Thrawnderdome

Gadaffi's Angels - Specter of the Past Conclusion

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 03:06:22 GMT

Here it is, the exciting conclusion of the first half of the Hand of Thrawn Duology! Specter of the Past ends with a bang, and by bang we mean "vague gesture toward a couple things!"

Timothy introduces a rival for his self-stand in Talon Karrde named Jorj Kar'das (George Lucas), we compare Wedge to his namesake doorstopper, and Dan realizes they've gone a sixth of the book without checking in on Luke Skywalker, the STAR of Star Wars?!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Who is the the galaxy's supreme scoundrel: Han, Lando, or Talon?

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The Monster Squad of Senators - Specter of the Past Chapters 19, 20, and 21

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:21:52 GMT

Getting close to the end of the book! Lando falls afoul of the Idiot's Array playing sabacc, False Thrawn announces himself to the Empire at large, Timothy Zahn brilliantly surpasses the boring old hat "high council" scene with a boring Grand Convocation Chamber scene, and Daniel and Ronnie struggle to understand what kind of monster man President Gavrisom is supposed to be.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Is Nanotyrannus a valid genus of tyrannosaurid?

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Cocked, Lifted, or Arched -Specter of the Past Chapters 16, 17, and 18

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:07:47 GMT

"Well I'll be Kesseled" <--- REAL scintilating dialogue in this installment of Timothy Zahn's Specter of the Past!

Religious R2-D2 warbling along to hymns, Ronnie does an amazing count on adjectives describing eyebrows, Daniel explores what it would be like to make love with Frank Oz, AND MORE await you in today's thrilling episode.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Detention: Should it be abolished?

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The One That Was a Bear to Edit - Specter of the Past Chapters 13, 14, and 15

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:35:42 GMT

C-3PO gets Borsk Fey'lya's power of attorney, Dan arrives at a "Holy Roman Empire" interpretation of the Old and New Republics, Lando gets taken to the cleaners by Reggie, and Mara Jade loses a fight with the ground.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Metric system vs. Imperial/Customary system

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Hair Plugs and LASIK -Specter of the Past Chapters 10, 11, and 12

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:18:47 GMT

Timothy Zahn makes some muddled points about politics in this thrilling segment of The Hand of Thrawn: Specter of the Past!

Talon Karrde makes a stop at an illegal junk sale on a decommissioned battleship, Shada the Definitely Not Mara Jade kick ass smuggler lady faces an existential crisis, Luke Skywalker asks a robot to tell him about his own dream, and Ronnie drops some truth bombs on those lousy Bothan bums.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Daniel's Cosmetic Surgery Agenda

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Does That Defel Have A Brother? -Specter of the Past Chapters 7, 8, and 9

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:42:29 GMT

"Luke Skywalker in yellowface eating barbecue ribs served by a robot on a pirate asteroid": A REAL SCENARIO from the novel in this, the electrifying third episode covering Specter of the Past!

It's that time of year, the thinning of the veil between worlds, when fair is foul and foul is fair. In keeping with the spirit (ghost), Ronnie leads the recap in this topsy turvy episode.

Dan and Ronnie invent Darth Wolverine Original Character Do Not Steal tm tm, Daniel relates a tale of his Dickensian boyhood, and we give it up to Zahn for describing interesting science fiction imagery for once.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Mario vs. Sonic: Who is the better role model for youngsters?

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Grand Admiral Flim - Specter of the Past Chapters 4, 5, and 6

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:56:57 GMT

Better to live one day as a Ronnie than one hundred years as a Daniel!

In this installment of Thrawnderdome covering chapters 4, 5, and 6, we go through the rogues gallery of Moffs, discuss how the role of Mr. Burns on the The Simpsons was fumbled through rudeness, and then meditate a little on the human condition.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Should Dan buy a Switch 2 for his kid for Christmas?

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Timothy Goddamn Zahn - Specter of the Past Chapters 1,2, and 3

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 03:26:00 GMT

As long threatened, Thrawnderdome is going back to the well that made it great as we take in the completeness of Timothy Zahn's wider vision with 1997's Specter of the Past, part one of the Hand of Thrawn duology!

Daniel threatens Ronnie with Kevin J. Anderson, Zahn exhibits some manner of clairvoyance to predict Gavin Newsom, Daniel pitches a sexy snake man for the next Cantina scene, the fellas smoke on that Crystal Greg.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Should the podcast stick only to Timothy Zahn vs. Should the podcast engage with the wider EU oeuvre?

