Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour

In Episode 67, hosts Alyce and Laura are* pretty malicious posers who don’t have a lot of Star Wars news to discuss 

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

Welcome to Force Toast: the After Dark edition. It’s just like regular Force Toast, except… actually yeah it’s just regular Force Toast.

In Episode 66, hosts Alyce and Laura ponder* what mysteries lie beneath Neimoidians cloaks, get up to date on news and recap all the things! 

• We have a release date for The Book of Boba Fett! 
• Andor is done filming! Yay! Now give us a release date or a preview! Or something! 
• Remind us again why it had to be called “jizz” music? Why not “jozz”? Or just literally any other word?
• In a surprise to no one, Laura is firmly on Team Put-Lucy-Lawless-in-Star-Wars
• How necessary is season 3 for The Mandalorian? 
• Turns out Disney+ Day is an actual thing. Respect, LRM. What do you think we’ll see?
• The Ronin novel is out October 12! Why do we think they picked that episode of “Visions” to get its own expanded story? 
• Please don’t use anything said in this episode as an invitation to send us fish d;ck pics
• We’ve got a full Recap on Tap segment for you! Spoiler tags: Star Wars Visions [29:00-37:40], The High Republic: Tempest Runner [38:00-57:00], and LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales [57:10-1:03:20]. 
• Bloopers are BACK!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura’s Round 1 match against Eric Whiteley in the Ultimate Schmoedown Star Wars Tournament is available now for your viewing pleasure
• Laura’s appearance on From Birth to Schmoedown on the JCast Network

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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!

Honest question: if clone commanders consume steroids to get bulky, do we think their junk still shrinks? 

In episode 65, hosts Alyce and Laura ponder* this question and more while they trim their beards, catch up on the latest in Star Wars news and discuss Star Wars: The High Republic!

• 🎵 KOTORing! What's your price for flight, in finding mister right...🎵 Knights of the Old Republic: The Remake was announced last week
• It was kind of a missed opportunity for LEGO Star Wars to not name their Halloween Special, “Frights of the Old Republic.” Would’ve been timely…
• Why Christian Slater’s casting in LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales was extremely confusing to Laura at first
• Star Wars: Visions got itself a sexy, new trailer
• It sounds like “Andor” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” are finished with principal photography, so can it just be 2022 now?
• Thandiwe Newton is out here spilling tea about her role in “Solo”
• Tom Kane has retired from voice acting and we are sending him happy, healing vibes from the windy city.
• E.K. Johnston dropped by Dragon Con to discuss the prequels, Padmé, the handmaidens and, of course, her upcoming book, “Star Wars: Queen’s Hope” coming out in November
• It’s the never-ending Star Wars Hot Girl Summer with this upcoming Qi’ra-centric comic, “Star Wars: Crimson Reign”
• Recap on Tap! Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm: So Many Colons! If you’re avoiding spoilers for The Rising Storm, skip 44:05-1:03:00.
• Star Wars Trivial Pursuit, but make it snappy!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Blue Bantha Milk Company’s Episode 2.5 written by A.I.: A Senator and a Jedi PART TWO starring Alyce in the role of the beloved Obi-wan Kenobi and Bearded Jedi
• Did you miss Part 1 of Episode 2.5? Get caught up here!

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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!

Hey! Hey, you! First things first, if you have not left us a review on Apple Podcasts yet, would you mind taking a quick second to do so? We haven’t gotten a new one in a while and we would really, really appreciate it!

Hosts Alyce and Laura have only one item on the agenda*: The Bad Batch finale! There are a lot of explosions, falling, pulling at the heartstrings of Prequel fans, sea monsters, slow walkers and Jurassic Park? Yes. Jurassic Park. 

Oh, and there are SPOILERS! If you don’t want the season finale spoiled for you, stop reading now! In fact, don’t ever read anything ever again! 

• One person’s “Kamino Lost” is another person’s “Well… that happened”
• The design on Laura’s cup looks like vagina
• Remember those things at bank drive-thrus where you stick the pill thingy in the tube thingy and it gets sucked up inside the bank? Those things were awesome.
• Was the Empire destroying Kamino symbolic of COVID-19 destroying the Earth? It kinda feels like it. 
• AZI is the hero we deserve. AZI, please save us from the pandemic. PLEASE.
• If you had to be squished in a tube with one member of The Bad Batch, which one would you pick and why is it Tech because you know he has the best hygiene?
• We’ll never let go, Jack. I mean, uh, AZI. We’ll never let go. *let’s go anyway*

The important unanswered questions: How is Crosshair getting off Kamino? What is he going to eat while he’s stranded? Will he paint his uniform in a rainbow pattern for season 2? Can Fennec Shand still use Nala Se as a reference? WHERE IS CLINK? Is he safe? Is he alright? 

What do YOU want to see in Season 2? What are the other unanswered questions that need to be addressed next season?  Send us an email or a DM and let us know!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• The Kiner brothers music twitter thread about why scoring The Bad Batch season 1 finale was so emotional for them
• The Return of the Banthaverse is upon us! Star Wars: Episode 2.5 written by A.I. premiered August 14 and stars Alyce as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Can’t get enough Bad Batch review content? Check out The Geek Buddies on YouTube - Laura joined John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung for a livestream discussion about the season finale on August 15
• The Schmoedown Collision aired LIVE on YouTube on July 31! The Star Wars match coverage begins around the 1 hour mark.

