{"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":"136: Darth Vader (2015): Vader Down","slug":"136-darth-vader-2015-vader-down","published_at":"2026-06-24T06:20:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839/136-darth-vader-2015-vader-down","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839","url":"https://amorecivilizedage.net/136-darth-vader-2015-vader-down","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/amorecivilizedage/AMCA_136.mp3?dest-id=2530463","summary":"Our dip into the mid 2010s Marvel Comics Star Wars universe continues, and this time, we've got a bona fide crossover event! \"Vader Down\" jumps between issues of Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca's Darth Vader (which we've been reading for the past few eps) AND Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato Jr's Star Wars . Which means we've got an extended stay with the comics version of Han, Luke, and Leia. Can they live up to their movie counterparts? Next Time: Darth Vader Vol. 3 — The Shu-Torun War (Darth Vader (2015) Annual 1 and issues 16 - 19) Show Notes Yasiin Bey on Drake 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":"Our dip into the mid 2010s Marvel Comics Star Wars universe continues, and this time, we've got a bona fide crossover event! \"Vader Down\" jumps between is…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6505,"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/136-darth-vader-2015-vader-down/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-1365839/136-darth-vader-2015-vader-down.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}