Legends and Lore – Far Far Away Radio

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for discussions of Star Wars canon and the Legends that inspire it. We've got lots of great stuff in store for you in this episode! The Rise of Skywalker premieres next week (!!!), and we're here with all the literature you need to read to get ready. First off, we're discussing the most recent adult Star Wars novel from Del Rey, Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse. Then we're sharing our recommendations for books and comics to read before you see The Rise of Skywalker (spoiler alert: one of […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for discussions of Star Wars canon and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode, we talk prophecies! Specifically the ones mentioned in Master and Apprentice, a Star Wars novel by Claudia Gray (we talked about that book here!). For listeners' reference, we've included a list of the prophecies we discuss below. She who will be born to darkness will give birth to darkness. When the kyber that is not kyber shines forth, the time of prophecy will be at hand. When the righteous lose the light, evil […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for discussions of Star Wars canon and the Legends that inspire it. In our latest episode, we discuss the luminous Star Wars adult novel Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray (Lost Stars, Bloodline). This book is definitely not a Qui Gon Jinn novel as SOME of our hosts would like to claim (*cough* Matt *cough*). But is it an Obi Wan Kenobi story, either? Or will we come to the conclusion that the title of the book is Master and Apprentice - two equally important halves of a […]

Welcome to Batuu! Just kidding! But we've got the next best thing to the galaxy far, far away on Earth: a brand new episode of Legends and Lore in which we take you inside Galaxy's Edge at Disneyland. Kate, Matt and Lily Applebee had a blast at Galaxy's Edge, and Megan and Elaine are prepared to interrogate them for all the juicy Batuu gossip - where to go, what to do, what to eat, what to buy, and more! Join your hosts - Kate, Matt, Megan and Elaine - and special guest Lily (Kate and Matt's daughter) for a deep-dive […]

Hello there! Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for discussions of Star Wars canon and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we theorize, speculate, and grasp at all the straws we can find to unravel the mystery that is Project Luminous: a new (and apparently huge) Star Wars publishing initiative coming in 2020. Join your hosts - Kate, Matt, Megan and Elaine - for a deep-dive into the subject we love the most: Star Wars!

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for discussions of Star Wars canon and the Legends that inspire it. This episode is about the animated series, Star Wars Resistance and two recent comic issues featuring some of the series' characters. In our discussion, we cover: Our thoughts on the two Resistance comics recently released by IDW Publishing, and how they connect to the main tv series Our special guest, Johnamarie Macias's love for Resistance and the animated Star Wars shows in general and how they've impacted her fandom What we thought of season one of […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for discussions of Star Wars canon and the Legends that inspire it. This episode is all about one of the best characters in Star Wars, Padme Amidala. In our discussion, we cover: Our favorite Padme moments in the movies and related media The Queen's Shadow, a Padme-centric young adult novel written by E.K. Johnston and recently released by Disney Hyperion Two new comics featuring Padme as the main characters. The first one is from Marvel's Age of Republic miniseries, and the second is from IDW Publishing's Star Wars […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars and the Legends that inspire it. In this comics episode, we interview the author of IDW Publishing's limited comic book series Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle, Cavan Scott! Listen in to hear Mr. Scott spill the secrets (or some of them, anyway) behind the genesis of his Star Wars stories with a spooky spin. Be sure and keep a look out at the end of the episode for a scary-good comics giveaway! Join us, your hosts - the dynamic […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars and the Legends that inspire it. In this comics episode we: Review the Star Wars comics of June 2018 Share our favorite issues, quotes, scenes, artwork and more from this month with you Fire whomever wrote the shownotes Join us, your hosts - the dynamic duo of Matt and Kate Applebee - as we take another deep-dive into the universe of Star Wars comics.

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars and the Legends that inspire it. In this comics episode we: Review the Star Wars comics of May 2018 Share our favorite issues, quotes, scenes, artwork and more from this month with you Ponder our lingering questions (and introduce a new term: WTF! or What the Force!) Join us, your hosts - the dynamic duo of Matt and Kate Applebee - as we take another deep (deeeeeeep)-dive into the universe of Star Wars comics.

