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May the 4th be with you all! The Yub Nub crew discusses Spring media fatigue, the release schedule for Andor season 2, and the scoop from longtime listener and founding member of our newsletter, Mike Lord! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith, the guys recount Attack of the Clones! And then, of course, reminisce about their initial impressions of ROTS and try to unpack why it hits so different from the rest of the 8 Star Wars films. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim, Greg, and Jim try to remember what the hell happened in Andor season 1 in celebration of Season 2 dropping. Plus, Greg unpacks Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear and why it feels a little close to home! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Before diving into some old Star Wars Insider magazines in this nostalgia-filled episode from the Yub Nub vault, Tim goes over the broad strokes of his excitement for Andor season 2! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim, Jim and Greg connect the dots between the Severance season 2 finale and Star Wars and Greg reveals what it was like writing on season 2 of Young Jedi Adventures! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jim describes the impact of fatherhood on his Star Wars fandom before uncaging this Rancor monster of an episode from the Yub Nub vault featuring our 2022 chat with SNL's James Austin Johnson about Shadows of the Empire. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Kathleen strikes back! Tim, Jim and Greg discuss the aftermath of a Puck News report suggesting that Kathleen Kennedy will be stepping down from Lucasfilm this year which led to Kennedy clarifying the matter during an interview for Deadline. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim, Jim and Greg discuss the 'Andor' season 2 trailer, Star Wars books, the value of video games as an entryway for young Star Wars fans, and the recently released 1999 film, 'The Annihilation of Fish,' starring the late great James Earl Jones! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim, Jim, and Greg return (again) to talk about their recent 'Star Wars' consumption, pitches for the nonexistent 'Acolyte' season 2, 'Young Jedi Adventures' – and, somehow... Bill Maher. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim, Jim, and Greg return to talk about how a certain menace has returned to the highest U.S. office. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jim, Tim, and Greg reflect on the life of James Earl Jones -- the voice of Darth Vader and so much more. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim, Jim and Greg chat with comedian/producer Patrick Cotnoir of The George Lucas Talk Show about the state of Star Wars fandom, the evolution of George Lucas' plans for the franchise, and how we truly feel about the special editions. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim and Jim chat about coffee, the fact that The Acolyte hasn't been renewed for a season 2, and the magical sci-fi movie summer of 1982 before Jim's deep-dive convo with Brian Jay Jones, the author of the biography George Lucas: A Life. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim & Jim chat about the Skeleton Crew trailer and the “Wilhelm scream” before Tim's convo with MacKenzie Green of The World Needs Nerds podcast about the evolution of Lucas' marketing prowess and what it's like being a newcomer to Star Wars fandom! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim chats with Chris and Steph of the Dark Side Divas podcast about the not-so-subtle influence of Dune on George Lucas and the Star Wars franchise. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jim chats with return guest Connor Ratliff about George Lucas' second feature length film, American Graffiti — and how it gave him the momentum to create Star Wars. Sign up to our newsletter for more insights! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim and Jim chat with documentary filmmaker and Mad Men enthusiast Ben Crew about the history of Fritz Lang's Metropolis, the tropes of silent cinema, and how George Lucas utilized the silent movie aesthetic for the Star Wars films. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim and Jim chat more about The Acolyte before diving into some exiting topics that yub their nubs and introducing the special edition re-release of their conversation about George Lucas' first feature film: THX 1138! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

SPOILER ALERT! The full Yub Nub trio of Greg, Jim, & Tim unite to talk through how they feel about the first season of 'The Acolyte.' Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

SPOILER ALERT! Tim and Jim give their over all rating of Star Wars: The Acolyte and dive into all of the exciting details of the season one finale! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Artist Brandon Bird (Brandon Bird's Astonishing World of Art) joins us to explain the many illustrators, painters, and cartoons that influenced George Lucas in the creation of Star Wars! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

