A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast

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What's A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast about?

Join Rob Zacny, Natalie Watson, Ali Acampora, and Austin Walker as they dive headfirst into the fall of the Galactic Republic, debate which Jedi is messiest, and dig into the themes and politics of The Clone Wars. Cover Art by @XeeceeVEVO on Twitter.

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A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast episodes:

04.17.2024
84: Stealth Strike, The Future of the Force, & Legacy (Rebels 24 - 26)
Folks, we did it. After a middling pair of episodes last time and with what looked like a connected pair of stories coming up, we decided to call an audible and increase our episode count to three! So, today, join...
04.04.2024
83: Wings of the Master and Blood Sisters (Rebels 22 - 23)
After Season 2's strong start, the crew of the Ghost is finally settling into a lower key rhythm, which has both ups and its down. On the plus side this week, we get a loving look at the B-Wing (an...
03.20.2024
82: Always Two There Are and Brothers of the Broken Horn (Rebels 20 - 21)
This is a week for introductions and reunions. First, Rebels offers us our first real look at the Inquisitors left behind by the now fallen Grand Inquisitor. Then, as Ezra begins to doubt his place in the burgeoning rebellion, he stumbles...
03.06.2024
81: The Lost Commanders and Relics of the Old Republic (Rebels 18 and 19)
We were pretty high on our return to Rebels last episode, and for good reason. This time the mood continues to improve with the return of some familiar faces. Come on in, grab a cold one, and kick your feet...
02.21.2024
80: The Siege of Lothal Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 (Rebels 16 and 17)
After months spent bouncing around the galaxy of the Old Republic, we are finally back to the wonders of the... lemme just check my notes... the era of the Empire! That's right, folks, the Emperor, Governor Tarkin, and Darth Vader...
02.07.2024
79: The Nameless World and the Star Forge (Knights of the Old Republic 10)
In only ten episodes, we've traveled from the comfortable military quarters of the Ender Spire to the viewing platform of an ancient alien species' life-devouring shipyard. Finally, it's time to face our destinies: Some of us must overcome the sudden...
01.24.2024
78: Korriban (Knights of the Old Republic 09)
After last episode's grand "reveal," we're left with only a few goals remaining: one star map, a handful of side quests, and the grand finale. And hey, next up is Korriban, home of the Sith Academy and many of the...
01.12.2024
77: The Leviathan (Knights of the Old Republic 08)
FINALLY! After months of careful (if fundamentally futile) spoiler avoidance, we can can finally talk about the Big Twist of KOTOR. What's that? It seems as if our duo of new players had already basically figured it out? Well, hold your tongue, because there's...
12.13.2023
76: Manaan (Knights of the Old Republic 07)
Ah, the blue waves of Manaan, home to the galaxy's only supply of a miracle drug, the most litigious culture in the stars, and a delicately simmering cold war. Time to go knock the whole thing off balance. Next time:...
11.29.2023
75: Kashyyyk (Knights of the Old Republic 06)
From week to week, from planet after planet, one thing has remained true about our journey through the Old Republic: Zaalbar has kept his lips sealed. Sure, he'll make you a grenade. But ask him about what he knows about a...
11.15.2023
74: Tatooine (Knights of the Old Republic 05)
We're back with more KOTOR! And wouldn't you know it, we're also back once again to Tatooine, the planet Star Wars just can't stay away from. What's up with this desert world some 4,000 years before Luke ever farmed a...
10.25.2023
73: Dantooine (Knights of the Old Republic 04)
The unlikely crew of the Ebon Hawk has ESCAPED Taris and set their sights for Dantooine, where TRUTHS and MYSTERIES await. We've got Jedi temples! We got mysterious ruins! We got beasts upset by a disturbance in the force! We...
10.11.2023
72: Taris Pt. 3 (Knights of the Old Republic 03)
Oh Taris, how we've missed you! Your glittering towers, so cleanly representing the world's heavily stratified racialized class divide. The smell of swoop fuel in the air, the distinctive odor of underworld betrayal. The wildlife! You know, Rakghouls and death...
09.20.2023
71: Back Up On These Corners, Yoda Is (ACMA Goes to the Galactic Starcrusier)
Welp. We did it. We went to space. Thanks to your support, a favor from a friend in Disney's gaming department, and our realization that our rainy day fund had finally found a storm worth being spent on, we flew...
09.14.2023
70: Taris Pt. 2 (Knights of the Old Republic 02)
Join us as we continue our journey down into the depths of Taris, a city so bad that it hasn't really gotten that much worse under Sith occupation! Sure, there's a rampant plague of not-zombies spreading through the dark fantasy...
