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The New Jedi Archives
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The New Jedi Archives is a comprehensive look at the Star Wars saga during all of its eras. Zach Hagenbucher is a fan from the very end of the Original Trilogy generation, and Ben Schultz is a little more than a part of that generation. New episodes drop every other Tuesday! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email [email protected]
Episodes
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This Is The Way, Season 1 - Episode 56
The title may be a little on the nose, but what else could it be? This week, Zach and Ben finally dig in to the newest addition to the Star Wars TV family, The Mandalorian, and there's a lot to love about this series. They talk their favorite episodes of the season, the greatness of the…
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Only Now, At The End... Part 2 - Episode 55
The boys promised Matt Fezatte that he would get his chance to talk about The Rise of Skywalker on the show, so they couldn't move on from the newest Star Wars film without getting Matt on the show! Their most frequent guest discusses his favorite pieces of the final chapter, and the trouble…
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Only Now, At The End... - Episode 54
The final piece of the Skywalker Saga has been unleashed, and your favorite Star Wars fans (Zach & Ben) have arrived to break down their initial thoughts on the themes, the characters, and the puzzles that The Rise of Skywalker brought to the table. Is the house divided once again, or can the…
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The Rise of Predictions, Part 2 - Episode 53
Days before the Skywalker saga ends, Ben and Zach take a shot at predicting what they could be seeing from The Rise of Skywalker by using Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey framework. Rey's story - and possibly Finn's - are fitting into this legend quite nicely, so this could be the key to shaping...
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Redemption - Episode 52
Zach and Ben come together again to discuss Ben's latest discovery about a piece of The Last Jedi that has received perhaps the most negative feedback. Even two years later, this film continues to draw the focus of the fanbase, and the guys discuss what could be the most important thread that…
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The Rise of Predictions, Part 1 - Episode 51
HEADS UP: This episode was recorded before the release of Disney+ and The Mandalorian, as well as the announcement of David Benniof and D.B. Weiss leaving their Star Wars project. The boys (and Matt Fezatte!) are back again with their first batch of predictions for not only The Rise of Skywalker,...
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Power of The Force, Revisited - Episode 50
IT'S FINALLY HERE! Episode 50 of the show has arrived, with the biggest topic the boys have ever covered making its return! Zach and Ben are joined once again by their good friend Matt to expand on the nature of the Force, their favorite uses of the Force, and whether the Chosen One prophecy can...
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A New Breed, Part 2 - Episode 49
Zach and Ben continue their journey through the newest installments in the Skywalker Saga this week, this time shifting the conversation to the characters in this new breed. Is Finn really a hero now? How similar to Anakin has Kylo Ren become? Which Last Jedi character is the favorite of the…
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A New Breed, Part 1 - Episode 48
In 1977, we got A New Hope. In 1999, we got the start of A New Context. In 2015, we got A New Breed of Star Wars films and characters, and this week, Ben and Zach start their conversation about that new breed. The boys watched Episodes VII and VIII back to back to see how they fit together, both...
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The Darth Vader Problem - Episode 47
Darth Vader has always been the villain you love to hate, but there are many in the Star Wars fan community who have never hated him at all. As long as Star Wars has existed, this icon of evil has towered over it, but the reality and the ramifications of his actions seem to go unnoticed. Is it...
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Good, Bad, and Ugly: Original Trilogy - Episode 46
After their longest hiatus in history, Zach & Ben have RETURNED! They've brought a session recorded at Fire & Ice 2019, and it's one of their most difficult tasks to date, picking apart the Holy Trinity of Star Wars films. Despite the incredible reputation of this Big Bang of popular culture…
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Good, Bad, and Ugly: The Prequels - Episode 45
It's the first in a series of episodes for Zach and Ben digging deep on the best - and the worst - of the original six Star Wars films overseen by the great creator himself, George Lucas. The Prequels go under the microscope this week, and it's all on the table. Ian McDiarmid's Palpatine, the use...
