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Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast

Aggressive 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 387: Leaving Lothal Alone

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2025/02/11

Leaving Lothal Alone.Join Matt & John as they try to solve and unanswered question left from Star Wars Rebels: Why DIDN’T the Galactic Empire exact revenge on Lothal? Was Palpatine afraid? Was the bureaucracy inefficient? Was the Empire distracted? Plus they have a free bit of advice for Disney+ to permanently woo subscribers back to the platform!HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email:

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Issue 386: Affirming Anakin

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2025/02/05

Affirming Anakin.Join Matt & John for a deep dive exploration into how the Jedi Order helped create Anakin Skywalker’s grim destiny by failing to affirm him in the ways he deserved. Was Obi-Wan too harsh? Was the Jedi Order too strict in its approach to teaching? Would Palpatine have found a way to appeal to Anakin if they’d been wiser in their ways?Join us for another rich discussion!HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook:

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25:29

Issue 385: Podracing: Rebellion Recruitment Tool?

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2025/01/28

Podracing: Rebellion Recruitment Tool?Podracing is a high-octane sport in the Star Wars universe, but could it be more than just a thrill ride? Matt and John explore the potential of podracing as a hotbed of rebellion activity, examining how podracers could be recruited as spies, smugglers, or even elite pilots. They look at the possibility that Imperial corruption would lend itself to helping the Rebellion launder money or conduct spy craft in plain sight.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us

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Issue 384: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

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2025/01/24

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.Matt and John discuss their reactions and share their insight on the latest Star Wars television adventure, Skeleton Crew, on a special crossover episode with The 602 Club. They explore favorite characters, effectiveness of the effects, the 1980s adventure vibe, and whether the show is worthy of a second season.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email:

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25:33

Issue 383: Galactic (Medical) Governance

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2024/12/24

Galactic (Medical) Governance.John and Matt discuss the challenges for any galactic government in the Star Wars Galaxy, whether Republic or Empire, to manage a truly robust healthcare system. They discuss coverage, cost and care, and the inevitable classism that would arise from the variance in medical capabilities between prosperous planetary systems and those on the fringes.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook:

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35:45

Issue 382: Expanded Universe Adaptations

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2024/12/17

Expanded Universe Adaptations.Matt and John discuss what additional material from the legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe they’d like to see adapted into big & small-screen material, both live action and animated, for modern audiences to experience. They challenge themselves to keep it limited to 5 sources each, but as with most things like this…they maybe went a little beyond that.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook:

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Issue 381: Star Wars Movie Releases

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2024/12/10

Star Wars Movie Releases.Did a summer release date doom “Solo: A Star Wars Story”? Did a December release help “The Last Jedi”? When is the right time to release a “Star Wars” film anymore? John and Matt debate whether films like the upcoming “The Mandalorian and Grogu” should debut in December, May, or sometime else.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contactSubscribe

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Issue 378: Soul Posture

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2024/11/12

Soul Posture.What makes a Force power good or evil? Are certain powers inherently open to Sith and other Dark Side users, and others open only to those who follow the Jedi path? John and Matt explore this topic in the way only they can.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contactSubscribe in Apple Podcasts

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Issue 377: Jedi Book Club: Darth Plagueis

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2024/10/31

Jedi Book Club: Darth Plagueis.It’s a special Halloween episode, with Matt and John looking back on and discussing James Luceno’s 2012 Star Wars Legends novel, Darth Plagueis. Listen in as they discuss the #Sith Lord who discovered many things that some would consider…unnatural. What did they think of how the novel ties everything together? Is it a deft reworking of the known story, or a lore bridge too far?HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook:

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Issue 376: A Special Message

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2024/10/22

A Special Message.A brief special episode this week to remind listeners about an important discussion coming up at the end of the month…Matt and John will be revisiting James Luceno’s 2012 Star Wars Legends novel, Darth Plagueis, for their special Halloween episode!HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contactSubscribe in Apple Podcasts

