Star Wars (1977)

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NYC Trash: A study in persistence "it's essentially like that trash compactor in Star Wars, the first one" — Josh

May 14, 2024 #032824

The Pulitzer Prize: A major award! "it might not have been quite so pronounced, his brand of yellow journalism, had he not had a rival who was actually in perfect Star Warsian fashion was actually his protege" — Josh

Mar 28, 2024 #031224

Leave Brutalism Alone! "that would be a sand crawler that the jawas rode around in in Star wars" — Chuck

Mar 12, 2024 #122620

SYSK Selects: Sugar: It Powers the Earth "Star Wars just came out" — Josh Josh mentioned Star Wars in reference to the year 1977 when discussing US-Russia tensions.

Dec 26, 2020 #122317

SYSK Selects: The Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978 "Star Wars has become a huge, huge hit seemingly out of nowhere" — Josh Discussing the success that led to the Holiday Special being created.

Dec 23, 2017 #122216

The Stuff You Should Know 2016 Christmas Extravaganza in 3-D! "the Star Wars crew has a Cogunner collection" — Josh Mentioned while discussing Spanish Christmas tradition figurines that now include pop culture characters.

Dec 22, 2016 #120816

Is computer addiction a thing? "Clone Wars, wasn't that episode one" — Chuck Chuck mentioned it when discussing a video game that got him addicted to gaming.

Dec 8, 2016 #120616

Horoscopes: Written in the Stars? "Just listen to action figures and was thrilled to hear you talk about Star Wars action figures" Referenced in listener mail about Star Wars action figure mislabeling by Kenner toys

Dec 6, 2016 #121715

The Star Wars Holiday Special of 1978 "So what has happened is Star Wars has become a huge, huge hit seemingly out of nowhere" — Josh Josh explains how Star Wars became a massive success that led to the holiday special.

Dec 17, 2015 #070915

How Brickfilm Works "I made about probably 12 seconds of one with Star Wars figures in my 20s." — Chuck Chuck mentions attempting to make a stop motion film with Star Wars action figures.

Jul 9, 2015 #050515

How Therapeutic Hypothermia Works "like Han Solo in carbonite" — Josh Josh compared suspended animation research to Han Solo being frozen in carbonite from Star Wars when discussing freezing people for medical purposes.

May 5, 2015 #070314

How Monopoly Works "I have personally, my version is a Star Wars Monopoly" — Chuck Chuck mentioned owning a Star Wars-themed version of Monopoly as an example of licensed game variants.

Jul 3, 2014 #061214

Sugar: It Powers the Earth "It's about 1977 again. Well, they're kicking us out of the space station. I know. Star Wars just came out." — Josh Josh was making a comparison about current tense relations with Russia to the year 1977 when Star Wars was released.

Jun 12, 2014 #041714

How Burlesque Works "I saw one by the Devil's Playground Troop. They do a Star Wars Burlesque" — Josh Josh describes a neo-burlesque troupe that performs Star Wars-themed shows

Apr 17, 2014 #082013

How Ejection Seats Work "I'm a Star Wars guy." — Josh Josh explains his preference for Star Wars over Star Trek in the ongoing fan debate between the franchises.

Aug 20, 2013 #062013

How Ghosts Work "midichlorians. What is that? This is the Star Wars. Oh, okay. That was how they explained the force." — Josh Josh mentioned midichlorians from Star Wars when discussing theories about what ghosts might be made of.

Jun 20, 2013 #111312

How close are we to holographic environments? "Remember in Star Wars, which I am a fan of, when R2D2 spit out the little holographic image" — Chuck Chuck was using the holographic projection of Princess Leia as an example to explain holographic technology.

Nov 13, 2012 #092512

Q: Are we in the midst of cyberwar? A: Yes "Right, like from Star Wars." — Josh Josh makes a comparison when explaining the concept of 'red teams' in cybersecurity.

Sep 25, 2012 #081612

Did Reagan's Star Wars program win the Cold War? "this is coming up the heels of the Star Wars movies themselves" — Josh Josh mentions the Star Wars films when discussing how Reagan's defense program got its nickname and public perception.

Aug 16, 2012 #073112

How the Musketeers Worked "was not responsible for the design or the conception of Vader's mask" A listener email corrected the hosts about who designed Darth Vader's mask, crediting concept artist Ralph McQuarrie rather than George Lucas.

Jul 31, 2012 #060712

Fractals: Whoa "Like the part in the doc about the Star Wars, when the guy was making the lava splashing" — Chuck Discussed as an example of using fractals to create realistic CGI effects for lava scenes.

Jun 7, 2012 #041112

Body Odor: You Stink "Movies like Star Wars, of course. Pirates of the Caribbean and Highlander" A listener mentions Star Wars as an example of show fencing in films during listener mail.

Apr 11, 2012 #102511

How Anti-matter Spacecraft Will Work "Also that your Star Wars came out. No coincidence" — Josh Josh jokingly suggests there's no coincidence that evidence of anti-matter was discovered in 1977, the same year Star Wars was released.

Oct 25, 2011 #072111

How Karma Works "This sort of reminded me of the midi-chlorians, how they explain the force" — Josh Josh compares Jainism's view of karma as atomic particles to how midi-chlorians explain the Force in Star Wars.

Jul 21, 2011 #062811

How Asteroid Mining Could Work "The odds are very slim if you listen to a robot named C-3PO." — Chuck Chuck referenced C-3PO's famous line about the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field when discussing the actual odds of navigating through asteroid belts.

Jun 28, 2011 #061710

How Samurai Work "George Lucas absolutely modeled the Darth Vader look and helmet after the samurai cabuto." — Chuck Chuck explains how Darth Vader's helmet design was inspired by samurai armor.

Jun 17, 2010 #031110

What exactly is Fascism? "speaking of Boba Fett, in honor of his anticlimactic afterthought of a death scene in Jedi" — Chuck Chuck reads listener mail criticizing them for not mentioning Boba Fett in their bounty hunter episode.

Mar 11, 2010 #082709

How Muppets Work "He also puppeted and voiced Yoda in all the Star Wars" — Chuck Mentioned when discussing Frank Oz's other famous puppet work beyond the Muppets.

Aug 27, 2009