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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!

Force Toast: It’s gross, gooey stuff*. But it’s stuff. 

Laura played a trivia match at Schmoedown Collision and she’s in AARP now. Those two things aren’t related, but now you know.

The Banthaverse is coming back soon and it’s bringing Alyce with it! And not just any Alyce – Alyce with a beard and laser sword and *checks notes* a Maggie Smith impression?

• Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is coming next year and YIKES we hope you all spent the pandemic building a time machine so you could go back to 1993 and buy Apple stock
• Watch a roundtable of Imagineers talk about what guests can expect from forthcoming immersive hotel experience
• It’s early days still, but we’ve got a Star Wars Celebration tip for you in this episode 
• Put on your readers, Millennials! Tamagotchis are coming back.
• Question: What do green beans, grammys and gospel have to do with Star Wars? Answer: this house on Zillow
• ICYMI: Krystina Arielle of The High Republic Show hosts a panel with the 5 Star Wars: The High Republic authors about their next books at SDCC 2021
• Could Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order get a sequel? It sounds like that’s the plan
• Not to bury the lead, but Star Wars: The Bad Batch is getting a second season! Let’s get that time machine back out and take it to 2022!
• Recap on Tap: The Bad Batch episodes 13, 14 and 15, including SPOILERS! Roland is the Christan Gray of Star Wars, mommy issues and all. Gregor is back and he, like PB2 protein powder, is a bit nutty. Then episode 15 gives us Part 1 of the season finale and it is here to tear you down emotionally and THEN it has THE AUDACITY to make you wait a week to watch Part 2. 

Get excited for new episodes of Force Toast back to back! We’ll drop our next episode on Tuesday, August 17th that will include our discussion about The Bad Batch finale! 

See you next week! 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Schmoedown Collision aired LIVE on YouTube on July 31. The Star Wars match coverage begins around the 1 hour mark.
• The Return of the Banthaverse is upon us! Star Wars: Episode 2.5 written by A.I. premieres August 14 and will star Alyce as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi

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OK, first things first.

Laura is not casually munching on food during this episode. She’s using cough drops and jolly ranchers to keep her throat nice and wet for talking.

Hee hee. Wet.

In Episode 63, hosts Alyce and Laura catch* up on month’s worth of news and discuss the newest episodes of The Bad Batch 

• An interesting new casting rumor about the Kenobi series? Honestly, what in the world is this show going to be about? And when will it be confirmed that Bail Organa will be in it?
• The Mandalorian Season 2 got ALL the Emmy nominations! You get an Emmy! You get an Emmy! And none for Gretchen Weiners, BYE!
• A new episode of Disney Gallery is coming in August so Star Wars can pat itself on the back for putting Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian (eye roll here)
• ICYMI: Stunt performer Brendan Wayne discussed working on The Mandalorian on the Star Wars Sessions podcast and it was an amazing interview. Listen here on Spotify
• Leslye Headland talks to The Wrap about her fandom, The Phantom Menace and the unique perspective she’s bringing to Star Wars: The Acolyte.
• Our sources tell us that the upcoming Star Wars The High Republic audio drama, “Tempest Runner,” is all about Lorna Doone cookies. Wait, is that right? Yes? Hmmm. Put a kettle on, I guess.
• Alyce and The High Republic author Justina Ireland have similar Star Wars origin stories.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura loved Loki on Disney+ and joined The Geek Buddies to review and discuss  episode 4: The Nexus Event and episode 5: Journey Into Mystery
• Mark your calendars! Alyce is returning to The BANTHAVERSE in August for an all new Star War written by artificial intelligence: Episode 2.5: A Senator and a Jedi. Premieres August 14!

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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!

We’re just saying.

They could have called the Andor show something cool like “Fulcrum” or “Underworld: The Rebellion.” 

But they went with “Andor” and now we can’t stop hearing “and/or” so here’s hoping for a late-in-the-game title change so it doesn’t sound like they named the show after a conjunction =/

In Episode 62, hosts Alyce and Laura pour a few glasses of wine and catch* up on the last three weeks of Bad Batch episodes and recent news and dominate this sh*t in Star Wars trivia.

• Getting up to speed on the Cassian Andor series, and/or where were we when all of this news happened? Most of the casting leaks seem like givens so far. Who are they missing? Who do you hope to see in the upcoming Disney+ series?
• Boba Fett is done filming. So can we haz it now, plz?
• KENOBI WATCH! Kenobi in a Robe-y. Alyce’s bae was spotted strolling through the set in England in a trash bag. Discuss.
• Recap on Tap! The Bad Batch! We’ve got quickie recaps on Episodes 6 and 7, then a more in-depth discussion on Episode 8: Reunion. Disarming tests, Star Wars popcorn and how the Jeff Goldblum planet from Thor: Ragnarok is the window to an MCU-Star Wars crossover. 
• Look for our next episode on July 13 as we continue our Summer Hours! Go live that vaccine life!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Keep an eye out for tickets to the Schmoedown Collision on Saturday, July 31 (sorry we had the wrong date before!) to see Laura take on the reigning champion, Andrew Dimalanta
• Catch Laura on The Geek Buddies reviews of the Bad Batch

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Instagram: @forcetoastpod

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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 61, hosts Alyce and Laura celebrate* Clink, Muchi and being only 8 episodes away from Episode 69. HEY OH! 

