• Reminiscing on 7 years of watching and reading Star Wars, doing trivs and learning mad skills, like how to do Star Wars Celebration, how to podcast and how to not drink too much when podcasting. Important life lessons!
• What do Sam Elliott, sh-tty beer and football have in common? Star Wars at the Super Bowl! Mystifying, or just a small (expensive) part of a grander marketing plan? (article referenced)
• Speaking of Mando - we call him Mandu now - a new MandUlorian & Grogu trailer is here! Let’s discuss! 
• The article that sparked a million click bait parasites did not actually say what you think it said. Calm down. 
• We did the math. Jon Favreau isn’t going anywhere. Take that, click bait. 
• Remember Rogue Squadron? The question of whether it will ever come to fruition remains… a question. (via Parade)
• RIP Admiral Piett actor Kenneth Colley. Sorry DailyMail and the internet made it weird. 
• Recap on Tap gets dreamy and maddening in Part 7 of Ahsoka: Dreams and Madness! Hera strikes back, Baylan is Batman now, Ahsoka is scary, Morgan does not Yes And any of this, and Every. Single. Reunion on this show is underwhelming. 

Thanks for being one of our 80k+ downloads! From Day 1 to Day 2,555 - however long you’ve been listening to our rambling, we really, really, really appreciate you!

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• We start by discussing the atrocities taking place in Minneapolis and the U.S. at large, and how our respective areas of the country are reacting. Just in case you have any doubts of where we stand, we supported the January 30 general strike and we’re really f---ing pissed and sad about what’s happening in Minneapolis.
• Laura shares an update on her other Star Wars show, The Jedi Way.
• The Caravan of Corrections do be caravaning
• The torch has been passed! Kathleen Kennedy steps down from Lucasfilm and it is going to take 2 people to replace her, so yes, haters tell us more about how awful she is at her job *eye roll* (check out Deadline’s exit interview with KK here)
• Speaking of retirement, we have FIRE plans. Long story short, Laura will open a Shaquiri and record weird noises from a beach, and Alyce will be at Chipotle.
• Formerly Darth. Now just Maul. Well, actually it’s Maul: Shadow Lord now. He’s many things - an aMAULgamation, if you will. Anyway, there’s an article and poster and trailer, oh my! 
• Alyce forgot about the Dave Filoni Star Wars Avengers/Heir to the Empire film lol. But there’s a new rumor that’s probably nothing, so whatever
• LEGO is putting microchips in bricks now. Or maybe they’ve been doing that for a while? Don’t know, but they’re doing it with Star Wars now. CAPITALISM! (via StarWarsNewsNet)
• We’re really out of the loop on whatever Galaxy of Heroes is, but if you know what those words mean, there’s an Andor update coming.
• If you can get your crotch goblins to sit still for a second, maybe they can meditate with Grogu  
• Recap on Tap: Ahsoka Again continues! Join us for a recap and discussion of Part 6: Far, Far Away, in which we galaxy-hop only to see a bunch of the same people from the last galaxy! 
• Night Witches on Peridea: did they originate there or was that a bachelorette party gone wrong? 
• Laura’s toasting to toasting in her Toast To. Toast Inception. 

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• It’s the first episode of the 2,026th year of when humans started counting years
• Alyce shares thoughts on the Stranger Things finale. Also she’s an influencer now. You have been influenced. 
• Who gives a sh-t about Tom Cruise, can we talk about how there’s gonna be lightsabers in Star Wars: Starfighter?! (NYT via Variety)
• Will Season 2 of Ahsoka drop in 2026 after all? 
• We don’t know sh-t about Marvel anymore. We used to, but now we need someone to brief us on the last 3 years of content.
• This Mando movie poster came out back in September, but we missed it then, so we’re gonna make fun of it now
• There’s a new image featuring Sassy Din™ from the upcoming film, The Mandalorian and Grogu. But will the movie be worth the wait? 
• We’re bringing our Ahsoka Again segment into 2026 with our rewatch recap of Part 5: Shadow Warrior! Be advised this segment contains spoilers for the entire first season of Ahsoka.
• Teeth and war: Ahsoka Tano’s legacy
• Himbo Anakin is annoyed that everyone is still mad about him turning evil and terrorizing the galaxy for 2 decades. He just wants Ahsoka and everyone to get over it, is that too much to ask? 

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• Alyce returns to her local avant-garde theater and it was full of chaos! And waffles!
• Analyzing and reviewing the many iterations of The Grinch
• We finally learn what exactly the K-pop Demon Hunters are. They’re on the Netflix. 
• Ahsoka Season 2? We don’t know her. Or her release date. Or anything. (via The Direct)
• A word-salad, non-update (nupdate?) on the Rey movie (via Collider)
• Vidya gamez newz and an Old Republic update all in one! Also we learn what a “mood piece” (aka, not a trailer?) is. (via Gamespot)
• An actual real update on Star Wars: Starfighter!
• In Recap on Tap, we’re back with more Ahsoka Again! We’ve reached Part 4: Fallen Jedi, and things are really picking up! And by “picking up” of course we’re referring to that scene where Baylan picks up Ahsoka and throws her off a cliff. 
• You know that song from Dirty Dancing, She’s Like the Wind? That’s how we think of Marrok in Ahsoka. Except he’s more like a fart than the wind. Someone should re-work that song for Marrok and call it He’s Like a Fart.

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• Thanksgiving rewiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind
• We never really thought about it, but it turns out The Volume technology isn’t exclusive to Star Wars
• Hot take: Star Wars: Starfighter will be as well received or better received by general audiences as Attack of the Clones
• “One of us! One of us!” is what was going through our heads as we read Henry Gilroy’s recent comments about Sabine’s Jedi turn in the Ahsoka series (via SWNN)
• Likely not news, but it’s news to us: there are 2 new Star Wars books coming out next year
• Shawn Levy lets us all know that he’s still having fun making his Star War and hasn’t quit the movie (via Vanity Fair)
• Recap on Tap: Ahsoka Again! We’re back for Part 3: Time to Filler, I mean, Time to Fly! We discuss the highs and lows, what worked and what didn’t, live-action Jacen, Hera losing her cool, squabbles with senators, space walks, space whales and more!
• Wait, was Qui-Gon Jinn a racist boomer?

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• Please be advised: temporary tattoos should not go on your face
• Ho phase and college days! Alyce had the best group Halloween costume back in the day.
• Shoutout to Mandoverse Updates on socials, we love your updates (Follow them on Bluesky)
• A brief discussion on The Mandalorian and Grogu: budget, Sigorney’s role and more (via Inside the Magic)
• Shawn Levy REALLY wants you to know one key thing about Starfighter (via EW)
• If you’re a Matt Smith fan, he gave a really long interview here, where he gave an update on his upcoming role in Star Wars: Starfighter.
• Pour one out for Star Wars Insider magazine (via starwars.com)
• In this episode’s Recap on Tap: Ahsoka Again, we revisit Ahsoka Season 1, Part 2: Toil and Trouble. “Dark Jedi” are a thing according to AI, Hera gets messy, human women in Star Wars prove enormously talented at surviving stab wounds, and Sabine is Mary Poppins, y’all!

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• TV Talk. Everything is cancelled. The end. 
• Welcome back to The Puddin’ Pod. The podcast about pudding. 
• Update: The Puddin’ Pod has also been cancelled now. 
• Some hints about how much Rotta the Hutt we can expect in “The Mandalorian and Grogu” film
• Meg Dowell’s spoiler-free review of Star Wars: The Last Order may convince Laura to start reading again.
• Tbh the most surprising thing about Adam Driver developing a whole a-- Star Wars movie is that it somehow never leaked. Seriously, how? (Variety via AP)
• Don’t we all want a soundtrack to our life? Isn’t that a universal desire? Apparently not…
• Somewhere, maybe from a rocket in outer space, George Lucas is fuming about Disney capitalizing on the Holiday Special.
• Step aside, Recap on Tap! We’ve got a new segment: Ahsoka Again! In ou visit, recap and review an episode of season one of the Ahsoka series. There will be spoilers for all of Season 1 of Ahsoka in each episode recap.
• In our first Ahsoka Again segment, join us as we revisit ep 1x1: Master and Apprentice, wherein Ahsoka can’t handle spheres, autocorrect can’t handle “Baylan,” Alyce finds a parallel, Laura is in a bubble and everyone can be related! 

Later, Bo!

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• Did you know Alyce is a low-key profesh cake decorator?
• They haven't even started making Space Balls 2 yet and they’re already spoofing The Force Awakens
• In a shameless effort to distract us from the Jimmy Kimmel firing fiasco (before it all got resolved), Disney dropped a trailer for The Mandalorian & Grogu. 
• Are Star Wars fans reading too deep into this picture from the Ahsoka season 2 set? No way, Star Wars fans have never done that…
• Filming has officially wrapped on season 2 of the Ahsoka series (via SWNN)
• Bryce Dallas Howard discusses directing in Star Wars and why she keeps coming back (People via SWNN)  
• Remember when they canonized snow cones in Star Wars? 
• TV Tangent Corner
• Kiera Knightley is down for more Sabé stories, but the sequel trilogy era may not be the best option… (via Screenrant)
• Coincidence or conspiracy? Sabé isn’t the only former handmaid who recently discussed the possibility of returning to a galaxy far, far away! (HappySadConfused podcast via Jedi News) 

Good shot, baby!

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• Anyone else loving Foxy Knoxy on Hulu?
• Prop Watch is over (for now)! One of us guessed almost exactly right and the other one… did not
• Why do we keep forgetting that Maul: Shadow Lord is going to be a thing? 
• The people yearn for more Hondo Ohnaka (via The Direct)
• Oscar Isaac may be on the hunt for a new/another house (via GamesRadar, this Deadline article also mentioned)
• We probably should have listened to the podcast to get the full context, but this recent interview with a certain SW showrunner is… confusing (via GamesRadar)
• Today’s segment of Star Wars Capitalism is here to deck the halls of your hopefully-high ceiling household this holiday season
• Sebulba lives! A brief overview of the Dug species. Because why not?
• Alyce learns what a meta quest is! Laura misses The Void VR experience! But maybe this Beyond Victory thing will scratch that itch? 

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• Beware, movie prop auction houses have hidden fees for those buying $2 million lightsabers. Rich people - they’re just like us!
• If an Allen Wrench is good enough for film-grade lightsabers, it’s good enough for your Ikea bookshelf.
• I guess we can finally be confident that Star Wars: Starfighter will actually get made (I mean, it has a cast and everything now).
• Auntie Alyce, The Elder: Mullet Expert
• Ah yes, the classic villain in Ahsoka season 1: Babylon. Babylon Skull will return in S2. That was definitely his name.
• Speaking of, should we do an Ahsoka S1 re-watch? We’re thinking we should do an Ahsoka S1 re-watch. 
• Some folks have seen a sneak peak of season 3 of Star Wars Visions and we particularly enjoyed this review of what was shown at Anime NYC.
• No more streaming series for you! Now it’s just trilogies on trilogies. 
• Thanks to Sal of Rogue Rebels for the Throwback to Celebration 2016!
   

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• Matt Smith is joining the Dark Side of the Star Wars universe! Hey, haven’t we heard that story before? (Deadline exclusive)
• More Lego Star Wars silliness is on the way! Check out the trailer!
• First came the Mando-verse, now we’re [allegedly] getting a Rey-verse? 
• Some new reveals about the original cut of Rogue One, courtesy of Alan Tudyk
• The internet is just a big game of Telephone, which is essentially why some people thought Obi-Wan was going to show up in Ahsoka… or is he?
• No, but really. What would actually happen if an actor spilled the spoiler tea about an upcoming project? 
• Ron Howard is not here to start drama (unlike SOME people we know)
• Imagine being so good at your job, they have to use movie magic to slow you down (via Collider)
• Laura can’t decide if she’s more embarrassed for Disney or GC with this lawsuit settlement. Fortunately, Alyce has a casting solution.
• You gotta be Rich Rich (one Rich isn’t enough) to get this Death Star LEGO set that is allegedly coming soon.

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• On the most recent episode of The Jedi Way, John Rocha and Laura discuss Matt Smith and the alleged Rey-verse. Find it on YouTube here! 
• Laura Kelly and Alex Damon joined Gustavo on Triad of the Force for a High Republic retrospective: all three phases, what worked for us, and our thoughts on Trials of the Jedi!

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• The History of the Mandela Effect and how it relates to Star Wars (via GoodHousekeeping)
• In a follow up to last week’s episode, more about the award-winning dog balls
• Prop Watch! Prop auctions are interesting to us. So we’re gonna talk about it. (via Yahoo)
• Star Wars’ 50th anniversary is coming up… in two years. But Disney wants you to mark your calendar now to make sure you have no conflicts, I guess?
• Maul looks like Maul and live-action Ezra had a shower (via IGN) 
• Hopefully everyone who attended the publishing panel at SDCC had fun, but it seemed like the news was uh…. slim pickins.
• Sounds like George Lucas’ museum is gonna be cool as hell (via IGN)
• Movie rumor roundup! Is the guy from Not Another Teen Movie gonna be in Star Wars? Where are things with the Rey movie? 
• More Hayden in S2 of Ahsoka, or is everyone reaching? 
• If anyone at Hulu asks, Alyce lives in a giant mansion.
• Everything comes full circle with movie ratings
• Recap on Tap: The High Republic goes out with an emotionally-muted bang in the comic, The Beacon. This discussion includes SPOILERS for the comic AND spoilers for Trials of the Jedi. Skip 35:40-46:35 to avoid. Plus, Alyce’s initial, spoiler-free thoughts on The Acolyte: Wayseeker.

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• Upcoming guest spot alert! Keep an eye on the Rogue Rebels feed for Sal, Alyce and Laura’s review/discussion on The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi!

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In Episode138, hosts Alyce and Laura enter* neuter territory. No, that’s not a typo. Some dude is making a bunch of money off of fake animal testicles. 

