Padawan Library

Levi is out on assignment this week, so Tim sat down with friend of the show Sam McAuley to discuss his current read-through of the New Jedi Order series and the Stephen Sommers film The Mummy .

Tim and Levi welcome their friend Franco Asmaeil to discuss the very popular curio The Strange Case of Oragami Yoda . They also ramble about Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train , Oscar Isaac's stacked Fall season, Christopher Nolan, and a million other things.

Tim and Levi are joined by Dan May to discuss the Shadows of the Empire multimedia project, as well as the recent making of documentary on the Mandalorian season two finale.

Tim and Levi sheepishly own up to being woefully unprepared for the episode that was supposed to come out today. Foe of the show Dan May reprimands them. And then they talk about a Lego Millennium Falcon set. Come back next week for a wide ranging discussion of Shadows of the Empire !

Tim and Levi talk about the incredible conclusion of Jason Fry's Servants of the Empire , as well as M. Night Shyamalan's Old and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol .

Tim lets the listeners know that this week's episode will not be out until NEXT week. Sorry, everyone. In the meantime, he makes some recommendations: David Lowery's The Green Knight , M. Night Shyamalan's Old , Gillian Armstrong's Bob Dylan: Hard to Handle , American Dreams (early 2000s TV series), University Challenge , King Kong (1976), The Great Muppet Caper

Tim and Levi dole out some Imperial Justice on the half-forgotten '90s sitcom Just Shoot Me!

Tim and Levi continue to serve the Empire by discussing the 1999 curio Mystery Men .

Tim and Levi embark on an excellent new series, try to forge A New Legacy , and talk about Mike Nichols and Carrie Fisher's Postcards from the Edge !

To celebrate one hundred episodes of Padawan Library , Tim and Levi meet up at their old college campus and share some potentially very uninteresting memories. Then they take the bulk of the episode to celebrate the non- Star Wars work of one Judy Blundell (AKA Jude Watson) with her National Book Award winning novel What I Saw and How I Lied !

After suffering an eye injury that postponed this week's 100th episode, Levi shares his top five favorite tools he uses as the ultimate handyman.

Tim and Levi sit down with Emil Fortune, the editor of the Adventures in Wild Space series! They also talk about the Basketball Hall of Fame and R.E.M. and preview next week's 100th episode!

Tim and Levi return and explain the long road to this week's episode on a relatively inconsequential Force Awakens tie-in short story collection. Also, praises due to George A. Romero and Jim Jarmusch.

Tim lost his copy of this week's book. So, come back next week for A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens Volume One . In the meantime, he briefly runs through some of the stuff he's been watching, reading, and listening to. He also teases an upcoming podcast project coming later this summer. - Mare of Easttown on HBO -Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series , specifically Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert an...

Tim and Levi read the unreleased final book in the Adventures in Hyperspace series and talk about the effortlessly cool heist film The Hot Rock .

Tim and Levi draft basketball teams from all the characters who have appeared in books they've reviewed over the years. Then they talk about a baby book and a Bon Jovi drive-in concert.

Tim and Levi open a new book--the book of Saw! After a too long discussion of Spiral and an aborted exploration of the 1981 best picture winner Chariots of Fire , the boys take a ride on the Millennium Falcon in Adventures in Hyperspace !

Tim, Levi, and Mel unite once again (in person!) to wrap up the Junior Jedi Knights series and explore Tsui Hark's action fantasia The Blade !

Tim, Levi, and Mel explore Vader's Fortress , but not before exploring a schoolhouse kidnapping in the Australian outback in the 1985 thriller Fortress !

Tim and Levi welcome back Mel Lyon to continue their exploration of Junior Jedi Knights . They also discuss the studio ending calamity Quest for Camelot , and an extended Mike Myers conversation occurs.

Tim and Levi get enthused about the final book in the Adventures in Wild Space series and discuss both Rescuers films!

Tim and Levi nearly freeze to death discussing the penultimate book in the Adventures in Wild Space series, but not before going through nicotine withdrawal in their discussion of the 1971 comedy Cold Turkey !

In a rambling episode, Tim and Levi delve into The Darkness , both the book and the early 2000s glam rock revivalists. Tim shares some recent blu-ray purchases and the boys offer their thoughts on the cast of Obi-Wan Kenobi .

Tim and Levi embark on another Adventure in Wild Space and celebrate the classic heist film The Italian Job .

While Levi is off on vacation, Tim sits around and quietly (and briefly!) discusses the non- Star Wars culture he's been engaged by over the last few weeks. Come back next week for our continuation of the Adventures in Wild Space series. Tim's recommendations: Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way Francis Coppola's Tucker: The Man and His Dream Frank Capra's autobiography The Name Above the Title Naoki U...