Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour

Happy Pride Month, friends! In Episode 80 hosts Alyce and Laura are* drafting up a business plan to sell placemats featuring erotic Ewan/Hayden fan art for all you Star Wars Home Decor enthusiasts. We’ll have a kickstarter up and running soon. Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film is going to take us where no Star Wars film has taken us before (via Deadline)What If… Tala got Duchess Satine’s sloppy seconds? (via Entertainment Weekly)Hayden Christensen has or wants a dad bod or somethingAlyce’s Bae aka Ewan McGregor is looking very Euro-chic in his new spread (heh heh) in British GQ but we need to have a talk about what kind of fan art we’re sending to our favs, friends.Are we going to get a Reva spin-off series? Probably not, but the site that published this rumor seems to think so.Recap on Tap: We’re diving into Obi-Wan Kenobi Parts IV and V, so if you’re looking for a refresh before Wednesday’s finale, you’ve come to the right place.Ever notice that Leia’s droid Lola kind of looks like robotic lothcat?Star Wars as

Who’s touching down in London town in April?? Raise your hand! We can’t see you - it’s a podcast after all - but we love the enthusiasm! In Episode 79, hosts Alyce and Laura have* one big KENOBI WATCH and catch up on Parts I, II and III of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. Suffice to say, we are head over heels. Laura shares some highlights from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. She basically shat her pants at the Mando+ panel when they showed the Ahsoka footage. RIP anyone who was sitting nearby. Then it’s on to BAE WATCH! It’s here! Finally! And oh no, wait, now it’s halfway over! Why?! F-ck. Well we’re still gonna live it up. In Recap on Tap, Alyce loves Bae (Ewan McGregor) and Laura loves Reva so it’s basically one big love session as we recap and review Parts I, II and III of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Do we have our nits? Of course, we’re Star Wars fans after all. But overall we are both really enjoying it and we had a lot of fun breaking down the first three episodes.And that’s all we’ve got for this one! We’ll be back wit

We’re so, so close to celebrating all things Star Wars in Anaheim! The sun is shining, the panel schedule is out, the lotteries are open - so let’s talk about the standard diet for camels.In Episode 78, hosts Alyce and Laura squeeze* in one last episode before Star Wars fans converge on the Anaheim Convention Center next week. Alyce has a cold, Laura has a panel at SWCA and Ewan McGregor almost got a camel! All the ways we didn’t celebrate May the Fourth and instead celebrated May the FourteenthLaura’s going to be on a panel about Rey on the Fan Stage at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim! Come say hi on Friday, May 27th at 1:30pm local timeOne last KENOBI WATCH before we WATCH KENOBI next week. Alyce shares some thoughts on Trailer 2 and we gotta spend some time gushing over all these hot Kenobi Press Tour photos YES BAEThe script for the Kevin Fiege-produced Star Wars film is coming along (via Den of Geek)Some highlights from the Disney Gallery episode of The Book of Boba Fett that you should watch because it wa

The sun is shining, it’s almost Star Wars Day, Celebration is getting close, no one has loose bowels, and everything is coming up Alyce! Cheers! Sláinte! Salud! In Episode 77, hosts Alyce and Laura recap* their recent travel adventures and catch up on what’s happening in Star Wars news, including:Adventures at O’Hare airportAlyce gets caught up on Marvel Phase 4Star Wars Celebration panel announcements have been rolling out the last few weeks and we’ve got a recap to get you up to speed Will Boba Fett make an appearance in Season 2 of The Bad Batch? Signs are pointing to yes.We might be getting more Star Wars Visions sooner than you think! (via Cinelinx)Today in misunderstood headlines, Bryce Dallas Howard wore a romper in an interview? The good era of Adam Sandler moviesIs author Adam Christopher going to drop the names of Rey’s parents in Shadow of the Sith? The High Republic: Path of Deceit saw all the gorgeous High Republic cover art and said, “hold my beer”There’s a new excerpt available on starwars.com

Once you pop, the fun don’t stop. Force Toast and Pringles have that in common. In Episode 76, hosts Alyce and Laura have a lot of good money making ideas for Star Wars but no important Disney people want to listen to this… which is their loss and your gain, dear listener!Someone please hit the button that ends winter. That’s enough. We have had enough.  You know that old saying, when you run out of Busch Light, drink Diet Coke? No? Bueller? Bueller?BAE WATCH IS ON. EW has the scoop on how and why Lucasfilm decided to bring back Vader and just how Canadian Deborah Chow really is.There are still some tickets left for Star Wars Celebration if you’d like to re-live our 2019 drunken hotel party with us. Or like if you want to see celebrities at the convention or whatever.Forever Old Christopher Lloyd has joined the cast of The Mandalorian in the role of Baby Yoda. You heard it here first. This is a Force Toast Exclusive. We stan Uncle Fester.There is literally only one component of the bullet point above that is

