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The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.

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    Andor Season 2 (with Guests!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 97:20


    Turn out the lights; it's time to talk Andor Season 2. The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Tales of the Underworld / A Crash of Fate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 29:31


    This one ran a little short, but don't worry. We'll make it up to you next episode.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Into the Light / Haunted Starlight

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 47:08


    A double-dose of High Republic action.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Lords of the Sith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 57:09


    Plus all your Star Wars Celebration Japan news!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Reign of The Empire: The Mask of Fear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 54:27


    This one hit a little too close to home.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    The Perfect Weapon / Myths & Fables

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 46:49


    A whole grip of stories to cover this week. Apologies for Chad's audio. Won't happen again.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    I, Jedi

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 52:03


    I, Podcaster.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Skeleton Crew (with Guests!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 67:40


    Our friends Dave and Sara come by to talk about the first(?) season of the Disney+ show, Skeleton Crew. Does it indeed have some of the worst names in the history of Star Wars? Why, yes. Yes it does.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 49:53


    Yoda...Y-O-D-A Yoda. Yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-da. Yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-da...The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Tempest Breaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 47:33


    Her name is Lourna Dee. And you're going to care about her whether you like it or not.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Padawan's Pride & Seeds of Starlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 38:14


    Two audiobooks for the price of none!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 60:59


    You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Stories of Jedi and Sith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 60:20


    Plus our thoughts on the 12th anniversary of Lucasfilm's sale to Disney.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Tears of the Nameless

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 58:10


    Plus, we discuss the new Disney+ series, UNBUILDING THE GALAXY.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Beware the Nameless

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 53:01


    New High Republic! Plus our yearly Dragon Con report! And Beth interviews Charles Soule!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    X-Wing: The Bacta War

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 52:01


    We've read 100 books for this show. So that's cool.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    The Acolyte (with Noel Wood)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 112:44


    This shouldn't be controversial, should it?The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Lost Tribe of the Sith (with Sara Hoffman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 71:46


    You see there's this tribe. Of Sith. That get lost. The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Temptation of the Force

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 57:08


    We all knew this was the book where Avar and Elzar were going to get it on but did you have to make us wait until Chapter 53? The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    The Krytos Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 48:41


    Ready for some hot X-Wing action? It's Stackpole time. Our march towards 'I,Jedi' continues. And where the F are The Bothans? The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 84:43


    Beth went to Galaxy's Edge! and we read a book about it! (About Galaxy's Edge, not Beth) The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Tales of the Empire & Bad Batch Season 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 74:21


    It's an animation celebration!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    The Living Force

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 84:36


    John Jackson Miller returns to Star Wars!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Last Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 52:46


    Chad loves Han Solo. Will he ever find a Han Solo novel that does the smuggler justice? Probably not this week.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.

    High Republic: Defy the Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 66:25


    Boy, that Acolyte trailer sure was the bee's knees. I wonder what else is going on in the High Republic.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.

    The High Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 45:53


    What day is today?The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Labyrinth of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 62:46


    Did somebody say "evil"? Did somebody say "James Luceno"? We're listening...The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Escape from Valo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 60:29


    The High Republic keeps chugging along, this time with the middle reader book 'Escape from Valo'.

    Jedi Trial

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 46:32


    A Legends Clone Wars novel? Yup, there's a whole grip of them. What did we think of this one?The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    The Force Unleashed

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 58:01


    You probably played the game, but did you read the book? (it's considerably less fun)The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Scoundrels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 70:16


    Beth talks to Timothy Zahh and then we discuss his book Scoundrels. It's Star Wars Ocean's Eleven! What could go wrong?The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: The Eye of Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 59:10


    High Republic Phase III!