08.24.2023
69: Taris Pt. 1 (Knights of the Old Republic 01)
An even longer time ago, in a galaxy approximately the same level of far, far away, there was Knights of the Old Republic, a Computer Role-Playing Game based on D&D;'s D20 system. Natalie and Rob never heard the story of...
08.17.2023
Announcement: What's Next for AMCA
Hey everyone! As promised, we took some time to discuss and consider what we'll be doing for the next chunk of AMCA during the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. And we've reached a determination. As highly, overwhelmingly requested, we will...
08.09.2023
68: The Office Next to the Buffalo Wild Wings ft. Adam Conover
In case you haven't heard via our Patreon or various social feeds: AMCA is about to PIVOT. SAG-AFTRA recently released new guidelines for podcasters. Though Rebels is not a guild production, it is hosted on Disney+ and tied closely to...
07.19.2023
67: Call to Action, Rebel Resolve, and Fire Across the Galaxy (Rebels 13-15)
Finally, we've hit our first big Rebels milestone: the finale of season 1. With Gall Trayvis revealed to be an Imperial operative, the crew of the Ghost takes his supposed mission (getting the word out about how people should fight...
07.05.2023
66: Path of the Jedi, Idiot's Array, and Vision of Hope (Rebels 10 - 12)
The first season of Rebels has come around the turn of the midseason and is headed directly towards a dramatic conclusion. But before it gets there, we have some business to take care of. First of all, Ezra's gonna need...
06.21.2023
65: Empire Day and Gathering Forces (Rebels 08 and 09)
For the last few months, we've been getting to know the crew of the Ghost. But how much have we learned about them really? Sure, we know that Zeb's people suffered occupation and (apparently) genocide, or that Hera is able to...
06.07.2023
64: Breaking Ranks and Out of Darkness (Rebels 06 and 07)
With this pair of episodes, it seems accurate to say we've truly entered Rebels proper. Not because some production technique has finally hit its stride, or because we've reached some grand revelation, or seen a major swing in character development....
05.24.2023
63: Droids in Distress, Fighter Flight, and Rise of the Old Masters (Rebels 03 - 05)
Dedicated television watchers know that you can only learn so much from a show's pilot episode. Performances might not be dialed all the way in yet. The show's style of composition, blocking, editing, and other cinematic elements is still under...
05.10.2023
62: Shorts and Spark of the Rebellion (Star Wars Rebels 01 & 02)
We did it! We made it through the Clone Wars Legacy materials, past Solo (for some reason), and into the heart of the show that is going to take over our lives for the next year plus—or at least until...
04.26.2023
61: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Here we are. Our final diversion before we finally arrive at Rebels. And what a diversion it is. A couple of really good heists. A couple of great performances. Solid props and sets. An incredibly paced, 60 minute film. I'm sorry. Huh?...
04.12.2023
60: Dark Disciple
60 episodes. Minus like, a dozen Andor eps. Plus a bunch of Patreon bonus Q&As.; That's how long it's taken us to get through the original run of Clone Wars, plus the Legacy materials released soon after the end of...
03.28.2023
59: Son of Dathomir and Crystal Crisis on Utapau
Before we complete our journey out of the Clone Wars and into Rebels, we have a few final stops to make. First, we find out what ever happened to Darth Maul after the events of the Shadow Collective Arc. Then...
03.16.2023
58: The Yoda Arc (Clone Wars 119 - 121)
Come to the end of Clone Wars' original run, we have. No. No I won't do it. You can't make me write in Yoda. Yoda doesn't even write in Yoda, I bet. Lie, Yoda does n- No. No I'm not...
03.01.2023
57: The Disappeared and the Lost One (Clone Wars 116 - 118)
After a brief hiatus due to health, travel, and a half dozen other delays, we are back to the Clone Wars. And what a return it is. We begin on the world of Bardotta, where a culture of force sensitives...
02.01.2023
Bonus: AMCA Plays Going Rogue with Jess Levine
Today on AMCA, we're teeing up something special for those of you who love it when we go wild creating our own AUs and OCs! About six months ago, Ali and Austin of AMCA joined the rest of the cast...
01.18.2023
56: The Clovis Arc (Clone Wars 113-115)
Have there been better arcs of Clone Wars? Absolutely. Have there been arcs that more cleverly dissect the hypocrisy of the Jedi or Anakin's fall to the dark side? Undoubtedly. Are there better duels, dogfights, and tests of will? Of...
01.04.2023
55: The Clone Protocol 66 Arc (Clone Wars 109-113)
Happy New Year! As everyone moves into the new year, we're moving both backwards and forwards at the same time. With the Autumn of Andor (mostly) behind us, we return to our ongoing Clone Wars rewatch. But we also move...
12.23.2022
54: Exploring the Music of 'Andor' with Kirk Hamilton