Have you ever wondered how sarlaccs reproduce? No? Too bad, now you’re gonna learn.In Episode 75, hosts Alyce and Laura celebrate* the fact that this podcast somehow made it to 75 episodes? Like, how? Why? Who approved this?On a scale from 1 to 10, how musty are your pants?Laura ruins the episode. Right from the get go. Ruined.Thank you, Anonymous Listener, for the Ko-fi contribution!The Kiners dropped some fun Star Wars animation details during a recent fundraiser for relief efforts in Ukraine. You can contribute to the Ko-fi for the fundraiser here.The High Republic but make it Muppet Babies. Or “Stranger Things in Space”? Is this a real thing? (via Cinelinx)More evidence of Temuera Morrison in Kenobi? Alyce thinks no, but check out this photo and judge for yourselfRecap on Tap: Kenobi Edition! Let’s break down the trailer and make wild speculations! Plus, initial thoughts on Star Wars: Queen’s Hope (no spoilers) and a brief discussion of the final Phase I High Republic comics.Helpful links referenced in th

Welcome, citizen detectives! We’ve missed you! We've had a busy month of travels but we’re back to [hopefully] a somewhat regular schedule (lol but don’t quote us on that). In Episode 74, hosts Alyce and Laura have* a lot to catch up on and not a lot of time to do it, so we’re hitting a few of the bigger items and recapping-on-tapping the end of The Book of Boba Fett and a few recent High Republic reads.Laura finally watched Yellowjackets and this podcast may end up adding a whole ass Yellowjackets segment when season 2 dropsA big, wet, enthusiastic, whole-hearted THANK YOU to Jane for the ko-FI!Love that people got to check out Galactic Starcrusier and share their experiences on social media, but from the looks of things, uh, yikesEnjoy the moment in this episode where we congratulate ourselves on not being complete dicks KENOBI WATCH. Updates on the release date, music, and casting. WARNING: This segment includes a discussion about a Kenobi set leak. If you want to avoid this discussion, skip 18:20-21:25Not

What’s that? Oh snap! It’s a whole lotta Recap on Tap! No cap, there’s just so much to unwrap. This is the part where you clap.In Episode 73, hosts Alyce and Laura breeze* through a few news items and then it’s on to SPOILER reviews and recaps of all the newest Star Wars offerings IT’S A TRAP ok sorry now we’re doneThe cast announcements for the Ahsoka live-action series just keep on coming!When to expect Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad BatchThe High Republic is here to keep the rats fed! If you’re looking to get a little taste of Daniel José Older’s The High Republic: Midnight Horizon, you can find excerpts on CNET and on Gizmodo! And BONUS, there’s a preview out for The High Republic #14 too! Recap on Tap is packed today with The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray and The Book of Boba Fett Chapters 4 and 5. SPOILERS all around! If you’re not caught up on THR, The Fallen Star spoilers are here: 16:40-59:30.Helpful links referenced in this episode:Alyce and Laura joined Eli and Jacob on the In a Ga

In Episode 72, hosts Alyce and Laura are deeply concerned* about Black Krrsantan getting dehydrated. Despite their concern for him during the Recap on Tap segment, it was someone else involved with this recording who did, in fact, overheat and vomit that day. We learned some fun stuff about what’s to come in The High Republic’s Phase 2 at the The High Republic Anniversary Panel on January 4, 2022Someone leaked a "trailer" for a Narwhal Knight of Ren film/series and maybe forgot to insert the right music file?Recommended reading before Star Wars: Brotherhood drops in MayRecap on Tap is packed! Laura covers some recent comics, including Eye of the Storm #1, which you can find a preview of here. Then we dive into The Book of Boba Fett Chapters 2 and 3!This video of Tameura Morrison talking about filming Attack of the Clones is so wholesomeHelpful links referenced in this episode:Laura is reviewing this season of The Book of Boba Fett with The Geek Buddies on John Rocha’s YouTube channel. Find the review for Chap

