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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Over in our strange little corner of the Star Wars media landscape we are so excited to be spending the month of October discussing Chris Kempshall's latest contribution to in-universe scholarship-storytelling in the galaxy far, far away!!

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Also in this latest episode, Lou and Lenny attempt to rewrite scenes from Vision of the Future between Luke and Mara in the style of the Bridgerton books. You could ask an LLM to do that, but would an LLM get hilariously sheepish in the way that Lenny did? Definitely not!!

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lou and Lenny are back with their coverage of the middle bit of Vision of the Future (1998)! Lenny ponders what it means to be a Zahnverse Guy, and Lou talks about the fact that the Empire of the Hand is definitely a death cult. open.spotify.com/episode/5QZY...

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26 - Vision of the Future (Part 2)

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wake up babe new episode of Interview with a Bothan just dropped! This time Lou teaches Lenny about romance tropes... because Lenny missed the tension between Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade in the (first 15 chapters of) Vision of the Future. open.spotify.com/episode/16QH...

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25 - Vision of the Future (Part 1)

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Lou and Lenny finished Specter of the Past (1997)! Lenny is forced to defend Corran Horn of all things and the two discuss the events of this book in relation to the Yugoslav Wars. Oh also Lou finished DS9 and has Thoughts. open.spotify.com/episode/2C1K...

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24 - Specter of the Past, Part 2

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Lou and Lenny go over (the first 11 chapters of) Specter of the Past (1997)! Their characteristically tonally diverse conversation covers an analysis of Timothy Zahn's self-canonization and this book's portrayal of emotional responses to genocide. open.spotify.com/episode/6ePp...

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23 - Specter Of The Past (Part 1)

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This week Lou and Lenny cover the 9th X-Wing book, Starfighters of Adumar (1999)! The two talk about Wedge Antilles’s awkward rizz and CIA coups (in separate conversations). Also, Lou spends a fair amount of time talking about *checks notes* Star Trek: Deep Space 9 open.spotify.com/episode/11Fz...

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22 - Starfighters of Adumar

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Hey now there is also a discussion of Wedge Antilles' fruity little evaluation of his homies' looks (except Hobbie for some reason) in Starfighters of Adumar... That's a Star War, no?

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

If you don't want to hear two people accuse Luke Skywalker of becoming a religious fundamentalist, do not listen to the latest episode of this podcast! Or tune in if you like disagreeing with strangers!

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Another thing to note about I, Jedi is that Corran Horn is a terrible husband and Booster Terrick is an excellent father

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Lou and Lenny have finished I, Jedi (1998) and it only took a month! Tune in for a look at the relationship between social media algorithms and The Dark Side! Also featured is a look at how Luke Skywalker and Corran Horn have a lot in common (namely, misogyny)! open.spotify.com/episode/3r8r...

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21 - I, Jedi (Part 2)

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Well it's finally time to discuss I, Jedi (1998). Unfortunately, the clouds were also very pretty that day so Lou and Lenny might not have gotten all their points across perfectly, but the main takeaway is, as always, ACAB includes Corran Horn. open.spotify.com/episode/0RTz...

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20 - I, Jedi (Part 1)

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Lou and Lenny have mercifully returned from the Filoniverse to discuss Isard's Revenge (1999). As the two crash out about the cost of living crisis in the real world, they can't help but marvel at the political buffoonery of the New Republic. open.spotify.com/episode/7Eg9...

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18 - Isard's Revenge

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Question for the class: which is more culturally significant, the Mandalorian and Grogu or the Star Wars Holiday Special?

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Lou and Lenny leave the world of literature and make a misguided foray into the world of film, dragging their friend and colleague Thomas along with them. That's right, the gang is talking about The Mandalorian and Grogu, for better or for worse. open.spotify.com/episode/347t...

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18 - The Mandalorian and Grogu

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Listen, life imitates art. This will be an episode that does not advance the arc of the podcast. It might not be the best episode. But there's a chance some people might find it entertaining. So there are many ways in which the upcoming episode is our Mandalorian and Grogo episode.

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Oh what so he can steal my fuckin popcorn no thank you

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Seeing this was a bell that can never be un-rung

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Another episode of Interview with a Bothan!! Lou and Lenny take a quick detour from the X-Wing series to follow the events of The Courtship of Princess Leia (1994)! The duo marvels at the book's mormon overtones and Lou mourns the decline of baseball. open.spotify.com/episode/4Eyf...

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17 - Courtship of Princess Leia

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

If that last post felt tonally jarring, I promise you the episode itself is even more confusing!

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

On this episode of Interview with a Bothan, our initial discussion of Solo Command is derailed by parsing the meaning of "villain era" Because this is the medical torture X-Wing book, look for our TW timestamps if this is not something you wanna hear about!! open.spotify.com/episode/365P...

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16 - Solo Command

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This episode we discuss the 6th X-Wing novel Iron Fist (1998) by our boy Aaron Allston! Lenny and Lou get excited about home economics and confused about the sexual proficiency of Corellian men! open.spotify.com/episode/5jF4...

