LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation Extravaganza: Yvette Nicole Brown, David Shayne, Ken Cunningham, & Review

LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation is here! On this special episode, we have a spoiler-filled (you’ve been warned!) discussion about the show, followed by a chat with the incredible Yvette Nicole Brown (Lieutenant Valeria) about her Star Wars fandom, returning to LEGO, her amazing LEGO collection, and so much more. Then, Ken Cunningham (Director) and David Shayne (Writer and Executive Producer) return to Skytalkers to talk about Summer Vacation, Ben Solo, friendship, and more. Plus, all our guests answer the Star Wars Dinner Question! All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers. A HUGE thank you to our friends at Lucasfilm for this amazing opportunity! Click here to download this episode directly!

“Duel of the Fates”: Comparison & Discussion

Caitlin and Charlotte go through the strange but fascinating unfolding of Colin Trevorrow’s cancelled Episode IX, “Duel of the Fates.” First, we go through the history of this cancelled project. Then, we talk about what we liked, followed by what we absolutely did not about this script. All this and more on this episode of Skytalkers. Click here to download the episode directly!

Further reading:
PDF of Alleged Script
Concept Art: Part 1, Part 2

Star Wars Holiday Gifting: Cufflinks.com x Skytalkers

‘Tis the Holiday (Special) Season!

We’re excited to bring you this partnership between Skytalkers and Cufflinks.com. When Cufflinks reached out to us with their Star Wars holiday catalog, we thought it would be a great opportunity to share some unique Star Wars gifts with all of you. Cufflinks.com offers a wide range of accessories like socks, cufflinks, money clips, tie bars, and pocket squares.

We really love how their products are subtle ways to show your Star Wars fandom in unexpected places. Their Star Wars collection features a lot of fan favorites – here are some of our top picks! Cufflinks.com was kind enough to offer our listeners a special discount code that you can find at the end of the post! 

Star Wars Holiday Socks: Give us a fun holiday print and give us Star Wars characters! Put them together and you’ve got a festive party for your feet in a galaxy far far away. We really love the Yoda prints in these. They’re definitely the perfect sock for boots!

Star Wars Logo Money Clip: This beautiful money clip celebrates some of the best moments of the saga while keeping all your credits safe and sound from any pesky bounty hunters. 

Pew Pew Pew Tie Bar: Who has not shouted, “pew pew pew” when a stormtrooper has burst on the scene? Add this to your look and see how many people point the “finger blasters” back during all your holiday get-togethers! 

Luke Skywalker Lightsaber Bracelet: Inspired by Luke’s iconic green lightsaber, this simple wrap bracelet is the perfect addition to your Star Wars collection. Also, Caitlin loves the color green, and it’s just perfect and subtle to wear every day. A really cool and unexpected feature of this bracelet: It’s a clasp wrap bracelet and it unbuckles through the “on” button on the lightsaber hilt!

The Mandalorian Black Paisley Tie: We absolutely love this paisley print with a more subtle Star Wars addition: Grogu, Din, the Imperial, and Rebellion symbols, and more all hiding throughout the swirling paisley design! 

Millennium Falcon Blueprint Cufflinks: Cufflinks.com features a number of cufflink designs based off of blueprints of different ships and vehicles, but the Falcon is by far our favorite! The attention to detail on these designs is really crisp and clear — you’ll be ready to go in 12 parsecs or less! 

The Mandalorian Silk Pocket Square: Cufflinks.com has a lot of different Star Wars pocket squares, but this one might be our favorite. We love the crimson color and, beyond its original purpose, we honestly think it would be gorgeous to tie in a bow or loose knot onto a nice leather bag. 

For Skytalkers listeners, you can use the code “skytalkers15” for 15% off your order from now until the end of December! Be sure to share with us if you do get some Star Wars accessories for yourself or a loved one this holiday season! 

LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales Creator Interview — David Shayne & Ken Cunningham

In this episode, Charlotte and Caitlin talk with the creative minds behind the LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales, David Shayne (writer) and Ken Cunningham (director). They also discuss their first reactions to the special and more! What was the top laugh out loud moment for the creators? And who did they invite to their Star Wars dinner party? Find out in this spoiler filled discussion and interview on LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales. Click here to download the episode directly!

We Need Hopepunk

“The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk.” – Alexandra Rowland in 2017. Caitlin and Charlotte explore just why we need HOPEPUNK now more than ever in Star Wars storytelling. On this episode: What is hopepunk? Is Star Wars inherently hopepunk? What stories have the potential to be more hopepunk than others and why is this a type of story we revere? All this and more on Skytalkers.

Continued reading:
The original tumblr post from 2017.
The Vox article mentioned.
Hopepunk as a climate narrative.
Hopepunk and Mannerpunk via Merriam-Webster.

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“The Rise of Kylo Ren” Comic Discussion

Caitlin and Charlotte discuss Charles Soule’s bestselling Kylo Ren comic book, “The Rise of Kylo Ren.” A spoiler discussion on themes, choices, destiny, Ben’s character and fall, and more follows, including reactions.

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