The Podcast Reawakens with Emily Yoshida

Emily Yoshida (The Verge, A/V Club) joins Griffin and David to revisit Episode VII: The Force Awakens. Together, they discuss Emily’s childhood Star Wars fan fiction, an origin story based around a shared love of Beetlejuice, address the Mary Sue controversy and officially announce the podcast renaming! Also, Griffin’s merchandise corner looks at a newly issued Monopoly and presenting Producer Ben’s Sno-corner. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes . Follow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram , Threads , Facebook and X ! Buy some real nerdy merch . Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.