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A version of this essay has been published by Open Magazine at https://openthemagazine.com/world/india-will-collapse-without-digital-sovereignty-and-pax-indica-lessons-from-hormuzBy now it is clear that the Iran War (or West Asia War) has been a disaster to all concerned, including the principals as well as assorted passersby. The massive amounts spent by the US (at last count $25 billion) are at least articulated; the bill for the enormous infrastructural and human suffering inflicted on Gulf states, in the theater of war, must be greater, by definition.The collateral damages suffered by the rest of the world from the cessation of trade through the Straits of Hormuz will presumably run into the trillions of dollars. As one of the worst affected, India, which imports 90% of its hydrocarbons from the Gulf, not to mention other essential items such as urea (for fertilizer), sulfuric acid, helium, etc., is on track to take a massive hit. As an article in The Economic Times said, “India must brace for broad-based economic shock”.Indian exports of up to $50 billion are also affected, especially agricultural products including perishable foodstuffs, but also gems and jewellery, electronics, textiles and garments. Some of this can be diverted via Oman and the UAE's Fujairah port, but much of it passes through the Straits of Hormuz and is potentially blocked and/or stranded at sea.The Hormuz closure is a body blow to India's economy. What can and will India do about it? The Indian State has a habit of rising to the challenge only when there is a crisis, while vegetating otherwise. The 1991 economic crisis is a case in point; the sanctions following “The Buddha is smiling”, and the denial of cryogenic rocket engines and supercomputers are other examples where the nation rallied. So were covid vaccines. Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention.Turning a threat into an opportunityIf I were to be an optimist, I could say that the current crisis is actually an opportunity. In fact, a major opportunity. My reading of the Iran War is that it is President Trump's strategic tit-for-tat against China for denying him rare earths and cutting off soybean purchases. In return Trump decided to deny China access to oil by closing access to Venezuela and Iran. Whether this will work, or whether the G2 condominium (read ‘surrender') will prevail, is unclear.But that is, in a sense, background noise that needs to be managed. India needs to focus on its own issues, of which I see several as critical, and the solution in general is to become Atmanirbhar, self-reliant, and from that, to create an Anti-Fragile nation:* National security/defense* Food security* Energy security* Digital security/narrative control* Trade securityThe first three do not need an explanation: they are obvious. Internal and external security are pre-requisites for any successful society. If India's hard-won food security can be threatened by external threats, then there needs to be some deep introspection. Energy security means diversification, both of hydrocarbon sources, and of types of energy, including renewables, nuclear, biomass, coal-based, and so on.Malign narratives and digital sovereigntyNarrative control is something that the Indian State has failed at so far; it is laughably easy to create hate speech against Indians and India (as has been demonstrated freely by any number of players, starting from the MAGA crowd, to Audrey Truschke to a”Cockroach Janata Party” and some nitwit Norwegian journalist in just the last fortnight) and there are no consequences to the culprits. It's enough to make me pine for Lee Kuan Yew's aggressive legal battles against the media.It's one thing if it were only a problem with foreigners, but with the massive spread of social media, and in particular generativeAI, it is becoming a serious domestic issue. Since India is an avid consumer of social media, and because generativeAI is trained on things like Wikipedia, X, Whatsapp and Google content, biased and motivated material becomes ensconced as The Truth. I have written about narrative warfare and manufacturing consent.This used to be a one-way tsunami of (mis)-information by legacy media, but now there is also the opposite: the wholesale and free vacuuming-up of Indian data (whatever happened to “data is the new oil”?). The “Great Firewall of China” both kept out foreign BIg Tech applications and prevented their plundering Chinese data: is that the way to go?Manufactured narratives are intended for regime change: all the color revolutions today are hatched with massive bot-farms funded by some combination of Deep State, CCP, ISI, Qatar etc. (for example the alleged Gen-Z uprisings that rocked Nepal, drove Sheikh Hasina out of Bangladesh). Thus muzzling malign narratives, and ensuring data security, are imperative.Even Singapore is not immune: it had to block anti-India narratives that likely originated from Chinese sources.A particularly striking example of narrative warfare is the virtual hate speech inducted into Wikipedia by deeply prejudiced anonymous editors. Ashley Rindsberg, who exposed the mighty New York Times' biases in his book The Gray Lady Winked, provides many examples of this.Of note to Indians and Hindus is his recent substack titled “Wikipedia's India War” where he identifies just four editors as having created most of the content condemning the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) in ‘Wikivoice', i.e. the allegedly neutral perspective of Wikipedia. They are, on the contrary, shown to be highly one-sided.As Rindsberg mentions, Wikipedia being central to generativeAI, the damage is baked into the world-view of all AI applications. Truly Orwellian. Says Rindsberg: “four… anonymous accounts can have an enormous impact on what millions of people believe to be the truth.” “Over four years (2021-2025), editors systematically erased HAF's identity as an American civil rights group, transforming its Wikipedia page into a heavily curated dossier of accusations.”Trade, and how the Spice Route was far superior to the Silk RoadFinally, something that is becoming increasingly important: ensuring freedom of trade. This is more than just freedom of navigation, although I find it instructive that Emperor Rajendra Chola sent a huge fleet 1,001 years ago simply to open up the Straits of Malacca. India can make an active attempt to regain primacy in Indian Ocean trade, the whole Pax indica idea.Here is another example of the power of narrative: we have been led to believe that the Silk Road to China was some major highway of commerce between ancient Rome and ancient China, but it was a term coined only in 1877 by the German Ferdinand von Richthofen. There was no highway. A large caravan might take six months, and with 500 camels traversing treacherous deserts and braving bandits, it might carry a maximum of 100 tons. That is puny.In comparison, on the Spice Route, a single stitched ship from Muziris could carry 400 tons of ivory, pepper, silk, tigers and elephants; and the historian Strabo around 1 CE talks about fleets of 250 ships going from Alexandria to India on a six-week monsoon-powered journey. That is 100,000 tons of merchandise. No wonder Pliny the Elder complained that Rome's treasuries were being emptied of gold by India.Simple question: where are hoards of ancient Roman coins found in Asia? Answer: not along the Silk Road. The hoards are in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.Today, it is possible for India to aspire to port-led development of trade, especially with the major ports at Trivandrum (Vizhinjam), Maharashtra (Vadhavan), and Great Nicobar (Galathea Bay). The underlying ‘software' of India's millennia-old trade competency was a ‘multi-protocol switch' as I pointed out, and today's India Stack can replicate that. Then there is the need for a blue-water navy: muscle to provide security on the Hormuz to Malacca sea-lanes.So there is a vision. How can India get there? This is where policy matters, as I discussed with policy expert Anuj Gupta. Policy, especially industrial policy, has had a bad reputation in certain circles because it was deemed to violate the virginal purity of classical capitalism. However, in a recent U-turn, even the World Bank admitted that industrial policy may not be all that bad, after all: the success of Japan, the Asian Tigers, and China can't be ignored.That leads to the question of why policy in India has produced mediocre outcomes, what is different now, and where the best use of policy might be.Industrial Policy: What went wrong in the past?There are many problems here. To begin with, the Soviet model, which Nehruvians swore by, was, in hindsight, a dead end. Second, there is the problem of governance: post-Independence bureaucrats have awkwardly borne the legacy of imperial hauteur and the needs of a developing society. Third, until recently, the bare necessities (food, electricity, road access) were not available to many citizens, and GDP growth was not their priority.There is also the culture of jugaad: of clever ways in which you overcome constraints through frugal improvisation and seat-of-the-pants making-do. This is fine for one-off things (e.g. converting a tractor trailer into a makeshift transport vehicle because your truck broke down), but it does not make for efficient and replicable industrial products. As The Economic Times said recently, it is time to junk jugaad. Quality has to become ingrained in people's minds.The issue of governance is significant: the bureaucracy and the judiciary have both under-performed, politicians, as everywhere, have been venal. It is said that China's growth can be attributed to the fact that its babus are engineers, and therefore with engineering ruthlessness move in straight lines. The US' babus are lawyers, and India's are humanities graduates. Well, engineers are not very good at second-order effects (eg. China's lurch from one-child policy to demographic collapse), but a little bit of ruthlessness is probably good.What is going reasonably well?There are a few modest success stories: for example, in electronics manufacturing or assembly. The PLIs (and DLIs) have produced the desired effort, with clusters of excellence where global suppliers have also set up shop (as they did earlier for the automobile industry in, say, Sriperumpudur). The fact that a lot of iPhones in the US are now imported from India is laudable, even though it may be derided as “screwdriver jobs”. That's where one starts the move up the value chain.The current semiconductor policy is a big hope, especially after the landmark agreement by the Dutch firm ASML with Tata Electronics in Dholera, Gujarat. Given that ASML has a near-monopoly position in Deep Ultraviolet Lithography (DUV) this is a major boost to India's chip ambitions. My recent conversation with AMD CTO Suraj Rengarajan went into India's chances to realize its ambitions.A recent announcement from Trivandrum-based fabless startup NetraSemi (a recipient of DLI) of the commercial availability of its edge AI chips is a landmark.Next is the newly announced plan for energy security revolving around both coal gasification and intensive offshore exploration. These fall squarely into the Atmanirbhar category: India simply cannot afford to have its energy held hostage by distant nations. It also needs distinctly Indian innovation.The Samudra Manthan initiative is also showing some promise. At least one out of three deep-water wells in the Andaman Sea (SriVijaya Puram-3) are reported to be showing the availability of natural gas, although it will take 5-10 years for this to be commercially available.What should the future look like for India's Industrial Policies?This of course is the hard question. Here is my personal perspective, and I accept that reasonable people may disagree. I think three areas need to be focused on, and will pay large dividends.