People's New Republic
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Socialists read through the Star Wars Expanded Universe in publication order
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Happy Life Day
December 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Happy Life Day
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December 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Can't believe they're bringing Sebulba back into the public eye even with all of his allegations 🤨
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Can't believe they're bringing Sebulba back into the public eye even with all of his allegations 🤨
Ep 16 - Dark Apprentice
Kevin J Anderson is unfortunately back on his bullshit. Luke's teaching style is basically just rolling in a TV to show the class a movie, and Admiral Ackbar does 9/11. It's wild stuff, folks!
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Kevin J Anderson is unfortunately back on his bullshit. Luke's teaching style is basically just rolling in a TV to show the class a movie, and Admiral Ackbar does 9/11. It's wild stuff, folks!
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People's New Republic: 16 - Dark Apprentice
We're unfortunately back to Kevin J. Anderson's tedious Jedi Academy trilogy with the second installment, 1994's Dark Apprentice. The gang is unifed in our hatred of Kevin's writing and we're just rea...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ep 16 - Dark Apprentice
Kevin J Anderson is unfortunately back on his bullshit. Luke's teaching style is basically just rolling in a TV to show the class a movie, and Admiral Ackbar does 9/11. It's wild stuff, folks!
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Kevin J Anderson is unfortunately back on his bullshit. Luke's teaching style is basically just rolling in a TV to show the class a movie, and Admiral Ackbar does 9/11. It's wild stuff, folks!
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Ep. 15 - The Courtship of Princess Leia
Despite its genuinely unhinged premise and an author whose legacy is maybe more destructive than any other in the modern era, we really enjoyed this one! Enjoy our exploration of the bizarre psychosexual shit Dave's on here!
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Despite its genuinely unhinged premise and an author whose legacy is maybe more destructive than any other in the modern era, we really enjoyed this one! Enjoy our exploration of the bizarre psychosexual shit Dave's on here!
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People's New Republic: 15 - The Courtship of Princess Leia
We talk about 1994's The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Dave cooked with this one, honestly. There's some outrageous stuff in here but it's combined with genuinely some of the best writ...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Ep. 15 - The Courtship of Princess Leia
Despite its genuinely unhinged premise and an author whose legacy is maybe more destructive than any other in the modern era, we really enjoyed this one! Enjoy our exploration of the bizarre psychosexual shit Dave's on here!
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Despite its genuinely unhinged premise and an author whose legacy is maybe more destructive than any other in the modern era, we really enjoyed this one! Enjoy our exploration of the bizarre psychosexual shit Dave's on here!
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Ep. 14 - Jedi Search
Fuck to Kevin J. Anderson; this book sucks and his writing sucks! Kev doesn't know what to do with Leia except make her stressed about being a mom and his antagonist completely lacks sauce! Also, we've seen the fucking movies already, Kevin!
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Fuck to Kevin J. Anderson; this book sucks and his writing sucks! Kev doesn't know what to do with Leia except make her stressed about being a mom and his antagonist completely lacks sauce! Also, we've seen the fucking movies already, Kevin!
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People's New Republic: 14 - Jedi Search
It stinks! We cover 1994's Jedi Search, the first of Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy trilogy, and based on this one, we're in for a rough ride! Luke wants to restart the Jedi Order so he finds a coup...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Ep. 14 - Jedi Search
Fuck to Kevin J. Anderson; this book sucks and his writing sucks! Kev doesn't know what to do with Leia except make her stressed about being a mom and his antagonist completely lacks sauce! Also, we've seen the fucking movies already, Kevin!
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Fuck to Kevin J. Anderson; this book sucks and his writing sucks! Kev doesn't know what to do with Leia except make her stressed about being a mom and his antagonist completely lacks sauce! Also, we've seen the fucking movies already, Kevin!
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Struzan did the covers for a huge number of the 90s SW novels we cover, and even when the novels themselves are bad, the covers are always incredible. Genuinely profound talent here. RIP to the king
Pouring one out for Drew Struzan.
Here are his sexy George Lucas paintings.
Here are his sexy George Lucas paintings.
