Book Wars Pod – Tosche Station

Download This week, we’re discussing chapters 10-21 of fan-favorite LOST STARS by Claudia Gray–starring surprise guest host @realbabybird! Join us as we talk about the strength and failure of propaganda in totalitarian governments, parallels between the characterizations of Thane Kyrell and Kanan Jarrus, and how Ciena’s morals bump up against the Empire’s goals. This podcast […]

Download In our second not-so-mini-episode on The Last Jedi, we provide our analysis of the latest Star Wars film. What does it mean for the Force to be in balance? What are we looking forward to as we finally read Phasma, Canto Bight, and Leia: Princess of Alderaan this year? And of course, what books […]

Download At long last, we’re starting one of our most-anticipated books, LOST STARS by Claudia Gray! This week, we’re focusing on chapters 1-9 and discussing social structures on Jeleucan and in the Star Wars universe, personal relationships under a totalitarian government, and the morality of superweapons. This podcast is NOT spoiler-free, and includes references to: STAR WARS: […]

Download In our third not-so-mini-episode, we finally share our reactions to The Last Jedi (and realize part of the way through recording that we’ll have to save our analysis for a later episode, because we wound up having a lot of feelings!). What did we like? What didn’t we like? How hard to we try […]

Download We’re wrapping up our discussion of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a collection of 40 stories related to A New Hope, this week! In our new episode, we discuss a lot of Rebel pilot feels, what it’s like to be on the ground during a rebellion, and how the book opens new paths for […]

Download This week, we’re discussing the last ten stories from FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a collection of 40 stories related to A New Hope, specifically “There Is Another” by Gary D. Schmidt through “Whills” by Tom Angleberger. What might have happened if Yoda had trained Leia instead of Luke? How have more recent Star Wars stories, […]

Download In our second mini-episode, we’re revisiting previous conversations about Saw Gerrera, a Rebel leader whose actions are polarizing both in the Star Wars universe and outside of it. Has he been given a fair shake by those who have written his character, especially in light of real-world activist movements? Have we been fair to him on […]

Download This week, we’re continuing our read of FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a collection of 40 stories related to A New Hope, by looking at “Change of Heart” by Elizabeth Wein through “Time of Death” by Cavan Scott. We discuss what new information we learn about Imperials, characters we already know and love, and […]

Download We’re continuing our journey through FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a collection of 40 stories related to A New Hope, by reading “Not for Nothing” through “An Incident Report.” What do we learn about the galaxy’s most infamous hive of scum and villainy? What does the book teach us about the meaning of “canon” […]

Download It’s Star Wars month! We’re going back in time and starting FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW, a collection of 40 stories related to A New Hope. This week, we discuss the first ten stories, “Raymus” through “The Luckless Rodian,” as we ponder: Why short stories? Whose tales did A New Hope leave behind? What would have […]