* Drones and swarming software* Social media and AI stack* Maritime Trade and Blue-Water NavyI admit that these are not the only worthwhile industrial policies. Another is for copper, which would reverse the catastrophic effects of the closure of the Sterlite plant in Thoothukkudi, as the metal is an increasingly important component in electronics, data centers, etc., and far from being self-sufficient earlier, India now imports 50% of its needs. Another area of interest in quantum computing.There are also failures from which the right lessons need to be learned. The policy for EV batteries has apparently failed: according to Swarajya magazine, India has not been able to escape from near-total dependence on imported Chinese batteries.Drone swarmsI wrote recently that drones may well herald a step-change in warfare. For the moment, though, they are searching for their niche in offensive/defensive warfare. Drone hardware is already a well-trodden path with Chinese and other nations dominating it, although with IdeaForge, Paras, Garuda, IoTechworld Avigation etc., India is also making progress there. And India is indeed buying the hardware, $2 billion-worth, according to the Economic Times.But I believe the real game is in drone swarms. AI-based control software (similar to HiveMind) that would allow an entire swarm to act autonomously, just like a murmuration of starlings, would be the gold standard to aim for. Such a self-managing swarm would be virtually impossible to defend against, and I think India should put in place a PLI to support it, leveraging software capability in the country.Of course, drones are not just for military purposes, but also for commercial uses including things like logistics and agricultural use, such as precision delivery of fertilizer and pesticide to crops (as Garuda demonstrates). An Indian initiative that supports both drone hardware, and especially drone software, would be a potential winner.Digital Sovereignty: Social media and AI stackThere is a raging battle over which part of the AI stack India needs to invest in. As an old Unix hand, I believe the foundational model is not where the differentiation is. In analogy with Linux (the open-source Unix variant that was popularized by Linus Torvalds and an army of volunteers), there is little value in re-writing the operating system, but one can differentiate by building on top of it, or by judiciously choosing certain modules of it.Besides, the cost of building an entirely new foundational model would be astronomical and would consume the entire budget of IndiaAI Mission.Thus, my personal opinion is that the foundational model (especially when, it is believed, there are more or less open-source models available for free, e.g. Llama, DeepSeek) is not where India should expend its precious R&D resources, but on the layers of the stack above it. It is the data that matters, as Larry Ellison apparently suggests too.But there is the interesting counter-example of Sarvam AI which is producing its own sovereign model: multi-lingual and presumably otherwise tuned to Indian needs. The question is whether this can survive when hundreds of billions worth of capital investment are going to the US Big Tech companies and their Chinese rivals. The sad history of Koo, a Twitter rival, comes to mind. So does Arattai, a Whatsapp rival, whose popularity has waned. .A well-thought-through industrial policy on generativeAI is therefore essential. The status quo ante is unsustainable; given the fact that Sarvam has also found it difficult to raise funds in the US, it is worth pondering whether a China-style massive subsidy is the answer. And where should it go, into foundational models or into the layers of the stack above it? The answer is “both”, but with priority to the latter.Here is where I would prioritize investments, in order:* Vertical applications in specific domains: e.g. defense, healthcare, agriculture, governance (particularly in the judiciary and in ease of doing business in the bureaucracy)* Fine-tuning and customization: for the needs of the Indian context, e.g. multi-linguality under Bhashini* Compute infrastructure: GPUs, sovereign and protected indian datasets* Sovereign Small-Language Models such as Sarvam AIAs mentioned above, at the moment India's data is being sucked up for free by US Big Tech. In addition, there is the real danger that Indic Knowledge Systems will be mined and digested, as has happened to yoga, pranayama, etc., which have been given Western analogs and nomenclature, as in Pilates, ‘coherent breathing' etc.These two problems are connected, and both need to be tackled in parallel. Social media is being weaponized against India, and this is magnified by the legacy media in a positive feedback loop. Three examples: one was the rage against Adani based on the dubious research of Hindenburg, which then went under; the second is Bloomberg's reckless accusation about gold reserves being sold by the RBI, which they were forced to retract, but social media and Wikipedia will remember it; the third is the meteoric (media) rise of the Cockroach Janata Party.Trade using major ports, Digital Public Infrastructure and a blue water navyUsing trade for competitive advantage is an age-old tactic. The trade tiffs between the US and China are examples of this: we are witnessing war by other means. Many nations are getting into this act, and India does have some advantages, partly based on geography. Maritime trade is likely to continue to be the key, which makes naval chokepoints the big story, but not the only story to watch out for.The major aspects of maritime trade include infrastructure, the digital “multi-protocol switch”, and security. On the one hand, India is developing not only major container ports, and the road/rail links to get to them, and the industrial goods to ship out through them, but also a serious shipbuilding industry, which was one of India's historical strengths. Then it used to be stitched wooden ships (teak beams lashed together with coconut rope). Now it's modern steel ships.There are the big, efficient new ports, which can now turn ships around with Singapore-like efficiency; the proposed third aircraft carrier group which will make it possible to patrol the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal at the time; the Air-Independent Propulsion diesel submarines and nuclear submarines that can monitor (and if necessary, deny) narrow straits; the sale of supersonic Brahmos cruise missiles to the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia (and Cyprus) that create ship-denial zones: all this is muscle.And the final piece, the ‘software' for trade, the “multi-protocol switch”. This last is complicated. Its value is underestimated by many. But this is what enables friction-less transactions between various unrelated parties. The India Stack and the Digital Public Infrastructure can be utilized to provide such a facility. But it is complex enough to need significant study as to what is possible, and how to roll it out.Second-order effectsIn closing, it is worth considering some of what the (unintended) consequences of these proposals may be. Let us note that the G2 has no interest in allowing India to grow and make it a G3. They will do everything in their power to kneecap India, by all means possible.There is also a certain derision for India in some circles. Here is a generic western opinion on why China got rich, and India didn't. Well, the author doesn't consider the second-order effects of the wholesale destruction of Chinese civilization: that is a tradeoff Indians may not prefer for themselves. We all know how China's well-intentioned One Child Policy turned into demographic collapse within a few years. Besides, as The Economist asks, “China is innovative. Its economy is a mess. Which will win out?”This is why I think planning for these second-order effects is important. We tend to ignore them because they seem counterintuitive or unlikely, but Nassim Taleb has sensitized us to how low-probability Black Swan events can have grave consequences.As an example, attempting digital sovereignty may have unwelcome side-effects: Big Tech have the first-mover advantage and network effects and there are increasing returns to scale. They will surely make it hard for a new player to break in. Besides, the large investments in data centers and GCCs that they are making in India would make it very difficult for them to be ejected with a “Great Indian Firewall”.Even taxing their capture of Indian data will be complicated; not to mention that they have demonstrated that they can happily violate copyright laws with no consequence; therefore they will find ways to chew up and spit out Indian Knowledge Systems, and essentially re-colonize India. Digital colonialism is not a threat, it is a reality today, and it is a consequence of the relatively open Indian system.In addition, there is a malign group, the “barbarians within” as Arnold Toynbee once put it, who are ready to sacrifice Indian sovereignty for a pittance.Given all this, it will be very difficult to put in place serious measures to gain digital independence; and the narrative-peddling is likely to gain further momentum: just consider the caste allegations that have haunted BAPS in the US (despite the cases being dismissed by the US DoJ), the Cisco Systems case where, again, the case was dismissed, but the narrative continues, and the persistent efforts in various US states to turn caste into a weapon to bludgeon Indians.Another sensitive issue is that of the multi-protocol switch for trade. While from an Indian point of view, it eases trade and harks back to a Golden Age of Indic maritime commerce, but that will be viewed elsewhere very differently, for instance by the US as an attempt to de-dollarize. The US has jealousy guarded – with very good reasons that we will not go into here – the dollar's reserve currency status.We have also seen what happened to those who attempt to hurt the dollar's primacy: in 1985, the Plaza Accord devalued the dollar, and that was a body blow to Japan's economy, which has not recovered its mojo to this day. Later, Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi both had ideas about replacing the petro-dollar with, respectively, the Euro and a new pan-African gold-backed currency. We know what happened to them.If the India Stack multi-protocol switch is perceived as an alternative to the US dollar, there may be grave consequences. Therefore, it should be conceived and deployed only as an adjunct to it and to the almighty SWIFT settlement system.ConclusionIndia is at a crossroads now. Even though the Hormuz closure is a serious problem, if it plays its cards right, adversity can be turned into opportunity across a variety of perspectives. The key is Atmanirbhar, self-reliance. If India can now implement a crash program of industrial policy, and at the same time overcome an ingrained Third-World tendency to cut corners, it can finally break free of the years of underperformance, what I called the Nehruvian Penalty in 2004.It is possible, but there are caveats: unforeseen consequences. Hic sunt dracones. Here be dragons. Be afraid. Be very afraid.3700 words, 7 June 2026This is episode 192 of the Shadow Warrior podcast. Here is a companion AI-generated slideshow. (Note that the borders of India are not necessarily depicted correctly here, because it is generated by an AI, notebookLM.google.com) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe

