Ep 891 - Reflections on Andor Season 2: Maya Pei and the Basal Ganglia Brigade

Infants on Thrones

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Cassian Andor didn’t just escape a crash — he landed in the middle of a fractured rebellion, where mistrust, fear, and instinct rule the day.
In this episode, we explore the early chaos of the Rebel Alliance through the lens of the human brain: the survival-driven basal ganglia, the emotional currents of the limbic system, and the emerging wisdom of the neocortex.

You'll meet the Maya Pei Brigade — not just a group of bickering rebels, but a mirror of your own nervous system under pressure.

Guided by a binaural beat soundscape (think: a bacta tank for your brain), we dive into how hope survives through the chaos, how awareness can strengthen fractured alliances within, and why embracing your own shadows is the ultimate act of rebellion.

Dedicated to my sister — and to anyone learning how to trust their own fragile, powerful thread of hope.

Because the rebellion isn't just out there.

It's inside you.

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0:00.0	Baby steps.
0:01.0	This is Infants on Thrones.
0:05.0	I'm looking for the further light and knowledge Father promised to sing.
0:08.0	Babystap.
0:09.0	Baby, baby, love you.
0:10.0	Look for the good in everyone.
0:13.0	Spoiler alert.
0:16.0	This episode may contain spoilers about Andor season two.
0:21.6	It definitely contains spoilers about your own nervous system and evidence-based mindfulness practices
0:27.6	that lead to lasting inner peace and Jedi-like calm and well-being.
0:32.6	These are not the thoughts and feelings you are searching for.
0:35.6	So proceed at your own risk.
0:38.7	It's a cool discussion about Andor, but your hidden dark side might also get some accidental
0:44.8	therapy.
0:45.8	Get to trap!
0:49.2	All right.
0:51.0	Picture this.
0:53.5	Cassian's back.
0:55.0	He's escaped the empire in a stolen tie fighter, barely holding it together.
1:02.0	Alarm screaming. Smoke rising from every panel.
1:07.0	He's flying blind. He doesn't know if he's about to crash doesn't even know where he is yet
1:14.1	but he lands and what does he find a group of rebels the Maya pay brigade not exactly the
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