Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour

In Episode 132, hosts Alyce and Laura are* being personally victimized by different major corporations Some highlights from the Andor season 2 trailer  The Andor season 2 release schedule feels like an attack on podcasters/reviewers. Like, it feels personal and violent. Casual reminder that Andor is **cinema** The Revenge of the Sith strikes back! That is, it’s coming back to theaters for one week...

In Episode 131, hosts Alyce and Laura do* bad impressions and ponder important Star Wars questions like, did someone cut up a backpack to make Han and Luke’s medals in the throne room scene? What is buying a new house, if not an opportunity to DIY a padded room for the clinically insane? Oh yeah. Planet X is gonna get weird. A long time ago, in a galaxy no so far away, in an EA forum , before Orde...

In Episode 130, hosts Alyce and Laura celebrate* SIX YEARS of hosting and toasting and just doing the most…ing!  Want to help us celebrate our anniversary? Buy us a drink and let’s raise a toast! Alyce is D&D/RPG girlie now! Or at least, she’s a sit-around-a-table-with-a-die-and-make-sh\t-up girlie!  All aboard the Caravan of Corrections! We’ve got a packed segment this time around Gone are the ol...

In Episode 129, hosts Alyce and Laura had* to Frankenstein this episode together from three separate corpses, I mean, recordings, so please enjoy this very neatly stitched together monster of a podcast episode on this #ForceToastTuesday! Reminder that Force Toast is on Bluesky now! Follow us ! It’s that time of year again where our podcast hosting provider & website bill us for renewals, so if you...

In Episode 128, hosts Alyce and Laura ask* very serious questions about Star Wars, chicken-related things, whether or not Tech is dead (he is), and the most important question of all: where would we be without 2009’s “Boom, Boom, Pow”?  Oh hey, Force Toast is on Bluesky now! Follow us !  Remember when Asajj Ventress came back? How did she un-die? When do we get that story? The Powers That Be have...

In Episode 127, hosts Alyce and Laura don’t know* what their friends, family or each other do in their corporate jobs. Nor should they. It’s none of their business.  The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White is allegedly joining the Star Wars universe ( Variety via The Kristian Harloff Show) Go, Skelly Crew, go! Critics and audiences are really enjoying the new Star Wars series (via Forbes )  Collectors, rejo...

In Episode 126, hosts Alyce and Laura discuss* dress shopping with their predominantly-male audience, among other topics:  - This is Mardi Gras, there are RULES - Caravan of Corrections aka “Alyce needs to stop bringing up pop culture references” - Laura just wants to enjoy her fava beans and chianti in peace  - Andor S2 gets a release date and a new clip at D23 - There are so many TV spots circul...

In Episode 125, hosts Alyce and Laura are* old and amazing and celebrating everything Star Wars, which is also old and amazing!  - We shall henceforth tackle all arguments and confrontations with the energy and attitude of a toddler - Star Wars movie drama continues with the most recent writer’s exit ( Variety via Puck News) - There’s a new trailer for Skeleton Crew aka Skelly Crü, with an accompa...

In Episode 124, hosts Alyce and Laura revel* in the rizz (yeah, we know cool slang) of Spooky Season!  - Alyce is watching everything and Laura won’t watch anything new - Coming to an apocalyptic future soon, probably: cryo-frozen celebrity zombies   - How money could be better spent: new recurring segment, perhaps?  - It wasn’t for us, but if The Acolyte was for you and you want your voice heard...

In Episode 123, hosts Alyce and Laura dive* into the end of the world, roadkill, being traumatized by Moulin Rouge and the real cost of being immortalized on the Walk of Fame Would anyone be surprised to learn that George Lucas is a little quirky?  Making Star Wars shows is expensive, so it should surprise no one that Star Wars: The Acolyte was an expensive venture ( via Forbes ) RIP James Earl Jo...

In Episode 122, hosts Alyce and Laura venture* bravely into Star Wars and its scary fandom!  Alyce goes button-mashing in a cloud of cigarette smoke. In other words, she lost $20 on a slot machine at a casino. New wine fridge invention idea, we call it!  Lord of the Rings man-species hotties are old af (in-universe, that is) Star Wars Outlaws came out. That’s all we have to say about that, we’re n...

In Episode 121, hosts Alyce and Laura welcome* you to Middle Earth (just for a little bit) for some Who’s Hot and Who’s Not, Lord of the Rings and 9/11, and built-in bathroom breaks for Alyce. Then it’s back to Star Wars! More LEGO Star Wars is coming soon! Check out the trailer here Check out People Magazine’s feature on Skeleton Crew . And yes, we’ve already decided we are head over heels for NE...

Get in, losers, we’re going to Brendon. I mean, Brendok! In the episode formerly known as Episode #121, hosts Alyce and Laura are* PLAGUED [get it?] by technical difficulties AGAIN, this time in the form of a lost recording. We had a whole news segment, but Alyce’s computer shat the bed in the middle of our recording, so now it’s a big bonus Recap on Tap of The Acolyte episodes 7 and 8, feat. Fun...

Disclaimer in the off-chance this is your first episode of Force Toast: we had a technical issue (user-error) so the audio quality of Laura’s track isn’t up to our usual standards. Sorry, and know that we have resolved the issue so all future episodes will sound like our prior episodes =) In Episode 120, hosts Alyce and Laura are* definitely NOT listening to or taking to heart all the ways Gen Z t...

In Episode 119, hosts Alyce and Laura ponder* why architects in the Star Wars universe are always building giant server rooms next to giant holes?  Alyce gives a lesson on Shyriiwook (to be clear, the lesson is not in Shyriiwook) F--- them kids? What does Dave Filoni think of a potential R-rated Star Wars film? (from the Happy Sad Confused podcast via The Hollywood Reporter ) Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy...

In Episode 118, hosts Alyce and Laura share* fermentation tips, break down recent Star Wars news and discuss their differing opinions on The Acolyte! A cooking lesson with Laura or: why you should always have your ears plugged around glass jars  Why an a gram when you could nag a ram? Who’s writing season 2 of Andor ( via WGA ) The Acolyte pulled in some impressive numbers ( via Variety ) Lee Jung...

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...

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 I...

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...

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    La...

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...

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 look...

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...

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...

A big special happy holiday thank you to Jane for the Ko-FIIIII! In Episode 109, hosts Alyce and Laura are* the oldest they’ve ever been in their whole lives but they’re ringing in 2024 as WINNERS… at least according to some people. Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Those Game of Thrones guys had to go! (via THR , LRM ) We’re getting a new Star Wars movie soon! Yay! Yay? No? Either way, we have thoughts! (via sw....