Randall B. Woods is John A. Cooper Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas. He is the author or co-author of many books, including Shadow Warrior and the award-winning biographies LBJ: Architect of American Ambition and Fulbright: A Biography. This episode will discuss the work and perspective Mr. Woods has developed on former president Lyndon Baines Johnson and what wrong criticism his legacy endures.

The trick to falling off a cliff while losing a fight? Face your past, greet your long-dead master, and become the person you were always meant to be.Our discussion of Ahsoka's fifth installment, “Shadow Warrior,” centers on the Jedi Trials, the Hero's Journey, and Ahsoka's profound self-growth. Her rebirth into Ahsoka the White and a dreamy purrgil Force connection scene make this one of the most majestic chapters in her journey so far—and there's still plenty more to come.Want more Growing Up Skywalker? This is a great time to sign up for our Patreon for bonus audio content! (Visions S3 content is ongoing!)Timestamps:00:00:00 Who Are We?00:02:01 Plot Summary00:06:26 Ahsoka's Pacing00:09:23 Ahsoka's Jedi Trials00:32:00 Ahsoka's Hero's Journey00:43:24 Jacen Syndulla, Baby Force User At Large00:56:54 Bae Watch01:05:28 Closing Thoughts

On this week's episode of Skytalkers, we're covering the first four episodes of Season 4! Tune in this week to hear us discuss:  What are our memories of seeing these episodes for the first time?  How do Prince Lee-Char and Ahsoka discuss their roles as leaders in time of war?  How is Padme characterized in these episodes?  What did fans think of the episodes they were airing in real time in 2011?  …and much much more!  Join our Patreon community and unlock bonus episodes + more! Our website! Follow us on Twitter/X @skytalkerspod Follow us on TikTok @skytalkers Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram @skytalkerspodcast Follow Charlotte on Twitter/X @crerrity Follow Caitlin on Twitter/X @caitlinplesher Email us! hello@skytalkers.com For ad inquiries please email: skytalkers@58ember.com Please note this Episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this Episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Haris Orkin is a prolific novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and game writer.  His play Dada premiered at The La Jolla Playhouse. His feature film, A Saintly Switch, was produced by Disney and directed by the great Peter Bogdanovich. Haris has written screenplays for Universal, Sony, Fox, and Paramount.  He's also has written numerous video games, many of which have been nominated for the WGA and BAFTA Film Awards. Games he's worked on include Call of Juarez, Red Alerts, Shadow Warrior, Black Hawk Down, and many others.Haris recently released the sixth book in his James Flynn Escapade series, called From Lompoc With Love. I've read the first book of the series, You Only Live Once, which is one of the cleverest, wittiest, and most fun takes on the superspy genre I've had the pleasure to read. I'm a huge James Bond fan, and I was thoroughly caught up in James Flynn's hilariously delusional and unexpected exploits. The book series has been optioned by producer Sherry Marsh and Will Arnett's company and is currently being shopped to streaming studios.  

In Episode 148, hosts Alyce and Laura are* impatient for Starfighter, for Ahsoka and for the Mando movie. The theme of the episode is WE'RE SICK OF WAITING!It's the first episode of the 2,026th year of when humans started counting yearsAlyce shares thoughts on the Stranger Things finale. Also she's an influencer now. You have been influenced. Who gives a sh-t about Tom Cruise, can we talk about how there's gonna be lightsabers in Star Wars: Starfighter?! (NYT via Variety)Will Season 2 of Ahsoka drop in 2026 after all? We don't know sh-t about Marvel anymore. We used to, but now we need someone to brief us on the last 3 years of content.This Mando movie poster came out back in September, but we missed it then, so we're gonna make fun of it nowThere's a new image featuring Sassy Din™ from the upcoming film, The Mandalorian and Grogu. But will the movie be worth the wait? We're bringing our Ahsoka Again segment into 2026 with our rewatch recap of Part 5: Shadow Warrior! Be advised this segment contains spoilers for the entire first season of Ahsoka.Teeth and war: Ahsoka Tano's legacyHimbo Anakin is annoyed that everyone is still mad about him turning evil and terrorizing the galaxy for 2 decades. He just wants Ahsoka and everyone to get over it, is that too much to ask? Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_LauraInstagram: @forcetoastpodBluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.socialEmail: forcetoastpod@gmail.comWebsite: forcetoastpod.com*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

Join us for our new year of ridiculousness as we discuss Shadow Warrior 2, GTA 5, Shardpunk, Gloomhaven, Squidgames the board game and Balatro

Join us this week as we continue our fun with Wang and Shadow Warrior 2, Pete, Luke and Tony finally manage to finish off the synths in Aliens: Fire Team Elite. Luke misjudges Jedi Survivor and doesn't beat the last boss, Tony did actually manage to get some hours in on The Outer Worlds 2 and tells us his thoughts and finally Luke vents about GTA5 and the new heist they have introduced.Minor spoilers for GTA5

Yes that's right, Tony messed up our Wildlands playthrough - tune in to find out how.We also discuss Shadow Warrior 2, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, GTA5, Jedi Survivor and briefly discuss our thoughts regarding The Outer Worlds 2.

We return to Naboo in the Clone Wars episode Shadow Warrior! Tensions are high between the gungans and Naboo, the separatists are involved, and mystical gungan magic is swirling. The only one who can save us is...Jar Jar? Join us as we walk through this adventure filled with action, humor, and the most epic moment a gungan has ever had on screen! Not die, sacrifice! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are starting Season 4 of our The Clone Wars Rewatch today covering Episodes 1-6. These include the Battle of Mon Cala arc (Ep 1: Water War, Ep 2: Gungan Attack, and Ep. 3: Prisoners) as well as Ep 4: Shadow Warrior, and the Droids Duology (Ep 5: Mercy Mission and Ep 6: Nomad Droids).   Talkin' Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn. From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all things from a galaxy far, far away. Find us on the socials for more Star Wars conversation:Find the show on Instagram at TalkinTauntauns, Threads at TalkinTauntauns, Bluesky at TalkinTauntauns,or at our website TalkinTauntauns.com. Find Jim on IG @Dinojim, on Bluesky, or on his website at dinojim.com. Find Nicole on IG @NicoleHQuinn, Bluesky, or on her website at herviewcreative.com You can get in touch with us via our website (TalkinTauntauns.com) or email us at Contact@TalkinTauntauns.com. Talkin' Tauntauns can be found on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, or anywhere else you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe, leave us a review, and tell your friends!

