Elite Force Podcast

William Walker
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Welcome to the Elite Force Podcast—your weekly, no-nonsense deep dive into the biggest debates across the entire landscape of entertainment. After an 8-year blackout, we have officially regenerated. We are breaking out of our old, strict science-fiction box to conquer the entire sandbox of modern pop culture. If it is playing on a screen, dominating your social media feed, or costing you money, we are unpacking it from top to bottom. 🎮 What We Cover: Movies & Movies.Video Gaming & Tech. Sports Entertainment and Pop Culture Icons ⏱️ The Format: Every single episode focuses entirely on one specific topic unpacked in under 30 minutes. Fast, focused, and straight to the point. wirh some episodes dealing with specials and reviews. 📅 Schedule: New episodes drop every single week! Hit that Subscribe button, turn on notifications, and join the elite.

  1. 2d ago

    Ep 12 - William 8-Year Movie Tier List

    Grab a sledgehammer, open up the archives, and step directly into the blast zone! 🎬💥 Ever since our microphone originally went dark, the global theater box office has been locked inside a fierce tug-of-war between raw artistic passion and pure, soulless boardroom greed. Today, the Elite Force Podcast is deploying the single most ambitious, destructive, and comprehensive cinematic teardown we have ever attempted on this channel. We are pulling out our definitive ranking brackets to sort through nearly a decade of cinema history, stacking up the absolute best and worst blockbusters, comic book universes, and sci-fi franchises that have hit the culture since 2018. We pull no punches as we define the rigid boundaries separating a true S-Tier milestone from a lazy studio product. We evaluate everything from uncompromised cinematic peaks that unified global fanbases to clinical, unhinged corporate tax write-offs where executives tried to incinerate completed art for a quarterly spreadsheet. From massive three-hundred-million-dollar titan features to minimalist independent sci-fi horror triumphs that dominate the summit of the ledger, nothing is safe. We tear down the movie posters, expose the narrative safety traps, and evaluate the franchise exhaust fatigue of long-running series running completely on autopilot. Finally, we descend into the absolute basement of modern streaming to expose the soul-stripping checklist media that acts as a complete insult to legendary lore. 🔥 Inside This Cinematic Teardown: The Masterpiece Tier: Analyzing the gold standard of absolute creative bravery, featuring Avengers: Endgame, Iron Lung, Oppenheimer, The Batman, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Godzilla Minus One, and why the independent masterpiece Iron Lung dominates the top of the ledger.The Wonderful and Fun Tier: High-velocity, crowd-pleasing spectacle blockbusters that perfectly understood the assignment, breaking down Avatar: The Way of Water, Deadpool & Wolverine, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.The Good Tier: Dependable, solid software with great individual sequences and strong performances that carry visible boardroom whiplash or structural bottlenecks, evaluating Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Sonic the Hedgehog, No Time to Die, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Black Widow.OK Film, Not Worth Seeing Again: Tearing into the franchise exhaust trap of formulaic studio assets that function fine as a disposable one-time theater trip but carry zero rewatchability, targeting F9: The Fast Saga, Fast X, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Thor: Love and Thunder, Jurassic World Dominion, and Jumanji: The Next Level.The Peace of S* Basement: ** Ranting completely over the coals against Star Trek: Section 31 as the ultimate symbol of corporate checklist streaming landfill media that completely strips away the architectural soul of a legendary franchise. William had no energy left for that one 🌐 Connect with the Elite Force Ecosystem: 🎬 YouTube (Our Main Hub): Elite Force Podcast Channel🎧 Apple Podcasts: Subscribe on Apple🎵 TikTok: Follow for Viral Clips🐦 X (Twitter): Join the Conversation❤️ This episode, and the new era of the Elite Force Podcast, is lovingly dedicated to our late co-host and brother, Charlie, and our late dad. The force has officially returned.

