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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: November 13, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>This week, we welcome Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet back to the ForceCast. Steve drops by to talk about his latest book, 1,000 Collectibles: Memorabilia and Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, and to offer up a few bits of Celebration V and Clone Wars news. We also catch up on some of the latest Star Wars pop cultures references (i.e. Ewoks on the Today Show) and continue our look back on Fan Days III, complete with audio highlights, including clips from The Clone Wars table read. It's your weekly dose of Star Wars as only the ForceCast can deliver!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>This week, we welcome Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet back to the ForceCast. Steve drops by to talk about his latest book, 1,000 Collectibles: Memorabilia and Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, and to offer up a few bits of Celebration V and Clone Wars news. We also catch up on some of the latest Star Wars pop cultures references (i.e. Ewoks on the Today Show) and continue our look back on Fan Days III, complete with audio highlights, including clips from The Clone Wars table read. It's your weekly dose of Star Wars as only the ForceCast can deliver!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This week, we welcome Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet back to the ForceCast. Steve drops by to talk about his latest book, 1,000 Collectibles: Memorabilia and Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, and to offer up a few bits of Celebration V and Clone Wars news. We also catch up on some of the latest Star Wars pop cultures references (i.e. Ewoks on the Today Show) and continue our look back on Fan Days III, complete with audio highlights, including clips from The Clone Wars table read. It's your weekly dose of Star Wars as only the ForceCast can deliver!</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Clone Wars Roundtable: S2 : Episode 5 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The most action-packed episode of The Clone Wars yet (Landing at Point Rain) sets the stage for heated discussion on this edition of the ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable with special guests: RalphMcQuarrie.com's Paul Bateman and official Lucasfilm artist Spencer Brinkerhoff.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The most action-packed episode of The Clone Wars yet (Landing at Point Rain) sets the stage for heated discussion on this edition of the ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable with special guests: RalphMcQuarrie.com's Paul Bateman and official Lucasfilm artist Spencer Brinkerhoff.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The most action-packed episode of The Clone Wars yet (Landing at Point Rain) sets the stage for heated discussion on this edition of the ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable with special guests: RalphMcQuarrie.com's Paul Bateman and official Lucasfilm artist Spencer Brinkerhoff.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Microcast: In The Cantina With Hugh Quarshie (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Of the many characters introduced in Episode I, few stood out quite like Queen Amidala's Chief of Security, Captain Panaka. Join us as we chat with the man behind the character, actor Hugh Quarshie, in this rare Cantina interview from Fan Days III. During our talk, Hugh speaks about the enormity of being part of the first Star Wars film in over a decade, the atmosphere on the set, working with George Lucas, hanging out in Italy with Liam, Ewan, and Natalie, and why Panaka did not appear in the rest of the prequel films.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Of the many characters introduced in Episode I, few stood out quite like Queen Amidala's Chief of Security, Captain Panaka. Join us as we chat with the man behind the character, actor Hugh Quarshie, in this rare Cantina interview from Fan Days III. During our talk, Hugh speaks about the enormity of being part of the first Star Wars film in over a decade, the atmosphere on the set, working with George Lucas, hanging out in Italy with Liam, Ewan, and Natalie, and why Panaka did not appear in the rest of the prequel films.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Of the many characters introduced in Episode I, few stood out quite like Queen Amidala's Chief of Security, Captain Panaka. Join us as we chat with the man behind the character, actor Hugh Quarshie, in this rare Cantina interview from Fan Days III. During our talk, Hugh speaks about the enormity of being part of the first Star Wars film in over a decade, the atmosphere on the set, working with George Lucas, hanging out in Italy with Liam, Ewan, and Natalie, and why Panaka did not appear in the rest of the prequel films.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:09:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Clone Wars Roundtable: S2 : Episode 4 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable returns with in-depth analysis of the latest Clone Wars episode Senate Spy--recorded live on the floor of Fan Days III.</description>
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      <itunes:summary>The ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable returns with in-depth analysis of the latest Clone Wars episode Senate Spy--recorded live on the floor of Fan Days III.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Special Report: Don Bies At Fan Days III (RSS)</title>
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      <description>From ILM model maker to Lucasfilm archives curator to the official Droid wrangler on Episodes I, II, and III, Don Bies has done it all when it comes to Star Wars! Join us as we moderate Don's panel live from last weekend's Fan Days III. During our discussion, Don holds nothing back about the many hats (and helmets) he wore during his time with Lucasfilm, including playing a variety of iconic characters--well, parts of them at least. It's a Fan Days exclusive that you won't hear anywhere else as the ForceCast continues to leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>From ILM model maker to Lucasfilm archives curator to the official Droid wrangler on Episodes I, II, and III, Don Bies has done it all when it comes to Star Wars! Join us as we moderate Don's panel live from last weekend's Fan Days III. During our discussion, Don holds nothing back about the many hats (and helmets) he wore during his time with Lucasfilm, including playing a variety of iconic characters--well, parts of them at least. It's a Fan Days exclusive that you won't hear anywhere else as the ForceCast continues to leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>From ILM model maker to Lucasfilm archives curator to the official Droid wrangler on Episodes I, II, and III, Don Bies has done it all when it comes to Star Wars! Join us as we moderate Don's panel live from last weekend's Fan Days III. During our discussion, Don holds nothing back about the many hats (and helmets) he wore during his time with Lucasfilm, including playing a variety of iconic characters--well, parts of them at least. It's a Fan Days exclusive that you won't hear anywhere else as the ForceCast continues to leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: October 27, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>This week, the ForceCast comes to you LIVE from the floor of Star Wars Fan Days 3 at the Plano Convention Center in Plano, Texas. Join us as we follow up on last week's Outrageous Stories of the Week and add to the ongoing investigative report on the origins of "Mandalore." Plus, we meet some listeners and welcome a slew of surprise guests. It's the ForceCast live from Fan Days where NO FAN IS LEFT BEHIND!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>This week, the ForceCast comes to you LIVE from the floor of Star Wars Fan Days 3 at the Plano Convention Center in Plano, Texas. Join us as we follow up on last week's Outrageous Stories of the Week and add to the ongoing investigative report on the origins of "Mandalore." Plus, we meet some listeners and welcome a slew of surprise guests. It's the ForceCast live from Fan Days where NO FAN IS LEFT BEHIND!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This week, the ForceCast comes to you LIVE from the floor of Star Wars Fan Days 3 at the Plano Convention Center in Plano, Texas. Join us as we follow up on last week's Outrageous Stories of the Week and add to the ongoing investigative report on the origins of "Mandalore." Plus, we meet some listeners and welcome a slew of surprise guests. It's the ForceCast live from Fan Days where NO FAN IS LEFT BEHIND!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Microcast: What's New In The EU? - Death Troopers (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Last week saw the long-awaited arrival of Star Wars Death Troopers and there hasn't been this much excitement about the release of a fictional Star Wars novel in a long time. Join The ForceCast's Jimmy Mac and TheForce.Net's "Jovial" Jay Shepard as they offer up their spoiler-free reviews of this first-ever Star Wars horror novel. Then, Jimmy Mac catches up with Death Troopers author Joe Schreiber for an informative one-on-one interview in Chicago. Death Troopers is here, spoiler-free, on The ForceCast as we find out Whats New In The EU!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Last week saw the long-awaited arrival of Star Wars Death Troopers and there hasn't been this much excitement about the release of a fictional Star Wars novel in a long time. Join The ForceCast's Jimmy Mac and TheForce.Net's "Jovial" Jay Shepard as they offer up their spoiler-free reviews of this first-ever Star Wars horror novel. Then, Jimmy Mac catches up with Death Troopers author Joe Schreiber for an informative one-on-one interview in Chicago. Death Troopers is here, spoiler-free, on The ForceCast as we find out Whats New In The EU!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Last week saw the long-awaited arrival of Star Wars Death Troopers and there hasn't been this much excitement about the release of a fictional Star Wars novel in a long time. Join The ForceCast's Jimmy Mac and TheForce.Net's "Jovial" Jay Shepard as they offer up their spoiler-free reviews of this first-ever Star Wars horror novel. Then, Jimmy Mac catches up with Death Troopers author Joe Schreiber for an informative one-on-one interview in Chicago. Death Troopers is here, spoiler-free, on The ForceCast as we find out Whats New In The EU!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: October 16, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>This week on the ForceCast: we follow up on several recent Jimmy Mac Investigative Reports. Clone Wars Supervising Director Dave Filoni checks in to talk Mandalorians, Dave Prowse dominates our Outrageous Stories of the Week, and we get the scoop on a stolen Chewbacca mask in Tennessee. Plus, the latest from Billy Dee, your listener feedback, Star Wars in pop culture and much, much more!