meet your hosts
brooke weverHOST | SHE/HER
Brooke joined the Star Wars STUFF podcast in late 2019. Brooke has been a Star Wars fan her whole life. Her dad raised her and her siblings on it, as he is a huge fan himself. Brooke's favorite character is Ahsoka Tano and she's prepared to tell you why Ahsoka is the best Star Wars character; she'll prepare a PowerPoint presentation.
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"Cap" Rei GordonHOST / PATREON TEAM | THEY/THEM
Cap grew up watching and reading all things Star Wars. Their favorite trilogy is the Prequels, but Cap's true Star Wars home is The Clone Wars. They discovered the costuming community during the pandemic, and have since built Captain Rex, Hunter from The Bad Batch, and is currently working on Boss from Republic Commando. They are a member of the 501st Great Lakes Garrison in Michigan. Cap's favorite thing about the Star Wars fan community is its ability to unite people over their shared enthusiasm for a galaxy far far away.
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Christian WittenkampHOST / PATREON TEAM | HE/HIM
Christian grew up watching the Original Trilogy, and had been completely absorbed by the Star Wars universe when Attack of the Clones was released in theaters. Since 2018, Christian has been an avid costumer, and has built both Clones and Mandalorians a plenty. Being part of the 501st Golden Gate Garrison, Christian proudly troops in Lucasfilm's backyard, and tries to bring positivity and inclusion to all corners of the Star Wars fandom.
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colin weverHOST / PRODUCER | HE/HIM
Colin joined the Star Wars STUFF Podcast shortly after it was founded in 2018. He is also the founding member of the Marvel STUFF podcast. Colin has been to every Star Wars Celebration since 2017. He is also a member of the 501st Great Lakes Garrison. His favorite character is Max Rebo. If you ask him why, it will be a whole day discussion.
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Craig 5HOST / NEWS TEAM | HE/HIM
Craig is a human person from a town. He likes Star Wars, probably, and also some other things, like talking into a microphone, and talking into a microphone about Star Wars. Craig has a job and does things in his spare time. He might have a pet, who knows? All we know is he loves the Original Trilogy and we don't mention The Last Jedi to him.
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david lozanoHOST / PRODUCER / EDITOR | HE/HIM
David is a founding member, host, editor and special media producer for the podcast. He is a lifelong fan of Marvel and Star Wars, and is also an ANH TIE Pilot for the 501st Star Garrison in Texas. David has attended every stateside Star Wars Celebration since 2015.
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hunter smokeHOST / PATREON TEAM | HE/HIM
Hunter discovered his love of Star Wars back in 2005 during the release of Revenge of the Sith. The release of The Clone Wars movie and TV show solidified Hunter's love of the complex world of Star Wars as a life long passion. Over the years, his love of the franchise and creative mindset led him to the costume and prop building side of the fandom where he continues to deepen his love of the fan community through the costuming clubs and hours spent on projects such as his own armor, droid, and prop builds.
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james herreraHOST / NEWS TEAM / WRITER | HE/HIM
James is a co-founder of the podcast. Since he was a child, he's always been a huge fan of Star Wars. Collecting toys, discussing theories, and watching the movies over and over again has been the norm all these years later. He doesn't have a favorite trilogy, he loves them all. But if he had to choose, his favorite movies would be The Empire Strikes Back and The Last Jedi. James hopes to one day be in the film business making a Star Wars film for everyone to love. He and his wife Nicole live in California with their dog Kit.
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Josh HollowayHOST / PATREON TEAM | HE/HIM
Josh joined the Star Wars STUFF Podcast in the Summer of 2023, and has been an avid fan of Star Wars since he was three years old, watching the films with his father. A member of the 501st Legion since 2020, Josh spends time both in and out of the podcast chair thinking of Star Wars. Although his favorite Star Wars character is Han Solo, he somehow keeps bringing up Batman. We don't know why.
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joshua andersonHOST / NEWS TEAM | HE/HIM
Josh was born in Orlando, Florida, and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. He's loved Star Wars since the prequels, leading him to study animation and SFX. The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order video game has been his favorite piece of Star Wars media in recent years. His favorite character is the Gen'Dai bounty hunter Durge. In 2021, Josh moved back to the states and joined the podcast.
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rae kruithofHOST / NEWS TEAM | THEY/THEM
Unlike the rest of the team, Rae "RaeRey" did not grow up watching Star Wars. Instead, it was a head first dive after seeing the trailer for The Force Awakens. In their spare time, Rae is an avid cosplayer and costume designer, with a BFA in film. They have worked in the wardrobe department for both community and equity theatre productions and short films. Rae is also a member of the Rebel Legion Great Lakes Base, and serves as the Merchandise and Branding Officer of the Rebel Legion Galactic Senate.
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RAymond terrazasHOST / NEWS TEAM | HE/HIM
Raymond "Retro Ray" has worked in the comic shop & comic world. Raymond has helped create cool comic covers like the Tim Duncan cover of Marvel's Punisher. He enjoys working with amazing comic artists and is into cartoons, comics, games, TV shows, and moves from the 70s up until now. Raymond also loves basketball and football, and of course, Star Wars!
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Star GordonHOST / PATREON TEAM | SHE/HER
Star has been a Star Wars fan since she was in diapers wearing Leia's space buns or tights on her head as a twi'lek. A cosplayer and a nerd - of mostly all things clone and Ahsoka related - she has enjoyed the community of living in a galaxy far far away with other members of the Star Wars and costuming community. She joined the Star Wars STUFF Podcast in 2023 to dive deeper into all things Star Wars with other like minded nerds.
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ZAC NETZELHOST / PATREON TEAM | HE/HIM
Zac grew up loving everything Star Wars, from the movies and shows to games and comics and more. His favorite pieces of Star Wars are the 3D animated Clone Wars series and Revenge of the Sith. Zac really enjoys watching Star Wars with his wife, Ashley, and showing her the galaxy far, far, away. He loves to talk to anyone about Star Wars, whether they want to listen or not.
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