    Ep 12 - William 8-Year Movie Tier List

  2. Sep 30

    Ep 11: The Future of Star Trek

    Adjust your scanners, power up the warp drives, and point your lenses straight toward the horizon! 🚀🛰️ With the clock ticking and the entire science fiction community rapidly gearing up for the massive 60th Anniversary milestone, the Elite Force Podcast is asking the single most critical question facing the fandom today: What is the future of Star Trek? Before we map out the horizon, we honestly face the reality of the current landscape. The modern era of streaming television Trek—from the dividing lines of Star Trek: Discovery to the nostalgic swings of Star Trek: Picard—has left a hyper-polarized debate in its wake. We break down our honest scorecard of the Alex Kurtzman era (praising the highs of Discovery Seasons 3-5, Picard Season 3, and the wonderful Lower Decks, while calling out the total failures of Section 31 and Starfleet Academy). We look past the toxic social media gatekeepers on Facebook and X to focus strictly on macroeconomics—analyzing why the upcoming, multi-billion-dollar Paramount/Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger is 100% going to happen, and what Kurtzman's expired contract means for the brand. Finally, we pull out the calculator to expose the spreadsheet straightjacket tightening around the final frontier. We break down the terrifying, unprecedented television drought locking into place next year—marking the first time since 1963 that BOTH Star Trek and Doctor Who will simultaneously have zero new episodes airing on television. Then, we look to the silver screen to analyze the chaotic development hell of the canceled Kelvin Timeline Star Trek 4, and look forward to the unhedged, standalone reset button being written by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (describing their vision as a gritty, far-future 'Training Day' or 'Crimson Tide' in space). Plus, stick around right after the final segment for a massive, surprise studio hotline transmission! Former co-host Mindwipe patches in straight from the field to drop his raw, unfiltered reactions to our recent hard-hitting Grand Theft Auto VI critique, backing up the math on hard drive hostaged files and the "Code in a Box" retail con. 🌐 Connect with the Elite Force Ecosystem:🎬 YouTube (Our Main Hub): Elite Force Podcast Channel🎧 Apple Podcasts: Subscribe on Apple🎵 TikTok: Follow for Viral Clips🐦 X (Twitter): Join the Conversation❤️ This episode, and the new era of the Elite Force Podcast, is lovingly dedicated to our late co-host and brother, Charlie, and our late dad. The force has officially returned.

    Ep 11: The Future of Star Trek

  3. Sep 26

    Ep 10: Mindwipe's Final Frontier: The Top 10 Classic Star Trek Films

    If you are seeing a massive surprise bonus track pop up in your podcast player directory today, do not panic! 📡🖖 The Elite Force Podcast is throwing out the modern corporate ledger entirely to step inside an authentic creative time capsule and celebrate the absolute golden era of science fiction cinema. To help us blow the dust off the communication grid, a legendary voice returns to the airwaves. Former co-host and close friend Mindwipe dials straight into the main studio line to lay down a special audio tape. Now, a little behind-the-scenes secret: when Mindwipe first hit me up, he told me it was just going to be a quick, short call-in to say hello and give a few casual thoughts. But once he stepped up to the microphone, the pure creative passion took over, the legacy archives blew wide open, and it turned into an absolute masterclass of a deep-dive, feature-length broadcast. Mindwipe delivers his definitive, unhedged ranking of the Top 10 Classic Star Trek Movies! We are talking strictly about the legendary, old-school golden era—the original six cinematic blockbusters featuring The Original Series (TOS) cast, and the four heavy-hitting follow-ups from The Next Generation (TNG) vanguard. No modern corporate reboots, no messy lens-flare alternate timelines—just pure, unadulterated cinematic storytelling spanning from the deep, operatic vengeance of The Wrath of Khan straight through the political suspense of The Undiscovered Country and the high-stakes cybernetic battles of First Contact. Plus, stick around right after Mindwipe's audio file concludes as host William Walker takes back the mic to validate the rankings, analyze how close this list is to his own personal favorites, and drop a massive programming note setting up the franchise's upcoming 60th Anniversary! 🔥 Inside This Bonus Report: Transmissions from the Legacy Vault: Blowing the dust off the subspace communication array and welcoming Mindwipe back to the active feed for a massive nostalgia block.The Old-School Golden Era: Breaking down the criteria for ranking the ten structural pillars of Star Trek cinema across the TOS and TNG generations.The Shared Frontier: Host William Walker breaks down his reaction to Mindwipe's definitive placements and explains why their classic sci-fi film tastes are still perfectly in sync.Looking to the Horizon: With Mindwipe anchoring us down in the vintage history of the past, William drops a crucial schedule update setting up our deep-dive analysis on the future of the franchise.🌐 Connect with the Elite Force Ecosystem: 🎬 YouTube (Our Main Hub): Elite Force Podcast Channel🎧 Apple Podcasts: Subscribe on Apple🎵 TikTok: Follow for Viral Clips🐦 X (Twitter): Join the Conversation❤️ This episode, and the new era of the Elite Force Podcast, is lovingly dedicated to our late co-host and brother, Charlie, and our late dad. The force has officially returned.

