Rogue Podron Mission 5: Nightmares of Winking Emtrey
All wings report in! This episode: Chapters 13-16 of X-wing: Rogue Squadron.
For Rogue Podron’s fifth mission, we discuss our hopes for the squadron in The Force Awakens, collectively roll our eyes at Corran a lot, meet another slender lady named Mirax, make a lot of “pew pew” sounds, and more!
Listener Question of the Week: Who do YOU think Corran will end up with? Tweet your answers to @roguepodron or send your stories to [email protected]
Hosted by Meg (show notes), Danny (editor), Saf (social media extraordinaire), and Heath (artwork and social media).
IN TWO WEEKS: We will be discussing chapters 17-20 of X-wing Rogue Squadron.
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Younger Fandom Interviews: Mára
For some, Star Wars is a hobby. For others, it is their life. This goes for people of all ages from all backgrounds, regardless of gender, race, or age. Something truly beautiful about the saga is how it can bond people—from friends to family to complete strangers.
My latest interviewee is a friend found through our mutual love of Star Wars, thanks to a network on Tumblr. Her jokes about Darth Wheezy were what initially made me think she was Too Damn Cool (and really, her jokes are hilarious).
A twenty-year-old who speaks her mind, Mára Kuryt:nîk grew up in various locations in Canada. Her native tongue is French-Canadian and her second language is English. Her mama is of Ukrainian descent and her papa is of Mohawk and Māori descent.
Until she was eight-years-old she thought Star Wars was real and had happened in the past, and had to see someone for about two years before finally accepting the truth. Life just hasn’t been as fun since. You can find her on Tumblr, and hear her A+ mixes on 8tracks.
Rogue Podron Mission 4: X-wing Lost Stars
All wings report in! This episode: Chapters 9-12 of X-wing: Rogue Squadron.
For Rogue Podron’s fourth mission, we discuss how much we want to see Mon Mothma and Bail Organa in Rogue One, assess the first Tycho/Corran confrontation, become totally enraptured by Kirtan Loor, reimagine Lujayne Forge to add some much-needed diversity to the cast and more!
Listener Question of the Week: What pranks do you think Rogue Squadron plays on the y-wing pilots? Tweet your answers to @roguepodron or send your stories to [email protected]
Hosted by Meg (show notes), Danny (editor), Saf (social media extraordinaire), and Heath (artwork and social media).
NEXT WEEK: We will be discussing chapters 13-16 of X-wing Rogue Squadron.
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Creature (July ’15)
Costume & modelling by Static Cosplay.
Photography by me.I adore Static’s costumes (and photography), so getting to shoot her was really cool. Bonus: the landscapes down near the snow are très gorg (and also freezing cold).
MHAW: Silence and Stigma
This week has been one of mental health awareness, and in typical Saf fashion I left this post to be written at the last day. In NZ it’s been Mental Health Awareness Week, while elsewhere it’s been Mental Illness Awareness Week. Exactly a year ago I wrote a post about why awareness is important, and a year later it’s still just as vital.
It was maybe a month or two ago that a friend on Twitter opened up about their own struggles with mental illness, which prompted an open discussion among our little community. A lot more of my friends were struggling with mental health than I realized, and I’m sure others felt the same about me.
Despite my personal vows to be open and honest with regards to mental health, I suddenly realized that I am essentially a freezer of feelings—I carefully tuck the bad ones away in a back shelf and leave them to freeze for a few months, until the power breaks down and they begin to thaw. I fully contribute to the lack of awareness, in part because I don’t like to show weakness, and that is a failure of mine.
Rogue Podron Mission 3: #NotAllPilots
All wings report in! This episode: Chapters 5-8 of X-wing: Rogue Squadron.
For Rogue Podron’s second mission, we discuss whether or not we want to see a Marvelesque post-credits scene for Rogue One at the end of The Force Awakens, the many uses (and short-comings) of bacta, Corran Horn’s general lack of self awareness, our excitement for the upcoming fireworks between Corran and Tycho and more!
