Episode 216: Now This Is Podracing Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace

The Midnight Myth Podcast by Derek Jones and Laurel Hostak

Nov 12, 202301:06:27Arts

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, two podcasters strapped in for an exciting undertaking… It’s been years since we first sat down to analyze the original Star Wars trilogy, one movie at a time; now, we take on...

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