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After four years of trying, both Nicole and Jim have finally finished Jedi: Fallen Order so today we are talking everything about the game from characters to story and graphics.  

Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole Herviou.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all things from a galaxy far, far away.

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Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all things from a galaxy far, far away.

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Happy Star Wars Day, May the 4th be with you all! Join Arakel and Isabella this week on a special May the 4th Episode where they go over details from the cancelled Battlefront III game as well as the initial concept art for Battlefront IV, discuss some hilarious viewer feedback on Manny not knowing where he is in the Star Wars timeline, dive deep into some intense fan theories, and so much more!

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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 yourself
• Recap 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 this episode:

• We’re proud to be a part of the Amidala Initiative to support the Equality Texas Foundation, trans youth and their families. Want to know more? Check out the twitter account here and donate to the GoFundMe here.
• On the  March 13 episode of The Jedi Way, Rocha and Laura discuss the Kenobi trailer and the Jedi Order’s rules on attachment

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

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 drops
• A 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, yikes
• Enjoy 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 18:20-21:25
• Not sure what Jon Watts is up to in Star Wars, but he’s up to something! Star Wars-equivalent citizen detectives, get on it! 
• Audiobook fans, rejoice! There’s an audio excerpt from Star Wars: Queen’s Hope for your listening pleasure on Youtini!
• Apparently we missed an announcement about a Kenobi YA novel at some point, but we’re excited about it now
• In this episode’s Recap on Tap we’re closing The Book of Boba Fett with a discussion on Chapters 6 and 7
• A brief, spoiler-free review of Midnight Horizon AND a spoiler-free discussion of The High Republic comic run ahead of the final issue on March 2, 2022. Want a preview of Issue #15? Find it here on sw.com

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Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• On the most recent episode of The Jedi Way, John Rocha and Laura catch up on the future of Star Wars on the big and small screen 
• Catch up with Laura and The Geek Buddies’ final reviews of The Book of Boba Fett. Here are YouTube links for Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 on The Outlaw Nation
• Here’s a link to the Cobb Vanth shirt on Teepublic designed by Bryan Ward that Laura mentioned

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

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 done
• The cast announcements for the Ahsoka live-action series just keep on coming!
• When to expect Season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch
• The 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 Galaxy pod for their The Clone Wars re-watch! Join us for the Rush Clovis arc in Season 6 on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
• Laura is reviewing this season of The Book of Boba Fett with The Geek Buddies on The Outlaw Nation on YouTube. Reviews for Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 are out now!
• Laura joined Movie Trivia Schmoedown peeps Saul, Sean Sullivan and Rachel Silvestrini on The Gucciverse to weigh in on TBoBF Chapter 5

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

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, 2022
• Someone 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 May
• Recap 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 wholesome

Helpful 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 Chapter 3 here!
• Laura joined the Triad of the Force podcast to review Chapter 3 of The Book of Boba Fett on their January 13 episode

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

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 initiative
• Recommended 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 Pava actress Jessica Henwick met Rian Johnson on the set of Knives Out 2 (via SyFy.com)
• This excerpt for The High Republic: Fallen Star by Claudia Gray has us HYPED af! (via starwars.com)
• Fear not, we are most definitely talking about those sh-tty Galactic Starcruiser videos that were circling the internet earlier this month.
• Recap on Tap! Laura shares some takeaways from C2E2 (Chicago’s Comic Con) panels that featured Star Wars authors, Delilah Dawson, Charles Soule and Timothy Zahn
• Laura quizzes Alyce on the opening crawls and Alyce seeks out “the most difficult” Star Wars trivia on the internet (it’s not).

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura joins The Geek Buddies for a spoiler-filled review of Spider-Man: No Way Home on John Rocha’s YouTube channel

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

Welcome to Rogue One(s), the RuPalp's Podrace bonus series where some of our hosts go rogue on a specific Star Wars topic. This week, join Ollie, Jess, and Noah as they go rogue to talk about Star Wars video games!

We discuss a lot of games in this episode, but we only really get into spoilers for Jedi: Fallen Order, the KOTOR games, Republic Commando and Battlefront II. 

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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!