    Ep 10: Mindwipe's Final Frontier: The Top 10 Classic Star Trek Films

  4. Sep 23

    EP 9 - The Hype for Ocarina of Time

    We have spent our recent weekly blocks pulling back the curtain on the dark, cynical side of the entertainment industry—dissecting the corporate capture of Grand Theft Auto 6, exposing the technical bottlenecks of the hard drive hostage crisis, and laying into the predatory normalization of one-hundred-dollar ultimate editions. But today, the Elite Force Podcast is throwing the corporate ledger completely out the window. We are turning off the boardroom alarms to talk about where the real, pure, unfiltered creative magic is hiding across the interactive media space right now: the absolute holy grail of gaming nostalgia, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake! We take a deep technical dive into what Nintendo's internal vanguard is pulling off behind the camera. We analyze how the developers managed to execute a bleeding-edge visual facelift—complete with real-time global illumination, dynamic god-rays in the Temple of Time, and nineties concept-art-accurate character rendering—while radically preserving the core soul of the 1998 classic by mapping the new high-polygon assets directly on top of the original Nintendo 64 engine geometry. Your muscle memory from thirty years ago is the definitive guide map to this next-gen world! Plus, stick around right after the final segment for a massive, surprise studio hotline transmission! Former co-host Mindwipe patches in straight from a local box office to deliver his unfiltered theatrical field report on the strictly limited 4K 40th Anniversary re-release of the 1986 animated masterpiece, The Transformers: The Movie. 🔥 Inside This Episode: The Blueprint of Hyrule: A technical analysis of how Nintendo mapped modern assets onto ancient N64 geometry, ensuring identical physical movement and platform timing down to the sub-atomic level of the 1998 code.Modern Symphony over MIDI Synths: Unpacking the staggering impact of a live world-class symphony vanguard recording uncompressed arrangements that swell dynamically based on your movement speed.The Streamer Hype Machine: Juxtaposing the hyperactive, performative internet culture against the genuine, generational reverence that separates Zelda's collective nostalgia from any other franchise on earth.Hollywood Minimalist Armor: Analyzing the strategic power move behind the live-action movie's minimalist title card, and host William Walker's personal plans for the global 2027 Zelda Symphony Concert Tour.Golden Silicon Gateway: Breaking down our high excitement for the stunning custom Switch 2 hardware shell, remembering our original Switch 1 Zelda Joy-Cons, and explaining why this bundle acts as the ultimate gateway system for fence-sitters.The Ultimate Nostalgia Showdown: Why Nintendo has absolute zero fear of the multi-billion-dollar Rockstar ledger, looking straight across the table to tell GTA 6 exactly why they can't see them.Surprise Audio Handoff: Mindwipe reviews the Fathom Events 40th Anniversary 4K re-release of The Transformers: The Movie on the big screen, tying beautifully back into our Episode 4 tribute to Peter Cullen.🌐 Connect with the Elite Force Ecosystem: 🎬 YouTube (Our Main Hub): Elite Force Podcast Channel.🎵 TikTok: Follow for Viral Clips .🐦 X (Twitter)

