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200th episode special! Our Eye on the Canon: The History of Star Wars Publishing Part Two, 2013-present

Épisode 200

mardi 7 avril 2026 • Durée 01:30:35

EP. 200

The Disney takeover in 2014 brought a brand new era of novels, comics and short stories, as well as films, live action and animated shows (including a new animated show literally this morning!) This fresh start promised an incredibly bold ideal: a fully-integrated and continuous canon across all media. This allowed it to hit the reset button for the Sequel Trilogy as well as opened up new possibilities for exploring the Prequel and Original eras and beyond. Was that ambitious ideal able to sustain itself, or was it a delusion of grandeur? As always, reality is somewhere in between, and this podcast has spent much of the last four years charting that reality and what it all means. As we hit the 200-episode mark, it's only fitting that we tell the story of the story, the history of Star Wars Publishing from 2014 to the present!

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The History of Star Wars Publishing Part One: 1976 to 2014

Épisode 199

mardi 24 mars 2026 • Durée 02:16:29

EP. 199

The Star Wars Expanded Universe — now known as Legends — was perhaps as sprawling, epic and varied as the galaxy itself. The real-world publishing saga may well be as interesting as the in-universe dramas told within those many, many pages. This week we chart this publishing timeline, from its humble origins, to its decisive turn into a staple of the fandom after the Original Trilogy, to its gripping interpretations of the Prequel Era and beyond on the eve of the Disney takeover.

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The Act of Repentance

Épisode 198

mardi 17 mars 2026 • Durée 01:42:16

EP. 198

We often consider the final act of characters such as Anakin Skywalker and Ben Solo in terms of “redemption.” Have their sacrifices made amends for the evils of Darth Vader and Kylo Ren? But the Abrahamic faith traditions give us another angle to interpret their stories: “repentance.” If redemption considers the destination, then repentance is about the journey, the process and moment of transformation out of darkness into the light. Is it a more meaningful approach to Star Wars’ “reformed villains”? Does it yield richer interpretive results? This week we present our Lent special and explore this very question.

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The Underworld

Épisode 197

mardi 3 mars 2026 • Durée 01:51:07

EP. 197

It's a moon! It's a starship! It's a podcast network! Ok in this case it's none of these…. The criminal underworld forms a vital part of Star Wars storytelling, especially for characters who want to, or could stand to, get their hands a little dirty. It challenges the narratives of order and security in a galaxy full of institutions that bank on those very narratives–literally and otherwise. More profoundly, it traces its own mythic origins to Campbell and behind him, the Hades of Greco-Roman imagination. It's therefore the essential first step in the hero’s journey out past the confines of everyday life with its familiar comforts of routines, practices and people. This week we truly go down to the lower levels, to the underworld.

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Separatism in Star Wars

Épisode 196

mardi 24 février 2026 • Durée 02:04:34

EP. 196

If there's a bright centre of the galaxy, then countless star systems will try to slip through its fingers. For almost all of the Star Wars that we currently have, the main political entity is a single galaxy-spanning body centred on Coruscant. Of course, it's more accurate to say that the Republic, the New Republic and above all the Empire merely aspire to extend their reach across the galaxy, with mixed results. Both iterations of the Republic simply can’t establish enough of a unifying presence in the outer rim, or haven’t even shown up yet. The tyrannical Empire faces a number of worlds, including in the core (RIP Alderaan), that harbour an open guerrilla revolution aimed at regime change across the galaxy. But at some points in the story of Star Wars, a whole swath of worlds band together for the cause of independence from Coruscant. They want to separate and form a whole ‘nother entity alongside the Republic. It's a pattern that has many parallels in modern real-world separatist movements, so it makes for another fascinating exploration into the politics of Star Wars!

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The best book openers in Star Wars

Épisode 195

mardi 17 février 2026 • Durée 01:45:57

EP. 195

Perhaps the most important part of a story is the ending, which may be why it's the hardest to pull off. Likely the second-most important part of storytelling is the beginning. Readers often forget it as the plot thickens and characters develop, but it's critical to set up everything that follows. And in our era of Tik Tok attention spans and online hot takes, it has to grab the audience and then leave them wanting more. So this week, we’re giving the beginnings of novels their due, counting down our top five most memorable first chapters in Star Wars!

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Leadership and Leadership Qualities in Star Wars

Épisode 194

mardi 10 février 2026 • Durée 02:06:45

EP. 194

Star Wars has a lot to say about leadership. The Saga films often involve leaders as supporting characters who spur on our young heroes to come into their own and take leadership roles themselves. General Organa’s biting words to Poe, “dead heroes…no leaders,” pushed him to guide the Resistance out of Crait, and then take on the mantle of fighting the Final Order. At other times, these older figures can be obstacles for the main characters to overcome, either by their presence (hello, Palpatine?) or their absence (good night, Qui-Gon). When those heroes get taken up as legacy characters in the wider canon, we often see them in a leadership role, most notably Luke, Leia and Han, and ultimately Rey and Finn. And as if the character reaches beyond the story into the realm of storytelling, Mon Mothma shepherds the transition from Prequel Trilogy to the Originals as she leads the emerging Rebel Alliance. This week we examine these stories and more for lessons on the do’s and don’ts, the who’s who and who’s not of leadership.

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All About Maul

Épisode 193

mardi 3 février 2026 • Durée 01:49:43

EP. 193

Maul is back! On April 6, our favourite red and black Dathomiri Zabrak is leaping into the spotlight once again with his very own animated show, Maul: Shadow Lord. Of course, his journey to this point as a “captain of illicit industry” (I made that up) was a long and winding path, including a stint as Sidious’ promising but ultimately discarded Sith Apprentice, a rage-fueled, quasi-Orphean crawl through a subterranean junk pile, and a harrowing escape after a breathtaking duel with Ahsoka Tano during the Siege of Mandalore. This week we chart that path and take the long view of Maul’s story throughout Star Wars canon!

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