Marjorie & Arnie C

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Star Wars Action News (SWAN) is the first and only podcast dedicated to the art of Star Wars collecting. In existence since 2005, it is a weekly podcast produced by a married couple, Marjorie and Arnie Carvalho of Pawnee, Illinois, a small town outside of Springfield. The podcast is available at their website, swactionnews.com or through iTunes. SWAN's first episode was released on August 29, 2005, and subsequent episodes appear every Monday. SWAN's founders, Marjorie and Arnie, are avid Star Wars collectors who even had a Star Wars-themed wedding ceremony. They hoped to bring together the Star Wars collecting community through a podcast discussing the most recent collectibles. The show has several regular segments, the most popular and constant of which is the Hasbro Store Report. In this segment, Marjorie details which of the Star Wars action figures she has found during the week. Collectors from all over the world are also invited to leave voicemails describing their weekly finds, which are then played on air. SWAN's resident store scout, Scott from Tulsa, also gives an update on what he is finding in his area every week. The couple also has segments which discuss more high-end collectibles, such as Master Replicas and Gentle Giant items. They often tell humorous collecting stories and provide reviews of the quality or collectibility of particular items. Other notable segments include an ongoing "Collecting 101" series which provides the basics anyone needs to know as a

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