    EP 9 - The Hype for Ocarina of Time

  5. Sep 19

    Ep 8: Coyote vs. Acme Review: The Movie They Tried to Kill

    A Hollywood studio tried to completely incinerate a finished film for a corporate tax write-off, but the underdog just won the biggest theatrical victory of the decade! 💣💥 This week, the Elite Force Podcast points its single-topic lens at the 95% 'Certified Fresh' masterpiece, Coyote vs. Acme. We break down the incredible real-world war it took just to let audiences see this movie, and deliver a definitive, unfiltered review after hitting the theaters during its massive opening weekend. Before we look at the screen, we hard-check the behind-the-scenes history of how we got here. From its 2022 origins as a $70 million streaming feature to the shocking November 2023 corporate execution order—where executives filed for a $30 million tax write-down—we expose the terrifying precedent of destroying fully completed art for a boardroom spreadsheet. We celebrate the grassroots fan campaign that held the line, and how indie heroes Ketchup Entertainment stepped into the arena with a $50 million bid to rescue the worldwide rights from the vault. Finally, we analyze the brilliant animation mechanics of director Dave Green. By forcing Wile E. Coyote to stay flat, cell-shaded, and two-dimensional inside a live-action environment, the film beautifully honors the classic physics and Saturday morning comedic rhythm of the original Chuck Jones era. We break down the human side of the ledger, praising Will Forte's earnest, high-pitched desperation as a small-time billboard lawyer and John Cena's absolute scene-stealing performance as a slick, menacing, unhinged corporate defense vanguard who treats consumer safety as entirely secondary to shareholder returns. 🎭 Inside This Episode: The Tax Write-Off War: A deep look into the real-world battle between Warner Bros. executives and Ketchup Entertainment, and the ultimate corporate humiliation of a rescued film annihilating the box office charts.Anvils, Subpoenas, and Soul: Analyzing the technical brilliance of 2D character physics over lazy 3D CGI models, and how the total lack of dialogue from the Coyote forces pure physical theater to carry the comedy.The Monopoly Parody: Breaking down how the Acme Corporation acts as a fierce, anti-monopoly meta-satire on today's real-world tech giants, from automated customer loops to outsourced liability.John Cena’s Boardroom Malice: Why Cena's dead-eyed corporate spokesperson smile completely channels real-world tech CEOs and delivers a Curry-esque masterclass in villainy.The Ultimate Underdog Verdict: Host William Walker drops a historic ranking, explaining why this is the best Looney Tunes movie in 30 years and the finest live-action cartoon hybrid since Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988 🎬 Production Credits: Studio: A Wood Road Studio Production [extract-clarify-key-attributes]Theme Music: Custom audio soundscapes provided entirely by the legendary Mindwipe [extract-clarify-key-attributes]🌐 Connect with the Elite Force Ecosystem: 🎬 YouTube (Our Main Hub): Elite Force Podcast Channel🎧 Apple Podcasts: Subscribe on Apple🎵 TikTok: Follow for Viral Clips🐦 X (Twitter): Join the Conversation❤️ This episode, and the new era of the Elite Force Podcast, is lovingly dedicated to our late co-host and brother, Charlie, and our late dad. The force has officially returned.

    Ep 8: Coyote vs. Acme Review: The Movie They Tried to Kill

  6. Sep 16

    Ep 7: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Two-Billion-Dollar Trap

