The Young Jedi Knights Club

The monthly podcast where Star Wars and millennial nostalgia collide as Cam and Sam discuss each book in the Young Jedi Knights series and more!

402 - Legacy of the Force II: Bloodlines 07/02/2025

402 - Legacy of the Force II: Bloodlines We keep things in the family with returning guest Ryan Davis for Bloodlines, a certified Book of Boba Fett plus his bounty hunter brood! Hear us praise author Karen Traviss' character development, theorize how Legacy of the Force tries to out-Prequel the Prequels, and feel disquieted by the novel's eerie real-world parallels in a time of militarized police and civil unrest... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/37260960

401 - Legacy of the Force I: Betrayal 06/04/2025

401 - Legacy of the Force I: Betrayal A presumed-dead Marvel Star Wars villainess looms large over this next nine-book series, so it would be a karking shame not to consult luminary Marvel Star Wars Explorer Brian Rudloff to determine what the fierfek is going on! Like dark side mynock apparitions, we denude every nugget of Betrayal, from the ill-fated droid who's two Vaders tall to the hasty heel turn by a fan-favorite Young Jedi Knight... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/36851290

BONUS - Return of the Jedi: The Most Special Commentary Edition 05/04/2025

BONUS - Return of the Jedi: The Most Special Commentary Edition Celebrate Star Wars Day by simulating the experience of watching Episode VI with two pals who won't stop talking over the movie! Our Special-Edition-inspired commentary covers everything from the Mighty Boushh to blinking Ewoks to the novelization by James Kahn (not James Caan). An entire LEGION of our best ideas for superfluous revisions awaits you! /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/36427825

303 - Dark Nest III: The Swarm War 04/02/2025

303 - Dark Nest III: The Swarm War As the Dark Nest draws to a close and Luke Skywalker finishes watching Revenge of the Sith, the cry-curious Nate Tapp rounds out his trio of guest spots by tripling down on trilogy talk with us. Does The Swarm War warrant three hearty throat-clicks, or do we discard it like Huttwash (and if we discard, do we add two Swarm cards that cost 0 to our hand)? /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/35978720

302 - Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen 03/12/2025

302 - Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen Tibanna tapper Nate Tapp taps back in for a bantha-sized, hubba-shaped debate over whether the second Dark Nest novel satisfies like a delicious slice of live action pizza or gets more muddled than nebular miasma. The real plot twist, however, is that we stop kriffing around and finally reveal that this whole Young Jedi Knights Club thing has just been a backdoor Lost podcast the whole time... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/35655410

BONUS - The 4th Annual Lowie Awards 02/26/2025

BONUS - The 4th Annual Lowie Awards Clad in our classiest Killik silks, we walk the wax carpet for the gala that's even goofier than the Golden Globes... the 4th Annual Lowie Awards! Join us Joiners in raising a collectible McDonald's Batman Forever glass to toast the pop culture from the year of our lord Two Thousand and Twenty Four, not to mention our Lord Nyax, Emperox of Bad Boys... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/35441565

301 - Dark Nest I: The Joiner King 02/05/2025

301 - Dark Nest I: The Joiner King Rub your forearms together for the kingly Nate Tapp, who joins our hive mind as the podcast enters its insectoid era all about Troy Denning's Dark Nest trilogy! Grab a can of gelmeat and an orb of membrosia for an episode that's crawling with conversation about audiobook omissions, thorny throuples, and a Prime Unu who may have violated the Prime Directive... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/35165720

220 - New Jedi Order Retrospective 01/15/2025

220 - New Jedi Order Retrospective After nineteen novels, we wistfully turn the page on the New Jedi Order with an all-encompassing retrospective! It might as well be the Day of Comprehending the Will of the Gods... or at least of the Master Shapers behind this ambitious series, who we applaud for challenging our emotions, expanding our perception of the Force, and burning into our brains an entire lexicon of unforgettable Vong-cabulary words. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/34869035

219 - The Unifying Force 12/11/2024

219 - The Unifying Force Prime guest Jake Beal reveals himself as the true Supreme Overlord of the podcast, reunifying with us for the New Jedi Order’s colossal conclusion. It's the end of an era, and things get downright mythic as we wreath through weighty topics like Yuuzhan Vong theology, traumatic time jumps in the TV show ReBoot, and the (best ever?) Christmas of 2003. There might even be a few surprise gifts from Shimrra Claus himself... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/34398075

