Six Degrees of Star Wars

Sam Marchiony
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Even before it became the property of a monstrously big corporation that started putting it everywhere, Star Wars was everywhere. Join us on a journey as we take the hyperspace lanes out of a galaxy far, far away and into other movies, finding all the ways George Lucas' flagship franchise surrounds us, binds us, and penetrates us.

  1. 22h ago

    Ep. 79: Sound of Metal, Hitting Hard

    We mark Disability Pride Month by talking about the Oscar-winning SOUND OF METAL, featuring Riz Ahmed's big brown owl eyes, discussions about sign language subtitles, and cochlear implants, and the importance of community for disabled folx. PLUGGABLES  B: @dropsofjupiter92 on BlueSky; @bdaae on tumblr, @btargaryen on Letterboxd Meredith: @merthenerd on Letterboxd MUTUAL AID SPOTLIGHT: Deaf YES! (https://deafyes.org/), pioneering research, development, and training on the tools to supporting  Deaf people through their recovery. Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links E-Sims for Gaza: https://gazaesims.com/ Click to Help: https://arab.org/click-to-help/ Anti-Imperialism support for people across the world, organized by Kandakat_alhaqq:  https://linktr.ee/kandakat_alhaqq Campus Bail Funds: https://campusbailfunds.com/ 6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Please support artists by contributing to the Entertainment Community Fund if you can: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

    Ep. 79: Sound of Metal, Hitting Hard

  2. Jul 19

    Ep. 78: At the End of My Rope (1948)

    It's Gay Wrath Month, so let's be gay and do crimes and... wait. Wait, no, not like that, this is Alfred Hitchcock and Arthur Laurents making toxic codependent yaoi. Be Kind Rewind's Hitchcock Blondes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjSde5Su-14 Legal Eagle's Case of the Perfect Murder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6q8I5UwcQI PLUGGABLES Gillian: @cutiepuppyfire on the socials B: @dropsofjupiter92 on BlueSky; @bdaae on tumblr, @btargaryen on Letterboxd Leif: @leifbradshawsings on instagram, @leifbradshawmusic on Facebook, linktr.ee/disneyoutlands. Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/ Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links E-Sims for Gaza: https://gazaesims.com/ Click to Help: https://arab.org/click-to-help/ Anti-Imperialism support for people across the world, organized by Kandakat_alhaqq:  https://linktr.ee/kandakat_alhaqq Campus Bail Funds: https://campusbailfunds.com/ 6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Please support artists by contributing to the Entertainment Community Fund if you can: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

    Ep. 78: At the End of My Rope (1948)

  3. Jul 4

    Ep. 77: Miss Juneteenth > July 4th

    6 Degrees of Star Wars marks the 250th birthday of the United States by discussing a movie about the people who the United States has historically excluded, starring the incomparable Nicole Beharie, whom Hollywood tried to exclude. This is Miss Juneteenth. The Sojourner Truth Project: https://www.thesojournertruthproject.com/the-readings PLUGGABLES:  Ellie: @elessar42 on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and Medium; @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast. Jas: @FaeRiviera on all socials, host of In Each Retelling Shami: @theonlinemuse on tumblr Mutual Aid Spotlight: Black Connect: https://www.blackconnect.org/donate Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links E-Sims for Gaza: https://gazaesims.com/ Click to Help: https://arab.org/click-to-help/ Anti-Imperialism support for people across the world, organized by Kandakat_alhaqq:  https://linktr.ee/kandakat_alhaqq Campus Bail Funds: https://campusbailfunds.com/ 6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Please support artists by contributing to the Entertainment Community Fund if you can: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

    Ep. 77: Miss Juneteenth > July 4th

  4. Jun 28

    Ep. 76: Dracula's Daughter Just Wants to Go to Pride

    We decided to celebrate pride by putting a bunch of queer women enjoyers into a room to talk about the first cinematic reluctant vampire who is also giving so much lesbian. The results are exactly what you think. PLUGGABLES: Gillian: @cutiepuppyfire on the socials B: @dropsofjupiter92 on BlueSky; @bdaae on tumblr, @btargaryen on Letterboxd Shami: @theonlinemuse on tumblr Mutual Aid: The Queer Liberation Library Pride Fundraiser: https://givebutter.com/qqlls-pride-campaign-2026-rg3yn3 Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links E-Sims for Gaza: https://gazaesims.com/ Click to Help: https://arab.org/click-to-help/ Anti-Imperialism support for people across the world, organized by Kandakat_alhaqq:  https://linktr.ee/kandakat_alhaqq Campus Bail Funds: https://campusbailfunds.com/ 6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Please support artists by contributing to the Entertainment Community Fund if you can: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