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Recap the latest news in Star Wars literature, including upcoming offerings for adult, YA and middle-grade readers Discuss Star Wars: Last Shot by Daniel Jose Older, the most recent adult Star Wars book from Del Rey Share our brief thoughts on Solo: A Star Wars Story and how Last Shot connects (or rather, doesn't) to the movie Join us, your hosts - Jason (he's back!), Megan and Elaine - as we […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars and the Legends that inspire it. In this comics episode we: Get ready for the premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story by throwing back to two canon Marvel Star Wars series: Han Solo (2016) and Lando (2015) Share our favorite panels, dialogue and moments from the above comic series Discuss how Han Solo and Lando could connect to or otherwise influence the new movie Join us, your hosts - the dynamic duo of Matt and Kate Applebee - as we […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Review the novelization of The Last Jedi by Jason Fry and what it added to our knowledge of the film Share our conflicted feelings about Luke Skywalker's portrayal in both the film and the novelization Discuss what The Last Jedi is trying to teach us about what it means to be a Jedi And more! Join us, your hosts - Elaine and Megan (Jason is off practicing his zinbiddle technique) - […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Share (share, not argue, I mean come on, who does that, certainly not Star Wars fans) our thoughts and theories on the series finale of Star Wars Rebels Discuss where we think Star Wars stories will go next Join us, your hosts - Jason, Elaine, Megan, Kate and Matt - as we take another deep-dive into the universe of Star Wars literature.

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss the past, present and future of Star Wars publishing in terms of its new place in the unified canon of the franchise under Disney Make weird noises of delight whenever Thrawn is mentioned (okay, that's just Elaine) Laugh, snort and giggle at technical difficulties, the hosts' droid voices and Elaine's first attempt at saying the Legends and Lore Twitter handle out loud (@SWLegendsLore, if you're interested) Join us, your hosts […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Geek out over the most recent news: The release of Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn has been pushed back (NOOOOO!) The Last Jedi novelization will include scenes deleted from the movie Share our thoughts on Canto Bight, an anthology of four (canon) short stories threaded by a common theme: the magical yet malevolent city of Canto Bight from The Last Jedi! Join us, your hosts - Jason, Elaine and Megan - […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss the recent news: The recently revealed cover for Thrawn: Alliances featuring Thrawn and Darth Vader Excerpts of Del Rey's newest Star Wars novel, Canto Bight (available in stores now) Kelly Marie Tran's (Rose Tico in The Last Jedi) narration of Cobalt Squadron, a middle-grade novel part of the Journey to The Last Jedi book series and written by Elizabeth E. Wein Discuss From a Certain Point of View, a collection of […]

News Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Storms of Crait - Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (W, Star Wars: Join the Resistance) and Mike Mayhew (A,  The Star Wars from Dark Horse) Set during OT, Leia and Luke go to Crait as a possible Rebel base Comic Analyses Darth Vader #5 - Charles Soule (W), Giuseppe Camuncoli (A) Poe Dameron #19 - Charles Soule (W), Angel Unzueta (A) Captain Phasma #1 -Kelly Thompson (W), Marco Checchetto (A) Captain Phasma #2 - Kelly Thompson (W), Marco Checchetto (A) Mace Windu #2 - Matt Owens (W), Denys Cowan (A) Doctor Aphra #12 - […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss the recent news: New Thrawn novel coming The Last Jedi cover Zahn said he wants to read the story of Boba Fett going from Cloud City to Tatooine with every other bounty hunter trying to take Han Solo from him and steal the reward. Discuss Phasma by Delilah Dawson. Discuss Leia: Princess of Alderaan, by Claudia Gray. Sit back with Jason, Elaine, and new host Megan Cullinan as we discuss the Star Wars […]

Comic Analyses Rogue One: Cassian and K-2SO - Duane Swierczynski, (W) Fernando Blanco (A) Darth Vader #4 - Charles Soule (W), Giuseppe Camuncoli (A) Star Wars #34 - Jason Aaron (W), Salvador Larroca (A) Star Wars #35 - Jason Aaron (W), Salvador Larroca (A) Rogue One #5 - Jody Houser (W), Emilio Laiso (A) Poe Dameron #18 - Charles Soule (W), Angel Unzueta (A) Mace Windu #1 - Matt Owens (W), Denys Cowan (A) Doctor Aphra #11 - Kieron Gillen (W), Kev Walker (A) Doctor Aphra Annual #1 - Kieron Gillen (W), Marc Laming w/ Will Sliney (pgs. 21-25) Contact […]

