BLAH 226 The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, with Bret Deveraux

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour by Sean T. Collins & Stefan Sasse

Aug 5, 202601:26:15Arts

There's a faux history book about the titular Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire which I read and then reawakened my urge to discuss totalitarianism and historical modelling in Star Wars with Bret Deveraux, and he was...

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