Padawan Library

Tim May and Levi Peretic are two grown men who only want to read Star Wars junior novels.

The Year in Movies and the State of Star Wars! 01/11/2025

The Year in Movies and the State of Star Wars! Tim and Levi reconvene after two entire years to discuss 2024's best movies, as well as Skeleton Crew and the state of Star Wars in general! Tim goes off a few times, Levi went to Galaxy's Edge, the boys get a little too horny, and holy shit, this episode is three and a half hours long! Woah! Anyway, have fun! See you in six months or two years! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/34817575

Tim and Levi's ten favorite movies of 2022! 01/02/2023

Tim and Levi's ten favorite movies of 2022! Happy new year, younglings! In another off topic bonus episode, Tim and Levi talk about the year in cinema and their top ten movies of said year, including, but not limited to, BABYLON, RRR, and of course AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER!! They also begin to discuss what a new podcast might look like. Check it out! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/25481994

Tim and Levi talk about Andor, The Fabelmans, their own movie, and more! 12/06/2022

Tim and Levi talk about Andor, The Fabelmans, their own movie, and more! Tim and Levi reconvene to talk about the first screening of their dumb movie, Steven Spielberg's new masterpiece, and the miraculous new Star Wars show Andor! Along the way they jointly praise Ticket to Paradise and come to a steely stalemate on Todd Field's divisive Tar! It's a rambly reunion! Maybe they'll be back again someday! Check out info on their dumb movie at /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/25243986

Tim and Levi talk about Obi-Wan 07/02/2022

Tim and Levi talk about Obi-Wan No! The podcast is not returning! But, at the request of one of our loyal listeners, Tim and Levi have reconvened to discuss the recently completed Disney Plus series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Still, this is Padawan Library, so first they must talk about a bunch of new movies. Enjoy the reunion! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/23613917

Episode 121- The Closure of Padawan Library 03/04/2022

Episode 121- The Closure of Padawan Library Tim and Levi look back on the history of the show and talk to many friends. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/22321607

Episode 120- Prophets of the Dark Side (Jedi Prince #6) w/ Dan May 02/18/2022

Episode 120- Prophets of the Dark Side (Jedi Prince #6) w/ Dan May Tim and Levi welcome Dan May back to the show for one last book review! The boys take on the final book of the legendary Jedi Prince series. They also talk about the Book of Boba Fett finale and fight about U2's "Bad!" It's a classic Padawan Library! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/22175348

Episode 120- Prophets of the Dark Side (Jedi Prince #6) w/ Dan May 02/18/2022

Tim Recommends... Volume IV w/ Levi Peretic (and Dan May) 02/11/2022

Tim Recommends... Volume IV w/ Levi Peretic (and Dan May) Tim apologizes for the delay of our Prophets of the Dark Side review and recommends several things, including: Gone Girl on blu-ray Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers (AKA Ronin Warriors) on blu-ray Alien on 4K UHD Total Recall on 4K UHD The Sting on 4K UHD The Blues Brothers on 4K UHD Super Mario Brothers on blu-ray Big Thief's new album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/22107923

Episode 119- Rebel Force #6- Uprising 02/04/2022

Episode 119- Rebel Force #6- Uprising Tim and Levi open the Book of Boba Fett (or Mando), discuss the tribute band ABBA Mania, look forward to some new films, and wrap up the Rebel Force series with Uprising! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/22027445

Episode 118- Rebel Force #5- Trapped 01/28/2022

Episode 118- Rebel Force #5- Trapped Tim and Levi discuss the penultimate book in the Rebel Force series, the deceased rock and roll musician Meat Loaf, and Levi's nefarious fake I.D. scheme. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21926684

Episode 117- Rebel Force #4- Firefight 01/21/2022

Episode 117- Rebel Force #4- Firefight Tim and Levi return to discuss Alex Wheeler's Firefight, as well as the classic firefighting drama Backdraft and the twenty highest grossing films of 1991. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21843449

Bonus Content- Opening the Book! 01/08/2022

Bonus Content- Opening the Book! Tim and Levi open the book--The Book of Boba Fett! They discuss the first two episodes of the new series, and Tim shares his top 25 films of the 1980s! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21714995

Episode 116- Life Day Treasury 12/18/2021

Episode 116- Life Day Treasury Tim and Levi unwind for a Life Day celebration, where they open presents, discuss some recent movie releases, attempt to sing Star Wars karaoke, and discuss the Life Day Treasury. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21528287

Episode 115- Rebel Force #3- Renegade 12/10/2021

Episode 115- Rebel Force #3- Renegade Tim and Levi have a long discussion about the Styx album Pieces of Eight, featuring their hit "Renegade," before digging into the third Rebel Force novel, Renegade! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21440936