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>This week on the ForceCast: we follow up on several recent Jimmy Mac Investigative Reports. Clone Wars Supervising Director Dave Filoni checks in to talk Mandalorians, Dave Prowse dominates our Outrageous Stories of the Week, and we get the scoop on a stolen Chewbacca mask in Tennessee. Plus, the latest from Billy Dee, your listener feedback, Star Wars in pop culture and much, much more!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This week on the ForceCast: we follow up on several recent Jimmy Mac Investigative Reports. Clone Wars Supervising Director Dave Filoni checks in to talk Mandalorians, Dave Prowse dominates our Outrageous Stories of the Week, and we get the scoop on a stolen Chewbacca mask in Tennessee. Plus, the latest from Billy Dee, your listener feedback, Star Wars in pop culture and much, much more!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Clone Wars Roundtable: S2 : Episode 3 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable returns with a detailed look at last week's episode, Children of the Force. Did it deliver the goods? Find out what our panel thinks. Joining us this week are TheForce.Net's "Jovial" Jay Shepard and from the Geek Out Podcast, Big Honkin' Steve!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable returns with a detailed look at last week's episode, Children of the Force. Did it deliver the goods? Find out what our panel thinks. Joining us this week are TheForce.Net's "Jovial" Jay Shepard and from the Geek Out Podcast, Big Honkin' Steve!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable returns with a detailed look at last week's episode, Children of the Force. Did it deliver the goods? Find out what our panel thinks. Joining us this week are TheForce.Net's "Jovial" Jay Shepard and from the Geek Out Podcast, Big Honkin' Steve!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Microcast: In The Cantina With Jane Wiedlin (RSS)</title>
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      <description>From music to acting to comic books, Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Gos has done it all! Join us as we sit down in the Cantina with Jane and gal pal Bonnie Burton (Lucas Online) to discuss Star Wars fandom from... a different point of view. Topics of conversation include new and unique Star Wars marketing ideas, the truth about the Ewok diet, and the return of the ForceCast Cantina "questionnaire." It's Jane Wiedlin and Bonnie Burton in one of our most memorable Cantina interviews yet--only from your friends at ForceCast.Net.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>From music to acting to comic books, Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Gos has done it all! Join us as we sit down in the Cantina with Jane and gal pal Bonnie Burton (Lucas Online) to discuss Star Wars fandom from... a different point of view. Topics of conversation include new and unique Star Wars marketing ideas, the truth about the Ewok diet, and the return of the ForceCast Cantina "questionnaire." It's Jane Wiedlin and Bonnie Burton in one of our most memorable Cantina interviews yet--only from your friends at ForceCast.Net.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>From music to acting to comic books, Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Gos has done it all! Join us as we sit down in the Cantina with Jane and gal pal Bonnie Burton (Lucas Online) to discuss Star Wars fandom from... a different point of view. Topics of conversation include new and unique Star Wars marketing ideas, the truth about the Ewok diet, and the return of the ForceCast Cantina "questionnaire." It's Jane Wiedlin and Bonnie Burton in one of our most memorable Cantina interviews yet--only from your friends at ForceCast.Net.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Clone Wars Roundtable: S2 : Episodes 1 and 2 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The Clone Wars series is back! And with it comes the ForceCast's Clone Wars Roundtable podcasts. This week we're looking at the first two episodes of season 2, Holocron Heist and Cargo of Doom. Joining us on the panel are Rebelscum.com's Dan Curto and Director Kyle Newman.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Clone Wars series is back! And with it comes the ForceCast's Clone Wars Roundtable podcasts. This week we're looking at the first two episodes of season 2, Holocron Heist and Cargo of Doom. Joining us on the panel are Rebelscum.com's Dan Curto and Director Kyle Newman.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Clone Wars series is back! And with it comes the ForceCast's Clone Wars Roundtable podcasts. This week we're looking at the first two episodes of season 2, Holocron Heist and Cargo of Doom. Joining us on the panel are Rebelscum.com's Dan Curto and Director Kyle Newman.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Clone Wars Roundtable: S2 : Episodes 1 and 2 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The Clone Wars series is back! And with it comes the ForceCast's Clone Wars Roundtable podcasts. This week we're looking at the first two episodes of season 2, Holocron Heist and Cargo of Doom. Joining us on the panel are Rebelscum.com's Dan Curto and Director Kyle Newman.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Clone Wars series is back! And with it comes the ForceCast's Clone Wars Roundtable podcasts. This week we're looking at the first two episodes of season 2, Holocron Heist and Cargo of Doom. Joining us on the panel are Rebelscum.com's Dan Curto and Director Kyle Newman.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Clone Wars series is back! And with it comes the ForceCast's Clone Wars Roundtable podcasts. This week we're looking at the first two episodes of season 2, Holocron Heist and Cargo of Doom. Joining us on the panel are Rebelscum.com's Dan Curto and Director Kyle Newman.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: October 2, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The ForceCast celebrates tonight's return of The Clone Wars with special guest Dave Filoni. During this exclusive interview, Dave answers some of our questions, and yours, about what he and his crew learned from Season 1, what we can expect from Season 2 (Mandalorians anyone?), and what role the EU may or may not play in the show's development. We also have your week's Star Wars news, Billy Dee's Quote of the Week, and much, much more.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The ForceCast celebrates tonight's return of The Clone Wars with special guest Dave Filoni. During this exclusive interview, Dave answers some of our questions, and yours, about what he and his crew learned from Season 1, what we can expect from Season 2 (Mandalorians anyone?), and what role the EU may or may not play in the show's development. We also have your week's Star Wars news, Billy Dee's Quote of the Week, and much, much more.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The ForceCast celebrates tonight's return of The Clone Wars with special guest Dave Filoni. During this exclusive interview, Dave answers some of our questions, and yours, about what he and his crew learned from Season 1, what we can expect from Season 2 (Mandalorians anyone?), and what role the EU may or may not play in the show's development. We also have your week's Star Wars news, Billy Dee's Quote of the Week, and much, much more.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Microcast: In The Cantina With Authors Of The Complete Vader (RSS)</title>
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      <description>He's the most iconic film villain of all-time and the subject of an incredible new coffee table book by Star Wars authorities Ryder Windham and Pete Vilmur. The Complete Vader tells the story of Darth Vader from concept to silver screen sensation. Go into the Cantina as we chat with Ryder and Pete about our favorite baddie from the galaxy far, far away.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>He's the most iconic film villain of all-time and the subject of an incredible new coffee table book by Star Wars authorities Ryder Windham and Pete Vilmur. The Complete Vader tells the story of Darth Vader from concept to silver screen sensation. Go into the Cantina as we chat with Ryder and Pete about our favorite baddie from the galaxy far, far away.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>He's the most iconic film villain of all-time and the subject of an incredible new coffee table book by Star Wars authorities Ryder Windham and Pete Vilmur. The Complete Vader tells the story of Darth Vader from concept to silver screen sensation. Go into the Cantina as we chat with Ryder and Pete about our favorite baddie from the galaxy far, far away.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:28:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Microcast: In The Cantina With James Arnold Taylor (RSS)</title>
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      <description>From Obi-Wan Kenobi to Fred Flintstone--when it comes to giving life and voice to iconic characters, there's no one better than James Arnold Taylor. Join us in the Cantina for a very special interview with this vocal genius.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>From Obi-Wan Kenobi to Fred Flintstone--when it comes to giving life and voice to iconic characters, there's no one better than James Arnold Taylor. Join us in the Cantina for a very special interview with this vocal genius.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>From Obi-Wan Kenobi to Fred Flintstone--when it comes to giving life and voice to iconic characters, there's no one better than James Arnold Taylor. Join us in the Cantina for a very special interview with this vocal genius.</itunes:summary>
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      <description>The Weekly ForceCast is back with a roundup of the latest news and rumors surrounding Celebration V and live action series casting. A listener's email prompts a Jimmy Mac Investigative Report into the possible use of lightsaber sound effects in the original Star Trek series and we have the latest updates to the already impressive list of guests heading to Texas for Fan Days 3 and details of how you can have breakfast with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Plus, Billy Dee, Star Wars in pop culture, and your voice mails and e-mails.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Weekly ForceCast is back with a roundup of the latest news and rumors surrounding Celebration V and live action series casting. A listener's email prompts a Jimmy Mac Investigative Report into the possible use of lightsaber sound effects in the original Star Trek series and we have the latest updates to the already impressive list of guests heading to Texas for Fan Days 3 and details of how you can have breakfast with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Plus, Billy Dee, Star Wars in pop culture, and your voice mails and e-mails.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Weekly ForceCast is back with a roundup of the latest news and rumors surrounding Celebration V and live action series casting. A listener's email prompts a Jimmy Mac Investigative Report into the possible use of lightsaber sound effects in the original Star Trek series and we have the latest updates to the already impressive list of guests heading to Texas for Fan Days 3 and details of how you can have breakfast with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Plus, Billy Dee, Star Wars in pop culture, and your voice mails and e-mails.</itunes:summary>