• There’s only one right way to make a mimosa and it involves and eye dropper 
• Is a Han Solo Disney+ series in the works?
• Broken trumpets and small hands
• Is Rangers of the Republic axed or is it just clickbait? Or do we all need to go outside?
• JJ Abrams uses his words in an interview, but to what avail? 
• Boy oh boy are we behind on reading. But that didn't stop us from checking out a new excerpt from the upcoming Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm by Cavan Scott picks up where Light of the Jedi left off with Bell Zettifar
• Recap on Tap: The Bad Batch. A quick section on episode 4, “Cornered,” then we dive into a more thorough review/recap of episode 5, “Rampage.”

Do you want to see a Han Solo show? What kind of crazy hijinks and adorable creatures will we see in the rest of The Bad Batch season 1? Did Ody Mandrell ever visit Ord Mantell? Shoot us an email and let us know, or just say hello, at [email protected]! 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura and Rocha discuss the galaxy’s favorite Grand Moff, Wilhuff Tarkin, in the May 26 episode of The Jedi Way
• Geek Buddies reviews Episode 4 and Episode 5 of The Bad Batch
• Tim Sim interviews Laura on The Insight Overtime
• The Schmoedown Throwdown featuring Laura competing in the Star Wars Championship is happening on Saturday, July 10! We’ll post a link when the tickets go on sale

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Hey there, Maxxonistas! It’s Episode 60 of Force Toast and hosts Alyce and Laura recap* all that big Star Wars news we got on May the Fourth except OH WAIT, WE DIDN’T GET ANY. 

• Star Wars Celebration 2022 has new dates. Again. Worried about masks, cosplay and travel? Why you shouldn’t panic yet.
• KENOBI WATCH. What’s this about a new Obi-Wan costume? Maybe that means no costume? Maybe the new costume is his birthday suit? A girl can dream. 
• We haven’t seen (heard) the last of Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars animation (via EW). Also look at this video of Hayden Christensen imitating Matt Lanter’s Anakin. It will mess with your mind.
• This high-end, adults-only Star Wars bar sounds awesome, if only it weren’t on a nasty, ocean-polluting cruise
• You can now read the prologue of Cavan Scott’s upcoming novel, Star Wars The High Republic: The Rising Storm (via starwars.com). We kind of loved it.
• Super mature hand gestures
• Friend dates and friend-iversaries 
• Release dates for the next three Star Wars films. Though maybe don’t get attached - there’s always a chance they could change. 
• Dee Bradley Baker talks to Entertainment Tonight about Star Wars: The Bad Batch
• RECAP ON TAP: The Bad Batch. A quick section on episode 2, “Cut and Run,” then we dive into a more thorough review/recap of episode 3, “Replacements.”

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha and Laura revisit Rogue One to discuss why it’s simply amazing on The Jedi Way
• Laura joins The Geek Buddies to review The Bad Batch episode 3, “Replacements” 
• Stay tuned to The Outlaw Nation YouTube channel for a new episode of The Jedi Way on the Grand Moff himself, Wilhuff Tarkin

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

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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!

What do we have here? A wee, little premiere of the newest Star Wars animated series? Why, yes! And just in time for Force Toast Tuesday, you love to see it.

So, before we get into it:

~ HEAR YE, HEAR YE! BIG, BAD SPOILER WARNING FOR THE BAD BATCH, EPISODE 1 ~

Hosts Alyce and Laura recap* the special May the Fourth premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch! The episode, entitled Aftermath, made its 70-minute debut on Disney+ and, in a nutshell, we LOVED it! 

• The Bad Batch and how it connects to Star Wars Rebels, comics, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) film, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and more
• Crosshair is a sneaky dickens
• Omega is adorable and if anything ever happens to her, WE RIDE AT DAWN
• The Kaminoans need to tone it down
• Really bad impressions of F[redacted], Palps and Lando. 
• On Wednesdays, we wear dirt
• The mess hall scene is here to help you relive your nightmares about your high school cafeteria
• Cars are too advanced now. Back in OUR day, we had to download Nelly songs onto a CD if we wanted to rock out to Ride Wit Me.
• Shock troopers are d*cks
• Gen Z is going to commandeer your old middle school gym clothes and make it fashion!
• If anything happens to Lula, please see bullet point 3 above
• We can’t talk about Star Wars without putting on our tin foils hats and speculating
• Put on your big boy pants, friends. We’ve got some early Friday mornings ahead of us this summer!

Join the conversation! What did you think about the first episode? We want to hear from you so tweet or email us and share your thoughts on the opening scenes, overall story, characters, music, design, animation, etc.!

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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!