For as long as I've known him, conversations with <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/livemikenhv" target="_blank">Mike Cooper</a> usually devolve into talks about vintage Star Wars figures. In this episode, we commit one such conversation to podcast and also discuss our glue-happy fathers and their involvement in our star wars collecting. Visuals Mike's <a href= "http://www.junkfed.com/wp-content/uploads/mikes-luke-and-vader.jpg"> Puke-Custed, Party-Fest, Sewer Luke Skywalker™</a> and rare Cloth Cape Darth Vader. My <a href= "http://www.junkfed.com/wp-content/uploads/Empire-Strikes-Back-Cards.jpg"> glued down collection</a> of <a href= "http://www.junkfed.com/wp-content/uploads/Empire-Strikes-Back-Cards-Album.jpg"> Empire Strikes Back</a> trading cards. My dad was a Topps Trading Card <a href= "http://www.junkfed.com/wp-content/uploads/counterfeit-luke-skywalker.jpg"> counterfeiter</a>. <a href= "http://www.junkfed.com/wp-content/uploads/mikes-TIE-Interceptor.jpg"> TIE Interceptor</a> trapped in amber. My dad was proud enough of his coloring job to <a href= "http://www.junkfed.com/wp-content/uploads/bossk-coloring-book.jpg"> sign and date it</a>. Show off! Extras: It is possible to watch <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/despecialized" target="_blank">Star Wars as it appeared in 1977</a>. More on <a href= "http://www.junkfed.com/star-wars-obsessionand-compulsion">Star Wars figures vs a glue-happy</a> dad <a href= "http://www.junkfed.com/a-walrus-man-by-any-other-name">A Walrus Man by Any Other Name</a>

Episode 4: Finding Punk Rock with Abby Roc

A time machine from the age of the Hollywood blockbuster, the George Lucas merchandising force, and the Bronze Age of comics. Todd Rogers, a chronic nostalgist, creative escapist, lunatic completest, and pop culture zealot parses memories of the past with a rotating league of guests hosts.