Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour

Alyce and Laura Love Star Wars
  • 4.8 (122)
  • TV & FILM
  • UPDATED SEMIMONTHLY

Two Star Wars-obsessed Chicagoans discuss everyone’s favorite galaxy far, far away in this bi-weekly happy hour podcast. From the films to the novels and everything in between, hosts Alyce and Laura get you up to date on the latest Star Wars news, complete with some minor wine-induced garbling. Grab your favorite beverage and get toasted with Alyce and Laura. Email us at forcetoastpod@gmail.com

  1. Ep 152: About a Beaver

    MAR 24

    Ep 152: About a Beaver

    In Episode 152, hosts Alyce and Laura learn* valuable lessons about 90s Nickelodeon theme songs and where the f-ck Tosche Station is! If there is one thing you take away from this podcast, it’s that you are supposed to watch all 39 hours of Daredevil before you watch Born Again.  Will Alyce’s prediction/dream that Taylor Swift be cast as the voice of Grogu ever come true? Here’s an update… (Gizmodo via Variety) Remember in our last episode when we asked, hey whatever happened to that one trilogy? From our lips to Penguin Random House’s ears. Check out this article and the official synopsis for Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss here. What TIME is it? Show time (show time), show time (show time)! Thanks, 2016 Bruno Mars. Speaking of time, they make mid-bougie Mando watches for men and not women. Some poor schmuck had to drill a bar into the deepest depths of the earth for our boy Adam Driver (via SWNN) Usually we regret asking for a man to mansplain something to us, but we kinda needed someone to explain Smart Bricks to us. Fortunately GamingBible was on it.  Star Wars dropped the episode titles for Maul, but they did it on icky twitter, so here’s a link to Star Wars News Net instead. You’re welcome.  Out with the new, in the with old trilogy: Disneyland’s Oga’s gets a refresh (via WDW News Today) Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social 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!

    53 min
  2. Ep 151: Mountain S*****g

    MAR 10

    Ep 151: Mountain S*****g

    We open on the Chimera f--kin’. In Episode 151, hosts Alyce and Laura enjoy* one last jaunt to Peridea, complete with TOE Fighters, Rebels Season 1 Ezra and Grand Admiral C**k a Doodle Blue! Let’s catch up with Alyce’s Marvel catch up. Catch up Inception! Speaking of, should we add a Marvel segment to our show when Daredevil comes back? What do we call it? Marvel Manor? Marvel, May I? Marvel Mountain S*****g, perhaps… Happy Belated Rebels Remembered Day to all who celebrated last week! A preview of the forthcoming May issue of Empire Magazine, featuring Mando and the BABAY Today’s lesson in filmmaking no one asked for: the black and white clappy thing used on film sets Prediction: you won’t be able to swing a light saber without hitting someone dressed as Rotta the Hutt at the next Star Wars Celebration Bae? Alyce’s Bae? Obi-Wan? O-Bae-Wan? He’s gonna be in Ahsoka season 2? Maybe? (via Bespin Bulletin) Step aside, Ewan. There’s a new Bae in town! Ryan Gosling has a rule about franchises. His rule is confusing. But it’s his world and we’re just living in it. Did “Are You Afraid of the Dark” traumatize Millennials in childhood? Revisit 90s Nickelodeon with us! Maul has to be faster and more intense in the upcoming animated series. Also apparently he’s going to be questioning everything he believed about the Jedi. Not about Obi-Wan though, he definitely still hates that b-tch. Recap on Tap: Our Ahsoka Again segment comes to an end as we re-watch the Season 1 finale, Part 8: The Jedi, The Witch, and the Warlord. Climb aboard the mountain where Morgan finally reveals her true badassery, Daniel aka Sabine’s Force powers show up when it really counts, Ezra makes a big leap and trooper zombies are powerless without their heads! We hope you’ve enjoyed the ride. Now enjoy the 9- to 10-month (or more) wait for Season 2.   Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social 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!

