The Living Force

It’s hard to believe we’ve been podcasting whilst cultivating friendships for almost three years. Each week Corey, Charles, Eric, and Wes sit down and discuss this crazy space story and all its expansive glory without ever having met....until now. Youtini takes Asheville, NC is now in the books. The four hosts along with our esteemed guest and CFO Timothy Guthrie met up in a small, quaint town to discuss our beginnings in Star Wars and how Youtini has shaped our lives. We’ll go over the initial meet up, highlights of the trip, a special Cavan Scott/George Mann interview, the documentary process, and how we almost succumbed to Asheville’s cold, dark winter. Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!

It’s hard to believe that it’s only been a year since the launch of The High Republic. We were floored by Light of the Jedi and overrun with excitement with the addition of comics and stories from a group of authors that kept us on the edge of our seat. Now we embark on the second phase of The High Republic with a leap back in time; 150 years to be precise and before the events of the Great Disaster. What path can we expect from the Jedi Masters of old? Will we finally get a glimpse of the story behind Porter Engle’s moniker the Blade of Bardotta? We’ll speculate and never write our thoughts down from fear of being wrong, but join us on this guessing game anyway. Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!

Star Wars The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray is hitting doorsteps and store shelves on Tuesday, January 4th! What will become of our Jedi heroes after the chaos at the Republic Fair and will Marchion Ro and the Nihil rain down even more destruction upon The High Republic?

The TLF hosts give their thoughts and expectations of this upcoming adult novel while Eric grinds his teeth in anticipation of what is to come.

It’s been quite the year for Star Wars literature with the brand new High Republic initiative along with new book and comic releases all leading to incredible moments and unforgettable scenes. The Youtinees were created to celebrate the past year in Star Wars publishing and reflect on all the stories we’ve read and experienced through the light and dark hours of the day. We’ll be selecting the winners from our list of nominees that include best cover art, book and comic of the year, best moment and quote from a Star Wars title, and so much more on the 2nd annual Youtinee Awards Ceremony! Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!

Timothy Zahn has completed the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy with an absolute masterpiece. If this is indeed going to be the final sendoff Zahn gives to his revered Chiss Senior Captain, then we were left fulfilled and satisfied...to a point. Our roundtable leader Charles steer us through to the finish line with part TWO of the Star Wars Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil breakdown as we finish up with character analyses, ponder overarching questions, and pick out those epic Star Wars details you may have missed in the much anticipated Easter egg finds segment! Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!

Timothy Zahn has completed the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy with an absolute masterpiece. If this is indeed going to be the final sendoff Zahn gives to his revered Chiss Senior Captain, then we were left fulfilled and satisfied...to a point. Our roundtable leader Charles will begin part ONE of the Star Wars Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil breakdown with a detailed plot synopsis and follow up with character analyses from Qilori of Uandualon all the way to Senior Captain Thrawn himself. This is a trilogy from Zahn that cannot be missed and helps fill in the gap from the first canon Thrawn trio of novels. Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!

The entirety of 2021 has come down to this. The nominations of the 2nd annual Youtinees Awards Show are ready to be revealed! From best Star Wars expanded universe character to favorite social butterfly author and artist, we will provide the finalists for each category and send out the community ballot LIVE for voting! For our expanded universe nerds who have kept up with all the canon reads this year, you’ll be able to select your favorite nominees from books and comics like Light of the Jedi, Victory’s Price, and Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures! Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!

Expanded editions, novelizations, and original stories help to build and elaborate on the films and TV shows we have come to know and love over the years. Star Wars books solve the need for detailing the plot lines in movies and filling in plot holes and scenes that serve as the connective tissue to the story. The TLF crew will discuss their favorite mediums outside of the books, and then describe how Star Wars literature can express thoughts and ideas that films, TV shows, and video games cannot do. Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!

The core principles of the Star Wars franchise: Hope, Choice, Humility, Empathy, Redemption, Balance, and rejecting Fear. The TLF crew welcomes back Stephen Kent from the Beltway Banthas podcast and brand new author of How the Force Can Fix the World! We will discuss real world situations where Star Wars can fill more than an entertainment need within our everyday lives. A focus on “Choice” will be at the forefront of our conversation and will be familiar to all Star Wars generations. Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!

We step into a new realm of Star Wars story telling with an immersive tale of a mysterious warrior who wanders the about the edge of the Outer Rim. Based upon the short film “The Duel” from Star Wars: Visions, we follow the Ronin and his droid companion through a winding road of psychological entanglements that he cannot seem to outpace. Charles will lead us into part TWO of the Star Wars Ronin roundtable with character breakdowns and finish off by digging deep into overarching questions. Send any and all questions to [email protected], tweet at us @LivingForcePod, hit us up on Facebook, watch LIVE on YouTube, and don't forget to join the discussion on Discord at Youtini.com. Help the galaxy find us by leaving a review and please remember to subscribe!