We talk about trading cards, collecting and people in the Star Wars community. A It's about enjoying your passion and discovering new aspects of a Galaxy far, far away.
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Finovate showcases cutting-edge banking and financial technology through a global conference series featuring short-form demos and insightful expert takeaways. The Finovate Podcast, hosted by Greg Palmer, carries those conversations and ideas forward, with a concise, interview-based format based on Finovate’s signature 7-minute demos. Guests include leading fintech innovators, bankers, analysts, and more sharing their thoughts and predictions on the future of financial technology.
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Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! A podcast which explores all aspects of the Star Wars Saga! Hosted by Aaron Harris and David Modders. Elegant discussions for a more civilized age!
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Enjoy a front-row seat as Chris speaks with thought-provoking C-Suite executives and leaders from corporations, both public and private, professional service firms, and of course, the legal industry from around the United States.
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Breakfast Pack #103: Andor Season 2 - Final Arc, Ep 10-12
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1:33:05A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers.Today On Breakfast Pack #103 - Questions AND/or Breakfast: In this episode we are asking questions and making comments on the final three episode arc of Andor Season 2, that premiered on Disney Plus on Tuesday, May 13th. Make it stop Who else knows? Jedha, Kyber, Er…
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EP 258: Craig McLaughlin and Baron Conway, Finalytics
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20:40True personalization is here – connecting with FinovateSpring Best of Show winner Finalytics on their award-winning solution. Detailed Summary: This episode of the Finovate Podcast features Craig McLaughlin (CEO) and Baron Conway (CSO) of Finalytics, a Best of Show winner at FinovateSpring. They join host Greg Palmer to talk about how their platfor…
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Breakfast Pack #102: Andor Season 2 - 3rd Arc, Ep 7-9
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1:33:12A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #102 - Questions AND/or Breakfast: In this episode we are asking questions and making comments on the Third arc of Andor Season 2, that premiered on Disney Plus on Tuesday, May 6th Messenger Who are you? Welcome to the Rebellion With me, is …
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EP 257: Javier Perez, VASS Financial Services
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18:56FinovateSpring keynoter Javier Perez on taking AI out of the experimental and scaling it up for maximum impact. Detailed Summary: In this episode of the Finovate Podcast, Javier Perez, Global Director at VASS Financial Services, shares key insights from his recent keynote at FinovateSpring. He emphasizes that although AI holds immense potential for…
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Breakfast Pack #101: Andor S2 2nd Arc
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1:41:58A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #101- It’s the return of Questions AND/or Breakfast: In this episode we are asking questions and making comments on the Second arc of Andor Season 2: 4 Ever been to Ghorman 5 I have friends everywhere 6 What a festive evening With me, is my …
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EP 256: Matthew Le Merle, Blockchain Coinvestors
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21:46Blockchain at a key inflection point – where we are now in the innovation cycle, what’s coming next, and where to find your next opportunity. Detailed Summary: In this episode of the Finovate Podcast, host Greg Palmer chats with Matthew Le Merle of Blockchain Coinvestors about the current state and trajectory of blockchain technology. He explains t…
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Breakfast Pack #100: Andor Season 2, Ep 1-3
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1:35:41A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #100- It’s the return of Questions AND/or Breakfast: In this episode we are asking questions and making comments on the first arc of Andor Season 2, One year later, Sagrona Teema and Harvest, which, sigh debuted o Disney+ on Tuesday, April 2…
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Exploring CU-specific fintech solutions, with a preview of the CU Spotlight session at FinovateSpring. Detailed Summary: In this episode of the Finovate Podcast, host Greg Palmer interviews Nick Evens, President and CEO of Curql, ahead of FinovateSpring. Nick shares his journey from working within credit unions to leading Curql, a strategic investm…
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#187: Star Wars Celebration Japan wrap
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1:45:48Star Wars Celebration Japan is in the books and to help break down all the fun, excitement and announcements, I invited two people who were glued to all the feeds the whole weekend and brought back plenty of good notes. Literally pages of good notes. CWK and SW Community veteran Mary Purdue and Anthony King from FORCE GHOST CONVERSATIONS join me an…
