This is the Way Podcast

Star Wars: Visions released all nine episodes on the same September day and Steve has been taking his time watching one at a time. Episode Three is a twist on the twin dynamic, with the "Leia and Luke" of this short film being powerful dark side Force users. Trigger, Inc. pushes against Star Wars boundaries with the episode. If anime is your favorite style of animation and story-telling, then you'...

Can we be honest? Host Steve talks a lot in this episode. Like, A LOT. It's ultimately in service to you, the listener, but he is trying his best to both cover the excitement as The Book of Boba Fett nears and encourage new listeners and old to enter the giveaway, courtesy of Cufflinks.com. That's right, our code is still active, too! THEWAY15 gets you 15% off sitewide this year. We "stan" for Mar...

Disney Plus started off October with a Star Wars special. A holiday special. No, not that one. In 2020 there was a Christmas themed LEGO special and now in 2021, it's Halloween's turn. Terrifying Tales "brick-or-treated" us with a trio of animated shorts wrapped together because Poe Dameron and BB-8 crash landed near Vader's castle on Mustafar. A creepy caretaker, sneaky protocol droid, Jabba's co...

Star Wars: Visions got off to an inspiring start with the first episode, but LucasFilm let Studio Colorido take Tatooine to a rock opera. That might be oversimplifying things, but Tatooine Rhapsody does feature some very different music from what we're used to hearing in the Star Wars universe and there was a tragedy in the making when a Hutt got hunted down and taken from his misfit band of bandm...

When Star Wars: Visions was first announced, it didn't seem like my cup of tea. By the time the Ronin in Episode 1 took his first sip of tea, my plans had changed. The Duel manages to be the perfect blend of Star Wars and anime that was advertised and imagined by LucasFilm. Steve recaps the episode and adds his thoughts on what makes it great. He also goes over the giveaway rules again. Why don't...

The code strikes back! Cufflinks.com is joining us again here in 2021 as a sponsor and THEWAY15 gets you 15% off sitewide this year and it is active now! That's not all, because in this episode you can find out how to enter This is the Way Podcast's first giveaway. All we need you to do is visit us on Twitter and reply, then email us to show us you're eligible and in the US. I know we have an inte...

Our latest news update covers directing and cinematography for The Book of Boba Fett, casting news and rumors for Obi-wan and Andor, hiring news at LucasFilm from YouTube of all places, and updates on High Republic books, action figures, video games, and the Galactic Starcruiser hotel coming to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Host Steve Loscalzo is ready to help Disney and LucasFilm...

Are they really The Bad Batch? The show has billed the team as a bunch of misfits and mistakes, but it turns out they've been engineered by Nala Se. When the series started, it wasn't clear what direction Dave Filoni, Jennifer Corbett, and Brad Rau were taking the show, but now that a season two has been greenlit and a cloning scientist has been captured, it's starting to look like there really is...

Our latest news update covers Mandalorian season two Emmy nominations, a new Disney Gallery episode showing behind-the-scenes on set for the Luke led finale, directors for episodes of the Book of Boba Fett, a possible plot for the Obi-wan series, Andor set location images, Lando's lack of news, worrisome news about Acolyte, and video game and action figure news. Steve will work on a separate podca...

Steve has been watching The Bad Batch weekly on Disney Plus and has worked on summarizing episodes instead of going in depth. There are plenty of podcasts combing through episodes one through eight for "easter eggs" and clues to the direction of the series. This is the Way we'd like to handle shows like The Bad Batch. Send feedback to us by e-mail at thisisthewaypodcast@gmail.com on Facebook or vi...

More than a month since our last podcast, this news update covers not just the bad news that The Mandalorian might not be back until 2023, Star Wars Celebration will have to move, and Rangers of the New Republic may never start production, but the good news that The Book of Boba Fett is still on schedule, Ewan McGregor is excited to be making Obi-wan, Andor is in the middle of production, and Kevi...

May the Fourth be with you! Steve talks briefly about the new show, out today on Disney Plus called "The Bad Batch" and the next Star Wars shows on the slate. There may be a video game under development featuring Din Djarin and Disneyland joins Disney World in opening to the public after the pandemic. You can send feedback to us by e-mail at thisisthewaypodcast@gmail.com on Facebook or via Twitter...

It's time to talk about what we noticed in the news about Star Wars since our last 'cast and it may be a brief update for you, but even short talks can take a lot of work to edit, so keeping a regular schedule is a good thing! It also keeps you entertained and informed (at least, that's our goal). Steve's show notes discuss Sebastian Stan, Marvel's big boss, a bad batch, Jedi relatives, Jar Jar Bi...

Did you miss us? We've been busy with Disney Plus and Marvel Studios content, but trust us, we're Star Wars first, everything else second. We just wanted to talk about something in particular that we wanted to wait to see develop before letting you know our position. For the record, we value every single person, no matter your gender, race, religion, orientation...if you love Star Wars, chances ar...

Steve managed to track down his bounties--both Tim and Andy are back for a very special episode to wrap up season two of The Mandalorian. We talk about what we liked and what we'd like to see in season three. We contemplate the importance of bringing Grogu back to the show, but in a way that makes sense and how excited we still are for more Star Wars content. This episode was commissioned for Star...

This is the one where Luke Skywalker gets talked about a lot. If you're wondering why the hosts discuss him here, then perhaps you need to go watch the season two finale of The Mandalorian first before playing this podcast. This is the one where Andy starts but doesn't finish and Tim finishes what he didn't start. Steve does some late night editing and corrections and tries holding back tears of j...

The hosts try something new this week, recording over the internet. Was it a success? It certainly was easier to get sound levels to match and to eliminate coughs and hosts opening up potato chip bags. Season Two's penultimate episode had some surprises, but not really with respect to Star Wars lore or long asked questions. Namely, host Steve was surprised how much he liked Bill Burr's Migs Mayfel...

A "special" episode, recorded right in on the Anchor. FM website (using our microphone, but their music and their effects), all about Disney's Investor Day webcast that took place on December 10th, 2020. Steve did his very best to get something out before the next episode of The Mandalorian released on Friday the 11th. A lot of great Star Wars related releases are scheduled for the future and the...

So much content, so little time on screen! Robert Rodriguez made every moment count in The Tragedy and boy were there some tragic moments. We see legends come to live action, three ships explode, and a slew of Stormtroopers get blasted, clubbed, stabbed, blown up, rolled over, and thrown around a prison cell. The Mandalorian hitches a ride with a foundling's son, comes across a ghost, and can't se...

This episode was amazing...ly hard to edit. A VERY loud hum pervaded every second of the podcast, but Steve, through trial and error, worked on every second of audio with editing software and handy dandy reddit suggestion posts to knock away the deafening roar of interference and leave the soft, dulcet tones of Tim and Andy. This episode had it all--ear shattering hums, overmodulated audio, digita...

Do you know about LUFs? Steve is trying to work with them. Negative 16 of them to be precise. His battle with free audio software continues, but we may at least have settled on the best seating arrangement for the crew of hosts. The guys try and speed things up and they succeed which is appropriate for a quick episode, which sees The Mandalorian back on a very different looking Nevarro. There are...

One of these days, Steve will get the audio recording done right. He'll have to, if he doesn't want to sound like he's off to the side (he was) recording in a tile floor living room (he did) while Tim is sitting directly in front of the microphone (he was). It only serves to distract from the awesome (temporary?) mash-up of a couple of show themes to open and close the show. It was also a terrific...

"Get to tha choppa!" There were apparently some Predator, Alien(s), and maybe even an Ant-man reference in this week's episode of The Mandalorian. Chapter 10 was unanimously disliked by the hosts. It just wasn't their cup of bone broth. The series went "horror" and brought some Ralph McQuarrie illustrations back from the original trilogy discard pile...that perhaps should have stayed there?  ...

Disney has something special planned for us this holiday season and it's a Star Wars special! No, not THAT Star Wars Holiday Special. A new Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, coming November 17th to Disney's streaming service, Disney+. Despite a cold, Steve gives his thoughts and reaction and hopes Tim and Andy are just as excited to see what fun is in store, especially since we get a tiny tie-in to...

Thank the Force! The new season of The Mandalorian is here and Steve, Tim, and Andy get together to talk about their favorite little green guy and we're not talking about Gore Koresh. The series longest episode to date produced the longest podcast episode and boy was there a lot to work on behind the scenes. The guys announce a specialized discount code for Cufflinks.com , give YouTube's ScreenCru...