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 change in the real world—why has no electoral politician in our lifetime ever roused our souls like Marva did in episode’s 12’s revolt on the planet Ferrix? What might that say about the rise of fascism in the 2020s?
Further Reading
Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right, by David Austin Walsh
“Luthen Rael Embodies Andor’s Gray Side,” by Roxana Hadadi
“A Tale of Miners and Prisoners,” by RK Upadhya
Teaser
Andor Season 1 Trailer
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