218 - The Final Prophecy 11/06/2024

218 - The Final Prophecy The podcast interdicts huttoad Eric Ambler for the not-quite-final Final Prophecy, which sets the table for the endgame of the New Jedi Order. This snackquarium of an episode is swimming with delicacies, as we follow Nen Yim on a trip to Qahsa Bonita, drop an unusual amount of Search for Spock references, and decide which is better: Seal IV or SEAL Team Six? /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/33819070

217 - Force Heretic III: Reunion 10/02/2024

217 - Force Heretic III: Reunion Reunited once again with Jack Stovold of "Jack's Silly Little JackCast," we transmit our final Zonama Sethoughts via telemetry on the Williams/Dix trilogy as a whole... or die trying. Added ingredients in this Esfandia-like atmospheric soup of an episode include the punting of pirates, an amalgamation of Anakins, and a Who's Who of heretics with the hots for Nom Anor! /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/33294457

216 - Force Heretic II: Refugee 09/11/2024

216 - Force Heretic II: Refugee Future host of "The LizardCast" Jack Stovold (what an Earth ass name...) helps us decide if this middle chapter of the Heretic trilogy is a first-rate tour de Force or merely an inconsequential side mission. Similar to Tahiri's recurring reptilian nightmares, we also receive disturbing visions of Borgs Bunny, living turntable creatures, and thought experiments involving Haley Joel Osment... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/33013697

215 - Force Heretic I: Remnant 08/07/2024

215 - Force Heretic I: Remnant Jack Stovold of "The HapeCast" rejoins us to kick off the New Jedi Order's first and only trilogy, in which the prominence of our old pal Pellaeon has got us all pumped! We also ponder how healthy it is to identify with the self-loathing Nom Anor, confuse Shanghai Noon with Shanghai Knights, and show some love for the Arnold Schwarzenegger of Hip Hop. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/32482812

214 - Destiny's Way 07/03/2024

214 - Destiny's Way Ryan Davis crabs his jouncing fighter into the money lane with us to discuss one of the best Star Wars ensemble books yet in an episode that's sure to do sellout business in jig time! Along the Way, we stop off on Planet Greg, try our best to think of some small-beaked birds, and commiserate over the sad life of a Kingdom Hearts fan. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/32001857

213 - Traitor 06/05/2024

213 - Traitor Ensnaring EU enthusiast Derek Lavender in the belly of the beast, we gorge on the deliciously flowery prose and philosophical richness of Matthew Stover's Traitor. This logic puzzle of a novel refreshingly expands the Force beyond the black-and-white binary typically depicted, and also serves as a poignant reminder of how much has been lost and changed since the halcyon days of the Young Jedi Knights books. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/31618212

212 - Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand 05/15/2024

212 - Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand A long-forgotten experiment awakens to wreak havoc upon the Vong-infested surface of Coruscant. Does Aaron Allston's experiment in NJO storytelling deserve to be forgotten too, or is there a place for Lord Nyax's brand of monster-of-the-week thrills? Completing our A-Team once again is Geoff Clarke, who's here to help us decide, as well as to debate the nadir of Star Wars cinema and the correct pronunciation of Hapan royalty. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/31284692

BONUS - The Empire Strikes Back: The Most Special Commentary Edition 05/04/2024

BONUS - The Empire Strikes Back: The Most Special Commentary Edition Another May the Fourth, another Special-est Edition commentary episode! One in which we try our best to rein in our rampant positivity and propose as many gratuitous "improvements" as possible to an all time favorite film, The Empire Strikes Back! Hear us also posit how George Lucas' history of revisionism primed us for the horrors of artificial intelligence... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/31113108

211 - Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream 04/03/2024

211 - Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream Aaron Allston brings big Wraith Squadron energy to the New Jedi Order, and proves that actually explaining the politics of a Resistance in Star Wars is quality matériel, not something JJ Abrams should have reduced to ejecta! Our Canuck co-pilot Geoff Clarke rejoins the podcast's Inner Circle, so naturally we cook up some more CanCon conversation, including what constitutes the layers of a Hayden Christensen sandwich... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/30666223

BONUS - The 3rd Annual Lowie Awards 03/06/2024

BONUS - The 3rd Annual Lowie Awards Time to flaunt that vonduun crab formalwear for the 3rd Annual Lowies! Or is their proper name the Praxeum Awards? Either way, the Lowbaccademy gives one final, bittersweet send-off to our beloved 90s and reevaluates the Oscar winners from the turn of the millennium before honoring the best of Star Wars in 2023! /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/30258263

210 - Dark Journey 02/07/2024

210 - Dark Journey This is a (Snapple Real) Fact: We're just living in a post-Star-by-Star world. Our buddy Barm begrudgingly embarks on another dark journey to Hapes with us for the Star Wars equivalent of a YA "romantasy." Whether that makes for a good book is HOTLY debated... Like, thinly veiled Reylo fanfic hot. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/29844658

