Book Wars Pod, Episode 152: They Build Their Little Bat Caves

This week continues our read of LIGHT OF THE JEDI. What’s going on with the Nihil? Why is Elzar on this mission? Who is Mari’s great-great-great-great-great-great-great nephew? We’ll answer at least one of these questions in this episode.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 151: My Best Friend, Dino-Szorr

This week on Book Wars Pod, we dive into the High Republic era with Charles Soule’s LIGHT OF THE JEDI. “When and where are we?” suddenly has a radically different answer than usual, but some of our hosts are skeptical of the time gap. We also discuss the strength of the Force – and by extension, the Jedi – during this golden age.”

The causes we’re highlighting for this group of episodes are donating blood (find a drive here) and/or donating to your local food bank (find a place to donate here).

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates! Hosted by Chris SedorKate Sedor, Rana LaPine, and Miranda Eldon. Audio and production by Kristen McDonell. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 150: The Same, But Smaller

This week on Book Wars Pod, we conclude our analysis of and sh*tposting about THRAWN ASCENDANCY: CHAOS RISING. Are the Chiss particularly advanced? How has this book changed what we know about Thrawn? How the hell does sky walking work? We attempt (keyword: attempt) to answer these questions and more.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 149: Palpatine’s Drag Name

This week on Book Wars Pod, we dive into the final chapters of THRAWN ASCENDANCY: CHAOS RISING. Our discussion includes Thrawn’s meeting with Anakin, Ar’alani’s role, and whoever the f*ck Jixtus is.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 148: Wasn’t That A Blimp?

This week we continue our long-delayed discussion of THRAWN ASCENDANCY: CHAOS RISING. We talk about the politics of the Chiss Ascendancy, why Thurfian and Zistalmu hate Thrawn so much, and whether Thrawn and Ar’alani should bone.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 147: Dune, But Make it Blue

This week, we continue our conversation about THRAWN ASCENDENCY: CHAOS RISING. We discuss what makes Thrawn stand out from other Star Wars protagonists, Thalias’ purpose, and, of course whether Thrawn is blue.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 146: He’s A Space Horse Girl

This week, we dive into Tim Zahn’s THRAWN ASCENDANCY trilogy with CHAOS RISING, reading through chapter 5. We discuss our favorite blue boy (not Hondo), the ever-present question of “when and where are we,” and how the galaxy would be different if Thrawn was/wasn’t a horse girl.

The organization we’re highlighting for this group of episodes is the Texas Equal Access Fund. If you have the means to donate, you can do so here.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates! Hosted by Chris SedorKate Sedor, Rana LaPine, and Miranda Eldon. Audio and production by Kristen McDonell. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 145: Ecuadorian Space Bears (with Zoraida Córdova)

This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Zoraida Córdova, author of STAR WARS: GALAXY’S EDGE A CRASH OF FATE, “You Owe Me A Ride,” and “Wait for It” to the pod! We chat with Zoraida about what made her choose to write about Boba Fett, what romance novel she’d write for the galaxy far, far away, and much more.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 144: Friendly Neighborhood Cave

This week’s episode marks the conclusion of our coverage of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. In this wrap-up we discuss whether this book has this changed our enjoyment of the film, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, what did (and didn’t) work for us as snobby readers, and which authors we want to hear more from in future STAR WARS writing.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

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Book Wars Pod, Episode 143: Cloud City’s Dan Flashes

The crew reads the rest of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, discussing stories from Brittany N. Williams’s “Faith in an Old Friend” to Tom Angleberger’s “The Whills Strike Back.” We dive deep on how this book treats Lando and gets at his surprisingly strong feelings of responsibility, and, of course, how space is gay.

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Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon novels, comics, and video games. Check out our guide to past episodes, and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and wherever else you cast your pods. You can also subscribe to the Tosche Station Radio Mega Feed on iTunesGoogle Play, or Stitcher for more great shows from our podcast network.

Follow us on Twitter and Instagram for episode updates! Hosted by Chris SedorKate Sedor, Rana LaPine, and Miranda Eldon. Audio and production by Kristen McDonell. Art by Joe Butera. Music by Podington Bear.

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