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. Sep 5

    Ep. 82: Life is a CABARET (1972)

    Life is a Cabaret... partially because the plot of CABARET covers the experience of living in a rapidly weakening democracy that is quickly being overtaken by fascism and how people react to living in such circumstances. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee... Jas: @FaeRiviera on all socials, host of In Each Retelling Grady: @snakebitcat on the socials, recommending Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Gillian: @cutiepuppyfire on the socials, recommending the Donmar proshot SPOTLIGHT: Hands off Our Votes by Indivisible: https://indivisible.org/campaigns/our-vote/#toolkit 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. 82: Life is a CABARET (1972)

  2. Aug 22

    Ep. 81: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by Orientalism

    Dear GOD, the racism on this one... George Lucas teams back up with Steven Spielberg to give us another Indiana Jones adventure, this one featuring the film debut of future Oscar Winner Ke Huy Quan, the creation of the PG-13 rating, and an absurd amount of Orientalist tropes about Indian food, culture, and people. Pluggables: River: @dreamsrebel on BlueSky, @punk_skeleton on Letterboxd, blog.filmlion.online, and host of The Straights Aren't Alright Grady: @snakebitcat on the socials, recommending Love Hurts and Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made. Mutual Aid Spotlight: South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network (https://samhin.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. 81: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by Orientalism

  3. Aug 8

    Ep. 80: Get out and see GET OUT

    Jordan Peele uses his directorial debut to introduce audiences to the talent of Daniel Kaluuya, win a Best Original Screenplay Oscar, and try to make white liberals confront their participation in systemic racism. How well did he succeed? Pluggables:  Shami: @theonlinemuse on tumblr Todd: http://theguyinthe3rdrow.blogspot.com/ Spotlight: The Black TV & Film Collective (https://www.blacktvfilmcollective.org/donate/) — help provide opportunities and resources for Black filmmakers across the world! 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. 80: Get out and see GET OUT

  4. Jul 25

    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

  5. 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)

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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
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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
    87
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sam Marchiony
  • Show Website
    Six Degrees of Star Wars