Read through the pre-Disney Star Wars universe along with the Star Wars: Old Canon Book Club, and trace the history of Star Wars as a world, a brand, and a part of our cultural fabric.
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Nov 12, 2026 · 1:57:11
In a world that's all city, in a society who shines a bright light of civilization and sophistication that all lesser subjects should follow, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to…
Oct 8, 2026 · 3:08:23
And so...at the end of the journey...was not even just Droids and Ewoks again but also ANOTHER re-telling of the first Star Wars movie?!?! At least it's gorgeous! Join Alex,…
Sep 24, 2026 · 1:25:35
Everyone's back for season 2 of the Ewoks cartoon...but something's...just a little...different? Whether by corporate edict or for creative purposes, each episode is now split…
Jul 30, 2026 · 2:57:44
From the villains of Indiana Jones to a forgotten THREE-SEASON USA/Canadian sitcom adaptation of Maniac Mansion by the legendary Eugene Levy and Joe Flaherty, Inside the Insider…
Jul 2, 2026 · 1:42:54
With another inexplicably excellent and unexpected theme song to welcome them in, Alex, Davis, and Jesse are buckling down and housing an entire season of the Ewoks children's…
Jun 4, 2026 · 2:50:11
The Original Marvel Comics run ends here! Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as all threads come together into one giant final confrontation! But is it good or goofy and bizarre like…
May 28, 2026 · 2:43:10
The beginning of the end of the protoverse is here! Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they read through the FIRST HALF of the FINAL VOLUME of the original Marvel Comics Star Wars…
Mar 12, 2026 · 2:49:44
This one's not just for Nobot, but for ALL the low-res background characters out there that end up on the wiki and randomly get rabid followings for no discernable reason. Sort…
Feb 19, 2026 · 1:03:27
Everyone has a breaking point, and this week on the second half of Alex, Davis, and Jesse's look at Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3P0, them bois may or may not have found…
Feb 12, 2026 · 1:26:07
Is it weird to say that Stuart Copeland may be one of the best Star Wars composers of all time? Why is C-3P0 so caked up? How come so many things from the sequel trilogy seem to…
Dec 18, 2025 · 1:45:31
Okay guys...something weird is going on...Alex, Davis, and Jesse...had fun? They saw this film for what it was and...enjoyed it? ...Davis has never seen Pitch Black? All this and…
Nov 20, 2025 · 1:01:30
Yub-NUB, you feeching beechas, it's time for the gauntlet of cuteness, a crucible of cartoonishness and camp built of bears, bots, and babies! Will Alex, Davis, and Jesse survive…
Nov 6, 2025 · 3:00:47
Change is the path to the dark side. Changing the puppet leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering. Therefore, we must #RESTORETHEPUPPET...just kidding. That's…
Oct 16, 2025 · 2:16:25
Adventure has a name...and it's name is Inside the Insider! Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse for more Last Crusade, including interviews with Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and Steven…
Oct 2, 2025 · 2:38:51
The Original Marvel Years Vol. 5 comes to a close on today's SWOCBC with a CHUNKY BOY EPISODE! Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse and get your Star Wars goggles set, there's Ewoks on…
Sep 25, 2025 · 2:10:06
After a busy summer, the SWOCBC is BACK with the PENULTIMATE MARVEL SAGA, including the comic book version of Return of the Jedi! Join your star bois, Alex, Davis, and Jesse for…
Jul 31, 2025 · 2:25:47
Twice the Stars! Twice the Wars! Twice the Newspaper Strips! Alex, Davis, and Jesse are back with the second half of Star Wars: The Newspaper Strips Vol. 2! Come see off this…
Jul 10, 2025 · 2:33:54
Once again the SWOC-boys tackle the seemingly endless gap between Star Wars and Return of the Jedi, as they wade into the world of daily newspaper comics for a second time. Come…
Jun 19, 2025 · 1:58:32
If you thought there was no way there could be more than one issue centered mainly around Willow and Tucker...you're wrong, baby! Come talk Star Wars, Willow, Tucker, and even…
May 29, 2025 · 1:26:09
Video games are here! Alex, Davis, and Jesse take SWOCBC to a whole new dimension of sight sound and mind with their first foray into the early Star Wars home console and arcade…
May 8, 2025 · 1:47:14
Hey, you-sa! Stop-pa dere! You-sa goin' to da Bosses! Alex, Davis, and Jesse go BIIIIIIIIG doo-doo dis time as they answer questions from listeners and weigh in on Patreon…
Apr 17, 2025 · 1:55:45
All's well that ends well as Alex, Davis, and Jesse, the SWOCBC gang, find out whether the Lando trilogy is an actual trilogy or not, and whether your opinion of something can…
Apr 3, 2025 · 2:32:35
The Flamewind burns brightly through the Oseon as your SWOCBC boys, Alex, Davis, and Jesse return to that old free spirit, just 27 years young, Lando Calrissian and his…
Mar 20, 2025 · 2:20:18
