The Complete Andor Mini-Series
Our grand Andor mini-series is finally complete! Shoutout to Jenny G. Zhang, Paul Adlerstein, David Austin Walsh, David Klion, and Matt Duss for helping us explore every political nook and cranny of the Andor universe over close to 20 hours of enriching (and often hilarious) conversation.
All eight episodes are available wherever you get your podcasts. They’re also included below.
Andor (2025), Season 2 Ep. 10–12 + Rogue One (2016) w/ Matt Duss and Paul Adlerstein | Ep. 34
In this finale to our Andor series, Van and Lyle are joined by returning guest Paul Adlerstein and—making his first appearance on the pod—Matt Duss, former foreign policy advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders and current executive vice president at the Center for International Policy.
Andor (2025), Season 2, Ep. 7-9 w/ David Klion and David Austin Walsh | Ep. 30
The Death Star was born in blood well before it ever came into existence. In episodes 7-9 of Andor, we see just how much blood, and why. A false-flag operation to secure critical minerals. A French-resistance style sub-plot involving infiltration by an ambitious order muppet. Genocide of the Ghormans—an affluent middle-power planet. And a Galactic media that pretends to be the arbiter of truth while merely manufacturing consent for empire.
Andor (2025), Season 2, Ep. 4-6 w/ Paul Adlerstein and David Klion | Ep. 28
Van and Lyle are joined by journalist David Klion and returning guest Paul Adlerstein to unpack Episodes 4 through 6 of Andor Season 2, when the slow-burn tension of the early arc erupts into full-fledged moral crisis.
Andor (2025) Season 2 Ep. 1-3 w/ Jenny G. Zhang | Ep. 27
Slate culture editor Jenny G. Zhang returns to the pod for our initial foray into the first block of Andor Season 2.
Andor (2022), Episodes 10–12 w/ David Austin Walsh | Ep. 25
Van (minus Lyle) is joined by historian David Austin Walsh to explore episodes 10-12 of Andor’s first-season finale. Their conversation focuses on Andor’s embrace of revolution and the surprising political realism of the show’s portrayal of labor exploitation and social uprisings. Van and David also discuss liberalism’s failure to inspire meaningful cha…
Andor (2022), Episodes 8–10 w/ Paul Adlerstein | Ep. 23
Van and Lyle are joined once again by historian Paul Adlerstein to delve into episodes 8 through 10 of Andor. The conversation traces the jarring split between the dystopian labor camps of Narkina 5 and the sterile dinner parties of Coruscant’s elite, two poles of the same imperial order. They examine the moral complexities faced by characters like Mon Mothma, who grapples with the potential betrothal of her daughter to secure rebel funding, and how sectarianism and hard strategy collide in the rebel underground.
Andor (2022), Episodes 4–6 w/ Jenny G. Zhang and Paul Adlerstein | Ep. 22
The pod returns to Andor with Slate culture editor Jenny G. Zhang and, for the first time, the historian Paul Adlerstein. This second installment covers the Aldhani arc, Coruscant as pristine imperial metropole, and metropolitan contempt for the indigenous periphery—writ large in their treatment of the Aldhani tribes.
Andor (2022), Episodes 1–3 w/ Jenny G. Zhang | Ep. 20
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