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Building and growing winning teams – thoughts from a seasoned fintech leader on managing high-performing engineering teams. Detailed Summary: In this episode Naga Rishyender, Manager of Software Engineering at Discover Financial Services, shares his thoughts on building and managing high-performing engineering teams in the fast-evolving fintech spa…
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A SUPERSIZED episode packed with tons of interviews with artists, authors, creators, cosplayers and collectors from the first day of C2E2 2025. This year the largest comic and pop culture convention in the region took place from April 11-13 at the McCormick Convention Center in downtown Chicago. With panels from such massive fandoms as the Lord of …
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Breakfast Pack #99: Tales of the Underworld Trailer
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55:40A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #99- Tales of the Breakfast: We are talking about the Tales of the Underworld trailer that debuted outta nowhere on Wednesday April 2nd: With my co-host and Card Squadron wingman Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com So if you are joining us for …
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EP 253: Walter Mendenhall, Help With My Loan
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20:09Former pro athlete and founder of the Male Mogul Initiative Walter Mendenhall on the recent acquisition of Help With My Loan, and the importance of fair access to credit. Detailed Summary: In this episode of the Finovate Podcast, host Greg Palmer talks with Walter Mendenhall, founder of the Male Mogul Initiative, a Chicago-based nonprofit aimed at …
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EP #51: How an AmLaw100 Firm Integrated Technology into Their DNA with Jaime Drozd
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33:54Law firms that treat innovation like a team sport are the ones shaping the future of legal practice. Chris Batz and Howard Rosenberg sit down with Jamie Drozd, the managing partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, a corporate law firm known for leaning into technology in ways that actually stick. Jamie shares how her path, from commercial litigator to…
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SWR Ep. 212: Spring Reactions with Greg McLaughlin and Anthony King
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46:23Welcome to a special episode of Star Wars Reactions! Our hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders are away taking care of their families, so stepping in for them are two friends who aren't strangers the SWR family! This week, Greg McLaughlin from the Rebel Base Card Podcast and Anthony King from Force Ghost Conversations sit down to bring you an update…
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EP 252: Ohad Kotler and Lior Vernia, Tweezr
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21:16Innovate without needing to update your legacy tech stack. FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Tweezr explains how. Detailed episode description: In this episode, Greg sits down with FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Tweezr to learn more about their innovative approach to maintaining and modifying complex legacy systems. Co-founders Ohad Kotler and…
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Sketch artist and collector Brent Scotchmer returns to the program to talk about his recent work for the Star Wars Galactic Antiquities card set, and a lot of collector talk. Brent sketches for Topps, Upper Deck, Fright Rags, Dynamite, RRParks, Cryptozoic and has his own business doing glass surface coatings. Brent last was on the program back in 2…
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FinovateEurope Best of Show winner Keyless on using facial recognition without storing sensitive biometric data on a specific device. Detailed Summary: In this episode, Tobin Broadfoot and host Greg Palmer highlight the challenges of traditional authentication methods, such as remembering passwords and using SMS one-time passcodes, which are both i…
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EP #50: Private Equity Dry Powder & Corporate Law Firms with Crispin Passmore
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38:26Private equity is making moves in the legal industry, and Crispin Passmore has a message for firms that think they can ignore it: adapt or risk getting left behind. Chris Batz and Howard Rosenberg sit down with Crispin, the co-founder of Stratify and a former U.K. regulator turned law firm consultant, to talk about what’s happening on both sides of…
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#184: Topps Star Wars Card Trader at 10
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1:03:03Martin Nolan, who the SWCT Content Product manager, returns to the podcast to talk about the 10th Anniversary of Star Wars Card Trader. We talk about some of the changes in the app over the years as well as things they have been doing to celebrate the app turning 10. We had time to even get into some nuts and bolts of how some things in the app wor…
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Streamlining complex system integrations with FinovateEurope Best of Show winner R34DY. Detailed summary: in this episode, host Greg Palmer speaks with Márk Katenyi, CEO and founder of R34DY, a company that won Best of Show at FinovateEurope. The two talk about Ablements, an integration platform designed for banks and financial institutions to simp…
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A bumper crop of news and new release talk that bookends the recent Chicago Sports Spectacular card and memorabilia show. I talk to several guests on the show floor, in studio and wherever else I can find them. Topps STAR WARS Chrome Black debuts 3/19 as another higher end set. Greg Cass - @eyeoncanon returns to talk about the recent release of the…