Episode 114- Rebel Force #2- Hostage 12/03/2021

Episode 114- Rebel Force #2- Hostage Tim and Levi overcome technical difficulties to deliver a monster episode on Alex Wheeler's second Rebel Force book, which includes great conflicts for our heroes and a re-introduction of a classic Jude Watson character. Tim also discloses his top ten hostage movies and the boys discuss a bad list of the "greatest movies of all time." /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21351782

Episode 113- Rebel Force #1- Target 11/26/2021

Episode 113- Rebel Force #1- Target Tim and Levi GET IT TOGETHER and talk about a Star Wars book for a whole episode! In their conversation about the first entry in the Rebel Force series, they discuss podracing, horny Gungans, and the mysterious author Alex Wheeler. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21281846

BONUS Content- Ranking Filmographies 11/19/2021

BONUS Content- Ranking Filmographies On November 18th, 2021, Tim and Levi set out to record their episode on Rebel Force #1- Target. The episode's intended opening off-topic discussion ran wildly out of control due the the hosts' extreme hubris. So, presented here is that obscenely long opening discussion all by itself, in which these two clowns rank all 27 films by film bro legends Wes Anderson, Edgar Wright, and Quentin Tarantino. They thought this would be short?? /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21216032

Episode 112- Clone Wars: Secret Missions #4- Guardians of the Chiss Key 11/13/2021

Episode 112- Clone Wars: Secret Missions #4- Guardians of the Chiss Key The boys make up for two weeks off with an absurdly long and loopy episode in which they discuss Sylvester Stallone's new cut of Rocky IV and the John Cena/Keegan Michael Key/John Leguizamo vehicle Playing With Fire. Tim also makes Levi guess every film in the Nickelodeon Movies filmography, and they EVENTUALLY get around to talking about the finale of the Clone Wars: Secret Missions series! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21152117

An Apology for the Delay 11/12/2021

An Apology for the Delay Tim apologizes for two Fridays in a row without a new episode and promises a real episode tomorrow, November 13th. He also rambles about some recent films and blu-ray purchases. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/21141272

Episode 111- Dark Legends 10/29/2021

Episode 111- Dark Legends Tim and Levi discuss George Mann and Grant Griffin's spooky anthology Dark Legends, as well as Ridley Scott's fantasy curiosity Legend! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20976728

Episode 110- The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear! w/ Franco Asmaeil 10/23/2021

Episode 110- The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear! w/ Franco Asmaeil Friend of the show Franco Asmaeil returns to discuss The Mighty Chewbacca in the Forest of Fear, Fritz Lang's Ministry of Fear, the live action Scooby-Doo films, Martin Scorsese's eyebrows, and a surprisingly large amount of actual Star Wars content. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20911262

Episode 109- Clone Wars: Secret Missions #3- Duel at Shattered Rock 10/15/2021

Episode 109- Clone Wars: Secret Missions #3- Duel at Shattered Rock Tim and Levi stumble through a review of the third Secret Missions book after talking for about an hour about The Many Saints of Newark, No Time to Die, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and the trailer for the new Scream. Tim also insults the state of Texas right at the top. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20824313

Episode 108- Clone Wars: Secret Missions #2- Curse of the Black Hole Pirates 10/08/2021

Episode 108- Clone Wars: Secret Missions #2- Curse of the Black Hole Pirates Ahoy! Tim and Levi discuss the second book in the Clone Wars: Secret Missions series, Curse of the Black Hole Pirates, as well as the similarly titled adventure classic Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20742602

We Love and Respect the U.S. Postal Service 10/01/2021

We Love and Respect the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service lost Tim's package, so our episode on the second Secret Missions book has been delayed until next week. Check out 45 minutes of rambling from the boys about the loaded Fall movie season, The Joe Schmo Show, and the possibility of a Michael Mann conversation ever taking place on the show. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20663798

Episode 107- Clone Wars: Secret Missions #1- Breakout Squad 09/24/2021

Episode 107- Clone Wars: Secret Missions #1- Breakout Squad Tim and Levi begin another new series, but first they discuss the new anime anthology series Star Wars Visions! Also--Chris Pratt is Mario. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20583365

Talkin' New Jedi Order and The Mummy w/ Sam McAuley 09/17/2021

Talkin' New Jedi Order and The Mummy w/ Sam McAuley 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. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20506190

Episode 106- The Strange Case of Origami Yoda w/ Franco Asmaeil 09/11/2021

Episode 106- The Strange Case of Origami Yoda w/ Franco Asmaeil 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. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20437976

Episode 105- Shadows of the Empire Junior Novelization w/ Dan May 09/03/2021

Episode 105- Shadows of the Empire Junior Novelization w/ Dan May 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. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20349083

Star Wars Legos and a bunch of other nonsense 08/27/2021

Star Wars Legos and a bunch of other nonsense 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! /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20276138

Episode 104- Servants of the Empire #4- The Secret Academy 08/20/2021

Episode 104- Servants of the Empire #4- The Secret Academy 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. /episode/index/show/padawanlibrary/id/20196002

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