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      <description>The Weekly ForceCast returns with special guest Clone Wars writer George Krstic in the studio. This week we're looking at news on all of the major Star Wars fronts, including Celebration V, Clone Wars season 2, and the live action series. Plus Billy Dee, listener mail, and an Outrageous story from the Netherlands that leaves us all scratching our heads. It's all coming your way only on the ForceCast.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Weekly ForceCast returns with special guest Clone Wars writer George Krstic in the studio. This week we're looking at news on all of the major Star Wars fronts, including Celebration V, Clone Wars season 2, and the live action series. Plus Billy Dee, listener mail, and an Outrageous story from the Netherlands that leaves us all scratching our heads. It's all coming your way only on the ForceCast.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Weekly ForceCast returns with special guest Clone Wars writer George Krstic in the studio. This week we're looking at news on all of the major Star Wars fronts, including Celebration V, Clone Wars season 2, and the live action series. Plus Billy Dee, listener mail, and an Outrageous story from the Netherlands that leaves us all scratching our heads. It's all coming your way only on the ForceCast.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Special: ForceCast Three Year Anniversary Megacast (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Celebrate with the ForceCast as we look back on the last three years of Star Wars news and commentary! Featuring hilarious highlights from past shows, giveaways galore, and a ton of surprises. Plus, super-sized Billy Dee and your e-mails and voice mails</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Celebrate with the ForceCast as we look back on the last three years of Star Wars news and commentary! Featuring hilarious highlights from past shows, giveaways galore, and a ton of surprises. Plus, super-sized Billy Dee and your e-mails and voice mails</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Celebrate with the ForceCast as we look back on the last three years of Star Wars news and commentary! Featuring hilarious highlights from past shows, giveaways galore, and a ton of surprises. Plus, super-sized Billy Dee and your e-mails and voice mails</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>A Galaxy Of Music Vol. 23: Summer '09 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Jimmy Mac is back with A Galaxy Of Music, Volume 23 just in time for the dog days of Summer. Listen as DJ Jimmy cooks up some of the best Star Wars inspired tunes this side of the Outer Rim, featuring musical tributes to Chewie, the Ewoks--and an ultra rare recording of a crooning Billy Dee! Plus, your requests, updates from the Star Wars fan community, and so much more!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Jimmy Mac is back with A Galaxy Of Music, Volume 23 just in time for the dog days of Summer. Listen as DJ Jimmy cooks up some of the best Star Wars inspired tunes this side of the Outer Rim, featuring musical tributes to Chewie, the Ewoks--and an ultra rare recording of a crooning Billy Dee! Plus, your requests, updates from the Star Wars fan community, and so much more!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Jimmy Mac is back with A Galaxy Of Music, Volume 23 just in time for the dog days of Summer. Listen as DJ Jimmy cooks up some of the best Star Wars inspired tunes this side of the Outer Rim, featuring musical tributes to Chewie, the Ewoks--and an ultra rare recording of a crooning Billy Dee! Plus, your requests, updates from the Star Wars fan community, and so much more!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Special Report: Billy Dee Williams at Chicago Comic Con 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>It's the one you've been waiting for! Jimmy Mac sits down one-on-one with the legendary Billy Dee Williams in this Special Report from Chicago Comic Con 2009. Listen in as Billy Dee talks about Lando, his recurring role on General Hospital, the new Colt 45 ad campaign, Robot Chicken and much more. Plus, clips from Billy Dee's question and answer panel from the con. It's Billy Dee and The ForceCast once again leaving no fan left behind!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>It's the one you've been waiting for! Jimmy Mac sits down one-on-one with the legendary Billy Dee Williams in this Special Report from Chicago Comic Con 2009. Listen in as Billy Dee talks about Lando, his recurring role on General Hospital, the new Colt 45 ad campaign, Robot Chicken and much more. Plus, clips from Billy Dee's question and answer panel from the con. It's Billy Dee and The ForceCast once again leaving no fan left behind!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>It's the one you've been waiting for! Jimmy Mac sits down one-on-one with the legendary Billy Dee Williams in this Special Report from Chicago Comic Con 2009. Listen in as Billy Dee talks about Lando, his recurring role on General Hospital, the new Colt 45 ad campaign, Robot Chicken and much more. Plus, clips from Billy Dee's question and answer panel from the con. It's Billy Dee and The ForceCast once again leaving no fan left behind!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: August 21, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>This week on the ForceCast special guest Dan Curto stops by to talk what's new in Star Wars toys. We also uncover some wild live action TV show rumors and deal with more fallout and feedback over the Karen Traviss EU controversy. Plus an ultra rare clip of a crooning Billy Dee!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>This week on the ForceCast special guest Dan Curto stops by to talk what's new in Star Wars toys. We also uncover some wild live action TV show rumors and deal with more fallout and feedback over the Karen Traviss EU controversy. Plus an ultra rare clip of a crooning Billy Dee!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>This week on the ForceCast special guest Dan Curto stops by to talk what's new in Star Wars toys. We also uncover some wild live action TV show rumors and deal with more fallout and feedback over the Karen Traviss EU controversy. Plus an ultra rare clip of a crooning Billy Dee!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Special Report: Boba Fest At Chicago Comic Con 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>It's Boba Fest here at the ForceCast with this Special Report from Chicago Comic Con 2009 featuring exclusive interviews with both Bobas: Daniel Logan and Jeremy Bulloch. Listen in as Daniel recalls his time spent on the set of Episode II and comments on the Clone Wars animated series and the latest live action TV show rumors. The elder Fett Jeremy Bulloch steps in to talk Boba Fett collecting, fans, and stories from the set. All that and a whole lot more as The ForceCast leaves no fan behind with Boba Fest!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>It's Boba Fest here at the ForceCast with this Special Report from Chicago Comic Con 2009 featuring exclusive interviews with both Bobas: Daniel Logan and Jeremy Bulloch. Listen in as Daniel recalls his time spent on the set of Episode II and comments on the Clone Wars animated series and the latest live action TV show rumors. The elder Fett Jeremy Bulloch steps in to talk Boba Fett collecting, fans, and stories from the set. All that and a whole lot more as The ForceCast leaves no fan behind with Boba Fest!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>It's Boba Fest here at the ForceCast with this Special Report from Chicago Comic Con 2009 featuring exclusive interviews with both Bobas: Daniel Logan and Jeremy Bulloch. Listen in as Daniel recalls his time spent on the set of Episode II and comments on the Clone Wars animated series and the latest live action TV show rumors. The elder Fett Jeremy Bulloch steps in to talk Boba Fett collecting, fans, and stories from the set. All that and a whole lot more as The ForceCast leaves no fan behind with Boba Fest!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: August 14, 2009 (RSS)</title>
      <link>http://odeo.com/episodes/24960011-Weekly-ForceCast-August-14-2009-RSS</link>
      <description>Join The ForceCast as we help you make sense of everything that has gone down this past week. Chicago Comic Con 2009 was big for Star Wars fans last weekend and the ForceCast is making sure that no fan is left behind as we present the most comprehensive coverage of the event, including behind the scenes recaps of Steve Sansweet's Star Wars Presentation, Ray Park's Q&amp;A, and the one and only Billy Dee! Plus, the EU is back in the news again with Karen Traviss' recently announced departure from the world of Star Wars books and The ForceCast presents commentary and analysis you will not find anywhere else! All this, along with listener feedback, the latest Star Wars pop culture references, and so much more.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Join The ForceCast as we help you make sense of everything that has gone down this past week. Chicago Comic Con 2009 was big for Star Wars fans last weekend and the ForceCast is making sure that no fan is left behind as we present the most comprehensive coverage of the event, including behind the scenes recaps of Steve Sansweet's Star Wars Presentation, Ray Park's Q&amp;A, and the one and only Billy Dee! Plus, the EU is back in the news again with Karen Traviss' recently announced departure from the world of Star Wars books and The ForceCast presents commentary and analysis you will not find anywhere else! All this, along with listener feedback, the latest Star Wars pop culture references, and so much more.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Join The ForceCast as we help you make sense of everything that has gone down this past week. Chicago Comic Con 2009 was big for Star Wars fans last weekend and the ForceCast is making sure that no fan is left behind as we present the most comprehensive coverage of the event, including behind the scenes recaps of Steve Sansweet's Star Wars Presentation, Ray Park's Q&amp;A, and the one and only Billy Dee! Plus, the EU is back in the news again with Karen Traviss' recently announced departure from the world of Star Wars books and The ForceCast presents commentary and analysis you will not find anywhere else! All this, along with listener feedback, the latest Star Wars pop culture references, and so much more.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Clone Wars Roundtable: Season 2 Trailer (RSS)</title>
