Synopsis
Ben and Cole move through the Star Wars Legends timeline as they see fit! There's assigned reading each week, and every episode covers that week's reading. Simple, right? There are plenty of Star Wars-related tangents along the way, so make sure to listen even if you haven't read!
Episodes
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Hard Merchandise Chapters 8–10: Boba Fett's Tech Riddle
12/11/2025 Duration: 01h24minWe're finally back after an impromptu break to talk about HARD MERCHANDISE. Why does Palpatine look like that? Who's reading "Heirs of the Force?" Is everything dead destined to forever stay that way? All of these questions and more this week! This week's Article From the Archives: Ringers Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/q8ypPH9CH#
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Hard Merchandise Chapters 5–7: Dump Truck Thorax
15/10/2025 Duration: 01h14minIn a bit of a shorter episode this week, we open with some discussion of the upcoming 2027 release of A New Hope back into theaters and the relevant news from NYCC, including the new Kyle Katarn Black Series figure. But then it's finally time to catch up with our favorite bounty hunters and say good by to the thiccest spider the galaxy has ever known. This week's Article From the Archives: Narp Pilyev Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/RFUEgbSBs#
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Hard Merchandise Chapters 1–4: A Sad State of Affairs
07/10/2025 Duration: 01h52minThe hotly-anticipated return to THE BOUNTY HUNTER WARS by K.W. Jeter begins with the first four chapters of HARD MERCHANDISE. I was hotly anticipating it, anyway. And we’ve got a lot of catching up to do: Zuckuss and 4-LOM, Bossk, Neelah, Dengar, and of course, Boba Fett. But first: The Mask of Fear, sandtroopers, and albino hyenas. This week's Article From the Archives: Jih-tan Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/ea6UDt1An#
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OSW Interlude #26: A Mercy Kill
23/09/2025 Duration: 01h49minHello there! We've returned for yet another interlude, and this time around we're talking about what's going on with Star Wars movies in general, what happened to "the Edwards Cut" of Rogue One, what makes Lucasfilm get the ick from any given director, and a heretofore-unknown-to-us category of Wookieepedia article that answers SO many of our questions. This week's Article From the Archives: Cruthauses Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/DaUue9yQa#
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Imperial Commando: 501st: Chapters 15–End: Dude Altis
19/08/2025 Duration: 01h43minIn what is likely to be the most frustrating ending ever to be covered on this podcast, we reach the finale of IMPERIAL COMMANDO: 501ST this week. Great book, great series, but tragically cut down in its prime. But we think the ride was worth the pain, and hopefully you all do as well. See you in a few weeks! This week's Article From the Archives: Kail Ranges Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/12Ww-hclq#
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Imperial Commando: 501st: Chapters 13–14: Schrödinger’s Canonicity
12/08/2025 Duration: 01h33minOur trip through the REPUBLIC COMMANDO series might be drawing to a close, but it ain't over yet! One of our minor characters takes a tragic left turn, another minor character makes an incredibly violent right turn, and a major character from something else makes an appearance and becomes yet another minor character in this book! Oh, and our favorite Clones and Mandos get up to their usual shenanigans. For next week, finish the book! This week's Article From the Archives: Shtööhb Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/PXQLi16xj
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Imperial Commando: 501st: Chapters 10–12: Presumably
05/08/2025 Duration: 02h21minWouldn't you know it? Things end up just how we thought they might on Coruscant. They might be ever so slightly better, but not as good as they would be if everyone was where they were supposed to be. But life goes on! Holy Roly gets put in his place, Ny faces interrogation a la Null ARC, and Fi breaks our hearts. All of this and more in chapters 10–12 of 501ST: IMPERIAL COMMANDO. For next week, read chapters 13 and 14. This week's Article From the Archives: Tassida Judrelle Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/RXTenjJLu#
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501st: Imperial Commando: Chapters 7–9
22/07/2025 Duration: 01h58minIn so many ways, it feels like we've truly hit the calm before the storm, dear library patrons. The extraction plan is in motion, and it's going FAR too smoothly for comfort. Also: there's a "crisis" on Gibad and a new Imperial commander that is absolutely going to be more trouble than he's worth. For next week, read chapters 10, 11, and 12. This week's Article From the Archives: Bakura Task Force Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/_KnDk4yb4#
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Imperial Commando: 501st: Chapters 4–6