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Movie Chat With the Movie Guys Presents: Darth Angelus's Heir to the Empire

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 02:46:52 GMT

What is the soul of art? What is the crucial human factor, that ineffable touch which nonetheless can shape even the hardest stone?

Sheer dedication.

On this giant sized special bonus episode, Daniel and Ronnie take a look at a fascinating artifact of Timothy Zahn's towering influence: a nearly four hour movie version of Heir to the Empire produced over several years shot entirely in Microsoft 3D Movie Maker.

Janky Mara Jade awakens something in Daniel, we finally get a look at what three different types of architecture (two alien, one human) looks like, Ronnie hunts for any evidence of jiggle physics, and we bring back the Badreads segment in spirit by reading the comments.

Apologies for sitting on this one so long, season six is well and truly coming soon next week!

Watch the movie!

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Nevers Again - A Study of Joss Whedon's The Nevers (2021)

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:21:10 GMT

We're crossing the streams with a Deliver the Profile/Thrawnderdome coproduction! Speaking of referencing other, more famous media, Ronnie and Daniel discuss Joss Whedon's ill-starred X-Men ripoff superhero ensemble drama HBO-to-Tubi original series The Nevers.

Sparkless writing, dodgy special effects, weak load-bearing premises, behind the scenes disgrace, The Nevers had it all! So how did it go so wrong? With two preeminent scholars of garbage television on the case, answers can't be far behind!

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Da Bald Ewok - Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure: A New Hope

Mon, 05 May 2025 03:11:11 GMT

Ronnie is Luke Skywalker's best friend on Tatooine in this electrifying experiment in post-modern narrative construction expressed as radio theater. That's right, we will read LIVE ON AIR the Choose Your Own Adventure-style Star Wars adventure, Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure: A New Hope.

Daniel narrates, Ronnie chooses, and hilarity ensures. Join us, won't you, as we explore yet another middle grade rip off cash grab from Bantam publishing!

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Movie Chat With the Movie Guys presents Ron Howard's Solo: A Star Wars Story

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 21:40:25 GMT

By gar it's been a while! Grab a box of Mike and Ikes to rattle while we're trying to pay attention and join the Movie Guys in the Chris Pietersen Memorial Filmnasium as we review Solo: A Star Wars Story.

We were not happy with it, but neither were the studio executives, audiences, or even the actors. But that won't stop us from getting granular about gripes!

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Friendzoned Across the Galaxy - The Truce at Bakura: Chapter 21

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:29:13 GMT

We conclude The Truce at Bakura recapping the denouement and then running the story down character by character! Ronnie awards the book five pinocchios, we update our power ranking of Star Wars tie in authors, and your hosts remember some guys from the novel.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: Orangutan suffrage

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Chekov's Gravity Stabilizing Conductive Net - The Truce At Bakura Chapters 18, 19, and 20

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:20:15 GMT

Ronnie accuses Daniel of having no honor, we encounter a truly exceptional deployment of punctuation, we lower the flag for the SS McFlurry, Luke blows it with his girlfriend, and Daniel has a Special Interest moment in the debate segment.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Marsupials: Myth or Fiction?

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We Got a Rapping Granny - The Truce At Bakura Chapters 15, 16, and 17

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 02:26:48 GMT

On this exciting episode, Threepio gets casually disrespected yet again, Han Solo crashes a speeder, and a certain 132 year old lady gets rude, crude, and in your face! The 90s are back, baby!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Raccoons: Threat or menace?

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"Greasy" Luke Skywalker - The Truce At Bakura Chapters 12, 13, and 14

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 04:12:38 GMT

On this episode of the Truth Of Dracula we rap a little 311, Luke brings up the Force while flirting, Gaeri is on the seafood diet (if she sees seafood she eats it!), and the Ssi-Ruuk strike!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Dolphins vs. Sharks

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He Mashed Her Knuckles With His Lips - The Truce At Bakura Chapters 9, 10, and 11

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:36:16 GMT

Gaeri plays records on her quadraphonic stereo, Han Solo eats soup, Luke is discriminated against because of religion, the boys get to the bottom of David Copperfield's whole deal, and Luke turns out to be a foot guy!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Bees vs. Ants

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The Return of "Prissy" - The Truce At Bakura Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 04:24:53 GMT

A New Year, a new episode!

Kathy establishes that showers exist in Star Wars, Luke does mind control on Han Solo, and Namaste hands are made.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Red pandas vs. Giant pandas

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Luke Skywalker's Type A Boneitis - The Truce At Bakura Chapters 1-4

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:26:30 GMT

Thrawnderdome is BACK, and more Thrawnless than ever!

