{"podcast":{"title":"A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast","slug":"a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839","podcast_index_feed_id":1365839,"rss_url":"https://amorecivilizedage.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://amorecivilizedage.libsyn.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/6/c/e/36ce0422d729531488c4a68c3ddbc4f2/civage2_final2_bronze.jpg","author":"A More Civilized Age","episode_count":140,"summary":"Join Rob Zacny, Natalie Watson, Ali Acampora, and Austin Walker as they dive headfirst into the fall 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. Email us questions for our Patreon Q&As at: amorecivilizedage@gmail.com!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839"},"episode":{"title":"129: Star Wars (4k77 Version) Pt. 2","slug":"129-star-wars-4k77-version-pt-2","published_at":"2026-03-19T07:09:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839/129-star-wars-4k77-version-pt-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839","url":"https://amorecivilizedage.net/129-star-wars-4k77-version-pt-2","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/amorecivilizedage/amca-129.mp3?dest-id=2530463","summary":"We return with the back half of a little movie called Star Wars . We can finally talk about some of the most foundational moments in the franchise. The very first lightsaber duel--and its relationship to a little tv show called Obi-Wan Kenobi. The series' three protagonists finally sharing screen time. The Death Star trench run and its relationship to the Force and Technology. But we also get to talk about some of the stuff that gets lost along the way. Like about just how funny Star Wars has always been. How the Empire is already a bit of a send-up of bureaucrat sci-fi baddies. And how whether Lucas knew the particularities of their history or not, Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi show up with enough ambiguity and depth to carry years and years of storytelling to come. Show Notes George Lucas: The Wizard of 'Star Wars' | Rolling Stone REBEL SCANNERS: Preserving Star Wars (with Rob of TEAM NEGATIVE 1) Hosted by Rob Zacny ( robzacny.bsky.social ) Featuring Alicia Acampora ( ali-online.bsky.social ), Austin Walker ( austinwalker.bsky.social ), and Natalie Watson ( nataliewatson.bsky.social ) Produced by Austin Walker Music by Jack de Quidt ( notquitereal.bsky.social Cover art by Xeecee ( xeecee.bsky.social )","meta_description":"We return with the back half of a little movie called Star Wars . We can finally talk about some of the most foundational moments in the franchise. The ve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8736,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839/episodes/129-star-wars-4k77-version-pt-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839/129-star-wars-4k77-version-pt-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}