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Metaphors Be With You, a Star Wars podcast

65 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings

Join Star Wars fan and metaphor enthusiast Rob Heiret in a discussion of the hidden meanings lurking in the narrative and imagery of Star Wars.

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Episodes

27. Solo

November 01, 2020 14:10

Rob finishes his season 3 of deep dives into each Star Wars film with Solo, a movie that read very differently to him in 2020 than it did originally. The post 27. Solo appeared first on Chipperish Media.

Solo

November 01, 2020 14:10 - 15 minutes - 17.2 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 27. Solo appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

26. Rogue One

November 01, 2020 14:10

Rob continues his season 3 of deep dives into each Star Wars film by looking at Rogue One, the original proof of concept for standalone Star Wars stories. The post 26. Rogue One appeared first on Chipperish Media.

Rogue One

November 01, 2020 14:10 - 16 minutes - 17.5 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 26. Rogue One appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#25. The Rise of the Skywalker

February 03, 2020 11:40

I feel like this Skywalker exposes too much skin when I bend over. Got one with more rise?

The Rise of the Skywalker

February 03, 2020 11:40 - 11 minutes - 9.53 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 25. The Rise of the Skywalker appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

25. The Rise of the Skywalker

February 03, 2020 11:40

I feel like this Skywalker exposes too much skin when I bend over. Got one with more rise? The post 25. The Rise of the Skywalker appeared first on Chipperish Media.

#24. The Last Jedi

February 03, 2020 11:35

Sorry, you can’t return that Jedi. It was our last one.

24. The Last Jedi

February 03, 2020 11:35

Sorry, you can’t return that Jedi. It was our last one. The post 24. The Last Jedi appeared first on Chipperish Media.

The Last Jedi

February 03, 2020 11:35 - 30 minutes - 25.1 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! How The Last Jedi Defies Expectations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWqVJZMh6-w Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 24. The Last Jedi appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#23. The Force Awakens

February 03, 2020 11:30

…then the Force hit the snooze button and slept for nine more minutes.

23. The Force Awakens

February 03, 2020 11:30

…then the Force hit the snooze button and slept for nine more minutes. The post 23. The Force Awakens appeared first on Chipperish Media.

The Force Awakens

February 03, 2020 11:30 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 23. The Force Awakens appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Revenge of the Sith

February 03, 2020 11:25 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! The Case Against the Jedi Order: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUPD1w78D5I Palpatine bas-relief: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Hyperspace_War_Bas-Relief?file=Palp-frieze1.JPG Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 22. Revenge o...

#22. Revenge of the Sith

February 03, 2020 11:25

Sith. Siththththth. It’s like the most evil-sounding made-up word ever.

22. Revenge of the Sith

February 03, 2020 11:25

Sith. Siththththth. It’s like the most evil-sounding made-up word ever. The post 22. Revenge of the Sith appeared first on Chipperish Media.

Attack of the Clones

February 03, 2020 11:20 - 24 minutes - 19.8 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 21. Attack of the Clones appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#21. Attack of the Clones

February 03, 2020 11:20

Now, the thing about clones is, if you provoke ‘em, you’re in trouble.

21. Attack of the Clones

February 03, 2020 11:20

Now, the thing about clones is, if you provoke ‘em, you’re in trouble. The post 21. Attack of the Clones appeared first on Chipperish Media.

20. The Phantom Menace

February 03, 2020 11:15

Man, those phantoms sure are menacing. I hope they turn out not be a big deal. The post 20. The Phantom Menace appeared first on Chipperish Media.

#20. The Phantom Menace

February 03, 2020 11:15

Man, those phantoms sure are menacing. I hope they turn out not be a big deal.

The Phantom Menace

February 03, 2020 11:15 - 23 minutes - 18.5 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 20. The Phantom Menace appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

19. Return of the Jedi

February 03, 2020 11:10

This Jedi doesn’t fit. Can I return it? The post 19. Return of the Jedi appeared first on Chipperish Media.

#19. Return of the Jedi

February 03, 2020 11:10

This Jedi doesn’t fit. Can I return it?

Return of the Jedi

February 03, 2020 11:10 - 19 minutes - 27 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Jabba concept: https://i.pinimg.com/736x/73/33/c2/7333c2402699f101f5fdce7eaac99ace.jpg Jabba’s Art of the Deal: http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20050913031402/starwars/images/1/1c/Jabbatpb.jpg EV-9D9’s third eye: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/banthapedia/images/3/39/EV-9D9.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20091022234902 The Case Against the Jedi Order: https://www...

18. The Empire Strikes Back

February 03, 2020 11:05

If the Empire Strikes twice more after this, they’re out. The post 18. The Empire Strikes Back appeared first on Chipperish Media.