After our interlude exploring the Galaxy of Fear, it's time we returned to real hardcover novels for adults. Following up the Thrawn trilogy, Bantam Spectra next published Kathy Tyers' The Truce At Bakura in 1994, a stand alone novel taking place in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Endor. In this episode, Daniel introduces Ms. Tyers to the listeners, Luke gives a Gotal a headache,

Will Kathy capture the dizzying heights of prose achieved by Timothy Zahn? The image of Mon Mothma sitting atop a beer cooler with a frozen ewok in it points to YES!

Into the Thrawndome debate topic - Are Zebras Horses?

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The Grogu Sitters Club - The Galaxy of Fear FEAR-nale!

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:01:53 GMT

We're joined by Lawrence once again to discuss the last published scrap semi-official of Galaxy of Fear material: a short story published on a Lucasfilm website written by an actual teen! It's a mess!

We also get a report from Lawrence's investigation into John Whitman's extended authorship universe, and pitch other juvenile fiction series that could stand to have a coat of Star Wars paint thrown on them.

Plus we announce the next Star Wars novel to be covered in season five of the internet's longest running news and variety show, Thrawnderdome!

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The GOFers - Galaxy of Fear #12: The Hunger

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:04:53 GMT

We could have been calling them The GOFers (pronounced "go-ferz") this whole time! It's the final recap episode of the season, the twelfth and last book of the Galaxy of Fear series of science fiction horror novels for young readers set in the Star Wars Galaxy as conceived by George Lucas: The Hunger.

Lawrence of Bad Time Radio joins us in penance for all this having been his idea, and we say GOODbye to BADreads by looking up one star reviews of our favorite novels ("As manipulative as a Nicholas Sparks novel" says one reviewer of Slaughterhouse 5).

It's a magical galaxy, Hoole ol' buddy... Let's go exploring!

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Thrawnderdome After Dark - Galaxy of Fear #11: Clones

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 03:43:29 GMT

Is it Daarth Vader or Darth Vaader when its a clone? It's a special make up session for some technical difficulties as we record ourselves discussing Galaxy of Fear #11: Clones a second time. Zak cracks wise about how all Sallustans look alike, Daniel gets defensive about Steely Dan, and the Reveal gets revealed three or four times!

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Starring Treat Williams as Dash Rendar - Galaxy of Fear #10: The Doomsday Ship

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:32:44 GMT

Boy oh boy, is this junior novel a late breaking piece for the front page of the newspaper? Because it is phoned in! See it used to be that reporters would use telephones to call into the newspaper office and dictate the story so it could go to press.

What if Goosebumps did 2001 and also it was Star Wars? Join us we find out! The Old Testament references continue with a character named Malek (Canaanite for "king"), TWO entries for the "John Whitman describes a creature invented by Timothy Zahn better than Zahn does" file, and Daniel nails John Krav Maga to the wall on getting Dash Rendar's spaceship wrong.

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Ride Or Die For That Tampa Freak - All Thrawn Trilogy Badreads

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:53:32 GMT

Daniel and Ronnie dedicate an entire episode to exploring the world of Timothy Zahn literary criticism through Goodreads reviews.

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It's Goosebumps in the Star Wars Universe - Galaxy of Fear #9: Spore

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:51:04 GMT

Can a statue perform a jump scare? Jerec from Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II makes an appearance! Daniel is reminded of a science fiction novel no one has ever heard of, Ronnie has had it up to here with space slugs, and the boys agree that there are too many evil doctors.

Featuring further Badreads!

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Thrawn Meets Shakeshack- Galaxy of Fear #8: The Swarm

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 02:47:59 GMT

Our boy Thrawn returns! Daniel does not beat the hick allegations, Ronnie reiterates his bounty of $100 to whoever can find out Daniel's old LiveJournal user name, Uncle Hoole explains Mon Calamari evolutionary history, and Badreads!

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Brain in a Hookah - Galaxy of Fear #7: The Brain Spiders

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:34:25 GMT

R2-MeToo, Tash does a Tony Robbins seminar style coal walk, Daniel publishes his book Everyone Deserves to Daniel Out, John Whitman runs circles around Timothy Zahn describing a beast created by Timothy Zahn, and at last a novel asks the question "Would you transplant a 50 year old criminal's brain into a teenaged girl's body?"

