Aggressive Negotiations: A Star Wars Podcast

Behind JJ's Scenes. Matt and John explore the extras on the Rise of Skywalker home release, including the 2-hour documentary The Skywalker Legacy, and share some of the latest entries received for their review contest. Host John Mills and...

Correlation and Causation. The review contest continues! In the meanwhile, Matt and John examine the similarities and themes in the first two arcs of the seventh season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, focused on The Bad Batch and Ahsoka’s time...

Can't Keep a Palpatine Down. The review contest continues, while at the same time John and Matt decide to debate the finer points of the surprisingly-eternal Sheev Palpatine, and all the implications it carries. Was it a quick story cheat? An...

The Rise of the Soundtrack. John Williams music for the Star Wars saga as been called the heart and soul of the series and fans were overjoyed that he was able to complete his work on the series with this final score for The Rise of Skywalker. This...

Star Wars "Dominoes". Inspired by a recent rewatch of Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones, John and Matt have a discussion about the impact if Dooku had been killed or captured on Geonosis, which turns into them postulating what other...

Star Wars Catharsis. If there’s one thing Star Wars knows how to deliver, especially to its fans, it’s emotional release. Given the current state of the world, Matt and John explore the cathartic moments from the saga that speak most strongly to...

The Anakin Conundrum. John and Matt discuss a new tidbit officially entered into Star Wars lore by a recent episode of The Clone Wars: that Obi-Wan knew about Anakin and Padme’s secret relationship. They discuss what motivated him to keep the...

Book Club: The Dangerous Rescue. Matt and John return to the Jedi Book club to discuss Jedi Apprentice: The Dangerous Rescue, the 13th book in the classic Young Adult series. They explore the deep themes that resonate all these years later through...

Controversial Opinions. In this episode, John and Matt discuss some recent poll results from the @TheJediMasters twitter account, and then John asks Matt his opinions on what turns out to be a very controversial read of The Rise of Skywalker....

The Shape of Wars. The 201st issue of Aggressive Negotiations finds Matt and John discussing the decision to have The Clone Wars include the beloved Jedi characters from the prequels, and not focus on the clones exclusively. They look at how that...