In Episode 117, hosts Alyce and Laura take* you on a 90-minute journey to get caught on up Phase III of The High Republic!

• 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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*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 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!

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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 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

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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 113, 🎶 the tree, the tree, the tree is on fire! 🎶 and hosts Alyce and Laura can’t do anything* about it but observe, all while trying to record a podcast about Star Wars.

• 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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*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 112, hosts Alyce and Laura contemplate* the art of pointillism and the lifespan of gingerbread… and of course, Star Wars stuff!

• 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!

Other helpful links referenced in this episode:

• 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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*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 111, hosts Alyce and Laura are* bringing 50 Shades of SLAY to celebrate 5 years of Force Toast! 

• 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

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!

In Episode 110, hosts Alyce and Laura turn their tiaras into brooches on this almost-avernersary episode!  

• 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!

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!