• 🎵 KOTORing! What's your price for flight, in finding mister right...🎵 Knights of the Old Republic: The Remake was announced last week
• It was kind of a missed opportunity for LEGO Star Wars to not name their Halloween Special, “Frights of the Old Republic.” Would’ve been timely…
• Why Christian Slater’s casting in LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales was extremely confusing to Laura at first
• Star Wars: Visions got itself a sexy, new trailer
• It sounds like “Andor” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” are finished with principal photography, so can it just be 2022 now?
• Thandiwe Newton is out here spilling tea about her role in “Solo”
• Tom Kane has retired from voice acting and we are sending him happy, healing vibes from the windy city.
• E.K. Johnston dropped by Dragon Con to discuss the prequels, Padmé, the handmaidens and, of course, her upcoming book, “Star Wars: Queen’s Hope” coming out in November
• It’s the never-ending Star Wars Hot Girl Summer with this upcoming Qi’ra-centric comic, “Star Wars: Crimson Reign”
• Recap on Tap! Star Wars: The High Republic: The Rising Storm: So Many Colons! If you’re avoiding spoilers for The Rising Storm, skip 44:05-1:03:00.
• Star Wars Trivial Pursuit, but make it snappy!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Blue Bantha Milk Company’s Episode 2.5 written by A.I.: A Senator and a Jedi PART TWO starring Alyce in the role of the beloved Obi-wan Kenobi and Bearded Jedi
• Did you miss Part 1 of Episode 2.5? Get caught up here!

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

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 vagina
• Remember 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 pandemic. PLEASE.
• If you had to be squished in a tube with one member of The Bad Batch, which one would you pick and why is it Tech because you know he has the best hygiene?
• We’ll never let go, Jack. I mean, uh, AZI. We’ll never let go. *let’s go anyway*

The important unanswered questions: How is Crosshair getting off Kamino? What is he going to eat while he’s stranded? Will he paint his uniform in a rainbow pattern for season 2? Can Fennec Shand still use Nala Se as a reference? WHERE IS CLINK? Is he safe? Is he alright? 

What do YOU want to see in Season 2? What are the other unanswered questions that need to be addressed next season?  Send us an email or a DM and let us know!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• The Kiner brothers music twitter thread about why scoring The Bad Batch season 1 finale was so emotional for them
• The Return of the Banthaverse is upon us! Star Wars: Episode 2.5 written by A.I. premiered August 14 and stars Alyce as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Can’t get enough Bad Batch review content? Check out The Geek Buddies on YouTube - Laura joined John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung for a livestream discussion about the season finale on August 15
• The Schmoedown Collision aired LIVE on YouTube on July 31! The Star Wars match coverage begins around the 1 hour mark.

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

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 stock
• Watch a roundtable of Imagineers talk about what guests can expect from forthcoming immersive hotel experience
• It’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 Zillow
• ICYMI: Krystina Arielle of The High Republic Show hosts a panel with the 5 Star Wars: The High Republic authors about their next books at SDCC 2021
• Could Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order get a sequel? It sounds like that’s the plan
• Not to bury the lead, but Star Wars: The Bad Batch is getting a second season! Let’s get that time machine back out and take it to 2022!
• Recap on Tap: The Bad Batch episodes 13, 14 and 15, including SPOILERS! Roland is the Christan Gray of Star Wars, mommy issues and all. Gregor is back and he, like PB2 protein powder, is a bit nutty. Then episode 15 gives us Part 1 of the season finale and it is here to tear you down emotionally and THEN it has THE AUDACITY to make you wait a week to watch Part 2. 

Get excited for new episodes of Force Toast back to back! We’ll drop our next episode on Tuesday, August 17th that will include our discussion about The Bad Batch finale! 

See you next week! 

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Schmoedown Collision aired LIVE on YouTube on July 31. The Star Wars match coverage begins around the 1 hour mark.
• The Return of the Banthaverse is upon us! Star Wars: Episode 2.5 written by A.I. premieres August 14 and will star Alyce as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

Strap on, kid! No, that’s wrong. Like really wrong. Gross. Let’s start over.

Strap IN, kid! It’s Episode 58 of Force Toast! Hosts Alyce and Laura ponder* how many heads Kumail Nanjiani will have in the Kenobi show and learn the real name of those dancing balloon thingies you see at car dealerships. 

