Around the Galaxy
Around the Galaxy with hosts Pete Fletzer and Nick Mielke share in-depth interviews with the people behind the fandom. The stream also features Podcast of the Whills, the podcast that treats Star Wars like a sacred text and audio from the weekly topic-driven talk show, Force Connect, running every Friday night LIVE on our YouTube and Facebook pages. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4892554/advertisement
Episodes
September 21, 2023 • 77 mins
Pete and Nick are joined by comedy writers Scott Chernoff and Greg Iwinski in what turned out to be a free for all discussion on the #WGA writer's strike, old school #StarWars and revisionist history about the Prequel Trilogy.
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we ta...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we ta...
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September 12, 2023 • 55 mins
Gary Whitta was one of the writers for Rogue One for which he also coined the title. He has also been credited on 4 pivotal episodes of Star Wars Rebels. He wrote the critically acclaimed film Book of Eli, has written From a Certain Point of View: A New Hope and penned Star Wars comic books. Most recently, he has published a book called Gun Dog - available now on Amazon.com: https://a.co/d/iiu1K9F - set in a post apocalyptic earth ...
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August 24, 2023 • 53 mins
Daniel Jose Older and Brittany N Williams, a creative power couple with Star Wars credits to their name join us to talk about Disney classics, writing from a new parent's point of view, the influence of Star Wars and their new podcast, The Ink Bottle.
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Pod...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Pod...
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August 21, 2023 • 82 mins
Nick poses Ten whacky questions to his cohosts Chris, Pete, and our callers related to the #StarWars universe!
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force...
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August 14, 2023 • 76 mins
Pete and Chris discuss what they would do different if they were in charge of #Lucasfilm after the #Disney buyout of 2012.
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk...
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August 10, 2023 • 55 mins
Pete and Nick discuss the current state of Star Wars with the launch of a new show during the WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes, Bob Iger's cost cutting spree and the recent response to Disney Plus streaming shows for major franchises.
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we t...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we t...
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August 7, 2023 • 74 mins
Chris makes his appeal to Nick and Pete as to why they should be reading Star Wars comic books.
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force Connect, looks...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force Connect, looks...
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July 24, 2023 • 83 mins
Pete and Chris are joined by special guest host Rick Shew talking about being a fan today after growing up with Star Wars as such a huge part of our childhoods.
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. ...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. ...
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July 17, 2023 • 81 mins
Pete, Chris and Nick respond to Dave Filoni's comment about "the greatest Jedi of all time," as well as talk about the SAG / AFTRA and WGA strikes with Greg Iwinski
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the sa...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the sa...
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July 14, 2023 • 70 mins
Podcast of the Whills returns for a deep dive episode looking at the legacy of Indiana Jones. Nick is joined by Holly Frey (Things You Forgot in History Class and Full of Sith), Brandon Wainerdi (Talking Bay 94) and Rayven Spencer (Shootin' the Poodoo) talking about the impact of the man in the hat, some of their best memories and why the character played by Harrison Ford for more than 40 years is so iconic.
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The SSWNetwork brings co...
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July 10, 2023 • 87 mins
Chris and Nick are joined by special guest Corey Ryan Forrester! With the box office numbers of 2023 so far, the question needs to be asked: Do People Still Go To The Movies?
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect...
The SSW Network brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect...
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July 3, 2023 • 82 mins
Pete and Chris are joined by Mick from Noice Guys podcast as we talk about our favorite Star Wars Droids! We also dig into the impact of current cinema trends of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the can...
The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the can...
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June 29, 2023 • 56 mins
Justin Berger and Jamie Benning are authors of the brand new book The Unauthorized Timeline: Return of the Jedi. (https://filmumentaries.com/where-to-buy-rotj-timeline-book/). Continuing as the second book in the Unauthorized Timeline series, Return of the Jedi includes dates, photos, facts, call sheets, and much more relating to the final film in the original Star Wars Trilogy.
The Empire Strikes Back Unauthorized Timeline author J...
The Empire Strikes Back Unauthorized Timeline author J...
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June 26, 2023 • 77 mins
Pete and Nick are joined by Joe Barksdale as we talk about our favorite Star Wars video games! From the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws all the way back to coin-op classics!
The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the...
The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the...
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June 15, 2023 • 50 mins
W. Earl Brown is known to Star Wars fans as Taanti, the Weequay barkeep and friend of Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant) in The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett. He sat down with Nick and Pete to discuss his Star Wars fandom, stories from the set of The Mandalorian and Book of Boba Fett and life in "the business."
WARNING: The language in this episode is very Deadwood influenced.
From Wikipedia:
William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963)...
WARNING: The language in this episode is very Deadwood influenced.
From Wikipedia:
William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963)...
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June 12, 2023 • 71 mins
Pete, Nick and Chris talk about the upcoming Ahsoka series, look at images that came out this week from both Empire Magazine and the new trailer, and speculate about what we will see and how it will tie to Rebel.
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June 6, 2023 • 47 mins
Pete Fletzer and Chris Ryons hosted a panel at Philadelphia Fan Expo on June 4. This is the live audio directly from the event - the audio quality is not our best.
From the Philly Fan Expo brochure: “In 1977 Star Wars took the world by storm, changing movies, marketing and fandom forever. Join podcast personality Pete Fletzer (Around the Galaxy/Star Wars Galaxy Magazine), and Chris Ryons (cohost of Force Connect and Broaxium), as th...
From the Philly Fan Expo brochure: “In 1977 Star Wars took the world by storm, changing movies, marketing and fandom forever. Join podcast personality Pete Fletzer (Around the Galaxy/Star Wars Galaxy Magazine), and Chris Ryons (cohost of Force Connect and Broaxium), as th...
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June 1, 2023 • 63 mins
Debra Wilson is known to Star Wars fans as Cere Junda from Jedi Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor. She shares insight into Cere's journey, the plot twists and her epic battle with a certain dark lord of the Sith. She also talks to us about her upcoming role in Diablo IV as Prava, how she goes about bringing characters to life and flatulence. Yes, flatulence.
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May 30, 2023 • 94 mins
Patrick Cotnoir joined Nick, Pete and Chris to talk about The Last Jedi!
The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force Connect, looks at the latest in news ...
The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring you that magic moment when Star Wars fans meet for the first time. On Podcast of the Whills, we take a deep dive into the canon or a particular aspect of the saga. And our LIVE Friday night call-in talk show, Force Connect, looks at the latest in news ...
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May 25, 2023 • 67 mins
Joe Barksdale is a former NFL tackle, LSU football star, turned musician and standup comedian. He is also a tremendous Star Wars fan. Joe joins Nick and Pete to talk about Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, the state of Star Wars fandom plus gives us his position-by-position pick of Star Wars characters as his fantasy football team.
The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring ...
The SSWNetwork brings content to #StarWars Fans of all ages and generations. With Around the Galaxy, we bring ...
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