<description>&lt;p&gt;It took more than two decades to build the Empire's first dreaded Death Star and it took almost that entire time for dissidents to discover its existence and find a way to destroy it. History experts Bryan Young and Holly Frey examine the long road it took to destroy this weapon that would have spelled certain doom for the band of rebels seeking to restore freedom to the galaxy.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Music by: David Payne and the AF Jr. Cavemen&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Or you can subscribe on &lt;a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fauxthentic-history/id1133430505?mt=2" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;iTunes&lt;/a&gt;! Or &lt;a href= "http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/fauxthentic-history" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Stitcher&lt;/a&gt;! Or anywhere else you download podcasts!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You can follow us on Bluesky @&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/swankmotron.com" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;Swankmotron&lt;/a&gt;, and @&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/hollyfrey.bsky.social"&gt;HollyFrey&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.fauxthentichistory.com/"&gt;http://www.fauxthentichistory.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.swankmotron.com"&gt;http://www.swankmotron.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Star Wars: Andor&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Star Wars: Catalyst&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Star Wars: Rogue One&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Star Wars: A New Hope&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Star Wars: The Clone Wars&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Star Wars: Rebels&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Fauxthentic History

Fauxthentic HIstory

The Long Road to Destroying the Death Star

JUL 22, 202538 MIN
Fauxthentic History

The Long Road to Destroying the Death Star

JUL 22, 202538 MIN

Description

It took more than two decades to build the Empire's first dreaded Death Star and it took almost that entire time for dissidents to discover its existence and find a way to destroy it. History experts Bryan Young and Holly Frey examine the long road it took to destroy this weapon that would have spelled certain doom for the band of rebels seeking to restore freedom to the galaxy. Music by: David Payne and the AF Jr. Cavemen Or you can subscribe on iTunes! Or Stitcher! Or anywhere else you download podcasts! You can follow us on Bluesky @Swankmotron, and @HollyFrey. http://www.fauxthentichistory.com http://www.swankmotron.com Sources: Star Wars: Andor Star Wars: Catalyst Star Wars: Rogue One Star Wars: A New Hope Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars: Rebels Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope