Well, this is it. The end of an era for me. The last episode of the University of Coruscant. It's been joyful and difficult and exciting and challenging and basically all the emotions in the middle. This last season has been a two year project and so I thought I'd end it with a big bang. You get a super long episode today featuring my two podcast p…

Part cop, part jedi, all badass. Corran Horn is one of my favorite characters because he is the embodiment of a very simple, yet hard to achieve lesson in life. Be yourself. Not just the parts of yourself that you like, or the parts you wish you were, but truly yourself. Don't swim upstream against your natural tendencies. Harness them and point th…

Ever wonder if the baddest librarian in history could take down the most feared villain in the galaxy? Well, that question might not be as ridiculous as one might think. It nearly happened. But it takes a pretty special librarian. Jocasta Nu is probably the single most interesting librarian in history, historical or fiction. Prove me wrong. Special…

The Mother of Clones, Shaak Ti. And yet, not a great mother of jedi. You'd think after going 0-2 in the padawan surviving category, maybe you're not life-coach material. But that didn't stop Shaak Ti from being assigned the wellbeing of millions of clones. And that's not even the best part. She had 5 deaths. Not all at once... well, you'll just hav…

Yaddle. The other green one. Ok. The other OTHER green one. Still, Yaddle is the quintessential forgotten jedi. Forever in the shadow of master Yoda, Yaddle was quite the jedi in her own right. And by the stars we're going to tell her story. Special thanks to Around The Galaxy host Pete Fletzer for his fantastic radio DJ voiceacting.…

Welcome back to the University of Coruscant. It's been a minute since the last semester, but we're going to say that's because we've got a force-load of goodness waiting for you in Season 4. Starting with the guy who arguably ruined the galaxy, Sifo-Dyas, we're going to talking "Lesser Known Jedi" all semester. And boy, do we have some surprises in…

You still think all-nighters are a good idea? Well, good luck. The entirety of semester 3 of Galactic History, Ancient Sith, all in one holo.De către University of Coruscant

All things must end, and so must another semester at the University of Coruscant. But not before we go out with a banger. Revan and Malak. A buddy movie for the ages, if buddy movies also included a lot of death and some disfigurement. Still, a tremendous story with cool helmets.De către University of Coruscant

Back on Coruscant. In a steamtub. What better place to wallow in your misery after the disaster of a holodrama; Tauntaunado..... or was it? Join Dr. Ravencourt and, of course, Todd in the penultimate episode of the season and listen to the tale of Naga Sadow, the Sith Lord who took the first bold step.…

There's plenty of reasons to be scared of a Sith Lord. They're manipulative, they're diabolical, they are the power behind the power. But then there's the kind of Sith Lords that would rather just mow down a battlefield of soldiers like blades of grass. You should probably be really scared of those ones. Join Dr. Ravencourt as he talks about Darth …

Tauntauns are special creatures. Unless they're digitally created monsters that make no sense in the context of the movie plot, whatever that is. Gerry the Canon Junkie of The Bombadcast guest voices a spectacular character in this excellent episode about perhaps the deepest character story of any Sith in Star Wars history, Darth Treya.…

Life on the set of a holodrama can be great. And sometimes it's not. Particularly the food. Join Dr. Ravencourt and Todd as they trudge through another questionable day of holodrama making and enjoy a great lecture on maybe the most arrogant Sith Lord of all time, Exar Kun.De către University of Coruscant

Todd and Dr. Ravencourt continue to muddle through the recording of Tauntaunado when they meet a slightly overzealous security guard (Tony of Guard Frequency). Things predictably go awry, but hey, you get a lecture on perhaps the most ambitious Sith lord of all time while we're at it.De către University of Coruscant

Episode 3 of Season 3 finds Dr. Ravencourt and Todd waking up far too early to a very excited director and the famous leading lady of Holodramas, Lusa Thienno (voiced by the spectacular Luthien of Girls With Sabers). All that and the conclusion of the Darth Bane story with his new apprentice, the sith sorcerer Darth Zannah. Class is in session.…

In Episode 2 of Season 3, Dr. Ravencourt and Todd travel to the set of the holodrama "Tauntaunado". Dr. Ravencourt manages to find time to give a lecture on one of the greatest Sith stories ever told; Darth Bane. I mean, this guy invented the Rule of Two. Can we show a little respect here?De către University of Coruscant

Season 3 of the UofC starts off in the heart of Coruscant with a triumphant return to the Grand Lecture Hall! Featuring guest voice Travis McElroy of My Brother, My Brother and Me as well as The Adventure Zone and Shmanners. Dr. Ravencourt and everyone's favorite Mon Cal T.A. Todd return to start a new semester on Sith Lords with the granddaddy of …

