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July 5th, 2013.

Minute 25: Obi-Wan Kenobi's name comes up at dinner.

Luke wants to go to the Academy (assumed to mean the Imperial Academy - see the cut scene below).

Cut scene in which Biggs has just come back from the Academy where he was training and then recruited by the Rebellion just before graduating.
If Luke ended up going to the Academy, would he have come to the attention of Darth Vader anyway?
Luke's friend Tank and his eventual fate.
Pattern on the ceiling of the Lars homestead (resembles Darth Maul's face).
Filming occurred in Tunisia AND Death Valley, California (not just Tunisia as stated in previous episodes of the podcast).
Parts or all of the Lars homestead were real dwellings in Tunisia at the time (e.g. a hotel).
Ewan McGregor's 'around the world' motorcycling adventures and his visit to Tunisia and the homestead.
Moisture farming, what it involves and what it might be for.
Treadwell in the background of the scene (looks like "a pair of binoculars on a stand" or "a very minimalist version of Wall-E").
Star Wars radio drama and its use of dialogue from the movie (including cut scenes).
The mystery of C-3PO's silver leg and the back story on why it was never dipped in gold.
The existence, and value, of gold in Star Wars.
Why the Lars purchased C-3PO and R2-D2 to help with moisture farming.
The risk of losing the Death Star plans and Leia's message if R2-D2's memory had been erased by Uncle Owen.
Uncle Owen's true motivations in stopping Luke from leaving the homestead.
Bringing Luke back to Tatooine (his father's home planet) and keeping the name Skywalker even though they're trying to hide him.

Alex: Part 2 of lunch with the Lars's!
Alex: Asked ironically "They build a rebellion against the Empire?" Pete: "They do."
Alex: Darth Vader chatting to Luke "Wow, what a coincidence! I used to live on Tatooine myself."
Pete: "[C-3PO] would be sitting there sounding like a modem" (when programming the moisture evaporators in binary).

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 ==Date==
 July 5th, 2013.
 ==Summary==
-Minute 25: Obi-Wan Kenobi’s name comes up at dinner.
+Minute 25: Obi-Wan Kenobi's name comes up at dinner.
 ==Guests==
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 ===Meta Minute===
+*19:56 podcast episode length.
 *WALL-E was "voiced" by our very own [[Ben Burtt]]
 *Alex makes excellent droid sound impersonations in this episode.