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Andor, Episodes 1–3 w/ Jenny G. Zhang | Bang-Bang Podcast Cross-Over | Ep. 237

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Free preview cross-over with the Bang-Bang Podcast. Van and Lyle kick off their Andor series with Slate culture editor Jenny G. Zhang, diving into the show’s slow-burn opening arc where imperial bootlickers, jealous love interests, and rebels in the making collide on the Outer Rim. They discuss what makes Andor—a property of the Star Wars universe—feel different than its franchise kin, from its social realism to its psychological bite. If The Battle of Algiers looms large, so does Parable of the Sower, especially the show’s landscape of authoritarian company towns and the simmering hints of a revolutionary break.

They talk about the Preox-Morlana security force as East India Company meets Blackwater, and Deputy Inspector Syril Karn as the story’s omnipresent archetype—the insecure man desperate to matter. Just like the pathetic rent-a-cops Andor is forced to kill, and the equally envious Timm Karlo, another tragic loser who dies trying to make up for his fateful angst.

History appears to turn not so much on generals and emperors, but on the choices and contradictions of broken men. Men stuck in systems they didn’t build, and whose real breaking is yet to come.

Check out the Bang-Bang Podcast and subscribe: https://www.bangbangpod.com/

Further Reading

Jenny’s website

Jenny on Bluesky

Jenny on Twitter

The Andor Dilemma: Pop Culture’s Place in Leftist Strategy,” by Van Jackson

Introducing Andor Analysed, Part 1,” by Jamie Woodcock

The Battle of Algiers Episode

Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, by Rashid Khalidi

  continue reading

239 episodes

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Manage episode 480256892 series 2593455
Content provided by Van Jackson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Van Jackson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Free preview cross-over with the Bang-Bang Podcast. Van and Lyle kick off their Andor series with Slate culture editor Jenny G. Zhang, diving into the show’s slow-burn opening arc where imperial bootlickers, jealous love interests, and rebels in the making collide on the Outer Rim. They discuss what makes Andor—a property of the Star Wars universe—feel different than its franchise kin, from its social realism to its psychological bite. If The Battle of Algiers looms large, so does Parable of the Sower, especially the show’s landscape of authoritarian company towns and the simmering hints of a revolutionary break.

They talk about the Preox-Morlana security force as East India Company meets Blackwater, and Deputy Inspector Syril Karn as the story’s omnipresent archetype—the insecure man desperate to matter. Just like the pathetic rent-a-cops Andor is forced to kill, and the equally envious Timm Karlo, another tragic loser who dies trying to make up for his fateful angst.

History appears to turn not so much on generals and emperors, but on the choices and contradictions of broken men. Men stuck in systems they didn’t build, and whose real breaking is yet to come.

Check out the Bang-Bang Podcast and subscribe: https://www.bangbangpod.com/

Further Reading

Jenny’s website

Jenny on Bluesky

Jenny on Twitter

The Andor Dilemma: Pop Culture’s Place in Leftist Strategy,” by Van Jackson

Introducing Andor Analysed, Part 1,” by Jamie Woodcock

The Battle of Algiers Episode

Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, by Rashid Khalidi

  continue reading

239 episodes

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