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#182: Total Star Wars Toys - w/ Brian Hickey
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51:25Designer & photographer Brian Hickey comes on the program to talk about his new Kickstarter campaign. Total Star Wars Toys: The Palitoy Saga, is a book that takes an in-depth look at Palitoy’s role in the Star Wars toys phenomenon between 1977 and 1985. There’s interviews with key figures at Palitoy, such as Bob Brechin Roger Morrison, and many mor…
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A different approach to connecting community banks with fintechs, and predictions for the coming yearBy Finovate Podcast
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ark Newbold returns to the podcast to talk about his recent Star Wars Insider cover story featuring an interview with Anthony Daniels. We talk about Andor season two and it's scheduling and maybe the legacy of TV shows on Disney+ plus we also talk Star Wars Celebration Japan. All that on an exciting and packed episode of the rebel base card podcast…
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Collaboration and co-creation between fintechs and credit unions – a recap of a FinovateEurope conversation, and a preview of FinovateSpringBy Finovate Podcast
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Breakfast Pack #98: Andor Season 2 Trailer & Star Wars News
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1:08:01A Star Wars insert podcast series that asks more questions than it answers -once again between Star Wars shows. Today on Hot Stove Breakfast pack #98- We are asking questions on the Andor Season 2 trailer, and a lot of other Star Wars news and notes that happened this week. So back on temporary loan from The Long Take Oscar marathon podcast party, …
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#180: Ian Taylor - Collecting: Brave new world
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1:29:13Ian Taylor of the Marvel Card Collector’s Podcast drops by to talk about the post Topps Marvel deal, Star Wars comics and evolving collections. It was also Topps Hobby Rip Night on Saturday, February 22nd in card shops across the U.S. I had the chance to participate in my local store’s event and give a brief report. Ian Taylor Marvel Card Collector…
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AI, data apps, and a preview of FinovateEurope.By Finovate Podcast
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#179: 2025 Star Wars Cards - with collector Justin Krohn
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1:15:50Collector Justin Krohn, returns to the pod to talk about some of the new releases from Topps, including Hyperspace, High Tek and Galactic antiquities. Justin joined me last summer after the release of 2024 Chrome and has a great collection I always love hearing more about. . It’s a full hour of card hobby goodness! Justin Krohn on Instagram @colora…
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EP 246: Devon Kirk, Portage Capital Solutions
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19:13The investment landscape, IPO and M&A predictions, and what to expect in 2025.By Finovate Podcast
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SWR Ep. 211: Vintage Reactions: Caravan Of Courage #SWPD2025
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56:38Happy Star Wars Podcast Day and welcome to Star Wars Reactions! February 7, 1999 saw the release of the first episode of the first ever Star Wars podcast called Jedi Talk. This started a movement in fandom which has led to hundreds of podcast discussing all aspects of the Star Wars fandom. To honor Jedi Talk and all the shows that came afterward, S…
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This episode is released in part to help celebrate Star Wars Podcast Day 5 - which is on Friday Feb 7th, which highlights the 25th anniversary of Jedi Talk, the first Star Wars related podcast/netcast that premiered on Feb 7th 1999. Over a 100 fellow Star Wars podcasts are taking part by releasing shows around this time. So in tonight’s show, the f…
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SWR Ep. 210: Skeleton Crew Season Finale
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1:22:45Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week, our hosts sit down to share their reactions to the season finale of the hit Disney+ series Skeleton Crew! Join the discussion as they breakdown the pirate invasion, the many mysteries revealed and the questions left unanswered. They also discuss their thoughts on the possibility of a second season. Make su…
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Crypto, the SEC, and what shifting regulations mean for the fintech industry.By Finovate Podcast
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SWR Ep. 209: Central Florida Comic Con 2025
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28:50Welcome to a special episode of Star Wars Reactions! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders are live from Central Florida Comic Con 2025! Join them as they react to their experiences and bring you special conversation with artist Daniel Govar and Emily Swallow from the hit Disney+ series, The Mandalorian! And just because they are out on l…
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EP 244: Janusz Mieloszyk and Lukasz Gajewski of Nest Bank
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22:15FinovateFall Best of Show winner Nest on their partnership with Efigence, conversational banking, and the future of customer serviceBy Finovate Podcast
