For My Dad: The Best Star Wars Fatherhood Stories, Revisited
About this episode
This episode features a compilation of interviews with various Star Wars dads, celebrating the impact of the franchise on father-child relationships.
Happy Father's Day! Today we're re-running some of our favorite Star Wars dad interviews—and dedicating this one to my own dad, Kerwin Yarde. Love you, Pop. This compilation brings together dads whose lives have been shaped by this galaxy: the legendary Billy Dee Williams, Pete Fletzer (author of Who Owns the Myth? Star Wars Fandom and the Soul of the Saga), Leland Chee, Todd Hoffman of Big T and Lil T, Raphael Moran from The Geeky Dad Podcast, the crew from The Dad Batch, and autism Dad and advocate Jamiel Owens. Each of them carries their own version of the same story: a movie that became a lifelong bond between father and child. The galaxy has a way in for everyone—and for a lot of us, a parent held the door open What's YOUR Star Wars origin story, and who shared it with you? Who got you into this galaxy?
People in this episode
Host: Kerwin Yarde
Guests: Billy Dee Williams, Pete Fletzer, Leland Chee, Todd Hoffman, Raphael Moran, Jamiel Owens
Topics covered
- Fatherhood
- Star Wars
- Interviews
- Family Bonds
- Pop Culture
Keywords
- Star Wars
- Father's Day
- dad interviews
- family
- bonding
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Geeky Dad Podcast, The Dad Batch
Books & works: Who Owns the Myth? Star Wars Fandom and the Soul of the Saga
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