Beltway Banthas

A podcast by Stephen Kent

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158 Episodes

  1. Outer Rim Elegy & Brian Silliman of SYFY WIRE on The Mandalorian

    Published: 11/30/2020
  2. Election 2020 Rebel Alliance Situation Room Roundtable

    Published: 11/2/2020
  3. How do we dismantle the Death Star level threat of politics?

    Published: 10/29/2020
  4. Star Wars, Court-Packing and Mike Lee vs the Galactic Senate

    Published: 10/18/2020
  5. Roundtable: Star Wars and the fight to save democracy

    Published: 9/28/2020
  6. Does liberty always die with thunderous applause?

    Published: 9/21/2020
  7. Important podcast update, exciting news and Rogue One in real life

    Published: 7/24/2020
  8. Reflections on the politics of Revenge of the Sith at fifteen years

    Published: 6/18/2020
  9. E.K. Johnston on Padme, Trade Wars and the politics of Naboo

    Published: 6/4/2020
  10. Star Wars' Identity Crisis Mirrors Our Own

    Published: 5/28/2020
  11. Michael Steel on the DC cantina, Han Solo and Star Wars' case for democracy

    Published: 5/8/2020
  12. The Tibetan struggle and the Force's threat to tyrants

    Published: 4/30/2020
  13. Mayor Betsy Hodges on surviving, governing and escaping to Tatooine

    Published: 4/16/2020
  14. Ben Domenech (The Federalist) on The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian and democracy

    Published: 4/2/2020
  15. The Clone Wars and the politics of starving

    Published: 3/26/2020
  16. Interview: Gene Park of the Washington Post

    Published: 3/19/2020
  17. Can the Force fix America? ft. Maggie Lovitt

    Published: 3/12/2020
  18. #ReleaseTheJJCut: Star Wars and Conspiracy Theory

    Published: 1/9/2020
  19. A Rise of Skywalker Review Spectacular!

    Published: 12/28/2019
  20. The Rise of Andrew Heaton and the case for Empire

    Published: 12/17/2019

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Beltway Banthas is a monthly Star Wars podcast about the intersection of Star Wars and politics. Host, Stephen Kent, draws from politics IRL and connects the big problems we face to lessons in the Star Wars universe. Whether it be discourse about redemption, empathy, humility or hot button topics ranging from racial justice to cancel culture, Beltway Banthas takes it all on.