15/07/2025 Duration: 01h56minThings keep trucking along, both on Coruscant and in Kyrimorut! That said, I’m uneasy. Everything seems to be going just a bit too smoothly. But first, we dig into Mando’a, Pammant, and… Star Wars: Club Penguin? Also, thanks to Josh for the email this week! If you want to be cool like Josh and send us an email, get at us over at obroaskaiwalkers@gmail.com. This week's Article From the Archives: Destruction of Pammant Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/fkG2NX_cC#
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Imperial Commando: 501st: Chapters 1-3
08/07/2025 Duration: 01h59minWe did it! We can read! And things aren't too terribly sad yet, but all the ingredients are there: Darman and Niner are stuck with the Empire, Kyrimorut is going just a bit too well for comfort, and Ko Sai is... in a freezer? Next week: chapters 4-7! This week's Article From the Archives: H4b Full show notes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/iSaSTs1eSlubHC26qjhpOw?view
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OSW Interlude #25 - Crawling Out of the Cave and Back Into the Glow of the Twin Suns
30/06/2025 Duration: 02h21minGood. Lord. Can you believe we disappeared for that long? It's honestly upsetting. But that's all behind us now. Hopefully you kept up on your Shadow Games reading? Obviously I kid! We're just happy to be back, so we jump right in and deliver our finest interlude in at least two years, and all jokes aside, potentially one of our longest ever. And for next week, read the first four chapters of IMPERIAL COMMANDO: 501ST by Karen Traviss!! This week's Article From the Archives: Yen-2 Full shownotes: https://notes.moseisley.xyz/s/ZiOQGPAAe#
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OSW Interlude #24 - Wanna See Me Do It Again?
14/04/2023 Duration: 02h14minThis might be the biggest Star Wars podcast ever recorded. That's probably hyperbole, but I don't even care because it certainly felt that way. We cover not one but TWO episodes of THE MANDALORIAN leading up to the season finale and of course everything that dropped at STAR WARS CELEBRATION. Excitement ensues! This week's Article From the Archives: Solaest Fleet
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Order 66 Chapters 15-20 - Wam Sitwer
02/03/2023 Duration: 01h49minHappy Mandalorian Season 3 day everyone!!! Two episodes inside a week? How unlike us! But unfortunately this week's reading ends on what just might be the most painful cliffhanger that this show has ever had to endure. For next week, finish the book! This week's Article From the Archives: Unidentified Clone Trooper (Ventress Victim)
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Order 66 Chapters 10-14: Starring All Over the Place
23/02/2023 Duration: 02h06minAfter a brief (and unintended) break, we've returned with the next set of chapters for ORDER 66. Anakin said that "this is where the fun begins," but I'm not feeling like things are actually going to be that fun. Also, we talked about Star Trek for the first 35 minutes. Sorry. This week's Article From the Archives: Venomator
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Order 66 Chapters 7-9: Big Oof Chapters
03/02/2023 Duration: 01h58minZey is side-eyeing Kal and the Nulls, the government is side-eyeing Besany (in a manner of speaking), and Darman gets some news and... reacts. This week's Article From the Archives: Edruu
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Order 66 Chapters 4-6: Callista
02/02/2023 Duration: 02h07minOof. This episode is late. Sorry about that. Just please do not blame Cole for my transgression. Anyway, I feel like I'm always writing that things are getting rough for our heroes in these books, but somehow things keep getting worse. This week's Article From the Archives: Black Level
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Order 66 Prologue-Chapter 3: Justice for Tuvix
19/01/2023 Duration: 02h10minHELLO 2023!!! I don't know what that is as far as Stardates go, but that's only somewhat relevant on this episode. Trekkie nonsense aside, we're picking back up with the Omegas in ORDER 66 by Karen Traviss! I don't know about you, but I'm not ready. This week's Article From the Archives: Rocket grass
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OSW Interlude #23: 40-Year-Old Fanfic
21/12/2022 Duration: 02h15minSurprise! We're back. Before we even thought we'd be, really. And we're all over the place! Hunting down weird out of place MIDI music, looking at a Star Wars fan zine from 40 years ago, a battle that MIGHT have something to do with Geroon, and way more Mandalorian season 3 speculation than I signed up for, personally. This week's Article From the Archives: Unidentified species (Vagaari) Link to Fanlore page about The Princess Tapes
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Path of Destruction Chapters 28-End: Sithual?
06/12/2022 Duration: 01h39minThe end has finally come. The bouncers have lost their mind, the Thought Bomb is ready to detonate, and Bane is SO ready to be done with all of these idiots. Also: emails, Wookieepedia updates, and Mando/Jedi Survivor news! This week's Article From the Archives: Tregan