    Ep. 76: Dracula's Daughter Just Wants to Go to Pride

  5. Jun 14

    Ep. 75: Blazing Saddles: Authentic Frontier Gibberish

    It's the movie that could never be made today... I hate that cliché! Pluggables: Leif: @leifbradshawsings on instagram, @leifbradshawmusic on Facebook, linktr.ee/disneyoutlands Jas: @FaeRiviera on all socials, host of In Each Retelling Grady: @snakebitcat on the socials The Marsha P Johnson Institute's PAY IT campaign: https://givebutter.com/MPJI-pride Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links E-Sims for Gaza: https://gazaesims.com/ Click to Help: https://arab.org/click-to-help/ Anti-Imperialism support for people across the world, organized by Kandakat_alhaqq:  https://linktr.ee/kandakat_alhaqq Campus Bail Funds: https://campusbailfunds.com/ 6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Please support artists by contributing to the Entertainment Community Fund if you can: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

    Ep. 75: Blazing Saddles: Authentic Frontier Gibberish

  6. May 30

    Ep. 74: Parasite | Gisaengchung | 기생충 (2019) Makes Us Insane

    We close out AAPI month by taking a look at the modern classic class-satire brought to you by Director Bong Joon-Ho - PARASITE. I'm deadly serious. PLUGGABLES: Ellie: @elessar42 on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and Medium; @football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Podcasting's Biggest Night available wherever Pods are Cast. Leif: @leifbradshawsings on instagram, @leifbradshawmusic on Facebook, linktr.ee/disneyoutlands COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Reach out to your congressional representative to express your support for the NO FAKES Act! Fight the clankers! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/support-the-no-fakes-act Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links E-Sims for Gaza: https://gazaesims.com/ Click to Help: https://arab.org/click-to-help/ Anti-Imperialism support for people across the world, organized by Kandakat_alhaqq:  https://linktr.ee/kandakat_alhaqq Campus Bail Funds: https://campusbailfunds.com/ 6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Please support artists by contributing to the Entertainment Community Fund if you can: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

    Ep. 74: Parasite | Gisaengchung | 기생충 (2019) Makes Us Insane

  7. May 17

    Ep. 73: Aquaman (2018) Makes Us Thirsty

    We are joined by special guest Agatha Vile for an oceanic adventure of super proportions, taking us back to 2018, when we had no idea how much worse superhero fatigue could get and we were just happy to have a DCEU movie that was willing to have fun and be bright and colorful. Pluggables:  Seducing Scylla: https://www.lexloganauthor.com/products/seducing-scylla Jas: @FaeRiviera on all socials, host of In Each Retelling ALL THE CHARITIES The Purple Leash Project (https://redrover.org/the-purple-leash-project/) for helping victims of domestic violence keep their pets. The Lilith Fund (https://www.lilithfund.org/) for reproductive justice in Texas. Waterkeeper Alliance (https://waterkeeper.org/) for clean and accessible water for all. SECORE International (https://www.secore.org/en/about-us) for building back our coral reefs. Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links E-Sims for Gaza: https://gazaesims.com/ Click to Help: https://arab.org/click-to-help/ Anti-Imperialism support for people across the world, organized by Kandakat_alhaqq:  https://linktr.ee/kandakat_alhaqq Campus Bail Funds: https://campusbailfunds.com/ 6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Please support artists by contributing to the Entertainment Community Fund if you can: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

    Ep. 73: Aquaman (2018) Makes Us Thirsty

  8. May 4

    Episode 72 is Episode 2-point-Something (The Clone Wars)

    Gillian and Bradley are subjected to the experience of trying to make Sam and River shut up about the 2008 animated film STAR WARS: The Clone Wars, wandering through the foibles of Dave Filoni, the introduction of Rotta the Hutt aka Stinky (soon to appear in the Mandalorian and Grogu), and lies about how we are NOT talking about the tv series this is technically a pilot for. Pluggables: Gillian: @cutiepuppyfire on the socials River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxd, blog.filmlion.online, and host of The Straights Aren't Alright MUTUAL AID SPOTLIGHT: Lāhui Foundation is running supply drives and collecting donations for victims of historically bad flooding across the islands of Hawai'i - visit their website here:  https://www.lahuifoundation.org/flood-relief Support the show Sam: @DemiSemme on YouTube, Tumblr, BlueSky, and most other social media platforms (NOT eX-Twitter). Visit our Tumblrs at sixdegreesofstarwars.tumblr.com and ier-6d.tumblr.com Theme Music provided by Refractory Period: @RefractoryPeriodTheBand on Instagram, linktr.ee/RefractoryPeriod Forever Mutual Aid Links E-Sims for Gaza: https://gazaesims.com/ Click to Help: https://arab.org/click-to-help/ Anti-Imperialism support for people across the world, organized by Kandakat_alhaqq:  https://linktr.ee/kandakat_alhaqq Campus Bail Funds: https://campusbailfunds.com/ 6DOSW is a Pro-Union podcast. Please support artists by contributing to the Entertainment Community Fund if you can: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/how-get-help-and-give-help-during-work-stoppage The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

    Episode 72 is Episode 2-point-Something (The Clone Wars)
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Even before it became the property of a monstrously big corporation that started putting it everywhere, Star Wars was everywhere. Join us on a journey as we take the hyperspace lanes out of a galaxy far, far away and into other movies, finding all the ways George Lucas' flagship franchise surrounds us, binds us, and penetrates us.

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  • Creator
    Sam Marchiony
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    84
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sam Marchiony
  • Show Website
    Six Degrees of Star Wars