We return this week with one of the rare fully standalone episodes of Season 4, in this case a Gungan version of Kurosawa's 1980 film, Shadow Warrior! While the ending differs quite a bit, in a more family friendly way, the bones are all their and it's not a bad outing on Naboo all told. Let's jump in!BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastsCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/C44PeM5RSf

Welcome back to the club!There are…a lot of reasons to feel overwhelmed right now. Probably least of which is the boatload of demos that were available during this summer's Steam Next Fest. With over 2000 demos, it can be hard to know which games are worth being hype for, but that's why you're here! This week, Jesse Guarascia and Dominic Tarason join the show to discuss the overwhelming nature of Steam Next Fest and point out some of our favorite games from the show. We have musical brawlers, turn-based dice games, and cursed antiques, so listen and fill that wishlist!Also, in the Whatcha Playin? Segment, Dominic talks about his time with Broken Arrow and The Hundred Line, Jessie talks about his time with The Alters, and Emmett talks about his time with Jump the Track and Resistance: Fall of Man.Timestamps:-Start: 00:00-TotS: Steam Next Fest June 2025    00:02:28:00                              -Dice Gambit    00:12:10:00                              -Strange Antiquities    00:20:29:00                              -Dead as Disco    00:28:45:15                              -Absolum    00:38:01:00                              -Consume Me    00:51:36:15                              -Usual June    00:59:26:00                              -Jail Dice    01:08:00:15                              -Letters to Arralla    01:17:07:15                              -Gear Grit    01:21:19:00                              -Whatcha Playin?    01:27:58:00                              -The Alters    01:28:26:05                             -Broken Arrow    01:36:25:00                             -The Hundred Line    01:42:59:00                              -Jump the Track    01:51:14:15                              -Resistance: Fall of Man    01:54:52:00                              -Housekeeping    01:59:52:00Housekeeping:-VGU Test Drive -The Allure of the MomoCon Courtyard-Emmett Plays Resistance: Fall of Man Part 1-30 for 30 Platinum Marathon Stream P1: My Name is Mayo 3, Shadow Warrior 3, and more!-how does an indie game get made?-4 Fantastic Steam Games with Fewer than 100 Reviews-[Free games spreadsheet, Dom's]Check out YouTube Channel here!⁠⁠Follow us on Bluesky, @vgu.bsky.social!⁠⁠Like us on Facebook!⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram!

We discuss whether the Tales of... series has run its course with Tales of the Underworld and dive into the Rebel Report.---Music credits:Intro: March of the Resistance - Guitar Cover (Star Wars: The Force Awakens Metal Remix) - Trey J. AndersonAd Break: March of the Resistance - Lofi Hip-Hop - Closed on SundaysOutro: Victory Celebration - John Williams, London Symphony Orchestra===Keep up with us on Social Media===Twitter: www.x.com/RecklessRebelsInstagram: www.Instagram.com/RecklessRebelssJack Pues : www.x.com/jackpuesKlein Felt: www.x.com/thekleinfeltThomas Carter Rochester: Linktr.ee/TCRochesterACT---

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we sadly conclude our series on Interstate '76. Poor Tim could not really play the game at all, so we're going to have to let this one go, but we'll still talk about a few things. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up to Mission 10 (B) Issues covered: Tim being unable to get the game running, other cultural objects disappearing, physics implementation details from an implementer!, PC compatibility testing, running down bugs even today, flight stick vs controller, acceleration and turning, independent throttle, analog triggers on modern controllers, easy difficulty, getting a lot out of a few cars, making cars seem smarter, lack of uncanny valley, feeling a whole story in a mission, level design vs mission design, repetitive missions in other games, rewarding you with movies, impersonating a President, committing to a stylistic identity, standing out from the crowd, leveraging an IP shift, moving around between teams, the other game made with the same fiction, working remotely in the games industry, fear and trust. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Nosferatu, Moby Dick, Typee, Omoo, Emily Dickinson, Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit, Phil Salvatore, Carlos, Julio Jerez, Daniel Stanfield, Starfighter (series), Quake, Tomb Raider, Ultima Underworld, Trespasser, TIE Fighter, Wing Commander (series), George H. W. Bush, FASA, Duke Nukem, Blood, Shadow Warrior, Gladius, Final Fantasy Tactics, Red Rock, Sam and Max, Republic Commando, Rebel Assault, Mortimer and the Riddles of the Medallion, Wes, Twisted Metal, Luxoflux, Vigilante 8, Star Wars: Demolition, SNES, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Super Star Wars, Big Sky Trooper, Activision, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Dave K, Grand Designs, Bethesda Game Studios, Microsoft, Kingdoms of Amalur, .38 Studios, LostLake, Mors_d, Minecraft, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: TBA Twitch Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

From Keighleys 2024 winners to Italian gamebook dozen-sellers. Craig: Lil' Gator Game, The Plucky Squire, Shadow Warrior 3, Road 96, Astro Bot Nate: Balatro on mobile updates, Another Crab's Treasure, 1000xResist, Final Fantasy XVI, Felvidek Pauly: 49 Keys, Home Safety Hotline, White Knuckle, NaissanceE

Send us a textThe past can haunt us. Decisions that maybe didn't turn out the way you thought they would compounding into monumental self doubt and eventually leaving us paralyzed when facing the crossroads of uncertainty. Yea, me too. Things haven't been easy. There's been a lot of uncertainty in the world and moreover in my personal life. And so I'm really working hard to lean into that uncertainty and trusting that my past experiences have given me wisdoms enough to make sound decisions moving forward. Crazy to think that I got all of this from Star Wars. Ahsoka Part Five is a beautiful episode with some very profound lessons. How could there not be? Ahsoka spends half of it in the World Between Worlds finishing her training from her how dead master, Anakin Skywalker.===================================Check out LOTH CAT CAFE: https://lothcatcafe.libsyn.com/Check out ReDEFINE Podcast: https://redefinepodcast.buzzsprout.comConnect with me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ronniecruz.bsky.social

Based on 1570's Feudal Japan, this historical epic was a masterpiece of its time. Akira Kurosawa was near the end of his career, and hadn't made a film in some time, but this was his valiant return with the Film Kagemusha: the Shadow Warrior. The film almost never seen the light of day if it weren't for the Western counterparts to cover the remaining budget and distribution.Based on the true events Takeda Shingen and his clan, this film delves into the historical aspects of the era and the politic behind it. The famous warlord dies to an assassin of one of the competing factions, but one of his last requests was to keep the appearance that he was alive for the sake of the clan. The top generals of this clan seek out a shadow warrior or counterfeit Shingen to play the roll of the warlord. Many competing clans are fighting for power, and suspect he may be dead, but are unable to say for certain.Directed by Akira Kurosawa, with George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola and starring Tatsuya Nakadai.

We discuss the confrontation between Ahsoka and Anakin in 'Shadow Warrior' to the breathtaking visuals and new characters in 'Far, Far Away.' Join us as we review our "insights," favorite moments, and even some intriguing fan theories.https://twitter.com/ClosingCrawlhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/closing-crawl/id1530133296https://www.closingcrawl.com/Merch at: https://bit.ly/spacetimetm

Welcome to Episode 121. We're having a little bit of a pallet cleansing episode before going back to normal format. The Games: Atomic Heart Shadow Warrior 3 Doom: Eternal Intro Song "Letting Go" by Emerge. Title Art by Devious.Pixel. Internet Presence Preamble "In Absentia" by Cherished Ghosts. Podcast Edited by Brian Owsley. Sweet Jams: "PT-1X12" from Atomic Heart OST. "Viet Diet" from Shadow Warrior 3 OST. "The Only Thing They Fear is You" from Doom: Eternal OST. The Internet: Twitch Twitter(X) Discord Facebook Instagram Lock Stock Store Patreon Suspension of Disbelief Blake's Story "They Come This Night" 2smokingcontrollers@gmail.com The End --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twosmokingcontrollers/support

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Conscript, The Talos Principle 2, Shadow Warrior 3, and much more. The Grind: - Moxie: Shadow Warrior 3. - Ben: The Talos Principle 2. - Kole: Conscript. - Dennis: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Diablo IV. iRacing. The Multiplayer: - What media would you like to see get a video game adaptation? The End Boss: - New Indiana Jones game coming to PS5, weirdly. - Video game anthology series announced at GamesCom. - Black Myth: Wukong developers thought crazy streaming restrictions would fly. - Maniac mods actual car to be racing game rig.

