It’s episode 63 of Children of the Force!

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STAR WARSY STUFF [2:45]

Chris from Star Wars Kidscast sends us an email to help us pronounce Joonas Suotamo. Here it is:

YOU-nus SWO-ta-mo (SWO rhymes with show and flow)

Nick sends us some more questions/theories about the Inquisitors.

We talk a lot about racism/speciesism and the Empire, a discussion inspired by the most recent Beltway Banthas episode. And we drop a big V-bomb.

NEWS [23:35]

Rebels is getting a fourth season!

Michael K. Williams joins the cast of the Han Solo stand-alone.

CANON NEWS [27:30]

This week’s Canon News is all from the book Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy by Pablo Hidalgo.

Among other things, we talk about the Jedi-Sith war that concluded 1000 years before the prequel era, Jaynor of Bith, the Declaration of Rebellion, High Galactic, and New Alderaan.

JOKE [47:05]

Jokes this week are courtesy of Chris from Star Wars Kidscast!

What do you call a donkey Rebel?
What do you call a really funny rogue Rebel?
What do you call a Rebel leader at Christmastime?
What do you call Rebel cheerleader?
What do you call an old lady who runs a Rebel cell?

OUTRO [49:25]

We talk about some non-Star Warsy stuff. Anna’s excited about a sleepover. Liam and Anna have been listening to Grace VaderWaal. And I talk again about that whole vegan thing. The aforementioned V-bomb.

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It’s episode 62 of Children of the Force!

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STAR WARSY STUFF [2:05]

Star Wars Day at the Science Museum was super fun! Check out a few photos.

We briefly discuss the newest Rebels episode, Through Imperial Eyes.

NEWS [12:30]

Han Solo casting news! And we talk about the fact that Joonas Suotamo is the new Chewie for good. And I’m pretty sure I’m going to pronounce his name correctly on our next episode.

And check out Joonas’ tweet about taking on the role.

Rogue One home video release is on April 4^th. Digital on March 24^th.

CANON NEWS [20:20]

This week’s canon news is all from Galactic Atlas, which is a gorgeous book you should all go out and buy. Here are some of the images I talked about on the show:

JOKE [42:30]

Two jokes from @EvanNelsonMN.

Knock Knock-> Who’s There?-> Jabba The->

What do you call a droid at the Renaissance Fair?

Q&A COUNCIL [45:30]

What happened to all the Inquisitors? Let me know over on Twitter!

OUTRO [49:00]

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It’s episode 61 of Children of the Force!

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STAR WARSY STUFF [2:25]

We’re watching Clone Wars episodes and crossing our fingers that they aren’t taking it off Netflix. Looking forward to watching those Death Watch Mandalorian episodes especially after watching…

Rebels: Legacy of Mandalore, which we talk about a bit, hopefully without spoiling too much for people who haven’t seen it yet. We loved the episode and are all curious to see where it goes from here.

Force Arena has been supplying me with a ton of fun (maybe too much fun).

The awesomely diverse Rogue One characters all end in death. Is that problematic?

NEWS [19:30]

It’s the attack of Force Friday II! Here’s our first image of the big three from The Last Jedi.

There’s a new book coming out. It’s called… Inferno Squad!

Much like the cover image, my opinion of this book is not final.

Jimmy Vee is the new R2-D2!

This episode was recorded before the Han Solo casting news dropped, but we still talked about how a new generation of actors are starting to take over, and that it’s great that they have had a chance to work with the original actors.

Jedi is plural in The Last Jedi?

Aftermath: Empire’s End is out! I’ve started reading it and it gets off to a crackling start.

CANON NEWS [39:45]

Liam brings us some canon news today when he tells us the ages of the Rogue One crew. And I bring bonus canon news with the fact that Phasma was actually thrown down into a trash compactor in The Force Awakens, according to the comic adaptation.

JOKE [45:40]

What do you call a robot in a hole?

What do you call the first robot to ever fall into a hole?

Q&A COUNCIL [48:00]

Liam asks: Of the planets Scarif, Jedha, Lah’mu, Yavin IV and Eadu, which place would you like to live if you could live where they were shot?

Al asks: Why is Maul seeking Obi Wan?

STUMP THE LUMP! [55:15]

Liam quizzes us on the ages of the Rogue One crew.

OUTRO [57:50]

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It’s episode 60 of Children of the Force!

The kids take over the show today, since my voice was especially froggy (darn sinus infections).

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STAR WARSY STUFF [0:35]

We get an awesome package from Nick from London! Thanks, Nick! The likenesses are uncanny!

Liam and I recently finished the Darth Vader comic series. Liam thought the ending was hilarious.

NEWS [2:55]

Thandie Newton is rumored to be the next addition to the Han Solo stand-alone cast.

