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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 26/04/24 1:45:51

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On this episode, Dominic, Ben, Hannah, and Chris are joined by Alex Damon of Star Wars Explained (YouTube Link) to discuss the penultimate episode of The Bad Batch, “Strike Force”. They break down Omega emerging into a leader, Emery’s apparent change of heart, Echo’s role as the voice of experience, and the uneasy dynamic of Rampart and The Bad Bat…

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The Most Dangerous Russian Mobster America Has Ever Known: Boris Nayfeld 57:53

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Boris Nayfeld's life is like something out of a movie; orphaned in the former Soviet Union, he served time in a brutal penal colony before establishing himself as a top tier street criminal before escaping for America. No stranger to violence, he got involved in the burgeoning Russian mafia factions rising up in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach during the…

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Talking 'The Mandalorian' and 'Ahsoka' with Paul Sun-Hyung Lee | The SWU Podcast Bonus 1:11:46

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Carson Teva actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee sits down with The SWU Podcast's Dominic Jones to talk about his experiences working on 'The Mandalorian', 'The Book of Boba Fett', and 'Ahsoka'. In their wide-ranging chat, they cover Paul's journey from 501st and Rebel Legion member to on-screen hero of the New Republic. And Paul shares what it was like to wor…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 19/04/24 2:07:42

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On this episode, Dominic, Ben, Chris, and Hannah are joined by Zach “The Voice” Arnold of The Intergalactic Peace Coalition Podcast to discuss the thirteenth episode of the third season of The Bad Batch, “Into The Breach”. They discuss Omega’s evolution into a leader as she plots an escape for herself and the other kids from Tantiss. They also talk…

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The Rise and Fall of Golden Triangle Dope: From a Jailed Kingpin to a Casino Shootout 43:08

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Lo Hsing Han was a Burmese narco so powerful that Richard Nixon called him a Godfather. But the Kokang king tried one too many shady deals, sending the Golden Triangle’s heroin industry on a helter-skelter path toward a bloody, 2023 shootout with Chinese cops—at a lawless casino town on the edge of nowhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 12/4/24 2:03:18

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On this episode, Ben, Hannah, Chris, and Dominic are joined by Catherine Kneen of That Geek Pod to break down the latest episode of The Bad Batch AND the new trailer for Star Wars Outlaws. First, they discuss The Bad Batch season three, episode twelve, “Juggernaut”. They talk about the rolling good times of the action sequences, and the unsettling …

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Skinny Joey Merlino and The Philly Mob Wars: 46:28

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Well, they blew up the Chicken Man in Philly last night. And they blew up his house too. And the racket boys, they really did have a fight...a brutal one that lasted decades and saw Skinny Joey Merlino come out on top. He's not just America's next top crime podcaster and patreon star, he's also the one-time boss of the Philadelphia mafia and (alleg…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 05/04/24 2:08:08

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It’s another massive week, as Dominic, Ben, Chris, and Hannah are joined by friend of the show Chad to break down the new trailer for Tales of the Empire AND episodes ten and eleven of The Bad Batch, “Identity Crisis” and “Point of No Return.” They start by sharing their thoughts on the new series and the choice of Barriss Offee and Morgan Elsbeth …

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The Zombie Drug Robbery Gangs of Medellin Preying on Dating Apps w/ Toby Muse 58:34

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Medellin was once the world's most violent city, torn about by Pablo Escobar's murderous cartel warfare and later, Don Berna's meteoric rise to control the city's drug trade. Over the last decade, though, the city has grown quite safe, becoming a tourism hotspot and hub for digital nomads attracted to it's people, parties and culture. But a recent …

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 22/03/24 2:11:21

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On this episode, Dominic, Ben, and Chris review the ninth episode of The Bad Batch season three, “Harbinger”. Somehow Ventress returned… and the SWU Vintage Collection break down where she is now in her journey, what her future may hold, and what connection she might have with Omega. They also talk about what the implications of Omega’s potential F…

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Kokang Cowboys: Burma’s Transgender Narco Royalty, a Secret Army, and a “Special Belt” 43:03

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Olive Yang—or Miss Hairy Legs, or Two-Gun Mulan, or any number of nicknames folks gave her—was the gunslinging princess of Kokang who bucked the royal yolk to become one of the Golden Triangle’s biggest narco traffickers. With DC’s backing she built an empire all over Asia, and did some pretty impressive spycraft on the side. Part one of this crazy…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 22/03/24 2:16:05