Leigh, a life coach from Australia, shares his extraordinary journey from an introverted childhood and a formidable ulcerative colitis diagnosis to finding his true passion in helping others. This episode grants a rare and honest look at how Leigh navigated crippling anxiety, chronic illness, a layoff, and transformed his life and mindset. Explore the roots of insecurity and self-doubt, even when they stem from a supportive upbringing. We delve into the impact of protective parenting and a tendency to focus on negatives, which can lead to missed opportunities and regrets. Lee's story reveals how exercise and fitness became his sanctuary, eventually guiding him to assist others through counseling and mindset work. This conversation highlights the importance of internal happiness over seeking external validation and offers insights on navigating emotional vulnerability, especially within masculine work environments.Connect with Leigh on Facebook If you're loving what you're hearing, please leave a review! And better yet, share it with someone you think might benefit from listening.Leave me your feedback with this easy google form!I'd LOVE to hear from you and see what you're liking and not liking. Please fill out this form--it should only take a minute. Thank you!Access Maren's FREE 3-part workshop about owning your truth, inside and out:Watch it HEREJoin my private Facebook group to engage more intimately with me and receive exclusive content:Join HEREConnect with me online:Website: www.marenswenson.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558419637560Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findwildserenity/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@findwildserenity

Clone Wars Conversations continues with the first part (of three) of Season 4 “Battle Lines” (episodes 1-10)! Dave, Maff & Mike have split this season up into 3 so the trio can discuss certain arcs and individual episodes of The Clone Wars in more detail to make this Clone Wars companion podcast even better! In this episode, the trio discuss the animation and character development amidst the numerous episodes, starting with 3 part Water War arc on Mon Cala, and how it connects to the 2017 Darth Vader comics, plus the one-off Shadow Warrior episode on Naboo. They then talk about the two peculiar episodes with R2-D2 & C-3PO before delving into one of the most intense arcs in all of Clone Wars; The Darkness On Umbara featuring a lot of clones and the Besalisk Jedi Master Pong Krell!Also be aware of brief spoilers for X-Men '97 around the 16 minute mark! For the weekly Acolyte discussion show, subscribe to the Comics In Motion or Star Wars: Comics In Canon podcasts or watch at youtube.com/GenuineChitChat – Dave was on to discuss episodes 1&2 and Maff is due on next week for episode 3! Clone Wars Conversations has been releasing monthly since January 21st 2024 on the usual podcast feeds & YouTube (eps 221, 225, 229, 233 & 236 of GCC): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl Dave, Maff & Mike have also spoken about The Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones and The Clone Wars Movie on this feed (GCC episodes 212, 214 & 217) Maff is @MaffUK78 on Twitter and recently spoke about the TMNT story The Last Ronin on Indie Comics Spotlight here: https://pod.fo/e/24c64a, plus he did a spider-related podcast with Spider-Dan here: https://pod.fo/e/22733f You can find Dave on Twitter @SeattleDojos, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback and Chris & Dave's Reality TV Cast: https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast - Dave recently guested on several episodes of X-Amining X-Men '97 on Comics In Motion! Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including interviewing Mike Chen on episode 234 of GCC, found here: https://pod.fo/e/23d985 & https://youtu.be/pQA0QvC5qa0   Mike has also been releasing weekly Acolyte discussion shows – you can listen at the Comics In Motion or Star Wars: Comics In Canon podcasts, or watch at https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat – Dave was for the premiere and Maff was on episode 3, with Tonya Todd on ep 4 & JAC on ep 5! Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator's many releases: https://pccnewsletter.com  The previous episode of Genuine Chit-Chat was the third episode of Mike & Megan's show, with an episode all about Parenting, as submitted by Tony (A.R.) Farina! M&M discuss what their childhoods, their thoughts on becoming parents in the future, children's behaviours and more! GUEST SPOTS: For something completely different, Mike recently guested on Chris & Dave's Reality Cast, filling in for Chris on the first week of Love Island (with Megan): https://pod.fo/e/24596f  Mike, Megan, Dan & Ria return for Disney Discussions 12, to talk about The Rocketeer & Condorman: https://pod.fo/e/2413fd Mike & Megan returned to Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham in The Meg: https://pod.fo/e/2370b0 Mike also featured on the VHS Strikes Back, talking Trainspotting: https://pod.fo/e/22437b Mike hosted the 1000th episode of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/22046f - https://youtu.be/OqFFFehte5A Find all of Mike's social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat 

Clone Wars Conversations continues with the first part (of three) of Season 4 “Battle Lines” (episodes 1-10)! Dave, Maff & Mike have split this season up into 3 so the trio can discuss certain arcs and individual episodes of The Clone Wars in more detail to make this Clone Wars companion podcast even better! In this episode, the trio discuss the animation and character development amidst the numerous episodes, starting with 3 part Water War arc on Mon Cala, and how it connects to the 2017 Darth Vader comics, plus the one-off Shadow Warrior episode on Naboo. They then talk about the two peculiar episodes with R2-D2 & C-3PO before delving into one of the most intense arcs in all of Clone Wars; The Darkness On Umbara featuring a lot of clones and the Besalisk Jedi Master Pong Krell!Also be aware of brief spoilers for X-Men '97 around the 16 minute mark! For the weekly Acolyte discussion show, subscribe to the Comics In Motion or Star Wars: Comics In Canon podcasts or watch at ⁠youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠ – Dave was on to discuss episodes 1&2 and Maff is due on next week for episode 3! Clone Wars Conversations has been releasing monthly since January 21st 2024 on the usual podcast feeds & YouTube (eps 221, 225, 229, 233 & 236 of GCC): ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcO1Ib_BGD8Y79aRWUxSWwdy3eyNrbXBl⁠ Dave, Maff & Mike have also spoken about The Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones and The Clone Wars Movie on this feed (GCC episodes 212, 214 & 217) Maff is @MaffUK78 on Twitter and recently spoke about the TMNT story The Last Ronin on Indie Comics Spotlight here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/24c64a⁠, plus he did a spider-related podcast with Spider-Dan here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/22733f⁠ You can find Dave on Twitter @SeattleDojos, or the podcasts Comics In Motion, the VHS Strikes Back: ⁠https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback⁠ and Chris & Dave's Reality TV Cast: ⁠https://anchor.fm/cdrealitycast⁠ - Dave recently guested on several episodes of X-Amining X-Men '97 on Comics In Motion! Mike has been involved with many other Star Wars podcasts, including interviewing Mike Chen on episode 234 of GCC, found here: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/23d985⁠ & ⁠https://youtu.be/pQA0QvC5qa0⁠   Mike has also been releasing weekly Acolyte discussion shows – you can listen at the Comics In Motion or Star Wars: Comics In Canon podcasts, or watch at ⁠https://youtube.com/GenuineChitChat⁠ – Dave was for the premiere and Maff was on episode 3, with Tonya Todd on ep 4 & JAC on ep 5! Sign up to the Pop Culture Collective newsletter here to keep up to date with Mike and other incredible creator's many releases: ⁠https://pccnewsletter.com⁠  The previous episode of Genuine Chit-Chat was the third episode of Mike & Megan's show, with an episode all about Parenting, as submitted by Tony (A.R.) Farina! M&M discuss what their childhoods, their thoughts on becoming parents in the future, children's behaviours and more! GUEST SPOTS: For something completely different, Mike recently guested on Chris & Dave's Reality Cast, filling in for Chris on the first week of Love Island (with Megan): ⁠https://pod.fo/e/24596f⁠  Mike, Megan, Dan & Ria return for Disney Discussions 12, to talk about The Rocketeer & Condorman: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/2413fd⁠ Mike & Megan returned to Back To The Filmography to talk about Jason Statham in The Meg: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/2370b0⁠ Mike also featured on the VHS Strikes Back, talking Trainspotting: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/22437b⁠ Mike hosted the 1000th episode of Comics In Motion: ⁠https://pod.fo/e/22046f⁠ - ⁠https://youtu.be/OqFFFehte5A⁠ Find all of Mike's social media & other links at ⁠https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat⁠ 