Hey UofC Students, Season 3 is wrapping up and it's my birthday, so I thought I'd give a present to you. Isn't that how birthday's work? No? Maybe on the outer rim it works like this. Who knows. Anyways, Season 3 will be out shortly. In the meantime, let me talk about how little we know about Yoda's species. It's something I do very well.…

A mini lecture provided by Dr. Ravencourt. A cheap way to buy time while he works on Season 3. The twin ion engine. Raith Sienar designs an engine which revolutionizes the Empire's ability to create kill marks on rebel helmets everywhere.De către University of Coruscant

A mini lecture provided by Dr. Ravencourt with special guest, Blur Lightfire. Cienna Ree. One of the fastest rising stars of the Imperial Navy, a woman of color, and captain of a Star Destroyer by age 25. And you've probably never heard of her. Time to fix that.De către University of Coruscant

For those of you who decided that it was better to just wait until right before the final and then cram it all in and roll the dice, here you go. Good luck. The entirety of semester 2 of Galactic History, Bounty Hunters, all in one holo.De către University of Coruscant

In the finale of Season 2, Dr. Ravencourt and Todd return to the Grand Lecture Hall on campus at the University of Coruscant to teach a class on the greatest bounty hunter of all time, Boba Fett. Join the UofC to experience all the in-universe star wars sound as you take a seat in the heart of the galaxy. Class is in session!…

Cad Bane took the mantle of "Best Bounty Hunter" when Jango Fett died. Their similarities are striking. Maybe not as similar as Jango to Boba, but c'mon, let's be fair. Cad Bane had one up on Jango Fett though, and that was a flair for the dramatic. Bane pulled off some of the greatest jobs in history and was absolutely not scared of the limelight.…

What do the Clone Wars and Boba Fett have in common? The answer is the greatest bounty hunter of his era, a mandalorian named Jango Fett. And no, I don't want to debate mandalorians, but I probably will a bit. Either way, Jango Fett was so well regarded, that Darth Tyranus decided to recruit him for a little cloning operation which resulted in a ga…

If you're a Trandoshan, born as the son of the leader of the bounty hunters guild, and your father names you "Devours His Prey" after you eat all your brothers and sisters, well you have a lot to live up to. Bossk did exactly that. Daddy was proud.De către University of Coruscant

There are some bounty hunters in the galaxy with a moral code. They do things for a reason and they don't bend. They won't take certain jobs, or eliminate certain targets. They are rational and thoughtful and maybe even a little bit caring. They are not Aurra Sing.De către University of Coruscant

Greedo is a great example of why not all jobs are for all people. Sometimes it takes talent. Sometimes it takes a certain temperament. When you cram a square peg in a round hole, you may not like the result. And it may get you blasted. Greedo was a bounty hunter who never stood a chance, from his rough start to his end at a table with Han Solo.…

In the Star Wars Universe, there are few things better than a good story at a warm cantina at the end of a long walk. And if that walk is on Hoth, then the cantina is extra good. The tale of 4-LOM and Zuckuss is the tale of 2 deadly strangers who become best friends, and what's better to drink to than that.…

It turns out that caves on Hoth are still dangerous, no matter how cozy they appear to be. Dr. Ravencourt and Todd continue t press their luck on Hoth, avoiding a bounty from the Bothan Associate. Today's lecture is the deadliest droid in the galaxy, the famous IG-88.De către University of Coruscant

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Welcome to the University of Coruscant. In one of his most popular lectures, Dr. Ravencourt discusses all the bells and whistles that come with a fully decked out bounty hunter like Boba Fett. Also, flamethrowers. Did we mention flamethrowers?De către University of Coruscant

Welcome to the University of Coruscant. Dr. Ravencourt explores the world of explosives in this lecture hall full of students. Never, ever bring explosives into a lecture hall full of students. Ever.De către University of Coruscant

Welcome to the University of Coruscant. Dr. Ravencourt moves on to blaster pistols in this lecture. With the help of his bothan associate, Dr. Ravencourt acquires some of the galaxy's most known pistols and explains how they work, with or without the safety on.De către University of Coruscant

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Welcome to the University of Coruscant. This is a lecture from Galactic History 101 in which Dr. Sunny Ravencourt teaches Galactic Weaponry. In his very first holonet lecture, Dr. Sunny Ravencourt discusses Pre-Lightsaber technology. University of Coruscant is a Star Wars Podcast.De către University of Coruscant