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FromA More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast

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Dec 19, 2020

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Hey everyone! This is just a brief placeholder episode meant to seed the feed over on the various podcast services. Stay tuned for our first full ep on December 23rd!

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Join Rob Zacny, Natalie Watson, Ali Acampora, and Austin Walker as they dive headfirst into the final days of the Galactic Republic, debate which Jedi is messiest, and dig into the themes and politics of The Clone Wars. Cover Art by @XeeceeVEVO on Twitter.

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05: Rookies and the R3-S6 Arc (Clone Wars 05-07): "I have a bad feeling about this." - Commander Cody, Rookies "I have a bad feeling about this." - Anakin Skywalker, Downfall of a Droid "I have a bad feeling about this." - Captain Rex: Duel of the Droids This week, we've finally hit a truly solid... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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13: Hostage Crisis & The Children of the Force Arc (Clone Wars 22 - 25) by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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07: The Florrum Arc (Clone Wars 11 & 12) by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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01: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: "It's like poetry. They rhyme." What ever happened to the glory days of the Galactic Republic? Did it all fall apart because of the masterful manipulations of a dark lord of the Sith? Or may there have been some cracks in the foundation already? ... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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00: Igniting the Engine: Hey everyone! This is just a brief placeholder episode meant to seed the feed over on the various podcast services. Stay tuned for our first full ep on December 23rd! by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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09: Trespass and The Hidden Enemy (Clone Wars 15 & 16): Content warnings: Discussion of sex and drug use. It should've been a simple episode. Two stand alone stories, each filled to the brim with the sort of political world building and philosophical question raising content that we thrive on. And, for... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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06: The Nute Gunray Arc (Clone Wars 08-10) by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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34: A Friend in Need and the Obi-Wan Undercover Arc Pt. 1 (Clone Wars 80-82): As The Clone Wars begins to lean into heftier, multi-episode arcs, we're hit with the first one we've been forced to break up due to scheduling and length issues. Which means that, yes, we will get to half of an arc about Obi-Wan going to undercover a... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
148 min listen
02: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones: "We need a system where the politicians sit down and discuss the problem, agree what’s in the best interest of all the people, and then do it.” “That’s exactly what we do. The trouble is that people don’t always agree.” “Well then they... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
203 min listen
Bonus: A More Civlized Q&A: Later this month, the crew here at A More Civilized Age will be launching a humble Patreon, with a monthly Q&A podcast as a bonus to our supporters. But since that Patreon isn't up yet, and because wanted to give folks a taste of what's to come,... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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03: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008): "You'll have to do better than that, my darling." - Obi-Wan Kenobi Finally, we have arrived to the Clone Wars. At least, sort of. Today, we tackle 2008's The Clone Wars, a prelude meant to introduce the audience to the then-upcoming TV series.... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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10: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: With what can only be described as "season finale energy," today we detour from our Clone Wars journey in order to (re)visit the final film in George Lucas' much derided Prequel Trilogy: Revenge of the Sith. Do we debate at length where the... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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04: Ambush and the Malevolence Arc (Clone Wars 01-04): “My lady, are you sure the information from Chancellor Palpatine is… reliable?” - C-3P0 After weeks of build up, we've finally made it to the Clone Wars series proper. Join us as we take our first dive into questions of Clone individuality, meet... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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14: Return to Geonosis Arc Pt. 1 (Clone Wars 26 - 27): Today we begin our first multi-part arc, starting with the series' first attempt at a cloak-and-dagger romantic thriller, "Senate Spy" (an episode which unfortunately lives up to neither "cloak-and-dagger" nor "romantic thriller.") Then, we head to... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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11: The Blue Shadow Virus Arc (Clone Wars 17 & 18): After the highs and lows of Revenge of the Sith, it felt like we were due to even back out with some mid-tier content. And hey, good news, the Blue Shadow Virus is nothing if not mid. One one hand, it spends some solid time characterizing nearly every... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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16: The Saleucami Arc & Lightsaber Lost (Clone Wars 31 - 33): Let's not beat around the bush: We have three episodes today, but one of them towers over the others. It's great to see our favorite Separatist general in "Grievous Intrigue" and it's fun to meet a new, Columbo-esque Jedi elder in "Lightsaber Lost,"... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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08: The Lurmen Arc (Clone Wars 13 & 14) by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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19: The Zillo Beast (Clone Wars 40-41): A two episode Godzilla and King Kong inspired arc? Certainly that couldn't leave us with enough material to go for more than 70, 80 minutes tops. Talk about the monster design, the War on Terror allegory, maybe even sneak in a... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
112 min listen
28: The Citadel Arc (Clone Wars 62 - 64): Phew, we've finally made it to the big Season 3 finale arc. Nearly all of our main characters are here, facing down the very Citadel we first heard about in the season opener--and some snarky commentary from a future Star Wars villain. How will- Huh?... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
154 min listen
15: Return to Geonosis Arc Pt. 2 (Clone Wars 28 - 30) by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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36: Massacre and Bounty (Clone Wars 85-86): As we head into the final arcs of Season 4, we finally reunite with long lost Sith(-leaning) assassin, Asajj Ventress. How's she been? Well, you know how things go. Lose your job and your social circle and you start looking for a new place. Make some... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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47: "Announcement" (Andor 07): After a nail-biting heist, what could follow for Andor? Unsurprisingly, a talky episode all about the Empire's response to the fledgling rebellion, filled with juicy details about galactic policy decisions, intelligence agency maneuvering, and a bunch... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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26: Witches and Monsters Arc (Clone Wars 56 - 58): Week after week, we return to the same conversation: What if, instead of focusing only on known characters and therefore being boxed in by the events of the Prequel Trilogy, Clone Wars could spread its wings and spend time developing new characters... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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12: The Ryloth Arc (Clone Wars 19 - 21): “Another armed occupation is not a free Ryloth. How long before I am fighting you, master Jedi?” -Cham Syndulla On and above the Twi'lek homeworld of Ryloth, battles rage between Separatist and Republic forces. This three part, anthology-style arc... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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20: The Boba Fett Arc (Clone Wars 42-44): Finally, we've come to the end of The Clone Wars Season 2. And, appropriate for a season subtitled "Rise of the Bounty Hunters," we do so with a trio of episodes about future fan favorite hunter Boba Fett (co-starring Aurra Sing and Bossk, two other... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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35: The Obi-Wan Undercover Arc Pt. 2 (Clone Wars 83-84): Everything is going swimmingly for Moralo Eval's dastardly plan. Along with certified killers Cad Bane and Rako Hardeen (shh), he's escaped Coruscant, evaded his Jedi pursuers, and arrived on Count Dooku's homeworld of Serenno. Now it's time for the... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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33: The Zygerria Arc (Clone Wars 77 - 79): We've made it to the heart of Season 4. Well, in the specific figurative sense meaning "the middle," not the other figurative sense meaning "the thematic core, emblematic of the whole." At least we hope not, since this trio of eps walks right up to a... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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39: The Youngling Arc (Clone Wars 94-97) by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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29: Padawan Lost & Wookie Hunt (Clone Wars 65 - 66) by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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31: Shadow Warrior & the C-3PO and R2-D2 Arc (Clone Wars 70 - 72): You know. It happens, right? We've all had a few bad misses in a row, haven't we? And I know what you're thinking, "hey, are you talking about the quality of the show or the misadventures of C-3PO and R2-D2?" And obviously the answer is both. The good... by A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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