Ultimate Brain Games is a board game collection released for PS1 in 2003 developed by cosmigo and published by Telegames. There's not much to say about the board games themselves; things like dominoes, chess, backgammon and the like, but the soundtrack written by Zbigniew Siatecki is great! Cosmigo was a very small German developer responsible for a ton of board and card game collections from around 2000 to 2015. They still exist today, mostly as the developer on a pixel art graphic software called "Pro Motion". Zbigniew Siatecki's story is a somewhat familiar one around this timeframe. He's a Polish musician and graphic artist that got his start in the demoscene in the 90s / early 2000s (working under the pseudonym Siatek) whose music made its way into a few games from 2003-2007. Since his work on Ultimate Brain Games, and the related soundtracks for Ultimate Card Games and Solitaire Overload, he's mostly moved onto 3D graphics working on titles like Hard Reset, Shadow Warrior 1 & 2 (the 2010s series), Dark Souls: Remastered, and Cyberpunk 2077. His music is warm and nostalgic with all of the charming turn of the millennium demoscene vibes you can handle. While we couldn't get him on the show, we're still big fans of his work and we hope everyone enjoys it as much as we do. All songs composed by Zbigniew Siatecki 00:00 Alice - Ultimate Brain Games (PS1) 03:51 Twilight 15:51 Blossom Time 23:04 Maya 31:40 Winter Morning - Ultimate Card Games (GBA) 36:37 Winter Morning (Excerpt) - Solitaire Overload (DS) 38:31 Dolphin Play - Solitaire Overload (DS) 41:59 Dolphin Play (Excerpt) - Ultimate Card Games (GBA) 48:02 "i love you" filename Syfonia.it also Starlight in Ultimate Brain Games (PS1)

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on rotoscoped games by hopping aboard The Last Express, the graphic adventure from Jordan Mechner and Smoking Car Productions of 1997 via publisher Broderbund. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: To Vienna (Tim) and past Epernay (Brett) Issues covered: our history with the game, playing the game on the iPad, the adventure game at the time, budget and sales, some history of the game, the edutainment industry, critical response, how many discs, cost of goods, the history of Epernay, generic settings vs the highly specific dates in the game, the overwhelm, jumping onto a moving train, photo research, pulling the brake, what to do with a dead body, trial and error, the various ways things can play out from just the first puzzle, rain in Europe in 1914, a digression into multiple speed CD-ROMs, getting into rotoscoping, a 3D modeled train with rotoscoped characters on top, chasing after a character in the hall, walk-boxes with Z values, the screen door effect, a linear game in space vs an open-ended game in time, synchronicity, the sense of a train trip, prioritizing animation vs input, mechanics-forward vs simulation-forward, what players care about and what they see. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Jordan Mechner, Broderbund, GoldenEye 007, Diablo, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Fallout, Curse of Monkey Island, Riven, MYST, Jonathan Ackley, Larry Ahern, Quake, SW: Jedi Knight: DF2, Outlaws, LucasArts, Turok, Shadow Warrior, Hexen II, Duke Nuke'em, Postal, Age of Empires, Final Fantasy VII, Wing Commander: Prophecy, Xwing vs TIE Fighter, Colony Wars, Interstate '76, Mario Kart 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Grand Theft Auto, Gran Turismo, OddWorld, Sam and Max Hit the Road, Bethesda Game Studios, Bill Tiller, Day of the Tentacle, Sierra, Phantasmagoria, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father, Zoetrope Studios, Francis Ford Coppola, Smoking Car Productions, Tomi Pierce, Doug Carlston, Chris Remo, The Learning Company, Another World, Prince of Persia, Baldur's Gate, Final Fantasy VII, PlayStation, Sony, Daron Stinnett, Scream (series), Grim Fandango, Quadrilateral Cowboy, Blendo Games, Thirty Flights of Loving, Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express, Paul Verhoeven, RoboCop, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers, Elle, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Skyrim, Ron Gilbert, Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly, Deadline, Infocom, Zork, Ben Sarason, Arkham Asylum, Red Dead Redemption (series), RockStar, Tomb Raider (series), Brandon Fernandez, Core Design, Mario (series), Uncharted (series), Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: Finish the game (?)/ Explore further Errata and Extra: The lead animator on CMI was Mark Overney (!), and it was my mistake, I was thinking it had been Charlie Ramos Blendo Games is Brendon Chung Paul Verhoeven is Dutch, and he did direct Basic Instinct Links: The Last Express: Revisiting An Unsung Classic Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @devgameclub Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

We sat down to watch the TWO best episodes of Ahsoka: “Fallen Jedi” and “Shadow Warrior”! Ahsoka and crew find themselves on the edge of a cliff and at the edge of the galaxy - literally. This show absolutely takes off in these episodes! In this episode we talk about how EXTRA these characters are. Babylon Skull is a total Daddy Bear and we love him for it. We discuss the episodes as well as “streaming” as a new medium of storytelling and if we've got it totally figured out. Bryan is called out about a bad attitude and embracing Star Wars without George Lucas. We decide that we're the GAYEST Star Wars podcast there is! Thank you as always for listening and DRINK UP! Shop Queer Nerd Culture and More: www.deathxrobot.com Want to support? Check out some sweet merch at www.deathxrobot.com/merch Support us on Facebook: Death X Robot Page Join the FB Community: Death X Robot | This is Our Haus For more good times listen to D | X | R Playlists Spotify: D|X|R Playlist Apple Music: D|X|R Playlist Follow Bryan at: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@deathxrobot Instagram: www.instagram.com/deathxrobot Threads: www.threads.net/@deathxrobot All opinions expressed are solely those creating the content and we reserve the right to change our minds at any point in time. Email the show at: pinkmilk@deathxrobot.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/servingpinkmilk/message

Ahsoka confronts her past, while Hera and her allies undertake a rescue mission.

Remembered in popular culture as the ultimate type of assassin, the Ninja were ancient masters of secrecy, operating for just 200 years in central Japan. Legends tell of them walking on water, controlling the weather, and even turning invisible. But what is the true story of the Ninja? How did this form of espionage originate? And how did Ninjas move from the shadows of folklore to the spotlight of modern culture? This is a Short History Of The Ninja. Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to John Man, historian and author of the book ‘Ninja: 1,000 Years of the Shadow Warrior'. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome Travelers, to the Lost Cantina's special coverage of Ahsoka - the new Star Wars television series now streaming on Disney Plus. In this episode, Kevin and Jaden discuss the events of Part Five: Shadow Warrior, which takes us on a journey into the past and our heroine's inner struggles. This episode is part one of a two-part recap. This is an EXPERT level episode, which means some parts of the discussion may not make sense unless you've watched the show. Expect lots of spoilers. Email us: TheLostCantinapod@gmail.com Slide into our DMs: https://www.instagram.com/thelostcantinapod/ For more great shows from Lore Party Media head to https://loreparty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahsoka episode five breakdown! Better late than never, Dominic, Ben, and Hannah break down THAT episode of Ahsoka, episode five, “Shadow Warrior”. They analyze the long-awaited reunion of Ahsoka Tano and Anakin Skywalker, exploring how their relationship has changed over the years and how their dynamic has evolved since we last saw them. They also discuss how the series handled the Clone Wars flashbacks and why those moments were chosen as key points in Ahsoka's life. And they look at Anakin's headspace in this moment and what he may still have to learn. Plus, Ben's latest character, Doctor Who connections in Star Wars, and the possibility of more Clone Wars-era stories. All this and much more! Join the Star Wars Underworld Network DiscordSubscribe on YouTubeSubscribe on SpotifySubscribe and Review on Apple Podcasts Facebook: www.facebook.com/swunderworld Twitter: @TheSWU Email: swunderworld@gmail.com  