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The Hero With A Thousand Faces - Galaxy of Fear #6: Army of Terror

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 02:49:11 GMT

Daniel is astonished that Ronnie doesn't know of a defunct regional fast food chain, the gang finds a baby, Uncle Hoole faces his deepest darkness, Ronnie diagnoses John Whitman's bird-like nature.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - THE DEBATE SEGMENT ITSELF

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ForceFlow - Galaxy of Fear #5: Ghost of the Jedi

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:49:23 GMT

Ronnie gives his book report on going to the Episode I rerelease, everywhere is a day's road trip away in Star Wars, an alien is caught blasting cigs, and Darth Vader hires an old woman to assassinate children.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Would you put your brain in a robot body?

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Borborygmus Gog - Galaxy of Fear #4: The Nightmare Machine

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 03:11:22 GMT

Ronnie weighs spending dozens of dollars on a compact disc of Anthony Michael Hall's band, Daniel is a buzzkill about longnecked dinosaurs, Zak gets grossed out by a creature-like monster, and Lando Calrissian teaches a child to gamble.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: Live in the matrix version of 1999 vs. Fight the machines

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Daniel's Folly VI - Galaxy of Fear #3: Plague Planet

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 03:02:08 GMT

In our latest installment covering the Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear series of junior horror novels, the vocabulary word of the day is "ziggurat", a certain beloved Rebel Alliance starpilot is our guest star, and Ronnie diagnoses Daniel on the annoyingism spectrum.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - ADHD: Real? Or Real Fake?

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Christmas and Easter Cultists - Galaxy of Fear #2: City of the Dead

Fri, 31 May 2024 02:50:08 GMT

Join us won't you? As we journey further into... the Galaxy of Fear!!

Your Star Wars experts Dan and Ronnie discuss the funerary practices of the original trilogy, Ronnie lays out the ways he's like a big sister to Dan, and a small boy watches his only friend die then gets buried alive.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: Solar Eclipse

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The Old Bait and Switch - Galaxy of Fear #1: Eaten Alive

Thu, 23 May 2024 02:57:19 GMT

In this triumphant return to form, Thrawnderdome is going back to its roots: reading and recapping Star Wars fiction from the Nineteen Hundreds.

This season we're reading through Bantam's attempt to cash in on Goosebumps fever, the Star Wars junior novel series Galaxy of Fear!

Daniel and Ronnie meet Zak and Tash Arranda, two child refugees from destroyed Alderaan, their guardian Hoole, and a sassy robot not unlike C-3PO... with an attitude!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: Young Adult Literature

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Movie Chat With the Movie Guys - Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

Mon, 06 May 2024 03:21:25 GMT

What's this? TWO bonus episodes in as many weeks?! I told y'all we were back.

On this episode, we revisit the spellbinding world of Rebel Moon with Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver.

Daniel and Ronnie are joined by leading scholar of Snyder studies Chris Ludovici, whose expertise and insight prove invaluable as we draw out multiple layers of meaning from this rich text. Or you know, maybe we just crack wise about a hacky and boring piece of fluff.

Either way you'll be glad you listened to this instead of sitting through Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scaregiver!

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40K? Yes Way! - Day of Ascension Book Recap and Review

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:09:38 GMT

Break time is over, and your boys are back at the coal face in the content mines!

Ronnie has to listen to Daniel and special guest Lawrence from Bad Time Radio share about their special interest: Warhammer 40,000.

We explore the wider world of IP tie-in novels with Day of Ascension, a novella in the Warhammer 40k setting by acclaimed author Adrian Tchaikovsky. What makes a good IP novel? Just how shameless ought the model advertising be? Is it possible to describe something, anything?

These and many more burning questions shall be put to bed for good on this exciting bonus episode of Thrawnderdome!

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Movie Chat With the Movie Guys - Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 04:23:59 GMT

What was once a forsaken Star Wars pitch comes to life as the mind blowing opening salvo of a new IP universe: Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon!

Daniel and Ronnie suffer through this morass of underwriting and half-baked cribbing and present to you a sparkling audio recap, saving you the trouble of expending rods and cones on it!

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But It Was So Artistically Done - The Last Command Concluded

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 03:21:24 GMT

Luke and Mara ask each other how their brains are, Sturm and Drang pay off in the rare Chekov's Gun from the first play in a series of plays rather than the first act of a play, Daniel puts his clones to work to soak up the residuals, and we do a character by character last word on the trilogy. It's a jam packed supersized episode as we give the Thrawn trilogy one last going over!

Thank you to Megan and Alex for taking part in this exploration of a mythos and a body of literature.

Thank you listeners for going on this non-stop thrill ride with us! We will return with more Star Wars fiction hijinks in season four.