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Anakin and His Amazing Friends, S1 - Episode 44
After nearly two years, Zach and Ben are finally taking a deep dive into the individual seasons of George Lucas' last big project before the Disney Era, Star Wars: The Clone Wars. They discuss their favorite episodes of the season, the possible shortcomings of some of these early storie, and the...
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As We Looked Away, To The Future... - Episode 43
The great Yoda always warns of looking toward the horizon and taking our eye away from the present, but that didn't stop Zach and Ben from having a conversation about the big Star Wars project coming in 2019, and having a major breakthrough discussion on The Last Jedi. Seriously, Ben knocked this...
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Yes, It's The Holiday Special - Episode 42
It's Christmas Day, so it's finally time for Zach and Ben (and Joey and Adam) to return to the early Star Wars TV specials and celebrate the holidays with the Chewbacca family. It's the Star Wars Holiday Special, and who knows what these people were thinking when they filmed this thing. One thing...
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Time To Play The Game - NJA Episode 41
Zach and Ben start their set of December episodes with their good friends Joey and Adam, who are back to talk about their favorite memories of Star Wars gaming! Take a stroll through history with the best board games, paper and pencil RPGs, and video games in the history of the franchise, and…
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Questions from The Con II - Episode 40
At long last, the contest comes to a dramatic conclusion! Zach and Ben finally give away the Boba Fett art piece as they answer another round of questions they collected from new friends at NEWGameapalooza 2018. Would a Mandalorian Empire have been the better outcome for the Star Wars galaxy?…
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Freemaking Your Own Way - Episode 39
The boys are back, and this week they're taken back to their youth with everyone's favorite building toys - LEGO! It's finally time to talk about LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, and this series has finally changed Ben's opinion about a long debated topic on the show! You've got to hear…
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With A Rebel Yell, Season 4 - Episode 38
Live from NEWGameapalooza 2018 in Oshkosh, WI, the boys are back with a look at the final season of Star Wars: Rebels. It's the end of the road for some, and just the beginning for others. How does it compare to other seasons, and what are Zach and Ben looking forward to from here? Download today...
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Flying Solo, Revisited - Episode 37
It's truly a first for the podcast this time, as Zach and Ben revisit Solo: A Star Wars Story, and one of them likes it less with time! It's not who you'd expect. What does the movie get right, and can this be a learning experience for the Lucasfilm team going forward? Does this film have the…
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Questions from The Con - Episode 36
In their last episode from LincCon 2018, Joey is back to join Zach and Ben for a round of entries in their question contest! The guys talk about the genres of films that they'd like to see Star Wars tackle, whether or not a legendary species from Legends would work in the new material, and much...
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Live from LincCon 2018 - Episode 35
The guys returned to Merrill. WI for the annual LincCon event, and this time they brought the microphones! Zach and Ben reunite with Joey Hart and talk with Scott Ahern, Adam Netzler, Chad Knight, and LincCon founder Joshua Jaeger about the nature of balance in the Force, the huge number of Star...
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Revenge is a Dish Best Served Sith - Special Edition
Zach and Ben are taking you back again to before their Golden Age of podcasting technology and presenting the best of their Episode III breakdown! From Padme's low points to... Anakin's low points? It's not a uplifting conversation, but one that's key to the foundations of future episodes.…
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I Feel a Disturbance... - Episode 34
There's been a shift. However it's happened, it's happened quickly. The fan community of Star Wars feels fractured, maybe even more so than the prequel era. How did we get here, and how can we get back? Zach and Ben try to discuss their problems with the situation and what's possible for the…
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With A Rebel Yell, Season 3 - Episode 33
The boys are back with a new episode! After an unexpected break, Zach and Ben deliver on their retrospective of Season 3 of Star Wars Rebels, just in time for the final season's Blu Ray release on July 31st. Get hyped for Rebels with The New Jedi Archives, download today! The New Jedi Archives is…
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The Clones Are Attacking... - Special Edition
After an extended break, the boys are back with the next installment in their Special Edition series, this time recapping their discussion of Episode II: Attack of the Clones, featuring Anakin, the hormonal teenager, Padme, who's attracted to danger, Obi-Wan, the master in over his head, and......