In this episode, we discuss the hero's journey, how it relates to creative writing and Star Wars. In this part, we specifically discuss the following: THE ORDINARY WORLD. THE CALL TO ADVENTURE. REFUSAL OF THE CALL. MEETING WITH THE MENTOR. Please see The Writers' Journey, for more on the hero's journey. Are you a creative writer? Do you like to make up stories in your head? Then you might like to tune in to our monthly episodes about the craft of writing, from a Star Wars perspective: Journaling the Whills. Join your hosts Jason, Elaine, and Matt as they discuss […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss the recent news: Canto Bight Jasy Fry doing The Last Jedi adaptation. Force Friday excitement? - Claudia Gray Leia and Delilah Dawson Phasma Discuss Rebel Rising by Beth Revis. Discuss Inferno Squad by Christie Golden. Sit back with Jason, Elaine, and special guest host Matt Applebee as we discuss the Star Wars books. Giveaway! If you'd like to enter a contest to win a copy of Leia: Princess of Alderaan, please […]

News Star Wars Adventures #2 - Finn trying to save a ? From Captain Phasma New Star Wars creative team - Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larocca Story about Luke and crew going to Jedha Thrawn adaptation Written by Jodi Houser (Rogue One) with art by Luke Ross (Darth Maul, Captain America & Spider-man) Comic Analyses Star Wars #33 - Jason Aaron (W), Salvador Larroca (A) Darth Maul #5 - Cullen Bunn (W), Luke Ross (A) Darth Vader #3 - Charles Soule (W), Giuseppe Camuncoli (A) Poe Dameron #17 - Charles Soule (W), Angel Unzueta (A) Rogue One #4 - Jody […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore: Comics. In this episode discussing the comics of Star Wars, our hosts discuss: News Creative team for the IDW Star Wars Adventures comic Written by Cavan Scott Art by Derek Charm Each issue will have two stories Issues #1-2 will both have Rey stories in addition to another story Issue #2 Rey story is about Rey trying to protect Unkar Plutt from off-worlders Issue #1 - Out 9/6 and Issue #2 - Out 9/20 Comic Analyses Star Wars #32 (Screaming Citadel #4) Doctor Aphra #8 (Screaming Citadel #5) Rogue One #3 […]

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore: Comics. In this episode discussing the comics of Star Wars, our hosts: Discuss each of the comic issues released in the month of May. Sit back with new hosts Matt and Kate Applebee as they discuss the Star Wars comics for each month. If you're a fan of comics, or Star Wars in general, this is the podcast for you.

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore: COMICS!, in this first episode discussing the comics of Star Wars, our hosts: Discuss some recent news of upcoming comics, including a new miniseries focusing on Mace Windu, and a one-shot focusing on how Cassian met K-2SO Discuss each of the comic issues released in the month of April. Sit back with new hosts Matt and Kate Applebee as they discuss the Star Wars comics for each month. If you're a fan of comics, or Star Wars in general, this is the podcast for you.

Welcome to a new episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss some MAJOR announcements regarding the future of the podcast (listen to the show to find out what they are) Discuss all the book-related news out of Star Wars Celebration. Discuss Thrawn by Timothy Zahn. Sit back with Jason, Elaine, and special guest hosts Matt and Kate Applebee as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. Whether you're into the novels, comics, or video games of Star Wars lore, this […]

Welcome to December's episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss the news for the week: Our thoughts on the upcoming Doctor Aphra and Darth Maul comics from Marvel. Discuss Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston, and Catalyst by James Luceno. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, and Elaine as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. Whether you're into the novels, comics, or video games of Star Wars lore, this is the podcast for you.