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On this episode Chris, Hannah and Ben are joined by Matthew and Joel from Eye On Canon to not only discuss the newest episode of The Bad Batch, “Bad Territory”, but also break down the epic new trailer for The Acolyte! The first examine all the new characters revealed by the trailer, including Sol, Mae, Indara, Yord, Jecki, and more! They also dive…

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Digital Hucksters, Crypto Scams and the Internet’s “Enshittification” with Cory Doctorow 57:16

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From Ponzi schemes to shitcoins, phishing scams and Nigerian princes, we’re living in a golden age of online crime. But hasn’t it always been this way? Cory Doctorow’s latest novel “The Bezzle” dives into some of these recesses, and America’s prison-industrial complex—all part of something he’s dubbed the “enshittification” of the World Wide Web Ge…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 15/03/24 2:06:24

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On this episode, Ben, Dominic, Chris, and Hannah are joined by Eric Strothers from The Sith List and Dinner with the Heelers to discuss the sixth and seventh episodes of The Bad Batch season three, “Infiltration” and “Extraction.” They discuss how these episodes explore the beginnings of the larger Rebel Alliance, and whether Rex’s exploits could p…

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The Most Successful American Mobster EVER: Tony Accardo 54:06

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Tony "Joe Batters" Accardo aka the Big Tuna (!) was one of the most powerful Mob Bosses that the American Mafia has ever seen, sitting atop the brutal Chicago Outfit for 40 years. From being an errand boy turned hitman for none other than Al Capone to taking the Outfit from a local prohibition gang to a national powerhouse with multiple Vegas casin…

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Listen Now: Varnamtown Episode 1 4:08

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Two years ago, Kyle MacLachlan, the star of Twin Peaks, called investigative journalist Joshua Davis with a strange story. Kyle had heard a rumor that Pablo Escobar did a deal in the early 1980s with a remote, coastal Southern town of 300 people. In exchange for vast wealth and limitless cocaine, Escobar would be allowed to land planes and ships in…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 08/03/24 1:52:34

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On this episode, Ben, Dominic, and Chris are joined by Josh Chapman of the Star Wars Spelt Out Podcast to discuss the fifth episode of The Bad Batch season three, “The Return.” They discuss the tension between Hunter and Crosshair and how that played out over the course of the episode. They also talk about Echo’s season debut and what sort of story…

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The Bamboo Union Triads, Taiwan's White Wolf Godfather, and a Murdered Reporter in SF 40:04

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When Chinese-American reporter Henry Liu was gunned down in his Daly City garage in 1984, it brought the Bamboo Union, Taiwan’s most powerful Triad, to global attention. But while the killing frayed ties between the island and DC, authorities skipped over a guy in California pulling the strings all along—a silver-tongued philosophy grad who’d gone …

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 01/03/24 1:56:31

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On this episode, Ben, Dominic, Chris, and Hannah are joined by Omar from Culture Slate to discuss the fourth episode of The Bad Batch season three, “A Different Approach.” They discuss the evolving relationship between Crosshair and Omega, the actually impressive Imperial villain of the week, and the long-awaited reunion between the Bad Batch. Then…

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The Yakuza Boss Caught Selling Burmese Nuclear Material to Iranian Generals (Sort Of) 44:40

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You may have seen the news last week, about a Yakuza boss caught in Bangkok trying to sell nuclear material to a fake Iranian general. Takeshi Ebisawa and a group of co-conspirators are behind bars, awaiting extradition to the US, the dopes in a sting operation that could’ve been lifted straight from Hollywood. But how legit is the bust? And who is…

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The SWU Podcast | 22/02/24 2:16:09

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On this episode, Dominic, Ben, Hannah, and Chris are joined by Jordan from Tales From Beyond the Galaxy to break down the season three premiere of The Bad Batch! They go in depth on the first three episodes of the third season, discussing Omega’s time in captivity, Crosshair’s evolution as a character, and the desperation of Hunter and Wrecker. The…

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She Hunted Down the Zetas Cartel Members Who Killed Her Daughter 45:24

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When members of the fearsome and brutal Zetas cartel kidnapped her daughter, Miriam Rodriguez did what they asked and paid the ransom. But it wasn't enough, and she never saw her daughter again. Fed up with a lack of help from the police, she went on a one-woman crusade for justice, tracking down the men responsible for killing her daughter by any …

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 16/02/24 2:05:06

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On this episode, Dominic, Ben, and Hannah break down the reveals from Empire Magazine’s celebration of 15 25 years of the Prequels, including the news that The Phantom Menace is returning to theatres this May! They talk about the excitement of seeing Star Wars back in the movie theatres and how this re-release could tie in with other Star Wars prom…

