Nick, Corey, and Zach take on the impossible: ranking every Star Wars movie AND series on a single tier list, S tier down to F — and yes, a few land in the "?" pile. One casual fan, two certified Star Wars nerds, zero agreement.

Empire makes S without a fight. A New Hope and Rogue One spark a real debate. The sequel trilogy gets... what it deserves. And somehow The Acolyte ends up in a conversation about whether it's worse than Rise of Skywalker.

Movies ranked: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker, Rogue One, and Solo.

Series ranked: The Acolyte, Andor, Ahsoka, The Bad Batch, The Clone Wars, The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Book of Boba Fett, Skeleton Crew, and Rebels.

Plus: the best lightsaber duels, why the prequels hit different as a kid, the "rise of the Sith" trilogy that should have existed, and everyone's favorite Star Wars game to close it out.

Where did we get it wrong? Drop your tier list in the comments.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro (and a brief Survivor hostage situation)
03:00 – The Phantom Menace
05:00 – Attack of the Clones
06:59 – Revenge of the Sith
09:42 – A New Hope
11:41 – The Empire Strikes Back
12:53 – Return of the Jedi
16:00 – The Force Awakens
25:30 – The Last Jedi
29:44 – The Rise of Skywalker
31:01 – The Acolyte
33:13 – Andor
34:38 – Ahsoka
36:01 – The Bad Batch
37:01 – The Clone Wars
39:08 – The Mandalorian
39:59 – Obi-Wan Kenobi
41:09 – Skeleton Crew
43:00 – Solo
43:11 – Rebels
43:39 – The Book of Boba Fett
43:58 – Rogue One
48:11 – Favorite Star Wars games
49:08 – Final list + wrap

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The crew is back from MicroConf Portland, and this one might've been the best yet. Nick, Zach, and Corey break down the whole trip — the talks, the stunts, the ponds, and yes, the guy in the blue morph suit who stormed the stage.

In this episode:

• Ranking Portland against every MicroConf we've been to (New Orleans, Istanbul, Dubrovnik, Atlanta)

• Why Portland's walkability beat our car-dependent California lives

• Amanda Natividad's talk and the wild stat that only ~3% of search is AI right now

• Zach's live pricing-page workshop — redesigning a founder's page in Figma in real time

• Corey's pond obsession, Powell's Books, and buying a quarter of their entire pond inventory

• Our marketing stunts: the "Do Marketing, Get Rich" sign, the Lego avatar booth, and the Comic Sans rollup banner

• Last year's $5,000 of merch stuck in Istanbul customs vs. this year's boxes waiting at the hotel

• What's next: Reykjavík (Corey's speaking!) and Austin, Texas

Heading to a future MicroConf? Let us know you listen to the show and we'll buy you dinner. Seriously.

Shout outs: Parker from Pool Dial, Tom Buchok, and Michael Jans for the Ava Gene's rec.

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In this episode of The Break Room, the guys put together a fast food tier list and debate the best fast food restaurants from top to bottom. They rank classics like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Sonic, Jack in the Box, Five Guys, Domino’s, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Chipotle, Panda Express, and In-N-Out, with plenty of disagreement along the way.

The conversation goes way beyond a basic ranking. They argue over whether fast food should be judged by taste, value, nostalgia, convenience, or the full experience, which makes this more like a real podcast debate than just a tier list.

If you’re into fast food rankings, best fast food debates, restaurant tier lists, and casual podcast conversations, this episode is for you. It’s full of strong opinions, guilty pleasures, and some very questionable takes on chains like Taco Bell, Chipotle, Chuck E. Cheese, and Krispy Kreme.

At the center of it all is the final debate: In-N-Out vs. Chick-fil-A for the top spot.

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