• There’s another Star Wars prop auction coming up. Will this one flop too? 
• SDCC is coming up and you know what that means! New Star Wars action figures and exclusives. Also George Lucas is going to be on a panel at Comic-Con? 
• Ugh, another one (three?) bites the dust. (via Rolling Stone) 
• Andor got a bunch of Emmy nominations! And not to be forgotten if it was kind of just a footnote/afterthought in this article, The Acolyte got one too.
• This week, Alyce is the one that can’t read good. There must always be one host that can’t read good but can do other things good. 
• Reylo Rising! Shippers, rejoice, your favorite fan fic is becoming a movie!
• All buff dudes look the same. 
• The new Superman, like the old Superman, is a giant nerd. One of us! One of us!
• The BD-1 droids at Galaxy’s Edge are the cutest d*mn things we’ve ever seen
• Vernestra is a our petty Jedi queen
• Up until now, we’ve only scratched the surface on The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi, but now we are entering spoiler territory! Alyce finished the book so let’s dive deeper 

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• Laura is the warden. Laura the Warden. Laur-den.
• Pause to appreciate the moment where Alyce delivers the smoothest g-d damn segue of all time
• Can Soda Stream sponsor us? Someone hook us up with some free gas cylinder refills
• Has the movie rating system (G, PG, etc.) gotten soft?
• How to pronounce Shawn Levy’s last name confirmed (maybe)
• Contrary to all the clickbait-y headlines. Calm your t*ts, Gareth Edwards does not hate Star Wars (via Business Insider)
• Alyce forgot Skeleton Crew happened lol
• John Watts had a good experience making a Star War and we gotta take that as a win (via Screenrant)
• The Andor cast doesn’t know how to read good…on iPads anyway (via Gizmodo)
• Imagine trying to explain to someone in another fandom this giant map of the Star Wars universe (via Jason Fry’s substack)
• Collectors and Coke drinkers, your worlds are about to collide! And check out this short film of the Star Wars-Coca Cola collab, it’s kinda cute.
• More High Republic in Recap on Tap! We share a few more spoiler-free thoughts (mostly confusion) on Trials of the Jedi throughout our Recap segment, so beware! Plus, a discussion WITH SPOILERS on the Tempest Breaker audio drama, feat. Sexy Tango Marchion. To avoid Tempest Breaker spoilers, skip around 46:30-1:02:00.
• The number of degrees of separation between The High Republic and The Gilded Age is basically zero.
• Tumblr valides Laura’s thoughts on Trials of the Jedi. Yes, THAT Tumblr.
• Yay listener email from our friend Allison!

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• Laura doesn’t road trip good (not as good, as Alyce or Jim Carrey on SNL)
• A lot of general celebrity gossip
• Casting news for Star Wars: Starfighter (via Variety)
• We’ve come back around to the conversation on an R-rated Star Wars film. Now Ryan Reynolds is weighing in. (via EW)
• Hear us out: Star Wars film in the style of Charlie’s Angels. Luminara. Aayla. Rey. Yoda is Charlie. See that one panel in the TROS comic adaptation #5 for cover art. You’re welcome. 
• Absolutely STACKED Recap on Tap. Alyce has read some stuff Laura hasn’t read, and vice versa, but in summary, the end of The High Republic has been sorta meh =/ 
• Alyce briefly shares some spoiler-free thoughts on the end of Marvel’s The High Republic phase 3 comic run
• Alyce finished The High Republic: Into the Light, so we discuss briefly with spoilers. Skip 40:15-51:15 to avoid spoilers. Be advised this section also includes references to which characters do/don’t appear in Trials of the Jedi and how big their roles are.
• Laura read The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi and shares a spoiler-free review. If you want to skip this section, skip 51:20-59:00. (The novel is out today, June 17! Find it wherever you buy books now.) 
• We finally get to catch up on Andor season 2! How season 2 compared to season 1, Benjamin Bratt as Bail, why we need to be OK with recasting, Diego Luna: code name Carlos, Laura is confused by some things (this is nothing new), and French is Star Wars now. 
• Andor won the streaming ratings game (via SWNN)
• Magnesium, Materialists and Paint by Gemstones in Toast To!

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• Diego Luna and Tony Gilroy on the Ghorman Massacre (via Variety, Gizmodo)
• Laura returns to The Jedi Way with John Rocha and Kevin Smets to discuss Starfighter casting, romance in Andor and Rogue One, Filoni/Beck potentially taking over for Kathleen Kennedy, and the possibility of re-casting Luke now that Mark Hamill says he’s done with Star Wars. 
• The Jedi Way co-host Kevin Smets directed a fan film based on the game Knights of the Old Republic called “KOTOR: Convergence” Find it on YouTube here!

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• Dark Matter filmed front of Laura’s apartment and it was the coolest thing that’s ever happened to her… man, that’s sad
• Alyce girlbossed too hard, so you know what that means: chaos cubes
• Spotify poll! Tell us how your bougie a-- serves bubbly in your house
• It turns out Andor didn’t rework its S2 release schedule to qualify for the Emmys… so it for real is starting to feel like an attack
• Star Wars Celebration Japan highlights! The Mando movie will have walkers and troopers and Zeb, oh my!
• Star Wars animation is back, baby! Maul: Shadow Lord was announced at SWCJ as the next animated series, along with more Star Wars Visions and The Ninth Jedi (Visions S1) gets a full series.
• The High Republic Phase III will wrap up with a comic that has an ominous description
• Gang’s all here! It’s The High Republic’s Luminous Nine in full temple armor for your viewing pleasure. Also, Ember lives!
• Google’s AI killed at least 5 trees trying to do an image search of Jordanna Sparkburn
• Recap on Tap: More non-spoilery thoughts on The High Republic: Into the Light, plus Laura and Alyce may finally be coming around on Andor? Maybe?
• In Toast To, Alyce finally returns to her D&D game and Laura finds out exactly how the Empire STRIPPED Back at Star Wars burlesque.

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• Kevin, John and Laura discussed the first 3 episodes of Andor season 2 on The Jedi Way, and there is some disagreement in the room, to say the least!

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• Is it still fancy if the debutante ball is BYOB?
• Pedophile is out, Meemaw is in. This is about eyewear. 
• More tales to come! Tales of the Underworld means more Asajj Ventress and more Asajj Ventress means more happy fans (it’s us, we’re the happy fans).
• Rogue One was almost ten years ago. That sentence sucks, right? Time is crazy. 
• Credit where credit is due: we have a lot of Star Wars content - including Andor - because of The Mandalorian (via Empire Magazine)
• Disney went full HBO-mode with the episode lengths for Andor season 2 (via Bespin Bulletin) 
• Sorry, Matt Damon is not going to be in Star Wars. But Not-Matt-Damon is maybe going to be in Star Wars? 
• Publishing is out here giving away their pie with breakfast (is that SNL reference too old?) (via starwars.com)
• Star Wars is just messing with us now with all these Vader stories. It’s starting to feel like a personal attack. 
• Something, something Plagueis theory
• Don’t you love it when we talk about an event that is happening soon but forget to say WHEN and WHERE during our discussion? We never claimed to be pros at this. Fortunately, Gizmodo has the details about the original Star Wars screening. 
• Recap on Tap: Alyce shares a brief, spoiler-free review of Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear, then Alyce and Laura share some initial thoughts on The High Republic: Into the Light and its… uh… let’s say, interesting early tone shift. 
• Star Wars has a weird obsession with giving women metal mid-sections, and for that we ask… why? 
• Interpol may have an APB out on Laura. So if you see her, no you didn’t.

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• This is random, but Yellowjackets comes up a lot in this episode, so there are spoilers in this episode for Yellowjackets in general (except episode 3x8)
• An update on Luke’s Medal of Yavin, just cuz. Plus, everything you could ever want to know about how to make an offer on a $300,000 movie prop
• Some thoughts on the Andor season 2 trailer 
• Like a zombie cockroach that won’t die, someone brought up Star Wars: Underworld so now everyone is talking about it again (via Variety)
• Catching up with Alyce on where she’s at with Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear (no spoilers)
• Highlights from the Star Wars Celebration Japan panel schedule + some general Star Wars Celebration tips and tricks (Hot Tip: don’t skip the Doug Chiang panel)
• It’s not Caravan of Corrections, it’s the… Yacht of Yellowjackets? lol that’s dumb, anyway, spoiler warning for Seasons 1, 2 + episodes 1-7 of season 3 (Not your thing? Skip 45:00-56:34)
• Recap on Tap: Marvel’s The High Republic: Fear of the Jedi issue #2 with spoilers, in which we give a voice to Kelnacca and for some reason he has a Minnesota accent (If you’re not caught up, skip 57:00-1:09:15)

Stay tuned for our special Tax Day episode of Force Toast on April 15 (jk it won’t be about taxes, that would be so boring)

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• John Rocha and Laura discuss the new Andor S2 trailer and the possibility of The Acolyte season 2 on the March 30th episode of The Jedi Way!

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• Some highlights from the Andor season 2 trailer 
• The Andor season 2 release schedule feels like an attack on podcasters/reviewers. Like, it feels personal and violent.
• Casual reminder that Andor is **cinema**
• The Revenge of the Sith strikes back! That is, it’s coming back to theaters for one week only!
• This listicle uses the word “cancelled” to describe these 20 Star Wars projects that never made it to screen, but we’re pretty sure at least 3 of these are made up. Sorry for using the word “listicle” unironically.
• Highlights from Deadline’s really long interview with Kathleen Kennedy about her retirement, fan scrutiny of Lucasfilm, her succession plan and more.
• We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, we really have enough Darth Vader stories. Like, we have so far more than anyone asked for.
• What happens in Vegas may have already happened across the U.S., but that’s not going to stop sultry stormtroopers from shaking what their mama gave them
• Alyce is in her Naming Things era! Help her come up with names for her high elf (high as in highborn, not stoned) and her new robot vacuum

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• John Rocha and Laura discuss the Kathleen Kennedy retirement rumors and the Andor season 2 trailer on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way
   

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• What is buying a new house, if not an opportunity to DIY a padded room for the clinically insane?
• Oh yeah. Planet X is gonna get weird.
• A long time ago, in a galaxy no so far away, in an EA forum, before Order 66, there was Order 65
• More old [presumably crusty], very expensive Star Wars props for sale, in the off-chance you have a spare $400,000 laying around
• Marvel’s What If but make it Mace Windu (via Gamerant)
• Screenrant is speculating about the next Star Wars animated series and we’re all in 
• Recap on Tap is all about The High Republic Phase III comics! Spoiler warnings all around: Marvel’s The High Republic (2025) Issue #1 has spoilers for the Tempest Breaker audio drama. If you want to avoid this conversation, skip 31:20-43:20. 
• We’re also discussing The High Republic Adventures: Dispatches From the Occlusion Zone 4-issue miniseries WITH SPOILERS. We’ll note that we don’t know who any of these characters are, so we’re definitely missing some context, but what you need to know is 1) there is an escaped gorilla on the loose and 2) all roads lead to Dalna. If you don’t want to listen to our horrendous attempt at making sense of this miniseries, skip 43:25-1:00:50. 

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• That Star Wars RPG podcast Laura couldn’t remember the name of in the last episode was The Campaign

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• Want to help us celebrate our anniversary? Buy us a drink and let’s raise a toast!
• Alyce is D&D/RPG girlie now! Or at least, she’s a sit-around-a-table-with-a-die-and-make-sh\t-up girlie! 
• All aboard the Caravan of Corrections! We’ve got a packed segment this time around
• Gone are the old days, we’re putting famous-as-f@ck people in Star Wars movies now (via The Hollywood Reporter)
• Lucasfilm! Quick, for a dollar: name a woman writer! Any woman writer. There has to be one with more than 8 film writing credits. No? Anyway, the Rey film has a new writer.
• Ahsoka Season 2 Rumor Roundup
• The Acolyte got good numbers, but there’s more to this story
• Speaking of stuff that got cancelled, The Wrap has an update on the Galactic Starcruiser
• There’s a story about Watto in… Forbes? lol what a weird sentence 
• The High Republic: Trials of the Jedi cover art revealed! 
• Hints of what’s to come in The High Republic Phase 3 comics this year 

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• Support Force Toast on Ko-Fi!
• Rocha, Smets and Laura do a Star Wars news roundup on the February 2nd episode of The Jedi Way! Ryan Gosling, Rey movie, a Smets Rant, streaming service series performances

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• Reminder that Force Toast is on Bluesky now! Follow us!
• It’s that time of year again where our podcast hosting provider & website bill us for renewals, so if you have the means and want to help us offset those costs, find us on Ko-Fi!
• Laura has meaty calves, according to women’s clothing standards
• James Mangold doesn’t like handcuffs… at least that’s what we took away from this news (via MovieWeb)
• Alyce continues her campaign to Put Taylor Swift in Star Wars
• Mando Movie rumor roundup, courtesy of StarWarsLeaks via Mandoverse Updates on twitter
• Skeleton Crew actress Kyriana Kratter’s interview with The Hollywood Reporter is so cute, plus it hints at a pinch of darkness in the S1 finale
• Recap on Tap is STACKED with nothing but Skeleton Crew! Bryce Dallas Howard is back to direct Episode 6, Zero Friends Again, Lee Isaac Chung starts unraveling the mysteries of At Attin in Episode 7 and Jon Watts closes out the season in the finale.
• Jod and Cobb / sittin’ in a tree / K-I-S-S-I-N-maybe?