    The corporate hype engine has officially taken over reality! 🌴🚔 With real-world local governments altering their city landscapes for multi-million-dollar marketing deals and Rockstar Games locking down a massive release date, the Elite Force Podcast is pointing our single-topic lens at the single most anticipated piece of media on earth. We are pulling absolutely no punches as we look past the glossy, next-gen trailers of Vice City and open up the corporate ledger. Before we dive into the calculations, let's establish the credentials: host William Walker is a lifelong, die-hard fan of Rockstar’s history. From tearing up Liberty City in GTA 3, to riding across the frontier in Red Dead Redemption, to buying GTA 5 across four separate console generations and PC—the pedigree is respected. But with Grand Theft Auto VI, we are sounding the alarm on a massive, consumer-facing corporate trap. We pull out the calculator to break down the unprecedented $79.99 Standard Edition entry fee and the $99.99 Ultimate Edition baseline. We expose how major publishers (from Ubisoft's $129 Star Wars Outlaws to EA and Activision) are aggressively colluding to turn a hundred-dollar bill into a standard, everyday baseline. Finally, we break down the massive 200GB+ hard drive storage takeovers, the anti-consumer "Code in a Box" retail tactics designed to permanently execute the used game market, and why a rumored $2 billion budget might completely strip away the raw, rule-breaking satire that made us fall in love with this franchise in the first place. 🔥 Inside This Episode: The Disillusioned Fan: Establishing true Rockstar pedigree (including a look back at when a GTA 5 track was featured as our 'Song of the Night') and why the creative departure of visionaries like Dan Houser leaves the studio running on boardroom metrics.The Hard Drive Hostage Crisis: Doing the realistic, uncompressed file math out loud and debunking the 600GB rumors while breaking down the real 200GB+ system bottleneck.The "Code in a Box" Con: Exposing the predatory retail shift removing physical discs from boxes to force an all-digital lockup and kill the second-hand used game market.Squeezing the Consumer:Tearing into the trend of $100+ "Ultimate Editions" across the industry and analyzing the dangerous macroeconomic precedent set by an $80 base price tag.The Safety of a Billion-Dollar Sandbox: Why astronomical budgets force corporations to play it safe, smoothing down cultural satire to protect shareholder stocks.🎬 Production Credits: Studio: A Wood Road Studio ProductionTheme Music: Custom audio soundscapes provided entirely by the legendary Mindwipe [extract-clarify-key-attributes]🌐 Connect with the Elite Force Ecosystem: 🎬 YouTube (Our Main Hub): Elite Force Podcast Channel🎧 Apple Podcasts: Subscribe on Apple🎵 TikTok: Follow for Viral Clips🐦 X (Twitter): Join the Conversation❤️ This episode, and the new era of the Elite Force Podcast, is lovingly dedicated to our late co-host and brother, Charlie, and our late dad. The force has officially returned.

    Ep 7: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Two-Billion-Dollar Trap

  7. Sep 12

    Episode 6: The Nintendo Double Direct Bonus Report.

    The bags are unpacked, the road trip tires are cool, and we are officially back home in the main studio comfort zone! 🎙️🏠 But the exact second we sat back down at the desk, Nintendo decided to completely take the internet hostage by dropping an unprecedented, historic 48-hour software bomb on the gaming calendar. We just set a brand-new personal milestone recording record with five full tracks locked in the vault, but there was absolutely no way I was going to make you wait a week to unpack this. The studio lights are back on, the home board is hot, and we are breaking it all down in this special Elite Force Bonus Report! Instead of dropping a single, standard presentation, Nintendo split the entire week in half. This week brought a dedicated, standalone Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, followed immediately by a massive mainline Nintendo Direct showcase. We look past the glossy trailers to analyze what this historic logistical flex means for consumers. We break down our absolute excitement for the stunning software pipeline—including the breathtaking gameplay reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, the mind-bending Truman Show-style concept of Kirby and the World Beyond, and the return of legacy classics with Star Fox Adventures hitting the GameCube Classics lineup. From Metroid Ravenous and Mario Kart World to Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Cairn, Meccha Chameleon, and Nintendo Switch Sports Resort—we unpack the whole slate. Finally, we throw on our industry analyst hat to expose the corporate side of the celebration: why Nintendo is pricing physical software completely differently than digital, and how a $69.99 physical price tag for a remake acts as a psychological setup to normalize higher costs for the upcoming next-gen ecosystem. 🔥 Inside This Bonus Report: Welcome Home & Taping Live: Moving out of the Upper Peninsula road trip hotels and back into the home studio to celebrate a new personal recording record.The Triforce Anniversary Flex: Breaking down Tuesday's major highlights, including Ocarina of Time Remake gameplay, the live-action movie title card, the 2027 orchestral tour, and custom hardware gear.The Mainline Software Bridge: Analyzing how Nintendo is utilizing its core vanguard—including Mario, Metroid Ravenous, and major third-party partners—to build a seamless software layer into the next generation.The Asymmetrical Pricing Trap: Exposing the hard financial math behind the hype. Why a $59.99 digital price tag vs. a $69.99 physical premium is a calculated blueprint to punish physical media collectors and push physical costs upward.Massive Content Schedule Update: A crucial programming update laying out our upcoming release roadmap for next week!🎬 Production Credits: Studio: A Wood Road Studio ProductionTheme Music: Custom audio soundscapes provided by Mindwipe🌐 Connect with the Elite Force Ecosystem: 🎬 YouTube (Our Main Hub): Elite Force Podcast Channel🎧 Apple Podcasts: Subscribe on Apple🎵 TikTok: Follow for Viral Clips🐦 X (Twitter): Join the Conversation❤️ This episode, and the new era of the Elite Force Podcast, is lovingly dedicated to our late co-host and brother, Charlie, and our late dad. The force has officially returned.

