{"podcast":{"title":"The Mike Herrera Podcast","slug":"the-mike-herrera-podcast-1084143","podcast_index_feed_id":1084143,"rss_url":"https://mikeherrera.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://mikeherrera.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/5/c/6/65c605f2cbe37b85/mike-cover-art-fixed.jpg","author":"Mike Herrera","episode_count":300,"summary":"Mike Herrera sits down with a new guest every week, discussing everything from music to careers to news. It's always something new. Follow online everywhere at @mikeherreraTD","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T02:18:47.247789+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mike-herrera-podcast-1084143"},"episode":{"title":"608 Star Wars Lore and More","slug":"608-star-wars-lore-and-more","published_at":"2026-05-04T12:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mike-herrera-podcast-1084143/608-star-wars-lore-and-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mike-herrera-podcast-1084143","url":"https://mikeherrera.libsyn.com/608-star-wars-lore-and-more","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mikeherrera/608_MHP_Star_Wars_Lore_and_More.mp3?dest-id=139873","summary":"May the 4th be with you. Brand new episode 608. Got into Star Wars this week - the original trilogy versus the prequels. Four, five, six are the movies I grew up on. That's the trilogy, will die on that hill. Tried to explain what an Ewok was to my kid the other day. Best I could do was little baby bear with a blaster. Pretty proud of that one. Plus a Bob Dylan show at the KeyArena that made me rethink changing up melodies live, and a bunch of tour dates coming up. Voicemails this week: - Jonah from Orange County on how we pick a set list from this deep a catalog - Jerome from Los Angeles on Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard, and \"Move to Bremerton\" on Dawson's Creek - Angie with a wild message - Rich with sticker giveaway and cross-promo ideas - Aaron from Florida on being at Tony Sly's very last show MxPx songs in the conversation: \"Set a Fire,\" \"One Zero Zero,\" \"For Always,\" \"Stay Up All Night,\" \"Let's Ride,\" \"Secret Weapon,\" \"Not Today,\" \"Ready to Rage,\" \"Move to Bremerton,\" \"Southbound.\" Bands and artists that come up: Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard (\"I Will Follow You into the Dark\"), They Might Be Giants, Pearl Jam, Joey Cape (Lagwagon - Trashed), Tony Sly (No Use for a Name - More Betterness), New Found Glory, Pennywise, Descendents, NOFX, Rancid, Operation Ivy, Bayside, Bob Dylan. Where we'll be: - Goldfinger at Slam Dunk Festival, UK - two shows - Solo show at the World Cup fan zone, downtown Bremerton, WA - June 12 (Friday, 5 p.m., 4th Street) - MxPx at Warped Tour Washington DC - June 14 - Pacific Northwest show, end of August (announcement coming) - MxPx headlining Punkadeka Festival, Milan, Italy - September 5 - More Warped Tour dates through the summer - Goldfinger tour dates at goldfingermusic.com Chapters: 0:00 May the 4th + Star Wars Rant (Original T…","meta_description":"May the 4th be with you. Brand new episode 608. Got into Star Wars this week - the original trilogy versus the prequels. Four, five, six are the movies I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2241,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mike-herrera-podcast-1084143/episodes/608-star-wars-lore-and-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mike-herrera-podcast-1084143/608-star-wars-lore-and-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}