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• On the January 9th episode of The Jedi Way, Smets, Rocha and Laura discuss Skeleton Crew episodes 6 and 7 and James Mangold’s recent comments about his upcoming Star Wars film
• The Jedi Way crew reviews Skeleton Crew’s season 1 finale (ep 8) here
• Force Toast Ko-fi

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• Oh hey, Force Toast is on Bluesky now! Follow us! 
• Remember when Asajj Ventress came back? How did she un-die? When do we get that story?
• The Powers That Be have a plan for a second season of Skeleton Crew… but will they get one? 
• Screenrant thought there were only 15 things in The Rise of Skywalker that made no sense
• The Bad Batch is getting a book! The Bad Batch Book. Hey, that’s what they should call it! Alliterations are amusing! 
• It turns out Andor was quite the expense! Forbes posted this article on 12/23 and that’s what we discuss in this episode. But they’ve since posted a few follow ups, linked here and here if you wanna check it out. Shoutout to the helpful math in this tweet that also helped put things in perspective. 
• New Star Wars Celebration badge art for the 2025 convention in Japan
• RIP Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, gone too soon for 8 years now  
• “What the f--k is this?!” - SM-33 while landing on Lanupa, probably 
• Remember TRL? On MTV? Good times 
• Laura reveals just how sh-tty her taste in pop music really is 
• Alyce will not regale us with the history of Libby’s pumpkin
• Toast To: Christmas Edition 

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• Laura reviews Skeleton Crew episodes 4 & 5 with John Rocha and Kevin Smets on The Jedi Way, here on YouTube

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• The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White is allegedly joining the Star Wars universe (Variety via The Kristian Harloff Show)
• Go, Skelly Crew, go! Critics and audiences are really enjoying the new Star Wars series (via Forbes) 
• Collectors, rejoice! There are new toys, I mean, collectible action figures, coming soon! (via SWNN)
• We feel you, Gizmodo, we’re also obsessed with Neel and his Millennial Side Part™
• Fans are having mixed reaction to the news that Dave Filoni will be the sole writer of Ahsoka season 2 (Comicbook.com via this YouTube interview)
• A tangent on The Penguin and Southern Louisiana tchotchkes (ever seen that word spelled out before?)
• With the cold weather and holidays comes more expensive Star Wars apparel for your bougie Vader-loving ass 
• A dramatic reading of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew opening crawl
• In Recap on Tap, it’s all about the Skelly Crü, skeletonization and Space Grass! Alyce and Laura discuss highlights from episodes 1 and 2 and get into a more thorough recap/review of episode 3 #LetSM33wearapiratehat
• Are we the only freaks that actually enjoy Order 66 content? 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Alyce and Laura joined Sal Perales on the Rogue Rebels podcast for a Spoiler Review and recap of The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless. Find it wherever you get podcasts now (Apple, Spotify)! 
• Speaking of The High Republic, check out Laura’s spoiler-free review of the new audio drama, Tempest Breaker on the Force Toast website 
• Kevin Smets, John Rocha and Laura Kelly are reviewing Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on The Jedi Way! Find reviews of Eps 1 and 2 here and the Episode 3 review here! 

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- This is Mardi Gras, there are RULES

- Caravan of Corrections aka “Alyce needs to stop bringing up pop culture references”

- Laura just wants to enjoy her fava beans and chianti in peace 

- Andor S2 gets a release date and a new clip at D23

- There are so many TV spots circulating from Star Wars: Skelly Crü that we can’t keep up! But this one where Jude Law is being sketchy may be of interest. WHAT ARE YOU, JUDE LAW?

- Skeleton Crew directors revealed (via SWNN)

- The Rey movie is getting replaced with WHAT on the Disney slate?!

- Coming Soon to a Disney+ subscription near you: Star Wars Visions, Volume 3!

- Did you buy a Star Wars Christmas ornament this year? There’s a recall, so… do with that information what you will

- Star Wars was such a scrappy little production back in the late 70s, they’d never get away with this sh-t now

- In today’s Silly Story from an Unreliable Source segment, if this pop star appears in a Star Wars film, we’ll eat our hats

- Recap on Tap: Laura’s spoiler-free review of the upcoming High Republic audio drama, Star Wars: Tempest Breaker 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

- Keep an eye on the Rogue Rebels podcast feed! We joined Sal for a SPOILER discussion of The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless, which will be out soon!

- Laura, Smets and Rocha discuss recent Star Wars film shake-ups and Andor Season 3 news the on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way

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- We shall henceforth tackle all arguments and confrontations with the energy and attitude of a toddler

- Star Wars movie drama continues with the most recent writer’s exit (Variety via Puck News)

- There’s a new trailer for Skeleton Crew aka Skelly Crü, with an accompanying article on starwars.com

- New images from Skeleton Crew from Empire Magazine (via Reddit)

- Will Skelly Crü have ties to the 2019 novel, Star Wars: Force Collector? Alyce has a theory

- December 3, 2024 is going to be a big day for Star Wars fans, as it marks the premiere of Skeleton Crew and the debut of The High Republic audio original, Tempest Breaker

- Imagine Rancho Obi-Wan, but four times bigger? A new Star Wars memorabilia museum may be in the works

- Star Wars is putting the “Knight” in Jedi Knight in a very literal way and it is amazing. Check out the new THR concept art and all the other publishing reveals from NYCC!

- As it turns out, The Book of Boba Fett really did take inspiration from Parks & Rec

- Recap on Tap is a non-spoiler review of The High Republic YA novel, Tears of the Nameless! We discuss some general plot points, characters and share our thoughts on the novel and Phase III so far. No spoilers, but if you want to avoid this discussion, skip 55:00 - 01:08:20.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

- On the Oct 25 episode of The Jedi Way, Laura and Rocha talked about Rey movie writing shakeups, publishing reveals out of NYCC reveals and why Laura believes Gray Jedi is a stupid concept

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- Alyce is watching everything and Laura won’t watch anything new

- Coming to an apocalyptic future soon, probably: cryo-frozen celebrity zombies  

- How money could be better spent: new recurring segment, perhaps? 

- It wasn’t for us, but if The Acolyte was for you and you want your voice heard in the call for a second season, here are some helpful links: petition, letter template

- Jodie Turner-Smith calls Disney on its sh-t in Glamour UK

- The Hollywood Reporter asks if Disney is bad at Star Wars and, regardless of the answer, the article is at least a comprehensive recap of how we got here

- On that note, apparently toxic fandom is a thing in other fandoms too (not just Star Wars). 

- The Art of The High Republic Vol. II finalizes its cover… oh, and it’s release has been delayed

- Mando Maybe-Spoilers? Allegedly some plot details of The Mandalorian and Grogu have leaked and all of them SUCK. Skip 40:05-45:05 to avoid this section.

- Recap on Tap: after a delay or two, all 4 issues of The High Republic Adventures: Saber For Hire are finally out! We didn’t realize how much we’ve missed having Ty Yorrick in our lives. Join us as we discuss the comic mini-series issue by issue [skip 45:55-1:15:20 to avoid spoilers]

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- Kevin Smets, John Rocha and Laura Kelly discuss the epidemic of toxicity in fandom and possibility of more live-action Obi-Wan on the October 9th episode of The Jedi Way

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• Would anyone be surprised to learn that George Lucas is a little quirky? 
• Making Star Wars shows is expensive, so it should surprise no one that Star Wars: The Acolyte was an expensive venture (via Forbes)
• RIP James Earl Jones (via Deadline)
• We’re seeing more reports of various upcoming Star Wars projects being delayed or on hold =/
• What Star Wars and Who Wants to be a Millionaire have in common 
• *a la SNL’s Stefon* Skeleton Crew is going to have everything: Dave Filoni as a goalkeeper, a whole new kind of Jedi, pirates in beanies, URKEL??? (via EW)
• Ewan wants more Obi-Wan content + a career retrospective with Alyce’s bae (via Variety)
• Rey’s Theme played across the stars
• Marvel/Star Wars parents: let this be a lesson in why you shouldn’t name your human children after Disney’s copyrighted characters
• Missing The Bad Batch? Dark Horse Comics has a treat for you!
• Some initial, non-spoiler thoughts on the new YA High Republic novel, Tears of the Nameless (Collider has concept art and an excerpt here)
• Remember way back when the internet was obsessed with that dress that was either white/gold or blue/black? We kind of have our own version of that lol 

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• Kevin, John and Laura discuss _________ on the September ___ episode of The Jedi Way

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• Alyce goes button-mashing in a cloud of cigarette smoke. In other words, she lost $20 on a slot machine at a casino.
• New wine fridge invention idea, we call it! 
• Lord of the Rings man-species hotties are old af (in-universe, that is)
• Star Wars Outlaws came out. That’s all we have to say about that, we’re not gamers.
• The next season of Ahsoka is probably at least 18 months away
• On that note, whatever business model these television series are using that is causing it to take 3+ years to make eight (8) 30-minute episodes needs to be abolished immediately
• RIP The Acolyte (via Deadline)
• And on that note, is the Star Wars fandom scaring away talent? This Rolling Stone article weighs in
• How The Mandalorian & Grogu movie needs to balance its various audiences
• Allegedly Boba Fett will not be in the Mando movie. But who knows?
• On a more positive note, we finally got a Skeleton Crew trailer last month! We’re excited, we like the look, we are sat. 
• Recap on Tap: It’s the Kelnacca one-shot comic by Cavan Scott! Alyce and Laura have differing takes and no idea how to pronounce anyone’s names, but it makes for an interesting conversation!
• A brief investigation into where things stand with the forthcoming (?) video game Star Wars Eclipse 

After we recorded but before this episode was released, we learned about the death of iconic Darth Vader voice actor James Earl Jones on September 9, 2024. We raise a toast in celebration of Jones’ life, legacy and his incredible 60-year career in film, television and stage. RIP.

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• John Rocha, Kevin Smets and Laura discussed The Acolyte’s cancellation on the Aug. 20th episode of The Jedi Way
• On the most recent episode of The Jedi Way, Michael Vogel joined John and Laura to celebrate 10 years of Star Wars canon: what worked, what worked for us and what’s to come

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Then it’s back to Star Wars!

• More LEGO Star Wars is coming soon! Check out the trailer here
• Check out People Magazine’s feature on Skeleton Crew. And yes, we’ve already decided we are head over heels for NEEL 
• Speaking of, the Skeleton Crew trailer didn’t come out until AFTER we recorded, but watch it here and let us know what you think! 
• Catching up on the publishing portion of the Star Wars panel at SDCC (via Collider)
• It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s A NEW STAR WARS TRILOGY OF NOVELS! Reign of the Empire, or as we have christened it, the Aftermath of Andor. Learn more about it from this Gizmodo article.
• Oh hey, we found the preorder link for the Kelnacca one-shot!  
• Recap on Tap is another High Republic comic catch-up! It’s our spoiler-filled discussion on The High Republic Phase III comics issues #8, #9 and #10. If you’re avoiding spoilers for these issues, skip 42:20-1:07-34. 
• Boolan is Daddy and to that we ask… why 
• This episode includes a preview of our SPOILER discussion on The High Republic: Temptation of the Force with Sal from the Rogue Rebels Podcast! Find the full episode in the Rogue Rebels feed on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! (Skip 1:12:08-1:17:05 in this Force Toast episode to avoid Temptation spoilers)

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Follow Rogue Rebels Podcast on twitter and Facebook  
• On the August 9th episode of The Jedi Way, John Rocha, Kevin Smets and Laura discuss what’s to come at D23 and new Skeleton Crew footage 

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In the episode formerly known as Episode #121, hosts Alyce and Laura are* PLAGUED [get it?] by technical difficulties AGAIN, this time in the form of a lost recording.

• We had a whole news segment, but Alyce’s computer shat the bed in the middle of our recording, so now it’s a big bonus Recap on Tap of The Acolyte episodes 7 and 8, feat. Fun With Autocorrect!
• The dark side has better clothes and cooler people…
• …but the light side has Vernestra’s awesome new dress (also lol at this)
• Darth Plagueis is the Fairy Godmother of Star Wars 
• Enjoy the moment at the end where the Chicago cicadas start singing the song of their people in the background
• The Acolyte Season 2: yay or nay? What do you think?
• Summer hours commence! Catch up on High Republic comics and join us on August 13 as we recap and catch up on Force Toast’s Episode 121 in 3 weeks! 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura, John Rocha and Kevin Smets reviewed The Acolyte on The Jedi Way. Check out their reviews of Episode 7: Choice and Episode 8: The Acolyte
• Caught up on The High Republic? Check out Laura and Meg’s spoiler review of Temptation of the Force on Now This Is Lit 
• Laura joined the Hoth Hangout with Joey and Ben for a season review of The Acolyte’s first season, available later this week on July 25

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In Episode 120, hosts Alyce and Laura are* definitely NOT listening to or taking to heart all the ways Gen Z thinks Millennials are cringe™ now. 

• We don’t know a whole lot about Skeleton Crew yet but details are starting to emerge! (FalconBricks via SWNN)
• A Rogue One favorite is set to appear in Andor Season 2 (via ThePlaylist.net)
• This Collider interview with Leslye Headland following The Acolyte’s 6th episode was some interesting info and insight
• Speaking of The Acolyte, there is now High Republic Phase III concept art of Vernestra Rwoh!
• Updates on THR Phase III novel release dates (allegedly)
• It’s all about The Acolyte in this episode’s Recap on Tap! Plus, more fun with Apple’s Acolyte Autocorrect! Come for the dark path to a maybe-mutated Sith Lord in Episode 5, stay for Vernestra’s Poof Patrol in Episode 6.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha and Laura are reviewing The Acolyte on The Jedi Way while Kevin has been away. Check out our reviews of Episode 5: Night and Episode 6: Teach / Corrupt
• Stay tuned for our spoiler discussion of The High Republic: Temptation of the Force on the Rogue Rebels feed in a few weeks!

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• Alyce gives a lesson on Shyriiwook (to be clear, the lesson is not in Shyriiwook)
• F--- them kids? What does Dave Filoni think of a potential R-rated Star Wars film? (from the Happy Sad Confused podcast via The Hollywood Reporter)
• Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy discusses the Rey movie with SiriusXM (via LRMonline)
• Ki-Adi-Mundi: more than a meme? We’re weighing in on the Cerean Jedi’s appearance in The Acolyte 
• Rebecca Henderson and Jodie Turner-Smith discuss their roles in The Acolyte with The Hollywood Reporter
• Will we ever get a Bryce Dallas Howard-directed Star Wars film? (via Collider)
• Star Wars is sprinkling little High Republic bits all over canon these days and we’re not mad about it. Hell, even Star Wars Outlaws is getting in on it
• Laura may actually read this High Republic Adventures comic mini series in October 
• In Recap On Tap, Osha just thinks the Jedi are cool and honestly, we get it. Relatable. Check out our review/recap of The Acolyte episodes 3 and 4 before the new episode drops tonight (6/25)
• A Toast To #swtwt, TV and *checks notes*... yacht rock yoga? 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• The Jedi Way is reviewing The Acolyte - check out what Laura and John thought about Episode 3 and Episode 4  
• If you’ve finished Temptation of the Force, check out the June 16 episode of Jammed Transmissions, where Laura joins Rik Villanueva for a spoiler review of the new High Republic novel
• The Resistance Broadcast went LIVE with Laura to discuss The Acolyte episode 3

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• A cooking lesson with Laura or: why you should always have your ears plugged around glass jars 
• Why an a gram when you could nag a ram?
• Who’s writing season 2 of Andor (via WGA)
• The Acolyte pulled in some impressive numbers (via Variety)
• Lee Jung-Jae wasn’t really sure why Leslye Headland offered him the role of Master Sol, but the man put in the WORK to make sure he got it right (via Hollywood Reporter)
• Learn all about Kelnacca in the comic one-shot coming this fall (via Gizmodo)
• Boba Fett faces off against his greatest foe yet: Barbie. 
• High Republic fans, rejoice! There’s new concept art for Phase 3 of THR for Temptation of the Force: Avar Kriss, Bell Zettifar, Burryaga, Cair San Tekka, Yoda and Elzar Mann! 
• Recap on Tap: join us as Alyce leads the recap of The Acolyte’s 2-episode premiere, Lost/Found and Revenge/Justice, and shares everything that Autocorrect got wrong
• Laura doesn’t like The Acolyte crawl 
• Give Master Vernestra a Force Floatie. She’s old, she’s over it and she just wants to be able to float around the temple like Yoda.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura’s spoiler-free review of Star Wars: Temptation of the Force by Tessa Gratton is on twitter or Instagram!
• John Rocha, Kevin Smets and Laura Kelly review episodes 1 and 2 of The Acolyte on The Jedi Way!

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• We’re in the endgame of The Acolyte promotion, so we discuss some of the recent promos and clips (Sol vs Mae, Vern’s lightwhip, Lee Jung-jae BTS), this interview with Amandla Stenberg and the SFX article broken down by SWNN.
• NOTE: there are NO SPOILERS or review coverage for The Acolyte episodes 1 & 2 in this episode of Force Toast. We’re excited for our friends who got to attend the premiere, but we have not seen the show yet and we’re not reading any review coverage until we’ve seen it ourselves! 
• We did not watch the 4-hour long video about the Galactic StarLoser hotel, but it sure has been a fascinating week watching fans (and Disney?) from around the galaxy weigh in 
• A few travel tips for those attending Star Wars Celebration Japan next year 
• Recap on Tap is a High Republic Phase III catch-up session! Join us as we recap and discuss Issues 5-7 of the comic run and the young adult novel Defy The Storm, ALL WITH SPOILERS! Consider yourself warned =)

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura and Rocha review Tales of the Empire and discuss footage from The Acolyte on the May 18th episode of The Jedi Way
• Stay tuned for a Star Wars roundtable on Crossing The Streams  on June 3rd, hosted by Nerd Chronic and featuring Laura, other Schmoedown competitors and some of your favorite Star Wars content creators

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• Alyce shares how her immersive Star Wars event immersed her in Star Wars  
• We are so hyped for The Acolyte! What did you think about the trailer and the poster? 
• Will The Acolyte have any connection to key characters in The High Republic’s Phase II? 
• Didn’t we already know the approximate release window for Skeleton Crew? Is this news?
• Who’s going to Star Wars Celebration Japan? Raise your hands! JK, put your hand down, loser, it’s not like we can see you 
• Laura shares some highlights from C2E2
• In Recap on Tap, we share our thoughts on The Bad Batch series finale, pause for a Lord of the Rings interlude and speculate on why Omega’s hair is so big (it’s full of secrets)
• We recap and discuss Tales of the Empire and ponder Morgan’s magistrate overlording of Corvus, if Vader recognized Barriss, the magic cave’s Harry Potter connection and how Lyn is super f*cking cool so have some damn respect! 

Are you caught up on your High Republic Phase III reading? You’ve got a few weeks! In Episode 117, we will recap The High Republic comic series and the YA novel, Defy The Storm!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura, Kevin Smets and John Rocha discuss The Bad Batch finale and revisit memories of The Phantom Menace and The Force Awakens on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way 
• Get to know who’s who in The Acolyte in this handy dandy Nerdist article

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• Alyce has big, albeit mysterious, May the Fourth plans!
• Vaudeville accents are attempted but Laura just kind of sounds like Jon Lovitz in A League of Their Own
• Celebrate Star Wars Day the way the Diabetes gods intended: with this sugar-infused blue milk
• Catching up on recent press for The Acolyte (GamesRadar, EW)
• If you’re mad about Star Wars entertainment being “too woke” and you’re pointing fingers at a media executive who is both a Boomer and a millionaire, you probably need to go touch some grass (The Direct via The Town podcast)
• The people who made the Tales of the Empire trailer did not have to go that hard. They did that FOR US.
• It’s almost our last Recap on Tap on The Bad Batch (SAD), but we’re going out with a bang and a lot of theories! 
• Tree Gate Update and a lesson about wildlife 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Rocha, Smets and Laura discuss The Acolyte’s ambitions and review The Bad Batch on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way!

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• Alyce did well at nerd trivia! Everyone clap for Alyce! 
• Fancasting Old Tey Sirrek 
• We are happy to have been wrong about The Acolyte release date (trailer link, sw.com article, The Acolyte databank)
• Haters can suck it, The Acolyte trailer is winning  
• Laura shares highlights from Empire Magazine’s feature on The Acolyte (find it in the Libby app, or wherever you buy magazines!)
• The status of Gina Carano’s lawsuit against Disney continues to be embarrassing and hilarious (via Variety)
• Bae aka Ewan McGregor did a re-watch of some of his prior roles, including Obi-Wan. Here’s where the Star Wars bit starts (via Vanity Fair)
• Celebrate The Phantom Menace’s 25th Anniversary with your fellow nerds, or use the occasion to break up with your significant other
• In Vidya Gamez, we briefly discuss the new trailer for Star Wars Outlaws
• We’re ugly on Zoom 
• Mace Windu can suck it
• You go, Glen Coco! Taylor Gray (Star Wars Rebels) is gonna be in an SNL movie and we think that’s neat (via Deadline)
• Recap on Tap: Epic Bad Batch Catch Up edition! We catch up on, recap and discuss episodes 8-11 of S3
• Stay tuned, we’ll catch up on The High Republic Phase 3 comic run and Defy The Storm soon!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Frank Janisch fills in for Laura on The Jedi Way to discuss The Acolyte trailer, Asajj Ventress’ return and The Bad Batch S3 eps 8 & 9
• John Rocha and Laura discuss The Bad Batch S3 eps 10 & 11 on The Jedi Way 

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• An update on whether or not Laura will have to eat a $75 5-year-old cookie
• Christ almighty, make up your minds about whether or not Rogue Squadron is happening, WE ARE TIRED (via The Hollywood Reporter)
• A new High Republic audiodrama is coming and we could not be more psyched! (Youtini, sw.com)
• Recap on Tap is all about the show named after the group of humans that run around with Batcher (The Bad Batch is her show now, we don’t make the rules). Alyce and Laura discuss The Bad Batch S3 episodes 5, 6, & 7 
• Alyce has an Asajj-Hemlock theory
• Why you can’t just… find a body and, like, take it with you

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• The Jedi Way with Laura, John Rocha and Kevin Smets is doing Bad Batch reviews every other week. Find the review of Episodes 4 & 5 here!

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• Anyone besides Laura feel like Drive-Away Dolls was marketed as… not what it is?
• The Great Debate on the not-even-real title (it’s a WORKING title) of the Rey movie 
• The Star Wars video game that no longer IS, it WAS (via IGN)
• If you know any animators looking for a job, Lucasfilm is hiring (via SWNN) 
• Do we really think The Acolyte has a confirmed release date, or was The Acolyte release date just the friends we made along the way? 
• Alyce remains convinced that Burry is in The Acolyte
• Angela Bassett, please be our Star Wars Queen
• Young Jedi Adventures isn’t for us, but seeing Bell, Loden and EMBER in animated form is actually kind of awesome 
• Laura’s brain exploded when the Temptation of the Force cover was revealed but Alyce just wants to know if we’ll get Gungans
• You can go bid on Anthony Daniels’ hoard of Star Wars stuff but keep your paws off the 5-year-old cookie, THAT’S FOR US
• In Recap on Tap, we discuss the first 4 episodes of The Bad Batch season 3
• A lovely listener message from Zean!

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• Join Laura, Rocha and Smets for a discussion on the 3-episode premiere of The Bad Batch on The Jedi Way!

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• Nothing to recap in this episode so it’s just us running through news and goofing off for an hour
• It’s the 5-Year Afferversarvy of Force Toast! All the oppalance of a cosapolitan podcast!
• Hop aboard the Caravan of Corrections for a history lesson on the Ataraxia
• Just in case you haven’t had enough secondhand embarrassment for Gina Carano, here’s some more (via THR)
• Raising a toast to the dearly departed Carl Weathers
• Empire Magazine did a tease about their upcoming Star Wars feature and we recorded before we knew that it was *absolutely nothing* so we theorized (badly) about what the news/announcement could be 
• A lovely email from our friends at Star Wars: In a Galaxy
• Other stuff we’re watching and reading at the moment 

We’re taking a little February break, but stay tuned for more Force Toast on March 5, 2024!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• The Jedi Way made Kevin Smets official with some fancy new graphics, just in time to talk about Gina Carano’s lawsuit, Carl Weathers and Daisy Ridley in the Feb 8 episode!
• If you want to see Laura get passionate about how much Mace Windu sucks and Ahsoka Tano is the GOAT alongside a bunch of really fun people, check out the Best of the Jedi Order from Star Wars: In a Galaxy

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• We open with a game that’s kinda like Guess Who meets Balderdash
• Shout out to listener Stephanie this week, thank you for the Ko-Fi!
• Btw, if YOU'd like to support Force Toast, you can do that here!
• Let’s discuss the trailer for The Bad Batch season 3!
• Laura defines “young professional”
• On that note, be an idiot in your 20s. That is the point of your 20s.
• A Tale of Two Ezras, as tweeted by Diana Lee Inosanto
• A brief history of Alyce’s home town and how jewelry can save your life
• Thank you to A Certain Point Askew for the twitter shout out!
• Recap on Tap covers The High Republic comic issue #3, with spoilers, includes spoilers for the previous issue as well. Skip 36:35-50:55 if you’re not caught up!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Michael Vogel fills in for Kevin Smets on the January 24th episode of The Jedi Way ! Join Laura, Rocha and Michael as they discuss The Bad Batch S3 trailer and Ahsoka S2!

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In Episode 109, hosts Alyce and Laura are* the oldest they’ve ever been in their whole lives but they’re ringing in 2024 as WINNERS… at least according to some people.

• Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Those Game of Thrones guys had to go! (via THR, LRM)
• We’re getting a new Star Wars movie soon! Yay! Yay? No? Either way, we have thoughts! (via sw.com, Variety)
• Are we gonna have to watch all the characters in that baby High Republic show blow up on Starlight Beacon? Well WE won’t, but those of you who actually watch it might (but probably not)
• Will there be Star Wars stuff at D23? (via SWNN)
• The Hollywood Reporter did a cute interview with Eman Esfandi back in December
• It’s official, Ahsoka season 2 is happening! (via sw.com)
• We re-christen Filoni with a new middle name because it works better for us 
• Did people not know that Bo-Katan is the HBIC of Mandalore now? 
• It’s all about The High Republic comics in Recap on Tap! Not much to spoil in Shadows of Starlight #4, but skip 37:45-46:05 if you want to avoid that discussion. For THR #2: Children of the Storm, skip 46:05-54:55 to avoid major spoilers!
• A valuable lesson in signing out of your Spotify account before you check out of Airbnb

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Catch Laura, Rocha and Smets on The Jedi Way as they discuss Adam Driver’s recent comments on Star Wars, the forthcoming Mando movie, Ahsoka season 2 and more!

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• Alyce is home for Christmas. Let the cup runneth over with neighborhood drama, she’s spilling the hometown tea!
• Orin-ge you glad we found the joke Alyce was talking about in Episode 107?
• Adam Driver speaks out about Kylo Ren’s journey, adding to the list yet another component of the sequel trilogy that had no plan
• The Ahsoka cast are besties and it’s cute
• We pitch our ideas for season 2 of the Ahsoka show but it’s just the musical Grease
• Hayden Christensen wants to do more lightsaber stuff in Star Wars (Dagobah Dispatch, SWNN)
• Ariana Greenblatt posted a video of fight rehearsal with Hayden
• Stop listening to rumors about The Mandalorian Season 4. No one knows what they’re talking about.
• Recap on Tap: The High Republic comic, Shadows of Starlight Issue #3. There’s not much to spoil, but if you want to read it yourself before you hear our discussion, skip 35:20-44:51.
• Thanks to listener Allison for the super fun email we got to discuss in this episode! 
• If you’re still avoiding spoilers for THR: Eye of Darkness, skip 1:00:00-1:00:30!
• The Grand Finale of our First and Probably Last Star Wars Limb Loss Annual Wager! We have a winner! 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Rocha, Smets and Laura discuss Dave Filoni’s recent promotion and other recent Star Wars happenings on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way!

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In Episode 107, hosts Alyce and Laura do* a silly little Life Day recording and discuss Maybe Movies News and The High Republic Phase 3!

• Rejoice, the SAG-AFTRA strike has ended!
• If Taika’s recent comments about his Star Wars film piss you off, don’t worry, you were gonna hate his movie anyway.
• Speaking of Star Wars films, another one bites the dust
• A random interlude/tangent on Loki season 2
• No, but really, are we EVER going to see Din Djarin’s face ever again? 
• Rumors of Ahsoka Season 2, plus new photos and videos from the set following the end of the strike (on Instagram here, here, here and here)
• We didn’t mean to roast all The High Republic Phase 3 makeovers but that’s kind of what happened… but let us know what you think of the Phase 3 makeovers and villains baseball cards
• Note spoilers for THR comics. Eye of Darkness is spoiler-free, but include timestamps anyway
• It’s a High Republic heavy Recap on Tap! We discuss Issue #1 of the Phase 3 comic run and Issue #2 of Shadows of Starlight WITH SPOILERS. There’s not really much to spoil, but skip 43:25-58:05 if you want to go in cold.
• Then we get into a spoiler-free discussion of The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness (skip 1:00:25-1:12:05 if you want to avoid all Eye of Darkness talk)

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In Episode 106, hosts Alyce and Laura just want* to talk about Star Wars. They DON’T want to hear about a man’s farm!

