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Delusions Of Grandeur

Delusions Of Grandeur

By: Emily Gadek & Kelly Jones
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Emily and Kelly grew up before Star Wars returned to the big screen—when novels were fans' only hope. Now, they're re-reading them with fresh eyes for plot twists, new characters, and surprisingly apt socio-political themes. Delusions of Grandeur is a podcast about the good, the bad, and the truly bizarre stories of the Star Wars novels.

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Episodes
  • Vision of the Future Ch. 16 - 18

    Vision of the Future Ch. 16 - 18
    May 20 2026
    We open on a very skeptical Lando who, having been guilt tripped by Han Solo YET AGAIN for casually betraying him and his lady friend ~15 years ago, is struggling to put his faith in a clone. Actually, it's more intense than that: Lando is incredibly anti-clone. Like, to the point where I can't repeat what he says here, in case clones are reading this.

    Turns out, the clone just loves farming and will put up with whatever schemes Han Solo has in mind in order to get back to his crops. #cropwatch

    Meanwhile, our Cave Pals™️ break through some drywall into an otherwise impenetrable fortress filled with Thrawn's...cousins? Mara and Luke find themselves in a classic Ao3 hurt/comfort, if-only-the-beetles-had-left-us-at-least-one-sleeping-bag situation. Except it's not even that spicy — it's just creepy — and we are, unfortunately, not into it.

    Finally: slightly buzzed on a morning margarita or three, Moranda leads our hapless army buddies (Corran and Wedge) through the proper steps for successful espionage: 1. tap the phones, 2. pilfer the schematics, 3. case the exotic pet store.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Vision of the Future Ch. 12 - 15

    Vision of the Future Ch. 12 - 15
    May 13 2026
    This future vision is starting to get spicy! Leia is (diplomatically) ambushed by Corran Horn's former butler Elegos Ak'la -- who was always too good for him, right?? Right. Oh, and he brought along this 30 year old kid named Ghent, too. Shada and Karrde have a rough day out as it becomes clear Jorge Car'das definitely knows they're coming -- and as Karrde leaves Shada out in the cold during Operation Strategic Use of Local Jackets. By way of apology, he tells her about the time Jorge Car'das was carjacked by a group of Dark Jedi and came back a much more terrifying man. And Mara and Luke, forced to do an almost endless corporate-retreat-style, totally unromantic trust fall for completely legitimate plot reasons, start to unpack some Dark Jedi shit of their own.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Vision of the Future Ch. 9 - 11

    Vision of the Future Ch. 9 - 11
    May 6 2026
    The Council of Imperial Bitches make it through their first battle with the help of Wookipedia. Lando is interrupted on his quest to invent an underwater version of Nevada by a phone call from an old friend. Karoly D'ulin shoves herself into ever-smaller closets. Corran and Wedge fail at their mission seconds after stetting foot on Bothawui. And Mara sits down for a good-old fashioned therapy ambush after 12 hours of hiking through a cave with Luke Skywalker.
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    57 mins
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