October 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Struzan did the covers for a huge number of the 90s SW novels we cover, and even when the novels themselves are bad, the covers are always incredible. Genuinely profound talent here. RIP to the king
Ep. 13 - The Truce at Bakura
This novel by evangelical Christian sf author Kathy Tyers actually fucks severely! The breakneck pacing means there isn't a dull page in here and gives us some incredible moments of Luke feeling that feel when no gf b/c of the Force.
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This novel by evangelical Christian sf author Kathy Tyers actually fucks severely! The breakneck pacing means there isn't a dull page in here and gives us some incredible moments of Luke feeling that feel when no gf b/c of the Force.
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People's New Republic: 13 - The Truce at Bakura
We discuss Kathy Tyers' very interesting 1993 novel The Truce at Bakura, our first standalone novel since Splinter of the Mind's Eye. Tyers is a fascinating figure, and she wrote a fascinating book th...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ep. 13 - The Truce at Bakura
This novel by evangelical Christian sf author Kathy Tyers actually fucks severely! The breakneck pacing means there isn't a dull page in here and gives us some incredible moments of Luke feeling that feel when no gf b/c of the Force.
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This novel by evangelical Christian sf author Kathy Tyers actually fucks severely! The breakneck pacing means there isn't a dull page in here and gives us some incredible moments of Luke feeling that feel when no gf b/c of the Force.
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Whoops, forgot to post the previous episode
October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Whoops, forgot to post the previous episode
Ep. 12 - The Last Command
We finish Grand Admiral Zahn's iconic trilogy. How does Mara Jade survive the annihilating blows that Leia delivers? Would Lando and Chewbacca have been good alternate names for the Solo twins?
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We finish Grand Admiral Zahn's iconic trilogy. How does Mara Jade survive the annihilating blows that Leia delivers? Would Lando and Chewbacca have been good alternate names for the Solo twins?
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People's New Republic: 12 - The Last Command
We conclude Big Tim's iconic trilogy with 1993's The Last Command. Topics include how you could escape an asteroid blockade of your planet, what exactly Mara Jade's duties were as the Emperor's H...
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August 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ep. 12 - The Last Command
We finish Grand Admiral Zahn's iconic trilogy. How does Mara Jade survive the annihilating blows that Leia delivers? Would Lando and Chewbacca have been good alternate names for the Solo twins?
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We finish Grand Admiral Zahn's iconic trilogy. How does Mara Jade survive the annihilating blows that Leia delivers? Would Lando and Chewbacca have been good alternate names for the Solo twins?
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Star Wars? more like Star Peace
[all earth is silent for an entire hour. gradually, the applause of the world begins to rise, at first like the slightest spray of surf on a shell-flecked beach; but the volume gathers, and increases, as I am carried through the streets of the city, hailed as king,
[all earth is silent for an entire hour. gradually, the applause of the world begins to rise, at first like the slightest spray of surf on a shell-flecked beach; but the volume gathers, and increases, as I am carried through the streets of the city, hailed as king,
August 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Star Wars? more like Star Peace
[all earth is silent for an entire hour. gradually, the applause of the world begins to rise, at first like the slightest spray of surf on a shell-flecked beach; but the volume gathers, and increases, as I am carried through the streets of the city, hailed as king,
[all earth is silent for an entire hour. gradually, the applause of the world begins to rise, at first like the slightest spray of surf on a shell-flecked beach; but the volume gathers, and increases, as I am carried through the streets of the city, hailed as king,
Anthony Hopkins should play Yoda
- Johnny
- Johnny
August 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Anthony Hopkins should play Yoda
- Johnny
- Johnny
In the episode coming out tomorrow, we promised to post more here, and we'll be signing the posts so you can know who to get mad at
August 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
In the episode coming out tomorrow, we promised to post more here, and we'll be signing the posts so you can know who to get mad at
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Can't even build death star anymore, because of ewok
August 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Can't even build death star anymore, because of ewok
Ep. 11 - Mission from Mount Yoda, Queen of the Empire, & Prophets of the Dark Side
After our summer hiatus, we come back to finish the trash Jedi Prince books. We talk about Six Flags Over Dagobah and the ethics of making a robot clone of Princess Leia.
