This week we kick off our Clone Wars series, where each episode I will be joined by my co-hosts Riki and Sarah Hayashi as we go through the whole show, with each episode covering 3-5 episodes of the show, based around plot arcs.

Here we cover season 1, episodes 1-5, as well as intro the show itself. What makes this, ostensibly, kids show, so good? What do these first episodes teach us about the war, the wider world, and the clones? Why do they have such interesting and powerful character moments, wrapped up in so many plot holes? And can our hosts tell the difference between episode intro text and the text of fortune cookies?

Sarah Hayashi was born and raised in the wilds of Saskatchewan, Canada. Her love of Star Wars started when she first saw A New Hope as a teen, and has only deepened through the years (spending 6 years working at her local comics shop and nerding out on the regular definitely helped). She now lives in Virginia where she’s finishing up degrees in Mathematics and Studio Art - Ceramics, and is currently attempting to con her husband into taking her back to Disneyland so they can go pilot the Millennium Falcon again.

Riki Hayashi is a lifelong Star Wars fan. He believes in finding balance in your own personal relationship with the Force, one that embraces both the light and the dark. He also geeks out about the technical side of the Star Wars Universe and hopes to one day build a Star Destroyer of his own.

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Want to continue the discussion with us? Agree or disagree with what we talked about, or want to add your own thoughts? We’ve got options for you!

You can post questions, or respond to our episode threads in our Star Wars Universe Podcast Facebook Group, or talk to us on the podcast’s SWUPodcast Twitter account, or email us at StarWarsUniversePodcast@gmail.com, or follow Matthew at CapedEthicist, https://twitter.com/CapedEthicist

Want to hear more of Matthew’s perspectives? Check out his other two podcasts:
The Orville Universe Podcast.
Superhero Ethics Podcast

Jeff Randle can also be found on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Podcast

Or check out some of the other great podcasts by friends of the podcast, including:
DC on Screen
Star Trek Universe Podcast
Who Watched the Watchmen

Lastly, big thanks go out to Kalissa Fitzgerald who created our gorgeous logo, and Jack Hesse who created the intro and outro music