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Happy Orthodox Life day! Here is a bonus episode to prep you for the return of the Podcast on February 7th Star Wars Podcast Day! Check out some of my previous topics and why I am choosing to do this who shebang.

We're baaack! Or at least Alex is! New season on and new episodes start back up February 7th, 2026 Star Wars Podcasting Day! Alex Will be deep diving all the new controversies that have happened in the past 3 years. First episode will be about Finn's representation in The Last Jedi. Give us a follow or send us an email at [email protected] Bluesky: @whoshotfirstswpod Instagram: @whoshotfirstswpod Threads: @whoshotfirstswpod Facebook: Who Shot First Star Wars Controversy Podcast

Happy Star Wars Podcast Day! We are back with another topical episode about the representation of the Tusken Tribesmen on Tatooine in The Book of Boba Fett. Ethan And Alex talk about how the Tuskens get humanized from their earlier interpretations, how they are obviously representative of Native Americans and how they are discarded when they no longer served the plot. Is this acceptable? Is being better but not great good enough? All these questions and more on this weeks episode.  We are celebrating Star Wars Podcast Day 2022! In honor of the first Star Wars Podcast released on this day, Jedi Talks, we are joining a legion of other Star Wars podcasters to celebrate Podcasting about Star Wars. Follow the Hashtag #StarWarsPodcastDay or #SWPD2022 to find all the podcasts involved. Here are the links to the articles we used in this months episode. https://gizmodo.com/how-the-book-of-boba-fett-evolved-star-wars-view-of-the-1848361263 https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/book-of-boba-fest-tusken-raider-deaths-originally-much-worse-temuera-morrison.html/ https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-book-of-boba-fett-episode-2-review-the-tribes-of-tatooine/

We Stand with the LGTBQ+ Star Wars fandom. On today's episode Ethan and Alex talk about the first High Republic era game to be made is given to a studio with a plethora of issues. We talk about the accusations of Bigotry, Racism and Sexism. We then talk about how Disney continues to fail it's most marginalized fans as they refuse to take stands about important issues. Here are the links to the articles that we used in the episode. https://screenrant.com/star-wars-eclipse-quantic-dream-david-cage-bad/ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-01-14-david-cage-and-quantic-dream-shocked-by-allegations-of-unhealthy-studio-culture

On today's episode, Alex and Ethan take a deep dive into the subtle microaggressions that were put on the character of Finn in The Force Awakens that might not have been seen by non-people of color. We are 2 white men talking about the problems with the portrayal of People of Color in the Star Wars Universe. We by no means speak for people or color. These are our own perceptions and would like to elevate other voices so that they may be heard.  Here are the links to the powerful articles we used in today's episode. https://www.thestreet.com/opinion/despite-what-you-ve-heard-disney-s-star-wars-the-force-awakens-is-racist-13408065 https://medium.com/fan-fare/the-force-awakens-and-the-story-of-finn-ee9e325d8c37 https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/rey-finn-romance-removed-from-star-wars-the-force-awakens-novelization

We are back after a short break with a new release schedule of once a month. On today's episode, Alex, Ethan and Sarah welcome Chris Ryons of Broaxium to talk about the false marketing of Finn to the African American Community for The Force Awakens. Was it a bait and switch? A bait and wait? Was Finn ever given the opportunity that was shown in the trailers? Find out all this and more on episode!.

On today's episode, Alex and Sarah talk about the lighter controversy of are the Ewoks good or bad? Are they beneficial to Return of the Jedi or simply a marketing device to sell toys? 

Today we talk about the issue of domestic abuse representation in The Clone Wars. Rush Clovis hits on Padme and brings out all of the jealousy and anger from Anakin leading to a confrontation. Is this appropriate for children? Did they do it well? Correspondent Sarah returns to talk about this issue and bring new ideas to light. 

#UnwhitewastTBB On today's episode we welcome Andrés from @SithtyMinutes to talk about the current controversy surrounding The Bad Batch tv show. Why do clones of a Maori man look like white people? Why does a white man voice people of color? Why is the one character that is voiced by a Jewish woman shows all the subtle signs of antisemitism? All this and much more where we called in the whole crew of Alex, Ethan and Correspondent Sarah.  Check out this carrd made by tumbler user Clonehub UnwhitewashTBB. Here are the other sources we used in the Episode https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/days-gone-actor-claims-its-often-too-expensive-to-hire-native-voice-actors/ https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-bad-batch-return-jedi-ableism/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2021/08/02/supercrips-solidarity-and-crip-families-in-the-bad-batch/ https://annessarose.medium.com/sinophobia-in-star-wars-animation-603e70ba74ef https://unwhitewashthebadbatch.carrd.co/

Alex flies solo on this reaction to the newest Bad Batch episode where we see an end to the Clone Wars Kamino era and dig the hole a little deeper with the Unwhitewashing The Bad Batch.

TW: Domestic Abuse On today's episode, correspondent Sarah Returns to help us dissect the romantic/toxic relationship of Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala. We talk about all things from does Anakin Gaslight Padme, does he abuse her or is it all just a tragic love story. We even discuss the fan theory of Padme being under the Jedi Mind Trick. Links from the podcast https://padawanlost.tumblr.com/ https://problemsacrossthestars.wordpress.com/ https://www.inverse.com/article/22510-anakin-skywalker-love-dark-side-padm-amidala-star-wars-prequels https://insidethemagic.net/2019/12/star-wars-padme-theory-tm1/ https://www.cbr.com/star-wars-padme-and-anakin-no-sense/ https://aminoapps.com/c/star-wars/page/blog/anakin-explained-4-12-relationship-with-padme/beFo_uBkvmoPlNQKE3bwDNwgNNbwrB

Ethan returns to talk about the latest episode of The Bad Batch and how it keeps having problems with timelines. Also stick around until the end for a Special announcement about one of our upcoming episodes!! hTWCcgrLo0E2eVx8Lqj2

IT'S OUR 25th EPISODE!! In honor of such a wonderful achievement we will be diving into one of our most controversial topics, Padme Amidala. In today's episode we talk about Padme Amidala and debate whether she stays the amazing character she is introduced as in The Phantom Menace or if she suffers from a bit of sexist writing in the prequel ending Revenge of the Sith. Correspondent Sarah made an appearance so as to make sure Padme is properly represented. Let us know your thoughts! Articles quoted in the episode https://www.bustle.com/p/padme-amidala-deserved-better-in-star-wars-episode-ii-attack-of-the-clones-57732 https://lancemannion.typepad.com/wired_critics/2016/05/oconnell-star-wars-heroines.html https://www.wired.com/story/star-wars-padme-amidala/ https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/why-attack-of-the-clones-is-the-worst-star-wars-movie-and-one-of-the-worst-movies-ever/slidelist/58871738.cms#slideid=58871733 https://www.cracked.com/article_16587_hollywoods-5-saddest-attempts-at-feminism.html https://screenrant.com/star-wars-padme-amidala-biggest-plot-holes-no-sense/

Correspondent Sarah fills in for Ethan as we talk about Episodes 12 and 13 of The Bad Batch. We discuss the poor reaction to the most recent episode 'Infested' and why we care about the problems we see in Star Wars if we are supposed Star Wars Fans. 

Welcome back to Part 2 of our thoughts on Attack of the clones.