The Young Podawans

All good things must come to an end - even truly great things like this here podcast. It's the final(ish) episode of Young Podawans! We're taking a little hiatus and we leave you with another rambly, giggly, meandery Glaciers of Men episode to send us off! Thanks for listening everyone, it been an amazing 2.5 years and we'll see you all again when we come back!

We made it folks - 2017 is finally over and while it was a mess of a year, there were some real bright spots in Geek Media. Genre entertainment continues to deliver amazing content even in this darkest of timelines, so we're here to tell you what we loved most in 2017 and recap of our year long reading challenge.

This is not going to go the way you think. Luke wasn't kidding. Probably the most talked about and divisive Star Wars film yet - this week we tackle The Last Jedi. We're both very conflicted about this film and there's nothing like geeky podcast therapy to grapple with our feelings.

We're in a bit of scheduling limbo with Star Wars coming out today, so we're rolling with another of our (in)famous Geek Potpourri episodes! Hear us chat about all the books, movies, television and games we've been geeking out about the last few weeks! And if that's not enough, we go on epic tangents about reusable shopping bags and the hot singles of Stardew Valley!

The Young Podawans' Harry Potter vs Dark Tower Reading Challenge continues! This week we chat about Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire! For the sake of continuity (and because they are awesome) - be sure to check out the HP & DT Books 1-3 episode and the Wizard & Glass episode before venturing further!

CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE THIS ONE GOES TO ELEVEN

We're back with another episode in our Harry Potter vs Dark Tower Reading Challenge! This time it's a special edition wherein we discuss Wizard and Glass, the big tragic romance flashback of the Dark Tower series. This was one of Brian's favorite books growing up (and he hyped it pretty significantly to Kristin) - does it stand the test of time or collapse under the weight of its daunting length and outdated tropes? Listen and find out!

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It's been over two years since Marvel's Netflix series began. There's been some highs, some lows, and some really, really yellow-glowy fisty lows, but now it's come to this - The Defenders! After two years, five stand alone series, and four new heroes, did it all pay off in the end? Much like  the road leading here, there were many ups and downs in The Defenders, and we're chatting about all of them. And much like the Korra comic we discussed last episode, it's a bit of missed opportunity.  One thing's for certain though: NO MORE NINJAS.

We could have taken a jaunty stroll through the Spirit World in the time we've been waiting for this Korra comic - BUT NOW THE WAIT IS OVER! Was it worth the long wait? Did the continuation of one of our favorite shows live up to the hype? DID VARRICK AND ZHU LI DO THE THING ONCE MORE? Give a listen and find out, Korraholics!

50 h*cking episodes! We did it y'all and we couldn't do without all of you. So to celebrate our 50th episode we have a gift for you dear listeners - two lucky commenters on this post will win  a comment on this post The Tales of Beedle the Bard or Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born, plus a super sweet Young Podawans bookmark!

With the announcement of the New Doctor, we decided to step back into the TARDIS and catch up on the Doctor's most recent adventures. In short - we liked Bill a lot, but it was still a very Moffaty season for the most part. Still - we have MANY THOUGHTS. Aside from the Who-Talk, we have also an update on our reading challenge and on our watermelon beer preferences.

Welcome lords and ladies to the grand amphitheater of House Podawan! It's pretty shocking we haven't done a Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire episode yet, right? The show is back for the penultimate season and the books are limbo, so why not do it now? Besides all things GoT and ASoIaF, we also geek out about the new Doctor and drop some withering shade on the horrible new Valerian movie.

Episode 47 - Glaciers of Men 3 by The Young Podawans

Luke vs Vader Harry vs Voldemort Batman vs Joker The Young Podawans vs Their "To Be Read" Piles. All legendary challenges, but we're only talking about one of them this week. It's an update on the unending battle against our teetering book towers and the challenge Kristin laid down at the beginning of the year!  It's all books all the time in this brand new episode!