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      <description>By now we've all seen the incredible trailer for Season 2 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars that debuted at San Diego Comic Con. Now comes the fun part: analyzing the heck out of it! The ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable returns to break down the trailer scene by scene and speculate about the goodness Season 2 promises to bring.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>By now we've all seen the incredible trailer for Season 2 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars that debuted at San Diego Comic Con. Now comes the fun part: analyzing the heck out of it! The ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable returns to break down the trailer scene by scene and speculate about the goodness Season 2 promises to bring.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>By now we've all seen the incredible trailer for Season 2 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars that debuted at San Diego Comic Con. Now comes the fun part: analyzing the heck out of it! The ForceCast Clone Wars Roundtable returns to break down the trailer scene by scene and speculate about the goodness Season 2 promises to bring.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Special Report: Chicago Comic Con 2009 (RSS)</title>
      <link>http://odeo.com/episodes/24942150-Special-Report-Chicago-Comic-Con-2009-RSS</link>
      <description>The Star Wars presence at the 2009 Chicago Comic Con was HUGE! Join Jimmy Mac as he braves the throngs to bring you interviews from the show floor with the talents behind some of the Saga's most indelible characters: Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Tom Kane (Yoda in Star Wars: Clone Wars), Howard Chaykin (illustrator of the original Star Wars film adaptation from Marvel), Jerome Blake (Mas Amedda and others), Maria De Aragon (Greedo), Anthony Forrest (Sandtrooper), and Doug Wangler (Quinlan Vos). Chicago Comic Con brought Star Wars fans from across the country to the Windy City and The ForceCast brings it to you, leaving NO FAN LEFT BEHIND with this special report!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Star Wars presence at the 2009 Chicago Comic Con was HUGE! Join Jimmy Mac as he braves the throngs to bring you interviews from the show floor with the talents behind some of the Saga's most indelible characters: Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Tom Kane (Yoda in Star Wars: Clone Wars), Howard Chaykin (illustrator of the original Star Wars film adaptation from Marvel), Jerome Blake (Mas Amedda and others), Maria De Aragon (Greedo), Anthony Forrest (Sandtrooper), and Doug Wangler (Quinlan Vos). Chicago Comic Con brought Star Wars fans from across the country to the Windy City and The ForceCast brings it to you, leaving NO FAN LEFT BEHIND with this special report!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Star Wars presence at the 2009 Chicago Comic Con was HUGE! Join Jimmy Mac as he braves the throngs to bring you interviews from the show floor with the talents behind some of the Saga's most indelible characters: Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Tom Kane (Yoda in Star Wars: Clone Wars), Howard Chaykin (illustrator of the original Star Wars film adaptation from Marvel), Jerome Blake (Mas Amedda and others), Maria De Aragon (Greedo), Anthony Forrest (Sandtrooper), and Doug Wangler (Quinlan Vos). Chicago Comic Con brought Star Wars fans from across the country to the Windy City and The ForceCast brings it to you, leaving NO FAN LEFT BEHIND with this special report!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Special Report: Chicago Comic Con With Steve Sansweet (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Chicago Comic Con (formerly known as Wizard World) descended upon the Windy City this weekend to bring Star Wars fans from across the country together for a wild weekend. Join us for the first of several special reports from this huge event. Kicking things off is an exclusive interview with Lucasfilm's Head of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet. Steve talks about the fallout from the SDCC Star Wars Spectacular, his latest book Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles, and he joins Jimmy Mac for a little game of ForceCast Bongo. Plus, the latest Celebration V news and much more. Get caught up with a ForceCast favorite, Steve Sansweet, as we leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Chicago Comic Con (formerly known as Wizard World) descended upon the Windy City this weekend to bring Star Wars fans from across the country together for a wild weekend. Join us for the first of several special reports from this huge event. Kicking things off is an exclusive interview with Lucasfilm's Head of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet. Steve talks about the fallout from the SDCC Star Wars Spectacular, his latest book Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles, and he joins Jimmy Mac for a little game of ForceCast Bongo. Plus, the latest Celebration V news and much more. Get caught up with a ForceCast favorite, Steve Sansweet, as we leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Chicago Comic Con (formerly known as Wizard World) descended upon the Windy City this weekend to bring Star Wars fans from across the country together for a wild weekend. Join us for the first of several special reports from this huge event. Kicking things off is an exclusive interview with Lucasfilm's Head of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet. Steve talks about the fallout from the SDCC Star Wars Spectacular, his latest book Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles, and he joins Jimmy Mac for a little game of ForceCast Bongo. Plus, the latest Celebration V news and much more. Get caught up with a ForceCast favorite, Steve Sansweet, as we leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Special Report: Chicago Comic Con With Steve Sansweet (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Chicago Comic Con (formerly known as Wizard World) descended upon the Windy City this weekend to bring Star Wars fans from across the country together for a wild weekend. Join us for the first of several special reports from this huge event. Kicking things off is an exclusive interview with Lucasfilm's Head of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet. Steve talks about the fallout from the SDCC Star Wars Spectacular, his latest book Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles, and he joins Jimmy Mac for a little game of ForceCast Bongo. Plus, the latest Celebration V news and much more. Get caught up with a ForceCast favorite, Steve Sansweet, as we leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Chicago Comic Con (formerly known as Wizard World) descended upon the Windy City this weekend to bring Star Wars fans from across the country together for a wild weekend. Join us for the first of several special reports from this huge event. Kicking things off is an exclusive interview with Lucasfilm's Head of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet. Steve talks about the fallout from the SDCC Star Wars Spectacular, his latest book Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles, and he joins Jimmy Mac for a little game of ForceCast Bongo. Plus, the latest Celebration V news and much more. Get caught up with a ForceCast favorite, Steve Sansweet, as we leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Chicago Comic Con (formerly known as Wizard World) descended upon the Windy City this weekend to bring Star Wars fans from across the country together for a wild weekend. Join us for the first of several special reports from this huge event. Kicking things off is an exclusive interview with Lucasfilm's Head of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet. Steve talks about the fallout from the SDCC Star Wars Spectacular, his latest book Star Wars: 1,000 Collectibles, and he joins Jimmy Mac for a little game of ForceCast Bongo. Plus, the latest Celebration V news and much more. Get caught up with a ForceCast favorite, Steve Sansweet, as we leave NO FAN LEFT BEHIND!</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: August 7, 2009 (RSS)</title>
      <link>http://odeo.com/episodes/24923942-Weekly-ForceCast-August-7-2009-RSS</link>
      <description>It's a new day for The Weekly ForceCast as we release the first show on our new website, ForceCast.net. Listen in as Jason and Jimmy take you on a tour of the new home for all things ForceCast. We'll also look at some news we missed coming out of Comic Con, including Star Wars on Blu-ray, the next Family Guy parody, and Jedi resurrection in the EU.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>It's a new day for The Weekly ForceCast as we release the first show on our new website, ForceCast.net. Listen in as Jason and Jimmy take you on a tour of the new home for all things ForceCast. We'll also look at some news we missed coming out of Comic Con, including Star Wars on Blu-ray, the next Family Guy parody, and Jedi resurrection in the EU.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>It's a new day for The Weekly ForceCast as we release the first show on our new website, ForceCast.net. Listen in as Jason and Jimmy take you on a tour of the new home for all things ForceCast. We'll also look at some news we missed coming out of Comic Con, including Star Wars on Blu-ray, the next Family Guy parody, and Jedi resurrection in the EU.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: August 7, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>It's a new day for The Weekly ForceCast as we release the first show on our new website, ForceCast.net. Listen in as Jason and Jimmy take you on a tour of the new home for all things ForceCast. We'll also look at some news we missed coming out of Comic Con, including Star Wars on Blu-ray, the next Family Guy parody, and Jedi resurrection in the EU.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>It's a new day for The Weekly ForceCast as we release the first show on our new website, ForceCast.net. Listen in as Jason and Jimmy take you on a tour of the new home for all things ForceCast. We'll also look at some news we missed coming out of Comic Con, including Star Wars on Blu-ray, the next Family Guy parody, and Jedi resurrection in the EU.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>It's a new day for The Weekly ForceCast as we release the first show on our new website, ForceCast.net. Listen in as Jason and Jimmy take you on a tour of the new home for all things ForceCast. We'll also look at some news we missed coming out of Comic Con, including Star Wars on Blu-ray, the next Family Guy parody, and Jedi resurrection in the EU.