28: Hoth Takes #28: Somewhere, Chewbacca Is Dreaming of Us

<div>We’re mixing things up in this episode of Hoth Takes and turning the reins over to a special guest: <em>Washington Post</em> health-care reporter Dan Diamond. Dan, a self-admitted <em>Star Wars </em>novice, asks us a series of pressing questions about the galaxy far, far away, from how people get their news to why stormtroopers can’t hit anything. We also discuss the role of <em>Star Wars </em>in the real world, including why there’s so much anger in fandom and whether someday, far off in the future, <em>Star Wars</em> will become an actual religion. Plus, we try to convince a skeptical Dan of the majesty of Cad Bane (and his hat).</div>