Thunderous Applause

Hello friends! it's just Luke this time, giving an update on the future of the show. long story short: with the announcement of a Knights of the Old Republic remake, Kelsey and I will bring our old Star Wars podcast, A People's History of the Old Republic, back from hiatus and we can't maintain 2 of these at once. however, it's not all bad news since we will still be doing episodes about the politics of Star Wars with additional news about the KOTOR remake and publish all previous Thunderous Applause episodes under the PHOTOR name. we will also be continuing the Patreon under the PHOTOR name as well but have suspended it for the time being while we get everything sorted out and come back from this hiatus sometime in October. so, if you like Thunderous Applause, please follow A People's History of the Old Republic wherever you listen to podcasts. there's already 85 episodes of content waiting for you! thank you so much for listening to Thunderous Applause and please follow us at PHOTOR!

Luke reviews Claudia Gray's 2019 novel, Master & Apprentice, which is his favorite Star Wars novel of all time. Check it out

Luke and Kelsey are back and this time they're looking at the politics and makeup of the Confederacy of Independent Systems and figuring out who the heroes on both sides actually were.

Luke is here for another review! this time, he covers the 2019 video game, Jedi: Fallen Order. it's a combination of Dark Souls light and a half-decent platformer wrapped up in Star Wars and it's way better than it has any right to be. check it out!

hello listeners! earlier this week, Luke did a solo episode on his other podcast, We're Not So Different, that is all about the Medieval influences on the Star Wars franchise. We thought yall might like to hear it as well, so check it out!

Luke and Kelsey are back to continue the series on the politics of the Galactic Republic. this time, we discuss how the characters are often working toward the Republic of ideals even though it always seems to turn out bad in practice. what does a good Republic actually look like and will we ever see one?

welcome back! this time, Luke does a solo review episode of the 2017 Claudia Gray novel, Bloodline, which is probably the most important Star Wars novel ever written, at least in terms of understanding stuff happening in the films. Luke also gives an extensive timeline of the Canon New Republic in the 30 years that elapse from the end of Ep. 6 to the beginning of Ep 7.

Luke and Kelsey are back to dive into the weeds and explore the inner workings of the Galactic Republic to see what it actually does. the answer is: we really don't know? probably taxes stuff, controls hyperspace routes, etc. but other than that, who the hell knows?

Luke is back to review the latest novel in The High Republic series, Out of the Shadows, a young adult entry released on July 27, 2021. Check it out!

Luke and Kelsey are back to dive into more of the politics of Star Wars. This time, however, we're looking at how people in the real world can sometimes become the type of fans who substitute the themes and politics of fictional universes for their own IRL politics. Simply put: should we watch another movie?