This episode is brought to you by a hotdog bar in a Drury Inn somewhere in Missouri. Not really.In Episode 71, hosts Alyce and Laura return* from Christmas and New Years to cold weather and COVID, respectively. Alyce encountered exactly 0 alligators in Louisiana. So that trip was pointless.More Kenobi casting news! The Twilight franchise comes up in conversation again somehow. Two episodes in a row, what a treat!Take a drink every time alligators come up in conversationWhat is your Star Wars major? Write in and tell us: forcetoastpod@gmail.comLaura has a quick PSA/spoiler-free review of Star Wars The High Republic: The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray. In summary: read it now. Don’t wait. Recap on Tap! The Book of Boba Fett Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land. If you’re behind or just waiting to watch and avoiding spoilers for the new series, skip 31:15-1:14:18.We’re not saying we agree with this Book of Boba Fett review, because it’s so mean, but it’s also kinda funnyWhile we’re on the subject of the new Boba s

If you’re a news site editor reading this in the future, don’t even THINK about stealing our episode title and using it as a headline for your review of the Galactic Starcruiser hotel at Disney World. We will call you on it. In Episode 70, hosts Alyce and Laura are up bright and early with mimosas and spiked coffee to catch up* on Star Wars news, quote 90s-era Saturday Night Live skits and gush about Spider-Man and Yellowjackets.Alyce DRIVES now. Like, she drives a car. For real. What you need to know about a new Star Wars video game and the #BlackOutStarWarsEclipse initiativeRecommended reading this week: The Hollywood Reporter’s most recent article (Dec 16) on the forthcoming Book of Boba Fett! It features fun reveals, how Fett’s story will be different from Din Djarin’s, and getting to know showrunner Robert Rodriguez.Listen carefully and enjoy how gracefully we segue from talking about Star Wars: The Acolyte to talking about American Pie It’s an Age of Resistance reunion! What happened when Pilot Jess Pav

Listen, we give a warning in the description of every episode, but it is especially necessary for this one. Adult content ahead. Consider yourself warned.In Episode 69, hosts Alyce and Laura delve* into the dirty debauchery of Star Wars news, recaps, trivia in an effort to probably scar you for life.   Alyce rocked her test! So let’s take a shot! Yay, Alyce!One man’s Sarlacc is another man’s feisty butthole.“Book of Boba Fett” is too many words to say so it’s “bobf” now. We don’t make the rules. Anyway here’s the “Reign” teaser.Disney may have just narrowed down the premiere date for Andor-And/Or What. But in the age of COVID, deadlines are more like guidelines, so take it with a grain of salt and a shot of tequila.Laura is not allowed to see Frozen on stage. Not for pervert reasons.Alyce has Thanksgiving Day traditions and it involves parades and dogs and *checks notes* crying?Deadline announces our live-action Sabine Wren (allegedly). What do you think?Can someone send us the Star Wars issue of Empire Magaz

Episode 68 is a week late, but it’s all good, because that gave hosts Alyce and Laura an extra week of Star Wars news to recap and discuss*:Hoarding for the holidays, but only the important things. Like pumpkin coffee creamer.Actor Matt Smith plays coy with Josh Horowitz on what could have been in The Rise of Skywalker on the Happy Sad Confused podcastWhat to expect from Disney+ Day on Friday, November 12 (via SWNN)More Maul and Qi’ra? Yes, please! The new animated series possibly coming soon? (via Cinelinx)Speculating about how and in what form Hayden Christensen will appear in the live action Ahsoka showHot take: the ships portrayed in Star Wars porn are… not great. Are you all okay? There’s a new excerpt from Star Wars: Queen’s Hope on starwars.com - check it out hereReady for more Thrawn? We sure as f-ck are! Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (book 3)  is out November 16. Need a recap of what happened in book 2, Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good? We recommend Youtini’s here. More Ripped Qi’ra in the upcoming c

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 16The 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 thoughtsWe 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 youAn impromptu Alyce signature summary of CBS’s “Ghosts” you didn’t know you neededHelpful links referenced in this episode:The Jedi Way is back with a new episode after a br

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-WarsHow 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 picsWe’ve got a full Recap on Tap segment for you! Spoiler tags: Star Wars Visions [29:00-37:40],

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!

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 vaginaRemember 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 pand

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 stockWatch a roundtable of Imagineers talk about what guests can expect from forthcoming immersive hotel experienceIt’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 ZillowICYMI: Krystina Arielle of The High Republic Show hosts a panel with the 5 Star Wars: The High Republic authors about their next books

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 SpotifyLeslye Headland talks to The Wrap about her fandom, The Phantom Menace and the unique perspective she

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. Disarm