Ken Napzok, Author of "Why We Love Star Wars" + The Schmoedown's Pit Boss - MMO Interviews - Ep 186

Schmoedown Star Wars champion answers all our Star Wars questions & much more! ***This Is A Non-Spoiler Episode*** The Man, The Book, + The Socials - Top of Show Loving Star Wars and Writing for All Those Who Do Too - 4:10 Episode IX Predictions/Previews - 11:02 Do Star Wars Fans Care About Oscar Snubs - 18:11 Movies Ken Loved Growing Up - 20:04 The Formation of Ken Napzok: Podcast King - 21:32 Life Lessons From Being a Pro Wrestler - 31:02 (And His Time as a Booker - 37:50) From Wrestling to Schmodown-ing - 39:21 (Ken’s Personal Schmoedown Highlights - 44:41) Schmoedown Behind the Scenes - 48:56 Life Lessons for Every Content Creator- 53:49 Ken Napzok Pitches the Worst Movie Possible - 1:02:25 Where to Find Ken + BUY HIS BOOK - 1:05:18 Words of Wisdom/Social Media - 1:08:43 They say you shouldn't meet your heroes. THEY ARE WRONG. We had an absolute blast talking to Ken Napzok. He’s had past lives in baseball, radio, film, comedy, wrestling, & as a working stiff like most of us. He’s been a regular on the Movie Trivia Schmoedown, performed for the Groundlings, & he’s been a wrestling manager working with some of the WWE’s current & former stars. Somehow, we hit all of these topics in one single episode. Ken Napzok also wrote a Star Wars book, Why We Love Star Wars: The Great Moments That Built A Galaxy Far, Far Away. We lead off the interview with how this book came to be, the POV he takes, and we’re amazed by how he views his fandom. We discuss the upcoming Episode IX, and how his book will get probably get a sequel not unlike the saga itself. So after you listen, do please make sure to enjoy Ken’s book released on May 15th. Ken is the host of 3 podcasts - The Napzok Files on (lol) Life, The Universe, & Everything, The Afternoons with Josh and Ken on News, Sports, & Pop Culture, and of course, the Force Center podcast on Star Wars. He’s also putting a ton of content on Youtube like our favorite, his Motivations with Ken series. Please make sure to follow / like / subscribe / & become a patron to all his shows. You can also find him on social media: at KenNapzok on Twitter, Ken Napzok Page on Facebook, & also at Ken Napzok on Instagram. Of all the deep dives, we’ve had the pleasure of jumping off the ledge for to study in our MMO Interviews series thus far, Ken is certainly the most prolific content creator we & perhaps the world has ever seen. Finally, Ken coaches up us podcasters. He drops a ton of wisdom on his process, preparations, & he exemplifies the work ethic it takes. It was the pep talk we desperately needed, & he inspired us in both word & deed. We’re so very proud of all our MMO Interviews thus far. The Mikes of Oscar have had the pleasure of talking to Nick Kocher of Britanick & SNL, CollegeHumor’s Brennan Lee Mulligan, Headgum’s Reilly Anspaugh & Geoffrey James, as well as Oscar Experts Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter & Clayton Davis of Awards Circuit. Don’t miss this or our other MMO Interviews! As always, let us know your thoughts. We’re at MMandOscar on Twitter, and we are on Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and Gmail. You can subscribe / rate / review / like / share / & listen to us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Google Play, Tune In, Spotify, and just about wherever you listen to podcasts. When reality sucks, keep watching movies with us. We’re Mike, Mike, & Oscar!