Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour

Hello there! Hello there! Hello there! 49 and feelin’ fine!

In Episode 49, hosts Alyce and Laura catch* up on their Thanksgivings (TV binging and champagne drunk, respectively), then it’s on to the most recent Star Wars news and recaps!

• A tale of a man annoyed at his girlfriend because she won’t stop talking like a Gungan. We have no advice to offer him. We just want to talk to her. Please contact us.
• Obi-wan is looking to cast women of color (yay!) and a funny man? 
• If we can’t dunk our snacks in something a la Dunkaroos, we don’t want it
• Are your friends and family feeling out of the loop about what’s happening in The Mandalorian? Have them check out The Clone Wars 20 Essential Episodes list on Disney Plus 
• In case you missed it: Ash Crossan interviewed Katie Sackhoff on ET about bringing Bo-Katan to live-action
• Do you feel like crying like a lil b*tch over a song? Use this Cat Carol.  
• We’ve got a very full RECAP ON TAP for you this episode! The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special [spoilers 32:35-40:00], The Mandalorian Chapter 12, The Siege [spoilers 41:00-53:50] and Chapter 13, The Jedi [spoilers 54:30-1:27:10]
• Listener Sylvia puts Alyce and Laura on the spot regarding their position as Team Boba-Fett-Sucks. 
• Not to brag but we KILLED IT at trivia in this episode. Just sayin.
• Listeners beware: once you install a bidet with a heated toilet seat in your home, you can never work in an office again. 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura joined The Geek Buddies on YouTube for their review of Chapter 12 and Chapter 13 of The Mandalorian
• Laura’s guest spot on Steele Wars roundtable on YouTube with Star Wars content creators to discuss Chapter 12 of The Mandalorian. 

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!

Force Toast’s Episode 48 is brought to you by pimple cream and Fisher Price. 

I mean, not really. But it would be pretty cool, wouldn’t it, Fisher Price? 

In Episode 48, hosts Alyce and Laura are ringing* in Life Day the only way they know how: with a giant can of Coors Light and a fancy Christmas cocktail. Guess who had which ;-)

• Sure sex is great, but have you ever worn a beer helmet to a nice restaurant during a pandemic so you can drink through your mask? No? No, we haven’t either. But it’s a good idea.
• A lesson on the Legend of Krayt Dragon pearls
• Find out which beloved Star Wars actress moonlights as a puppeteer 
• Rumors about season 3 of The Mandalorian and potential spin-offs
• Get to know Leslye Headland in this awesome interview and hear some hints about her upcoming live action Star Wars show, straight from the source. Star Wars talk starts around the 20 min mark. 
• The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special trailer, because we haven’t seen the actual special yet at the time we’re recording 
• Don’t know why we started singing but we’re sorry
• The Star Wars Archive: 1999-2005 is here to break the bank this holiday season
• Can’t wait for the launch of The High Republic? The first 8 chapters of Charles Soule’s Light of the Jedi are online now for your reading pleasure!
• Recap on Tap: The Mandalorian Chapters 10 and 11 (episodes 2 and 3 of Season 2) with FULL SPOILERS. Episode recap, discussion, reaction, what we loved, easter eggs, Baby Yoda’s growth and what we’re expecting in Chapter 12 (coming out 11/20/20). Avoiding spoilers for The Mandalorian? Skip 41:31-1:02:22
• Some initial thoughts on From A Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
• A super nice email from new listener Sylvia, who also sent us trivsssssssss on Star Wars animation. But we forgot to read the subject line of her email because WE SUCK! And it was so cute! The subject line: An Amazing Year of Alyce 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Check out our guest appearance on Star Wars Explained with Alex and Mollie Damon! Alyce and Laura joined them on their newly named Mandalorian discussion show on YouTube, This is The Show! 

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!

It’s Episode 47 and hosts Spooky Alyce and Laura spend their Halloween drinking and talking* about Star Wars - so it’s pretty much the same as any year!