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Microcast: In The Cantina With Dee Bradley Baker (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clone army in &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars: The Clone Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, sits down with Jimmy and Jason to discuss how he creates so many memorable characters with a single voice. Dee also looks back on his career as a voice over actor and how he got his start.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clone army in &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars: The Clone Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, sits down with Jimmy and Jason to discuss how he creates so many memorable characters with a single voice. Dee also looks back on his career as a voice over actor and how he got his start.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clone army in &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars: The Clone Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, sits down with Jimmy and Jason to discuss how he creates so many memorable characters with a single voice. Dee also looks back on his career as a voice over actor and how he got his start.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>ForceCast: In The Cantina With Dee Bradley Baker (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clone army in Star Wars: The Clone Wars sits down with Jimmy and Jason to discuss how he creates so many memorable characters with a single voice. Dee also looks back on his career as a voice over actor and how he got his start.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clone army in Star Wars: The Clone Wars sits down with Jimmy and Jason to discuss how he creates so many memorable characters with a single voice. Dee also looks back on his career as a voice over actor and how he got his start.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clone army in Star Wars: The Clone Wars sits down with Jimmy and Jason to discuss how he creates so many memorable characters with a single voice. Dee also looks back on his career as a voice over actor and how he got his start.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: Step Aside G4 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The Weekly ForceCast welcomes &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Robot Chicken&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich to the show to talk about their Skate Party Tour and Jimmy and I go deep into what was announced (and not announced) at last week's San Diego Comic Con.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Weekly ForceCast welcomes &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Robot Chicken&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich to the show to talk about their Skate Party Tour and Jimmy and I go deep into what was announced (and not announced) at last week's San Diego Comic Con.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Weekly ForceCast welcomes &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Robot Chicken&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich to the show to talk about their Skate Party Tour and Jimmy and I go deep into what was announced (and not announced) at last week's San Diego Comic Con.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:47:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: Step Aside G4 (RSS)</title>
      <link>http://odeo.com/episodes/24890259-Weekly-ForceCast-Step-Aside-G4-RSS</link>
      <description>The Weekly ForceCast welcomes Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich to the show to talk about their Skate Party Tour and Jimmy and I go deep into what was announced (and not announced) at last week's San Diego Comic Con.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Weekly ForceCast welcomes Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich to the show to talk about their Skate Party Tour and Jimmy and I go deep into what was announced (and not announced) at last week's San Diego Comic Con.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Weekly ForceCast welcomes Robot Chicken creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich to the show to talk about their Skate Party Tour and Jimmy and I go deep into what was announced (and not announced) at last week's San Diego Comic Con.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Microcast: What's New In The EU? (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Anyone listening to the Weekly ForceCast knows what a hot topic the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; Expanded Universe has become. Some love it, some do not, and others are somewhere in the middle. Join Jimmy Mac, Josh "JediShua" Stolte, Kyle Newman, and me in a roundtable discussion about the current state of the EU, both the good and the not so good.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Anyone listening to the Weekly ForceCast knows what a hot topic the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; Expanded Universe has become. Some love it, some do not, and others are somewhere in the middle. Join Jimmy Mac, Josh "JediShua" Stolte, Kyle Newman, and me in a roundtable discussion about the current state of the EU, both the good and the not so good.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Anyone listening to the Weekly ForceCast knows what a hot topic the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; Expanded Universe has become. Some love it, some do not, and others are somewhere in the middle. Join Jimmy Mac, Josh "JediShua" Stolte, Kyle Newman, and me in a roundtable discussion about the current state of the EU, both the good and the not so good.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Microcast: What's New In The EU? (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Anyone listening to the Weekly ForceCast knows what a hot topic the Star Wars Expanded Universe has become. Some love it, some do not, and others are somewhere in the middle. Join Jason, Jimmy Mac, Josh "JediShua" Stolte, and Kyle Newman in a roundtable discussion about the current state of the EU, both the good and the not so good.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Anyone listening to the Weekly ForceCast knows what a hot topic the Star Wars Expanded Universe has become. Some love it, some do not, and others are somewhere in the middle. Join Jason, Jimmy Mac, Josh "JediShua" Stolte, and Kyle Newman in a roundtable discussion about the current state of the EU, both the good and the not so good.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Anyone listening to the Weekly ForceCast knows what a hot topic the Star Wars Expanded Universe has become. Some love it, some do not, and others are somewhere in the middle. Join Jason, Jimmy Mac, Josh "JediShua" Stolte, and Kyle Newman in a roundtable discussion about the current state of the EU, both the good and the not so good.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: Counting Vaders (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The Weekly ForceCast kicks off its San Diego Comic Con coverage with analysis of the first precious pics of the Star Wars pavilion. Jake Lloyd speaks out on ten years of living with the legacy of Anakin Skywalker and a ForceCast listener calls for no confidence in Jimmy's Vader count.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Weekly ForceCast kicks off its San Diego Comic Con coverage with analysis of the first precious pics of the Star Wars pavilion. Jake Lloyd speaks out on ten years of living with the legacy of Anakin Skywalker and a ForceCast listener calls for no confidence in Jimmy's Vader count.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Weekly ForceCast kicks off its San Diego Comic Con coverage with analysis of the first precious pics of the Star Wars pavilion. Jake Lloyd speaks out on ten years of living with the legacy of Anakin Skywalker and a ForceCast listener calls for no confidence in Jimmy's Vader count.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: Counting Vaders (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The Weekly ForceCast kicks off its San Diego Comic Con coverage with analysis of the first precious pics of the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; pavilion. Jake Lloyd speaks out on ten years of living with the legacy of Anakin Skywalker and a ForceCast listener calls for no confidence in Jimmy's Vader count.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Weekly ForceCast kicks off its San Diego Comic Con coverage with analysis of the first precious pics of the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; pavilion. Jake Lloyd speaks out on ten years of living with the legacy of Anakin Skywalker and a ForceCast listener calls for no confidence in Jimmy's Vader count.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Weekly ForceCast kicks off its San Diego Comic Con coverage with analysis of the first precious pics of the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; pavilion. Jake Lloyd speaks out on ten years of living with the legacy of Anakin Skywalker and a ForceCast listener calls for no confidence in Jimmy's Vader count.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: Bongo Is Its Name-O (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The Weekly ForceCast is back as the anticipation builds for San Diego Comic Con. What will be announced at next week's Star Wars Spectacular? Listen in as we discuss all of the possibilities... and we mean ALL. We also welcome Writer/Director Daniel McNichol to the ForceCast Cantina to talk about his new Reclaiming The Blade documentary and the lightsaber's place in Western European sword history. Plus, a tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson by way of Billy Dee and Carrie Fisher and your voice mails and e-mails.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Weekly ForceCast is back as the anticipation builds for San Diego Comic Con. What will be announced at next week's Star Wars Spectacular? Listen in as we discuss all of the possibilities... and we mean ALL. We also welcome Writer/Director Daniel McNichol to the ForceCast Cantina to talk about his new Reclaiming The Blade documentary and the lightsaber's place in Western European sword history. Plus, a tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson by way of Billy Dee and Carrie Fisher and your voice mails and e-mails.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Weekly ForceCast is back as the anticipation builds for San Diego Comic Con. What will be announced at next week's Star Wars Spectacular? Listen in as we discuss all of the possibilities... and we mean ALL. We also welcome Writer/Director Daniel McNichol to the ForceCast Cantina to talk about his new Reclaiming The Blade documentary and the lightsaber's place in Western European sword history. Plus, a tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson by way of Billy Dee and Carrie Fisher and your voice mails and e-mails.