Listener Question of the Week: Out of the new pilots, who are you most interested in learning more about and why? Tweet your answers to @roguepodron or send your stories to [email protected]
Hosted by Meg (show notes), Danny (editor), Saf (social media extraordinaire), and Heath (artwork and social media).
NEXT WEEK: We will be discussing chapters 9-12 of X-wing Rogue Squadron.
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Rogue Podron Mission 2: Murder by Cheekbones
All wings report in! This episode: Chapters 1-4 of X-wing: Rogue Squadron.
For Rogue Podron’s second mission, we discuss the possibility of seeing Grand Moff Tarkin reanimated in Rogue One, chat about the many characters introduced in the first four chapters of Rogue Squadron, make some necessary comparisons to Marvel characters, dramatically re-interpret the fatal first meeting of two squadron pilots, and more!
Listener Question of the Week: What would you name your astromech droid? Tweet your answers to @roguepodron or send your stories to [email protected]
Hosted by Meg (show notes), Danny (editor), Saf (social media extraordinaire), and Heath (artwork and social media).
NEXT WEEK: We will be discussing chapters 5-8 of X-wing Rogue Squadron.
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Intermission: Baby Shower
I recently attended a baby shower—perhaps the first of many?—and was blown away by the decorations and embellishments. Almost like walking into a real life Pinterest board. I dream of a day when my own parties are this photogenic.
Long story short: I ate too many mint candies, took a lot of selfies with my friend-who-is-basically-a-sister, and suggested a name nobody can pronounce.
Let the hipster paper-straws-in-jars trend never die out. The straws may disintegrate as you drink, but at least you look cute.
Younger Fandom Interviews: Liza
Something that is unique to Star Wars is the generational shifts that have occurred over the past near-forty years, from the older fans, the ones that grew up with the Original Trilogy; the fans like me, who first experienced Star Wars on the silver screen through the Prequels, whose childhood crushes were the Padawan Obi-Wan; and the kids who were introduced to the GFFA through the animated series of The Clone Wars and Rebels. Soon enough will come the generation of the Sequel Trilogy and the Stories.
We are a fandom split across a massive time span. Each generation of fans has a different take on the saga, their own individual part of the galaxy they are drawn towards. I tend to the younger side of my fandom circles, and even then I’m an Old Fart compared to some of my other Star Wars buddies.
Even though I’m relatively young, I notice that voices that are younger still are often ignored, or aren’t given a proper platform to speak about their own experiences with the series and the fandom. Thus I am doing a series of interviews of younger fans, each under twenty years old, to try and capture the opinions of the younger generation—the people that will one day inherit this saga and make it their own.
My first interviewee is the lovely Liza, known as Bookybarnes on Tumblr, a sixteen-year-old student currently living in the States who is a relatively new fan of the galaxy far, far away. Introduced mainly through Tumblr and The Clone Wars, Liza embodies the generation being brought to Star Wars through the animated shows and internet culture rather than the films themselves.
Rogue Podron Mission 1: Many Bothans Died to Bring Us This Podcast
All wings report in!
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Rogue Podron, Far Far Away Radio’s Official X-wing Book Club. Join us each week as we read and discuss the Star Wars Legends X-Wing books by Michael Stackpole and Aaron Allston.
This week, your fellow pilots introduce themselves and the podcast, share their motivations for reading these books, and discuss what we know about the upcoming “Star Wars Story” Rogue One.
The first book in the series is X-Wing: Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole. We will be discussing the chapters in the following order:
Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-8
Chapters 9-12
Chapters 13-16
Chapters 17-20
Chapters 21-25
Chapters 26-31
Chapters 32-endKeep up to date with the podcast by following us on Twitter (@roguepodron). We are part of the Far Far Away Radio network, so all of our episodes will appear in your FFAR podcast feed.
So grab your helmet and trusty astromech droid and join Rogue Podron on our journey through these Star Wars Legends stories.
Hosted by Meg (show notes), Danny (editor), Saf (social media extraordinaire), and Heath (artwork and web manager).
NEXT WEEK: We will be discussing chapters 1-4 of X-wing Rogue Squadron.
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