Revolutionary Gymnastics (Andor #1)

Caleb and Jackal finally got Josiah to talk about Star Wars on the podcast. On today's episode, we discuss Andor season 1, the Star Wars franchise as a whole, and the way this show and broader franchise has taught basic revolutionary politics and history to the average moviegoing American. 

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References

• "Why Andor Feels So Real," Thomas Flight on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhgXXhcPQEM
• "George Lucas on Star Wars Being Anti-Authoritarian," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv9Jq_mCJEo
• Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco. Check out Episode 82. A Beehive of Contradiction for more, https://share.transistor.fm/s/0acd4f9b
• The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton. Check out Episode 82. The Anatomy of Fascism (Bookclub #8) for more, https://share.transistor.fm/s/cf232faa
• ¡No Pasarán! by Matt Christman. Check out Episode 95. ¡No Pasarán! (Bookclub #9) for more, https://share.transistor.fm/s/37665090

Music & Audio credits

• Maarva's Monologue, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaKrm5txGCQ
• Forming Up/Unto Stone We Are - Nicholas Britell
• Yesterday – bloom.
• Andor Theme Song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k2rkeLhgjY
• "I'm a Star Wars" from The Simpsons, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI9_4L7wuXw
• Kino's Monologue, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKB67KzjO4A
• Bass - NoCopyrightMusic
• Lemon Yellow Black - Jets to Brazil

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A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton. Aiming for at least two free episodes per month. Artwork by Kipp Paulsen. More content can be found on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141