• Adventures in apartment living 
• Hop on board the Caravan of Corrections/Rabbithole for a lesson in Star Wars history and politics: the galactic capital 
• Alyce is feeling salty (in the best way) as we discuss missed opportunities in Star Wars storytelling (via Screenrant)
• Sometimes when characters die, they’re just joking. If Palpatine and Ahsoka and the Grand Inquisitor and Maul and Reva and Boba Fett and Cobb Vanth and Fennec Shand and Rey can SOMEHOW survive, why not Cad Bane? 
• Internet hacks, courtesy of the host of this podcast that doesn’t work in tech
• Speculate for fun and then be like Elsa: LET. IT. GO.
• A new young adult novel came out and we completely missed that news? (via starwars.com)
• In today’s Annoying Dude Stuff segment: deranged director Matthew Vaughn wants to reboot the OT (via Happy Sad Confused)
• Highlights from the publishing panel at NYCC
• From Starcruiser to star snoozer: sunsetting the Star Wars Hotel For The 1%
• Mynock, mynock, mynock, mynock

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• Rocha, Smets and Laura discussed the recent Screenrant article on 10 missed opportunities in Star Wars storytelling! Check out the October 21st episode of The Jedi Way here

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In Episode 105, hosts Alyce and Laura don’t have* a lot of Star Wars news to discuss, so it’s another Recap on Tap heavy episode of Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour!

• Real Housewives, but it’s not real and no one’s a housewife
• All aboard the Caravan of Corrections!
• After 146 days, the WGA strike has ended!
• Could Star Wars benefit from writers rooms in its live-action series?
• Has KalluZeb been canonized?
• Your Shin Hati theory sucks. Please read the novel “Phasma.”
• Maybe don’t create a significant other using AI and then listen to it when it tells you to unalive someone (via usnews.com)
• The High Republic Phase 3 is upon us! Recap on Tap kicks off with the comic Shadows of Starlight #1
• Ahsoka Part 7: Dreams and Madness is where we fell in love with Ezra Bridger
• A brief interlude (rabbit hole) on the New Republic senate, chancellor, galactic republic, voting
• In Ahsoka Part 8, Thrawn’s toxic trait is hoarding corpses, but he’ll be damned if they won’t be organized in a neat and tidy formation
• Taylor Swift promotes football

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura, Rocha and Smets review Ahsoka Part 7 and Part 8 finale on The Jedi Way

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In Episode 104, hosts Alyce and Laura discuss all the recent Star Wars movie news, field trips, alien anatomy, brooms and the truth about Vader’s junk.

• Has your field trip ever almost burned down a movie theater? 
• Drawing out the limited news we have to discuss
• Good lord, is the Taika movie happening or not? (via LRM)
• David S. Goyer wrote a Star Wars script/treatment (via Josh Horowitz)
• A Lando series update! (via Variety)
• The makeup process to bring Hera and Ahsoka to life (via Dagobah Dispatch)
• We kick off another stacked Recap on Tap with a quick spoiler discussion on Star Wars Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade  (skip 23:50-31:10 to avoid spoilers) and briefly touch on Tales of Light & Life
• Recap and review of Ahsoka Parts 5 and 6 with spoilers!
• There is a distinct lack of ear holes in Ahsoka

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The Jedi Way is doing Ahsoka reviews! Find our review of Part 5: Shadow Warrior  here and our Part 6: Far, Far Away review here!

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In Episode 103, hosts Alyce and Laura have* an unusual amount of food and d*ck talk. But fear not, there’s Star Wars stuff here too!

• That’s a nice platter of shrimp you’ve got there. It’d be a shame if someone undercooked the sh*t out of it before serving it to you.
• Everything new is actually old, including that Ahsoka featurette that came out Sept 8
• Alas, Skeleton Crew has been delayed, allegedly (via Bespin Bulletin). Next time, we’re placing bets in Vegas for our predictions.
• Is Mando Season 3 coming to home video/DVD/blu-ray/fancy physical format in 2024? 
• A new Star Wars fan favorite character is coming to Disneyland!
• The Jedi Council but make it a Christmas carol. That’s what the new Star Wars novel is going to be about (not really).  
• With enough time and audacity, you too can turn your love of our nerdy space war fandom into sh*tty looking desserts (via starwars.com)
• Recap on Tap: initial spoiler-free thoughts on Tales of Light & Life and From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi, then it’s on to Ahsoka! Fair warning: our recap and review of episodes 3 and 4 of Ahsoka include spoilers 
• A really nice note from listener Michael Baysinger and an update on Limb Watch 2023!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Alyce joins David Humphreys to discuss What Star Wars Means To You! Find it on Apple and Spotify
• Laura, Kevin Smets and John Rocha review Ahsoka episode 3: Time to Fly and episode 4: Fallen Jedi on The Jedi Way

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In Episode 102, hosts Alyce and Laura push* their #MakeMorthraCanon agenda on all of our unsuspecting listeners. Laura isn’t the only shipping enthusiast on this show anymore!

• If you haven’t seen Tony Gilroy’s speech at the WGA protest in NY in August 2023, it is a must-watch
• Not Bob Iger throwing away every ounce of goodwill Disney has and shoving his entire foot in his mouth
• Alyce learns the history of TikTok
• The Lando series is actually happening (allegedly) and it has new writers!
• We go on walks. We’re walkers now.
• Who we’re thirst-trapping at the moment
• The Mandalorian physical media is coming soon! 
• We’re going to be flushed with books soon! From A Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi and The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life are both coming soon
• What Beyonce and The High Republic have in common
• What Listener Aris caught in Path of Vengeance that went right over our heads
• Recap on Tap: brief, spoiler-free thoughts on Star Wars Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade and why you can’t just lay face down in pool of molten lava
• We review the first 2 episodes of the new Ahsoka series, and discuss why getting stabbed through the gut and living to tell the tale can make sense

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Alyce joins Sal on the Rogue Rebels Podcast to discuss The High Republic Phase II comics! 
• Kevin “The Smasher” Smets returns to The Jedi Way to review Episodes 1 and 2 of Ahsoka with John Rocha and Laura 
• The Jedi Way recaps essential TCW episodes and Sabine-centric Rebels episodes
• Rocha and Laura discuss Lando series news + Ahsoka-centric episodes of Rebels on The Jedi Way  
• Laura joins What Star Wars Means To You to discuss… exactly that!
   

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In Part 4 of Force Toast’s Rebels Recap on Tap series, hosts Alyce and Laura keep things light and silly* despite that the general theme for this episode is Season 4 Is Really F*cking SAD.

• Oh, there’s another Saxon? Well, we can’t be bothered to look up his first name, so Alyce christens him D*ckhead Saxon
• Kanan and Hera flirt on Skype, Bo-Katan puts on the homie and Ezra does Jedi leap-frog 
• Laura’s brain short circuits mid-episode
• Life lesson from Force Toast: when sh*t gets sad, take a drink break
• When one needs a ride on Lothal, is Uber Wolf Pack an option in the app, or is that feature for Force wielders only? 
• A general review of the World Between Worlds: what it is and what it isn’t.
• Hondo, like, really cares about Ezra. So he’s gonna be in the Ahsoka show, right? RIGHT?
• Pryce falls for Ryder’s trick, everybody point and laugh at Pryce!

If you’ve enjoyed our Rebels Recap bonus series, reminder that we recapped Seasons 1-6 of The Clone Wars back in early 2020! If you’re in the market for more Force Toast recap content, here is the Apple Podcasts link to our Bonus Recap episode on TCW Seasons 1 & 2.

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In Part 3 of Force Toast’s Rebels Recap on Tap series, hosts Alyce and Laura put their whole holocrussy in recapping* Season 3!

• A musical note (get it?) from Listener Heather about Ezra’s tingle jingle.
• Ezra pulls a full ROTJ Luke Skywalker this season.
• Costume upgrades and haircuts all around!
• Ezra gets promoted… and subsequently, demoted 
• Canon Novel Thrawn vs Dave Filoni’s Thrawn
• Maul is delusional, Ezra snitches, 
• Autocorrect continues to plague us. Mail = Maul. Converse = Convors. 
• Kanan is still a moody b-tch. But he’s also Mary Poppins, y’all! 
• Kenobi is Bae and Bae is kind of lame in Rebels

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In Part 2 of Force Toast’s Rebels Recap on Tap series, hosts Alyce and Laura recap Season 2, struggle with auto-correct, and celebrate the return of old favorites like Rex, Maul, Dramatic Vader, Yoda, Purgill and AP-5! 

• Rex returns! And he brought a game of Bingo… at least that’s what Alyce’s notes say?
• Don’t try to pull a fast one on Kallus, he brings receipts
• Ever notice how Kanan is such a moody b-tch at the beginning of every season of this show? It’s almost like being a child soldier wasn’t good for him. 
• Chopper is a menace
• Don’t wear colored contacts in your Bumble pics, people
• The mini Space Shamu’s just wanna get high and listen to jazz
• Kallus starts to suspect that the Empire might suck
• Yoda is the Carrie Bradshaw of this season, he is just here to make everything about him
• Will Ahsoka still hallucinate about Anakin in the Ahsoka series or has she had therapy? 
• Chopper is a good boi (but still a menace)

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In Part 1 of Force Toast’s Rebels Recap on Tap, hosts Alyce and Laura recap Season 1 and re-christen the Grand Inquisitor as Richard. You’re either with us on this, OR YOU’RE OUR ENEMY.

• To summarize Season 1: Ezra is Aladdin, Kallas goes to Kessel, Ol’ Grandy is a messy bitch, Luminara gets ghosted, the Phantom is a baby marsupial, Yoda is floating light balls and Kanan is dead but not really
• Star Wars Rebels is like interval training for your eyes and ears
• When pork chops fail to satisfy, we present an alternative form of chop for the menu. Or should we say man-u?
• If you’re a hardcore Sebrezra shipper, this bonus series may not be for you
• For that matter, if you’re a massive fan of Ezra Bridger in general, this episode may not be for you (admit it, he was kind of annoying when he was 14)
• Enjoy the moment where Laura forgets the word “pyromaniac” but gets close kinda?
• Alyce takes REALLY good notes
• #MakeOldGrandyRichard
• “Ya know, cuz sh-t rhymes and whatnot” -George Lucas at some point, probably

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• Yoga brings out the best in us. The best toots, that is. The most enlightened of toots.
• Highlights from the Empire magazine feature on the upcoming Disney+ series, Star Wars: Ahsoka
• No but really, exactly how many Jedi survived Order 66?
• In all fairness to Brendan and Katee, if we were Star Wars actors, we would find any excuse to visit the Ahsoka set too tbh
• Is there more to Shin Hati than meets the eye? (via EW)
• Hayden Christensen and Diego Luna bro’d out for Variety and it was adorable (SWNN has a transcript)
• Pedro Pascal gives new insight into the process of bringing Din Djarin to life (via Collider)
• Looking ahead to Phase 3 of The High Republic
• Recap On Tap: It’s the end of The High Republic Phase 2! We’re discussing the young adult novel Path of Vengeance WITH SPOILERS. If you’re avoiding spoilers, skip 49:20-1:09:45.
• We don’t completely fail at the trivs this round

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• On the June 1, 2023 episode of The Jedi Way, Laura, Rocha and Smets discuss the Galactic Starcruiser, Taika’s Star Wars film and rumors of Temuera Morrison in the Ahsoka cast, and pay tribute to actor Ray Stevenson
• The same day this episode comes out, you’ll be able to listen to Laura on the Now This is Lit podcast with Meg Dowell as they discuss the novel The High Republic: Cataclysm and gush about The Mandalorian and The High Republic phase two

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• Welcome to Skin Talk. This is not a recurring segment. Unless we decide we want it to be. 
• The Curious Case of the Magic Disappearing Cocktail 
• Everything wrong with Galactic Starcruiser and all of our brilliant ideas for how to re-tool it
• We’re not sure what Dave Filoni’s Star Wars film’s title (working title?) is but, yes, let’s keep sensationalizing this random Twitter user’s “scoop”!
• A philosophical debate about whether or not a project can be described as “delayed” if there was no confirmed start date to begin with (spoiler: it cannot)
• No one can say for sure yet when Mando season 4 is coming (sources disagree), but at least we now know when to expect the Disney Gallery special of The Mandalorian season 3
• Live-action Hera’s head tails are… not it
• We discuss the Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade excerpt on starwars.com
• Initial thoughts on THR: Path of Vengeance. We discuss some plot points from early in the book, but we couldn't spoil anything if we wanted to since we’re both only about half way through it 
• Answering listener questions and thoughts

Thank you for listening, dear friends! Cheers to the next 100!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• If you give Laura a platform, she will enthusiastically show up to yell about Bo Katan and Din Djarin. The Geeky Waffle provided that platform. Watch here!  
• Laura joins John Rocha and Kevin Smets on The Jedi Way to discuss The Acolyte feature in Empire Magazine, the ALLEGED Filoni movie title and the possibility The Mandalorian season 4 delays. Find it on YouTube now

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• Alyce is influencing Laura’s TikTok FYP
• We preview the 20-page Star Wars spread in the May 11th issue of Empire Magazine and discuss the Star Wars film release schedule, Dave Filoni’s upcoming film, Skeleton Crew’s Amblin influence and Andor’s final 3 episodes
• The nostalgia of E.T and 1988’s “Mac and Me”
• Disney out here playing the fool with this writer’s strike
• Laura’s quick non-spoiler review of Star Wars: Visions Volume 2
• Some brief thoughts on Young Jedi Adventures, which in all fairness, is not targeted towards us
• Most of our Recap on Tap segment is all about The High Republic: Cataclysm WITH SPOILERS. While it’s not an in-depth full recap, we discuss the Path of the Open Hand, characters and their relationships, the fate of some of our Phase 1 favorites and the Battle of Dalna and its consequences. If you want to avoid spoilers for Cataclysm, skip 45:50-1:05:05.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha and Laura welcomed new cast member Kevin Smets on The Jedi Way. Check out our Revenge of the Fifth livestream where we discussed Visions Volume 2 and more!
• It’s a May the Fourth mini Schmoedown reunion! Check out this episode of The RAD Cast with the Dimalantas, where Laura, Andrew, Jill and Gold Leader played a very silly trivia game!

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• Star Wars Celebration 2023 highs and lows 
• We share our thoughts on the Ahsoka series trailer and the live-action look of the Ghost crew
• Andy Serkis does not compute for Alyce
• If you’re worried about The Acolyte series writers room, don’t. Just don’t. Go touch some grass. 
• Discussing all the ways we’re excited about The Acolyte 
• Laura is bad at listening to instructions sometimes WHOOPSIES 
• Discussing some highlights from The High Republic panel and Phase 3
• Recap on Tap: Extreme Mando Edition! We discuss the last 3 episodes of Season 3: Guns For Hire, The Spies and The Return, so SPOILER WARNING for all!
• If you’re ever offered an opportunity to go watch an episode of Star Wars on a big screen with a bunch of other Star Wars fans, take it. 10/10 would recommend.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Jet-lagged Laura joins John Rocha and Kevin Smets to review The Mandalorian season 3 finale on The Jedi Way

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Class is now in session!

