Christopher Sean, the voice of Kazuda Xiono on Star Wars Resistance, joins Brad and Sarah to reflect on his time as the lead of Lucasfilm's most recent animated series. We discuss Christopher's early beginnings as a Star Wars fan, the theme of found family, the positive impact of Resistance's diverse cast, Kaz's journey of becoming a Resistance leader, and much more! Plus, who would be Kaz's workout buddy? This interview is part of our "Remembering Resistance" subseries on "Bibo's Book Report." Mark your calendars for Remembering Resistance Day on August 29, when you can spread the hashtag #RememberingResistance to share your memories of and creative works inspired by the series. Together, we can keep the Team Colossus legacy alive! Learn more about Remembering Resistance Day here: https://www.friendsoftheforcepod.com/post/remembering-star-wars-resistance-day-announced Meet Team Fireball (8/29/18): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlucTaqVVcs Friends of the Force is a Star Wars podcast aimed at promoting positivity and collaboration in fandom. New episode every Monday! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce, https://twitter.com/bradwhipple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsoftheforce/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheforce Website: friendsoftheforcepod.com TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/friendsoftheforce Email us: friendsoftheforcepodcast@gmail.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/friendsoftheforce Thank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Anna, Cheryl, Nadia, Neil, and T.

Lauren Mary Kim, the stunt performer for Ahsoka Tano and the Armorer, joins Madison and Brad to discuss her time in the industry, collaborating with Dave Filoni and Ray Park on one of the best lightsaber duels in al of Star Wars, and getting to don the Mandalorian armor. Plus, Baby Yoda is truly as cute as they say! (The Last Missions Interview) Follow Lauren here: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmarykim/?hl=en Lauren's iMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1830387/ Inside the Final Duel: Maul vs. Ahsoka from StarWars.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k5lHp6g77s Friends of the Force is a Star Wars podcast aimed at promoting positivity and collaboration in fandom. New episode every Monday! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce, https://twitter.com/bradwhipple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsoftheforce/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheforce Website: friendsoftheforcepod.com TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/friendsoftheforce Email us: friendsoftheforcepodcast@gmail.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/friendsoftheforce Thank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Anna, Cheryl, Nadia, Neil, and T.

On this episode of our "From A Certain Point of View" series, Brad interviews Alexander Freed (@AlexanderMFreed), the author of "Star Wars: Shadow Fall (An Alphabet Squadron Novel)." They how the world of sci-fi and fantasy influenced Alex's imagination early on, transitioning from video-game writing to novels, and take a spoiler-free glance at the themes of Shadow Fall. Order Shadow Fall here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609592/shadow-fall-star-wars-by-alexander-freed/ Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexandermfreed?lang=en Friends of the Force is a Star Wars podcast aimed at promoting positivity and collaboration in fandom. New episode every Monday! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce, https://twitter.com/bradwhipple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsoftheforce/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheforce Website: friendsoftheforcepod.com TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/friendsoftheforce Email us: friendsoftheforcepodcast@gmail.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/friendsoftheforce Thank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Anna, Cheryl, Nadia, Neil, and T.

Join host Brad Whipple (@bradwhipple) and Sarah Hass (@seh221) for their lengthy discussion on the recently released Star Wars: Shadow Fall, the second installment in the Alphabet Squadron trilogy. Before our spoiler chat, we discuss recent news including Star Wars Celebration's cancellation, the upcoming From A Certain Point of View book, Jedi Temple Challenge, and Star Wars: Squadrons. **Spoiler talk begins at 33:18** Black Lives Matter resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ BLM Website: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Friends of the Force is a Star Wars podcast aimed at promoting positivity and collaboration in fandom. New episode every Monday! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce, https://twitter.com/bradwhipple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsoftheforce/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheforce Website: friendsoftheforcepod.com TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/friendsoftheforce Email us: friendsoftheforcepodcast@gmail.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/friendsoftheforce Thank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Anna, Cheryl, Nadia, Neil, and T.