    1h 16m
  3. Ep 150: Probably Piett

    FEB 24

    Ep 150: Probably Piett

    In Episode 150, hosts Alyce and Laura celebrate* the 7th Avernersary of Force Toast (and The Mandalorian) but mostly Force Toast. Reminiscing on 7 years of watching and reading Star Wars, doing trivs and learning mad skills, like how to do Star Wars Celebration, how to podcast and how to not drink too much when podcasting. Important life lessons! What do Sam Elliott, sh-tty beer and football have in common? Star Wars at the Super Bowl! Mystifying, or just a small (expensive) part of a grander marketing plan? (article referenced) Speaking of Mando - we call him Mandu now - a new MandUlorian & Grogu trailer is here! Let’s discuss!  The article that sparked a million click bait parasites did not actually say what you think it said. Calm down.  We did the math. Jon Favreau isn’t going anywhere. Take that, click bait.  Remember Rogue Squadron? The question of whether it will ever come to fruition remains… a question. (via Parade) RIP Admiral Piett actor Kenneth Colley. Sorry DailyMail and the internet made it weird.  Recap on Tap gets dreamy and maddening in Part 7 of Ahsoka: Dreams and Madness! Hera strikes back, Baylan is Batman now, Ahsoka is scary, Morgan does not Yes And any of this, and Every. Single. Reunion on this show is underwhelming.  Thanks for being one of our 80k+ downloads! From Day 1 to Day 2,555 - however long you’ve been listening to our rambling, we really, really, really appreciate you! Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social 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!

    1 hr
  4. Ep 149: Little Oddball Truth Bomber

    FEB 3

    Ep 149: Little Oddball Truth Bomber

    In Episode 149, hosts Alyce and Laura toast* to the comedic genius of Catherine O’Hara, Nightsisters inventing semaglutides, and daiquiri shacks (shaquiris? Is that anything?) We start by discussing the atrocities taking place in Minneapolis and the U.S. at large, and how our respective areas of the country are reacting. Just in case you have any doubts of where we stand, we supported the January 30 general strike and we’re really f---ing pissed and sad about what’s happening in Minneapolis.Laura shares an update on her other Star Wars show, The Jedi Way.The Caravan of Corrections do be caravaningThe torch has been passed! Kathleen Kennedy steps down from Lucasfilm and it is going to take 2 people to replace her, so yes, haters tell us more about how awful she is at her job *eye roll* (check out Deadline’s exit interview with KK here)Speaking of retirement, we have FIRE plans. Long story short, Laura will open a Shaquiri and record weird noises from a beach, and Alyce will be at Chipotle.Formerly Darth. Now just Maul. Well, actually it’s Maul: Shadow Lord now. He’s many things - an aMAULgamation, if you will. Anyway, there’s an article and poster and trailer, oh my! Alyce forgot about the Dave Filoni Star Wars Avengers/Heir to the Empire film lol. But there’s a new rumor that’s probably nothing, so whateverLEGO is putting microchips in bricks now. Or maybe they’ve been doing that for a while? Don’t know, but they’re doing it with Star Wars now. CAPITALISM! (via StarWarsNewsNet)We’re really out of the loop on whatever Galaxy of Heroes is, but if you know what those words mean, there’s an Andor update coming.If you can get your crotch goblins to sit still for a second, maybe they can meditate with Grogu  Recap on Tap: Ahsoka Again continues! Join us for a recap and discussion of Part 6: Far, Far Away, in which we galaxy-hop only to see a bunch of the same people from the last galaxy! Night Witches on Peridea: did they originate there or was that a bachelorette party gone wrong? Laura’s toasting to toasting in her Toast To. Toast Inception.  Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social 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!

    1h 11m
  5. Ep 148: Tell Us, Steve

    JAN 13

    Ep 148: Tell Us, Steve

    In Episode 148, hosts Alyce and Laura are* impatient for Starfighter, for Ahsoka and for the Mando movie. The theme of the episode is WE’RE SICK OF WAITING! It’s the first episode of the 2,026th year of when humans started counting yearsAlyce shares thoughts on the Stranger Things finale. Also she’s an influencer now. You have been influenced. Who gives a sh-t about Tom Cruise, can we talk about how there’s gonna be lightsabers in Star Wars: Starfighter?! (NYT via Variety)Will Season 2 of Ahsoka drop in 2026 after all? We don’t know sh-t about Marvel anymore. We used to, but now we need someone to brief us on the last 3 years of content.This Mando movie poster came out back in September, but we missed it then, so we’re gonna make fun of it nowThere’s a new image featuring Sassy Din™ from the upcoming film, The Mandalorian and Grogu. But will the movie be worth the wait? We’re bringing our Ahsoka Again segment into 2026 with our rewatch recap of Part 5: Shadow Warrior! Be advised this segment contains spoilers for the entire first season of Ahsoka.Teeth and war: Ahsoka Tano’s legacyHimbo Anakin is annoyed that everyone is still mad about him turning evil and terrorizing the galaxy for 2 decades. He just wants Ahsoka and everyone to get over it, is that too much to ask? Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social 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!