• We can’t believe we’re saying this, but there may actually be too much Grogu merch
• A few last minute Star Wars Celebration prep tips for those of you heading to London this week
• D-Lindy is out, Steven Knight is in! A silly update on the silly status of the silly Star Wars movie we’re supposed to get sometime in the next 2 years! Allegedly!
• A few thoughts with NO SPOILERS on The High Republic: Cataclysm. Plus there’s a new excerpt out, courtesy of Gizmodo
• It’s a mass Recap on Tap in this episode! Join as we catch up on the end of Season 2 of The Bad Batch and recap episodes 3x4 and 3x5 of The Mandalorian! Beware of SPOILERS for all!
• As this season of The Bad Batch concludes, Hottie Howzer is back, Saw Gerrera has the right idea but bad timing, and everything comes crashing down 
• In The Mandalorian Chapter 20, we’ve got Gardner Paz, Uber driver Bo, creed-pledging baby birds, and we’re back to Coruscant! In a good way!
• The Mandalorian Chapter 21, we just have one question: WHERE. THE. F###. IS. KALLUS.

Helpful links referenced in this episode

• John Rocha and Laura Kelly are reviewing The Mandalorian Season 3 on The Jedi Way! Check out the reviews of Chapter 20: The Foundling with special guest Kevin Smets and Chapter 21: The Pirate!

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In Episode 96, hosts Alyce and Laura sometimes need* to be beaten over the head with the point you’re trying to make. Lookin’ at you, Jon Favreau.

• Surprise! Star Wars Celebration announced the panel schedule with no warning. Check out the list!
• We have a To-Do list for the good people at Reed Pop. Item #1: Stop hosting Celebration at venues that have tiny arenas. Item #2: Keep making the badge artwork top tier. 
• Is the Ahsoka series coming out sooner than we thought?
• We as a society need to make it a priority to invent time turners. Or find a way that we can attend multiple Celebration panels at one time. Add that to the above to-do list!
• Updates on the pending Star Wars films that are… uh, scratch that - were in the works (via Variety)
• Dave Filoni did an interview with The Wrap (we liked Gizmodo’s coverage of it) about the forthcoming climactic crossover event. What big, world-changing surprise do you think will show up in the The Mando-verse climax? (lol climax) 
• Speaking of Mando-mania, look at all this super fun Mando merch!
• SO MUCH ACOLYTE NEWS YAY
• Our first glimpse at Phase 3 of The High Republic is here! Check out this excerpt from Claudia Gray’s short story, After the Fall (via ew.com)
• For the low, low price of half a million USD, you too can own this hover drone bike thingy
• THRAWN JUMP SCARE
• There’s a whole lotta Recapping On Tapping to do in this episode! Beware of SPOILERS for both The Bad Batch episodes 2x12 and 2x13 AND The Mandalorian Chapters 18 and 19.
• Speaking of The Bad Batch, check out this image of Crosshair - does he or does he not look like he has wings? Choose carefully, because the answer will determine whether or not you are a Fancy Art Person.
• Then we tie up Recap on Tap with The Mandalorian, Chapters 18 (which we LOVED) and Chapter 19 (which we did not understand). 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Want more Mando review content? John Rocha and Laura  Kelly review The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 2: The Mines of Mandalore and Episode 3:The Convert on The Jedi Way

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In Episode 95, hosts Alyce and Laura recap and discuss* The Mandalorian Chapter 17: The Apostate and the plethora of press tour interviews, controversies, news and fan reactions that came with it!

• Alyce delivers the summary you didn’t know you needed on what’s happening in the world of reality TV
• Every TV show that you ever loved is debuting its next season this month. You, Yellowjackets, The Mandalorian, Ted Lasso, 🎵 it’s all coming back to us noooooooooooow! 🎵
• What do we think Bo-Katan’s “connection” to Din is?
• We discuss J. Fav’s interview on the Inside Total Film podcast on The Mandalorian timeline, long term plan, etc.
• Our boy Freddie is out here spilling tea and we are LIVING for it
• Getting antsy for The High Republic: Cataclysm? If so, check out this interview author Lydia Kang did on the Dagobah Dispatch podcast.
• Guys y’all have to calm your sh-t at the Disney parks when you see Din Djarin and baby Grogu, otherwise we won’t be able to have nice things.
• Have you ever wanted a car air freshener in the shape of Pedro Pascal’s face hanging from your rear view mirror? The internet is here to deliver.
• Recap on Tap is PACKED!
  • Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars isn’t for us, but maybe it will be the book for you! We share some brief, no-spoilers thoughts on the new novel, but if you want to avoid all discussion, skip 39:45-44:55.
  • Quickie recaps of The Bad Batch season 2, episodes 10 and 11
  • We wrap up the recaps with The Mandalorian’s Chapter 17, and Alyce shares a theory about The Armorer’s flask

Which Star Wars characters do you want to see pop up in The Mandalorian this season? Send us a DM or email and join the conversation!

Helpful links referenced in this episode :

• Laura joins The Geek Buddies to review Season 2, Episode 10 of The Bad Batch
• The Jedi Way with John Rocha and Laura Kelly is back! Check out our review of The Mandalorian Chapter 17: The Apostate

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In Episode 94, hosts Alyce and Laura catch up* on Star Wars news, The Bad Batch season 2 and provide important reminders like, don’t ever represent yourself in court. You need a lawyer, bestie. 

• More guests have been announced for Star Wars Celebration Europe/London!
• We’ve known for a while that there are several Star Wars films in the works, but it sounds like one is far enough along to warrant an announcement in the near future…
• Some new-ish tidbits on Skeleton Crew, courtesy of Variety
• If you want to get caught up on all the recent clips of The Mandalorian season 3, here is “Adventure,” Grogu’s chair spinnies and a recap of seasons 1, 2 and 2.5 (TBoBF)
• Empire Online’s recent feature on Katee Sackhoff and Bo Katan
• E.K. Johnston recently announced her next Star Wars novel!
• The Bad Batch Season 2, Volume 1 soundtrack is available now. The Star Wars Rebels seasons 3 and 4 soundtracks still are not.
• Is the Galactic Starcruiser in danger of crashing? Let’s put a pin in that. On a related note, have you ever wondered what a jolly rancher crossed with a piece of shrimp would look like?
• Liam Neeson and his big d*ck are tired of Star Wars content (via Variety)
• It’s a Bad Batch packed edition of Recappy on Tappy! We catch up on the mid-season finale and discuss episode 2x9, The Crossing.

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Laura joins The Geek Buddies to review The Bad Batch  season 2 mid-season finale  and episode 9, The Crossing.

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In Episode 93, hosts Alyce and Laura go* Nabooze Cruising down memory lane to re-live some favorite podcasting memories and celebrate FOUR F*CKING YEARS of Force Toasting! 

• Bedazzle lightsabers onto your plastic champagne flutes or we can’t be friends 
• Star Wars Celebration London guest announcements have begun! On that note, if anyone needs a lottery code for the Andor panel at Celebration, Laura will inevitably end up with one she does not want. 
• An update on Star Wars: Skeleton Crew 
• Star Wars Visions: Volume 2 is coming soon and we’ve got all new studios and artists joining the Star Wars animation fam!
• The Mandalorian season 3 has a new poster and it is sleek af 
• Star Wars Jedi Survivor slapped with the Big D (It’s delayed, you pervs. Jeez.)
• Do ya feel Video Game Frisky, friends? Well, do ya? 
• Curious about the upcoming novel, Star Wars: Jedi Battle Scars? There’s a new excerpt on sw.com now!
• Ahsoka Tano has her own holiday. Who knew? Not us. Look at this old a$s article on the old sw.com lol
• Alyce eats microwave bacon. Gross. 
• Recap on Tap: The Bad Batch episodes 2x5: Entombed and 2x6: Tribe. Treasure! Droid baby Mel! Sweet baby Gunji! Rogue shovels!
• Listener questions! Favorites, cosplays, deserted island companions, and Six Degrees of Separation: Star Wars Edition!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura is doing The Bad Batch season 2 reviews with The Geek Buddies. Links for Episode 5 and Episode 6

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In Episode 92, hosts Alyce and Laura are* speculating irresponsibly and catching up on what’s happening in all the Star Wars news (spoiler, it’s all about TV/streaming).

• Alyce got her hair did… and then re-did
• We missed the Thrawn discourse and we’re perfectly content with that 
• Lars Mikkelsen is lying and Laura won’t hear anything differently
• Irresponsible speculation: Ezra is captain of the Chimaera now
• In case you had any question about whether or not The Mandalorian is Prestige TV, check out who’s directing in season 3
• From Ezra to Elzar: live-action fan casting from a live-action actor (via ET Online)  
• Another super-sized Recap of Tap! Mandalorian trailer talk and predictions (26:20 - 45:50) + The Bad Batch season 2, episodes 3 and 4
• Greef Carga is fancy now
• Pay attention to autocorrect while taking notes on trailers for The Mandalorian, otherwise you’ll end up with inscrutable things like “Green Cargo” and “Mangos in helmets.” Lesson learned. 
• West Side Story but Tony and Maria are played by Anzellans: Million dollar idea?

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Tune into the The Bad Batch reviews with The Geek Buddies on John Rocha’s YouTube channel. Laura joined the Buddies to review Episode 3: The Solitary Clone and Episode 4: Faster 

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In Episode 91, hosts Alyce and Laura overcap* the holidays, let matts rate and discuss the ever sects-y Battle of Jedha! 

• Merry Christmas to us! We got a Kofi under the Force Toast Christmas tree. Thank you, Not The Droid You’re Looking For!
• Thank you, Star Wars News Net, for informing us that this story about Ghost Track 17 is probably a non-story
• Stop reading too much into Star Wars voice actors posting on Instagram about Star Wars shows 
• A Star Wars movie is Star Wars movie-ing in April allegedly?
• A Star Wars actor posting a nood on Instagram in the year of our lord 2023? We vote to maintain this energy throughout the remainder of the year 
• A solution for accessing more Star Wars reading, courtesy of Amy on twitter
• LAURA IS ALWAYS RIGHT AND DON’T YOU FORGET IT
• What’s coming to a galaxy near you in 2023... and what will inevitably be delayed
• The Kotaku article about Weird Star Wars Merch™ that kept us laughing + the Italian toothpaste commercial from 1990
• Recap on Tap (or is it overcap? Overtap?) The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha with SPOILERS! Skip 40:22 - 58:35 if you haven’t finished listening
• The Bad Batch is back but if you haven’t had a chance to watch the two-episode premiere, skip 59:00 - 1:11:44
• Limb Watch 2023 is officially on!

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In Episode 90, hosts Alyce and Laura level* up to to fight the big boss, discuss Star Wars news and recap the plot of The High Republic: Convergence!

• Let’s go mall walking down memory lane 
• Rogue Squadron is on? Off? On again? 
• Daisy Ridley went to Lucasfilm headquarters for lunch but people don’t go to Lucasfilm headquarters just to eat lunch?? So??
• The writers of The Mandalorian season 3 were revealed and it’s a very small list
• Remember how much everyone loved the moped crew in The Book of Boba Fett? It’s us, we’re everyone.
• Cal Kestis is Jedi Surviving and Thriving, hello glow up! 
• The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha audio original cast was announced this past week, alongside an excerpt for your listening pleasure (via starwars.com) 
• Pro Tip for The Battle of Jedha: you should probably read Path of Deceit and Convergence before you listen to the upcoming audio original 
• We see your Christmas lights and raise you a yard-full of Star Wars inflatables (via KATU in Oregon)
• Recap on Tap: we’re diving right into The High Republic: Convergence WITH SPOILERS! If you haven’t finished reading and you want to avoid spoilers, skip 41:15 - 1:22:30!
• Happy Holidays, nerds! We’ll see you in the new year!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Check out the latest episode of The Jedi Way where John Rocha and Laura catch up on The Bad Batch season 2 and Jedi Survivor trailers and other recent news 

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In Episode 89, hosts Alyce and Laura pull* themselves out of their respective post-Thanksgiving food comas to drink wine and talk about Star Wars!

• Production has finally begun on The Acolyte and we know more about who is joining the cast! (via starwars.com)
• Tony Gilroy has been a busy boy lately on his Andor press tour
• We may know more about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor very soon!
• Hey, PC Gamers! If you’re listening to this episode right when it comes out, you can get Star Wars: Squadrons for FREE on PC until December 1, via the Epic Games store.
• Disney’s Battle of the Bobs has resulted in a victory for Team Iger. As of November 20, Bob Iger is back in as CEO, but it sounds like tensions were building for a while…
• F-ck us up, Delilah Dawson! Our bodies are ready for Star Wars: Inquisitor: Red Blade!
• If you have a lot of money, a lot of cold weather and a lot of enthusiasm for The Clone Wars, these coats might be right up your alley.
• Recap on Tap: Episodes 10-12 of Andor with spoilers + some more non-spoiler thoughts on The High Republic: Convergence. If you want to avoid all Convergence talk until you finish reading, skip 1:19:50 - 1:32:30.
• An argument, I mean, discussion, on how adult novels differ from YA and where Convergence falls on the spectrum.

Are you keeping up with Phase 2 of The High Republic? What do you think so far? Write into us and share your thoughts: forcetoastpod@gmail.com

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha and Laura review Netflix’s The Crown season 5 in two parts: Part 1 (episodes 1-5) and Part 2 (episodes 6-10)
• Laura joins The Geek Buddies to review Andor episode 11 and do a LIVE review of episode 12

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In Episode 88, hosts Alyce and Laura are* elated to have some new reviews on Apple Podcasts (thank you so much, friends!!) and dive into a massive Recap on Tap segment!

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Can’t think of a clever segue, so let’s get into it! 

• It’s a happy, little Sunday recording so we’d like to say Happy U.S. Election Day!
• Alyce is gross sometimes
• Not a lot of news but let’s discuss the alleged Star Wars movie that is allegedly coming to theaters in December 2025 allegedly (via The Hollywood Reporter)
• New directors + a new writer announced for Andor season 2 (via some stellar reporting from Maggie Lovitt at Collider)
• It’s a big ol’ serving of Recap on Tap in Episode 88! We’ve got a lot to catch up on: Tales of the Jedi, 3 episodes of AndOr Wut, The High Republic: Path of Deceit and some quick, no-spoilers initial thoughts on The High Republic: Convergence. SPOILER WARNINGS FOR TALES, ANDOR AND PATH OF DECEIT!
• Do a Star Wars equivalent of Marvel’s What If…? except the only difference is that Mr. Bean is in Star Wars now. We’ll take our money now, Disney.

