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Six Degrees of Star Wars

Even before it became the property of a monstrously big corporation that started putting it everywhere, Star Wars was everywhere. Join us on a journey as we take the hyperspace lanes out of a galaxy far, far away and into other movies, finding all the ways George Lucas" flagship franchise surrounds us, binds us, and penetrates us.

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59:08

Ep. 39: The Watermelon Woman is Sweet

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2025/02/01

Send us a text We gather a bunch of women enjoyers for a heartwarming and horny episode covering Cheryl Dunye's THE WATERMELON WOMAN. Join us for philosophical discussions of representation, cinema, and lesbians! The Watermelon Woman contains explicit depictions of sex, and focuses heavily on the history of systemic racism in Hollywood. Please proceed according to your needs and comfort level. Pluggables: Ellie: @elessar42 on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and Medium; @football-in-tuxedos ...

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Ep. 38: Indiana Jones... (Punching Ensues)

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2025/01/19

Send us a textRaiders of the Lost Ark, aka the Lucasfilm Project Harrison Ford ACTUALLY Cares About, aka Marion Ravenwood's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, aka It is Your Duty To Thwart Nazis At Every Turn.Indiana Jones Denied Tenure:www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/back-from-yet-another-globetrotting-adventure-indiana-jones-checks-his-mail-and-discovers-that-his-bid-for-tenure-has-been-deniedPluggables:RiverRiver: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxd, blog.filmlion.online...

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Ep. 37: I Saw the TV Glow and I'm Not Okay

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2025/01/04

Send us a textWe gathered the Worlds Elsewhere Podcast Network, which happens to consist entirely of queer femme-identifying and/or femme-socialized neurodivergents, to talk about Jane Schoenbrun's 2024 film, I SAW THE TV GLOW. What could possibly go wrong?Pluggables: Visit worlds-elsewhere.com for more information about our production of PYGMALION on February 1!Ellie: @elessar42 on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and Medium; @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wher...

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Ep. 36: Closing on Bridget Jones's Diary

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2024/12/21

Send us a textYou may have one unit of podcast today as we wrap up 2024 with Bridget Jones's Diary. Banger romcom or banging our heads against the wall in frustration? You'll have to listen to find out.Pluggables: River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxed, blog.filmlion.online, and host of The Straights Aren't AlrightJill: @MxLabradorite on BlueSky, Mighty Labradorite on YouTubeGrady: @snakebitcat on all socials, recommending "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 ...

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Episode 35 is Episode 1 (The Phantom Menace)

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2024/12/08

Send us a textWe break the seal on the prequels with The Phantom Menace! Join us for some bad George Lucas impressions, some Lord of the Rings references, some criticisms about cultural appropriation and racism, and some full-throated reminders that Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd did not deserve to be hated for this movie.Pluggables:Ellie: @elessar42 on Bluesky and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast.Shami: @theonlinemuse on Tumblr...

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Ep. 34: The Daughter of Dawn is Illuminating

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2024/11/24

Send us a textWe go back to the dawn of cinema with THE DAUGHTER OF DAWN, a love story set in the First Nations of the Great Plains. In discussing it, we will take a (very limited) view of how Native people have been depicted in cinema, talk about the importance of media preservation (iykyk), and why Red Wing can do SO MUCH BETTER.This episode was recorded and edited across the unceded ancestral lands of the Mascogo, Mass-adchu-es-et, Miccosukee, Mohican, Munsee Lenape, Naumkeag, Pawtucket, S...

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Ep. 33: Birds of Prey has the High Ground

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2024/11/09

Send us a textHow did it take us this long to do a superhero movie? Welp. it's over, Anakin... we mean, Roman! We have the high ground! Also, wait, Gotham is actually located where?Pluggables:River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxed, filmlion.wordpress.com. Host of The Straights Aren't AlrightEd: pillowfort.socialGrady: HARLEEN (https://www.dc.com/graphic-novels/harleen) and GOTHAM CENTRAL (https://www.dc.com/graphic-novels/gotham-central-2003/gotham-central-omnibus)...

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Ep. 32: These Prairie Tales are Grim

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2024/10/26

Send us a textWe visit 1990's Grim Prairie Tales, a movie where the cast, cinematographer, and concept are all really good. The results... well, you can listen and judge for yourself.Content warning for discussions about depictions of anti-Native and anti-Black racism, including a lynching scene and misrepresentation of Native cultures.Recommendations: Ali Nahdee's The Native American Horror Story: https://youtu.be/6wyK89mfZGsNever Whistle At Night: https://bookshop.org/p/books/never-whi...

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Ep. 31: Don't Drown Out the NOISE (2022)

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2024/10/12

Send us a textIf someone you loved was taken from you, how far would you go to get them back? ... Anakin, put your hand down, the answer is not "murder," the answer is "look for them."Content warning for depictions and discussions of human trafficking, violence against women, police brutality, sexual assault, and corruption in the government.Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast.Support...

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Ep. 30: Celebrating In the Heights

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2024/09/28

Send us a textWe got more flows than Obi-Wan Kenobi, yo! Join us in observing Hispanic Heritage Month by watching the 2021 film adaptation of IN THE HEIGHTS. It really is that good.Audio warning: we had some issues with Riverside's recording, and while I tried my best, I wasn't able to clean the audio up as much as I hoped. My deepest apologies!Pluggables:Callie: https://linktr.ee/calliecastle10Jasmine: @FaeRiviera on all socials, host of In Each RetellingSyd: Free Palestine, Congo, Haiti, Su...