    1h 3m
  6. Ep 147: Delightful As F*ck

    12/23/2025

    Ep 147: Delightful As F*ck

    In Episode 147, hosts Alyce and Laura bid* 2025 adieu, sum up their silly holiday seasons and dive into all the Ahsoka action in a recap of episode 4! Alyce returns to her local avant-garde theater and it was full of chaos! And waffles!Analyzing and reviewing the many iterations of The GrinchWe finally learn what exactly the K-pop Demon Hunters are. They’re on the Netflix. Ahsoka Season 2? We don’t know her. Or her release date. Or anything. (via The Direct)A word-salad, non-update (nupdate?) on the Rey movie (via Collider)Vidya gamez newz and an Old Republic update all in one! Also we learn what a “mood piece” (aka, not a trailer?) is. (via Gamespot)An actual real update on Star Wars: Starfighter!In Recap on Tap, we’re back with more Ahsoka Again! We’ve reached Part 4: Fallen Jedi, and things are really picking up! And by “picking up” of course we’re referring to that scene where Baylan picks up Ahsoka and throws her off a cliff. You know that song from Dirty Dancing, She’s Like the Wind? That’s how we think of Marrok in Ahsoka. Except he’s more like a fart than the wind. Someone should re-work that song for Marrok and call it He’s Like a Fart.Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social 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!

    48 min
  7. Ep 146: Aldi Giant D*ck’s

    12/02/2025

    Ep 146: Aldi Giant D*ck’s

    In Episode 146, hosts Alyce and Laura find a few Star Wars news breadcrumbs and discuss* all the things they don’t remember about the Ahsoka series (it’s a lot of things). Thanksgiving rewiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiindWe never really thought about it, but it turns out The Volume technology isn’t exclusive to Star WarsHot take: Star Wars: Starfighter will be as well received or better received by general audiences as Attack of the Clones“One of us! One of us!” is what was going through our heads as we read Henry Gilroy’s recent comments about Sabine’s Jedi turn in the Ahsoka series (via SWNN)Likely not news, but it’s news to us: there are 2 new Star Wars books coming out next yearShawn Levy lets us all know that he’s still having fun making his Star War and hasn’t quit the movie (via Vanity Fair)Recap on Tap: Ahsoka Again! We’re back for Part 3: Time to Filler, I mean, Time to Fly! We discuss the highs and lows, what worked and what didn’t, live-action Jacen, Hera losing her cool, squabbles with senators, space walks, space whales and more!Wait, was Qui-Gon Jinn a racist boomer?  Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social 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!

    1h 3m
  8. Ep 145: Caribou Barbie

    11/18/2025

    Ep 145: Caribou Barbie

    In Episode 145, hosts Alyce and Laura take* a look back at Halloweens of yore and bring back their new segment: Ahsoka Again!  Please be advised: temporary tattoos should not go on your faceHo phase and college days! Alyce had the best group Halloween costume back in the day.Shoutout to Mandoverse Updates on socials, we love your updates (Follow them on Bluesky)A brief discussion on The Mandalorian and Grogu: budget, Sigorney’s role and more (via Inside the Magic)Shawn Levy REALLY wants you to know one key thing about Starfighter (via EW)If you’re a Matt Smith fan, he gave a really long interview here, where he gave an update on his upcoming role in Star Wars: Starfighter.Pour one out for Star Wars Insider magazine (via starwars.com)In this episode’s Recap on Tap: Ahsoka Again, we revisit Ahsoka Season 1, Part 2: Toil and Trouble. “Dark Jedi” are a thing according to AI, Hera gets messy, human women in Star Wars prove enormously talented at surviving stab wounds, and Sabine is Mary Poppins, y’all!Twitter: @forcetoastpod | @sLeiaAllDay | @ShutUp_Laura Instagram: @forcetoastpod Bluesky: forcetoastpod.bsky.social 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!

    53 min
See All (173)

Trailers

4.8
out of 5
122 Ratings

About

Two Star Wars-obsessed Chicagoans discuss everyone’s favorite galaxy far, far away in this bi-weekly happy hour podcast. From the films to the novels and everything in between, hosts Alyce and Laura get you up to date on the latest Star Wars news, complete with some minor wine-induced garbling. Grab your favorite beverage and get toasted with Alyce and Laura. Email us at forcetoastpod@gmail.com

Information

  • Creator
    Alyce and Laura Love Star Wars
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    173
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2019 Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour
  • Show Website
    Force Toast: A Star Wars Happy Hour

You Might Also Like