In Episode 116, hosts Alyce and Laura spend* roughly 40% of the episode laughing at their own dumb jokes and the other 60% discussing actual Star Wars.

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

Step aside, Abbott & Costello! In Episode 115, hosts Alyce and Laura turn* their dumb-ss little podcast into a Vaudeville Star Wars Hour! Kinda!

• 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!

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

Email: forcetoastpod@gmail.com

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!

In Episode 114, hosts Alyce and Laura share* tales of trivia, driving away dates with Star Wars, winning, and cocktails stirred-not-shaken

• 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

Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura

Instagram: @forcetoastpod

Email: forcetoastpod@gmail.com

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!