NOW THIS IS PODRACING

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03/15/22 • 12 min

Although the Phantom Menace was never really received that well at the time, we think the pod racing sequence is (apart from Darth Maul) one of the best things to happen in the first Star Wars prequels. The sound, the visual, the speed... all fantastic. And that's not to mention the cool homages we are now seeing in Mando and Book of Boba Fett. We also note (as usual) Ben Burtt's amazing sound design for these vehicles of Tatooine.

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HOW TATOOINE GOT ITS NAME

Did you know that Tatooine was NEVER even mentioned in the first Star Wars movie? Neither did we...In this episode we, but mainly Bec, discuss the origin to the name of one of the most ICONIC planets in the Star Wars Universe.

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