Ever wonder what happened BEFORE the prequel to Star Wars? No one did. But they made a book about it anyway! And hey, it's definitely got its merits. Today on Authorized, Mark Stay returns to tackle Star Wars: Catalyst, the book that explains how Galen and Orson became the weird ex-friends they are in Rogue One. 

We discuss Mas Ameda, Poggle the Lesser, and try to tease apart how exactly Palpatine planned all this out. Seems pretty fraught as far as evil designs go. 

Check out Mark's Witches of Woodville series!: https://linktr.ee/WitchesOfWoodville 

Look out for Mark's new movie Unwelcome! : https://cornerstonefilm.com/film/unwelcome/ 

John's improv podcast Exit Interview is BACK!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exit-interview/id1534899949

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Next on Authorized: A mid-week episode on Halloween Ends that comes out whenever I finish it