    Episode 6: The Nintendo Double Direct Bonus Report.

  8. Sep 9

    Episode 5: Tim Curry: The Master of Magnificent Malice

    The Upper Peninsula road grind is officially in full swing! 🚗💨 Recording live from a hotel room on the move in St. Ignace, Michigan—after a massive driving loop through Sault Ste. Marie, Paradise, the Lower Falls State Park, and Newberry—the Elite Force Podcast wraps up our double-feature week with a deep dive into the undisputed king of theatrical camp and charisma: the legendary Tim Curry. Few actors in history have ever understood the assignment quite like him. He didn’t just walk into a scene—he devoured it. In this single-topic breakdown, we analyze his incredible commitment to the craft, tracing how he used magnificent malice to create some of the most beloved and terrifying icons in pop culture history. Plus, stick around until the very end for a special live-from-home audio bulletin where I share a massive, personal milestone recording record for the show, and drop a breaking news update that will completely change your podcast feed this weekend! 🎙️🏠 🎭 Inside This Episode: The Sweet Transvestite of Cult Cinema: A look back at 1975 and the explosive cultural impact of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. We break down how Curry’s unapologetic confidence single-handedly invented the midnight movie phenomenon.The Terror in the Storm Drain: Hiding behind the white paint to permanently scar an entire generation as the original Pennywise the Clown in Stephen King's 1990 miniseries IT. Learn why his performance kept the crew terrified between takes.The Horns of Darkness: Unpacking the grueling, eight-hour daily prosthetic suffering behind Ridley Scott's 1985 fantasy masterpiece Legend, and how Curry delivered the definitive, operatic cinematic portrayal of the Devil.The Muppet Masterclass: The pure, unhinged joy of matching wits with felt puppets as Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island.The Unsung Speed Round: Celebrating his viral voice acting and comedic catalog, from Mr. Hector (Home Alone 2) and Hexxus (FernGully) to his legendary, meme-immortal Soviet Premier line about escaping to "SPACE!" in Red Alert 3.Breaking Saturday Bonus Announcement: A home-taped update detailing Nintendo's massive 48-hour software bomb and a preview of our upcoming weekend bonus drop.🎬 Production Credits: Studio: A Wood Road Studio ProductionTheme Music: Custom audio soundscapes provided by Mindwipe🌐 Connect with the Elite Force Ecosystem: 🎬 YouTube (Our Main Hub): Elite Force Podcast Channel🎧 Apple Podcasts: Subscribe on Apple🎵 TikTok: Follow for Viral Clips🐦 X (Twitter): Join the Conversation

    Episode 5: Tim Curry: The Master of Magnificent Malice
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Welcome to the Elite Force Podcast—your weekly, no-nonsense deep dive into the biggest debates across the entire landscape of entertainment. After an 8-year blackout, we have officially regenerated. We are breaking out of our old, strict science-fiction box to conquer the entire sandbox of modern pop culture. If it is playing on a screen, dominating your social media feed, or costing you money, we are unpacking it from top to bottom. 🎮 What We Cover: Movies & Movies.Video Gaming & Tech. Sports Entertainment and Pop Culture Icons ⏱️ The Format: Every single episode focuses entirely on one specific topic unpacked in under 30 minutes. Fast, focused, and straight to the point. wirh some episodes dealing with specials and reviews. 📅 Schedule: New episodes drop every single week! Hit that Subscribe button, turn on notifications, and join the elite.

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  • Creator
    William Walker
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © William Walker
  • Show Website
    Elite Force Podcast