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addition. It's Wednesday, December 30, 2015 on today's show, Star Wars The Force Awakens is leaving no block unbusted on its way

to being the most successful thing of all time.

But in addition to being the most successful thing of all time, it's also a movie, they tell

me. It's directed by

J.J. Abrams it stars Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac and John Boyega in addition to the

timeless troika of Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford we will

discuss it and then it's our annual

Colin show. You found us up with some questions and we're now going to attempt to

answer them fairly off the cuff I think. Joining me today is Slate editor Julia

Hello Julia. Hi Steve. And of course Slate's film critic Dana Stevens. Hey Dana

his deed. Everyone have a nice deity, unspecific holiday.

Vague period of jollity.

My secular celebrations were quite enjoyable.

Yes, Julia's robot family greatly enjoyed consuming mass quantities.

We gathered around the hearth.

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