#18. The Empire Strikes Back

February 03, 2020 11:05

If the Empire Strikes twice more after this, they’re out.

The Empire Strikes Back

February 03, 2020 11:05 - 14 minutes - 12.2 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 18. The Empire Strikes Back appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

17. A New Hope

February 03, 2020 11:00

Trade in your old hope for a shiny New Hope! Season 3 has Rob going one-by-one through the numbered episodes, looking at metaphors and throughlines in each film. The post 17. A New Hope appeared first on Chipperish Media.

#17. A New Hope

February 03, 2020 11:00

Trade in your old hope for a shiny New Hope! Season 3 has Rob going one-by-one through the numbered episodes, looking at metaphors and throughlines in each film.

A New Hope

February 03, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 19.6 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post 17. A New Hope appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#16. Indiana Jones and the Updated Trilogy

May 04, 2019 11:40

A non-Star Wars episode about Rob’s longstanding theory concerning the nature and purpose of Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The post #16. Indiana Jones and the Updated Trilogy appeared first on Chipperish Media.

Indiana Jones and the Updated Trilogy

May 04, 2019 11:40 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post #16. Indiana Jones and the Updated Trilogy appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

War

May 04, 2019 11:30 - 9 minutes - 14.1 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post #15. War appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#15. War

May 04, 2019 11:30

Does Star Wars say about about war as a concept? The post #15. War appeared first on Chipperish Media.

#14. Stars

May 04, 2019 11:25

Space. Why'd it have to be space? The post #14. Stars appeared first on Chipperish Media.

Stars

May 04, 2019 11:25 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MB

Show notes: NASA’s Astrobee Robot Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post #14. Stars appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bow Chicka Pew-Pew!

May 04, 2019 11:20 - 11 minutes - 16.8 MB

Show notes: Volt Cobra image. Millennium Falcon image. Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post #13. Bow Chicka Pew-Pew! appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#13. Bow Chicka Pew-Pew!

May 04, 2019 11:20

Sex and gender in the Star Wars galaxy. The post #13. Bow Chicka Pew-Pew! appeared first on Chipperish Media.

Lightsaber? I Hardly Knew Her!

May 04, 2019 11:15 - 11 minutes - 16.7 MB

Show notes: Luke’s (inherited) saber prop. Vader’s saber prop. Obi-Wan’s saber prop. Luke’s (self-made) saber prop: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post #12. Lightsaber? I Hardly Knew Her! appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this pod...

#12. Lightsaber? I Hardly Knew Her!

May 04, 2019 11:15

What is so satisfying about a sword made of laser? The post #12. Lightsaber? I Hardly Knew Her! appeared first on Chipperish Media.

#11. They Fired the Canon

May 04, 2019 11:10

Star Wars canon is incredibly slippery, and has been a shifting landscape since literally the first movie. What does it mean that Disney eradicated most of it when they acquired the franchise? The post #11. They Fired the Canon appeared first on Chipperish Media.

They Fired the Canon

May 04, 2019 11:10 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post #11. They Fired the Canon appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ship Names Other Than “Reylo”

May 04, 2019 11:05 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post #10. Ship Names Other Than “Reylo” appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

#10. Ship Names Other Than “Reylo”

May 04, 2019 11:05

What would you name a spaceship if you had one, and what does that say about you? Obviously I have no idea, but here’s a discussion of some ship names from Star Wars. The post #10. Ship Names Other Than “Reylo” appeared first on Chipperish Media.

#9. Why Do Blenders Have Feelings?

May 04, 2019 11:00

They can talk, translate, and navigate through space, but they’re still second class. What exactly is the place of droids in the Star Wars galaxy? The post #9. Why Do Blenders Have Feelings? appeared first on Chipperish Media.

Why Do Blenders Have Feelings?

May 04, 2019 11:00 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post #9. Why Do Blenders Have Feelings? appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Irresistible Forces

November 21, 2018 11:35 - 10 minutes - 7.95 MB

Show notes: Follow Rob on Twitter Discuss Metaphors Be With You on the Chipperish Forum! Support Chipperish on Patreon! Support Chipperish by shopping on Amazon using this link! Metaphors Be With You is a Chipperish Media production by Rob Heiret, and is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike license. The post Metaphors #8. Irresistible Forces appeared first on Chipperish Media. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Metaphors #8. Irresistible Forces

November 21, 2018 11:35

How did we get to episode eight without talking about the Force? Time to fix that. The post Metaphors #8. Irresistible Forces appeared first on Chipperish Media.

Metaphors #7. Who Are You Again?

November 21, 2018 11:30

Turns out identity issues are a major theme in Star Wars. This whole discussion comes from Rob really liking a particular moment in an episode of Rebels. The post Metaphors #7. Who Are You Again? appeared first on Chipperish Media.

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