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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. 22 - 24

    Vision of the Future Ch. 22 - 24
    Jun 3 2026
    "What is a hallway but a series of open-ended storage compartments?" --Karoly, probably.

    Gilad Pellaeon breaks into one ivoory desk to steal floppy disks and now he's all, "let's go break my friend out of prison!" Meanwhile, despite his boss' critical feedback, Flim is out here doing an incredible job being fake-Thrawn. He's convincing pirates to give him their super deadly shipyards for free. He's got a Mistryl assassin convinced she should probably get her assassin sisterhood to join the Empire. And (for now) he's convinced Han and Lando that they have a copy of the Camaas Document. Get this man a high ball and keep him alive for a while longer, he earned it.

    Speaking of leadership, manic pixie dream boss Talon Karrde thinks he's about to reach the end of his mid-life crisis (though he also thinks the end is death-by-former-employer). Joke's on him: his menty b hasn't even started! For once, C-3PO is the only one out here having a great time. In fairness, that might be because he doesn't know what's going on.
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    45 mins
  • Vision of the Future Ch. 19 - 21

    Vision of the Future Ch. 19 - 21
    May 27 2026
    Leia hastily sweeps some fast food wrappers off the dash as she and Pelleaon sit down to negotiate lasting galactic peace in the Falcon. Back on Bastion, the Imperial Triumvirate of Messy B*tches rides again as Han and Lando race against the best spy craft the space 1970s can buy, while Pelleaon casually violates Disra's 4th Amendment rights. Luthen Rael, eat your heart out.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 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
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