• Albus Dumbledore and the Giant Sh*ts 
• Do cocktail bitters expire?
• A big ol’ Caravan of Corrections segment for everyone who, unfortunately, trusts us to get stuff right (you shouldn’t)
• We have to have A TALK about The Mandalorian Black Series figure
• Alyce has an update on the Kenobi series 
• A new Thrawn book is coming next year and it’s going to Bigger. Badder. BLUER. 
• The High Republic is vibing with Little Shop of Horrors 
• Recap on Tap: The Mandalorian has returned! Chapter 9: The Marshal. Our recap, review and discussion is Spoiler Heavy so if you haven’t seen the Season 2 premiere yet, skip 31:20-59:00
• iO9/Gizmodo has a new excerpt of From A Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back you can read/listen to.
• A triumphant round of trivia and an even more triumphant Toast To! 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Check out our guest spot on A Larger View of the Force
   

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

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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!

What do Kiera Knightley, puberty, 9/11 and There’s Something About Mary all have in common?

There’s only one way to find out! (It’s easy, just listen to this episode)

In episode 46, hosts Alyce and Laura have a big one for you, nerds. It’s time we have a talk about foot peeling and cat buttholes. 

Wait, no, come back! We’re just kidding. Kind of.

What we actually talk about:

• By the time you listen to this, you’ll know what Star Wars meant by “an exclusive look” at The Mandalorian season 2
• Variety asks Jon Favreau and Pedro Pascal about The Mandalorian making the jump to the big screen
• Some mild singing. Sorry.
• A new TV Spot for season 2 of The Mandalorian and who’s writing which episodes
• Alyce’s one true love (Ewan McGregor) clarifies when the Kenobi series will begin filming
• Poe’s sweater and Maul’s top half are coming for your @ss in The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special. Plus, EW reveals the voice cast list. 
• Is Star Wars Galactic Star Cruiser actually a hotel or just a giant coffin?
• Top marks from us for The High Republic crawl
• Pablo Hidalgo talks about his new book, Star Wars: Fascinating Facts with Syfy Wire
• Recap On Tap! Our spoiler-filled discussion Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising is finally here! SPOILERS 44:45-1:18:00 (right after our drink break)
• Listener emails on Alyce’s birthday, Doctor Aphra, and naturally someone beat us at last week’s trivia game

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

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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!

This episode has EVERYTHING! Borat impressions! Ebola! Pizza parties! And as always, a little Star Wars talk for your listening pleasure. 

In Episode 45, hosts Alyce and Laura are recording* a little early (like, 2 days early) because Alyce is SO DEMANDING and doesn’t want to spend her BIRTHDAY editing this dumb show lol. Honestly, can you blame her? Oh yeah, and we’re still not done with Thrawn. 

[Borat voice] VERY NICE! 

• We’re just gonna call it Ebola Holmes. Because 2020. But for real, we actually loved Enola! 
• The Goonies, but make it French? Or not. Actually, please don’t.
• The Mandalorian has a plan! And that’s good news for fans!
• Kiera Knightley has wiped Star Wars from her brain and gives zero f*cks. Honestly, power to her. 
• Caravan of… perfume? 
• More music coming from Solo: A Star Wars Story
• KELLY CLARKSON!
• Are we sure this is Rosario Dawson?
• Friendsgiving? Pizza party at Laura’s house.
• The untitled Cassian Andor series has a new director (for now?). THANKS, COVID.
• Live action Ezra Bridger tease
• All the High Republic updates! Charles Soule talks to The Hollywood Reporter, a preview of Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic #1 by Cavan Scott, and step aside Kenobi! Star Wars has a new white Jesus! 
• Listener thoughts on Thrawn Ascendency: Chaos Rising (no spoilers)
• Listener Sarah has a thoughtful rebuttal for Laura’s Rey Kenobi What If scenario
• A fun spin on our trivia segment that you KNOW we didn’t cheat on, because it took our dumb, drunk @sses a solid 5 mintues to figure it out. Trivia courtesy of Eli from Star Wars: In a Galaxy podcast

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• It’s Alyce’s birthday! And she said no gifts, but you can help her celebrate by selecting the Chicago Youth Programs Inc. on Amazon Smile. It won’t cost you anything! Amazon will automatically donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to help this organization.
• Want another way to celebrate Alyce’s big day? Did you know many children in Texas and Louisiana can’t do remote learning because their power, phone lines and internet got knocked out by Hurricane Laura? You can help the recovery here.