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Into The Garbage Chute, Fly Boy - Episode 32
Now that his origin tale has finally been told, it's time to take a hard look at the life and times of one of film's most influential characters, Han Solo. What made the captain of the Millennium Falcon choose to fight for the Rebellion? What caused him to become a tougher character in the first...
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Flying Solo - Episode 31
After plenty of speculation as to just how good the Han Solo prequel film would be, Zach and Ben are opening this can of worms on mic for the first time. Plenty of spoilers are ahead, so only listen to the meat of the episode if you've already seen the film or don't care about spoilers. Ready?…
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Used and Abused - Episode 30
Darth Vader gets a lot of love as the face of evil... that serves the true face of evil. What about the two men who filled the role before him? Maul and Dooku are victims of Darth Sidious as much as they benefit from his teachings, and Ben provides a theory that may change the way you see the…
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The Phantom Something: Special Edition
It's been over a year since this podcast began, and while the earlier entries into the New Jedi Archives aren't as pleasing to the ear, they do carry the base of what many conversations between Zach and Ben have evolved in to. Enjoy this Special Edition of the boys' first episode as they dive…
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Forged By War - Episode 29
She was the original badass woman of the Star Wars universe, and she continues to play a key role in the saga forty years later. Zach and Ben give their thoughts on the life and times of Leia Organa, from her early life rejecting the role set before her, to her seeming inability to cultivate...
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Let The Past Die, Revisited - Episode 28
Well, the time has finally arrived for Ben and Zach to clash over The Last Jedi once again. Theyv throw down over Luke and Leia's choices in the film compared to their characters in the past and some controversial points of the new generation of characters, but it's not all doom and gloom.…
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Disney's Report Card - Episode 27
To close out Year 1 of the podcast, Zach and Ben look at the last five years of Disney as stewards of the Star Wars franchise. There's already been three feature films and one complete television series, all with varying levels of success. The boys try to give letter grades to the efforts of the...
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Bad to the Bone - Episode 26
The Galactic Empire, the ultimate "bad guys" of film. Cold, callous, destructive, and merciless. So... why are they so beloved by so many fans? What makes Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, and the rest the evildoers that you love to hate, or just love? Is the common man of the Star Wars galaxy...
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A Tale of Two Leaders - Episode 25
Sheev Palpatine. Yoda. Both considered among the most powerful Force wielders of their time, and both using the leverage of their orders and their positions for what they consider the greater good. Sounds like the perfect pair for our first ever dual character profile! Matt is back with Zach and...
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With A Rebel Yell, Season 2 - Episode 24
Zach and Ben welcome Ben's old friend, Matt, to the show for their second look at Star Wars: Rebels! Season 2 could be the best front-to-back season of the show, and the boys get into all the dirty details, including Kanan's resistance to the Rebellion and the clones, how the death of Ezra's...
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For Over A Thousand (or Three) Generations... - Episode 23
Zach and Ben are joined by Joey and a new guest, Hunter, to talk about the Wars from the perspective of three distinct generations of fan. How did someone who was in the core demographic for Clone Wars when it aired on Cartoon Network see the show? Can the Prequels outweigh the Original Trilogy…
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Our "Last" Hope - Episode 22
It's finally time to analyze and scrutinize the life and times of the first person to take the "Hero's Journey" on screen in Star Wars, Luke Skywalker. Zach and Ben are joined once again by their good friend Joey Hart to discuss Luke's upbringing, his motivations for joining the Rebellion,...