Mark “OZ” Geist, founder of the Shadow Warriors Project, is one of the survivors of Benghazi. He was a part of the Annex Security Team that fought the Battle of Benghazi, Libya, from September 11 to September 12, 2012. He is all too familiar with Hamas, terrorist groups, Hezbllah and hostile regions of the Middle East. The Biden administration is everything the United States can not afford right now and more. Geist, like COngressman Mills yesterday, is taking matters into his own hands and rescuing Americans from the war torn country of Israel himself. The State Department will send aid to Ukraine and Palestine, but it will abandon Americans every time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlotte and Caitlin sit down at the mic to break down every detail from these two landmark episodes in the “Ahsoka” series. We talk through Ahsoka's journey in the World Between Worlds and where her relationship with Anakin stands at the end. Afterwards, we dive into the newest galaxy far, far away and following Sabine on her journey to be reunited with Ezra Bridger at long last. There's so much to talk through, and we hope you'll join us for this jam-packed discussion!    Join our Patreon community and unlock bonus episodes + more!: https://www.patreon.com/skytalkers    http://skytalkers.com  http://www.twitter.com/skytalkerspod https://www.tiktok.com/@skytalkers  http://facebook.com/skytalkerspod  https://www.instagram.com/skytalkerspodcast  http://www.twitter.com/crerrity  http://www.twitter.com/caitlinplesher  hello@skytalkers.com    #starwars #ahsoka #starwarsahsoka

This is it. SHADOW WARRIOR. Anakin. Ahsoka. You know. This episode made us insane in the best ways, Listen and maybe we make sense in it and maybe we don't. JOIN THE BLAST POINTS ARMY and SUPPORT BLAST POINTS ON PATREON! MANDALORIAN SEASON 3 COMMENTARIES HAPPENING NOW! KENOBI COMMENTARIES! BOOK OF BOOK REVIEW EPISODES! MANDO SEASON 1 & 2 REVIEW EPISODES! BAD BATCH! CLONE WARS ! BLAST POINTS Q&A EPISODES! ! Theme Music downloadable tracks! Extra goodies! and so much MORE! www.patreon.com/blastpoints SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE TO SEE ALL THE CELEBRATION LONDON SUPER LIVE FROM HOME MADNESS : www.youtube.com/@blastpointspodcast2160/featured New Blast Points T-SHIRTS are now available! Represent your favorite podcast everywhere you go! Get logo shirts and classics like the Ben Burtt and Indiana shirt while supplies last! Perfect for conventions, dates, formal events and more! Get them here: www.etsy.com/shop/Gibnerd?section_id=21195481 If you dug the show, please leave BLAST POINTS a review on iTunes, Spotify and share the show with friends! If you leave an iTunes review, we will read it on a future episode! Honestly! Talk to Blast Points on twitter at @blast_points leave feedback, comments or ideas for shows! "Like" Blast Points on Facebook for news on upcoming shows and links to some of the stuff we talk about in the show!! Join the Blast Points Super Star Wars Chill Group here www.facebook.com/groups/BlastPointsGroup/we are also on Instagram! Wow! www.instagram.com/blastpoints your hosts are Jason Gibner & Gabe Bott! contact BLAST POINTS at : contact@blastpointspodcast.com Send show ideas, feedback, voice messages or whatever! May the Force be with you, always! This podcast is not affiliated in any way with Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, The Walt Disney Company, or any of their affiliates or subsidiaries.

Enjoying the podcast? Please consider supporting us by becoming a paid member at Decodingtv.com.Patrick and David are experimenting with shorter episodes for shows that we still want to check in with but aren't doing full blown recaps for. In this podcast episode, David and Patrick discuss the latest two episodes of Ahsoka:Episode 5 - Shadow WarriorEpisode 6 - Far, Far AwayOur protagonists have arrived at their destination! But is the payoff worth it? What did we think of the re-introduction of [REDACTED]? Is Peridea really all that desolate? What did we make of Hayden Christensen's return as Darth Vader? And why/how is Ray Stevenson's character the most interesting thing about this show? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!Links:Email us and let us know what you think at decodingtv(AT)gmail(DOT)comListen to Patrick's videogame podcast, Remap RadioSubscribe to Patrick's newsletter, CrossplayFollow this podcast on InstagramFollow this podcast on TiktokSubscribe to David's free newsletter, Decoding EverythingFollow David on InstagramFollow David on Tiktok Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On CWK LIVE, I share your top five moments from Ahsoka's fifth episode, “Shadow Warrior” and we discuss Star Wars news and merchandise. It's the Ahsoka preshow, an hour before a new episode premieres on Disney+! This is the LIVE podcast you're looking for!__Visit CoffeeWithKenobi.com for the latest podcasts, news, videos, and more!__Book your trip to Galaxy's Edge, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, the Disney Cruise ships, and beyond with Coffee With Kenobi's Travel Partner - CoffeeWithKenobi.com/MouseFanTravel __Become a member of the CWK Alliance to support Coffee With Kenobi, get access to audio and VIDEO of our exclusive weekly podcast, CWK Pour-Over, and more! CoffeeWithKenobi.com/CWKAlliance__You can also listen to CWK Pour-Over on Spotify CoffeeWithKenobi.com/Spotify__Tune in to CWK LIVE and have a virtual cup of coffee with Dan Zehr on Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. CST. If you cannot join us live, you can find the video replay on Coffee With Kenobi's Facebook page, YouTube channel, or listen to the audio version on your favorite podcast feed. CoffeeWithKenobi.com/LIVE__Join our community in the CWK Cafe and be part of the conversation - CoffeeWithKenobi.com/Community __Shop Coffee With Kenobi shirts, hoodies, stickers, phone cases, and more -CoffeeWithKenobi.com/Shop__Need help launching your podcast or blog or want to expand your existing brand? Want Dan Zehr to speak at your event? DanZMedia.comThanks for listening, and have a great week; this is the podcast you're looking for!- Dan Zehr (@MrZehr on Twitter) ----------------------------------------------------Follow Coffee With Kenobi on XFollow Coffee With Kenobi on InstagramLike Coffee With Kenobi on FacebookSubscribe to Coffee With Kenobi's YouTube ChannelMusic: Jazz Music: Eye to Eye by Steve Torok This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3271982/advertisement

In the wake of the ultimate CLONE WARS reunion in AHSOKA Part 5 "Shadow Warrior", we respond to listener feedback and continue our analysis with leftover "Superchats" from the AHSOKA After Show livestream. Plus, we spotlight recently released interview comments from Hera actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead, director Peter Ramsey, and showrunner Dave Filoni. But it's not ALL AHSOKA this week! We react to breaking news that confirms the LANDO series will not be a series at all; it will be a feature film. We also have updates on Shawn Levy's and Taika Waititi's upcoming STAR WARS films. And, we check in with the current resident at ILM's original Bay Area home, Sean House of 32Ten Studios, who shares some unfortunate news about the future of the historic studio.

In this episode, we continue on with our weekly recaps of the Disney+ original series “Ahsoka”. We discuss how impressed we were with Hayden Christensen's performance as Anakin Skywalker, we praise the storytelling of how the character of Ahsoka has developed since Clone Wars, and we highlight some of our favorite lightsaber battles in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we continue on with our weekly recaps of the Disney+ original series “Ahsoka”. We discuss how impressed we were with Hayden Christensen's performance as Anakin Skywalker, we praise the storytelling of how the character of Ahsoka has developed since Clone Wars, and we highlight some of our favorite lightsaber battles in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Thrawn, no Ezra, no Zeb, too much Hera… but do we care ?? We do not ! For we had Anakin, Clone Wars, light sabre battles, young Ahsoka, adventure, and excitement ! STAR WARS continues to deliver with Ahsoka Part 5

Ahsoka battles her way through the World Between Worlds while Hera searches for her missing friends. But that's just a fraction of what is really happening this week on AHSOKA with Part 5: "Shadow Warrior." Join us for a deep dive into this DREAM episode on the RFR AHSOKA After Show and be part of the discussion Get ad-free RFR, bonus podcasts, full show video and more with RFR on Patreon! www.patreon.com/rebelforceradio 

This episode makes the Star Wars canon better. We get to see more of Ahsoka's backstory and her trials as a young Padawan. As you probably know, Anakin was made for a problematic Jedi Master. See how that dynamic influences Ahsoka in the present time in a showdown that brings Star Wars back to form.  Send feedback to starwars@baldmove.com! Hey there! Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can gain access to ALL of our premium content, as well as ad-free versions of the podcasts, for just $5 a month! Join the Club! Join the discussion: Email | Discord | Reddit | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mike Bloom, DM Filly, and Brendan Fitzpatrick recap episode 5 of Star Wars: Ahsoka.