In our final episode of the year, we're joined by Kirk Hamilton of Strong Songs, Triple Click, and the Kotaku review of Destiny 2 fame. (No, really, it's one of my all time favorite reviews. Go read it!) Over on Strong...
12.07.2022
53: Swapping Feelings, Theories, and Hats with Adam Serwer
As promised, the Autumn of Andor continues! Today, we've got the first of three guest-filled episodes coming to you this December. We are joined by Adam Serwer, author of The Cruelty Is the Point: The Past, Present, and Future...
11.23.2022
52: "Rix Road" (Andor 12)
Surprise! Thanks to a very kind mystery contact with their own very kind mystery contacts inside of Lucasfilm (and/or Disney Plus), we were given last minute screener access to the Andor finale. And you better believe we hustled to watch it,...
11.21.2022
51: "Daughter of Ferrix" (Andor 11)
As Cassian and Melshi put distance between themselves and Narkina 5, the rest of the galaxy spins just thus, aligning such that many of our principal players will wind up together on Ferrix. And those that won't, well, they're busy uh... talking...
11.14.2022
50: "One Way Out" (Andor 10)
If you rewind the clock by two years, it was today, November 14th, that Ali, Rob, Natalie, and I got in the same group DM and made a decision: Let's do a Clone Wars podcast. Today, our 50th episode releases,...
11.07.2022
49: "Nobody's Listening!" (Andor 09)
There are many things about Andor that, push come to shove, I think we could have predicted. Self-sufficient (if selfish) rogue slowly warms to a rebellion? Sure. Imperial bureaucracy tightens its snare around the revolutionary and the uninvolved alike? Definitely....
10.31.2022
48: "Narkina 5" (Andor 08)
If you made fun of us for going long on a previous Andor episode, well the joke is on you, because you should've waited for this week. In what can only be described as (minute-for-minute and pound-for-pound) our MOST five...
10.24.2022
47: "Announcement" (Andor 07)
After a nail-biting heist, what could follow for Andor? Unsurprisingly, a talky episode all about the Empire's response to the fledgling rebellion, filled with juicy details about galactic policy decisions, intelligence agency maneuvering, and a bunch of difficult emotional conversations....
10.17.2022
46: "The Eye" (Andor 06)
Wow, what a season. From the opening at the rainy PreMor leisure district to the climactic conclusion in highlands of Aldh- What's that? You're saying this is only the halfway point of the series? The halfway point of the first season...
10.10.2022
45: "The Axe Forgets" (Andor 05)
We finished last episode with two desires: To sit in on an absolutely terrible dinner evening and to watch the beginning of a high intensity heist. We got neither, and instead have received a feast unlike any we could've hoped...
10.03.2022
44: "Aldhani" (Andor 04)
Three episodes can trick you. It's enough that you think: Okay, I have the gist of the show. I understand what's going on here. I get the moves the filmmakers like to make, I understand tone and theme. I get...
09.28.2022
43: "Kassa," "That Would Be Me," & "Reckoning" (Andor 01 - 03)
A More Civilized Age has never been a show with a plan so much as a set of interests. We’ve never even really known what is coming in the primary topic for our show, The Clone Wars, and that’s allowed...
09.14.2022
42: The Rogue Jedi Arc (Clone Wars 105-108)
Do you remember when, in one of last arc's Filoni Zones, Dave said something like "...it's the best fight that we've ever done... until next episode's." Well, that might be true for in a broader sense for this arc, too. Somehow,...
08.31.2022
41: The Shadow Collective Arc (Clone Wars 102-104)
We've had some hard times here, haven't we gang? Aspirin defending bounty hunters. Bogan fruit. Juggling Jar-Jar. Lux Bonteri, heartthrob and super soldier. Younglings. Droids in voids. Well. You know what? For the string of episodes we're kicking off today,...
08.17.2022
40: The D-Squad Arc (Clone Wars 98-101)
Close your eyes and imagine this: A Clone Wars arc about the intricacies of droid personhood and cultural hierarchy, partially taking place in an existentialist void, and crossing paths with a story about an amnesiac Clone who's escaped the war...
08.03.2022
39: The Youngling Arc (Clone Wars 94-97)
For nearly two years now, we've had a number of questions about what it means to be a so-called Youngling in the Jedi Order. What's it like to be separated from your family and culture? How are they taught to...
07.20.2022
38: The Onderon Arc (Clone Wars 90-93)
After some time away, we're back to our old tricks. And hey, so are the Jedi, if by "up to their old tricks" we mean "refusing to help people in need because they prioritize an abstract code over lives." Watch...
07.02.2022
Bonus: The Kaiburr Conspiracy (feat. Keith J. Carberry)
A quick note: This ep contains very minor spoilers for Season 5 Episode 7. As we said in the last few episodes, because of travel and other delays, we're not quite ready to jump into Season 5 headfirst yet. But...

