Friends of the Force: A Star Wars Podcast

In the spirit of Halloween this past weekend, Kiersten White joins us to discuss her newest middle-grade horror novel STAR WARS: HIDING FROM THE DARK, which follows Bia Rovyno on the run from the Empire. We highlight Kiersten's beginnings as a Star Wars fan, joining Lucasfilm Publishing's genre-first initiative, instilling trademark horror elements, wielding the one and only Darth Vader, and much more! Note: this interview does not contain book spoilers.Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes.Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.com⁠⁠⁠Linktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.

Ding dong, pookie! Today we're joined by actor Richard Summers-Calvert, who voices the latest Star Wars sensation Biddy Blas in the GALACTIC RACER video game. We discuss how Richard has been navigating the last two weeks of Biddy Blas internet mania, how he brought the character to life, the intersection of wrestling and acting, what this role has meant to him, and more.ollow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes.Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.com⁠⁠⁠Linktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #StarWarsVideoGames #GalacticRacer

Lock S-foils in attack position! We're joined live at New York Comic Con by historian and author Dr. Chris Kempshall to discuss his newest in-universe book, “Star Wars: Star Pilots: A History of Space Combat.” Why was Wedge Antilles the perfect narrator to tell the history of starfighter pilots? What does this book reveal about the Galactic Civil War and the days to come? How did Chris take the annotations one step further to tell a story within the story? All of this and more on today's episode! Note: this interview does not contain book spoilers.Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes.Visit our website: ⁠⁠http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.com⁠⁠Linktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #StarWarsBooks #StarPilots

If you continue to fight, what will you become? This week, we're taking a deep-dive into STAR WARS: EGDE OF THE ABYSS by Rebecca Roanhorse, which is the second book in the Reign of the Empire trilogy. Can Saw Gerrera outrun the grief and ghosts of his past? What does the fight for Inusagi sovereignty represent in the larger Imperial apparatus? How do the Palmo University protests pave the way for the Ghorman Front. What propoganda can the Empire push with the help of pop stars? All of this and more in today's discussion! Book spoilers begin around 25:00. Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes.Visit our website: ⁠http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.com⁠Linktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #StarWarsBooks #ReignOfTheEmpire

With only week until the release of STAR WARS: EDGE OF THE ABYSS (Reign of the Empire), we’re joined by Tom Hoeler, Editorial Director at Random House Worlds, to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the book came together, working with author Rebecca Roanhorse, weaving in elements from ANDOR, and much more! With Edge of the Abyss releasing on September 15, this conversation is completely spoiler-free.Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes.Visit our website: http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #StarWarsBooks #ReignOfTheEmpire

We return to the Star Wars Visions galaxy with the newest spinoff series THE NINTH JEDI from Production I.G. We discuss all eight episodes in full spoiler detail including the idea of justice in a lawless galaxy, kyber crystals and the inner spirit, finding balance, redemption, and much more. Plus, we cover the latest Ahsoka and Starfighter news coming out of D23! Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes. Visit our website: http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #StarWarsVisions #TheNinthJedi

Hang up your Ferrix gloves and heed the anvil's call as we dive into the "The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) " by Phil Szostak. We give our overall thoughts on why this latest installment from Abrams Books is a must-have and represents a victory lap for the show before walking through the behind-the-scenes journey that brought us the worlds of Ferrix, Ghorman, and more.Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes. Visit our website: http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #Andor #StarWarsBooks

We're joined by author Madeleine Roux to discuss her newest book "Star Wars: Legacy" from Random House Worlds! We dive into Rey's quest to heal the Skywalker saber, Leia's identity crisis after the loss of her brother, and much more. Spoiler warning beginning at 35:00Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes. Visit our website: http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #StarWarsLegacy #StarWarsBooks

We're bringing you a special roundtable interview with the creators of the upcoming anime series "Star Wars: Visions Presents — The Ninth Jedi" including supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, director Shunsuke Tada, and producer Hitoshi Ito. Special thanks to Lucasfilm and other participating outlets including Coffee with Kenobi, Jedi News, The Resistance Broadcast, & The Saga Continues.The Ninth Jedi drops next week, and we'll be back shortly after to take a deep-dive into all eight episodes!Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes. Visit our website: http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #StarWarsVisions #TheNinthJedi

The Acolyte may be gone (for now), but it is not forgotten! With the recent release of 'The Art of the Acolyte' by Kristin Baver, we're taking the opportunity to dive back into the world of the High Republic and revisit the show two years after its cancellation. We talk through production insights from the book, our favorite concept art pieces, themes of morality, and how the Acolyte is undeniably Star Wars. Follow us on Twitter/X ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsofForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@FriendsOfTheForce⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@friendsoftheforce.bsky.social ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain access to exclusive bonus episodes. Visit our website: http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.comLinktree: https://linktr.ee/friendsoftheforceThank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Chris, Emma, Jennifer, SoulCatcher, and Travis.#StarWars #TheAcolyte