last Jedi. This week's folktale is a classic Jewish story The Scratched Diamond and the theme is Failure! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2im5...
HSW Ep 45: The Last Jedi, Don Quixote, Memories!
December 21, 2017 13:28 - 6 minutes - 9.28 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 45. Join us as we discuss, at last, The Last Jedi, Don Quixote, and the theme of Memories! Don't listen if you haven't seen The Last Jedi yet. Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2im58Py ...
HSW Ep 44: The Force Awakens, Pik the Turtle, and Anticipation!
December 14, 2017 16:30 - 12 minutes - 16.2 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 44. Join us as we discuss The Force Awakens, and original short story by me, Pik the Turtle, and the theme of Anticipation! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2im58Py Google Play: http:/...
HSW Ep 43: Rogue One, The Hodag, and Promise!
December 07, 2017 15:43 - 8 minutes - 12.4 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 43. Join us as we discuss Rogue One, the Wisconsinian myth of the Hodag, and the theme of Promise! Read this story here: http://www.hodagpress.com/about.htm Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws Stitcher: http://...
HSW Ep 42: Revenge of the Sith, The Fox and the Wolf, and Superiority!
December 01, 2017 19:36 - 8 minutes - 13.3 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 42. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, one more story from the 1001 Arabian Nights, The Fox and the Wolf, and the theme of Superiority! Read the version of this story used for the episode here: http://www.storynory.com/2011/12/04/the-fox-and-the-wolf-2/ Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Original art: Wenceslas Hollar Email...
HSW Ep 41: Attack of the Clones, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and Gratitude!
November 26, 2017 22:48 - 9 minutes - 17.1 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 41. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, another story from the 1001 Arabian Nights, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and the theme of Gratitude! Watch the version of the story used here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsHS6lLrrf4 Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Original art: Rena Xiaxiu (2016) Email us at holystarwars@gma...
HSW Ep 40: The Phantom Menace, Shahryar and Scheherazade, and Planning!
November 26, 2017 22:43 - 7 minutes - 14.6 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 40. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the frame story of the 1001 Arabian Nights, Shahryar and Scheherazade, and the theme of Planning! Read about this myth here: http://www.english-for-students.com/Sheherazade-and-Shahriar.html Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_st...
HSW 39: Twilight Company, Zal and the Simorgh, and Ambition!
November 09, 2017 16:01 - 8 minutes - 13.4 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 39. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company once more alongside another story from the Iranian national epic the Shahnameh, the story of Zal and the Simorgh. Everything today through the theme of Ambition! Read about this myth here: http://www.bl.uk/learning/cult/inside/corner/shah/synopsis.html Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Em...
HSW Episode 38: Twilight Company, The Epic of Gilgamesh, and Greed!
November 07, 2017 14:49 - 8 minutes - 13.1 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 38. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company again alongside another story from the Epic of Gilgamesh about the monster Humbaba, all through the theme of Greed! Read about this myth here: http://www.aina.org/books/eog/eog.pdf Original art Forêt by Paul Cézanne (circa 1902-1904) Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at holystar...
HSW Ep 37: Twilight Company, The Summerland, and Arrival!
October 26, 2017 14:24 - 6 minutes - 13 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 37. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company and the Wicca afterlife the Summerland through the theme of Arrival! Read about this myth here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Summerland Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net ...
HSW Ep 36: Return of the Jedi, Apollo and Daphne, and Enough!
October 19, 2017 17:36 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 36. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and the Greek myth Apollo and Daphne. We struggle with some serious topics today as we conclude our discussion that began with Responsibility and Commitment through the theme of Enough! Read this story here: https://listverse.com/2016/04/13/top-10-unsuccessful-seductions-from-greek-mythology/ Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy...
HSW Ep 35: The Empire Strikes Back, The Ayar Brothers, and Commitment!
October 12, 2017 15:16 - 6 minutes - 10.7 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 35. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and the Incan founding myth, The Ayar Brothers. We discuss the lessons we find between the stories today through the theme of Commitment in a brief continuation from last week! Read this story here: https://www.machupicchu.org/the_ayar_brothers_legend.htm Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link be...
HSW Ep 34: A New Hope, The Wooden Bowl, and Responsibility!
October 05, 2017 19:00 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 34. Join us as we discuss Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and a classic story attributed often to Leo Tolstoy, The Wooden Bowl. We discuss the lessons we find between the stories today through the theme of Responsibility! Read this story here: http://www.moralstories.org/the-wooden-bowl/ Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at holystarwars@gmail....
HSW Ep 33: Skywalker Strikes, The Abandoned Children, and Familiarity!
