Brief: Watching Andor with the Kids (Pt 1)
Jun 07, 2025•39 min
Episode description
Matthew continues the Antifascist Woodshed series with a two-part analysis of an extraordinary cultural event: rebellions within rebellions—or how a ragtag band of writers and worldbuilders Trojan-horsed an antifascist masterpiece into the Empire of streaming content.
Seven chapters:
Space Wizards or Antifascism?
Star Wars Culture Wars
A Post-Fragmentary Left
(Monday on Patreon:)
Hope and Love
Tony Gilroy’s Antifascist Field Manual
The Used Future
Antifascist Parents Are Better than Jedi Parents
NB: There will be spoilers for Andor!
Show Notes
The Mythology of Star Wars with George Lucas and Bill Moyers
Special Interview: Nostalgia for the Superego (w/Sam Binkley) — Conspirituality
Movie Review – THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut – A Sci-Fi Geek Looks at George Lucas' First Film
8 women accuse screenwriter Max Landis of sexual, emotional abuse - National | Globalnews.ca
'Star Wars' Actress Amandla Stenberg's 'White People' Remark Sparks Fury - Newsweek
'The Acolyte' Star Amandla Stenberg Cracks Up at 'Gayest Star Wars' Moniker: It's 'So Gay Already!' | Video
Amandla Stenberg Slams Anti-‘Woke’ Attacks And ‘Intolerable Racism’ Over ‘The Acolyte’
Sorry, haters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ new characters more than make up for the movie’s sins | Vox
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 - Official 'Omega & Tech' Clip (2023)
The Bad Batch: Tech’s death and the neurodivergent community
Why Our Autism Community Loves Star Wars - Kerry Magro
Virtue Hoarders and the Rejection of Liberalism (w/ Catherine Liu) | The Chris Hedges Report
The problem with identity politics | Counterfire
Transcript: Andor: Tony Gilroy on Oppressive Regimes and Popular Revolutions - The Peabody Awards
Star Wars: A New Heap
Music:
Brief: Star War fan-made music from Luis Humanoide: Trust Only in the Force
Bonus: Star War fan-made music from Luis Humanoide: Dark Ruins Exploration
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