PREMIERE: A non-canon Ben Solo story written by Charles Soule with illustrations by Will Sliney, presented by the Friends of the Force podcast in a read-along format. This story came about from the efforts of Star Wars fans who raised over $15,000 for benefit of the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, which goes directly to struggling bookstores impacted by COVID-19. Hosts: @bradwhipple, @seh221, @wtforceshow Read it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jjZJoG7yCaJinCkonJ0ygduwlXqfPwnX/view?usp=sharing GoFundMe for the "The First Lesson": https://www.gofundme.com/f/charles-soules-original-ben-solo-story GoFundMe for the What The Force Interview: https://www.gofundme.com/f/what-the-force-needs-to-interview-charles-soule What The Force Interview with Charles Soule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FEotekhF6M ***Disclaimer from Charles Soule: This story was written as a fun exercise to benefit the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (www.bincfoundation.org) during the national closures of bookshops and comic book stores during the COVID-19 pandemic that commenced in 2020. It is a work of fan fiction featuring characters from the Star Wars universe, owned in all respects by the Walt Disney Corporation. Neither I nor Will Sliney, the creator of the artwork connected to the story, claim any ownership over any of the characters depicted here, or the Star Wars galaxy in any way whatsoever. Further, this story is entirely of my own invention, and is not considered to be canon, or official in any way, or discussed with or authorized by Lucasfilm or Disney. This, as noted above, was written for entertainment, for fun, and to try to help out a good cause. Neither I nor Will profit in any way from the creation of this story, or intend to. We both love the Star Wars universe, and are thankful to George Lucas and all the other brilliant creators who have made Star Wars what it is today. TL;DR – this is not a real story from Star Wars, it’s just something Will Sliney and I did for charity, and don’t take it too seriously. Let’s have a good time! *** Friends of the Force is a Star Wars podcast aimed at promoting positivity and collaboration in fandom. New episode every Monday! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce, https://twitter.com/bradwhipple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsoftheforce/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheforce Website: http://www.friendsoftheforcepod.com TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/friendsoftheforce Email us: friendsoftheforcepodcast@gmail.com

Join host Brad Whipple as he sits down with actress Elizabeth Grullon, the voice behind the Second Sister Inquisitor in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. We discuss keeping her role a secret and the payoff for fans, working alongside Cameron Monaghan and Debra Wilson, the value in meditation, redemption, and more! Visit Elizabeth's website here: https://www.elizabethgrullon.com/ Originally aired November 21, 2019. Friends of the Force is a Star Wars podcast aimed at promoting positivity and collaboration in fandom. New episode every Monday! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce, https://twitter.com/bradwhipple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsoftheforce/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheforce Website: bit.ly/2XpFQWJ TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/friendsoftheforce Email us: friendsoftheforcepodcast@gmail.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/friendsoftheforce Thank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Anna, Cheryl, Nadia, Neil, and T.

Join Brad Whipple of Friends of the Force and Madison Thames of Doing Talking Podcast for their collaborative recap series for The Mandalorian, "Bounties and Blasters." This week, we discuss Chapter 8: Redemption, directed by Taika Watiti and written by Jon Favreau. Databank Entry for Death Watch: https://www.starwars.com/databank/death-watch Mandalorian Mysteries: The Icons of Mandalore: https://www.starwars.com/news/mandalorian-mysteries-the-icons-of-mandalore Friends of the Force is a Star Wars podcast aimed at promoting positivity and collaboration in fandom. New episode every Monday! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce, https://twitter.com/bradwhipple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsoftheforce/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheforce Website: bit.ly/2XpFQWJ TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/friendsoftheforce Email us: friendsoftheforcepodcast@gmail.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/friendsoftheforce Thank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Anna, Neil, Cheryl, and Nadia.

Join Brad Whipple of Friends of the Force and Madison Thames of Doing Talking Podcast for their collaborative recap series for The Mandalorian, "Bounties and Blasters." This week, we discuss Chapter 7: The Reckoning, directed by Deborah Chow and written by Jon Favreau. Friends of the Force is a Star Wars podcast aimed at promoting positivity and collaboration in fandom. New episode every Monday! Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsOfForce, https://twitter.com/bradwhipple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friendsoftheforce/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftheforce Website: bit.ly/2XpFQWJ TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/friendsoftheforce Email us: friendsoftheforcepodcast@gmail.com Support the podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/friendsoftheforce Thank you to all of our Patrons, including our Luminous Beings: Anna, Neil, Cheryl, and Nadia.