Ep #23: Beltway Banthas Meets NPR Politics

This week Beltway Banthas was joined by Tamara Keith & Scott
Detrow of the NPR Politics Podcast. In a conversation any political
and public radio junkie won't want to miss, we dive into the
politics of Star Wars and some of Star Wars most enduring cultural
themes that resonate with people from 1977 to today. We start by
catching up with friend of the show and White House Correspondent
for NPR, Tamara Keith, previously featured for a interview on
Beltway Banthas. She shares her thoughts on Rogue One the finality
of its characters, Tarkin's reanimation and her experience seeing
the movie. Later we're joined by Scott Detrow, who Congress for
NPR. These two are well known for their Star Wars fandom and they
didn't disapoint. We discuss the confusing aspects of Star Wars
politics, Rogue One's political message (intended and unintended),
the role of Disney in Star Wars future and also the political
parallels from Star Wars to today. We want to thank NPR, Scott
Detrow and Tamara Keith for welcoming us into their studio and
sharing their insights with us about politics and Star Wars. It was
a real blast and we hope you enjoy the conversation. You can find
Tamara and Scott on Twitter @TamaraKeithNPR @ScottDetrow And check
out the NPR Politics Podcast on iTunes and @NPRPolitics