    Death Troopers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 51:06


    You got zombies in my Star War!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Crimson Climb

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 54:35


    Another great book, another great episode. First, hear Beth's interview with Star Wars writer EK Johnston, then hear us talk about her latest novel, Crimson Climb, which is all about Qi'ra... and you know we like some Qi'ra around here.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (w/ Gary Mitchel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 92:12


    Forty years! Forty stories! One Gary!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Tales of Light and Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 45:46


    More High Republic! The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Ahsoka Season One (w/ Dave West)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 135:52


    You didn't think we'd skip out on the biggest Star Wars event of 2023, did you? Not only are we talking about the first season of Ahsoka, we have a special guest: Needless Things founder and godfather of the podcast Dave West!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 99:21


    We're back and boy do we have a huge one. First, our Dragon Con 2023 report, then Beth's interview with Star Wars author Delilah S. Dawson, wrapping it up with Dawson's exceptional new novel, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade. It's a good one, I promise.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Outbound Flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 61:29


    We finally did it. We finally re-read the last important Thrawn novel in the Legends continuity. And boy do we learn a lot about everyone's favorite blue-skinned Grand Admiral. And man, Tim, we owe you an apology. Listen and find out why.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Cloak of Deception

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 59:08


    This week we go back into Legends for our favorite author, Mr. James Luceno, and his prequel-Prequel book, Cloak of Deception. We also talk about the second volume of Star Wars: Visions on Disney+.

    High Republic: Path of Vengeance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 61:48


    Phase 2 of the High Republic comes a close with Cavan Scott's Path of Vengeance. At the end of the day, what did we think of this trip to the past and what does it mean for the High Republic going forward?The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Cataclysm & Quest for Planet X

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 71:23


    It's a High Republic double feature!The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    The Mandalorian Season 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 96:13


    Bad Batch Season 2! Mandalorian Season 3! Special guest star Noel Wood of the Audible Interlude podcast. This one has it all. Join us, won't you, while we discuss a very sloppy season of streaming television.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Most Wanted (W/ Steven Cummings)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 71:39


    It's an all Qi'ra special! First, we discuss the character and comics in general with Hidden Empire artist Steven Cummings! Then, we discuss Most Wanted, the prequel novel to the prequel movie, Solo: a Star Wars story.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Battle Scars

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 45:41


    Our dive into video games continues with the sequel/prequel novel, Battle Scars, the tie-in to the latest Star Wars video game. And the game talks about the idea of the Jedi Survivor. With all these new Jedi we're learning escaped Order 66, does it make Yoda and Obi-wan less... special?The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    Battlefront: Twilight Company

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 70:41


    Celebration Tokyo has come and gone and... you like news? Like, really like news? 'Cause we got some news for you. We have a sizable amount of news for you. Then, we talk about Alexander Freed's Battlefront: Twilight Company, which is really just a really depressing Vietnam book but with Stormtroopers. We kinda liked it, though.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    The Old Republic: Annihilation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 60:24


    Happy Birthday to us! Three years of this nonsense so we're gonna look at the last twelve months of books and pick our favorites. Then, it's back to the Old Republic and another video game tie-in book with Drew Karpyshyn's Annihilation. This book isn't exactly what we expected, but did we like it anyway?The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (w/ Gary Mitchel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 76:26


    40 writers. 40 stories. 40 years of The Empire Strikes Back. We return to the From a Certain Point of View series with our good friend Gary Mitchel.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    The Old Republic: Revan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 50:28


    Done with the High Republic for the time bring, this episode we take a trip to The Old Republic with the tale of every gamers' favorite Jedi then Sith then Jedi again, Revan.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: The Battle of Jedha

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 58:49


    This time we're back with the brand new High Republic audio drama The Battle of Jedha. We have thoughts.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

    High Republic: Convergence and Quest for the Forbidden City

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 62:29


    How is Phase 2 of The High Republic doing? Listen and find out about these two latest entries.The Skywalker saga may be over, but there are enough books to keep Star Wars fans satisfied for years to come. Chad, Ryan, and Beth have started a series to keep you up to date on all the action. Join our book club as we run down the best that canon, legends, and comics have to offer.Music by Lester Dragstredt of The Mystery Men? Facebook

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