A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast
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: [email protected]!
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 144 minutes
- Episodes
- 124
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
118: Nar Shaddaa Pt. 2 (KOTOR II 09)
We bring Nar Shaddaa to a close as our Exiles fight their way through a secret criminal HQ before being whisked away to the cloaked ship of the mysterious Exchange leader, Goto. Then, after some real…
117: Nar Shaddaa Pt. 1 (KOTOR II 08)
With their work on Onderon stalled out, the Exile and the Ebon Hawk head to the smuggler's moon, Nar Shadaa in search of Jedi Master Zez-Kai Ell. Instead, they find the densest planet in the game, ov…
116: On to Onderon (KOTOR II 07)
You can watch Austin play through this section of the game right here.
With a ride secured from Mandalore, the Exile and the crew of the Ebon Hawk arrive to a world on the brink of civil war between …
115: Detoured to Dxun (KOTOR II 06)
You can watch Austin play through this section of the game right here.
In search of the missing Jedi Masters, the Exile and the crew of the Ebon Hawk head towards Onderon. I say "towards" Onderon bec…
114: Telos: Underground Base and Secret Academy (KOTOR II 05)
You can watch Austin play through this section of the game right here.
The Exile and their companions delve into the abandoned military bunker on the surface of Telos in search of a shuttle that can,…
113: Telos: Citadel Station Pt. 2 & Landing on Telos (KOTOR II 04)
You can watch Austin play through this section of the game right here.
This week, our various Jedi exiles are forced to pick a side in ongoing dispute on Citadel Station. Should we back the new age-y…
112: Telos: Citadel Station Pt. 01 (KOTOR II 03)
You can watch Austin play through this section of the game right here.
With Peragus behind us, the Exile takes some time to chat with Kreia, Atton, and T3-M4 before heading to the nearest safe port: …
111: Peragus Mining Facility (KOTOR II 02)
You can watch Austin play through this section of the game right here.
After T3-M4 and 3C-FD (who we're all sure will be very important throughout the game) managed to repair the Ebon Hawk, it and it…
110: Character Creation and Repairing the Ebon Hawk (KOTOR II 01)
As we announced last week, today we're diving headfirst into Knights of the Old Republic II, Obsidian's follow-up to the BioWare game that dug into the ancient history of our favorite galaxy far, far…
Why We’re Postponing Our Andor Coverage
A More Civilized Age will not be covering Andor Season 2 as planned, due the the ongoing boycott of Disney Plus by the BDS Movement.
This is a surprise to us, as it is likely to you and some explanat…
109: A World Between Worlds, A Fool's Hope, and Family Reunion – and Farewell (Rebels 72 - 74)
It took us a little bit longer than we planned, but we've done it: We finished Rebels. And hey, in the process we sort of learned that time is sort of a malleable thing anyway, right? So kick back an…
108: Rebel Assault, Jedi Night, DUME, and Wolves and a Door (Rebels 68 - 71)
Since the middle of season 3, the crew of the Ghost--none more than Ezra Bridger--has been begging Rebel Alliance command to send a unit to liberate his home world of Lothal. Finally, with a little h…
107: The Occupation, Flight of the Defender, Kindred, and Crawler Commandeers (Rebels 64 - 67)
A clever mix of stakes material and spiritual? A return to Lothal, only to find it terribly transformed under the industrial violence of the Empire? A series of episodes where Ezra and Sabine really …
106: Heroes of Mandalore and In the Name of the Rebellion (Rebels 60 - 63)
The final season of Rebels starts with a bang: a pair of excellent two-parters, giving us some of the best action and most exciting character dialog we've had in the whole show. And hey: We finally g…
105: Twin Suns and Zero Hour (Rebels 57 - 59)
Rebels Season 3 comes to a close with a trio of episodes that demonstrates just how far the Star Wars Animation team has come as a group of visual storytellers. Twin Suns brings us to Tatooine as hos…
104: Through Imperial Eyes, Secret Cargo, and Double Agent Droid (Rebels 54 - 56)
After finally giving us some solid Sabine time, Rebels is now zooming back out to get a broader view of the ongoing conflict--and, of course, a one off comedy episode about a droid. And hey, good new…
103: Warhead, Trials of the Dark Saber, & Legacy of Mandalore (Rebels 51 - 53)
For three and a half seasons, Rebels has been teasing us Sabine backstory. Finally, this week, we get the details behind that backstory... at least most of them. And hey, they're pretty good! Sure wo…
102: Ghosts of Geonosis (Rebels 49 - 50)
It has been nearly 5 months since we last visited the crew of the Ghost, but finally, we are back. Today, we return to Geonosis... which is.... uhhhhh.... mysteriously empty? Shouldn't there be like.…
101: The Last Command Pt. 3 (Ch. 19 - 29)
Here we are with our final episode of the Thrawn trilogy! Secrets: revealed! Clones: showing up! Devious plans: thwarted!!
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100: The Last Command Pt. 2 (Ch. 11 - 18)
What awaits us for our one hundredth episode? Oh, the normal things: Smugglers being manipulated. Dark Jedi making power moves, and regular jedi offering therapy services. Clever tactical maneuvers u…