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Luuke Skywalker - The Last Command Chapters 25, 26, and 27

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 04:02:45 GMT

Daniel has a nervous episode at being so close to finishing the Thrawn trilogy, Samuel Tomas Gillespee arrives at Bilbringi in the stupid name match of a lifetime, Ronnie predicts Daniel will die in 2026, and a surprise guest makes an appearance and meets a grisly end within these very chapters.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - TikTok bans

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The Force is No Match for the Dewey Decimal System - The Last Command Chapters 22, 23, and 24

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 05:28:48 GMT

Daniel and Ronnie pitch a show to new king of Star Wars Dave Filoni, Grand Admiral Thrawn conjures the amusing image of himself as caretaker of C'baoth clone babies, Leia harasses the humble, well meaning, and efficient Senate Library staff, Borsk Fey'lya comes back for one last humiliation, and even at this late hour stomachs tighten.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Animal Babies vs. Regular Babies

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The Spacey Hawkins Dance -The Last Command Chapters 19, 20, and 21

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 04:13:14 GMT

Han Solo is an Archie Bunker type of guy, the boys order The Zahn from a local Tampa sandwich chain, Timothy deploys the p-slur once again against C-3PO, and Daniel recommends Noel Ignatiev's How the Irish Became White to understand the Chiss experience.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic -- cryptozoology

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Daniel's Greatest Folly - The Last Command Chapters 16, 17, and 18

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 04:00:46 GMT

Timothy Zahn belittles C-3PO and vaguely describes an animal in the same sentence, Niles Ferrier gets his comeuppance, and Daniel is revealed to have been engaging in folly for months when Delta Source is revealed!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Vibes

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We Need Garm - The Last Command Chapters 13, 14, and 15

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 20:00:43 GMT

Daniel looks up naughty words in the Wooktionary, Ronnie regales us with his sick cat impression, the cracks start to show in Daniel's Winter Is Delta Source theory, and Grand Admiral Thrawn strikes Coruscant itself!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Pulp

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Clyngunn the ZeHethbra - The Last Command Chapters 10, 11, and 12

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 01:42:22 GMT

There's a zebra man!!

C'baoth flexes his Dark Jedi muscles, Timothy Zahn takes a trip to the zoo for inspiration, and fan favorite Dravis is back and badder than ever!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Megafauna: yea or nay

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Planets of Intrigue - The Last Command Chapters 7, 8 and 9

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 02:32:29 GMT

Ronnie's Noghri impression is a sexy "rawr", everyone says "GARM!" in unison when Bel Iblis arrives, the Imperial Palace is penetrated by Imperial Intelligence on a baby raid, and Ronnie concludes that Timothy Zahn

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - bottled water.

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Eraserhead Starring Princess Leia - The Last Command Chapters 4, 5, and 6

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:21:45 GMT

Timothy Zahn gets odd about pregnancy and childbirth when Princess Leia gives birth to the twins! Certified childbirth experts Dr. Daniel Daughhetee and Reverend Ronnie Gardocki take him to task. The boys glibly commit to rewriting the entirely trilogy. Pallaeon m-preg content. And introducing Samuel Tomas Gillespee!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Twitter vs. X

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David Felony's Cowboy Hat - The Last Command Chapters 1,2, and 3

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:43:37 GMT

The Beginning of the End!

On this, the world's ONLY Star Wars podcast, Daniel and Ronnie crack the spine on the final volume in Timothy Zahn's foundational Thrawn trilogy, The Last Command!

The boys take heart in the lack of Noghri content, Grand Admiral Thrawn takes advantage of an alien people's unique psychology of being afraid of bad things happening, Luke indulges in some cloak-and-blade nonsense as he attempts to track down the Clone Connection.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Dave Filoni: Hero or Zero?

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I Want My FMV - Star Wars Video Games with Alex Scokel

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 02:07:01 GMT

The boys are joined by special guest Alex to talk Star Wars video games in the Nineteen Hundred and Nineties! Thrill as Alex deploys their professional inside knowledge age a video games worker! Chill as Ronnie spends an inordinate amount of time talking about Duke Nukem! Spill your coffee when the pod let's loose on Irish people!

It's CD-ROMs and Grand Admiral Thrawns.

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Emergency Pod - Daniel's Ultimate Folly

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 02:43:01 GMT

Oh boy, is Daniel in hot water this time!! Astute listeners may have noticed that our recap episodes on Dark Force Rising abruptly jumped from chapter 21 to chapter 25 in their original release. This is due to a drastic oversight on Daniel's part, explained herein!