Life, love, and a bizarrely specific adherence to 1980's libertarian idealism converge in a trilogy of episodes over the next five weeks, as Alex, Davis, and Jesse tackle the…
Dec 25, 2024 · 2:20:27
You've read the book and now it's time for the movie! Return of the Jedi! What's a holiday without a tentpole? Alex, Davis, and Jesse, aka a time lapse of Scott Calving turning…
Nov 28, 2024 · 2:37:21
Have...we already hit peak Star Wars? James Kahn's novelization of Return of the Jedi was so good, Davis and Alex started yelling at each other because of how different they…
Nov 1, 2024 · 1:46:14
You heard us tackle the in-universe world of the Old Canon, but what about the fandom? Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse in this first public collection of Patreon bonus episodes of…
Oct 17, 2024 · 3:09:08
This is getting out of hand! There are three of them? Why, YES, Nute! Alex, Davis, and Jesse are here to answer and respond to all your deepest musings, which you sent to us so…
Sep 22, 2024 · 1:24:51
Star Wars for slightly more mature readers continues this week as we finish off a big chunk of comics, and we start to meet some expanded universe characters who might stick…
Sep 12, 2024 · 1:52:04
The boys are back with a new installment of the SWOCBC where maybe Star Wars has finally started growing up with its audience? And maybe this new creative team means a fresh new…
Aug 15, 2024 · 1:40:53
How far away is too far away for it to cease being part of the galaxy far far away? Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they find the answer from an unexpected source: comic book…
Aug 10, 2024 · 2:09:21
Hi there! This fun surprise is just a sample of the type of stuff we do on our Patreon, watch this along with the 4K77 cut of the original Star Wars film, or any cut, really!…
Aug 9, 2024 · 1:54:34
It finally happened! An episode so chock full of Star Wars-y goodness, we split it in two! Join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they read the comic book version of The Empire Strikes…
Jul 11, 2024 · 2:34:50
Restructured, relaid, and recolored, join Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they tackle some of the wildest and most interesting Star Wars storytelling we've seen so far! But is this the…
Jun 20, 2024 · 2:07:22
Another episode already? Is it your birthday? Yes, it is, because today, on Gasgano's Pod-Chat (a chill podcast about podracing), Alex, Davis, and Jesse answer and respond to all…
Jun 13, 2024 · 1:44:07
What goes around comes around as Alex, Davis, and Jesse hitch up for one last ride around the ranch as Brian Daley gives us the last in his iconic trilogy starring everyone's…
May 30, 2024 · 3:11:07
We're back with a big chunky boy filled with some of the most recognizable names in the Marvel stable, a cyborg bounty hunter with more self hate than Darth Vader, and, you know,…
Mar 7, 2024 · 1:43:04
You've read the book, now watch the film! It's the second half of a double dose of Empire-y goodness, now with Irvin Kershner in the mix, and a movie that looks like it was made…
Feb 22, 2024 · 1:54:37
Finally, a SWOCBC first! Fan interaction! Join, Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they answer questions from our listeners and engage with some of the deeper discussions going on around…
Jan 4, 2024 · 2:12:47
Before the movie...there was the official novelization! Come read a Star Wars book by someone who only did it once, and find out along with the SWOCBC whether there's anything…
Nov 3, 2023 · 1:58:54
The second Han Solo adventure is way different from the first one! Is that good? Maybe! Is that bad? Probably not! Is Chewbacca so far gone in the head that he doesn't realize…
Sep 22, 2023 · 1:53:06
We're back with a book that may be much more important to the overall tone and shape of the old legends universe than we realized! For the first true big step away from the…
Aug 5, 2023 · 2:50:10
As the Star Wars Universe congeals further and further, new energy gets breathed into the material when the Marvel Comics writers and artists take a stab at the world's greatest…
Jun 29, 2023 · 1:21:00
By now Star Wars is a bonafide hit, so what happens when corporate interests start using it for quick cash-ins rather than pulp storytelling? We'd tell you, but it's all in…
Jun 1, 2023 · 1:42:00
Before Star Wars was a worldwide hit, George Lucas inked a deal with his ghostwriter for a print-only back up sequel, just in case the movie was a flop! Alex, Davis, and Jesse…
May 11, 2023 · 1:33:01
The movie that started it all...but for the first time in a long time, we're watching it through the lens of someone seeing it for the first time. Is it possible to capture the…
May 4, 2023 · 2:55:54
It's all begins here. Join, Alex, Davis, and Jesse as they dip their first baby toe into reading every piece of Star Wars Legends canon in order with the novelization of Star…
May 3, 2023 · 1:24
On April 15, 2014, outside of the movies and TV show, Disney rebooted the Star Wars universe, wiping out almost 40 years of characters, continuity, and culture. Now, internet…
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