SPOILER ALERT! Tim is joined by Stephanie & Chris of the Dark Side Divas podcast for an analysis of “Choice” — the penultimate episode of ‘The Acolyte' season one. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Yub Nub and the Mama Needs A Movie podcast collide in PART TWO of Tim's deep dive into the USC student films of George Lucas with guests Ryan Perez and Anne Rieman. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

SPOILER ALERT! Jim and Tim react to episode 6 of The Acolyte! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim, Jim and Greg chat with comedian/producer Patrick Cotnoir of The George Lucas Talk Show about the process of making the documentary sensation I'm ‘George Lucas': A Connor Ratliff Story + PART ONE of a discussion George Lucas' USC student films! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

SPOILERS! Jim and Tim react to the shocking reveals in "Night" -- the fifth episode of 'Star Wars: The Acolyte.' Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim and Jim introduce a special edition re-release of their conversation about ‘Flash Gordon' serials. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

SPOILERS! Jim and Tim dive into season one/episode four of 'Star Wars: The Acolyte.' The episode is titled "Day" -- so will next week's be titled "Night"?! We're also loving the "below deck" vibes of a certain room in the Jedi temple! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Hot George Summer continues! TV writer Mamoudou N'Diaye (Space Force, Shape Island, How To Die Alone) joins Tim and Jim in a discussion of Akira Kurosawa's 1958 classic, The Hidden Fortress and its impact on Lucas in the creation of Star Wars! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Jim and Tim unpack "Destiny," geek out on the expanding "threads" of the force, discuss the strategic mapping of this season of 'Star Wars' TV and more! AND YES... TIM IS AWARE THAT HE MISTAKENLY SAYS "JORD" INSTEAD OF "YORD" AT THE END OF THIS EPISODE! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Hot George Summer continues! Singer-songwriter, educator, podcaster, and mastering engineer, Justin Marra joins Tim and Jim in a discussion of the sounds that inspired Star Wars! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Spoiler Alert! Jim and Tim unpack all the feels from watching the first two episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte. Learn Tim's official “food vibe” for the series and Jim's theory on who a certain masked character may actually be. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim, Jim, and Greg welcome 'Tiny Dinos' hosts James III (Astronomy Club, Adam Ruins Everything) and Connor Ratliff (The George Lucas Talk Show) to discuss what George Lucas means to us and the ups and downs of his career. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

The new season launches FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2024, and will take a deep dive into the media that inspired George Lucas to create Star Wars in the first place. From Buck Rogers to Akira Kurosawa. In other words — prepare yourselves for THE SUMMER OF GEORGE! Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

We break the news that Yub Nub is joining The Sonar Podcast Network and talk about seeing The Phantom Menace in theaters as part of PODATHON 2024, the fourth annual, all-day marathon livestream event benefiting MAKE-A-WISH. Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

The Yub Nub trio of Greg, Jim and Tim join forces to thank listeners (a.k.a. crystal critters) for supporting the show and tease their soon-to-be EPIC return with a fun new vibe as part of an awesome podcast network shrouded in mystery. While the gang is gone, please sign up for the OFFICIAL Yub Nub newsletter! And we'll also see you at May the 4th's Pod-A-Thon to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation!

The Yub Nub trio of Greg, Jim and Tim join forces to thank listeners (a.k.a. crystal critters) for supporting the show and tease their soon-to-be EPIC return with a fun new vibe as part of an awesome podcast network shrouded in mystery.... Brought to you By: The Sonar Network https://thesonarnetwork.com/

Tim and Jim strap on their revealing short shorts for a timely review of the original 1936 Flash Gordon Serial, "Planet in Peril!" We unpack all things parallel to Star Wars, knife fights with shark men, culturally inappropriate emperors, and planets in peril! Speaking of Planets in Peril, there's also an Earthquake in NY that happens mid-pod. Talk about production value! And Dune's deleted scenes, Cerveza Crystal, and more! Plus, we announce that we'll be participating in May the 4th's Pod-A-Thon to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation! http://bit.ly/podathon24