The missing episode, "Spaceships Can Solve A Lot of Problems" Season 2 Episode 9 will be published along with this mea culpa, backdated to be in the correct order. So once you're done listening to Ronnie rake Daniel over the coals for about 15 minutes, please scroll down a little and fill in that yawning gap in your Zahn knowledge!

Email the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com (but not about having missed three chapters, we know already).

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I Bought A Vampire Motorcycle (1990) Movie Talk with the Vampire Motorcycle Heads

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:58:38 GMT

For the second interseason bonus episode, Daniel and Ronnie watched 50% of Anthony Daniels' non-C-3PO filmography: the 1990 horror comedy I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle.

And loved it! The boys are blindsided by this lovingly crafted, relentlessly silly bit of Birmingham (UK) cinema. Take a listen as they talk about how crappy the buildings are in Britain, how good Prime Suspect is, and how Anthony Daniels really did deserve better!

Email the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com with YOUR favorite spooks and spoofs from that enduring clasic, I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle.

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Fanboys (2009) Movie Chat With the Movie Heads

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 03:03:08 GMT

On this interseason bonus episode of Thrawnderdome, Daniel and Ronnie expertly dissect the last movie to use the trademarked characters and situations of Star Wars with Lucasfilm's approval before the Disney acquisition: 2009's Fanboys.

A 1998 period piece filmed in 2007 and unceremoniously dumped on the public in February 2009, Fanboys was Ready Player One novelist Ernest Cline's first bite at the pop culture referencing apple. Your hosts discuss this misbegotten Judd Apatow ripoff attempt for longer than its actual runtime because holy shit is there some meat on this bone!

Self-congratulatory nerdism? We have it. An inexplicable romance between a Cool Comic Book Store Girl and the weediest of the gaggle of dorks? You betcha. Gay panic jokes? By the truckload!

It's everything you hate about Star Wars and 2007, and we're delivering the last word.

If you have been harmed by viewing Fanboys, write into the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com! You may be entitled to a big cash settlement!

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Garmed and Dangerous - Dark Force Rising Conclusion

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:01:35 GMT

Garm? That guy's name was Garm the whole time?

Luke Skywalker can't understand that he's attracted to someone, Daniel accidentally casts Freddie Prinze Jr. as Grand Admiral Thrawn, and the boys do some Monday morning quarterbacking for writing the second volume in a trilogy based on a moribund blockbuster film property 31 years ago.

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Enter the Zahn State -Dark Force Rising Chapters 25, 26, and 27

Mon, 19 Jun 2023 03:52:06 GMT

Han and Lando's cruise resort vacation is cut short, the gang finds the Katana Fleet at long last, Borsk Fel'lya is hoist upon his own petard, and your hosts copyright Zahn and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance tm tm do not steal.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate segment - Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

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Spaceships Can Solve a Lot of Problems - Dark Force Rising Chapter 22, 23, and 24

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 02:37:15 GMT

The SECRET episode THEY (Daniel) didn't want you to hear!

Yes friends, Daniel's Folly struck again as there was an entire episode recorded and edited that I never uploaded, hence our recap was missing three chapters between episodes 08 and 09 of this season. This episode will be published on 8/**/23 but backdated to its proper episode order.

Daniel gets loose with the anti-Dutch talk, and Talon Karrde gets sprung, and the Noghri Planet subplot finally at long last comes to an end!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Freddy vs. Jason

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Mentally Crossing Her Fingers - Dark Force Chapters 19, 20, and 21

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 04:40:35 GMT

Can a 40 year old man and a 34 year old boy find common ground over a 31 year old book?

On this episode, Mara Jade cuts a deal with Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Admiral Thrawn snakes Mara Jade on the deal, and Luke Skywalker leaves his sensei after meeting a girl.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: Widescreen vs. Full Screen

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Senator Bernie Iblis - Dark Force Rising Chapters 16, 17, and 18

Sat, 03 Jun 2023 03:24:15 GMT

Daniel gets the episode number wrong right at the top (it's episode seven!), Ronnie is disgusted by the term "pleasure yacht," Han Solo cracks the case by learning Grand Admiral Thrawn's name halfway through the second book, and Ronnie admits he is merely the GUEST co-host of Thrawnderdome.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Tim Heidecker vs. Gregg Turkington

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Page Six By Wedge Antilles - Dark Force Rising Chapters 13, 14, and 15

Thu, 25 May 2023 03:39:25 GMT

Daniel relates the woeful tale of the Drowned Library, Luke Skywalker meets Joruus C'baoth and takes a wagon ride into town, and Lando demonstrates his exhaustive knowledge of starship upholstery.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Mario vs. Luigi

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A Darkness Lit Only By Softly Glowing Candles - Dark Force Rising Chapters 10, 11, and 12

Thu, 18 May 2023 13:52:15 GMT

I sing, O Muse, of the rage of... Bel Iblis?

