Thrawnderdome

Daniel issues a fatwa regarding The Mandalorian and Grogu, hoverbike toughs menace Talon Karrde and his new deadly vixen sidekick Shada, Daniel puts on his Book Crank hat to go on a classic rant, and Pallaeon crashes out hard on the news that Thrawn has "returned," Mara Jade insults Luke's appearance the instant he shows up to rescue her, and we get a whole lot of bullshit with a new bunch of annoying aliens. And instead of yet more acrimonious debate, we return to Daniel 'n' Ronnie Book Club were we discuss The Fort Bragg Cartel and Seeing Like A State

Here it is, Lucky Seven! The seventh season of Thrawnderdome is here with the concluding volume in Timothy Zahn's sequel duology The Hand of Thrawn, Vision of the Future.Daniel and Ronnie discuss what they're reading other than Star Wars expanded universe novels from the 1990s, we check in on the reviews ("Zahn has perfectly captured the pace and flavor of the Star Wars movies" raves the Sunday Oklahoman!), Moff Disra, Major Tierce, and Flim in his Thrawn guise bamboozle a planet into joining the Empire, and Luke gets into an argument with Hunter of Winds.Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Which is worse: The Newsroom or Studio 60 on the Sunset StripEmail the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com!

Season Eight is on its way as we pull the Zahn Express into station with the concluding novel of the Hand of Thrawn dulogy, Vision of the Future, but first: low effort but high charm off-topic bonus content!On this grab bag of a bonus episode we have a hot Star Wars News Update, but mostly the fellas chat about a number of televisual and filmic delights they've enjoyed together recently. Topics covered include The Newsroom, the Boondock Saints trilogy (that documentary about the director's stupid band counts!), Colleen Hoover, The Room, Sia's breathtakingly insulting autism drama Music, crossword impresario Will Shortz's The Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For, Christmas With the Kranks, My Secret Santa, and Arrested Development Season 3.We also have our first Thrawnderdome Book Report to prove we're not illiterate troglodytes! Kurt Vonnegut, the making of Curb Your Enthusiasm, conjoined twin dinosaurs, Guns N' Roses, Charles de Gaulle, and old airplanes.

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?Email the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com!

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?Email the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com!

"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?

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 systemEmail the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com!

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 AgendaEmail the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com!

"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?Email the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com