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Light and the Dark

Light and the Dark

By Dan McGillen

A podcast about one man's quest to consume all Star Wars canon within the span of about a year.
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Episode 28: SPOILER WARNING

Light and the DarkDec 30, 2020

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Episode 28:  SPOILER WARNING

Episode 28: SPOILER WARNING

In This Episode:

  • Project Update
  • Musings on the close of the year, as I fail to reach the "all Star Wars canon in one year" goal.
  • Two really cool Star Wars finds I was gifted for Christmas (I'm saving the third one for next week - ignore when I say there were two).
  • Part 1 of my interview with Paul Pogue: journalist, photographer, and geek culture expert.  Sorry about the audio quality - I did the best I could with the recording I ended up with.  A great conversation nonetheless, I hope you enjoy.
Dec 30, 202055:24
Episode 27:  Star Wars Choose Your Destiny is a Confusing Mess!

Episode 27: Star Wars Choose Your Destiny is a Confusing Mess!

In this week’s episode:

  • Project Update
  • Tons of Star Wars Series Announced!
  • Progress This Week
  • Star Wars Choose Your Destiny is a Confusing Mess
Dec 17, 202037:07
Episode 26:  Dan Goes (Not Really) To Galaxy's Edge

Episode 26: Dan Goes (Not Really) To Galaxy's Edge

In this week’s episode:

  • Project Progress
  • Changes to the List of Items Remaining
  • Attending Galaxy's Edge from Home?
Dec 09, 202041:06
Episode 25:  No Seriously There's A Lot of Reading Left

Episode 25: No Seriously There's A Lot of Reading Left

In this week’s episode:

  • Project Progress
  • Items Enjoyed This Week
  • Remaining Books:  Filling in that huge gap between Episodes 6 and 7.
Dec 02, 202015:52
Episode 24:  More From Rose + Why Luke Doesn't Matter Anymore

Episode 24: More From Rose + Why Luke Doesn't Matter Anymore

In this week’s episode:

  • Project Progress
  • Part 2 of my conversation with Rose Bollerman – VR/Video Games/Theme Parks
  • Items Enjoyed this Week
  • Why the Star Wars films really are a "trilogy of trilogies"
  • Why Luke Skywalker Doesn't Matter Anymore (or, less controversially, why he has a smaller role in canon)
  • Musings on the Future of the Podcast, and what I'll do next after I finish Star Wars Canon.
Nov 27, 202059:01
Episode 23:  Star Wars from (Another) Certain Point of View - Interview with Rose Bollerman

Episode 23: Star Wars from (Another) Certain Point of View - Interview with Rose Bollerman

In this week's episode:

  • Project Progress
  • The Yoda Arc in Clone Wars
  • Part 1 of my conversation with Rose Bollerman - How Thrawn brought her into the fandom.
  • Items Enjoyed this Week
Nov 20, 202001:06:24
Episode 22:  Vader's Motivation and Doctor Aphra

Episode 22: Vader's Motivation and Doctor Aphra

In this week's episode:

  • Project Progress
  • Audio Content:  Aphra audiobook, Choose Your Destiny skill for Alexa, etc.
  • What the non-movie content says about Vader's Motivations and why it improves his story.


Nov 10, 202025:25
Episode 21: How is a Short Story about Wine Trading the Best Star Wars Story?

Episode 21: How is a Short Story about Wine Trading the Best Star Wars Story?

In this episode:

  • Finishing Star Wars Resistance
  • Loopin' Chewie
  • VR - The Future of Storytelling
  • Interview with the family about Rebels
  • Progress this week
Nov 03, 202001:04:30
Episode 20:  Finally Hitting the Home Stretch

Episode 20: Finally Hitting the Home Stretch

In this episode:

  • Current Project Progress
  • Resetting the List and Preparing for the Final Items
  • My Weird Target Discoveries This Week
  • Finishing Watching Rebels with the Family
Oct 28, 202051:47
Episode 19:  The "Lost Episode"

Episode 19: The "Lost Episode"

<ul>
<li>Dan records something and then forgets to edit and release it for two weeks</li>
<li>Project Progress</li>
<li>What Did I Enjoy This Week</li>
<li>Better Ways to Enjoy Star Wars Canon - NOT CHRONOLOGICALLY</li>
<li>On getting to the end of Rebels with the family...</li>
</ul>
Oct 26, 202034:42
Episode 18:  In a bit of a Funk

Episode 18: In a bit of a Funk

This week:

  • Project (Lack of) Progress
  • What Did I Enjoy This Week
  • What's up - why has the project stalled?
Oct 07, 202026:01
Episode 17:  Interview with Teka England, Part 2

Episode 17: Interview with Teka England, Part 2

In this week's episode:

  • Project Progress
  • What did I enjoy this week?
  • Part 2 (of 2) of my interview with Teka England regarding her thoughts on the book:  "Star Wars Costumes:  The Original Trilogy"


Sep 26, 202047:41
Episode 16:  A Chat About Costumes with Teka England

Episode 16: A Chat About Costumes with Teka England

In This Episode:

  • Project Progress
  • What Did I Enjoy This Week
  • Part 1 (of 2) of my interview with Teka England regarding her thoughts on the book:  "Star Wars Costumes:  The Original Trilogy"
Sep 16, 202045:16
Episode 15:  Jumping Back + Finishing Mandalorian