What did you think of Tales of the Jedi? Do you want more storytelling in this format? Or do you just want to know more about Dooku? (in which case, please read Dooku: Jedi Lost!) Get in touch with us and let us know what you think!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Want to learn more about voter registration in the U.S.? Check out more info here!
• Laura was on Episode 138 of The Rogue Rebels podcast to talk about the comics of The High Republic Phase 1!
• Laura joined The Geek Buddies to review Andor episode 8 and Tales of the Jedi! 

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 87, hosts Alyce and Laura attempt* (kind of) to learn the names of the characters in Andor now that we’re halfway through the first season. Better late than never, right? No? Well, in other Star Wars news:

• Reminiscing about the good ol’ days when we used to get reviews on Apple Podcasts. Hey, maybe you can help us out by leaving us a review here? Help others find our show!
• Tales of the Jedi has a new poster and we could not be more excited to get Star Wars content that.. uh.. isn’t Andor… sorry
• Clone Wars flashbacks in the Ahsoka series? You son of a bitch, we’re in! 
• Ahsoka series casting rumors are flying about and we are intrigued! 
• No one is demanding Christian Bale play Grand Admiral Thrawn. Stop this nonsense. 
• We ARE demanding all the Skarsgårds be in Star Wars. All 57 of them. 
• There was a lot of publishing news that came out of NYCC (check out the coverage by Friends of the Force), but we mostly care about Delilah Dawson!!! Writing a new Star Wars book!!! YAY!!!
• Behold, in this blessed holiday season, the Tamagotchi returns! Cut to us in February when we will be proud parents of no less than 3 Tamagotchi Baby Grogu’s each. No regrets.
• Recap on Tap! Phase 2 of The High Republic is here and guess what? Alyce hasn’t finished Path of Deceit yet. So Laura shares some brief, non-spoilery thoughts.
• Quick recap on Episode 5 of Andor then we dive into our recap and review of Episode 6!
• Are the trivia questions getting harder or are we getting worse at this? 

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• Laura joins The Geek Buddies to review Episode 5 of Andor (YouTube)

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In Episode 86, hosts Alyce and Laura discuss* what podcasts other podcasters listen to while podcasting podcasts, among other topics:

• James Earl Jones is off to enjoy a well-earned retirement from voice acting and we salute him for it.
• Some interesting insight into how sh-t went down on the set of Rogue One (via The Guardian)
• The secret life of Mon Mothma that wasn’t really secret but was just secret from Star Wars fans and anyone who doesn’t read Vanity Fair (via Vanity Fair)
• Andor episodes 1-4 is what’s on tap in this week’s Recap on Tap
• There may come a day where we are able to see what makes “Andor” so appealing to everyone. Today is not that day. 
• Laura delivers the worst trivia performance to date, which is appropriate since the Schmoedown finale aired the same day we recorded

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Hurricane Ian relief link
• Laura joins The Geek Buddies to review Andor on John Rocha’s YouTube Channel. Find the review on Andor Episodes 1-3 here and Episode 4 here

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In Episode 85, hosts Alyce and Laura and Madisynn and Wongers are getting Lost In Space, getting froyo and watching The Sopranos. All of that’s to say, we talk about Star Wars.

• We faked it til we maked it, but that was our thing. It was no one else’s thing. We invented it.
• The ultimate Caravan of Corrections disguised as an update about The Bad Batch season 2 release date
• Tell your racist friends to stop Review Bombing all the good shows 
• We predicted the 2022 Emmys. And by we, we mean Alyce. Everyone bow down to Alyce.
• Catching up on some updates from Disney+ Day and D23, including Andor, Ahsoka, Tales of the Jedi and The Mandalorian! 
• Some observations on the early social media reactions to the Andor series
• What do you think is the most iconic role Jude Law has ever played? Because we agree that it was Mr. Napkinhead in “The Holiday.”
• Discussing recent cast announcements (leaks) for The Acolyte and the Ahsoka series. 
• How the movie “Hook” scared the shit out of Alyce
• How Darth Vader scared the shit out of Ewan McGregor 
• Recap on Tap! Some of our favorite moments from Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return
• Mad Libs and Trivia to round out the show

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha and Laura discuss Rogue Squadron, Andor and all the news that came out of D23 on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 84, hosts Alyce and Laura are* taking a beat to talk about… well, more Star Wars, actually. Plus some other TV stuff. Ultimately, we are excited about TV in general, so we’re gonna talk about that. 

• Alyce is now a proud member of H.A.G. and Laura invents a new cocktail
• Rian Johnson is still making Star Wars and you’re not. So there. (via Empire)
• September is going to be a big Star Wars month and Kenobi will not be left out
• Not sure we’re buying this Grogu survival theory but we’re definitely gonna talk about it (via Screenrant)
• When in the f*ck is Bad Batch 2 coming out???
• Cal Kestis is so hot right now, he’s even getting his own book
• We have differing opinion on Leia’s wedding dress
• Have we ever had a TMZ article on our show? 
• Some Sweet BDE from 1999: A Liam Neeson Story
• Hot G and Hot D
• It’s Schmoedown Hoedown in Trivia! Cassian And/Or Wut questions, courtesy of Star Wars 7x7’s Allen Voivod.
• Listener Aris is a man about town
• We don’t know who needs to hear this, but everybody poops

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

• Alyce’s new dating plan. Scheme? No, it’s a plan. It’s not a scheme.
• Laura’s show and tell, liquor edition
• Rogue One is returning to theaters! Not near us apparently, but allegedly it’s coming to a theater somewhere…
• Harry Potter and the Skarsgard BDE
• The Andor series is going to get weird with the theme song and we LOVE that for them
• We can’t keep up with the Tales of the Jedi drama, we just know there was some. Also there are some Tales of the Jedi spoilers here if you want to know more. 
• The Super Cut of Order 66 that we didn’t ask for but is super useful if you want to be sad and depressed
• Did baby Reva get stabbed by baby Vader? Weigh in on our poll, because we (and all of Reddit) are in the midst of a battle royale  
• Laura shares some highlights from the Star Wars panels at C2E2
• Initial, non-spoilery thoughts on The Princess and the Scoundrel, which is available now!
• Laura and Alyce recap a few episodes of Light & Magic, the Disney+ docu-series by Lawrence Kasdan
• Trivia, Fast and Furioso style!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• On the August 3rd episode of The Jedi Way, Laura and Rocha dive into the Andor trailer that dropped August 1
• Check out Laura’s live tweets from C2E2 of the Billy Dee Williams Spotlight panel and the Inquisitors panel with Moses Ingram and Rupert Friend

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• Star Wars got nominated for some Emmys! Yay, everyone clap for Star Wars!
• Lots of little Andor reveals trickling out. Let’s discuss.
• Skeleton Crew started filming. In other news, “The Holiday” is Jude Law’s best film. We are not accepting feedback on this opinion at this time.
• What if Natalie Portman was in Star Wars? Wouldn’t that be cool? Would that be cool, Taika?
• Christian Bale? In Star Wars? In this economy? (via GiantFreakinRobot)
• More Cal Kestis? Say less. We’re in.
• Buckle up, horn dogs. Your next Star Wars beach read is coming soon and there’s a new excerpt available now on starwars.com

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 81, hosts Alyce and Laura are* re-christened Alex and Lydia, Commander Cody is Owen Lars’ ride-or-die homie and Vader is finally going on a beach vacation with Palps!

• Vader, the jig is up. We know your secret. 
• Taika Waititi, give us your colorful, chaotic, messy, ridiculous Star Wars movie nowwwwwwww! (IGN)
• Stuart Beattie had lots to share with The Direct about how his Kenobi movie script differed from the Disney+ series and it is FASCINATING
• This is Star Wars Rebels fans’ most desperate hour! Check out the #ReleasetheRebelsSoundtracks campaign and tweet your support!
• A new LEGO Star Wars special this summer? We’ll take it! 
• For the low, low price of $5k you too can get drunk in a bar aboard an environment-destroying vacation vessel. 
• Composer John Williams wants to swap out his conductor’s baton for a tennis racket and who are we to deny him that? (Washington Post)
• More hints that The High Republic: Convergence is going to be horny af
• In Recap on Tap, we’re discussing the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale and Laura shares some initial thoughts on Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith
• Trivia is BACK!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura’s guest spot on the Atomic Podcast #344 with Efren Guzman
• On the July 1 episode of the GALactic Podcast, Laura joined Lauren and Andrea to discuss the finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi finale (Apple Podcasts) (Spotify)
• Now on YouTube! Thanks to Star Wars Explained, you can now see the How Rey Defined a New Generation of Star Wars Fans Rey panel from SWCA!

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 80 hosts Alyce and Laura are* drafting up a business plan to sell placemats featuring erotic Ewan/Hayden fan art for all you Star Wars Home Decor enthusiasts. We’ll have a kickstarter up and running soon. 

• Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film is going to take us where no Star Wars film has taken us before (via Deadline)
• What If… Tala got Duchess Satine’s sloppy seconds? (via Entertainment Weekly)
• Hayden Christensen has or wants a dad bod or something
• Alyce’s Bae aka Ewan McGregor is looking very Euro-chic in his new spread (heh heh) in British GQ but we need to have a talk about what kind of fan art we’re sending to our favs, friends.
• Are we going to get a Reva spin-off series? Probably not, but the site that published this rumor seems to think so.
• Recap on Tap: We’re diving into Obi-Wan Kenobi Parts IV and V, so if you’re looking for a refresh before Wednesday’s finale, you’ve come to the right place.
• Ever notice that Leia’s droid Lola kind of looks like robotic lothcat?
• Star Wars as mythology? Laura needs your advice!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura joined the Geek Buddies to review Obi-Wan Kenobi Part IV and Part V

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 79, hosts Alyce and Laura have* one big KENOBI WATCH and catch up on Parts I, II and III of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. Suffice to say, we are head over heels.

Laura shares some highlights from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. She basically shat her pants at the Mando+ panel when they showed the Ahsoka footage. RIP anyone who was sitting nearby. 

Then it’s on to BAE WATCH! It’s here! Finally! And oh no, wait, now it’s halfway over! Why?! F-ck. Well we’re still gonna live it up. In Recap on Tap, Alyce loves Bae (Ewan McGregor) and Laura loves Reva so it’s basically one big love session as we recap and review Parts I, II and III of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Do we have our nits? Of course, we’re Star Wars fans after all. But overall we are both really enjoying it and we had a lot of fun breaking down the first three episodes.

And that’s all we’ve got for this one! We’ll be back with more news and Kenobi Parts IV and V in two weeks!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Intro music remixed with this bop from YouTube (D-D-D-Democracy!)
• Hello There break music is this little banger right here on YouTube
• On the June 5 episode of The Jedi Way, John Rocha and Laura catch up on their Star Wars Celebration experience and discuss Obi-Wan Kenobi Part III
• Laura and a bunch of other Star Wars content creators spoke to Josh Chapman of Star Wars Spelt Out at SWCA. Listen on Spotify here!
• Heads up that Laura will be joining The Geek Buddies to review Kenobi Parts IV, V and VI on YouTube!

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 78, hosts Alyce and Laura squeeze* in one last episode before Star Wars fans converge on the Anaheim Convention Center next week. Alyce has a cold, Laura has a panel at SWCA and Ewan McGregor almost got a camel! 

• All the ways we didn’t celebrate May the Fourth and instead celebrated May the Fourteenth
• Laura’s going to be on a panel about Rey on the Fan Stage at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim! Come say hi on Friday, May 27th at 1:30pm local time
• One last KENOBI WATCH before we WATCH KENOBI next week. Alyce shares some thoughts on Trailer 2 and we gotta spend some time gushing over all these hot Kenobi Press Tour photos YES BAE
• The script for the Kevin Fiege-produced Star Wars film is coming along (via Den of Geek)
• Some highlights from the Disney Gallery episode of The Book of Boba Fett that you should watch because it was very cute
• The Jedi: Fallen Order sequel has a title, maybe? (via VentureBeat)
• Star Wars: Brotherhood by Mike Chen came out on May 10 and Laura’s got a MOSTLY spoiler-free review for your listening pleasure [skip 35:00-47:10 if you want to avoid all Brotherhood talk]. Plus, some highlights from the Books Inc. launch event with Mike Chen and Delilah Dawson for Brotherhood
• Sexy trivia is back and sexier than ever!

Housekeeping links for this episode:

• ICYMI Laura joined Radio Rebellion for a panel on The High Republic Phase 1 on April 23 on YouTube
• Laura did a guest spot on Star Wars Spelt Out with Josh Chapman on May 1
• May the Fourth was the Sith List’s 300th episode! Laura showed up a little buzzed to the celebration. 
• In the May 8 episode of The Jedi Way, John Rocha and Laura discuss the Kenobi trailer and which Star Wars Celebration panels we’re most looking forward to.

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 77, hosts Alyce and Laura recap* their recent travel adventures and catch up on what’s happening in Star Wars news, including:

• Adventures at O’Hare airport
• Alyce gets caught up on Marvel Phase 4
• Star Wars Celebration panel announcements have been rolling out the last few weeks and we’ve got a recap to get you up to speed 
• Will Boba Fett make an appearance in Season 2 of The Bad Batch? Signs are pointing to yes.
• We might be getting more Star Wars Visions sooner than you think! (via Cinelinx)
• Today in misunderstood headlines, Bryce Dallas Howard wore a romper in an interview? 
• The good era of Adam Sandler movies
• Is author Adam Christopher going to drop the names of Rey’s parents in Shadow of the Sith? 
• The High Republic: Path of Deceit saw all the gorgeous High Republic cover art and said, “hold my beer”
• There’s a new excerpt available on starwars.com from Star Wars: Brotherhood featuring Asajj Ventress!
• Could Quinlan Vos show up in the Kenobi series? Alyce is calling it.
• You can get a free ticket to the virtual book launch for SW: Brotherhood on Zoom
• Trivia but make it sexy

Send your Who Said It Star Wars trivia questions to Alyce on twitter or to forcetoastpod@gmail.com for next episode and she’ll read it in an unnecessarily sexy voice!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura joins The Geek Buddies to discuss what’s happening in nerdy news and a Q&A session. Watch it on YouTube here!
• It’s a Star Wars Schmoedown reunion! Laura joined Andrew and Nicki Dimalanta on Going Rogue to talk about Star Wars Celebrations past and future.