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:09:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: Bongo Is Its Name-O (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The Weekly ForceCast is back as the anticipation builds for San Diego Comic-Con. What will be announced at next week's &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars Spectacular&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;? Listen in as we discuss all of the possibilities... and we mean ALL. We also welcome Writer/Director Daniel McNichol to the ForceCast Cantina to talk about his new &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; documentary and the lightsaber's place in Western European sword history. Plus, a tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson by way of Billy Dee and Carrie Fisher and your voice mails and e-mails.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Weekly ForceCast is back as the anticipation builds for San Diego Comic-Con. What will be announced at next week's &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars Spectacular&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;? Listen in as we discuss all of the possibilities... and we mean ALL. We also welcome Writer/Director Daniel McNichol to the ForceCast Cantina to talk about his new &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; documentary and the lightsaber's place in Western European sword history. Plus, a tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson by way of Billy Dee and Carrie Fisher and your voice mails and e-mails.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Weekly ForceCast is back as the anticipation builds for San Diego Comic-Con. What will be announced at next week's &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars Spectacular&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;? Listen in as we discuss all of the possibilities... and we mean ALL. We also welcome Writer/Director Daniel McNichol to the ForceCast Cantina to talk about his new &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; documentary and the lightsaber's place in Western European sword history. Plus, a tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson by way of Billy Dee and Carrie Fisher and your voice mails and e-mails.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>ForceCast: In The Cantina With John Rhys-Davies (RSS)</title>
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      <description>John Rhys-Davies is known to filmgoers as Sallah from the Indiana Jones Saga and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings. Jimmy Mac welcomes John into the Cantina to discuss his career in movies and his role as narrator of the new documentary Reclaiming The Blade. A fun look at the history of sword fighting in the real world and in film, Reclaiming The Blade also features the lightsaber, including an interview with Original Trilogy Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster, the great Bob Anderson. Plus, John speaks candidly about working with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, and life on the set of some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters. So pull a stool up to the bar for a fun-filled chat with the right-hand man of Indiana Jones as The ForceCast goes in the Cantina with John Rhys-Davies!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>John Rhys-Davies is known to filmgoers as Sallah from the Indiana Jones Saga and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings. Jimmy Mac welcomes John into the Cantina to discuss his career in movies and his role as narrator of the new documentary Reclaiming The Blade. A fun look at the history of sword fighting in the real world and in film, Reclaiming The Blade also features the lightsaber, including an interview with Original Trilogy Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster, the great Bob Anderson. Plus, John speaks candidly about working with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, and life on the set of some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters. So pull a stool up to the bar for a fun-filled chat with the right-hand man of Indiana Jones as The ForceCast goes in the Cantina with John Rhys-Davies!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>John Rhys-Davies is known to filmgoers as Sallah from the Indiana Jones Saga and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings. Jimmy Mac welcomes John into the Cantina to discuss his career in movies and his role as narrator of the new documentary Reclaiming The Blade. A fun look at the history of sword fighting in the real world and in film, Reclaiming The Blade also features the lightsaber, including an interview with Original Trilogy Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster, the great Bob Anderson. Plus, John speaks candidly about working with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, and life on the set of some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters. So pull a stool up to the bar for a fun-filled chat with the right-hand man of Indiana Jones as The ForceCast goes in the Cantina with John Rhys-Davies!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Microcast: In The Cantina With John Rhys-Davies (RSS)</title>
      <link>http://odeo.com/episodes/24934282-Microcast-In-The-Cantina-With-John-Rhys-Davies-RSS</link>
      <description>He's known to filmgoers as Sallah from the Indiana Jones saga and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings... it's John Rhys-Davies! Jimmy Mac welcomes John into the Cantina to discuss his career in movies and his role as narrator of the new documentary &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;. A fun look at the history of sword fighting in the real world and in film, &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; also features the lightsaber, including an interview with Original Trilogy Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster, the great Bob Anderson. Plus, John speaks candidly about working with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, and life on the set of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. So pull a stool up to the bar for a fun-filled chat with Indiana Jones' right-hand man as The ForceCast goes in the Cantina with John Rhys-Davies!</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>He's known to filmgoers as Sallah from the Indiana Jones saga and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings... it's John Rhys-Davies! Jimmy Mac welcomes John into the Cantina to discuss his career in movies and his role as narrator of the new documentary &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;. A fun look at the history of sword fighting in the real world and in film, &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; also features the lightsaber, including an interview with Original Trilogy Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster, the great Bob Anderson. Plus, John speaks candidly about working with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, and life on the set of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. So pull a stool up to the bar for a fun-filled chat with Indiana Jones' right-hand man as The ForceCast goes in the Cantina with John Rhys-Davies!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>He's known to filmgoers as Sallah from the Indiana Jones saga and Gimli from The Lord of the Rings... it's John Rhys-Davies! Jimmy Mac welcomes John into the Cantina to discuss his career in movies and his role as narrator of the new documentary &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;. A fun look at the history of sword fighting in the real world and in film, &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Reclaiming The Blade&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; also features the lightsaber, including an interview with Original Trilogy Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster, the great Bob Anderson. Plus, John speaks candidly about working with George Lucas, Harrison Ford, and life on the set of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. So pull a stool up to the bar for a fun-filled chat with Indiana Jones' right-hand man as The ForceCast goes in the Cantina with John Rhys-Davies!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Weekly ForceCast: July 10, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Join Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, along with special guest co-host, The Jedi Princess of Jazz Bethany Hamilton, for the latest news and information from the galaxy far, far away. This week we cover all of the hottest rumors about the upcoming &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; live action show, San Diego Comic-Con news, and information about what happened to &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Clone Wars: Decoded&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;? Plus, Kyle Newman stops by to receive a special gift.</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Join Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, along with special guest co-host, The Jedi Princess of Jazz Bethany Hamilton, for the latest news and information from the galaxy far, far away. This week we cover all of the hottest rumors about the upcoming &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; live action show, San Diego Comic-Con news, and information about what happened to &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Clone Wars: Decoded&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;? Plus, Kyle Newman stops by to receive a special gift.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Join Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, along with special guest co-host, The Jedi Princess of Jazz Bethany Hamilton, for the latest news and information from the galaxy far, far away. This week we cover all of the hottest rumors about the upcoming &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; live action show, San Diego Comic-Con news, and information about what happened to &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Clone Wars: Decoded&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;? Plus, Kyle Newman stops by to receive a special gift.</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Force-Cast: July 10, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Its time for your weekly dose of Star Wars news and much more with The Weekly ForceCast! Join Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, along with special guest co-host, The Jedi Princess of Jazz Bethany Hamilton, for the latest news and information from The Galaxy Far, Far Away. Check out The ForceCast this week for all the hottest rumors about the upcoming Star Wars Live Action Show, San Diego Comic-Con news, and information about The Clone Wars. Have you been wondering what happened to The Clone Wars: Decoded? So have we! Listen to find out what we know! Plus KYLE NEWMAN pops by to receive?A gift! Gift? What Gift?!?!? Chill out Threepio! Join in on the fun right now with The Weekly ForceCast?The Galaxy is Listening!