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After our summer hiatus, we come back to finish the trash Jedi Prince books. We talk about Six Flags Over Dagobah and the ethics of making a robot clone of Princess Leia.
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People's New Republic: 11 - Mission From Mount Yoda, Queen of the Empire, & Prophets of the Dark Side
The regret continues as we conclude Paul and Hollace Davids' horrible 1993 children's series. Somehow these books are even more insane than the first three. Topics include whether archaeologists can g...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Ep. 11 - Mission from Mount Yoda, Queen of the Empire, & Prophets of the Dark Side
After our summer hiatus, we come back to finish the trash Jedi Prince books. We talk about Six Flags Over Dagobah and the ethics of making a robot clone of Princess Leia.
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After our summer hiatus, we come back to finish the trash Jedi Prince books. We talk about Six Flags Over Dagobah and the ethics of making a robot clone of Princess Leia.
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Ep. 10 - The Glove of Darth Vader, The Lost City of the Jedi, & Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
Ethan eats some crow after thinking it would be fun to read this absolutely terrible children's novels. Also the Transformers cartoon was crazy racist, apparently
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Ethan eats some crow after thinking it would be fun to read this absolutely terrible children's novels. Also the Transformers cartoon was crazy racist, apparently
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People's New Republic: 10 - The Glove of Darth Vader, The Lost City of the Jedi, & Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
(There are some issues with specifically Ethan's audio in this one. We regret the error.) Regrettably, we cover a trilogy of children's Star Wars books published in 1992 by married writing team Paul &...
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June 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Ep. 10 - The Glove of Darth Vader, The Lost City of the Jedi, & Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
Ethan eats some crow after thinking it would be fun to read this absolutely terrible children's novels. Also the Transformers cartoon was crazy racist, apparently
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Ethan eats some crow after thinking it would be fun to read this absolutely terrible children's novels. Also the Transformers cartoon was crazy racist, apparently
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Ep. 9 - Dark Force Rising (1992)
We continue Grand Admiral Zahn's landmark trilogy and get to talk about some Politics: the Empire doing USAID-style debt trap neocolonialism to the Noghri! Joruus C'baoth giving white supremacist talking points but about Jedi!
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We continue Grand Admiral Zahn's landmark trilogy and get to talk about some Politics: the Empire doing USAID-style debt trap neocolonialism to the Noghri! Joruus C'baoth giving white supremacist talking points but about Jedi!
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People's New Republic: 9 - Dark Force Rising
We continue Big Tim's iconic trilogy with 1992's Dark Force Rising! Topics include US/Imperial debt trap neocolonialism, the white Saw Gerrera, and C'baoth wanting to preserve the purity of the Jedi r...
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June 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Ep. 9 - Dark Force Rising (1992)
We continue Grand Admiral Zahn's landmark trilogy and get to talk about some Politics: the Empire doing USAID-style debt trap neocolonialism to the Noghri! Joruus C'baoth giving white supremacist talking points but about Jedi!
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We continue Grand Admiral Zahn's landmark trilogy and get to talk about some Politics: the Empire doing USAID-style debt trap neocolonialism to the Noghri! Joruus C'baoth giving white supremacist talking points but about Jedi!
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Ep. 8 - Heir to the Empire (1991)
We made it! The first of Big Tim's trilogy that totally changed the game for Star Wars in the 1990s introduces us to everybody's favorite fascist, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and sets the stage for a fascinating galactic future!
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We made it! The first of Big Tim's trilogy that totally changed the game for Star Wars in the 1990s introduces us to everybody's favorite fascist, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and sets the stage for a fascinating galactic future!
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People's New Republic: 8 - Heir to the Empire
We finally make it to (pretty) Good Star Wars with Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (1991). This is the one that started it all! Topics include Grand Admiral Thrawn as an example of the "Clean W...
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May 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ep. 8 - Heir to the Empire (1991)
We made it! The first of Big Tim's trilogy that totally changed the game for Star Wars in the 1990s introduces us to everybody's favorite fascist, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and sets the stage for a fascinating galactic future!