Clone Wars appears to be ending its run on Netflix. Booooo!

CANON NEWS [6:00]

How did Shaak Ti die? We find out in the fabulous book, Galactic Maps!

JOKE [8:05]

It’s an Anna original today. Where do you put your gas in Rogue One?

You’ll have to listen to get the punch line. The story of how Anna came up with the joke is almost funnier than the joke though.

Q&A COUNCIL [10:40]

It’s a Valentine’s Day Q&A council!

Question 1: What’s your favorite romantic moment in Star Wars?

Question 2: Do you think there will be a great romance in the sequel trilogy? If so, who do you think it will be between?

STUMP THE LUMP! [13:30]

Continuing the theme of Valentine’s Day, I quiz the kids from beyond the microphone: Name one Star Wars alien species that has more than one heart.

OUTRO [15:10]

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It’s episode 59 of Children of the Force!

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We start the episode off talking about how it’s been two whole years since we started recording this podcast! We celebrate by listening to the original Children of the Force song, sung by an 8 year old Anna.

Then I get all serious and talk about the state of the United States these days and how Children of the Force will always be a safe place for people who want to be kind to each other and for people whose lives are being devalued by our government. There has always been an element of the United States to the Empire, but it seems that we’re leaning more toward fascism than we ever have before. Children of the Force stands unequivocally on the side of democracy and liberty and egalitarianism.

STAR WARSY STUFF [10:00]

We watched Moana over the weekend, which isn’t Rogue One.

NEWS [13:15]

The Han Solo movie started filming.

The Last Jedi!

That Death Star trench isn’t where you thought it was!

Covers and official titles for two new books due out May 2^nd:

CANON NEWS [26:25]

This episode’s canon news is all about the religions on Jedha.

Members of the Brotherhood of the Beatific Countenance:

Omisha Joyo, a member of The Clan of the Toribota:

A Disciple of the Whills:

JOKE [38:20]

Two jokes today from a couple of our favorite Twitter followers.

The first one is from @StarWarsNerdMN and the second is from @EvanNelsonMN.

How many Sith does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
When is a door door not a door door?

STUMP THE LUMP! [40:30]

What are the names of the Two-Tubes brothers?

OUTRO [44:25]

FLASHBACK TO OUR FIRST EPISODE [46:30]

We sounded so young!

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I’m not crying! YOU’RE crying!

OK, I’m totally crying.

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This time on Reaction Corps we’re talking all about the Rebels episode, Trials of the Darksaber. In addition to adding to Jedi lore and Mandalore (get it, MandaLORE?), this episode gives Sabine the character explosion we’ve all been waiting for!

Before we discuss the episode though, we quickly talk about that Episode VIII title, The Last Jedi, and what it might mean.

At 6 minutes in, we start discussing Trials of the Darksaber. Symbols of power. Parents struggling with giving kids responsibility. Political disagreements breaking up families. It’s a heavy, emotional episode. And we loved it.

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It’s episode 58 of Children of the Force!

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We start the episode off singing various happy birthday songs to Liam. He’ll be 8 before our next episode!

STAR WARSY STUFF [2:15]

Liam and his friend Toby (who was a guest on episode 14 of Children of the Force!) had a sleepover and watched The Empire Strikes Back. This prompted two observations and a question from Liam.

Observation: There are no women pilots in Rogue Group on Hoth. Bummer.

Observation: The Wampa scenes in the cave looked fake.

Question: Did Wedge survive the original trilogy and does that mean he’s around during the sequel trilogy? We know he survived the OT, but we don’t know yet if he’s still kickin’ in the ST. I have a feeling we’ll get a definitive answer this February in Aftermath: Empire’s End.

We revisit whether or not Saw laughed a lot in Rogue One. What do you think? Did he? Let us know at forcechildren@gmail.com

We give a shout out to Martin Luther King Jr., since we recorded this episode on the holiday that honors him.

NEWS [8:45]

Woody Harrelson is coming to the Han Solo stand-alone film!

We discuss that Yahoo story about John Knoll naming Jyn after some females in his life.

We got some Episode VIII tidbits from Rian Johnson via USA Today.

“It’s not Star Wars without violence.” -Anna

A CONVERSATION WITH NICK FROM LONDON [18:00]

Before Nick talks with us about his experience at the Star Wars Identities exhibition, we talk with his sister, Sylvia, about female representation in Star Wars. We also sing her happy birthday.

After talking all about the Star Wars Identities exhibit, we also talk with Nick about Rogue One and he brings up that deleted Unkar Plutt scene. This one (note: it’s not gory, really, but it might be a bit much for younger viewers):

We also talk about the new Darksaber information from Rebels and that press release from Lucasfilm about having no plans to use a CGI Carrie Fischer.

JOKE [38:40]

Nick has a joke: What’s the popular music style on Dagobah?