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Its time for your weekly dose of Star Wars news and much more with The Weekly ForceCast! Join Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, along with special guest co-host, The Jedi Princess of Jazz Bethany Hamilton, for the latest news and information from The Galaxy Far, Far Away. Check out The ForceCast this week for all the hottest rumors about the upcoming Star Wars Live Action Show, San Diego Comic-Con news, and information about The Clone Wars. Have you been wondering what happened to The Clone Wars: Decoded? So have we! Listen to find out what we know! Plus KYLE NEWMAN pops by to receive?A gift! Gift? What Gift?!?!? Chill out Threepio! Join in on the fun right now with The Weekly ForceCast?The Galaxy is Listening!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Its time for your weekly dose of Star Wars news and much more with The Weekly ForceCast! Join Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, along with special guest co-host, The Jedi Princess of Jazz Bethany Hamilton, for the latest news and information from The Galaxy Far, Far Away. Check out The ForceCast this week for all the hottest rumors about the upcoming Star Wars Live Action Show, San Diego Comic-Con news, and information about The Clone Wars. Have you been wondering what happened to The Clone Wars: Decoded? So have we! Listen to find out what we know! Plus KYLE NEWMAN pops by to receive?A gift! Gift? What Gift?!?!? Chill out Threepio! Join in on the fun right now with The Weekly ForceCast?The Galaxy is Listening!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Force-Cast: June 26, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>The Force-Cast is back and bigger than ever. Join Jason and Jimmy Mac as they review the big night in Chicago when George Lucas was honored by the Siskel Film Center. Hear exclusive podcast coverage from behind-the-scenes and backstage with GEORGE LUCAS! Plus, incredible highlights from JON FAVREAUs one-on-one interview with George - live from the stage at The Four Seasons main ballroom. Its an up-close and intimate look at the creator of Star Wars focusing on his past, present and future. Tickets for this event were 400 bucks a pop, but The Force-Cast was there leaving NO FAN BEHIND with an amazing report from mind-blowing evening. Also, we hear about everything that went down at Ralph McQuarries 80th birthday party from PAUL BATEMAN of RalphMcQuarrie.com. Find out what happened and who was on the star-studded guest list. And if that isn?t enough, DAN MADSEN, former Star Wars Fan Club President, stops by with info on how you can own a piece from his huge personal collection. And of...</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Force-Cast is back and bigger than ever. Join Jason and Jimmy Mac as they review the big night in Chicago when George Lucas was honored by the Siskel Film Center. Hear exclusive podcast coverage from behind-the-scenes and backstage with GEORGE LUCAS! Plus, incredible highlights from JON FAVREAUs one-on-one interview with George - live from the stage at The Four Seasons main ballroom. Its an up-close and intimate look at the creator of Star Wars focusing on his past, present and future. Tickets for this event were 400 bucks a pop, but The Force-Cast was there leaving NO FAN BEHIND with an amazing report from mind-blowing evening. Also, we hear about everything that went down at Ralph McQuarries 80th birthday party from PAUL BATEMAN of RalphMcQuarrie.com. Find out what happened and who was on the star-studded guest list. And if that isn?t enough, DAN MADSEN, former Star Wars Fan Club President, stops by with info on how you can own a piece from his huge personal collection. And of course, birthdays, Billy Dee and the hottest news from the Star Wars galaxy with The Weekly Force-Cast!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>The Force-Cast is back and bigger than ever. Join Jason and Jimmy Mac as they review the big night in Chicago when George Lucas was honored by the Siskel Film Center. Hear exclusive podcast coverage from behind-the-scenes and backstage with GEORGE LUCAS! Plus, incredible highlights from JON FAVREAUs one-on-one interview with George - live from the stage at The Four Seasons main ballroom. Its an up-close and intimate look at the creator of Star Wars focusing on his past, present and future. Tickets for this event were 400 bucks a pop, but The Force-Cast was there leaving NO FAN BEHIND with an amazing report from mind-blowing evening. Also, we hear about everything that went down at Ralph McQuarries 80th birthday party from PAUL BATEMAN of RalphMcQuarrie.com. Find out what happened and who was on the star-studded guest list. And if that isn?t enough, DAN MADSEN, former Star Wars Fan Club President, stops by with info on how you can own a piece from his huge personal collection. And of course, birthdays, Billy Dee and the hottest news from the Star Wars galaxy with The Weekly Force-Cast!</itunes:summary>
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      <description>Star Wars creator George Lucas was honored in Chicago last night by The Gene Siskel Film Center, and The Force-Cast was there. It was an amazing night featuring a banquet and a Q&amp;A with George Lucas hosted by writer, actor, director Jon Favreau. Join Jimmy Mac as he works the red carpet including exclusive interviews with JON FAVREAU, MELLODY HOBSON, and the man of the hour, GEORGE LUCAS himself! Plus much more! It was a night for the ages and The Force-Cast leaves NO FAN BEHIND with exclusive podcast coverage of An Adventure with George Lucas.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Star Wars creator George Lucas was honored in Chicago last night by The Gene Siskel Film Center, and The Force-Cast was there. It was an amazing night featuring a banquet and a Q&amp;A with George Lucas hosted by writer, actor, director Jon Favreau. Join Jimmy Mac as he works the red carpet including exclusive interviews with JON FAVREAU, MELLODY HOBSON, and the man of the hour, GEORGE LUCAS himself! Plus much more! It was a night for the ages and The Force-Cast leaves NO FAN BEHIND with exclusive podcast coverage of An Adventure with George Lucas.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Star Wars creator George Lucas was honored in Chicago last night by The Gene Siskel Film Center, and The Force-Cast was there. It was an amazing night featuring a banquet and a Q&amp;A with George Lucas hosted by writer, actor, director Jon Favreau. Join Jimmy Mac as he works the red carpet including exclusive interviews with JON FAVREAU, MELLODY HOBSON, and the man of the hour, GEORGE LUCAS himself! Plus much more! It was a night for the ages and The Force-Cast leaves NO FAN BEHIND with exclusive podcast coverage of An Adventure with George Lucas.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>Star Wars creator George Lucas was honored in Chicago last night by The Gene Siskel Film Center, and The Force-Cast was there. It was an amazing night featuring a banquet and a Q&amp;A with George Lucas hosted by writer, actor, director Jon Favreau. Join Jimmy Mac as he works the red carpet including exclusive interviews with JON FAVREAU, MELLODY HOBSON, and the man of the hour, GEORGE LUCAS himself! Plus much more! It was a night for the ages and The Force-Cast leaves NO FAN BEHIND with exclusive podcast coverage of An Adventure with George Lucas.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Star Wars creator George Lucas was honored in Chicago last night by The Gene Siskel Film Center, and The Force-Cast was there. It was an amazing night featuring a banquet and a Q&amp;A with George Lucas hosted by writer, actor, director Jon Favreau. Join Jimmy Mac as he works the red carpet including exclusive interviews with JON FAVREAU, MELLODY HOBSON, and the man of the hour, GEORGE LUCAS himself! Plus much more! It was a night for the ages and The Force-Cast leaves NO FAN BEHIND with exclusive podcast coverage of An Adventure with George Lucas.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Star Wars creator George Lucas was honored in Chicago last night by The Gene Siskel Film Center, and The Force-Cast was there. It was an amazing night featuring a banquet and a Q&amp;A with George Lucas hosted by writer, actor, director Jon Favreau. Join Jimmy Mac as he works the red carpet including exclusive interviews with JON FAVREAU, MELLODY HOBSON, and the man of the hour, GEORGE LUCAS himself! Plus much more! It was a night for the ages and The Force-Cast leaves NO FAN BEHIND with exclusive podcast coverage of An Adventure with George Lucas.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Ralph McQuarrie Tribute Show (RSS)</title>
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      <description>&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; fans, hard-core and casual alike, all know the name Ralph McQuarrie. This legendary talent was the concept artist for the original &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; trilogy. It was Ralph who was the first to visualize the incredible ideas that George Lucas conceived for saga we all know and love. Join The Force-Cast as we pay tribute to this great man on his 80th birthday with &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Ralph McQuarrie Birthday Spectacular&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;! Jason and Jimmy Mac are joined by two very special guest co-hosts this week, from &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Team McQuarrie&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, it's PAUL and ATHENA BATEMAN, who provide a look inside the creative mind of Ralph. Plus, we hear from the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; pros who collaborated and/or were inspired by Ralph, including original &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; trilogy F/X wizard KEN RALSTON, Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI, Clone Wars Concept Artist RUSSELL CHONG, and Prequel Concept Artist MARC GABBANA. If that's not enoug...