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From Helicopter Prison Breaks to Missing Millions: The French Bank Robbers Who Became Heroes 41:41

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On the face of it, Toni Musulin and Redoine Faïd couldn’t be more different: one a quiet, skinflint armored vehicle driver, the other a flamboyant gang leader who went on the lam in Tel Aviv disguised as religious. But the crimes of both men captured French hearts and minds, catapulting them to infamy and prompting some, in the wake of the global f…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 08/02/24 2:16:18

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On this episode, Dominic, Ben, Chris, and Hannah are joined by Chris “Starrapter” Abbott to break down the news out of the latest Disney Investors Call and remember the life of Carl Weathers. They start by predicting what Empire Magazine’s big Star Wars tease is about (something you probably already know). Then, they talk about what the Star Wars f…

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The Headhunting Burmese Tribe Running the World's Biggest Cartel: The Wa w/ Patrick Winn 1:03:52

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The Wa tribe, an indigenous tribe residing in the mountainous Burma China borderlands, has long had a reputation as a people not to be trifled with. And yes, they were actually headhunters, well into the 20th century. Known as powerful warriors who weren't keen on outsiders telling them what to do, they were able to carve out their own autonomous s…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 2/2/24 2:07:48

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On this episode, Chris and Ben celebrate the 25th anniversary of Lego Star Wars’ conception! But first, Chris shares his thoughts on The Bad Batch season 3 trailer and they continue to try and make sense of Ventress’ return. Plus, Jodie Foster speaks out about almost being cast as Leia, we have yet another Daisy Ridley quote to discuss, Dominic dro…

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Behind Ecuador's Gang TV Takeover: Prison Kings, Megabusts and Daytime Executions 45:31

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This month armed men stormed an Ecuadorean TV station, shocking the world and plunging the nation into gang hell. Prosecutors have been assassinated and gangs are looting offices, universities and even hospitals, as martial law takes hold. It might seem like Ecuador has gone from Latin American idyll to narco-state overnight. The truth, though, is …

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The SWU Podcast LIVE 26/01/24 2:01:02

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THE BAD BATCH TRAILER BREAKDOWN! On this episode, Dominic, Ben, and Hannah discuss and dissect the new trailer for The Bad Batch season three. They go in-depth on Ventress’ return, why it’s a big deal, what it means for the show, and what it means for the novel Dark Disciple. Then they talk about Palpatine’s appearance in the trailer and what it ma…

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Griselda Blanco and Miami's Drug Wars: Netflix's New Narcos 48:38

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Dubbed the Cocaine Godmother and the Black Widow, Griselda Blanco rose to power when the cocaine boom was taking off and Colombian cartels started pumping product into the US, mainly through Miami. As the floodgates opened and tens of millions of dollars were being made on the streets, everyone wanted to be on top of pyramid, including Griselda...a…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 19/01/24 1:59:56

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On this episode, Dominic, Ben, and Hannah look at all the rumors and reports surrounding the Rey/New Jedi Order movie. Is it in trouble or not? And what might the story be about? And how could it set up a new era of storytelling in the Star Wars universe. Then, they talk about the news that Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni are writing The Mandalorian an…

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A Cop-Cartel Heist and Sky High Homicide Rates: What the Hell is Going on in Tijuana 51:53

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When a team of cops drove a truck laden with Sinaloa Cartel product out of a Tijuana warehouse in November, experts predicted violence even worse than the city had suffered in recent years, as roiling fentanyl and meth industries had made it Mexico’s most dangerous city by far. The reprisals began just hours later—and they still haven’t stopped. No…

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The SWU Podcast LIVE | 12/01/24 2:17:05

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On this episode, Dominic, Ben, Hannah, and Chris break down the exciting news that The Mandalorian and Grogu is coming to theaters, with production beginning on the new film later this year. They discuss the decision to move The Mandalorian from streaming to cinemas and speculate if this represents a larger shift in the sort of Star Wars output we …

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The Kingpin Behind Asia's Triad Super-Syndicate Cartel : Tse Chi Lop, with Josh Berlinger 44:05

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The mysterious Chinese-born criminal mastermind Tse Chi Lop didn't raise too many eyebrows when he was arrested in Canada in the 1990's for running heroin with the Hong Kong Triads known as the Big Circle Gang in a partnership with the Rizzuto family, a Canadian-Italian mafia clan. But after serving nearly a decade in prison, the laid back, soft-sp…

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