It’s the Season 3 finale of What Does Star Wars Mean To You! Elora and Dave look back on 2025 for a hyper-drive tour through our favorite interview moments, funniest bloopers and behind-the-scenes chaos from across the season. Chatting Star Wars, Elora and Dave reveal how conversations with guests like Claudia Gray, Chris Kempsahll and more hit us. Featuring rare, deleted conversations with guests like Rose Hawk (@roromuffins) Tom Hoeler (Editorial Director at Random House Worlds), Eric Clayton (author) and Bryan Ward (artist), the hosts dive deep into what makes the Star Wars fandom endlessly inspring.

From debating which character’s fate they’d rewrite, to exploring Andor’s political brilliance, Skeleton Crew’s suburban surprise, and the emotional punch of revisiting The Clone Wars, Elora and Dave unpack how talking with creators, philosophers, and first-time viewers transformed their own perspectives. They discuss world-building, imagination, childhood play, storytelling, creativity, and how Star Wars is the lens through which we navigate an increasingly complicated galaxy.

Full of laughter, self-depreciating humor, personal realizations, and “cutting-room floor” chaos, this finale captures the heart of the show’s mission: to take the hate out of the debate to find out, “What Does Star Wars Mean to You?”

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Rose Hawk is the creative mind behind RoRoMuffins, a personal blog and maker brand focused on thrifting, upcycling, and storytelling through fashion and design. After watching Star Wars for the first time in 2025, her reaction videos quickly went viral on TikTok, amassing a large and passionate following. Follow her Star Wars journey at @roromuffins on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.

Tom Hoeler is an editorial diriector at Random House Worlds, where he’s worked with authors like Timothy Zahn, Rebecca Roanhorse, Delilah S. Dawson, Cavan Scott, Christie Golden, and Madeleine Roux. Licensed properties he works on include Star Wars, Magic: The Gathering, and World of Warcraft. He lives in New York, where he collects board games, hosts elaborate Lord of the Rings movie marathons, perfects recipes, and manages two senior interns who happen to be cats. He cannot ride a bicycle.

Eric Clayton is an award-winning writer, speaker, storyteller and sought-after retreat leader. He is the author of My Life with the Jedi: The Spirituality of Star Wars and Cannonball Moments: Telling Your Story, Deepening Your Faith, both from Loyola Press. His next book, Finding Peace Here and Now: How Ignatian Spirituality Leads Us to Healing and Wholeness, is due out from Brazos Press in 2025. Eric is currently the deputy director of communications at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States. He joined the team in 2019 and produces content that invites audiences to reflect on how to integrate Ignatian spirituality in their everyday life. He guest hosts “AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast” and...

It’s the Episode between Episodes! Elora & Dave revisit their Harvey Hamer interview (author, Diamond Dimensions Universe, Star Wars Insider) diving into how his love of historical monoliths resonates with his love of Star Wars through his lens as a “Sequel Trilogy Kid!”

Inspired by Harry’s love of historical locations, Dave and Elora discuss their three top Star Wars locations. From Dagobah to Naboo and Tatooine to Felucia, they talk about the locations they think are the most important, covering the Prequel Trilogy, the Original Trilogy and the Sequel Trilogy. Their choices highlight the franchise’s themes of renewal, connection, and legacy, with callbacks to moments from The Clone Wars, The Force Awakens, and The Empire Strikes Back. What locations mean the most to the franchise? If it were far into the future, which ones would hold the most historical significance? And how do their picks echo each other, yet are fully unique to a Prequel Trilogy Kid and an Original Trilogy Kid.

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Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story, and from that point of view, we’ll celebrate the power of the Force. Strap in, ignite your passion for the galaxy far, far away, and find out: What Does Stars Wars Mean To You?

Music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield

Copyright 2026 David H.

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Harvey Hamer (author, The Diamond Dimensions Universe series) joins us to share what does Star Wars mean to him? His childhood love of LEGO Star Wars evolved into a professional writing career, contributing to such periodicals as Star Wars Insider. We chat about the mythology of Star Wars, the power of the Hero’s Journey and how Clone Wars inspired him to be a fan.

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Harvey is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer who grew up as an avid fan of many content creators, with a decade of experience writing about them. He's the author of The Diamond Dimensions Universe, based on DanTDM’s YouTube videos, a contributor to Star Wars Insider and Vlogger Beat, and a writer of comics and award-winning screenplays. He also runs a newsletter exploring his passions of Star Wars and ancient history as well as documenting his writing journey. When he’s not writing, Harvey’s either watching for research, planning his next trip to a historical site, or working out (occasionally all three at the same time).

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Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story, and from that point of view, we’ll celebrate the power of the Force. Strap in, ignite your passion for the galaxy far, far away, and find out: What Does Stars Wars Mean To You?

Music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield

Copyright 2026 David H.

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First we chat The Hunt for Ben Solo script and Disney’s rejection of it! What is the creative risk-taking at Lucasfilm and are they letting the Sequel Kids down by ignoring Adam Driver, the Force Dyad and the next generation of fandom? Then we look back on our conversation with Cris Macht (Documentarian, Podcast Host) and how Star Wars offer a reflection of our own personal lives. But one movie that Cris hasn’t seen is The Clone Wars (2008) so Dave & Elora put on their clone helmets to revisit the movie that started as a show that started the show that started it all (when it comes to the Clone Wars). We react to how it holds up, the importance of the arc within the greater story! We ask why is Jabba such a major character? What becomes of Rotta? How dark can animated Anakin Skywalker be? And what is the legacy of Ahsoka Tano from this introduction?

Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U

Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story, and from that point of view, we’ll celebrate the power of the Force. Strap in, ignite your passion for the galaxy far, far away, and find out: What Does Stars Wars Mean To You?

Music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield

Copyright 2026 David H.

What Does Star Wars Mean To You? website

This week, Chris Macht (filmmaker) joins us to share what Star Wars means to him! We his acclaimed documentaries The Force Among Us and The Force Within Us and explore the deep, personal connections that bind generations of Star Wars fans. We also chat collecting Vintage Star Wars toys, the best 9 Star Wars characters to field a baseball team, the community of Star Wars, the evolution of conventions and Star Wars Celebrations, the emotional power of Andor, Rogue One and the impact of John Williams’ music and how all of that shaped his identity, mirrored his life experiences and inspired Chris to preserve fan culture through storytelling.

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A graduate from Columbia College, Cris started his entertainment career in the Music Business as a talent buyer and production manager. When not making independent film documentaries he works in television production. He has had the opportunity to work for the NHL during the Stanley Cup as well as the MLB Network during the 2016 world series and both Field Of Dream Games (to name a few). He has also appeared on the WGN Morning News several times. Cris has also been in the entertainment promotion business with a focus on street team distribution. His 1st 2 documentaries focus on his passion and love of Star Wars. He also has a deep love and for music and baseball.

Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U

Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story, and from that point of view, we’ll celebrate the power of the Force. Strap in, ignite your passion for the galaxy far, far away, and find out: What Does Stars Wars Mean To You?

Music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield

Copyright 2026 David H.

What Does Star Wars Mean To You? website

This week, Elora & Dave have a full dose of Palpatine dark side energy! It’s our episode between episodes! We reflect on our interview with John Mark Tolly, co-host of War of the Stars talking about fandom identity and why inclusivity and individuality are the twin suns of Star Wars! We also take on Star Wars controversies including The Last Jedi, Kathleen Kennedy, Revenge of the Sith, John Williams, Han & Greedo, Rey Skywalker and more! We start a new game called “Fight or Flight” to determine what Star Wars Hills we’re willing to die on!

Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U

Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story, and from that point of view, we’ll celebrate the power of the Force. Strap in, ignite your passion for the galaxy far, far away, and find out: What Does Stars Wars Mean To You?

Music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield

Copyright 2026 David H.

What Does Star Wars Mean To You? website

This week we chat Star Wars with War of the Stars podcast host John Mark Tolly! From seeing Return of the Jedi in theaters to building a community-driven, long-running podcast, John shares his Star Wars Journey! John reveals why Clone Wars is his guilty pleasure Star Wars, how Luke Skywalker resonates with him today and how Legends novels like Heir to the Empire and games like X-Wing shaped his fandom. We talk about the importance of hope, family and fun in Star Wars storytelling, about the need for more big-screen experiences alongside Disney+ series like Andor and Skeleton Crew as well as what led him to the philosophy how Star Wars is for everybody!

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Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U

Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story, and from that point of view, we’ll celebrate the power of the Force. Strap in, ignite your passion for the galaxy far, far away, and find out: What Does Stars Wars Mean To You?

Music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield

Copyright 2026 David H.

What Does Star Wars Mean To You? website

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Droids! They aren't just machines doing mundane tasks, they're the back bone of Star Wars storytelling! From the astromech and protocol droid that started it all, to the disposal battle droids of the Prequel era and to the emerging personalities of the Disney Era, Elora and Dave cover R2-D2, C-3PO, KS-20, B2EMO, BB-8, D-0, L3-37, SM33 and chat how they aren't just a part of the story, they carry Star Wars stories! What is their place within plots? How do audiences react and relate to them? And how does each droid show to embody archetypes that mirror the galaxy’s larger struggles? So get your motivator going & screw in that antenna, it's a time to chat the importance and significance of Droids!

But first Dave & Elora revisit their interview with Elise (@justthatstarwarsgirl), a Star Wars influencer and collector. They react to how Elise sees Star Wars as a lifestyle, integrating fashion, books, and fandom into her daily life. Her story highlights Star Wars spirit in the face of online hate, the importance of taking breaks (inspired by Rey), and how unapologetically embracing fandom can build community.

Twitter and Instagram @StarWarsMean2U

Star Wars may have the largest and most diverse fanbase in all the galaxy—but every fan has their own certain point of view. So, tune your comlinks and join Star Wars enthusiasts, Dave (an OT kid) and Elora (a PT kid), every week for an in-depth conversation with a different devotee from all walks of life across the Star Wars fandom universe. Plus, it’s just FUN to talk about Star Wars. To bring balance to the fanbase, each episode we’ll delve into our guests’ personal Star Wars fandom story, and from that point of view, we’ll celebrate the power of the Force. Strap in, ignite your passion for the galaxy far, far away, and find out: What Does Stars Wars Mean To You?

Music composed & performed by Gregory Bromfield

Copyright 2026 David H.

What Does Star Wars Mean To You? website

Mentioned in this episode:

Enjoying What Does Star Wars Mean To You?

One of our goals this year is to grow the show so that WHAT DOES STAR WARS MEAN TO YOU reaches more listeners. And that’s where we’re asking you for help. And it’s really easy. Wherever you listen to us, please hit the subscribe button. If you’re liking the show, give us a 5 star rating and review on the platform you listen to us.It really does help us get noticed by new fans. May the force be with you