People's New Republic

People's New Republic

People's New Republic

Episodes 20
Avg. Duration 1h 58m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (2)
Since Feb 2025
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
67%
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About This Podcast

Ethan, Johnny, and Jeremy read through the many Star Wars Expanded Universe novels in publication order and look at the politics, culture, and economics of both that world and ours through a historical materialist lens. Find us at bsky.app/profile/peoplesnewrepublic.bsky.social and instagram.com/peoplesnewrepublic, and email us at [email protected]!

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Recent Episodes

20 - Children of the Jedi

Apr 03, 2026 2h 22m

We go long on Barbara Hambly's 1995 heater Children of the Jedi! Luke falls in love with a ghost in a machine who ends up inhabiting the body of one of his students so they can be together (it was a…

19 - Ambush At Corellia

Mar 13, 2026 2h 10m

(Johnny joins us about an hour in. This was recorded during Ramadan so cut him some slack) We're joined by Jacob from socialist book podcast Workers' Lit to discuss Roger MacBride Allen's 1995…

18 - The Crystal Star

Feb 13, 2026 1h 48m

After some recording hiccups, we return to discuss 1994's The Crystal Star by Vonda N. McIntyre. Some have called this the "worst Star Wars novel" ever published, which you should know off the bat is…

17 - Champions of the Force

Jan 16, 2026 1h 51m

We're back finally after reading the third piece of shit "written" by Kevin J. Anderson for his Jedi Academy trilogy, 1994's Champions of the Force. The previous two were bad and this one is also…

16 - Dark Apprentice

Nov 28, 2025 2h 26m

We're unfortunately back to Kevin J. Anderson's tedious Jedi Academy trilogy with the second installment, 1994's Dark Apprentice. The gang is unifed in our hatred of Kevin's writing and we're just…

15 - The Courtship of Princess Leia

Nov 07, 2025 2h 6m

We talk about 1994's The Courtship of Princess Leia by Dave Wolverton. Dave cooked with this one, honestly. There's some outrageous stuff in here but it's combined with genuinely some of the best…

14 - Jedi Search

Oct 17, 2025 1h 48m

It stinks! We cover 1994's Jedi Search, the first of Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy trilogy, and based on this one, we're in for a rough ride! Luke wants to restart the Jedi Order so he finds a…

13 - The Truce at Bakura

Sep 26, 2025 1h 47m

We discuss Kathy Tyers' very interesting 1993 novel The Truce at Bakura, our first standalone novel since Splinter of the Mind's Eye. Tyers is a fascinating figure, and she wrote a fascinating book…

12 - The Last Command

Aug 28, 2025 2h 8m

We conclude Big Tim's iconic trilogy with 1993's The Last Command. Topics include how you could escape an asteroid blockade of your planet, what exactly Mara Jade's duties were as the Emperor's Hand,…

11 - Mission From Mount Yoda, Queen of the Empire, & Prophets of the Dark Side

Aug 08, 2025 1h 29m

The regret continues as we conclude Paul and Hollace Davids' horrible 1993 children's series. Somehow these books are even more insane than the first three. Topics include whether archaeologists can…

10 - The Glove of Darth Vader, The Lost City of the Jedi, & Zorba the Hutt's Revenge

Jun 23, 2025 1h 27m

(There are some issues with specifically Ethan's audio in this one. We regret the error.) Regrettably, we cover a trilogy of children's Star Wars books published in 1992 by married writing team Paul…

9 - Dark Force Rising

Jun 13, 2025 2h 36m

We continue Big Tim's iconic trilogy with 1992's Dark Force Rising! Topics include US/Imperial debt trap neocolonialism, the white Saw Gerrera, and C'baoth wanting to preserve the purity of the Jedi…

8 - Heir to the Empire

May 30, 2025 2h 37m

We finally make it to (pretty) Good Star Wars with Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire (1991). This is the one that started it all! Topics include Grand Admiral Thrawn as an example of the "Clean…

7 - Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka

May 16, 2025 1h 47m

We finally finish L. Neil Smith's interminable trilogy with Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of ThonBoka (1983). Topics include libertarianism's reliance on junk science, the inability to create new…

6 - Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon

May 02, 2025 1h 23m

We continue L. Neil Smith's trilogy with Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (1983). Neil isn't playing around and includes every one of his political beliefs in this one. Topics include how…

5 - Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu

Apr 11, 2025 1h 56m

We eventually talk about 1983's Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu by L. Neil Smith (after talking about Smith's batshit libertarian politics and other writings for 45 minutes). Topics…

4 - Han Solo and the Lost Legacy

Mar 29, 2025 1h 49m

We wrap up Brian Daley's 1980 conclusion to the Han Solo Adventures with what might have been the best of the trilogy, then finish up with a long discussion about Hutts and the books in the near…

3 - Han Solo's Revenge

Mar 14, 2025 1h 12m

We continue with Han Solo's adventures in Han Solo's Revenge (1979) by Brian Daley. Was Daley able to keep up the momentum? Topics include Star Wars' obsession with slavery, changing the Corporate…

2 - Han Solo At Stars' End

Feb 27, 2025 1h 48m

Joined by Jeremy, we discuss the first in Brian Daley's Han Solo Adventures, Han Solo At Stars' End (1979). Topics include Daley's possible socialist sympathies, droid personhood and how Star Wars…

1 - Splinter of the Mind's Eye

Feb 13, 2025 1h 54m

We discuss Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978) by Alan Dean Foster. This being the first episode, we spend a while discussing our general opinions and history with Star Wars as a whole, but then we get…

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