• Alyce is a sad, sick baby.
• This episode is brought to you by Kellogg’s Stragecraftios! Those great flakes from Kellogg’s have a secret, you know! Toasted and frosted for the filmmaker on the go! Stragecraftios are part of a balanced breakfast (or they would be, if they were a real product).
• Air Dancers, Sky Dancers and Skywalkers, oh my!
• The title of the third and final novel in the Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy is revealed and you can pre-order that shiz now, babies!
• Cavan Scott has been a very busy boy and we’re not mad about it
• Kenobi Watch! Bae turned 50 the other day AND we got a surprise cast announcement last week and we have questions!
• Kenobi Watch musical interlude courtesy of this sausome video
• Recap on Tap! The Bad Batch trailer is here. There’s a kiddo. Crosshair is sus. Sniper holes. Let’s discuss.
• Clone Trooper trivia, courtesy of Sylvia
• Karabast! Bryan Ward made Laura into a Star Wars Rebels character!

Do you have thoughts on The Bad Batch trailer? Any theories? Join the conversation and let us know what you think!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Alyce joined Josh for an episode of Star Wars Spelt Out on March 24!
• The most recent episode of The Jedi Way was LIVE on March 31. Laura and John discussed Obi-Wan Kenobi’s journey, the Kenobi cast announcement and the Bad Batch trailer.
• We made Solo 2 happen! Solo 2: An A.I. Story Part 2 aired March 27 at 6pm CT and it’s bigger, sillier and even more not NSFW-er! Watch the most recent addition to The Banthaverse now!
• Exciting news! Laura is returning to The Geek Buddies on John Rocha’s YouTube channel to review episodes of The Bad Batch! Follow the show on twitter for updates and schedule: @Geek_Buddies

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

No YOU’VE got eye problems! No, not you, Kelly Marie Tran. You’re perfect. Charles Soule too. Both of you: don’t ever change. 

In Episode 56, hosts Alyce and Laura enjoy* another successful edition of Kenobi Watch™, take a small leap into the world of Marvel and catch up on the latest Star Wars news!

• KENOBI WATCH. Is Ewan going to be in Andor? How? Why? When? Here? Why? Doesn’t matter, we’re here for it. (via The Illuminerdi)
• Speculating about Indira Varma’s rumored role in the Kenobi series (via Deadline)
• Marcia Lucas’ contributions to Lucasfilm projects, especially the Star Wars Original Trilogy (via SFGate.com)
• F*ck trolls. That’s all.
• We stan Kelly Marie Tran. She’s out here LIVING. HER. BEST. LIFE. and it sounds like she’s the best person and we just want to hug her (while masked). (NY Times, The Hollywood Reporter)
• There’s a new Thrawn Ascendancy: Greater Good excerpt on starwars.com and our bodies are ready.
• Star Wars: Victory’s Price is out now! Have you started reading? Let us know what you think (but keep it spoiler free, please).
• This isn’t a Marvel/MCU show. But for a few minutes, we’re going to pretend. No spoilers for Wandavision.
• Recap on Tap! Laura finally finished Star Wars: Light of the Jedi so we can finally talk about it in all of its gilded glory! Light of the Jedi Spoilers from 40:15-58:15.
• A voicemail from friend of the show, Andrew Fantasia from the Rebel Scum Podcast Network, who does a strangely good Obi-wan impression, believe it or not.

Get involved in the conversation! What do you think about the Kenobi news? What books are you most looking forward to? Shoot us a tweet or send us an email and let us know!

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Alyce and Laura on the February 28 episode of Podcast of the Whills on YouTube
• John Rocha and Laura catch up on news on the most recent episode of The Jedi Way on YouTube
• Star Wars #1 Contender Schmoedown match Laura Kelly vs Mollie Damon is now on YouTube so you can watch for free! 
• Laura joins Andres Cabrera and Emmy Fyffe for Rebels talk on First Cut’s Sabaac the Block on February 23

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

Have you heard the good word? Our wee lil podcast is 2 years old! What? How? How did we get here? What even is this? Who are you? 

In Episode 54, hosts Alyce and Laura have so much to celebrate* on this lovely Pod-iversary! Plus they’ve got really fun projects and guest appearances coming up that you won’t want to miss! 

