Metaphors Be With You, a Star Wars podcast
Summary: 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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Podcasts:
What is so satisfying about a sword made of laser? The post #12. Lightsaber? I Hardly Knew Her! appeared first on Chipperish Media.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Did you ever really *look* at Luke’s hand? The post Metaphors #6. Hands Off! appeared first on Chipperish Media.
Everyone knows about the struggle of good and evil in Star Wars, but there’s another huge conflict happening alongside it: nature and technology. The post Metaphors #5. Nature vs. Technology appeared first on Chipperish Media.
In response to the previous episode, this discussion will be about the politics that are likely not intentional but nevertheless are present in Lucas’s Star Wars movie. The post Metaphors #4. A New Trope appeared first on Chipperish Media.
Like all art in the history of humanity, Star Wars is political. Here’s a look at some of the intentional politics of Lucas’s original six movies. The post Metaphors #3. Social Justice Star Warriors appeared first on Chipperish Media.
Star Wars is pretty colorful, except when it’s totally black and white. We’ll talk about what it means that different original-trilogy characters are associated with different colors. The post Metaphors #2. Black and White, etc. appeared first on Chipperish Media.
In a twist, it turns out that Star Wars can be a metaphor for Star Wars (all right, this episode is about intertextuality, but that doesn’t sound as cool). The post Metaphors #1. Star Wars on Star Wars appeared first on Chipperish Media.
Star Wars aficionado Rob Heiret introduces himself, and the idea behind Metaphors Be With You. The post Metaphors Be With You #0. Introduction appeared first on Chipperish Media.
