A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast

By A More Civilized Age

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 Th... more

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Number 1: 27: The Mortis Arc (Clone Wars 59 - 61)
Here it is, finally, the episode the Jedi Council didn't want you to hear! After a bout of illness and other scheduling hurdles (you might notice Austin isn't recording with this usual mic - sorry!), we have finally sat down to talk through the Mortis arc. You can support the show and gain access to a monthly Q&A cast by going to patreon.com/civilized NEXT TIME: Episodes 62 - 64 ("The Citadel," "Counter Attack," & "Citadel Rescue") Show Notes Major Deaths: The Daugther? The Son?? The Father???? Is any of this real????????? The Son Talks to Darth Revan and Bane Hosted by Rob Zacny (@RobZacny) Featuring Alicia Acampora (@ali_west), Austin Walker (@austin_walker), and Natalie Watson (@nataliewatson) Produced by Alicia Acampora Music by Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal) Cover art by Xeecee (@xeeceevevo)
January 19, 20222h 5min
Number 2: 26: Witches and Monsters Arc (Clone Wars 56 - 58)
Week after week, we return to the same conversation: What if, instead of focusing only on known characters and therefore being boxed in by the events of the Prequel Trilogy, Clone Wars could spread its wings and spend time developing new characters with yet unwritten endings. Finally, with the arrival of a character really, genuinely named Savage, our prayers are answered, even if the monkey's paw does curl... You can support the show and gain access to a monthly Q&A cast by going to patreon.com/civilized NEXT TIME: Episodes 59 - 61 ("Overlords," "Altar of Mortis," & "Ghosts of Mortis") Show Notes Shout outs to Mat Jones, @pillowfort on Twitter, for producing this episode! Fallen Clones: "Trauma" Fallen Zabrak: Feral, many unnamed others Fallen Jedi: Halsey, Knox Fallen Kings: Katuunko Hosted by Rob Zacny (@RobZacny) Featuring Alicia Acampora (@ali_west), Austin Walker (@austin_walker), and Natalie Watson (@nataliewatson) Produced by Mat Jones (@pillowfort) Music by Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal) Cover art by Xeecee (@xeeceevevo)
December 15, 20212h 2min
Number 3: 25: Heroes on Both Sides & Pursuit of Peace (Clone Wars 54 - 55)
There is an energy today. Can you feel it? Can you anticipate the shouting? The laughter? The grinding of teeth? The discussion of interest rates, privatization of public goods and services, and the strategic neoliberal moving of goal posts? All of this, plus Star Wars continues to dip its toe into antisemitic caricature, and our last real confrontation with Clone Wars' chopped up timeline. Oh, and I guess Anakin says some fashy stuff too. It's a big one. Enjoy? You can support the show and gain access to a monthly Q&A cast by going to patreon.com/civilized NEXT TIME: Episodes 56 - 58 ("Nightsisters," "Monster," "Witches in the Mist") Show Notes Clone Deaths: Innumerable off screen, which no one cares about Senator Deaths: None yet, except for the ones that already happened in the episode that follows these, which also released a year prior. Hosted by Rob Zacny (@RobZacny) Featuring Alicia Acampora (@ali_west), Austin Walker (@austin_walker), and Natalie Watson (@nataliewatson) Produced by Austin Walker Music by Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal) Cover art by Xeecee (@xeeceevevo)
December 01, 20212h 16min
Number 4: 24: Hutts and the Underworld Arc (Clone Wars 51 - 53)
If you only knew where this series of episodes began, you might expect quite a different podcast than what we deliver to you today. What begins as an arc about the power (and limit) of prophecy quickly turns into something else. Sure, we get to debate the limits of Padme's boilerplate political rhetoric for a bit, but before long there's a the return of an old antagonist. The only question is, who hates this guy more: us or the people who came up with him in the first place. You can support the show and gain access to a monthly Q&A cast by going to patreon.com/civilized NEXT TIME: Episodes 54 - 55 ("Heroes on Both Sides" and "The Pursuit of Peace") Show Notes Hosted by Rob Zacny (@RobZacny) Featuring Alicia Acampora (@ali_west), Austin Walker (@austin_walker), and Natalie Watson (@nataliewatson) Produced by Austin Walker Music by Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal) Cover art by Xeecee (@xeeceevevo)
November 17, 20212h 17min
Number 5: 22: Supply Lines & Sphere of Influence (Clone Wars 47- 48)
Sometimes on this show, we (Natalie especially) will talk about the "morsels" of world building that are delivered to us. Deep inside an episode about an evil Hutt lord or a lost lightsaber, maybe there's a brief mention of some aspect of the socio-political reality of the Star Wars world. And, things being what they are, we have found ourselves content with these morsels. But today? Today we feast. Neither of these episodes is a stone cold classic, don't get us wrong. But both shine lights into the realities of the Trade Federation, the Separatist movement, and the entropic nature of the Republic's internal situation. So, do you like blockades? Are you hungry for embargoes? You wanna hear a bureaucrat spin a tale of broken neutrality so outlandish that it'll make your head spin? Then buckle up, baby, because it's time for a war in the shipping lanes. Show Notes Fallen Clones: Keeli Fallen Jedi: Ima-Gun Di (*groan*) Dinner in the Sky Greedo Attacks First - Episode 1 Deleted Scene
October 20, 20212h 2min