• We’re at 1,960 Twitter followers. If you’re not following us yet, please go follow @forcetoastpod and get us to 2,000!
• Wanna watch Laura take down Mollie Damon in the Star Wars #1 Contender Schmoedown match on February 19? Get your tickets to the LIVE event here!
• Star Wars Episode X written by A.I. Part 1 featuring Alyce! Watch it, like it, subscribe to the channel! Don’t miss part 2 or BBMCo’s next A.I. project because they’re Making Solo 2 Happen!
• New directors announced for the upcoming Disney+ series, “Andor,” (via Discussing Film)
• Discussing the news stories that came out of This Week in Star Wars on YouTube
• Getting excited for the final book in the Alphabet Squadron series? There’s a new excerpt available on StarWars.com
• New rumors about who may show up in the upcoming Book of Boba Fett series on Disney+ (via LRM Online)
• What happens when you ask a Star Wars superfan a simple question about Star Wars Rebels
• Alyce shares more on Star Wars: Into the Dark and keeps it spoiler-free! But if you’d still prefer to avoid it, skip 31:40-39:00
• We got some answers from last episode’s Legends prompt
• Emails and crazy awesome trivia from friends of the show. Thank you to everyone who wrote/called in! 
• If Alyce competed in the Schmoedown, what would her nickname be? Send us your ideas! Tweet us, DM us or email at forcetoastpod@gmail.com

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Did you see that A.V. Club did a write up on Blue Bantha Milk Co.’s Star Wars Episode X written by A.I.?

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If we learned anything from 2020, it’s that 1) meat thermometers break easily and 2) you shouldn’t stick it in too deep. 

In Episode 51, hosts Alyce and Laura are roasting* a turducken stuffed with Star Wars news, recaps, trivia and general nonsense.

• The High Republic is giving us a thing we never knew we needed: Groot but make it Star Wars
• We discuss the new excerpt from Claudia Gray’s upcoming novel Star Wars The High Republic: Into the Dark.
• Del Rey is doing a panel on Monday, January 4th at 9 am PT to celebrate the launch of The High Republic!
• The Spoiler Warning for The Mandalorian season 2 finale (Chapter 16), The Rescue, begins in our news segment and lasts through our episode recap. If you’re avoiding spoilers, skip 20:25-1:06:30.
• This article on SW.com about Ming-Na Wen, her background and bringing Fennec Shand to life
• Temuera Morrison reminisces about filming Attack of the Clones in this interview with the New York Times.
• The Mandalorian season 3 production delayed? Not clear…
• Recap On Tap! The Mandalorian Chapter 16: The Rescue and Disney Gallery special on Disney+ The Mandalorian: The Making of Season 2
• It’s a trivia heavy episode to get Laura ready for her next match! Trivia from Andy in Australia and The Clone Wars movie trivia from Sylvia. Plus Sylvia blows our mind a little bit with her Mando Season 3 theory/question.

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura joined The Geek Buddies live to discuss the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian (with spoilers) on December 18

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

This episode has EVERYTHING! Borat impressions! Ebola! Pizza parties! And as always, a little Star Wars talk for your listening pleasure. 

In Episode 45, hosts Alyce and Laura are recording* a little early (like, 2 days early) because Alyce is SO DEMANDING and doesn’t want to spend her BIRTHDAY editing this dumb show lol. Honestly, can you blame her? Oh yeah, and we’re still not done with Thrawn. 

[Borat voice] VERY NICE! 

• We’re just gonna call it Ebola Holmes. Because 2020. But for real, we actually loved Enola! 
• The Goonies, but make it French? Or not. Actually, please don’t.
• The Mandalorian has a plan! And that’s good news for fans!
• Kiera Knightley has wiped Star Wars from her brain and gives zero f*cks. Honestly, power to her. 
• Caravan of… perfume? 
• More music coming from Solo: A Star Wars Story
• KELLY CLARKSON!
• Are we sure this is Rosario Dawson?
• Friendsgiving? Pizza party at Laura’s house.
• The untitled Cassian Andor series has a new director (for now?). THANKS, COVID.
• Live action Ezra Bridger tease
• All the High Republic updates! Charles Soule talks to The Hollywood Reporter, a preview of Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic #1 by Cavan Scott, and step aside Kenobi! Star Wars has a new white Jesus! 
• Listener thoughts on Thrawn Ascendency: Chaos Rising (no spoilers)
• Listener Sarah has a thoughtful rebuttal for Laura’s Rey Kenobi What If scenario
• A fun spin on our trivia segment that you KNOW we didn’t cheat on, because it took our dumb, drunk @sses a solid 5 mintues to figure it out. Trivia courtesy of Eli from Star Wars: In a Galaxy podcast

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• It’s Alyce’s birthday! And she said no gifts, but you can help her celebrate by selecting the Chicago Youth Programs Inc. on Amazon Smile. It won’t cost you anything! Amazon will automatically donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to help this organization.
• Want another way to celebrate Alyce’s big day? Did you know many children in Texas and Louisiana can’t do remote learning because their power, phone lines and internet got knocked out by Hurricane Laura? You can help the recovery here.

