Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast

We've reached the finale of our coverage of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 and we saved the best for last (and the last for last because it's the final episode!). Written and directed by the legendary Shinya Ohira, BLACK gives us a surreal look at the final moments of a Stormtrooper's life as the Death Star is destroyed.
But the episode is so much more than that--it's a celebration of animation, music, and, of course, Star Wars. We talk about fan reactions, Ohira's influence in animation, and give our final thoughts on Volume 3.
- Sources -
Artist Spotlight: Shin'ya Ohira - Animetudes
- Where To Find Us -
Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠
Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.social
Instagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠
TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠
Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠
- Theme Music -
失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠
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Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠
All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

"Somehow you survived. You know what that means? It means there must be a reason you're still alive."
We're flying solo as we wind down our coverage of Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 and we're talking about one of our favorite episodes this volume has to offer. From the incredible music by Towa Tei to the adorable introduction to the force-sensitive, Pokemon like Woopas, we adored everything Project Studio Q gave us with this episode.
- Where To Find Us -
Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠
Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.social
Instagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠
TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠
Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠
- Theme Music -
失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠
Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠
Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠
All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

"May I always be at one with the force."
Polygon Pictures is no strangers to Star Wars animation, having worked on both The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Resistance. But how will their first outing in the Visions series fair?
Helping us take on this story of a hot-headed, selfish Jedi padawan in some of the most gorgeous animation and art direction in Volume 3 is Russ Moran from Kaiju ComicCast! Russ isn't just an expert in Kaiju, he's also a massive Star Wars! We talk to Russ about his history with Star Wars, why his favorite character is Emperor Palpatine, what makes a good Star Wars villain, and why the Sith are so damn cool.
- More from the Russ-
Subscribe to Kaiju ComicCast: kaijuunited.com/kaiju-comiccast
Read Russ's articles at Kaiju ComicCast: kaijuunited.com/author/cantankeruss
Follow Kaiju ComicCast on Bluesky: @kaijucomiccast.bsky.social
- Where To Find Us -
Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠
Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.social
Instagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠
TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠
Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠
- Theme Music -
失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠
Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠
Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠
All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

"If it wasn't for me, you'd have been frozen in carbonite a long time ago!"
It's Studio Wit's first outing with Star Wars: Visions, and they're taking on one of the most beloved tropes in Star Wars canon: Bounty Hunters. Does their split-personality droid and haunted human companion stack up?
To help us answer that question and talk all about this action-packed episode, we're joined by Chris Osborne from Play Comics & Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine! We talked all about the mecha-droideika, the banger of a closing credits song, and even dreamed up dual-personality droids for ourselves!
- More from the Chris -
Subscribe to Play Comics: playcomics.com
Subscribe to Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine: sugarspiteeverythingisfine.com
- Where To Find Us -
Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠
Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.social
Instagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠
TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠
Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠
- Theme Music -
失望した by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠
Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠
Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠
All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.

Welcome to the rebellion...and "It's a Favorite Series, Dude (of Star Wars)" our brand-new and impeccably-named bonus series where we invite guests to gush about their favorite episodes of Star Wars television (and maybe other media down the road). And to help us kick off this new series, we're joined by none other than Patrick Cotnoir, Executive Producer for the ⁠George Lucas Talk Show⁠!
We gushed about this episode with Patrick, discussed how it beautifully bridges two eras of Star Wars, and of course, got a little silly and crowned our first Glup Shitto Watch awardee. Plus, we caught up with Patrick about the I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story Blu-Ray and the upcoming Moof-milkers: An All Star Live Reading of Star Wars Episode 7 - The Force Awakens!
- More from Patrick -
1/10 - Moof-milkers: An All Star Live Reading of Star Wars Episode 7 - The Force Awakens
1/13 - George Lucas Talk Show Live at Dynasty Typewriter
1/16 - George Lucas Talk Show Live at SF Sketchfest
Buy your copy of I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story at Kino Lorber
Subscribe to Hey That's Me: A Commentary Podcast
- Where To Find Us -
Web: ⁠GlitterJaw.com⁠⁠
Bluesky: @DistantEchoespod.bsky.social
Instagram: ⁠⁠@DistantEchoesSW⁠⁠
TikTok: @DistantEchoesPod⁠
Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠
- Theme Music -
失望した (intro) and Revelations (outro) by EVA -⁠ https://joshlis.bandcamp.com⁠⁠
Promoted by ⁠⁠@RoyaltyFreePlanet⁠⁠
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/RFP_CClicense⁠
Please consider donating to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, a non-profit with the mission to provide medical and humanitarian relief collectively and individually to children throughout the Levant, regardless of their nationality or religion: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pcrf.net⁠⁠⁠⁠
All audio clips are used under Fair Use and belong to their respective copyright owners.