Welcome to July and August's episode of Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss the news for the week: Small and big news to come out of Celebration Europe, including the reveal of Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars Rebels, Season 3, and a new book by Timothy Zahn. We get you caught up on the canon for the months of July and August. Discuss Aftermath: Life Debt, by Chuck Wendig Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, and Elaine as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. […]

Welcome to June's episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss the news for the week: Darth Vader is ending with issue #25, and we're going to Orlando in 2017 for Star Wars Celebration Orlando! We get you caught up on the canon for the months of May and June. Discuss Bloodline at length. Spoilers: we liked it. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, Elaine, and special guest Bria LaVorgna as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. Whether you're into the […]

Welcome to April's episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this episode we: Discuss the news for the week, especially the new Han Solo comic, the upcoming Rogue One tie-ins, and most especially the new Ahsoka novel. We get you caught up on the canon for the month of April. Discuss the elements of Legends found in the season finale of Rebels. Nerf gives a primer for the Yuuzhan Vong/New Jedi Order series. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, and Elaine as we discuss the Star […]

Welcome to March's episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars, and the Legends that inspire it. In this TFA-centric episode we: Discuss the Wildspace books because we missed them last time. Give our reviews of The Force Awakens. Discuss the elements of Legends found in The Force Awakens. Discuss the future of the canon EU given the influence of The Force Awakens. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, and Elaine as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. Whether you're into the novels, comics, or video games of Star Wars lore, […]

Welcome to February's episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars. In this episode we: Discuss the news for new books and comics, including Bloodline by Claudia Gray, and the new Poe Dameron comic. Briefly discuss all of the new canon that has been released since our last episode in September. Cover all new canon releases in the month of February. Discuss our Legends spotlight for Crimson Empire. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, and Elaine as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. Whether you're into the novels, comics, or […]

Welcome to a bonus episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars. THIS PODCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR STAR WARS: AFTERMATH. In this episode we: Discuss our basic review of Star Wars: Aftermath, including the following topics: Did you find the style hard to get through? Setting - Bigger than most canon books so far. More impacting the galaxy at large (especially for the Empire) Plot - Too scattered? Characters Wedge (definitely not a main character) Norra Wexley Temmin Wexley Sinjir Rath Velus Jas Emari Mister Bones Rae Sloane We discuss the revealing interludes […]

Welcome to September's episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars. In this first episode we: Welcome our new co-host Elaine Tveit to the podcast. Discuss all the book/comic news over the month of August. Cover all new canon releases in the month of September, including the incredible Journey to the Force Awakens releases. Discuss the unethical behavior coming from certain fans in regards to Star Wars: Aftermath and the canon reboot. Discuss our Legends spotlight for Kenobi by John Jackson Miller. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, Elaine, and special guest Paul Hermann, […]

Welcome to August's episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars. In this first episode we: Discuss all the book/comic news over the last few months. Cover all new canon releases in the month of August. Review a past discussion with guest Saf Davidson, discussing the role different media formats contribute to the new canon. Discuss our Legends spotlight for Legacy Vol. 2. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, and special guest Catrina Dennis, as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. Whether you're into the novels, comics, or video games of […]

Welcome to this special episode of Legends and Lore. This is a special audio drama I created a few years back. I touched it up and made it presentable for release on this feed. Some of you may remember the official audio dramas that were released for Dark Forces and Jedi Knight. These were terrific audio dramas, but they never continued to adapt Jedi Outcast or Jedi Academy. So this was my attempt to make up for that. Hopefully you'll enjoy. Look for part 2, and a new episode of Legends and Lore next week.

Welcome to May's episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars. In this first episode we: Discuss all the book/comic news to come out of Star Wars Celebration. Review all new canon releases in the month of April Cover all new canon releases in the month of May. Discuss our Legends spotlight for Knight Errant, by John Jackson Miller. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, and special guest Brian Novicki, as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. Whether you're into the novels, comics, or video games of Star Wars lore, this […]

Welcome to the second episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars. In this first episode we: Discuss the news about the 20+ books to be released as part of the Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens marketing initiative. Review all new canon releases in the month of March Cover all new canon releases in the month of April. Discuss our Legends spotlight for Darth Plagueis, by James Luceno. Sit back with Jason, Jonathan, and special guest Elaine Tveit, as we discuss the Star Wars canon for each month. Whether you're […]

Welcome to the first episode of Star Wars: Legends and Lore, your one-stop podcast for the unified canon of Star Wars. In this first episode we: Discuss the EU reboot with the now-Legends material and the new canon. We give our thoughts on the subject, as well as some predictions for the future. Outline all of the material that is canon to date, to make sure we're all on the same page. Cover all new canon releases in the month of March. Discuss our first Legends spotlight for the Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn. Sit back with Jason and Jonathan […]