May 20th, 201908Not all Jedi are like Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Qui-Gon Jinn is a little different. He stood apart from the others in The Phantom Menace. In this episode of Lattes with Leia, we discuss Qui-Gon's life, his choices, and how he bends the rules. This includes some spoilers for Claudia Gray's Master & Apprentice.
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Darth Maul. The villain introduced in The Phantom Menace has a story that stretches over years from that film to Star Wars: The Clone Wars, to Star Wars Rebels, to comics, to Solo: A Star Wars Story. In the latest Lattes with Leia, we look at his story, how he changed over the years, and whether he found peace.
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Han Solo and Chewbacca. Finn and Rey. Friendships play an important role in Star Wars. On the newest Lattes with Leia, we discuss how friendship factors into the story and our favorite buddies in the galaxy.
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Star Wars pins by King Pins
Swarovski x Star Wars collection: Darth Vader and Darth...
You may hear the term self-care used frequently, but what does it actually mean? How can it be paired with a fandom such as Star Wars? We discuss how self-care and Star Wars can overlap on the newest Lattes with Leia, which characters are examples for mindfulness, and how our listeners practice self-care with the galaxy far, far...Podcast Episodes
2018 is over. We look back at the year in terms of Star Wars and discuss our favorite releases, announcements, and meaningful moments.
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Star Wars Icons: Han Solo
Her Universe lightsaber lip collection
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November 23rd, 20180169What are the effects of negativity and toxicity in fandom? How can we support each other and be good allies? We dive into the topic on the newest Lattes with Leia and look at studies, Kelly Marie Tran's essay, and more.
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Loungefly's The Phantom Menace design
Kelly Marie Tran's comments about online...
October 30th, 2018094It's October, and it's a time for all things spooky. Since we have Halloween on our minds, this month's Lattes with Leia is about fear in Star Wars. Was Yoda right about fear leading to anger, hate, and suffering? Is fear healthy? We also discuss scenes in Star Wars that scared us and why.
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The making of Star Wars is sometimes just as interesting as the films themselves. On the newest Lattes with Leia, we dive into a stack of Star Wars books and share random information we learn about things like what went into making the wampa's scream, how popular Darth Vader's mask was as a costume accessory in the late '70s, concept art...
August 27th, 20180189Do you feel like you have a bond to a fictional character? Have you ever wondered if that one-sided connection has been studied? It has. On the newest episode of Lattes with Leia, Andrea leads a discussion on parasocial relationships: what they are, factors related to the strength of parasocial relationships, the dark side of such...
June 27th, 20180149Solo: A Star Wars Story came out recently, and in the latest Lattes with Leia, we discuss our general impressions of the movie, break down different characters, and touch on what did and did not work for us. We also talk about some new Star Wars reference books we're excited about.
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