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Delusions Of Grandeur

Delusions Of Grandeur

By: Emily Gadek & Kelly Jones
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Summary

 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. 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
  • Vision of the Future Ch 5-8

    Vision of the Future Ch 5-8
    Apr 22 2026
    Luke and Mara reunite and begin an emotionally fraught camping trip to sneak into a heavily fortified military base while being forced to hold hands. Han attempts to seduce his wife (presumably in a sarong) only to be foiled by the Solo Embarrassment Factor (and a bunch of unmarked starfighters). Our Imperial saboteurs roll up on Bothawui with frankly offensive space-Italian accents, a dream of opening a pet store, and a perfectly calculated, insultingly small bribe. The Clone Club convenes with a proposition for Han and Leia. And Pellaeon discovers his ex might have returned from the dead only to move on with a new Moff. But he's happy for the Empire, he really is.
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    52 mins
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