Tim reads a fan email and introduces his interview with Greg Iwinski from his You Are The Genre podcast!   Despite speaking to each other for hundreds of hours as co-hosts of Yub Nub (a Star Wars podcast), Tim chats with late night writer Greg Iwinski about his childhood love of sports radio and finding balance in an ever changing media landscape (a.k.a. The Force). Greg Iwinski is a comedy writer and performer living in New York City. A two-time Emmy winner, he's worked at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Last Week Tonight, Game Theory with Bomani Jones, and Young Jedi Adventures. He is also a council member of the Writers Guild of America East, and a host of the WGAE podcast OnWriting. Listen to episodes a week earlier than the rest by selecting a paid subscription to the newsletter!   Merch and more are coming soon at YouAreTheGenre.com   CREDITS:   Host: Tim Barnes Guest: Greg Iwinski Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez Music Engineer: Adam Smith (@a_scug on Instagram) Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

Tim and Jim break down the Acolyte trailer and Jim breaks down mentally. Plus Tim explores the volume-verse, Jim does preliminary research on the air into showrunner Leslye Headland, and we uncover every species from the Acolyte trailer, including some we've never seen before! 

Tim connects Mr. And Mrs. Smith and Ronan to the new Lando show and his hopes for the future of Star Wars (How did nobody make a Mr. and Mrs. Sith joke?) while Jim relives a 30-minute documentary featurette "Anatomy of a Dewback" beat-by-beat. PLUS the boozy tale that led to an iconic Star Wars character's name, a big movie BACK in development, and a heartfelt moment of support for Jake Lloyd. 

The dynamic trio of Greg, Jim, and Tim return at last for an episode “Oops, All Nubs” edition of the podcast covering the beautiful Star Wars poster work of Matt Ferguson, the future of the human voice in television and film, Hayden Christensen's contribution to “Sith eyes,” and Greg's debut Star Wars credit on the animated series ‘Young Jedi Adventures!'

Tim and Jim talk about Empire Magazine's scoop on all things prequels and Russia's real-life Death Star before Greg swoops in by surprise  with enough comedic amunition to give Jim the leway to blow it up with insights on the classic Phantom Menace "Behind The Scenes" documentary!

Tim Rule-of-One's it with a Star Wars reference heavy episode of his solo podcast You Are The Genre featuring comedian Milly Tamarez.

Jim and Tim Rule O' Two to mourn to the late and great Carl Weathers, unpack Donald Glover's Lando hints, and play some rare and wild behind the scenes clips from the original trilogy!

Jim and Tim “rule of two” it this week —  discussing Jim's time at a screening of the Daisy Ridley film ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying,' NEW tidbits about the sequel trilogy and looking at ‘Star Wars' through the lens of race with inspiration from the book ‘Black Space: Imagining Race in Science Fiction Film' Note: Jim's holo recording from the outer rim was... not good. Apologies for some shoddy audio!

Tim, Jim and Greg talk about Barbie-gate and make some Oscar predictions, plus your go-to alien earworm, New Jedi Order rumors (Broom boy becomes a Broom MAN) and a check-in at Galaxy's Edge!

Greg and Jim tackle no less than the very future of movies. Oh and we also break down Star Wars' night at the Emmys and take a hyperlanes detour through our favorite movies and shows of 2023.

Jim, Tim, and Greg look ahead at what 2024 has in store for Star Wars, unpack theories about the Star Wats theory guy and try to figure out who the next big sci-fi filmmakers will be.

In this episode, Greg breaks down the gains by the WGA just hours after the news of the contract landed, and how specifically the new contract will affect Star Wars moving forward! And Tim and Jim make unhelpful but well meaning jokes and comments!

If you like comics, collectors items, and Jim awkwardly talking to himself, this episode is for you! Plus a strike update, and we lost a Star Wars below-the-line great, but found a lost Star Wars treasure in the process.