209 - Star by Star 01/10/2024

209 - Star by Star NJO diehard Morgan Lavender links up with our battle meld to discuss gut-wrenching character deaths, dances with the dark side, and the oppressive sense of dread that permeates Troy Denning's tragic tome. Despite all that negatude, we at least find glimmers of fun in welcoming back ALL our favorite Young Jedi Knights and celebrating the DVD release of The Mummy Returns! /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/29431323

208 - Edge of Victory II: Rebirth 12/06/2023

208 - Edge of Victory II: Rebirth What child is this? The Babe, the Son of Mara! The New Jedi Order shepherds in a miraculous birth just in time for another giant-sized Christmas special! Sam's brother Jack Stovold makes this a festive family reunion filled with the Givin' of gifts, the holiday highlights of 2001, and of course the evergreen podcast fodder that is Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/28961448

207 - Edge of Victory I: Conquest 11/01/2023

207 - Edge of Victory I: Conquest CanCon connoisseur Geoff Clarke genuflects with us before author Greg Keyes, who keys into the precise kind of New Jedi Order entry we've been demanding: an intimate character study with a healthy dose of sympathetic Vong (sorry, Yuuzhan Vong) to root for. It's also a surprising love letter to those Junior Jedi Knights children's books... with added violence and despair! /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/28489058

206 - Balance Point 10/04/2023

206 - Balance Point Slip on your most ghoulish gablith masquer for a Young Jedi Knights Club Spooktacular! Hear us conjure up our favorite frights from the year 2000, revel in Kathy Tyers' wicked character work, and determine the "Halloweeniest" moments of Balance Point, whatever the stang that means... Just don't let a whisperkit cross your path! /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/28220462

205 - Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse 09/06/2023

205 - Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse The Agents of Chaos duology concludes in a plate-spinning yarn dripping with Hutt Stuff and a side of Jedi-smothered hash browns. Eric Ambler snaps on a slap-bracelet-like amphistaff and boards the matte black Falcon to help us grapple with the inhumanity of superweapons, both in the real world and in this book, as we guess who or what threatens to eclipse the Jedi... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/27960132

204 - Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial 08/02/2023

204 - Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial Han gets the Solo adventure we’ve been craving, but more importantly, for a page or two, we get to welcome back our favorite forsaken Young Jedi Knights! Agent of chaos Barm returns to the podcast for more "Stephen King bullsh*t," real talk about the art-life balance, and an appraisal of James Luceno's reference-heavy style of worldbuilding. Don't forget to stick around after the credits for a very important string cheese incident! /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/27638604

203 - Dark Tide II: Ruin 07/04/2023

203 - Dark Tide II: Ruin The Seanslaught continues... Sean Davis rejoins us for the Embrace of Pain as the tide of this duology takes an especially dark and ruinous turn. He also details a firsthand account of the pop culture event of 2000: his high school graduation! Fitting, given the motif of universities in these last few books, a sign that our Young Jedi Knights have advanced to the next phase of their education in the New Jedi Order. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/27367155

202 - Dark Tide I: Onslaught 06/07/2023

202 - Dark Tide I: Onslaught Emperor's black bones! It's about time we finally read another New Jedi Order book! Sean Davis returns to the club to break all the rules of the Memory Archive, touching on everything from “hate picks” to the hot s**t of February Y2K. The Yuuzhan Vong War rages on, but the true onslaught might just be The Bad Touch vs. the Thong Song… /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/27071085

BONUS - A New Hope: The Most Special Commentary Edition 05/04/2023

BONUS - A New Hope: The Most Special Commentary Edition In the tradition of superfluous revisions to the original trilogy, we provide our own feature-length commentary suggesting even more changes to A New Hope, Special Edition style! Watch along and hear us try to maintain a facade of sarcasm for two whole hours as we propose cramming as many prequel references, CGI stand-ins, and dewbacks as possible into an already perfect movie. /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/26745795

BONUS - Invasion: Refugees / Rescues 04/05/2023

BONUS - Invasion: Refugees / Rescues Detouring away from the New Jedi Order novels, we take the plunge into two volumes of a comic book arc that (barely) includes a few of our favorite Young Jedi Knights! Despite some Invasion-related communications disruptions, Brian Rudloff returns to the podcast to worship the satanic content of 2009 and 2010, learn about the ORIGINAL Finn, and debate whether we needed to read these comics at all... /episode/index/show/youngjediknightsclub/id/26458260

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