Tarkin's Top Shelf
Hosted by Becca and Mark · Becca Benjamin & Mark Sutter
4.4from 94 ratings
- 468
- Episodes
- 40
- Transcribed
- 94
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
About Tarkin's Top Shelf
A Star Wars literary podcast that strives to deliver an educational and yet, entertaining analysis and outlook, pertaining to the new canonical novels/YA books from the galaxy far, far away. In other words, Becca and Mark are your guardians to the Whills and your librarians to the long-lost Jedi Archives.
- Publisher
- Becca Benjamin & Mark Sutter
- Category
- tv & film · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 11 Jan 2016
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
40 of 468 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
467: THE DEAD SPEAK! Anakin Has a Conversation with Rey
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
466: 'Star Wars': Jon Watts to direct next movie for Lucasfilm
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
465: Mortis Gods Are a THING! Plus, Rumors of the Future?
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467: THE DEAD SPEAK! Anakin Has a Conversation with Rey
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] He knows these are thoughts that she's having because she's doubting where she is right now with everything. And that leads him to really dig deep and do something that I think he wishes would have been done for him. And he's doing it now for somebody else who he really doesn't know. Right. He reaches down deep, finds that common ground with her, and he says, I know what it's like to be alone. We're hard people, Ray, raised by the desert. There were people that tried to help me, but I wouldn't let them. I wanted to do it all on my own. That was weakness, Ray. Evil looks for the weak. I mean, it's so beautifully written. because it applies to so much more than just their specific situation. […]
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- Rebecca Roanhorse
- Kristin Baver
- Dr Chris Kempshall
- Madeleine Roux
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 70 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Tarkin's Top Shelf?
Becca and Mark host the show. Published by Becca Benjamin & Mark Sutter.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
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