Download We’re discussing the last chapters of AFTERMATH by Chuck Wendig on the pod this week! What was the Galactic Civil War like for the average citizen? How is the First Order being salvaged from the remnants of the Empire? Plus, we give a quick rundown of our experience at Awesome Con! You can listen […]

Download Our journey through AFTERMATH by Chuck Wendig continues this week! How have bounty hunters evolved over the course of the Skywalker Saga? What might these chapters tell us about the rule of the First Order in Episode IX? Plus, Weird Force Sh*t(TM), Dark Side Edition! This podcast is NOT spoiler-free, and covers Chapters 18 […]

Download From Awesome Con 2018 is the Star Wars Multimedia Empire panel moderated by Kate of Bookwars Pod. Panelists include our own Chris, Brian, and Swara of Beltway Banthas

Download We’re continuing our read of AFTERMATH by Chuck Wendig this week with lots of Imperial talk! How could the Empire have won the Galactic Civil War? Whose side are we on in the debate at the satrap’s palace? Why is Rae Sloane so awesome?! Also, we’ll be at AwesomeCon this weekend! Add us to […]

Download We’re finally starting one of our most-anticipated books, AFTERMATH by the inimitable Chuck Wendig! This week, we’re discussing the failures of the New Republic; one of our favorite Imperials, Rae Sloane; and a constant Star Wars theme: trauma. This podcast is NOT spoiler-free, and covers Chapter 1 through “Interlude: Naalol.” We also discuss the short […]

Download It’s the end of an era: Star Wars: Rebels aired its series finale this month, closing another chapter of Star Wars animation–and leaving room for all sorts of other stories. In our sixth bonus episode, we react to the last episodes, the final season, and the show in its entirety. What are the most important things Rebels […]

Download This week, we’re wrapping up our read of PHASMA by Delilah S. Dawson! What do we think the novel means for the larger Star Wars universe? Did Phasma survive The Last Jedi? How much can we nerd out about writing and genre?! Plus: a discussion of what happens sometimes when your faves are problematic. This podcast […]

Download We’re discussing the last chapters of PHASMA by Delilah S. Dawson on the pod this week! What have we finally discovered about who Phasma really is? How does the First Order differ from the Empire? And what does the book reveal about storytelling and canon in Star Wars? This podcast covers chapter 29 through the […]

Download Our read of PHASMA by Delilah S. Dawson continues this week! Join us in discussing parallels between Parnassos and Earth, the irony of the First Order, and–finally!–Phasma herself. This podcast covers chapters 23-28 of PHASMA and is NOT spoiler-free! Book Wars Pod explores the Star Wars universe through the franchise’s non-screen media: the canon […]

Download We’re continuing our journey through Delilah S. Dawson’s PHASMA this week! Join us as we discuss how this book shows us a side of the galaxy we’ve never seen before, the “humanity” of droids, and how much we understand so far of who Phasma really is. This podcast covers chapters 14-22 of PHASMA and […]