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

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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!

Hello and welcome to Do[n]g Show! This is a show for people who watched Saturday Night Live in the 90s. And also Star Wars.

In Episode 44, hosts Alyce and Laura are up* to their usual shenanigans! Laura makes a What If argument tying Rey’s origins to Mandalore and Alyce takes us on a throwback journey to the days of dirty HBO content. AND THEY LIKE UH DOGS! *insert 1998 Molly Shannon enthusiasm here*

• Hollywood’s biggest dongs (allegedly)
• Daisy Ridley on Rey’s shifting family tree (YouTube)
• Season 2 updates on The Mandalorian from Entertainment Weekly 
• Reacting and examining THE TRAILER (finally!) of The Mandalorian season 2
• News on the Obi-Wan series from Ewan himself!
• Alyce reacts to the Star Wars: Squadrons prequel short
• More non-spoilery thoughts on Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (we’re still not finished)
• More trivia from Dr. Davor of the podcast A Larger View of the Force
• What we’re watching and cooking right now in this week’s Toast To

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha interviews Laura on The Outlaw Nation on 9/15/20
• Kessel Run Transmissions’ World Suicide Prevention Day Livestream is full of fun guests, including Laura

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

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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!

What do you get when you combine sugar, spice, and everything nice in Star Wars? Pickled Jedi! This is canon, by the way. Jedi in a jar. A forkful of Force, if you will. 

In Episode 43, hosts Alyce & Laura report and react* to the latest in Star Wars news and rumors and, per usual, get distracted in the best of ways. Laura’s brain is deteriorating and Alyce gives an update on the funemployment life. The moral of the story: it’s okay to only be operating at 15% right now. Accept it. Lean into it. Have fun with it.  

• Hoarding rocks and preparing for the second wave
• False lashes and everyone poops
• John Boyega’s interview with British GQ
• Jeff Goldblum coming to Star Wars? How many Jurassic Parks are there?
• Hear us out: petition to bring mechanical bendus to the next Star Wars Celebration. Daisy dukes and cowboy hats required.
• Sure the new Ahsoka legacy lightsabers are cool but did you see the cute ass outfit Ashley Eckstein was wearing in those Insta pics? Love it. Need it. Got it.
• A random segment on DC movies? Why not?
• Recap on Tap: Spoiler-free discussion of [most] of The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark. Some spoiler-free, initial thoughts on Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising.
• Listener Steff sent us a lovely email with exciting news and an even more exciting visual aid!
• In a surprise to no one, DragonCon trivia was HARD. Tune in to find out how we did on the placement test!
• Solid Star Wars movie trivia from listener Davor, from the the podcast A Larger Point of View
• Alyce’s hometown and surrounding areas of Southwest  Louisiana were severely damaged by Hurricane Laura last month. If you have the means, please donate to help those displaced by the disaster  https://unitedwayswla.org/Donate

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura’s guest appearance on Kessel Run Radio Episode 28
• We’re 7 reviews away from 100 reviews on Apple Podcasts! If you haven’t reviewed the show yet, this is a FREE way to help us out!

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

Email: [email protected]

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!

Oh, did you all come here looking for Star Wars? This is an Addams Family Values podcast now. 

In Episode 42, hosts Alyce and Laura relive* the 90s, discuss what’s new in Star Wars news and rumors and try their hand at some sequel trilogy trivia. 

Anyway stan Joan Cusack. 