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27:34

To James Earl Jones, With Love

Six Degrees of Star Wars ·

2024/09/17

Send us a textI was able to get a few of my friends together to say a small farewell and thank you to James Earl Jones for his contributions to Star Wars and the performing arts in general.Thank you to Syd, Ellie, and Shami for being there with me.Opening statement provided by David KowarskyUnderscore: "Leaving the Hangar" by Sascha Ende (https://filmmusic.io/en/song/10254-leaving-the-hangar)Support the showVisit our blog at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com6DOSW is a Pro-...

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Ep. 29: Girlbosses Gatekeep GASLIGHT (1944)

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2024/09/14

Send us a textWe break the seal on classic Hollywood by looking at the Oscar-winning GASLIGHT, a movie so iconic it inspired a psychological term that the internet has almost completely robbed of meaning. Take a shot every time we call Paula Alquist babygirl. Or don't. We're not gonna make you do that to your liver.Pluggables: Meredith: @mer_the_nerd on TikTokShami: @theonlinemuse on TumblrJasmine: @FaeRiviera on all socials, host of In Each RetellingSupport the showVisit our blog a...

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Ep. 28: Bodies Bodies Bodies Hit the Floor

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2024/08/31

Send us a textWhat better way to end the summer than with a party at a secluded mansion during a hurricane with no electricity, no cell service, and the guests are a collection of Gen Z kids who keep turning up dead with no clue who the killer is? Pluggables:Grady: @snakebitcat on socials, watch BOTTOMS.Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast.Jasmine: @FaeRiviera on all socialsSupport the Show...

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Ep. 27: Nimona Sends Us To Therapy

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2024/08/17

Send us a Text Message.The webcomic by ND Stevenson survives development hell against all odds to become an animated gem... one that is totally not touching a lot of feelings for our host and assembled guests and making us all cry. Absolutely not.ND's Nimona and Her Gay Dads AU: https://gingerhaze.tumblr.com/tagged/Gay%20Dads%20AU/chronoOakwyrm's essay on Disability and Queerness in Nimona: https://youtu.be/sYbBG_8rL2w?si=Vg1zIfx9VRbwymE2Pluggables:Callie: https://linktr.ee/calliecastle10Elli...

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Ep. 26: Yeelen (1987) Shines Bright

Six Degrees of Star Wars ·

2024/08/04

Send us a Text Message.We are here to talk about a gem of Malian cinema, and tripping over our own words as we try to sound smart and also fight against the ingrained cultural biases as products of the West! Results may vary, but sometimes, the journey is what matters.Pluggables:Jasmine: @FaeRiviera on all socialsKyle: @KyleKallgrenBHH on YouTubeCiting our sources: Kyle’s original Yeelen video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0PmgaRmURI"Yeelen": A Political Fable of the "Komo" Blacksmit...

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Ep. 25: The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, The Thirst

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2024/07/20

Send us a Text Message.Sam and Shami take a very eager look at Lee Won-tae's 2019 crime thriller, starring Ma Dong-Seok as a gangster who utterly steals the movie, and our attention (Our apologies for our inability to be normal). There are also multiple invocations of Death Note, discussions of the evils of media institutions, and bemoaning Tumblr's penchants for shipping enemies.Pluggables:Shami: @theonlinemuse on Tumblr, https://www.gofundme.com/f/f5qcny-pay-off-overdraft-feesSupport t...

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Ep. 24: Cutting Down The Bushido Blade

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2024/07/06

Send us a Text Message.Hey, a movie with James Earl Jones, Toshirō Mifune, and Mako! About samurai! This should be cool, right?PLUGGABLES:Ellie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast.Smith: @c.b.smithtakingapage on Instagram, @smith_cb on Twitter, https://www.youtube.com/@CBSmith-js9ylSupport the Show.Visit our blog at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Pl...

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Ep. 23: Singing Out With The Color Purple (2023)

Six Degrees of Star Wars ·

2024/06/24

Send us a Text Message.Since 1982, The Color Purple has gotten a Pulitzer Prize, put on banned book lists, adapted and revived for the stage, and now it's on its second visit to the big screen, courtesy of Blitz the Ambassador. But is the Force with it?Content warning for discussions of racism and sexual assault.Pluggables:Syd says Free Palestine, Free Sudan, Free Congo, Free Haiti. Support the Show.Visit our blog at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com6DOSW is a Pro-Uni...

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Ep. 22: BOUND (1996), Out, and Proud

Six Degrees of Star Wars ·

2024/06/08

Send us a Text Message.Happy Pride! Let's celebrate with the directorial debut of the Wachowski Sisters... this better not awaken anything in EVERYONE WHO HAS LIKED GIRLS EVER.PLUGGABLESGrady: @snakebitcat on all socialsEllie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast.Shami: @theonlinemuse on Tumblr, https://www.gofundme.com/f/f5qcny-pay-off-overdraft-feesJas: @faeriviera on all socials, host of In Each Ret...

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Ep. 21: American Graffiti Needs a Better Tag

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2024/05/25

Send us a Text Message.THX 1138 is the overlooked eldest child, Star Wars is the attention-stealing youngest child, and today, we examine George Lucas' middle-child thinly-veiled memoir/coming-of-age movie, American Graffiti.PLUGGABLESEllie: @elessar42 on Twitter and Medium and @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night now available wherever Pods are Cast.Support the Show.Visit our blog at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Plea...

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