Metaphors Be With You

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Join Star Wars fan and metaphor enthusiast Rob Heiret in a discussion of the hidden meanings lurking in the narrative and imagery of Star Wars.

Rob Heiret

  • Nov 1, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 28 EPISODES


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27. Solo

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020


Rob finishes his season 3 of deep dives into each Star Wars film with Solo, a movie that read very differently to him in 2020 than it did originally.

26. Rogue One

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020


Rob continues his season 3 of deep dives into each Star Wars film by looking at Rogue One, the original proof of concept for standalone Star Wars stories.

25. The Rise of the Skywalker

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


I feel like this Skywalker exposes too much skin when I bend over. Got one with more rise?

24. The Last Jedi

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


Sorry, you can’t return that Jedi. It was our last one.

23. The Force Awakens

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


…then the Force hit the snooze button and slept for nine more minutes.

22. Revenge of the Sith

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


Sith. Siththththth. It’s like the most evil-sounding made-up word ever.

21. Attack of the Clones

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


Now, the thing about clones is, if you provoke ‘em, you’re in trouble.

20. The Phantom Menace

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


Man, those phantoms sure are menacing. I hope they turn out not be a big deal.

19. Return of the Jedi

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


This Jedi doesn’t fit. Can I return it?

18. The Empire Strikes Back

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


If the Empire Strikes twice more after this, they’re out.

17. A New Hope

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


Trade in your old hope for a shiny New Hope! Season 3 has Rob going one-by-one through the numbered episodes, looking at metaphors and throughlines in each film.

#16. Indiana Jones and the Updated Trilogy

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019


A non-Star Wars episode about Rob’s longstanding theory concerning the nature and purpose of Indiana Jones and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

#15. War

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019


Does Star Wars say about about war as a concept?

#14. Stars

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019


Space. Why'd it have to be space?

#13. Bow Chicka Pew-Pew!

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019


Sex and gender in the Star Wars galaxy.

#12. Lightsaber? I Hardly Knew Her!

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019


What is so satisfying about a sword made of laser?

#11. They Fired the Canon

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019


Star Wars canon is incredibly slippery, and has been a shifting landscape since literally the first movie. What does it mean that Disney eradicated most of it when they acquired the franchise?

#10. Ship Names Other Than “Reylo”

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019


What would you name a spaceship if you had one, and what does that say about you? Obviously I have no idea, but here’s a discussion of some ship names from Star Wars.

#9. Why Do Blenders Have Feelings?

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2019


They can talk, translate, and navigate through space, but they’re still second class. What exactly is the place of droids in the Star Wars galaxy?

Metaphors #8. Irresistible Forces

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


How did we get to episode eight without talking about the Force? Time to fix that.

Metaphors #7. Who Are You Again?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


Turns out identity issues are a major theme in Star Wars. This whole discussion comes from Rob really liking a particular moment in an episode of Rebels.

Metaphors #6. Hands Off!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


Did you ever really *look* at Luke’s hand?

Metaphors #5. Nature vs. Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


Everyone knows about the struggle of good and evil in Star Wars, but there’s another huge conflict happening alongside it: nature and technology.

Metaphors #4. A New Trope

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


In response to the previous episode, this discussion will be about the politics that are likely not intentional but nevertheless are present in Lucas’s Star Wars movie.

Metaphors #3. Social Justice Star Warriors

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


Like all art in the history of humanity, Star Wars is political. Here’s a look at some of the intentional politics of Lucas’s original six movies.

Metaphors #2. Black and White, etc.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


Star Wars is pretty colorful, except when it’s totally black and white. We’ll talk about what it means that different original-trilogy characters are associated with different colors.

Metaphors #1. Star Wars on Star Wars

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018


In a twist, it turns out that Star Wars can be a metaphor for Star Wars (all right, this episode is about intertextuality, but that doesn’t sound as cool).

Metaphors Be With You #0. Introduction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018


Star Wars aficionado Rob Heiret introduces himself, and the idea behind Metaphors Be With You.

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