Six Degrees of Star Wars

Sam Marchiony
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  • Film Reviews
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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. Ep. 74: Parasite | Gisaengchung | 기생충 (2019) Makes Us Insane

    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.

    46 min
  2. Ep. 73: Aquaman (2018) Makes Us Thirsty

    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.

    1h 2m
  3. Episode 72 is Episode 2-point-Something (The Clone Wars)

    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.

    1h 10m
  4. Episode 71: May the Force Be Willow (1988)

    Apr 18

    Episode 71: May the Force Be Willow (1988)

    Two years after covering the sequel series, we're talking about the original Willow, the star-making turn by Warwick Davis in the title role, the pure chaos of Val Kilmer as Madmartigan, and the world's BEST baby, Elora Danan. Pluggables: Conor: @youngmrduffy on the socials, TTRPGs at third-country-press.itch.io, and https://bff.fm/shows/third-country-radio Jen: Jen: @TheITinFIT on YouTube, @jenseggio on instagram, Ava's Chalk releasing soon from EverImagine Press (https://everimaginebooks.com/); upontheshelfreviews.wordpress.com; Beast City @MadKitsuneProductions on Youtube Mutual Aid Spotlight: A Luta Sigue's (https://www.alutasigue.org/) fundraiser to support Mothers Fighting Family Separation: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-mothers-fighting-family-seperation 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.

    54 min
  5. Ep. 70: Let's Have a Conclave (2024)

    Apr 4

    Ep. 70: Let's Have a Conclave (2024)

    Six Degrees of Star Wars finds religion with the 2024 Oscar-winning movie, CONCLAVE, featuring tangents about statues of Pope John Paul II, dramatic readings of the screenplay directions, and bemoaning the lack of people willing to destroy their own careers for the sake of their morals. Pluggables: Gillian: @cutiepuppyfire on the socials Meredith: @merthenerd on Letterboxd Brie: https://linktr.ee/briecheddar Mutual Aid Spotlights: Support Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Non Conforming folx through FolxHealth's List of Funds (https://www.folxhealth.com/library/mutual-aid-funds) and TTRPGs for Trans Rights—Idaho (https://itch.io/b/3525/ttrpgs-for-trans-rightsidaho) 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.

    58 min
  6. Ep. 69: Jupiter Ascending, Credibility Plummeting

    Mar 21

    Ep. 69: Jupiter Ascending, Credibility Plummeting

    Ah, Jupiter Ascending, the Wachowskis' movie about an ordinary person suddenly being awakened into the reality of an urban fantasy and learning that they are the most specialest person in said reality, except this time the protagonist is a woman and also bees can detect royalty and the love interest is a wolf-hybrid cyborg... okay, do you think if we remind Paramount this movie exists, they'll stop trying to buy Warner Bros? Pluggables:  Jas: @FaeRiviera on all socials, host of In Each Retelling Mikey: LeagueOfSwords.Com and twitch.tv/VengeanceGod B: THE SUN EATER series by Christopher Ruocchio, available at highmatterbooks.com Mutual Aid Spotlight: Support Kansas Trans License & Transport Aid with Sarah Wood: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-kansas-trans-license-transport-aid 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.

    1 hr
  7. Ep. 68: The Marvels of Studio Sabotage

    Mar 7

    Ep. 68: The Marvels of Studio Sabotage

    6 Degrees of Star Wars dips its toe into the MCU with a look at what should have been a fun project for Nia DaCosta, Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani, but instead got mired up in studio interference, misogyny, racism, Hollywood guild strikes, and overall exhaustion.  Woo. Pluggables: River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxd, blog.filmlion.online, and host of The Straights Aren't Alright Mer: @merthenerd on Letterboxd Community Aid spotlight: Freedom House (freedomhouse.org), the non-profit that tracks how countries around the world are doing with the whole freedom of speech/free and fair elections/censorship/authoritarianism deal. 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.

    1h 14m
  8. Ep. 67: Absolute SINNERS-ma

    Feb 21

    Ep. 67: Absolute SINNERS-ma

    It's a southern Gothic-vampire-horror-musical. It's a box office smash that grew from word of mouth. It's the most Oscar-nominated film of all time. It's Ryan Coogler's masterpiece. It's SINNERS. What else needs to be said? Producer's note: this episode aired before the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, so we had to record with no idea of whether or not anyone from this movie actually won (BUT THEY ALL DESERVE TO). Pluggables: Jen: @TheITinFIT on YouTube, @jenseggio on instagram, Ava's Chalk releasing soon from EverImagine Press (https://everimaginebooks.com/); upontheshelfreviews.wordpress.com Leif: @leifbradshawsings on instagram, @leifbradshawmusic on Facebook, linktr.ee/disneyoutlands B: THE SUN EATER series by Christopher Ruocchio, available at highmatterbooks.com Community Spotlight: The Blackout Report (https://blackoutreport.org/) presented by Onyx Impact (https://onyximpact.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.

    1h 43m
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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
    79
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Sam Marchiony
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