The Monster Squad of Senators - Specter of the Past Chapters 19, 20, and 21

Cowboy Hats Off for Dave Feloni! - A TV Grab Bag Bonus Episode

Season Eight is on its way as we pull the Zahn Express into station with the concluding novel of the Hand of Thrawn dulogy, Vision of the Future, but first: low effort but high charm off-topic bonus content! On this grab bag of a bonus episode we have a hot Star Wars News Update, but mostly the fellas chat about a number of televisual and filmic delights they've enjoyed together recently. Topics covered include The Newsroom, the Boondock Saints trilogy (that documentary about the director's stupid band counts!), Colleen Hoover, The Room, Sia's breathtakingly insulting autism drama Music, crossword impresario Will Shortz's The Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For, Christmas With the Kranks, My Secret Santa, and Arrested Development Season 3. We also have our first Thrawnderdome Book Report to prove we're not illiterate troglodytes! Kurt Vonnegut, the making of Curb Your Enthusiasm, conjoined twin dinosaurs, Guns N' Roses, Charles de Gaulle, and old airplanes. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Gadaffi's Angels - Specter of the Past Conclusion

Here it is, the exciting conclusion of the first half of the Hand of Thrawn Duology! Specter of the Past ends with a bang, and by bang we mean "vague gesture toward a couple things!" Timothy introduces a rival for his self-stand in Talon Karrde named Jorj Kar'das (George Lucas), we compare Wedge to his namesake doorstopper, and Dan realizes they've gone a sixth of the book without checking in on Luke Skywalker, the STAR of Star Wars?! Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Who is the the galaxy's supreme scoundrel: Han, Lando, or Talon? Email the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Monster Squad of Senators - Specter of the Past Chapters 19, 20, and 21

Getting close to the end of the book! Lando falls afoul of the Idiot's Array playing sabacc, False Thrawn announces himself to the Empire at large, Timothy Zahn brilliantly surpasses the boring old hat "high council" scene with a boring Grand Convocation Chamber scene, and Daniel and Ronnie struggle to understand what kind of monster man President Gavrisom is supposed to be. Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Is Nanotyrannus a valid genus of tyrannosaurid? Email the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Cocked, Lifted, or Arched -Specter of the Past Chapters 16, 17, and 18

"Well I'll be Kesseled" <--- REAL scintilating dialogue in this installment of Timothy Zahn's Specter of the Past! Religious R2-D2 warbling along to hymns, Ronnie does an amazing count on adjectives describing eyebrows, Daniel explores what it would be like to make love with Frank Oz, AND MORE await you in today's thrilling episode. Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Detention: Should it be abolished? ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The One That Was a Bear to Edit - Specter of the Past Chapters 13, 14, and 15

C-3PO gets Borsk Fey'lya's power of attorney, Dan arrives at a "Holy Roman Empire" interpretation of the Old and New Republics, Lando gets taken to the cleaners by Reggie, and Mara Jade loses a fight with the ground. Into the Thrawnderdome debate topic - Metric system vs. Imperial/Customary system Email the show at thrawnderdomepod@gmail.com! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.