Episode 15: Jumping Back + Finishing Mandalorian

In this episode:

  • Project Progress
  • What Did I Enjoy This Week
  • More thoughts from my rewatch of Rebels
Sep 01, 202036:32
Episode 14:  Bryan Turns The Tables

Episode 14: Bryan Turns The Tables

This week:

  • Project Update
  • Items Enjoyed This Week
  • Part 3 of 3 of my interview with Bryan Stonecipher, in which he turns the tables and asks *me* several pointed questions.
Aug 28, 202052:51
Episode 13: A Ton of Tiny + Bryan Speaks (Shriwook)

Episode 13: A Ton of Tiny + Bryan Speaks (Shriwook)

In this episode:

  • Progress this week:  A Ton of Tiny Items
  • Part Two of Three of my Interview with Bryan Stonecipher - we discuss more Rebels, the Disney Purchase, and Star Wars at Disney World
Aug 18, 202001:02:02
Episode 12:  Bryan Says Macklunkey

Episode 12: Bryan Says Macklunkey

In this episode:

  • This week's progress.
  • Part 1 of 3 of my interview with Bryan Stonecipher - Star Wars Superfan
  • Previous Progress


Aug 11, 202053:56
Episode 11: Revenge of the Dan + Doctor Aphra is Awesome

Episode 11: Revenge of the Dan + Doctor Aphra is Awesome

In this episode:

  • Project Update (the best week so far by FAR - I'm caught up!)
  • Items Enjoyed This Week - Including and Especially the Doctor Aphra Comics
  • Previously Enjoyed Items - Vader Dark Visions is paticularly good
Aug 04, 202033:08
Episode 10: A New Record / A New Dawn

Episode 10: A New Record / A New Dawn

In this Episode:

  • A New Record for number of items in one week
  • A New Dawn:  I discuss a prequel to Rebels that introduces Hera and Kanan in more detail
  • Previous Project Progress through the end of Rebels
Jul 28, 202033:41
Episode 9:  The End of Rebels (Was Too Soon)

Episode 9: The End of Rebels (Was Too Soon)

In this week's episode:

  • Current Project Progress (Finished Rebels - Boo!)
  • Works Previously Enjoyed (Solo Film Timeframe)
  • What's left to finish this year?  It's looking good!
Jul 21, 202036:09
Episode 8:  The Sad Tale of Joe Books LTD

Episode 8: The Sad Tale of Joe Books LTD

In this week's episode:

  • This week's project progress
  • Previous project progress between Episode 3 and Solo
  • The Sad Tale of Joe Books LTD, a publisher of Star Wars Comics that went bankrupt in the middle of releasing a number of comics.
Jul 14, 202046:52
Episode 7: Social Justice Issues in Star Wars

Episode 7: Social Justice Issues in Star Wars

This week, I discuss:

  • Current Project Progress
  • Previous Project Progress Between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith
  • Social Justice and the Roles of the Empire and the Rebellion
Jul 07, 202041:30
Episode 6:  Matt Speaks Part Two + My Kids!

Episode 6: Matt Speaks Part Two + My Kids!

In this episode, we cover:

  • Project Progress This Week
  • The WEIRDEST piece of canon so far!
  • An interview of my kids (aged 6) regarding Episode 4:  A New Hope.
  • Part 2 of my interview with Matthew Burns
Jul 01, 202001:04:50
Episode 5:  The End Of Clone Wars - Matt Speaks!

Episode 5: The End Of Clone Wars - Matt Speaks!

In this episode:

  • Dan finishes out Clone Wars and starts Rebels
  • Other project progress
  • Part One of my Interview with good friend Matthew Burns, a more typical Star Wars fan.
Jun 24, 202048:29
Episode 4:  Yay Progress, More Clone Wars + Project Up to Clone Wars

Episode 4: Yay Progress, More Clone Wars + Project Up to Clone Wars

This week, Dan covers:

  • Progress this week - a pretty good week's worth of stuff.
  • More On Clone Wars - Season 6 + The Four Lost Episodes
  • Historical Progress from After Episode 1 through the start of the Clone Wars series...
Jun 16, 202033:48
Episode 3:  Tiny Progress, Clone Wars Spectacular, and Ancient History

Episode 3: Tiny Progress, Clone Wars Spectacular, and Ancient History

In this Episode, Dan covers:

  • Recent progress.
  • The Clone Wars (Seasons 1-5):  The storylines, the characters, the ways it enhanced and improved Star Wars forever.
  • Everything read/watched so far through the end of Episode I and related materials...
Jun 11, 202042:57
Episode 2:  Falling off the World (But We Have A Spreadsheet Now)

Episode 2: Falling off the World (But We Have A Spreadsheet Now)

In this Episode, Dan talks about:

  • How the project utterly derailed in April and May.
  • How to begin your own trip through Star Wars Canon (Hint:  Start With The Movies!)
  • What Dan consumed this week.
  • Shared a spreadsheet now for tracking the project - you too can do this
Jun 02, 202034:32
Episode 1: What Does Star Wars Mean + The Project

Episode 1: What Does Star Wars Mean + The Project

In this episode, Dan explains his history with Star Wars, what it means to him, and his progress on his quest to enjoy the entirety of Star Wars Canon (definition included) within the span of one year.

May 25, 202029:13