Lou and Lenny discuss the second installment of the Ascendancy Trilogy, Greater Good (2021) by Timothy Zahn. Chiss military culture prompts a discussion of girlbosses in the military, and the chafing of military and political interests through the lens of Chiss family drama. Lenny talks about the early study of religion in relation to how (what we know as) the Force appears in this book. Lou expounds on the merits of being a guy who knows guys. 

Hosts: Lenny Apesos and Lou Laverty

Art: Lenny Apesos 

Music: Thomas Seibel

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Further reading:

The Sacred and the Profane by Mircea Eliade (1957)

Patterns in Comparative Religion by Mircea Eliade (1949)

Das Heilige (The Idea of the Holy) by Rudolf Otto (1917)

Star Wars Gamer 5 (2000)

The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire by Chris Kempshall (2024)

The Warriors (1979)

Letterkenny (2016-2023)

“I’m really proud to be from Ohio” - Joe Burrows

Just Like the Holodramas by Marroniere_m (2025)

Lenin’s Testament 

The Book of Job