</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; fans, hard-core and casual alike, all know the name Ralph McQuarrie. This legendary talent was the concept artist for the original &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; trilogy. It was Ralph who was the first to visualize the incredible ideas that George Lucas conceived for saga we all know and love. Join The Force-Cast as we pay tribute to this great man on his 80th birthday with &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Ralph McQuarrie Birthday Spectacular&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;! Jason and Jimmy Mac are joined by two very special guest co-hosts this week, from &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Team McQuarrie&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, it's PAUL and ATHENA BATEMAN, who provide a look inside the creative mind of Ralph. Plus, we hear from the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; pros who collaborated and/or were inspired by Ralph, including original &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; trilogy F/X wizard KEN RALSTON, Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI, Clone Wars Concept Artist RUSSELL CHONG, and Prequel Concept Artist MARC GABBANA. If that's not enough, hear icons from the world of &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; art leave well wishes for their mentor. He's a special man and it's a special Force-Cast, honoring everyone's favorite &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; artist with &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Ralph McQuarrie 80th Birthday Spectacular&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;!!!</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; fans, hard-core and casual alike, all know the name Ralph McQuarrie. This legendary talent was the concept artist for the original &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; trilogy. It was Ralph who was the first to visualize the incredible ideas that George Lucas conceived for saga we all know and love. Join The Force-Cast as we pay tribute to this great man on his 80th birthday with &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Ralph McQuarrie Birthday Spectacular&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;! Jason and Jimmy Mac are joined by two very special guest co-hosts this week, from &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Team McQuarrie&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;, it's PAUL and ATHENA BATEMAN, who provide a look inside the creative mind of Ralph. Plus, we hear from the &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; pros who collaborated and/or were inspired by Ralph, including original &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; trilogy F/X wizard KEN RALSTON, Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI, Clone Wars Concept Artist RUSSELL CHONG, and Prequel Concept Artist MARC GABBANA. If that's not enough, hear icons from the world of &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; art leave well wishes for their mentor. He's a special man and it's a special Force-Cast, honoring everyone's favorite &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Star Wars&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; artist with &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;The Ralph McQuarrie 80th Birthday Spectacular&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;!!!</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Force-Cast: June 12, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>Star Wars fans, hard-core and casual alike, all know the name Ralph McQuarrie. This legendary talent was the concept artist for the original Star Wars trilogy. It was Ralph who was the first to visualize the incredible ideas that George Lucas conceived for saga we all know and love. Join The Force-Cast as we pay tribute to this great man on his 80th birthday with The Ralph McQuarrie Birthday Spectacular! Jason and Jimmy Mac are joined by two very special guest co-hosts this week, from Team McQuarrie, its PAUL and ATHENA BATEMAN, who provide a look inside the creative mind of Ralph. Plus, we hear from the Star Wars pros who collaborated and/or were inspired by Ralph, including original Star Wars trilogy F/X wizard KEN RALSTON, Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI, Clone Wars Concept Artist RUSSELL CHONG, and Prequel Concept Artist MARC GABBANA. If that?s not enough, hear icons from the world of Star Wars art leave well wishes for their mentor. He?s a special man and it?s a spe...</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>Star Wars fans, hard-core and casual alike, all know the name Ralph McQuarrie. This legendary talent was the concept artist for the original Star Wars trilogy. It was Ralph who was the first to visualize the incredible ideas that George Lucas conceived for saga we all know and love. Join The Force-Cast as we pay tribute to this great man on his 80th birthday with The Ralph McQuarrie Birthday Spectacular! Jason and Jimmy Mac are joined by two very special guest co-hosts this week, from Team McQuarrie, its PAUL and ATHENA BATEMAN, who provide a look inside the creative mind of Ralph. Plus, we hear from the Star Wars pros who collaborated and/or were inspired by Ralph, including original Star Wars trilogy F/X wizard KEN RALSTON, Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI, Clone Wars Concept Artist RUSSELL CHONG, and Prequel Concept Artist MARC GABBANA. If that?s not enough, hear icons from the world of Star Wars art leave well wishes for their mentor. He?s a special man and it?s a special Force-Cast, honoring everyone?s favorite Star Wars artist with The Ralph McQuarrie 80th Birthday Spectacular!!!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>Star Wars fans, hard-core and casual alike, all know the name Ralph McQuarrie. This legendary talent was the concept artist for the original Star Wars trilogy. It was Ralph who was the first to visualize the incredible ideas that George Lucas conceived for saga we all know and love. Join The Force-Cast as we pay tribute to this great man on his 80th birthday with The Ralph McQuarrie Birthday Spectacular! Jason and Jimmy Mac are joined by two very special guest co-hosts this week, from Team McQuarrie, its PAUL and ATHENA BATEMAN, who provide a look inside the creative mind of Ralph. Plus, we hear from the Star Wars pros who collaborated and/or were inspired by Ralph, including original Star Wars trilogy F/X wizard KEN RALSTON, Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI, Clone Wars Concept Artist RUSSELL CHONG, and Prequel Concept Artist MARC GABBANA. If that?s not enough, hear icons from the world of Star Wars art leave well wishes for their mentor. He?s a special man and it?s a special Force-Cast, honoring everyone?s favorite Star Wars artist with The Ralph McQuarrie 80th Birthday Spectacular!!!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Force-Cast: June 5, 2009 (RSS)</title>
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      <description>THE WEEKLY FORCE-CAST JUNE 5, 2009&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Weekly Force-Cast is back with a show that is bigger than a pregnant mama gundark! This is a crazy night in the Force-Cast studios filled with laughs, shocks and surprises. Joining Jason and Jimmy are the talented duo behind The Force Among Us, CRIS and CORTNEY MACHT. Then, Fanboys director KYLE NEWMAN drops by and things start to get really wild when Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI makes a surprise visit! Plus, a close-up look at the newest offering coming soon from LucasArts, The Old Republic, we check back in with whats new in Florida for Disneys Star Wars Weekends, and much more. Along with listener mail, Billy Dee, Birthdays, and Kersh? Its a Death Star-sized MegaCast from the Star Wars podcast by the fans, for the fans, its The Weekly Force-Cast!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</description>
      <itunes:subtitle>THE WEEKLY FORCE-CAST JUNE 5, 2009&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Weekly Force-Cast is back with a show that is bigger than a pregnant mama gundark! This is a crazy night in the Force-Cast studios filled with laughs, shocks and surprises. Joining Jason and Jimmy are the talented duo behind The Force Among Us, CRIS and CORTNEY MACHT. Then, Fanboys director KYLE NEWMAN drops by and things start to get really wild when Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI makes a surprise visit! Plus, a close-up look at the newest offering coming soon from LucasArts, The Old Republic, we check back in with whats new in Florida for Disneys Star Wars Weekends, and much more. Along with listener mail, Billy Dee, Birthdays, and Kersh? Its a Death Star-sized MegaCast from the Star Wars podcast by the fans, for the fans, its The Weekly Force-Cast!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>THE WEEKLY FORCE-CAST JUNE 5, 2009&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Weekly Force-Cast is back with a show that is bigger than a pregnant mama gundark! This is a crazy night in the Force-Cast studios filled with laughs, shocks and surprises. Joining Jason and Jimmy are the talented duo behind The Force Among Us, CRIS and CORTNEY MACHT. Then, Fanboys director KYLE NEWMAN drops by and things start to get really wild when Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI makes a surprise visit! Plus, a close-up look at the newest offering coming soon from LucasArts, The Old Republic, we check back in with whats new in Florida for Disneys Star Wars Weekends, and much more. Along with listener mail, Billy Dee, Birthdays, and Kersh? Its a Death Star-sized MegaCast from the Star Wars podcast by the fans, for the fans, its The Weekly Force-Cast!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>THE WEEKLY FORCE-CAST JUNE 5, 2009&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Weekly Force-Cast is back with a show that is bigger than a pregnant mama gundark! This is a crazy night in the Force-Cast studios filled with laughs, shocks and surprises. Joining Jason and Jimmy are the talented duo behind The Force Among Us, CRIS and CORTNEY MACHT. Then, Fanboys director KYLE NEWMAN drops by and things start to get really wild when Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI makes a surprise visit! Plus, a close-up look at the newest offering coming soon from LucasArts, The Old Republic, we check back in with whats new in Florida for Disneys Star Wars Weekends, and much more. Along with listener mail, Billy Dee, Birthdays, and Kersh? Its a Death Star-sized MegaCast from the Star Wars podcast by the fans, for the fans, its The Weekly Force-Cast!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>THE WEEKLY FORCE-CAST JUNE 5, 2009&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;The Weekly Force-Cast is back with a show that is bigger than a pregnant mama gundark! This is a crazy night in the Force-Cast studios filled with laughs, shocks and surprises. Joining Jason and Jimmy are the talented duo behind The Force Among Us, CRIS and CORTNEY MACHT. Then, Fanboys director KYLE NEWMAN drops by and things start to get really wild when Clone Wars Supervising Director DAVE FILONI makes a surprise visit! Plus, a close-up look at the newest offering coming soon from LucasArts, The Old Republic, we check back in with whats new in Florida for Disneys Star Wars Weekends, and much more. Along with listener mail, Billy Dee, Birthdays, and Kersh? Its a Death Star-sized MegaCast from the Star Wars podcast by the fans, for the fans, its The Weekly Force-Cast!&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;</itunes:summary>
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