September 28, 2017 16:38 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 33. Join us as we discuss the comic book arc from the Star Wars Series, Skywalker Strikes and the Apache legend The Abandoned Children. The theme we explore this week is Familiarity! Read this story here: http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/The-Abandoned-Children-Apache.html Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Foll...
HSW Ep 32: Shattered Empire, Nyaminyami, and Wrath!
September 14, 2017 18:38 - 8 minutes - 16.7 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 32. Join us as we discuss the comic book mini-series Shattered Empire and the Tonga myth of the Zambezi River God Nyaminyami. We'll discuss all that through the theme of Wrath! Read this story here: http://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/african-mythology.html Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_st...
HSW Ep 31: Star Wars, Christ, and Redemption!
September 07, 2017 18:35 - 1 hour - 106 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 31. Join us as we discuss Star Wars and Christ through the theme of Redemption! I am joined this week by Stephen Kent from Beltway Banthas. Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Follow Stephen and all he does @Stephen_Kent89 and his incredible podcast about Star Wars and politics @BeltwayBanthas and beltwaybanthas.com. Email him at [email protected] Y...
HSW Ep 30: TWC S1E9 - Cloak of Darkness, The Wife Who Could Not Keep A Secret, and Secrets!
August 31, 2017 13:48 - 9 minutes - 18.2 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 30. Join us as we discuss The Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 9 - Cloak of Darkness and a folktale from Santhal Parganas in India, The Wife Who Could Not Keep A Secret. All that through the theme of Secrets! Read this story here: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type1381.html Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter ...
8.24 Update!
August 24, 2017 15:44 - 11 minutes - 17 MBUpdate! What's been going on and what's going on in the future! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link below. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2im58Py Google Play: http://bit.ly/2iirduZ Sound Cloud: http://bit.ly/2iLiouT All Star Wars subject matter is ...
HSW Ep 29: Episode 29: Star Wars, Elisha and Gahezi, and Blindness!
August 11, 2017 00:43 - 36 minutes - 61.5 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 29. I'm joined this week by Rabbi Akiva Weiss, a colleague of mine for many years, a great storyteller, and an avid Star Wars fan. This week, we discussed the whole of the Star Wars Saga alongside the Biblical story of Elisha and Gehazi. All of that through the theme of Blindness. Read this story here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehazi Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or click...
HSW Ep 28: Guardians of the Whills, Janusz Korczak, and Resilience!
August 04, 2017 13:46 - 8 minutes - 16.1 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 28. Join us as we discuss Greg Rucka's Guardians of the Whills, as well as real life legend, Janusz Korczak. All this through the theme of Resilience! This week's episode is a story from the Holocaust. While not especially vivid, the details are morbid nonetheless. Read about Korczak here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_Korczak#cite_note-cmentarium-22 Read about T'sha B'av here: http://reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays/tishah-bav The title image of this episode...
HSW Ep 27: TCW S1E8 Bombad Jedi, Jaka Linglung, and Truth!
July 27, 2017 03:28 - 8 minutes - 15.8 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 27. Join us as we discuss Clone Wars Season 1 Episode 8, Bombad Jedi, as well as the Javanese legend of Jaka Linglung. We'll be looking at those stories through the theme of Truth! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link bellow. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2...
HSW Ep 26: Tarkin, The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and Belonging!
July 23, 2017 03:16 - 9 minutes - 16 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 26. Join us as we discuss Tarkin by James Luceno and the Chinese myth of The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. We'll be looking at those stories through the theme of Belonging! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link bellow. The cover image today comes from a painting by Yoshitoshi, a famous 19th Century Japanese artist. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twi...
HSW Ep 25: TCW S1E6-7 Missing R2, Eingana, and Attachment!
July 14, 2017 13:19 - 5 minutes - 10.1 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 25. Join us as we discuss the The Clone Wars Season 1 Episodes 6-7, the Missing R2 Arc, and the Aboriginal myth of Eingana the Dreamtime mother of humanity. All that through the theme of attachment! Read the version of this myth used for this episode here: http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/australian-mythology.php?deity=EINGANA Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link...
Bail to Leia
July 06, 2017 02:11 - 5 minutes - 8.67 MBThe following is how I envision a final message to Leia from Bail Organa may have sounded had he not been able to find her in person on Yavin IV prior to sending her in search of Ben Kenobi. I hope you enjoy it and please let us know what you think at [email protected] or on Twitter @holy_star_wars. Read the text here: https://goo.gl/EgQRX2 Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws...
HSW Ep 24: Tarkin, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and Trust!
June 30, 2017 20:12 - 8 minutes - 15.8 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 24. Join us as we discuss the Tarkin novel by James Luceno and The Boy Who Cried Wolf through the theme of Trust! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link bellow. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2im58Py Google Play: http://bit.ly/2...