And I have a joke: What did Kanan say when Saw threw water on Hera?

Q&A COUNCIL [41:00]

Al asks: What was the most surprising thing about Rogue One for you?

STUMP THE LUMP! [55:05]

Name one Zabrak Jedi.

And that game whose name I couldn’t think of is Uprising. Here’s the Zabrak Jedi from the game, Zubain Ankonori.

OUTRO [1:03:00]

Thanks for listening! And thanks again Nick and Sylvia for joining us on the show!

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It’s episode #57 of Children of the Force!

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Speaking of Patreon, we met our goal! Special thanks to Amy, Laura, Alethia, Nick, and Evan for making it all happen.

STAR WARSY STUFF [3:30]

Our yearly watch-through of all the Star Wars films is now complete! And I surprise the kids by telling them that the floodgates are now open, and that they can watch them whenever they want.

WHAT’S THAT SOUND? [8:15]

The word, “Hope,” at the end of that one movie is taken from that other movie. This, via Empire Magazine.

SPECIAL REPORT [13:00]

Nick from London sends us a special report from the Star Wars Identities exhibit. Here’s Nick’s identity.

And here are some photos he took at the exhibit.

Thanks to Nick for sending that report! And thanks to his mom, dad and sister for contributing, too!

NEWS/CANON NEWS [31:20]

A bit of information that slipped through the cracks until now, there’s going to be a Jyn Erso young adult novel. Here’s the tentative cover:

This is coming out on May 2^nd, along with the middle-grade novel about Baze and Chirrut

And in canon news, we talk about how some Separatists became members of the Rebel Alliance.

REVIEW [38:30]

For the rest of the episode, we review Ghosts of Geonosis part 1 and part 2. From Saw to Klik Klak, from Sabine to Brunson, and some of the things in between (including that grey area in between fighting toward a goal and fighting against better judgment).

We also briefly discuss some highlights from that second-half-of-season-3 trailer. This one:

OUTRO [1:02:45]

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It’s episode 56 of Children of the Force.

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We start this episode off in memory of Carrie Fischer, reading some tributes to her and giving just a bit of our own thoughts.

Here are the two images we reference. First Dave Filoni put this up on Twitter:

And JJ Abrams put this up on the Bad Robot Twitter page:

STAR WARSY STUFF [12:20]

First, we talk about how much we appreciate our new patrons Alethea and Nick from London and his family. Impossible to state how much we appreciate all of the support from all of our patrons.

Second, I apologize for an unintentionally sexist comment that I made in the last episode that made it sound like only men play football. My mistake. Sorry. And I’ll try to do better.

Then we talk about some of the cool Star Wars stuff we got for Christmas. It’s the most Star Warsy time of the year!

My favorite present is the Crokinole board I got from my brother. Or as it’s known in the Ahsoka novel: Crokin.

Then we launch into this great piece on the Entertainment Weekly website about kids and Rogue One. Give it a read. The kids really liked this article, too:

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/15/rogue-one-parents-guide-should-you-take-kids

And here’s the video of Riz Ahmed talking about the #10for10 campaign to help out Syria and Syrian refugees.

Then we discuss some Rogue One bits and bobs.

CANON NEWS [48:20]

Two words: Bor Gullet.

JOKE [49:45]

How did Bodi know that Bor Gullet was going to wrap those tentacles around him? ok
Why did Bodi think Bor Gullet was a Rathtar?
What did Bodi do after Bor Gullet looked into his mind?
Which rebel is really great at chess?

Q&A COUNCIL [51:50]

What’s your favorite Princess Leia moment? We’d love to hear answers from our listeners. Go to speakpipe.com/childrenoftheforce to leave us a voicemail.

OUTRO [58:50]

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It’s episode 55 of Children of the Force, where we discuss Rogue One in all its glory. Abandon hope, all ye spoilerphobes who enter here. For here there be SPOILERS.

That’s right….

SPOILERS

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Before discussing Rogue One, we do some pre-game warm-ups and talk right before the movie about a few things we’re expecting to see. And then immediately after the credits stop rolling we start recording our reactions. Then again in the car. Then again the next day at home. We had a lot to say!

ROGUE ONE REACTIONS [14:15]

Because I don’t want to spoil the movie here on the website, I’m not going to give a breakdown of what we talk about. Instead, enjoy some photos we took at the premiere!

CANON NEWS [1:20:45]

Really, it’s all canon news at this point. But for the segment this week, I identify a couple colorful leaders who we’ve seen before.

JOKE [1:24:20]

What’s the one thing you really need in order to have a Bounty Hunter party?

Q&A COUNCIL [1:25:05]

Funniest moment in Rogue One?

Shout-out to new patron Laura. Thanks for supporting the show!

OUTRO [1:31:55]

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