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Star Wars Minute (Podcast)
Star Wars Minute is a daily podcast that analyzes, scrutinizes and celebrates the Star Wars movies in sequential order, with each episode covering a single minute of a movie. The podcast is hosted and created by Peter "Pete the Retailer" Bonavita and Alex Robinson, and features a rotating cast of guest commentators. So far, the series has covered the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, and The Force Awakens. The podcast is viewed a trendsetter for "movies by minutes" podcasts, of which there are now over 100.

History
The first episode, analyzing the first minute of Star Wars: A New Hope, aired on June 3rd, 2013. The series was inspired by another podcast, Mission Log, which analyzes the Star Trek series episode by episode. The podcast began to grow a cult following, and by the time Robinson and Bonavita began recording Return of the Jedi, the podcast had merchandise and its own Patreon page. Bonavita stated in 2017 that the podcast's new and old episodes combine for over 100,000 listens a week.

Season 1: The Motion Picture
The show's first season covered A New Hope, and spanned 122 episodes. This season's episodes tended to be shorter, with the first episode clocking in at just 11 minutes. Notable guests from this season that would go on to become series regulars include Tony Consiglio and Chris Radtke among others.

Season 2: The Empire Strikes Back
Before wrapping season 1, Bonavita and Robinson announced that they would be returning for The Empire Strikes Back minute. Minute 1 aired on January 13th, 2014, just two months after season 1 wrapped. The duo hosted a live podcast on June 15th, 2014 (Father's Day) covering minutes 111 and 112, in which Darth Vader informs Luke that he is his father.

Season 3: Return of the Jedi
Bonavita and Robinson began analyzing Return of the Jedi on January 5th, 2015. For minutes 79 and 80 (in which Luke and Leia discuss their parentage with eachother), the duo hosted another live show at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim with guest Matt Gourley. Notable first-time guests for this season include Paul Rust, star of the Netflix series Love.

Season 4: The Phantom Menace
Bonavita and Robinson began analyzing The Phantom Menace (which they refer to as "The Naboo Movie" as part of a superstition they have on November 23rd, 2015. Despite expressing a distaste for the prequel movies throughout their original trilogy podcast run, Bonavita would admit he watched The Phantom Menace 13 times in the theater. Notable guests this season include Mark Hamill's son, Nathan.

Season 5: Attack of the Clones
Bonavita and Robinson began analyzing Attack of the Clones on November 14th, 2016. For minutes 101 through 105, the duo recorded a live podcast on a cruise ship as part of the Fan2Sea Cruise.

Season 6: Revenge of the Sith
Bonavita and Robinson began analyzing Revenge of the Sith on November 13th, 2017. Bonavita had only seen the movie once in the theaters, allowing for a unique perspective on the film. Throughout the season, the duo would often reference The Force Awakens and other Disney-Era Star Wars movies, implying that they would continue making Star Wars Minute past the Lucas era of movies.

Season 7: The Force Awakens
Bonavita and Robinson began analyzing The Force Awakens on November 12th, 2018. This season marked the first in which the trilogy of the film they were analyzing was not yet complete, as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker would not be realized for another year. This allowed for more plot-related speculation amongst the hosts and guests.

Season 8: Rogue One
As of now, this season has yet to begin. However, Robinson and Bonavita have confirmed that they will be analyzing the anthology films and would continue to analyze the series in release order, meaning the next film will be Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

Reception
Star Wars Minute has been called "the seed of a rapidly expanding podcast genre" by the pop-culture website The Ringer due to its minute-by-minute format, which has now bled into dozens of other podcasts analyzing films such as Back to the Future, The Big Lebowski and Goodfellas, to name a few.

In 2017, the podcast made Thrillist's list of "8 'Star Wars' Podcasts You Need to Listen To," stating that "the show will give you a brand-new appreciation of the sequels, and help you look a little closer and the minutia of cinema in general."