{"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":"137: Darth Vader Vol. 3 — The Shu-Torun War","slug":"137-darth-vader-vol-3-the-shu-torun-war","published_at":"2026-07-08T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839/137-darth-vader-vol-3-the-shu-torun-war","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-more-civilized-age-a-star-wars-podcast-1365839","url":"https://amorecivilizedage.net/137-darth-vader-vol-3-the-shu-torun-war","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/amorecivilizedage/AMCA_137.mp3?dest-id=2530463","summary":"This week, we have escaped from the gravity of of the comic book crossover and returned back to the day-in-the-life tale of Darth Vader. Still hurting from the Death Star's destruction, the Empire badly needs ore to build back its strength. One key supplier: The world of Shu-Torun, a lava filled, mineral rich world of ore dukes, magma submarines, and mining citadels. The only problem is, this world has decided to rescind its deal to the Emperor. Enter: Vader. Support the show by going to Patreon.com/civilized! Show Notes Star Fox Video Mentioned \"What's Going on in Utah?\": an Oral History of Brian Windhorst's Viral Monologue Caleb Hearon's Funniest Bit Okay actually maybe this is Caleb Hearon's funniest bit. 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":"This week, we have escaped from the gravity of of the comic book crossover and returned back to the day-in-the-life tale of Darth Vader. Still hurting fro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8006,"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/137-darth-vader-vol-3-the-shu-torun-war/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-1365839/137-darth-vader-vol-3-the-shu-torun-war.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}