A People's History of the Old Republic

Luke and Kelsey dive into the wildly uneven and weirdly paced first season of the Book of Boba Fett. it's a mess but we had fun talking about it

we all know the Jedi suck but the real question is: how much do they suck? turns out, a whole fucking lot.

happy holidays! Luke and Kelsey are here to start talking about the politics of the Jedi and we're doing that by talking about what exactly the Jedi do on a regular basis. It's not all wars and such, they have regular duties, so what are they? well, let's find out

in this episode, we talk about the politics of the Sith, which aren't terribly complicated because it's just power for power's sake. but we also got to name some random Sith, so who's to say if it's bad?

we're back and we've got a special guest. in this episode, Luke and Kelsey welcome Star Wars and sci-fi author, John Jackson Miller. Mr. Miller has written a number of things for Star Wars over the years, most of which were set in the Old Republic and we covered during our Legends Old Republic narrative. He wrote the KOTOR comics (series 4), the Lost Tribe of the Sith stories (series 8) and the Knight Errant stories (series 9) as well as the novel Kenobi and some stories for the new Canon as well. we talked to John about his work on the Old Republic, writing Revan, and so much more! check it out!

we're back to continue discussing the politics of the Force with more on the workings of the godlike Cosmic Force. this time, we focus on redemption in Star Wars, the presence of the Whills, and Solo Luck. enjoy!

We're back to continue discussing the politics of the Force. this time, we talk about the interesting aspect of the Force: the Cosmic Force. you know, the one that has its own will and moves people to achieve its goals and, on occasion, intervenes to save a Force user's soul. so check it out!

is the Force an energy field or a godlike entity? what does balance mean? does the Force actually care if people are good or evil? let's find out as we talk about how the different aspects of the Force work and how they affect the Galaxy Far Far Away

we're back and we've consolidated Thunderous Applause under PHOTOR. this is just a quick episode to talk about how the podcast will be structured going forward, what we will be covering on the show, and what you can expect in terms of regular and patreon content. we're glad to be back!

KOTOR is back and so are we

Luke and Kelsey are back to discuss the future of the Old Republic in Canon and cap off the narrative in style.

A standalone episode containing the new epilogue that was recently added to ep. 7.7, which covers the events of Echoes of Oblivion, the latest SWTOR content update, released on Dec. 9, 2020. We added this standalone version to make it easier for listeners who have already finished ep. 7.7 to find and check out the epilogue.

Luke and Kelsey are back to complete series 9 and round out the Old Republic narrative we began way back in episode 1.0. We talk about the Sith survival, the rise of Darth Zannah, and the death of Darth Bane. But don't worry, we will have one final episode, 9.5, to cap off the narrative.

Luke and Kelsey are back to cover the Sixth and Seventh Ruusan battles of Ruusan, the destruction of the Sith, the Ruusan Reformations, and the Fall of the Old Republic. Map of the galaxy: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/im…30325041255

Luke and Kelsey are back to cover everything from 1,031 to 1,000 BBY and discuss the Brotherhood of Darkness, the Army of Light, and Darth Bane. Map of the galaxy: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/im…30325041255

Luke and Kelsey are back to cover everything from 2,000 to 1,032 BBY and tell the story of Kerra Holt, the Knight Errant. Map of the galaxy: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/im…30325041255

Series 9 covers the events of the New Sith Wars, including the Darth Bane Trilogy of novels and the Knight Errants series. It briefly covers the timeline from 3625-2000 BBY but focuses mostly on 2,000 to 980 BBY. Luke and Kelsey are back! They dive into the meta surrounding the New Sith Wars and try to get into the mind of George Lucas to figure out why he'd create a massive contradiction between the Prequel and Original Trilogies.

welcome back! This time, Luke and Kelsey move on from SWTOR and tell the Lost Tribe of the Sith stories from the Old Republic era.

Luke and Kelsey do their best to wrap up SWTOR in fitting fashion. Also there are more superweapons. An epilogue that covers the most recent content update, Echoes of Oblivion, has been added to the end of this episode (2/16/21). Map of the galaxy: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/im…30325041255

Luke is here to discuss the many Sith Empires of the Old Republic

Luke and Kelsey discuss the rise and fall of the Eternal Empire and the final death of Valkorion Map of the galaxy: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/im…30325041255

Luke and Kelsey are back to talk about SWTOR's 1st 2 story expansions and introduce the Eternal Empire Map of the galaxy: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/1/10/MainGalaxy.png/revision/latest?cb=20130325041255

Luke and Kelsey discuss SWTOR chapter 1-3 and the epilogue, which goes from the outbreak of the Galactic War in 3642 to the fall of Malgus's New Empire in late 3640.

Luke and Kelsey cover the prologues for each of the 8 class characters, bringing each of them up to early 3642 right before the Galactic War.