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Let The Past Die - Episode 21
The Last Jedi has been unveiled to the world, but it seems that the world isn't sure what to think of it. Zach and Ben are a bit divided themselves (big surprise), but they're trying their hand at breaking down the film after a few viewings. This is only the beginning of the analysis of this…
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The Last Predictions - Episode 20
In their last episode before the launch of a new chapter in the Star Wars saga, Zach and Ben take a crack at decoding the mysteries of the small amount of hype that's been released for The Last Jedi. Will they be at all successful? Probably not, but they had to try anyway. Get on the hype train…
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Queen, Senator, Hero... Right? - Episode 19
Natalie Portman's acting career was nearly derailed after her three performances as Padmè Amidala, but that doesn't change Padmè's importance to the Star Wars saga. She's a major catalyst for the fall of Anakin Sywalker, and she brings two of the galaxy's greatest heroes into the world, but her...
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The Original Space Wizard - Episode 18
Zach and Ben are still in Oshkosh for this one, and they happened to run into another friend. Glenn Buettner, co-host of the Adventure Party podcast, joins the boys as they break down the first Jedi Knight that the world ever knew, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Would Obi-Wan truly have left the Jedi for…
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Of Mandos and Men - Episode 17
It's a landmark for the show as we bring you our first set of recordings from the road at NEWGameapalooza 2017 in Oshkosh, WI! Zach and Ben talk with their long-time co-conspirator, Phil Krause, about how he feels about the Disney era of the property. Then, the boys talk with Scott and Laura…
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The Chosen One (Or, Little Orphan Ani) - Episode 16
This week, Zach and Ben begin their in-depth dives into the characters that define the Star Wars saga, and there's no more fitting a character to start with than the messianic figure himself, Anakin Skywalker, otherwise known as Darth Vader. The boys analyze his fall, his legacy, and speculate on...
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The Merch Is Strong With This One... - Episode 15
From the beginning, Star Wars has been much more than a series of films. It's been a dominating presence in department stores everywhere, taking over the holidays and beyond with just about any piece of merch you can think of, most of all the toys. Zach and Ben reminisce about their experience as...
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With A Rebel Yell, Season 1 - Episode 14
Six of the galaxy's greatest outcasts came together to form the (second) most notorious band of Rebels there are, and we're finally talking about them. Zach and Ben dig in to Star Wars: Rebels, Season 1! Is Ezra actually the most annoying main character in all of Star Wars? Does Kanan hide his...
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What Makes Star Wars... Star Wars? - Episode 13
This one's a little more theoretical than anything. Zach and Ben come together once again to try and pin down what makes Star Wars great, what gives it the Star Wars feel. Disney has handled the property well so far, but is there anything they could do to lose the fans' goodwill? What about the...
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Enter Tartakovsky - Episode 12
We've talked about some of our favorite moments of the canon Clone Wars animated series (https://www.spreaker.com/user/9678726/episode-3-anakin-and-his-amazing-friends). Now, we tackle the first attempt at illustrating the battles of the Clone Wars and one of the most beloved pieces of Star Wars,...
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The Power of The Force - Episode 11
No, this week's episode isn't about the last Kenner toy line in 1995. This week, Zach and Ben finally break down their theories and interpretations on the greatest power in the galaxy, the Force. Will the dark side corrupt its users eventually, no matter how good their intentions might be? Is…
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Episode 10 - The TV Specials
Zach and Ben welcome a GUEST on an episode for the first time! Joey is here, and he's brought a gift, the rare DVD release of the Ewok TV specials from the mid-80's. Join our three brave fanboys as they delve into a lost era of Star Wars, including the legendary Holiday Special from 1978, and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The New Jedi Archives is a comprehensive look at the Star Wars saga during all of its eras. Zach Hagenbucher is a fan from the very end of the Original Trilogy generation, and Ben Schultz is a little more than a part of that generation. New episodes drop every other Tuesday!
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email [email protected]
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