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

The galaxy just got a little brighter with the release of three new Star Wars trailers. 

Video game fans were spoiled and got two new trailers in one week! There's a new Star Wars: Squadrons cinematic trailer and the upcoming VR adventure game on Oculus, Tales From Galaxy's Edge, received a teaser trailer. 

The crew had a little debate about lightsabers this episode, specifically, which one each of us thinks belongs in Dok Ondar's at Galaxy's Edge. There's six possible choices that fans can vote on right now. But of course the biggest news for the week is the release of a the first trailer for The Mandalorian Season 2! 

The crew of Talkin’ Tauntauns is the AIPT Star Wars dream team: Event Coordinator JJ Travers, Producer Jim Lehane, and Contributor Connor Christiansen. Join us as we discuss the latest news in Star Wars, as well as our thoughts on the books, comics, TV series, and movies from a galaxy far, far away. 

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Talkin’ Tauntauns is a Star Wars discussion podcast hosted by Jim Lehane and Nicole H. Quinn.  From reviews of the latest shows and books, to breaking news and thoughtful interviews, join us as we dive into all things from a galaxy far, far away.

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Hello and welcome to Do[n]g Show! This is a show for people who watched Saturday Night Live in the 90s. And also Star Wars.

In Episode 44, hosts Alyce and Laura are up* to their usual shenanigans! Laura makes a What If argument tying Rey’s origins to Mandalore and Alyce takes us on a throwback journey to the days of dirty HBO content. AND THEY LIKE UH DOGS! *insert 1998 Molly Shannon enthusiasm here*

• Hollywood’s biggest dongs (allegedly)
• Daisy Ridley on Rey’s shifting family tree (YouTube)
• Season 2 updates on The Mandalorian from Entertainment Weekly 
• Reacting and examining THE TRAILER (finally!) of The Mandalorian season 2
• News on the Obi-Wan series from Ewan himself!
• Alyce reacts to the Star Wars: Squadrons prequel short
• More non-spoilery thoughts on Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising (we’re still not finished)
• More trivia from Dr. Davor of the podcast A Larger View of the Force
• What we’re watching and cooking right now in this week’s Toast To

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• John Rocha interviews Laura on The Outlaw Nation on 9/15/20
• Kessel Run Transmissions’ World Suicide Prevention Day Livestream is full of fun guests, including Laura

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!

Oh, did you all come here looking for Star Wars? This is an Addams Family Values podcast now. 

In Episode 42, hosts Alyce and Laura relive* the 90s, discuss what’s new in Star Wars news and rumors and try their hand at some sequel trilogy trivia. 

Anyway stan Joan Cusack. 

• Let’s talk about how we talked about Aphra
• The people want more Kylo Ren/Ben Solo and allegedly it’s in the works!
• USA Today exclusive on one of the biggest surprise announcements of 2020: the upcoming Lego Star Wars Holiday Special
• Updates on the Kenobi show and a casting announcement for the Cassian Andor series
• If there’s a trailer for The Mandalorian by the time this episode comes out… I swear… y’all better not
• Predictions for Jedi Fallen Order 2
• The High Republic preview: excerpt of A Test of Courage
• Thrawn’s blue, da ba dee, da ba die, da ba dee. Is this reference too old?
• Recap on Tap: Non-Spoiler overviews of Poe Dameron: Free Fall and The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark. 
• Stories we want to see in audio drama format 
• Star Wars sequel trilogy trivia

Helpful links referenced in this episode:

• Laura’s new show with John Rocha: The Jedi Way on YouTube
• Laura’s guest spot on The Living Force on YouTube
• Aphra review recommendation: Force Center’s review of the Aphra audio drama

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*This podcast contains a sh!t ton of profanity and boozin. You can find a bleeped version of this podcast absolutely nowhere. Cheers!