Beltway Banthas

Stephen Kent
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Beltway Banthas

Beltway Banthas is a monthly Star Wars podcast about the intersection of Star Wars and politics. Host, Stephen Kent, draws from politics IRL and connects the big problems we face to lessons in the Star Wars universe. Whether it be discourse about redemption, empathy, humility or hot button topics ranging from racial justice to cancel culture, Beltway Banthas takes it all on.

  1. 30/07/2023

    Walk The Way: A New Podcast from Stephen Kent

    If you loved Beltway Banthas, you can still keep learning from Star Wars. Stephen Kent has a new podcast with co-host Riley Blanton, it's called Walk The Way. Inspired by the writing from How The Force Can Fix The World and This Is The Way, Walk The Way is dedicated to building a community around popular fiction and self-improvement. Myth can make us better, George Lucas knew that. Find WALK THE WAY on your favorite podcast app today and Subscribe Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/23aR2KZ1r8l65SFQsqVtAI?si=06199c5c8d5d4e1b https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walk-the-way/id1698316253 The YouTube channel is just getting started, but you can Subscribe here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrtAeMhf3qJcD2xjeMNNE1A

    2min

  2. 19/07/2022

    FINALE: Do you want to know the REAL politics of Star Wars?

    Join me at ThisIsTheWay.substack.com for the next chapter of Star Wars + politics and whatever else. Beltway Banthas has been one of the great joys of my life, and it's time to let it go. I believe even better things will come. I hope you'll come along with me.  Twitter: @Stephen_kent89 The Force will be with you, always.

    27min
  3. THIS IS THE WAY: An N95 masked bicyclist, The Phantom Menace and the problem with pride

    28/03/2022

    THIS IS THE WAY: An N95 masked bicyclist, The Phantom Menace and the problem with pride

    Have you ever felt anger, hatred or contempt toward someone? What about a total stranger? If you hadn’t, you might not be a human being. Just something to consider. This episode of Beltway Banthas: This Is The Way, is a reflection on loving your enemies. Not such an easy thing to do, and we don’t have all the answers, but you can start with addressing your Pride. Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace has a wonderful message on pride, humility, power, and contempt. Queen Padme Amidala Naberrie offers a masterclass in humility and healing the wounds of contempt on her planet, by making peace with the Gungans’ leader, Boss Nass. Email the show: BeltwayBanthas@Gmail.com  Subscribe to the newsletter at thisistheway.substack.com  and pick up my book, How The Force Can Fix The World: Lessons on life, liberty and happiness from a galaxy far, far away TODAY

    11min
  4. THIS IS THE WAY: General Leia, Marcus Aurelius and the state of the Beltway Banthas podcast

    26/03/2022

    THIS IS THE WAY: General Leia, Marcus Aurelius and the state of the Beltway Banthas podcast

    What's going on with Beltway Banthas?! Why is Stephen Kent speaking so softly and what is this lovely background music?! Beltway Banthas is in a new season of it's life called 'This Is The Way,' a run of episodes focused on taking Star Wars wisdom and turning it out onto real life. Today Stephen answers a listener feedback email and has a call to action for everyone tuning in.  This is also the first episode of Beltway Banthas with a sponsored message for Anchor, a podcasting platform by Spotify. You'll hear that midway through. We use Anchor the production of this podcast and can't recommend it enough.  www.anchor.fm --- go there TODAY and sign up to start podcasting with all the tools you need housed in one app. It's so easy.  And if you're with us in the new leg of the journey at Beltway Banthas, go to thisistheway.substack.com and subscribe to the newsletter. Join the community. Let's make the world a better place with Star Wars as our guide.  This is the Way