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We made it! The first of Big Tim's trilogy that totally changed the game for Star Wars in the 1990s introduces us to everybody's favorite fascist, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and sets the stage for a fascinating galactic future!
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Ep. 7 - Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983)
L. Neil Smith just stops giving a fuck about not squeezing as much corny dad joke libertarian shit into his novel as possible, so Lando teaches capitalism to a peaceful race of star manta rays.
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L. Neil Smith just stops giving a fuck about not squeezing as much corny dad joke libertarian shit into his novel as possible, so Lando teaches capitalism to a peaceful race of star manta rays.
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People's New Republic: 7 - Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka
We finally finish L. Neil Smith's interminable trilogy with Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983). Topics include libertarianism's reliance on junk science, the inability to create new ...
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May 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Ep. 7 - Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983)
L. Neil Smith just stops giving a fuck about not squeezing as much corny dad joke libertarian shit into his novel as possible, so Lando teaches capitalism to a peaceful race of star manta rays.
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L. Neil Smith just stops giving a fuck about not squeezing as much corny dad joke libertarian shit into his novel as possible, so Lando teaches capitalism to a peaceful race of star manta rays.
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honored to be with you all here at the end of Star Wars
May 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
honored to be with you all here at the end of Star Wars
Hey now, Neil's alternate history where the US becomes a libertarian paradise that sends President Ayn Rand to the moon won that Prometheus Award fair and square
On the upside, you’re getting closer to the Lando trilogy! You can barely tell it’s written by a guy who founded a Libertarian novel prize that he then won three times.
May 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Hey now, Neil's alternate history where the US becomes a libertarian paradise that sends President Ayn Rand to the moon won that Prometheus Award fair and square
Hard at work on the audiobook of Dark Force Rising
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Hard at work on the audiobook of Dark Force Rising
Ep. 6 - Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983)
Neil abandons all pretense and goes full libertarian in this one, making the plot about the Imperial DEA and how "taxes, surtaxes, and sur-surtaxes" make it really hard to be a businessman.
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Neil abandons all pretense and goes full libertarian in this one, making the plot about the Imperial DEA and how "taxes, surtaxes, and sur-surtaxes" make it really hard to be a businessman.
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People's New Republic: 6 - Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
We continue L. Neil Smith's trilogy with Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983). Neil isn't playing around and includes every one of his political beliefs in this one. Topics include ...
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May 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ep. 6 - Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983)
Neil abandons all pretense and goes full libertarian in this one, making the plot about the Imperial DEA and how "taxes, surtaxes, and sur-surtaxes" make it really hard to be a businessman.
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Neil abandons all pretense and goes full libertarian in this one, making the plot about the Imperial DEA and how "taxes, surtaxes, and sur-surtaxes" make it really hard to be a businessman.
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Respect to these kings and queens for making the hard choice. Palestine will be free!
Hey folks, an important announcement about why we're postponing our coverage of Andor Season 2, and an announcement of what we'll be covering next instead: amorecivilizedage.net/website/why-...
A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast: Why We’re Postponing Our Andor Coverage
A More Civilized Age will not be covering Andor Season 2 as planned, due the the ongoing boycott of Disney Plus by the BDS Movement. This is a surprise to us, as it is likely to you and some explanati...
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April 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Respect to these kings and queens for making the hard choice. Palestine will be free!
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TRADE ALLIANCE ALIEN IN HORRIBLE CHARLIE CHAN VOICE: ohhhhhhh mistah Jedi, you in trouble now
GEORGE LUCAS: I think this is my masterpiece
GEORGE LUCAS: I think this is my masterpiece
I mean, the problem is that the Prequels aren't actually about procedural politics. They would be better if they were, but they're not! They have same incoherent gestures towards a much more interesting story which people have spent the decades since collectively writing.
do you think George Lucas is mad that the best piece of Star Wars media is full of procedural politics when that was one of the biggest criticisms of the prequels
April 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
TRADE ALLIANCE ALIEN IN HORRIBLE CHARLIE CHAN VOICE: ohhhhhhh mistah Jedi, you in trouble now
GEORGE LUCAS: I think this is my masterpiece
GEORGE LUCAS: I think this is my masterpiece