

Delusions Of Grandeur
Emily Gadek & Kelly Jones
Emily and Kelly grew up before Star Wars returned to the big screen—when novels were fans' only hope. Now, they're re-reading them with fresh eyes for plot twists, new characters, and surprisingly apt socio-political themes. Delusions of Grandeur is a podcast about the good, the bad, and the truly bizarre stories of the Star Wars novels.Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!
Episodes
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Nov 19, 2025 • 52min
Rebel Dawn Ch. 4 - 6
"Mawwiage, that bwessed awwangement, that dweam within a dweam..." We are gathered here today to witness a Wookie wedding (humans: DO NOT DRINK THE BOOZE, YOU WILL DIE). Despite being surrounded by love, flying the ship of his dreams, and enjoying a moderate amount of smuggling success, Han Solo does not want to get married. Unfortunately, he also doesn't really want to talk about his feelings. So while Hutts be schemin' and Fetts be huntin', Solos be ghostin'.Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Nov 12, 2025 • 1h 7min
Rebel Dawn Ch. 1-3
But soft! What light through yonder airbrush breaks -- it is the east, and the book is A.C. Crispin's Rebel Dawn. We're creeping closer to to the moment Han and Chewie walk through the cantina doors in Mos Eisley, but for now we have several scheming Hutts, Chewie romancing his lady friend with some fresh porcupine, and everyone converging on beautiful Cloud City, Bespin -- Han and Lando to play some cards, Bria and Winter (!!) to propose some kind of Rebel study group, and get a nice cup of vine-coffee. Plus, patrons get inventive on galactic Reddit.Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Nov 5, 2025 • 54min
The Hutt Gambit Ch. 13 - Epilogue
Han Solo is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Join Zoom Meetinghuttp://webdotzoomdotcorellia/YT492727ZEDMeeting ID: YT492727ZEDJoin the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Oct 29, 2025 • 39min
The Hutt Gambit Ch. 10-12
Chewie contemplates the true meaning of a Wookie life debt after an incredibly annoying car ride with his human, Han finds out the perils of competency as he is sent to bribe yet another Imperial commander...and that he loves being on stage, even when not in a sparkly bodysuit. Bria finds out the Imperial Moff she's hitched her wagon to has lost his mind. Hutts continue to Hutt as battles and poisoning schemes approach their inevitable conclusions.Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Oct 22, 2025 • 51min
The Hutt Gambit Ch. 7 - 9
Everything seems to be coming up Han. Boba Fett hasn't shot him with a butt-dart in months. After being dumped by his close-magic girlfriend, he finds a new lady in a Corellian bar (and this new lady doesn't make him wear spangly bodysuits). His buddy Lando bought a shipyard with life-crystal money and leases Han and Chewie their very own ship!! (So what if it's a total lemon and not the Falcon?) All of the Nar Shadda Smuggle Buddies (TM) get together in a space barn on the daily to fix up their ships and trade hot goss. Life is prettay prettay prettayyyyy good......until it isn't. For some reason, old Empy P decides to 'crack down on crime', which means going after the Hutts, which means the National Guard is about to get deployed to Nar Shadda. The Hutts think that the best way to smooth this over is to call the only human they know (guess who) to try to make some bargains with the Imperials...Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Oct 15, 2025 • 58min
The Hutt Gambit Ch. 4-6
Where to BEGIN. Han and Chewie are living in a shitty apartment and driving a giant space bus while on the run from many a bounty hunter when they end up taking a quick jaunt to Kessel to escape from a very handsy lady Wookie. A.C. Crispin does her level best to explain why you might measure the Kessel Run in parsecs...and more importantly, how Han is, of course, a natural at flying through asteroid fields. Back on Nal Hutta, he finally gets a meeting with Jabba and Jiliac, which leads to a new job and the opportunity to romance a famous (and very serious) magician. Not even magic can save him from Boba Fett, who hits him in the butt with a dart filled with the old "Ella Enchanted" juice. But you know who can? A very handsome, stylishly dressed man who needs some flying lessons in the old hunk of junk freighter he just won in a card game.Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Oct 8, 2025 • 60min
The Hutt Gambit Ch. 1 - 3
Smash cut to our next book...and one Han Solo, recently kicked out of the Imperial Navy after five years of faithful (?) service. He's getting very drunk in a bar and getting very nostalgic about his cool Corellian pants while he tries to get rid of an annoying Wookie who won't stop following him around. It's a good thing Chewbacca did adopt this rescue human at the shelter though, because Han spends the rest of these chapters writing checks his body can't cash. And maybe, just maybe seeing his ex across a crowd of potential pilgrims... Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Sep 24, 2025 • 1h 10min
The Paradise Snare Ch. 13-Epilogue
Han and Bria head to Corellia, where they have an incredibly awkward long weekend with her family ending in Han getting recognized as the swoop champion of all Corellia by Bria's ex. To be fair, he seems hella stoked she's sleeping with such a good swoop pilot. Then it's off for an even more disastrous mini break on Coruscant that ends with Han (failing at) robbing a bank, Bria realizing she needs to deal with her addiction before she can be in a relationship, and Han getting his retinas burned off. Luckily, the Imperial Naval Academy doesn't care if you heart is now a hard empty shell because your girlfriend left you...but they do care if you know about like, jizz and art and stuff. Shrike also doesn't care about the breakup or any of that culture stuff, although he would like the bounty on Han's head. Can't a man enjoy his new retinas and eat his nerf medallions in peace??Plus, the chat has spoken: we'll continue on to book two, The Hutt Gambit.Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Sep 17, 2025 • 45min
The Paradise Snare Ch. 10 - 12
The action's really pickin' up, pardners. Han and Muurgh both race to rescue their respective partners from horrible, cult-based slavery with some tastefully designed explosions. Also, they stuff a bunch of antiques into a backpack, do some fancy flying, attend a space-cat wedding, and have some tastefully off-screen sexy times. Plus, we ask: what do we read next?Join the Patreon for early episode releases, a chat full of spicy takes, and infrequent but invaluable giveaways!

Sep 11, 2025 • 49min
The Paradise Snare Ch. 7-9
Emily gets her laptop back. Han Solo does some hand smoochies and gets a reluctant mud bath. Bria gets high and realizes her religion is a sham. Muuurgh plots a murder and goes for a run.


