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Expounded Universe

by Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor · 335 episodes

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Jef and Jon review Star Wars expanded universe novels. Every week they discuss a few chapters at a time making their way through some of the strangest and most insufferable entries in the Star Wars canon.

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  1. 335 - Danka McNuggs

    God, Bleyd is such a tool. Everyone else in this is basically fine but every time Bleyd is the main character everyone else should be saying "Why is Bleyd the main character, no on…

    1 h 02
  2. 334 - Murder Most Phow Ji

    Yeah we're really hung up on this one weird moral call this book is also seemingly very hung up on, but hey let's talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…

    1 h 04
  3. 333 - The Sisters of Perpetual Convenience

    Look I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation for these highly convenient space nuns, but you see for yourself if it doesn't feel silly to you. Also a lot of doctor stuff. Lea…

    1 h 03
  4. 332 - Bleyd and the Vampires

    Who woulda guessed these two guys who wrote all the horniest Star Wars stuff we've dealt with, working together, would produce something quite this sweaty? Oh right, we did. Learn…

    1 h 10
  5. 331 - Set Us Up The Bahm Gilyad

    It took until chapter 4 of the book to do a "This dude is horny for this lady for way too long" inner monologue sequence, but it happened so at we're now sure we're reading a Micha…

    1 h 11
  6. 330 - Extraneous Ass

    New book time! Time to get into some clone wars era stuff as we visit the planet Drongar (uh oh that oughta raise some hackles) to meet Den Dhur (uh oh again) but don't worry, this…

    1 h 11
  7. 329 - X-Files Ruins Wrap Up

    Okay yeah here we go, all done. Questions answered, new book announced! Gonna be taking the next week off. Oh, by the way, this episode doesn't feature the stormtrooper, but he'll…

    1 h 00
  8. 328 - Podcasts are Weakness Leaving the Body

    The grand finale and ... it all goes exactly how we've been saying it would. Painfully so. I guess that's the curse of licensed genre fiction, eh? Learn more about your ad choices.…

    1 h 01
  9. 327 - Sacrificial Sacrifice

    Finally some goddamn aliens. Also, a discourse on the nature of X-files episode endings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    57 min
  10. 326 - Raisin' the Jakes

    Shit seems to have begun to pop off in a big way. There's bodies and soldiers and earthquakes and all kinds of shit! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 h 00
  11. 325 - Mulder Most Foul

    Oh no! An important character has come to an unfortunate end! Also military men are willing to shoot cats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    57 min
  12. 324 - Jakes Meridian

    God we're getting sloppy, this episode doesn't even have Jakes in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 h 04
  13. 323 - Aliens in America

    Our heroes (and a hidden villain perhaps?) begin their trek into the mysterious jungle, meanwhile a new super soldier enters the fray, and he might be the best of the best of the b…

    60 min
  14. 322 - Spring Break Scully

    Our heroes hit Cancun as we start killing off side characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 h 05
  15. 321 - Dinosaur Teeth

    Background extras abound as our heroes mostly just faff around checking in with the lone gunmen and collect NPCs they'll need for later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg…

    1 h 00
  16. 320 - Funky Yellow Patina

    Well, if you let Jon off the leash, you get X thing that isn't Star Wars, so I guess we shouldn't be surprised we're reading about Mulder and Scully now. And some archaeologist nam…

    56 min
  17. 319 - Splinter of the Mind's Eye Wrap Up

    Okay, we rerecorded this one, something went all screwy with the original recording. Don't worry, the only thing Jef never forgets is jokes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

    1 h 09
  18. 318 - Vader's Big White Balls

    We arrive once more upon the closing of a narrative, as our heroes do basically everything this book was supposed to be about, in about seven pages of it. Learn more about your ad…

    1 h 14
  19. 317 - Luke Just Blue Himself

    The penultimate chapter? Really? Okay I guess. Anyway Vader turns up but honestly doesn't really do much of anything. There's a war though! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

    55 min
  20. 316 - Coway or the Highway

    Hey, Halla's back! But I already used that name joke. Damn it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 min
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