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EP #49: Why Corporate Law Firms Merge with Chris Batz
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22:59“It’s astonishing; it’s just mind-blowing,” says Chris Batz about the exponential growth in revenue generated by the AmLaw top 100 firms in the last 22 years. On today’s episode of The Future is Bright, Chris takes a closer look at these numbers, what’s driving them and which firm comes out on top. He also takes a look at the increasing number of f…
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Breakfast Pack #97: Skeleton Crew Finale
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1:37:24A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #97- Our flag means breakfast - We are talking about Skeleton Crew’s final installment, maybe? Sort of? that debuted on Disney + on Tuesday, January 14th. With me is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com. Also…
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Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! This week hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down and share their reactions to the penultimate episode of the hit Disney+ series Skeleton Crew entitled “We’re Gonna Be In So Much Trouble”! Listen in as they break down the episode from the arrival outside the Barrier, escaping Jod and the pirates, and arriving a…
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Neobanks, 2025 predictions, and a preview of FinovateEuropeBy Finovate Podcast
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#177: S.T.E.A.M. into Star Wars 2025
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1:30:23S.T.E.A.M. into Star Wars celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, wrapped in a Star Wars theme. Local artists, authors, podcasters as well as members of the 501st Midwest Garrison were on hand at Washington Community High School in Central Illinois, Saturday, January 11th. Tom Gross and Dan Zehr, part of the WCHS staff and an ar…
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Welcome to Star Wars Reactions! For our 207th episode, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down and share their reactions to the sixth episode of the hit Disney+ series, Skeleton Crew! Join them as they discuss all aspects of “Zero Friends Again”, from the journey of the groups of two, to the importance of friendship, character growth, and the…
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Breakfast Pack #96: Skeleton Crew Episode 7
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1:02:05A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #96- Our flag means breakfast. We are talking about Skeleton Crew’s penultimate installment that debuted on Disney + on Tuesday, January 7th. With me is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com. So if you are joi…
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EP 242: Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Women’s World Banking
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19:24Expanding credit for women entrepreneurs in the Global South, and how fintech can help.By Finovate Podcast
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EP #48: Leading the Way as a Values-Based Law Firm with Kristina Lawson
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36:39“It’s all about people management,” says today’s guest Kristina Lawson, drawing parallels between her time as the former mayor of Walnut Creek, CA to her current role as managing partner at Hanson Bridgett LLP, a mid-sized firm which like Kristina, whose practice was in real estate and land use, has a deep connection and dedication to California an…
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WCHS Librarian and Teachers in the Dungeon Master Tom Gross returns to the program to talk about the upcoming S.T.E.A.M. into STAR WARS 2025 which again will be held at the Washington Community High School Saturday, January 11th., S.T.E.A.M. into Star Wars Day celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, wrapped in a Star Wars theme.…
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Breakfast Pack #95: Skeleton Crew Episode 6
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1:25:06A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #95- Our flag means breakfast. We are talking about Skeleton Crew’s sixth installment that debuted on Disney + on New Year’s Eve. With me hopefully for another year again is my co-host and Card Squadron wingman Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.c…
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SWR Ep. 206: Skeleton Crew Episode 5
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1:04:19Welcome to the first Star Wars Reactions of 2025! We hope you had a safe and happy holiday celebration! This week, hosts Aaron Harris and David Modders sit down for the first episode of the new year to share their reactions to the fifth episode of the hit Disney+ series Skeleton Crew! Join them as they break down “You Have a Lot to Learn About Pira…
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Breakfast Pack #94: Skeleton Crew Episode 5
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1:29:02A returning Rebel Base Card podcast series that asks more questions than it answers. Today On Breakfast Pack #94- Our flag means breakfast. We are talking about Skeleton Crew’s fifth installment that debuted on Disney + on Tuesday December 24th: With my co-host and Card Squadron wingman Gregory Cass from eyeoncanon.com on assignment this week, I pu…
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