• Let’s talk about how we talked about Aphra
• The people want more Kylo Ren/Ben Solo and allegedly it’s in the works!
• USA Today exclusive on one of the biggest surprise announcements of 2020: the upcoming Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
• Updates on the Kenobi show and a casting announcement for the Cassian Andor series
• If there’s a trailer for The Mandalorian by the time this episode comes out… I swear… y’all better not
• Predictions for Jedi Fallen Order 2
• The High Republic preview: excerpt of A Test of Courage
• Thrawn’s blue, da ba dee, da ba die, da ba dee. Is this reference too old?
• Recap on Tap: Non-Spoiler overviews of Poe Dameron: Free Fall and The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark. 
• Stories we want to see in audio drama format 
• Star Wars sequel trilogy trivia

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura’s new show with John Rocha: The Jedi Way on YouTube
• Laura’s guest spot on The Living Force on YouTube
• Aphra review recommendation: Force Center’s review of the Aphra audio drama

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

Email: [email protected]

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!

What do Xena: Warrior Princess and The Rise of Skywalker have in common? Find out in this episode of Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour! 

In Episode 41, hosts Alyce and Laura just aren’t into Aphra, but they are into dusty, old Star Wars scripts and man smells?

• Film props and memorabilia for your perusal, just in case you have a spare $50,000 laying around. Pro Tip: Star Wars stuff starts on page 177.
• Take a whiff of the Kylo Ren candle aka Disney’s biggest missed merchandise opportunity. What Star Wars character scene would you throw for, if it was made into a candle? 
• Gearing up for Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising with this new excerpt
• Star Wars is about to sweep the Emmys with its 15 nominations for The Mandalorian. Plus, Moff Gideon actor Giancarlo Esposito talks to Deadline
• The Mandalorian novel pushed back to 2021
• We’re talking about the new Doctor Aphra audio drama in this episode's Recap on Tap! If you are avoiding spoilers, skip 36:45 to 57:15 
• Star Wars animation trivia, courtesy of our good buddy Andy

Did you listen to the Doctor Aphra audio drama? We want to hear your thoughts! Shoot us an email at [email protected] or drop us a DM on twitter or Instagram!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Join us for a LIVE SHOW on the Youtini Youtube channel on Monday, August 17 at 7 pm EST
• Listener and trivia aficionado Davor started a podcast: A Larger View of the Force
• Laura’s Toast To podcast recommendation: Star Wars Alliance interview with Tom Hoeler
• Like what you hear? Contribute to our Ko-Fi!

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

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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!

First off, on a scale from 1 to 10, how perfect are you at grilling shrimp? 

The answer: nowhere near as perfect as Ewan McGregor in the newest chapter of Alyce’s Obi-Wan Erotica. 

But we digress.

In episode 40, hosts Alyce & Laura kick* their innocent, little podcast out of the house in hopes that it will learn to support itself! It’s a lesson in tough love, friends. But in the meantime, let’s dive into what’s new in a galaxy far, far away!

• Hop on the Caravan of Corrections for a lesson in what The Mandalorian novel will actually be about, courtesy of our buddy Davor
• We have mixed feelings about The Bad Batch series
• Twitter gathers, and now our watch begins. It shall not end until the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ premiers. BEARD WATCH
• A Lando-centric series for Disney+? But... how would that work? To quote L3-37: it works. Rumor courtesy of Kessel Run Transmissions
• Our initial thoughts on the Doctor Aphra audio drama, based solely on this excerpt 
• Alyce recaps the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel from Comic-Con At Home
• A voicemail from Andrew from the Rebel Scum Podcast network with a great prompt about Star Wars books but no burps. SHAME. SHAME. SHAME.
• How many Game of Thrones references can we fit into this description?
• Our favorite Star Wars films: the moment when you just know
• Our friend Solo just caught up with the show and sent us some drop ass droid trivia. See how we did!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Enjoying Force Toast? Send us some love in the form of dollars on our Ko-Fi page!
• We bid our friends at Force Cult a fond farewell as they end their show after 200 episodes! We joined them for one last game of Would You Rathtar in their last episode ever! 

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

Email: [email protected]

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!