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 76, hosts Alyce and Laura have a lot of good money making ideas for Star Wars but no important Disney people want to listen to this… which is their loss and your gain, dear listener!

• Someone please hit the button that ends winter. That’s enough. We have had enough.  
• You know that old saying, when you run out of Busch Light, drink Diet Coke? No? Bueller? Bueller?
• BAE WATCH IS ON. EW has the scoop on how and why Lucasfilm decided to bring back Vader and just how Canadian Deborah Chow really is.
• There are still some tickets left for Star Wars Celebration if you’d like to re-live our 2019 drunken hotel party with us. Or like if you want to see celebrities at the convention or whatever.
• Forever Old Christopher Lloyd has joined the cast of The Mandalorian in the role of Baby Yoda. You heard it here first. This is a Force Toast Exclusive. We stan Uncle Fester.
• There is literally only one component of the bullet point above that is true.
• Bad Batch Booted to 2023? << That’s what we would use as the headline if we wrote this article. Alliteration is FUN, okay? But as far as the question, we’re guessing no.
• Establishing, once again, that we have good ideas and Disney could just hire us to do all the Star Wars marketing. 
• Everyone go shame Alyce for being behind on her reading
• This Shadow of the Sith excerpt is money. Read it. 
• A few more non-spoilery thoughts on Star Wars: Queen’s Hope
• Your lightsaber trivia is nonsense
• Now everyone clap for Alyce because she got a new job! Yay, Alyce!
• Pop

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• On the March 27th episode of The Jedi Way, Rocha and Laura talk about Star Wars Celebration, their past convention experiences and what you should be doing RIGHT NOW to prepare for your next con.

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 75, hosts Alyce and Laura celebrate* the fact that this podcast somehow made it to 75 episodes? Like, how? Why? Who approved this?

• On a scale from 1 to 10, how musty are your pants?
• Laura ruins the episode. Right from the get go. Ruined.
• Thank you, Anonymous Listener, for the Ko-fi contribution!
• The Kiners dropped some fun Star Wars animation details during a recent fundraiser for relief efforts in Ukraine. You can contribute to the Ko-fi for the fundraiser here.
• The High Republic but make it Muppet Babies. Or “Stranger Things in Space”? Is this a real thing? (via Cinelinx)
• More evidence of Temuera Morrison in Kenobi? Alyce thinks no, but check out this photo and judge for yourself
• Recap on Tap: Kenobi Edition! Let’s break down the trailer and make wild speculations! Plus, initial thoughts on Star Wars: Queen’s Hope (no spoilers) and a brief discussion of the final Phase I High Republic comics.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• We’re proud to be a part of the Amidala Initiative to support the Equality Texas Foundation, trans youth and their families. Want to know more? Check out the twitter account here and donate to the GoFundMe here.
• On the  March 13 episode of The Jedi Way, Rocha and Laura discuss the Kenobi trailer and the Jedi Order’s rules on attachment

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 74, hosts Alyce and Laura have* a lot to catch up on and not a lot of time to do it, so we’re hitting a few of the bigger items and recapping-on-tapping the end of The Book of Boba Fett and a few recent High Republic reads.

• Laura finally watched Yellowjackets and this podcast may end up adding a whole ass Yellowjackets segment when season 2 drops
• A big, wet, enthusiastic, whole-hearted THANK YOU to Jane for the ko-FI!
• Love that people got to check out Galactic Starcrusier and share their experiences on social media, but from the looks of things, uh, yikes
• Enjoy the moment in this episode where we congratulate ourselves on not being complete dicks 
• KENOBI WATCH. Updates on the release date, music, and casting. WARNING: This segment includes a discussion about a Kenobi set leak. If you want to avoid this discussion, skip 18:20-21:25
• Not sure what Jon Watts is up to in Star Wars, but he’s up to something! Star Wars-equivalent citizen detectives, get on it! 
• Audiobook fans, rejoice! There’s an audio excerpt from Star Wars: Queen’s Hope for your listening pleasure on Youtini!
• Apparently we missed an announcement about a Kenobi YA novel at some point, but we’re excited about it now
• In this episode’s Recap on Tap we’re closing The Book of Boba Fett with a discussion on Chapters 6 and 7
• A brief, spoiler-free review of Midnight Horizon AND a spoiler-free discussion of The High Republic comic run ahead of the final issue on March 2, 2022. Want a preview of Issue #15? Find it here on sw.com

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

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Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• On the most recent episode of The Jedi Way, John Rocha and Laura catch up on the future of Star Wars on the big and small screen 
• Catch up with Laura and The Geek Buddies’ final reviews of The Book of Boba Fett. Here are YouTube links for Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 on The Outlaw Nation
• Here’s a link to the Cobb Vanth shirt on Teepublic designed by Bryan Ward that Laura mentioned

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

This is the part where you clap.

In Episode 73, hosts Alyce and Laura breeze* through a few news items and then it’s on to SPOILER reviews and recaps of all the newest Star Wars offerings 

• IT’S A TRAP ok sorry now we’re done
• The cast announcements for the Ahsoka live-action series just keep on coming!
• When to expect Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch
• The High Republic is here to keep the rats fed! If you’re looking to get a little taste of Daniel José Older’s The High Republic: Midnight Horizon, you can find excerpts on CNET and on Gizmodo! And BONUS, there’s a preview out for The High Republic #14 too! 
• Recap on Tap is packed today with The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray and The Book of Boba Fett Chapters 4 and 5. SPOILERS all around! If you’re not caught up on THR, The Fallen Star spoilers are here: 16:40-59:30.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Alyce and Laura joined Eli and Jacob on the In a Galaxy pod for their The Clone Wars re-watch! Join us for the Rush Clovis arc in Season 6 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
• Laura is reviewing this season of The Book of Boba Fett with The Geek Buddies on The Outlaw Nation on YouTube. Reviews for Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 are out now!
• Laura joined Movie Trivia Schmoedown peeps Saul, Sean Sullivan and Rachel Silvestrini on The Gucciverse to weigh in on TBoBF Chapter 5

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• We learned some fun stuff about what’s to come in The High Republic’s Phase 2 at the The High Republic Anniversary Panel on January 4, 2022
• Someone leaked a "trailer" for a Narwhal Knight of Ren film/series and maybe forgot to insert the right music file?
• Recommended reading before Star Wars: Brotherhood drops in May
• Recap on Tap is packed! Laura covers some recent comics, including Eye of the Storm #1, which you can find a preview of here. Then we dive into The Book of Boba Fett Chapters 2 and 3!
• This video of Tameura Morrison talking about filming Attack of the Clones is so wholesome

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura is reviewing this season of The Book of Boba Fett with The Geek Buddies on John Rocha’s YouTube channel. Find the review for Chapter 3 here!
• Laura joined the Triad of the Force podcast to review Chapter 3 of The Book of Boba Fett on their January 13 episode

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 71, hosts Alyce and Laura return* from Christmas and New Years to cold weather and COVID, respectively. 

• Alyce encountered exactly 0 alligators in Louisiana. So that trip was pointless.
• More Kenobi casting news! 
• The Twilight franchise comes up in conversation again somehow. Two episodes in a row, what a treat!
• Take a drink every time alligators come up in conversation
• What is your Star Wars major? Write in and tell us: forcetoastpod@gmail.com
• Laura has a quick PSA/spoiler-free review of Star Wars The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray. In summary: read it now. Don’t wait. 
• Recap on Tap! The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land. If you’re behind or just waiting to watch and avoiding spoilers for the new series, skip 31:15-1:14:18.
• We’re not saying we agree with this Book of Boba Fett review, because it’s so mean, but it’s also kinda funny
• While we’re on the subject of the new Boba series, did Parks & Recreation spoil the beginning back in 2013? Here’s the video that’s been circulating the internet this week [Boba episode 1 spoilers in link!]

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura is back with The Geek Buddies to review The Book of Boba Fett episode 1
• Laura joins Starlight Beacon Transmissions to talk about The High Republic on YouTube on Monday, January 3, 2022

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 70, hosts Alyce and Laura are up bright and early with mimosas and spiked coffee to catch up* on Star Wars news, quote 90s-era Saturday Night Live skits and gush about Spider-Man and Yellowjackets.

• Alyce DRIVES now. Like, she drives a car. For real. 
• What you need to know about a new Star Wars video game and the #BlackOutStarWarsEclipse initiative
• Recommended reading this week: The Hollywood Reporter’s most recent article (Dec 16) on the forthcoming Book of Boba Fett! It features fun reveals, how Fett’s story will be different from Din Djarin’s, and getting to know showrunner Robert Rodriguez.
• Listen carefully and enjoy how gracefully we segue from talking about Star Wars: The Acolyte to talking about American Pie 
• It’s an Age of Resistance reunion! What happened when Pilot Jess Pava actress Jessica Henwick met Rian Johnson on the set of Knives Out 2 (via SyFy.com)
• This excerpt for The High Republic: Fallen Star by Claudia Gray has us HYPED af! (via starwars.com)
• Fear not, we are most definitely talking about those sh-tty Galactic Starcruiser videos that were circling the internet earlier this month.
• Recap on Tap! Laura shares some takeaways from C2E2 (Chicago’s Comic Con) panels that featured Star Wars authors, Delilah Dawson, Charles Soule and Timothy Zahn
• Laura quizzes Alyce on the opening crawls and Alyce seeks out “the most difficult” Star Wars trivia on the internet (it’s not).

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura joins The Geek Buddies for a spoiler-filled review of Spider-Man: No Way Home on John Rocha’s YouTube channel

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

In Episode 69, hosts Alyce and Laura delve* into the dirty debauchery of Star Wars news, recaps, trivia in an effort to probably scar you for life.   

• Alyce rocked her test! So let’s take a shot! Yay, Alyce!
• One man’s Sarlacc is another man’s feisty butthole.
• “Book of Boba Fett” is too many words to say so it’s “bobf” now. We don’t make the rules. Anyway here’s the “Reign” teaser.
• Disney may have just narrowed down the premiere date for Andor-And/Or What. But in the age of COVID, deadlines are more like guidelines, so take it with a grain of salt and a shot of tequila.
• Laura is not allowed to see Frozen on stage. Not for pervert reasons.
• Alyce has Thanksgiving Day traditions and it involves parades and dogs and *checks notes* crying?
• Deadline announces our live-action Sabine Wren (allegedly). What do you think?
• Can someone send us the Star Wars issue of Empire Magazine? It wasn’t online anywhere when we recorded.
• Recap on Tap: Short and Sweet Edition. Laura is struggling with Thrawn Ascendancy Book 2 and Alyce is preparing to balance The High Republic with The Wheel of Time books. Best of luck to them both.
• A very special, on-theme voicemail from our friend Aris. In this context, “special” means sexually explicit. Strap on, friends. IN, sorry. Strap in.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• On the 11/17 episode of The Jedi Way, Rocha and Laura break down the essential Anakin/Ahsoka episodes of The Clone Wars
• Laura talks Schmoedown, Mando and Thrawn with Bryan on the 11/24 ep of Pink Milk
• Brennen Marr and Laura talk about droids in the 11/19 ep of Page Turners They Were Not

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

• Hoarding for the holidays, but only the important things. Like pumpkin coffee creamer.
• Actor Matt Smith plays coy with Josh Horowitz on what could have been in The Rise of Skywalker on the Happy Sad Confused podcast
• What to expect from Disney+ Day on Friday, November 12 (via SWNN)
• More Maul and Qi’ra? Yes, please! The new animated series possibly coming soon? (via Cinelinx)
• Speculating about how and in what form Hayden Christensen will appear in the live action Ahsoka show
• Hot take: the ships portrayed in Star Wars porn are… not great. Are you all okay? 
• There’s a new excerpt from Star Wars: Queen’s Hope on starwars.com - check it out here
• Ready for more Thrawn? We sure as f-ck are! Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (book 3)  is out November 16. Need a recap of what happened in book 2, Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good? We recommend Youtini’s here. 
• More Ripped Qi’ra in the upcoming comic, Star Wars: Crimson Reign? Color us intrigued…
• Recap on Tap: Boba got a facial before rolling up to Tatooine for The Book of Boba Fett trailer and we would like the name of his esthetician, please and thanks!
• Spoilers Beware! Some spoilers for The High Republic: Into the Dark 52:20-54:45.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• The Banthaverse is back, baby! As part of Podathon 2021 to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation, Alyce joined Blue Bantha Milk Co. and friends for another Star Wars story written by A.I. Click here for a link to the ~3-hour mark of the stream for Death Star Attack, written by A.I.
• On the newest episode of The Jedi Way, Rocha and Laura discuss Hayden in the Ahsoka series, what they’re reading and favorite Star Wars novels
• Stay tuned for the next episode of The Jedi Way, where Rocha and Laura go live to talk about The Clone Wars: Anakin and Ahsoka essential episodes
• Laura joined frenemy Evan “Gold Leader” Bushkar and friends to talk about Star Wars’ ultimate lightsaber battles on Schmoes of the North 

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Website: forcetoastpod.com

*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

• Wow okay, we see how it is. Star Wars Visions gets a soundtrack right after its debut. Do Rebels fans look like clowns to you, Disney Music?
• We didn’t read it, but in case you missed it, there’s a new excerpt out for Star Wars Thrawn Ascendency: Lesser Evil, out November 16
• The Star Wars hotel for the 1% is set on an old-as-hell space cruiser? If that place isn’t haunted af we don’t want it. Anyway it's getting its own comic mini-series in 2022.
• Galaxy of Sounds dropped on Disney+ a few weeks ago and we have thoughts
• We asked and you delivered! Listener questions about the Jedi temple on Coruscant, where to start if you’re new to Star Wars reading, our Mount Rushmore of Star Wars music and more!
• Prequel trivia? Please and thank you
• An impromptu Alyce signature summary of CBS’s “Ghosts” you didn’t know you needed

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• The Jedi Way is back with a new episode after a brief hiatus! John Rocha and Laura discuss Star Wars Visions, Star Wars’ first steps into the larger world of anime  on Disney+
• Until we get soundtracks for seasons 3 and 4 of Star Wars Rebels, the plan is to crash the Kiner Bros website by listening to the Rebels scores on repeat forever and ever amen

 
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