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Issue 375: Star Wars Merchandising

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2024/10/16

Star Wars Merchandising.This week Matt and John explore the role of merchandising in Star Wars’ enduring popularity through the decades, and debate whether the treasures of the past hold a key for the franchise’s future as well.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contactSubscribe in Apple Podcasts

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Issue 374: Jedi Repopulation

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2024/10/08

Jedi Repopulation.John and Matt explore a topic only they could, as they discuss the possibility of Jedi after Order 66 who didn’t just consider it a noble duty to survive, but to procreate in order to ensure the training of a next generation of light-side Force users.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contactSubscribe in Apple Podcasts

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Issue 371: The Sinister Sith

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2024/09/03

The Sinister Sith.Join Matt & John on a deep dive discussion about the ultimate Star Wars villains - The Sith. They explore what made them great villains, what makes it necessary to move on from them, and why no attempt to recreate or echo them onscreen has truly reverberated outside of Lucas’ six films or the Clone Wars animated series. It’s time to kick off Spooky Season with the a close look at the Star Wars villains that have always chilled the pure of heart and tempted those characters

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Issue 370: The Anakin Decision

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2024/08/27

The Anakin Decision.This week John + Matt explore one of the core quandaries of the Star Wars saga - if Anakin’s training was so important, why didn’t Yoda handle it? If not Yoda, why not another member of the Council? If it was going to be Obi-Wan regardless, why not break tradition and have another Jedi Master train alongside? You might be surprised by some of their insights!HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook:

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Issue 369: The Acolyte

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2024/08/23

The Acolyte.This week we have another epic crossover with The 602 Club to discuss the first and only season of the latest Star Wars series on Disney Plus, The Acolyte.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contactSubscribe in Apple Podcasts

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Issue 368: The Implications of Omega

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2024/08/13

The Implications of Omega.John and Matt reunite to discuss the implications of Omega as a character for the larger story arcs & themes of Star Wars. What does she mean for midichlorians and the lineage of Jango Fett? How does her own found family relate to others we’ve seen?HostJohn Mills and Guest Tristan RiddellSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email: http://www.thenerdparty.com/contactSubscribe in Apple Podcasts

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Issue 367: Special Guest, Special Edition

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2024/08/06

Special Guest, Special Edition.While Jedi Master Rushing is out negotiating in the Outbound regions, John is joined by Nerd Party founder and special guest Tristan Riddell to discuss his point of view on the Star Wars Special Editions. It’s a fun discussion, and some special Nerd Party history is shared along the way!HostJohn Mills and Guest Tristan RiddellSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email:

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Issue 366: Kentucky Fried Pork

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2024/07/17

Kentucky Fried Pork.We all love grabbing a bite to eat, and we all assume that it’ll be a safe and clean (enough) experience. But on a galactic scale, whether a Republic or Empire, how could a central bureaucracy even hope to manage the regulations necessary for multiple species to safely eat across thousands of systems? John and Matt try to figure out how difficult it would be, and how much real regulation could even occur.HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter:

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Issue 365: Force Radar

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2024/07/09

Issue 365: Force Radar.In the wake of The Acolyte’s 6th episode, Teach/Corrupt, the contentious question arises once again on how accurately sensing Force users really is, given what’s been shown onscreen. Matt & John debate - as longtime fans - how to make sense of how detecting someone else through the Force must work. #StarWars [Light Spoilers]HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNerdParty/ Email:

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Issue 364: What if Padmé Stayed?

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2024/07/04

What if Padmé Stayed?Recently we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Episode I: The Phantom Menace! This set John to ask Matt to ask an unexpected “what if” about the story: What if Padmé had taken Palpatine’s advice and stayed on Coruscant to allow the Trade Federation to maintain their control of Naboo? The chain reaction that sets off takes them down some interesting paths to ponder!HostJohn Mills and Matthew RushingSend us your feedback!Twitter: @TheJediMasters Facebook:

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