Ahsoka Part 5 SPOILER REVIEW! We tackle the latest chapter of the new Star Wars series, "Shadow Warrior", written and directed by Dave Filoni. Join us as we rate the episodes on a scale of 0 to 10 "Rosarios", have a full spoiler discussion about the episode, including our favorite moments, and we speculate on what's to come, and more! And by more we mean a new giveaway contest! The Resistance base is open to all, so please spread the word about our Star Wars podcast and join us! Subscribe free to the show on your preferred platform and join our Patreon for additional videos, streams, and more at patreon.com/resistancebroadcast.

COLIN, HUNTER, HANNAH, and JOSH talk all things about AHSOKA PART 5 "SHADOW WARRIOR" Intro Music: Level up Leroy Please help the podcast and type out a review on APPLE Podcasts and give us 5 stars on SPOTIFY! Email us your questions, comments, random thoughts, anything you want to share with us at starwarsstuffpodcast@gmail.com NEW TIERS NOW ONLY ON Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Starwarsstuffpodcast2187 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/StarWarsstuffPodcast TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/gTr8Pg/ TWITTER - @STUFFpod INSTAGRAM - @starwarsstuffpodcast FACEBOOK - STAR WARS stuff group and Star Wars stuff Podcast page starwarsstuffpodcast.com Shoutouts! PURPLE TIER Darthace1 Liam McCallion TxVader76 Kris Simpson Kevin Leininger Devin McCaffrey Drew Peters Zac Netzel RED TIER Fenrir526 Maya Morriss! BLACK TIER Maka Tautala Nathan Shank Even Opaker THANK YOU ! ! ! ! ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/star-wars-stuff-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/star-wars-stuff-podcast/support

Join me and my Ahsoka review guest co-hosts for all eight episodes of the Disney+ series, Ross Hollebon (Album Cockpit Podcast) & Jen Sopchockchai (The Long Take Substack) as we break down Part Five, “Shadow Warrior”. We discuss Ahsoka's Hero's Journey, easter eggs, lessons learned and earned, and Anakin Skywalker! Pull up a chair, grab your favorite coffee mug, and let's have some Coffee With Kenobi!__Visit CoffeeWithKenobi.com for the latest podcasts, news, videos, and more!__Book your trip to Galaxy's Edge, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, the Disney Cruise ships, and beyond with Coffee With Kenobi's Travel Partner - CoffeeWithKenobi.com/MouseFanTravel __Become a member of the CWK Alliance to support Coffee With Kenobi, get access to audio and VIDEO of our exclusive weekly podcast, CWK Pour-Over, and more! CoffeeWithKenobi.com/CWKAlliance__Tune in to CWK LIVE and have a cup of coffee with Dan Zehr on Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. CST on our Facebook feed or YouTube channel. If you cannot join us live, you can find the video replay on either place or listen to the audio of CWK LIVE here on Coffee With Kenobi's podcast feed! CoffeeWithKenobi.com/LIVE__Join our community in the CWK Cafe and be part of the conversation - CoffeeWithKenobi.com/Community __Shop Coffee With Kenobi shirts, hoodies, stickers, phone cases, and more -CoffeeWithKenobi.com/Shop__Need help launching your podcast or blog or want to expand your existing brand? Want Dan Zehr to speak at your event? DanZMedia.comThanks for listening, and have a great week; this is the podcast you're looking for!- Dan Zehr (@MrZehr on Twitter) ----------------------------------------------------Follow Coffee With Kenobi on XFollow Coffee With Kenobi on InstagramLike Coffee With Kenobi on FacebookSubscribe to Coffee With Kenobi's YouTube ChannelMusic: Jazz Music: Eye to Eye by Steve Torok This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3271982/advertisement

Anakin Skywalker returns to teach Ahsoka one last lesson, but will she be consumed by the shadows of her past or step into the light of her future? The guys spend some time getting into the lesson at hand and speculate on Ahsoka's throughout this episode! Feedback and Promotion Subscribe on YouTube: Cantina Cast Send feedback and comments to hellothere@cantinacast.com Follow us on Twitter @TheCantinaCast Like us on Facebook: The Cantina Cast Follow us on Instagram: The Cantina Cast Follow us on Tumblr: Cantina Cast Discord: Cantina Cast Channel Cantina Cast: Web Site Pandora Link: Pandora Support the Cantina Cast Cantina Cast Patreon page TeePublic Store

STAR WARS: AHSOKA is on fire, so this week we will dissect 2 episodes - Chapter Four: Fallen Jedi and Chapter Five: Shadow Warrior. We've invited Spencer Jawitz (Virtual Cantina Network) for this discussion. SPOILERS AHEAD! We tackle questions like:   How does this series use the Force differently? What are the musical themes of the end credits? What are some Easter eggs we've found? When will we see Thrawn???   Spencer also shares details about a NEW West Coast trip for fans he is planning. This tour begins at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, hops to Los Angeles for Galaxy's Edge & more, then continues up the coast to the Lucasfilm Pavilion at The Presidio in San Francisco. Tickets available on December 1st!     Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more videos and fun Shorts     Check out these SKYwalking NETwork Podcasts:   Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics - Delving into each issue of the Star Wars comic series 1977-1986 The Max EFX Podcast - Chronicling the 35-year Special Effects film career of Max Cervantes Neverland Clubhouse - Two sisters, and best friends, sharing Disney adventures Talking Apes - focusing on the original Planet of the Apes films and TV shows Totally Tell Me Everything - Two ladies, one topic, three questions. Sarah Woloski and Bryn MacKinnon learn, share and grow. Star Warsologies - A podcast about Science and Star Wars   SPONSORS   Small World Vacations is an official sponsor of Skywalking Through Neverland. Contact them for a no obligation price quote at www.smallworldvacations.com. Tell them Skywalking Through Neverland sent you.   SUPPORT THE SHOW   Find out how you can become a part of the Skywalking Force and unlock bonus content.   CONTACT US   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.   If you dug this episode, click over to iTunes | Stitcher | YouTube and leave us a review!   Never Land on Alderaan!

AHSOKA Episode 5 "Shadow Warrior" is out now on Disney Plus from writer/director DAVE FILONI. The Geek Buddies bring you their SPOILER REVIEW with AHSOKA and ANAKIN reliving their shared and not hsared past in the World Between Worlds, HERA, JACEN, HUYANG, and CARSON TEVA trying to find AHSOKA and SABINE and MON MOTHMA warning them that the NEW REPUBLIC is not pleased with their actions, and the first appearance of AHSOKA THE WHITE as she communes with the Purrgil. This episode had it all! The Geek Buddies aka John Rocha, Michael Vogel, and Shannon McClung bring you their SPOILER REVIEW of the episode in this video. The series stars ROSARIO DAWSON, NATSHA LIU BORDIZZO, MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD, LARS MIKKELSEN, RAY STEVENSON, IVANNA SAKHNO, DIANA LEE INOSANTO, EMAN ESFANDI and HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters:  0:00 Intro and Overall Thoughts on Ahsoka Episode 5 Ahsoka and Anakin Scenes in the World Between Worlds Hera, Jacen, Huyang, and Carson Teva Look for Sabine and Ahsoka Ahsoka the White Appears and Communes with the Purrgil FOLLOW THE GEEK BUDDIES: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Geek_Buddies Follow John Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays​​​​​ Follow Michael Vogel: https://twitter.com/mktoon Follow Shannon McClung: https://twitter.com/Shannon_McClung Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack is currently on a break. Here is a an episode from the Spycast podcast called "Black Ops: The Life of a Legendary CIA Shadow Warrior". To learn more about Spycast visit: https://www.spymuseum.org/podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices