{"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":147,"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":"2026-09-10T04:17:57.820577+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839"},"episode":{"title":"135: Darth Vader (2015): Vol. 2 — Shadows and Secrets","slug":"135-darth-vader-2015-vol-2-shadows-and-secrets","published_at":"2026-06-11T02:11:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839/135-darth-vader-2015-vol-2-shadows-and-secrets","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839","url":"https://amorecivilizedage.net/amca-135-0","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/amorecivilizedage/AMCA_135.mp3?dest-id=2530463","summary":"We will, eventually, get to the second set of Vader comics. But first, the gang imagines how they're going to react to The Mandalorian and Grogu . Because of course our patrons have already heard our reaction! Then they discuss how Vader has to sabotage yet another investigation into his own treachery, and Dr. Aphra's character arc as well as her academic credentials. 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 Michael Hermes Music by Jack de Quidt ( notquitereal.bsky.social Cover art by Xeecee ( xeecee.bsky.social )","meta_description":"We will, eventually, get to the second set of Vader comics. But first, the gang imagines how they're going to react to The Mandalorian and Grogu . Because…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8361,"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/135-darth-vader-2015-vol-2-shadows-and-secrets/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-1365839/135-darth-vader-2015-vol-2-shadows-and-secrets.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}