That's right, Thrawnderinos, we finally meet the legendary titan no one has heard of! Daniel eats crow as his predictions about The Commander turn to ashes in his mouth, Niles Ferrier gets an assignment and an "unbreakable doomsday weapon" strapped to him, and the fellows liken Facebook to the staid and uptight world of key parties.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Twitter vs. Facebook

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Judge, Jedi, and Executioner - Dark Force Rising Chapters 7, 8 and 9

Thu, 11 May 2023 04:56:26 GMT

Featuring C-3PO as Bailiff!

In this episode, a second hot chocolate has hit the trilogy, Lando hides behind some barrels and Daniel attempts to predict what will happen in a Timothy Zahn novel (we'll see if he gets it right).

Listeners to the debate segment earn three credits of History of Bob's Big Boy 105.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: Funko Pop!s vs. Flushing Money Down the Toilet

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Irish Dengar - Dark Force Rising Chapters 4, 5, and 6

Wed, 03 May 2023 21:32:09 GMT

It's almost May the Fourth so you know what that means, Star Wars fans: It's gonna be May!

On this episode, a textual controversy over possible Bri'ish localization in Daniel's ebooks erupts, we find out what the "Dark Force" in Dark Force Rising is, Daniel channels TZ to provide a badly needed author note, and we celebrate Zahn's moving portrayal of mental impairment in the elderly.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: flightless birds vs. flighted birds

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Enduring the Droid's Prissy Voice - Dark Force Rising Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:00:33 GMT

And so it resumes...

Thwarted thrillingly, Thrawn thrums with thurmoil! Yes we are cracking open the second entry in the vaunted Thrawn Trilogy, Dark Force Rising.

What happened to all our old favorites in the aftermath of the Sluis Van raid? What sort of distinctively smelling starship thieves will they meet? Is this Mr. Hyde's world and Dr. Jekyll is just living in it?

All these questions AND MORE will be answered as Daniel and Ronnie begin the experience that is Dark Force Rising.

Into the Thrawnderdome Debate Topic: Spider-man or Man-spider?

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Live Action Thrawn EMERGENCY POD

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 02:03:02 GMT

Extry, extry, read all about it!

It's the hottest news out of Tinseltown, or should we say Thrawnseltown?

Daniel and Ronnie smashed that record button in a sweaty panic to get their thoughts on tape on the news that Grand Admiral Thrawn will be appearing in a live action Star Wars streaming series. They know next to nothing about the show, where it fits in the continuity, or who the driving creatives forces are behind it, but that's never stopped them from having the world's only correct opinions!

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Kevin J. Anderson's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ft. Megan Sunday

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 03:30:45 GMT

We are back for season two of Thrawnderdome!

Per longstanding tradition we just decided on, we open the season with a relaxed chat episode featuring the encyclopedic Thrawn knowledge of Megan Sunday from the magisterial Dune podcast Let's Get Weirding!

How has Thrawn appeared in non Zahn material? Which iterations most struck a chord? Does Timothy Zahn get royalties?

All these and yet more burning questions WILL be answered on Thrawnderdome's triumphant return.

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https://letsgetweirding.libsyn.com/

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Daniel's Folly Part Three - Marcel the Shell With Shoes On movie review

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 04:16:40 GMT

Promises made, promises kept.

During the Marcel the Shell debate in Thrawnderdome S1E7 A Star Wars Cassette In Your Trans Am, Daniel pledged to see the Marcel the Shell With Shoes On feature film for himself. This is his story.

Join Ronnie in spiking the football all over Daniel eating helping after helping of crow as they discuss how much they both enjoyed it.

Thrawnderdome Season Two: Dark Force Rising coming soon!

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TZ and BM's Notes: The Lost Levels

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 05:07:07 GMT

At long last, the full Artist's Vision! That's right, on this very special episode of Thrawnderdome, Daniel and Ronnie dive into the very mind of Timothy Zahn himself with an all-endnotes episode. We're reading Timothy and Betsy's real-time thoughts twenty years later on the masterwork that is The Warlord's Gambit.

Join us for Season 2 as we read the second book in the foundational Thrawn Trilogy, Dark Force Rising!

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End to the Heir - Heir to the Empire Chapters 30, 31, and 32

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 04:20:48 GMT

On this episode, Daniel and Ronnie wrap up Heir to the Empire and deliver some final thoughts and takeaways.