    13min
  5. THIS IS THE WAY: Yoda, being prepared and a prayer for Ukraine

    16/03/2022

    THIS IS THE WAY: Yoda, being prepared and a prayer for Ukraine

    Introducing THIS IS THE WAY, a new series from Beltway Banthas focused on putting the virtues and lessons on living from Star Wars into action. Today's episode is a reflection on Preparedness, or being prepared. There are a lot of things in the world you can worry about, lose sleep over or feel anxiety over, but what you do with those feelings is a choice. News is a fine example. Why do we watch the news? If it is merely to be informed, well you're taking on an awful lot of weight for such an unclear purpose. What you do with information, the actions you take based on knowledge, that's a game changer in how you can live.  Remember why Yoda brushed off the idea of training Luke Skywalker? "A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away... to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing." From Yoda to Obi Wan to Qui-Gon, there are numerous subtle moments in Star Wars aimed at focus, attention, duty and preparedness. Perhaps from IRL history, consider the words of Seneca..."Everyone faces up more bravely to a thing for which he has long prepared himself, sufferings, even, being withstood if they have been trained for in advance. Those who are unprepared, on the other hand, are panic-stricken by the most insignificant happenings." As Russia wages an unjust and ugly war against its neighbor, Ukraine, those of us on the sidelines have a choice to make with how we interact with this fact. I would never ask you to jettison empathy and care, but I would ask you to remember to care for yourself so that you can best serve others. This podcast will lay out why and how.  THIS IS THE WAY is going to be appearing in the Beltway Banthas feed regularly to fulfill this podcast's promise of weaving together IRL politics and Star Wars. These reflections are inspired by passages from my book, How The Force Can Fix The World.  You can follow me on Twitter @Stephen_Kent89 and subscribe to the This Is The Way newsletter, https://thisistheway.substack.com to read these reflections and other stories on living from your favorite pop culture tales.

    12min

  6. 20/12/2021

    THIS IS THE WAY: Empathy, anger and Qui-Gon Jinn meditating during battle

    Have you ever spoken in anger or put your foot in your mouth? It's sort of the way of the world these days, in case you haven't noticed or been online much. Today's podcast is an honest reflection on an experience I had with my own anger, understanding its source and a lesson on empathy. The Greek stoic Zeno once said, “Better to trip with the feet than the tongue.” This is true in so many ways.  If you read How The Force Can Fix The World, you'll recall Chapter 2 on Empathy and the importance of being present when engaging with others. One should then in theory, be extra present when engaging with the world...which is what Twitter is. The words we choose matter more than the viewpoint they're meant to communicate.  Tweets mentioned in the podcast https://twitter.com/Stephen_Kent89/status/1472745173532790790 https://twitter.com/TriadOfTheForce/status/1472767880584384512 Email me at BeltwayBanthas@gmail.com Subscribe to newsletter at www.politicizeme.substack.com

    8min

  7. 08/11/2021

    THIS IS THE WAY: Named your fear must be, before banish it you can

    We live in a frightening time. Star Wars is steadfast in reminds us that Fear is the start of a road toward darkness. Fear leads to Anger, Anger leads to Hate, and Hate leads to Suffering. So says Yoda to a young Anakin Skywalker who admitted he missed his Mother. Understandably so, he was 9 years old and away from her and home for the first time in his life when he stood in the Jedi Council chamber on Coruscant. Surrounded by beady eyes and suspicion. What are you really afraid of? This is a meditation on FEAR, and you need to know your fear. name your fear and spend time reflecting on what it is that lies beneath the thing keeping you up at night.  This is excerpted from the new book by Stephen Kent, How The Force Can Fix The World. Out on TUESDAY November 9th.  Buy it here! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Y8LNNG8?tag=hacboogrosit-20

    8min

  8. 05/11/2021

    THIS IS THE WAY: How Kylo Ren, Rey and love brought balance to the Force

    Why were the Jedi so obsessed with the prophecy of balance being brought to the Force? And why did they clearly fail so badly? It's because balance is easier said than done, and their moral commitments were out of step with the principle of what balance really is. This episode is an explainer on how Rey and Kylo Ren eventually brought balance to the Force, and why the Jedi and Sith both fail when it comes to having a healthy relationship with the emotion of LOVE.  This reflection is a new line of episodes leading up to the release of How The Force Can Fix The World, the new book from host Stephen Kent. Get the Hard Cover book or Audible edition here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08Y8LNNG8?tag=hacboogrosit-20 Meditation #2: Balance Produced by Riley Blanton Narrated by Stephen Kent

    18min
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Beltway Banthas is a monthly Star Wars podcast about the intersection of Star Wars and politics. Host, Stephen Kent, draws from politics IRL and connects the big problems we face to lessons in the Star Wars universe. Whether it be discourse about redemption, empathy, humility or hot button topics ranging from racial justice to cancel culture, Beltway Banthas takes it all on.

Informações

  • Criado por
    Stephen Kent
  • Anos de atividade
    2016 - 2023
  • Episódios
    158
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © Stephen Kent
  • Site do podcast
    Beltway Banthas

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