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For My Dad: The Best Star Wars Fatherhood Stories, Revisited

6h 16m | Jun 26, 2026

Happy Father's Day! Today we're re-running some of our favorite Star Wars dad interviews — and dedicating this one to my own dad, Kerwin Yarde. Love you, Pop.

This compilation brings together dads whose lives have been shaped by this galaxy: the legendary Billy Dee Williams, Pete Fletzer (author of Who Owns the Myth? Star Wars Fandom and the Soul of the Saga), Leland Chee, Todd Hoffman of Big T and Lil T, Raphael Moran from The Geeky Dad Podcast, the crew from The Dad Batch, and autism Dad and advocate Jamiel Owens. Each of them carries their own version of the same story: a movie that became a lifelong bond between father and child.

The galaxy has a way in for everyone—and for a lot of us, a parent held the door open

What's YOUR Star Wars origin story, and who shared it with you? Who got you into this galaxy?

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