HSW Ep 23: Obi-Wan and Anakin, Bijan and Manijeh, and Home!
June 23, 2017 17:48 - 12 minutes - 21.2 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 23. Join us as we discuss the Marvel comic mini-series Obi-Wan and Anakin and the story of Bijan and Manijeh from the Iranian national epic, the Shahnameh through the theme of home! If there were any mispronunciations in today's episode, which I fully admit to being quite possible, please please let me know how to properly pronounce those names in the future! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy...
HSW Ep 22: Lando, Fat and Thin, and Perspective!
June 15, 2017 04:39 - 1 hour - 118 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 22. Join with special guest Joe Tavano as we discuss the comic mini-series Lando and a Russian short story by Anton Chekhov Fat and Thin through the theme of Perspective! Big thanks to our guest Joe Tavano for coming on today's show. You can find Tim on Twitter @JoeyWanKenobi and @brewsandblaster. You can also find the incredible work of Joe, myself, and many others online at http://retrozap.com and @retrozapped where he is editor-in-chief. You can find my work on Re...
HSW Ep 21: Rogue One, Engella, and Hope!
June 08, 2017 00:09 - 44 minutes - 78 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 21. Join us as we discuss the theme of Hope once again through our guest Paul Ian Cross's own short story Engella. Storytellers make new myths legends every day and this is a brand new one! Big thanks to our guest Paul Ian Cross for coming on today's show. You can find Tim on Twitter @tyrannopaulus and online at http://www.pauliancross.com/ You can download his short story for free on his website! Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube ...
HSW Episode 20: Star Wars, High Just as High and Third, and Mentorship!
May 25, 2017 14:44 - 45 minutes - 80.7 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 20. Join us as we discuss the theme of Mentorship throughout the Star Wars saga and the Norse myth of High, Just as High, and Third. Big thanks to our guest Tim McMahon for coming on today's show. You can find Tim on Twitter @TwelveParPod and online at http://www.twelveparsecspodcast.com/ You can find the Star Wars Podcast Master List at http://starwarspodcastmasterlist.blogspot.com/ Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound C...
HSW Ep 19: CW S1E5 - Rookies, Nyambe and Kamunu, and Perseverance!
May 18, 2017 15:06 - 10 minutes - 19.8 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 19. Join us as we discuss the theme of Perseverance through another episode of the Clone Wars animated series - S1E5 Rookies, and the Lozi myth of Nyambe and Kamunu. Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link bellow. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our website http://holystarwars.net iTtunes: http://apple.co/2jxz4Ws Stitcher...
HSW Ep 18: TCW S1E2-4 Malevolence Arc, Pascana, and Commitment!
May 10, 2017 23:30 - 12 minutes - 23 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 18. Join us as we discuss the theme of Commitment through another the Clone Wars animated series - S1E2-4 The Malevolence Arc, and the Aymara myth of Pascana, or Legend of Cordón. We also discuss how to use the trope "Attack its Weak Point!" to hone in on one weak point in our diets or habits to commit to defeating them. Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link bellow. ...
Trope Troopers Ep 11: Proving Points!
May 10, 2017 17:57 - 4 minutes - 8.87 MBTrope Troopers Episode 11: Proving Points! Another ally may have been gained in the fight for justice on Pantonesia. One Garth certainly never expected. Transcript available on our website: http://holystarwars.net Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link bellow. Follow us on Twitter @holy_star_wars Visit our BRAND NEW website http://holystarwars.net Voices: Garth Ho - Jason Flatt Mena Labis - Sarah Ash Theme music...
HSW Ep 17: TCW S1E1 - Ambush, Daedalus and Icarus, and Size!
May 04, 2017 14:21 - 47 minutes - 92 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 17. Join us as we discuss the theme of Size through another new medium, the Clone Wars animated series - S1E1 Ambush, and the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus. We also discuss how to use the trope "Judge me by my size do you?" to prove to ourselves and others that we're bigger than we appear. Big thanks to this week's guest Ben Briles. Check him out on his own podcast, Skyhoppers Podcast, @SWSkyhoppers, and his personal Twitter @Ferretliciously, as well as on last we...
HSW Episode 16: Chewbacca, Elephant Graveyards, and Loss!
April 27, 2017 15:55 - 11 minutes - 18.7 MBHoly Star Wars! Episode 16. Join us as we discuss the theme of Loss one last time through Marvel Comic's Chewbacca mini-series and the myth of Elephant Graveyards. We also discuss how to use the trope "Everything the Light Touches is Yours... Except Over There" to make our diets healthier. Holy Star Wars is available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, YouTube and Sound Cloud just by searching "Holy Star Wars!" or clicking a link bellow. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Twitter...