At long last some War takes place among the Stars, Admiral Ackbar gets a perp walk, and Betsy relates the story of the time Timothy Zahn met George Lucas.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - City Mouse vs. Country Mouse

We will see you soon for season two to continue the Thrawn Trilogy with Dark Force Rising! Look out for bonus episodes between seasons.

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Daniel's Folly Part Two - Heir to the Empire Chapters 27, 28, and 29

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 04:30:19 GMT

On this episode of Thrawnderdome, Daniel ruins a nearly perfect season with flub after flub, Luke Skywalker looks like he was stung by bees, and your hosts pass for native Tampans.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Who is the superior Hanna-Barbera talking animal: Scooby Doo or Jabberjaw?

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Any Idiot Knows How to Pull a Dump - Heir to the Empire Chapters 23, 24, 25, and 26

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:00:00 GMT

They said it could never be done. FOUR chapters covered in ONE episode? Impossible, they said.

They were wrong. On this super-sized episode Luke wakes up again, we talk anti-Jedi neck apparel, Leia gets a tight action moment, and at long last we learn why Mara Jade hates Luke.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: The Office US

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Code Talking at the Sizzler - Heir to the Empire Chapters 20, 21, and 22

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:00:58 GMT

Han Solo is accosted by a hillbilly holy man, Timothy Zahn AGAIN spends pages and pages on Luke Skywalker futzing around with electrical wire, and Daniel makes sure everyone knows what a fancy college boy he is by referencing Ways of Seeing.

All this and more on this episode of Thrawnderdome!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Movies: Yae or Nay?

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A Star Wars Cassette in Your Trans Am - Heir to the Empire Chapters 17, 18, and 19

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:00:54 GMT

Daniel completely botches the Christmas weather forecast, Ronnie mounts a passionate defense of late 2000s millennial Urban Outfitters culture, and Luke Skywalker meets Talon Karrde here on the world's only Generation X Star Wars podcast.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

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Daniel's Folly - Heir to the Empire Chapters 14, 15, and 16

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 04:51:05 GMT

Daniel whiffs it when Timothy Zahn's notes become unavailable and he accidentally deletes his outline for the episode. Ronnie heroically carries the podcast to hilarious results. Turns out Luke never told anyone that he had been to Dagobah, the Lunchbox Characters hatch a plan to bamboozle their pursuers, and Thrawn gets a couple of good villain moments.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic: tipping

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Tampa's Prince of Nerds - Heir to the Empire Chapters 11, 12, and 13

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:22:50 GMT

On this trenchant and incisive episode of Thrawndersome, Ronnie earns his law degree by osmosis from Law & Order, Luke Skywalker has boring feelings on Dagobah, and Timothy Zahn insists that there is no such thing as paper in Star Wars.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Feathers on dinosaurs

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The Straight Talk Express - Heir to the Empire Chapters 8, 9, and 10

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 04:00:00 GMT

Ronnie and Daniel take a swim in Timothy Zahn's vast oceanic imagination where a woman pregnant with twins is made to practice her laser sword skills with a floating zapper robot, Wedge lives up to his reputation as the biggest gossipmonger in the galaxy, and the boys have to hand it to Zahn when he writes a pretty fun action scene.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - UFO conspiracy theories

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Flea Market Fracas - Heir to the Empire Chapters 4,5,6, and 7

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 03:42:31 GMT

Daniel and Ronnie skip straight to dessert and dive right into recounting Timothy Zahn's saga. Thrill as a High Council meeting gets heated, chill as Thrawn invites a dude who wears a gold medallion everywhere to hang out with him, spill as small statured aliens are given the two-fisted punch 'em up treatment only Star Wars can deliver!

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Seafood

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The Adventures of Wedge 'n' Dravis - Heir to the Empire Chapters 1, 2, and 3

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:00:29 GMT

In this episode Daniel and Ronnie read a penetrating 1993 profile of Timothy Zahn from Starlog #186 to better understand the master's creative process. Then we finally delve into Heir to the Empire to meet the enigma Grand Admiral Thrawn for the first time, see what the lunchbox Star Wars guys have been up to since that stormtrooper skull xylophone party, and spend some time with everyone's favorite Dravis.

Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Women: Do They Belong in Star Wars?

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Introduction: The State of Star Wars in 1991

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:00:53 GMT

In this inaugural episode of Thrawnderdome, hosts Daniel and Ronnie introduce themselves and deliver a State of the Star Wars Franchise address for 1991, the year Heir to the Empire was published. They also talk their personal histories with the Star Wars galaxy of media products.

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