Luke and Kelsey are back to talk about the Cold War that set in after the Treaty of Coruscant was signed by the Republic and Sith.

Ep. 7.1: The Great Galactic War (3681-3653) Kelsey and Luke discuss the events of the Great Hyperspace War, including the return of the Sith Empire to the Galaxy, Satele Shan catching a lightsaber blade with her bare hand, and the Sack of Coruscant

Series 7 covers the events of the Star Wars: The Old Republic MMORPG, including all 5 story expansion, as well as the 4 novels, 3 comics, 5 cinematics, and 17+ short stories released in connection with the game. It covers 3654 and 3950 briefly before moving to 3681-3630 with the main events of the game occurring between 3643-3630. Luke and Kelsey are back for Series 7. They cover the Revan novel and introduce the Sith Emperor in all his nonsense glory.

Just Luke with a brief update on when Series 7 will start (next week), a brief new intro to Ep. 1.0, and Luke and Kelsey's appearance at ForceFest, a virtual Star Wars convention, on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 3:15 EST. ForceFest: https://about.getvokl.com/forcefest PHOTOR panel: https://getvokl.com/live-broadcast/The-Future-of-the-Old-Republic

This time, Kelsey and Luke talk to Emmett, aka PoorQuentyn of the Not a Podcast ASOIAF. We talk about the differences and similarities between George RR Martin and George Lucas, favorite minor characters, and why Bloodraven and Kreia are very similar

Kelsey and Luke are back with pt. II of the real life wars that became part of Star Wars.

Kelsey and Luke are back to apply some Star Wars battles to real life battles and, unsurprisingly, it's all WW2 references.

Kelsey and Luke are joined by Isi Breen (@isaiah_kb on twitter) to talk Star Wars music and so much more. Spotify playlist: https://t.co/HUcoaudoMa?amp=1

Luke and Kelsey welcome Brian, aka cosmis, to talk about KOTOR, KOTOR 2, and other various and sundry topics.

Kelsey and Luke talk about the Yuuzhan Vong with Matt Ford. What's to love about the Vong? What's to hate about them? Can they appear in Canon now? Let's talk.

Kelsey and Luke get together to discuss the animated series Star Wars: Rebels

Trevor Strunk, the host of the very successful video game podcast, No Cartridge, stops by to talk about the tumultuous history of Star Wars video games, The Hold Steady, and Dark Souls. You can find Trev at @hegelbon on twitter and you can find No Cartridge wherever you listen to podcasts and on Patreon.

Hiatus episode time! Luke and Kelsey are back to discuss season 7 of The Clone Wars after talking about the rest of the series in episode 1.6.

Luke and Kelsey interview Bryan Quimby, co-host of the Street Fight Radio and POD Kast podcasts. You can find Bryan on twitter @murderbryan

Luke and Kelsey give an overview of the stories from Tales of the Jedi: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon in 4000BBY to Knights of the Old Republic II in 3950BBY, which we've helpfully dubbed, The Golden Age of the Old Republic. We also talk about KOTOR 3 and how the show will start to cover Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO in series 7.

Knights of the Old Republic II, pt. 11: The Second Battle of Malachor V the KOTOR 2 narrative ends where it all began: Malachor V

Knights of the Old Republic II, pt. 10: The Battle of Telos IV cover artwork for this episode provided by twitter user @dumpcrow

Knights of the Old Republic II, pt. 9: Return to Dantooine Luke and Kelsey talk about the confrontation at the rebuilt Jedi Enclave and the Jedi Order as we know it, ends.

welcome back! the KOTOR 2 narrative finally resumes after a hiatus of more than 2 months. We also take this time to pick some fights with people about The Last Jedi, because why not? Knights of the Old Republic II, pt. 8: The Onderon Civil War

This episode, Kelsey and his partner, Alymay, discuss the oft-derided Star Wars: Holiday Special. Hiatus ends 3/23.

another hiatus episode! this time, Kelsey answers some listener questions

We're back with another hiatus episode. This time, Kelsey talks with Pete from sci-fi/fantasy podcast Podside Picnic about the very first Expanded Universe work ever: Alan Dean Foster's 1978 novel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye. Check out Podside Picnic at https://soundcloud.com/user-733327042

Another hiatus episode. This time, Kelsey talks to Matt Ford, a journalist for New Republic.

Star Wars Religions 101

Hiatus episode time! We talk about war in Star Wars, generally, and end up talking about the Yuuzhan Vong... a lot.

It's time to talk about The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda.

HIATUS Episode. Kelsey and Luke talk about the 2 separate and often contradictory clone wars animated shows. The first, 2003's Clone Wars, and the second, 2008's The Clone Wars. Not confusing at all. Link to full 2003 Clone Wars on youtube: https://youtu.be/wLdlwZUO5mo