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15-Iron Fist

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Tune into our most recent episode to hear Lenny (me) read this aloud while very obviously trying not to cry

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

On the newest episode of IWaB, we finally get around to discussing bioweapons but are unfortunately derailed by playing smash or pass w Canadian PMs. Worth noting, we also do talk about Wraith Squadron (1998) because this is allegedly a Star Wars podcast after all open.spotify.com/episode/65Mb...

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

New episode!! Do we have a prolonged discussion on our tech issues? Yes!! Did we also somehow neglect to talk about bioweapons!? Also yes!! If that made you want to listen to 2 hours of us only tangentially talking about The Bacta War, here's the Spotify link! open.spotify.com/episode/4O9C...

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13- Bacta War

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Lou @yungesiuol.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

i think it’s so fun to have a star wars podcast that is so tangentially related to star wars bc like what do u mean i spend an hour talking about northern exposure and catchphrase jones

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Of all the media you could possibly absorb, don't you wanna listen to us talk about The Krytos Trap and somehow avoid talking about WMDs? Wouldn't that be fun and timely? (This is sarcasm) Anyway new ep of IWaB out just for you. Yes, you. open.spotify.com/episode/3bUF...

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High Evolutionary 1106 @highevo1106.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Ooryl Qyrgg had better get re-canonized, Chris.

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

If you ever wanna hear two people who won't shut up abt their hatred for Corran Horn boy do we have the podcast for you

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Friendship ended with Thrawn now our new best friend is Wedge Antilles (or Gavin Darkligher depending on which one of us you ask)

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Unbenownst to this particular feed (because one of gets periodically afraid of the Internet) our coverage of the Thrawn trilogies ended ... a month ago? We are now 2 episodes deep into covering the X-Wing series!! Wow!!

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The grab basket of shit we end up talking about is so hilariously distilled in our show notes... a link to "The Fog is Coming" know your meme page, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, a stray Ao3 link and, of course, the Wikipedia page for the October Crisis.

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

God we cannot go an episode without 1) starting public beef with Dave Filoni 2) going on tangents about fanfics 3) talking about the Cold War in some capacity

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Now that I'm back in my right mind (whatever that is)... look wow our episode on Greater Good is up!! Lou brings a historically grounded analysis of girlbosses and military glass ceilings and Lenny remembers that they do, in fact, study religion. open.spotify.com/episode/2aWf...

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Lost my mind over the holidays so I forgot to post abt our Chaos Rising episode going up! Listen to Lenny get increasingly Thrawn-pilled and to Lou very patiently explain to them what the hell a commission is!! open.spotify.com/episode/0zZZ...

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07- Chaos Rising

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L @banalplay.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I have made two more Star Wars references today than is socially acceptable.

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We watched the Holiday Special yesterday. The best part is indeed the ads and also the nonchalant CBS news report on the neutron bomb. Worst parts: blackface (?!!?), chewie's dad masturbating in the living room (!!???) Also why do wookies have human gender roles? Discuss

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

New episode up! Featuring a brief discussion of "Good day, Lieutenant Vanto", Lenny's fixation on those Stardust capes, and Lou's discussion of mob links to fascist Italy in relation to GFFA crime syndicates. Probably our least academic episode yet tbr open.spotify.com/episode/2BhU...

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

I am sorry in advance for my Thrawn impression. It is not good.

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Watching Ahsoka bc apparently I like pain. So many missed opportunities here like I'm sorry what do you MEAN Thrawn talks to Ahsoka, inventor of the Marg Sabl and isn't like omg hi I LOVE your work !!???!?

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Let's explore narrativity with Star Wars! New episode of Interview with a Bothan up on most of the big podcast platforms (the link below is just for spotify tho lol) Lou and Lenny discuss Thrawn: Alliances, which follows Vader and Thrawn being catty little shits open.spotify.com/episode/2mZW...

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05- Thrawn: Alliances

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Thrawn: Alliances is just 1000x funnier with ascendancy trilogy context. Notably when Padmé thinks to herself that Thrawn "is just a soldier obeying his orders." But now I know that almost everything Thrawn does when he's helping Anakin is a violation of Chiss protocol. Lotsa preemptive strikes

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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 15/11/2025

since u been thrawn

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Crazier is that I (Lenny) became insufferable abt star wars in 2025 of all years and it yeah well it's mostly bc i am fascinated with how the new republic used Wedge Antilles as a symbol in propaganda like (this is Lou's take) but how many fighter pilots does the average person know the name of

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Star wars rankings? Idk I feel like the whole business in the gffa is great atp simply bc it provides interesting background for the events of the ascendancy trilogy

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

We're rebels s3 ep 10 and I cannot comprehend this version of Thrawn like ur telling me that the guy who brought down general yiv in a solo freighter isnt bored out of his goddamn mind terrorizing a small group of rebels on a random factory

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Interview with a Bothan @interviewwabothan.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Ezra bridger using a slingshot in the early seasons of rebels is so David (of David and Goliath) coded

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