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A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast episodes:

84: Stealth Strike, The Future of the Force, & Legacy (Rebels 24 - 26)

83: Wings of the Master and Blood Sisters (Rebels 22 - 23)

82: Always Two There Are and Brothers of the Broken Horn (Rebels 20 - 21)

81: The Lost Commanders and Relics of the Old Republic (Rebels 18 and 19)

80: The Siege of Lothal Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 (Rebels 16 and 17)

79: The Nameless World and the Star Forge (Knights of the Old Republic 10)

78: Korriban (Knights of the Old Republic 09)

77: The Leviathan (Knights of the Old Republic 08)

76: Manaan (Knights of the Old Republic 07)

75: Kashyyyk (Knights of the Old Republic 06)

74: Tatooine (Knights of the Old Republic 05)

73: Dantooine (Knights of the Old Republic 04)

72: Taris Pt. 3 (Knights of the Old Republic 03)

71: Back Up On These Corners, Yoda Is (ACMA Goes to the Galactic Starcrusier)

70: Taris Pt. 2 (Knights of the Old Republic 02)

69: Taris Pt. 1 (Knights of the Old Republic 01)

Announcement: What's Next for AMCA

68: The Office Next to the Buffalo Wild Wings ft. Adam Conover

67: Call to Action, Rebel Resolve, and Fire Across the Galaxy (Rebels 13-15)

66: Path of the Jedi, Idiot's Array, and Vision of Hope (Rebels 10 - 12)

65: Empire Day and Gathering Forces (Rebels 08 and 09)

64: Breaking Ranks and Out of Darkness (Rebels 06 and 07)

63: Droids in Distress, Fighter Flight, and Rise of the Old Masters (Rebels 03 - 05)

62: Shorts and Spark of the Rebellion (Star Wars Rebels 01 & 02)

61: Solo: A Star Wars Story

60: Dark Disciple

59: Son of Dathomir and Crystal Crisis on Utapau

58: The Yoda Arc (Clone Wars 119 - 121)

57: The Disappeared and the Lost One (Clone Wars 116 - 118)

Bonus: AMCA Plays Going Rogue with Jess Levine

56: The Clovis Arc (Clone Wars 113-115)

55: The Clone Protocol 66 Arc (Clone Wars 109-113)

54: Exploring the Music of 'Andor' with Kirk Hamilton

53: Swapping Feelings, Theories, and Hats with Adam Serwer

52: "Rix Road" (Andor 12)

51: "Daughter of Ferrix" (Andor 11)

50: "One Way Out" (Andor 10)

49: "Nobody's Listening!" (Andor 09)

48: "Narkina 5" (Andor 08)

47: "Announcement" (Andor 07)

46: "The Eye" (Andor 06)

45: "The Axe Forgets" (Andor 05)

44: "Aldhani" (Andor 04)

43: "Kassa," "That Would Be Me," & "Reckoning" (Andor 01 - 03)

42: The Rogue Jedi Arc (Clone Wars 105-108)

41: The Shadow Collective Arc (Clone Wars 102-104)

40: The D-Squad Arc (Clone Wars 98-101)

39: The Youngling Arc (Clone Wars 94-97)

38: The Onderon Arc (Clone Wars 90-93)

Bonus: The Kaiburr Conspiracy (feat. Keith J. Carberry)