This is the Way

13/11/2024

This is the Way Podcast turns five today, even if we didn't have the right name for a few weeks (what kind of parents do that to a newly formed podcast?).

What ups and downs we've all seen in the Star Wars streaming lifetime since 2019! A world crisis, the Skywalker saga reaching a 9th film, Darth Vader's passing, and 161 episodes produced. That's a lot of hours editing and in front of a computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse. It hasn't all been pleasant viewing on Disney Plus, but Star Wars is still interesting to me and so, I think we'll shoot for five more years. Wanna join us for the journey?

The 12th of November is the anniversary of Disney Plus. It's also the day (five years ago) that The Mandalorian started streaming on the service. It also hap...

08/11/2024

What a terrible, horrible, awful idea. I cannot imagine this will match the thrill of either the original trilogy or the prequels. Sequels? I mean, VIII brings the bar so low, that's definitely possible.

At this point, I'm hoping it doesn't get made. It's possible, however, unlikely, that Kinberg shows enough promise in a trailer or leaked footage or the story takes place in the Peridea galaxy or something entirely different from what I'm expecting, but until I'm overwhelmingly impressed, I'm choosing to look at this news as if it's a rumor and ignore it.

He would spearhead the launching of a new saga in the beloved galaxy far, far away,

01/11/2024

Oh yeah.

Oh YEAH!

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to make Star Wars great again!

On December 3, a new Star Wars adventure awaits.Watch the new trailer for and don't miss the two-episode series premiere, streaming December 3,...

31/10/2024

Episode 160 in the books! Well, on the internet.

Sometimes Star Wars news is easy to find. Disney and Lucasfilm offer it up because it's part of a marketing push. Sometimes it's impossible to find. Disney and Lucasfilm don't want some things to get out. Sometimes news about shows leaks because Todd didn't realize Hasbro was going to release product information a month earlier because sales were down.

This month we talk about Skeleton Crew characters and two possible place names. We talk Andor and some good news about that great show. We talk games because some developers just can't help messing with a good thing. Of course, there's always room to talk about action figures and there is a mix of new and the usual collectibles. One more thing-Disney Parks news returns with a new way to Lightning up your Lanes.

As October comes to a close, our fifth November is rolling in and as Disney Plus turns five, so does This is the Way Podcast. There's no grand celebration planned, but I do kind of wish there was. No big deal. I will continue to churn out these podcasts until I can't.

Sometimes Star Wars news is easy to find. Disney and Lucasfilm offer it up because it's part of a marketing push. Sometimes it's impossible to find. Disney a...

30/09/2024

This month on This is the Way Podcast's 159th episode...
The man behind Vader's voice is gone. James Earl Jones passed early in the month and it is by far the most newsworthy item of September 2024's This is the Way Podcast's Star Wars News Update.

Jones is a legend and not just the Disney kind. His work and the awards he collected over the years (he's a "GOTE" and it's explained why) speak to his importance in cinema. He will be missed, but if you remember a long ago news item, you'll know his voice will live on thanks to an agreement he made with a digital audio company.

If you're looking for news outside of his passing, there's a Skeleton Crew photo shoot and a rumor, a Jedi Survivor update, and a couple of collectors items from Hasbro. There isn't even a Disney Parks segment this month, but instead the news that a rewards program for Disney is sunsetting in December.

Let's get to October, shall we?

May the Force be with you!

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Vader is gone. The voice of Vader, James Earl Jones passed early in the month and it is by far the most newsworthy item on the list for this episode of This is the Way Podcast's Star Wars News Update. Jones is a legend and his work and the awards given speak to that. He will be missed, but remember,...

30/08/2024

Episode 158 of This is the Way Podcast is here. It's the August 2024 Star Wars News Update. One can only hope it is the last time The Acolyte ever gets mentioned anywhere. Yes, I really do mean it.

31/07/2024

One of the perils of podcasting (which I accepted) is having mistakes creep in because you're not familiar with changes to programs or production. Sometimes those changes can be caught if you adhere to strict review procedures. I once had a professor and mentor tell me that I should be cutting it just close enough so you only have the time to double check your work once and still have time to rewind the tape and bring it to the control room (yes, I'm dating myself a little).

Well, I had no deadline this time. I even bragged to my wife that I felt good because I caught something before I had my latest podcast scheduled to release. Guess what? Because I had an update to Audacity, I didn't realize that my fix to that issue ended up causing problems for the rest of the project. I should not have updated Audacity without familiarizing myself with those changes. I should not have just assumed the fix didn't cause problems down the line and I should have given my finished product another look after the edit.

I have no one to blame but me, but since I've had to downshift to a one person show and it's the offseason and I have other duties, there has been a quality control trade off I made willingly and knowingly. Part of me says that tells me I need to give it up. The other part of me says "it's not like your honest opinions have been burning up the online Star Wars social media community, so give yourself a break" and I feel like that's where I land for now.

You know, part of me also wanted to update the podcast to include today's Skeleton Crew image news, but, hey...we'll get that in the August update.

Episode 157 is available now on Spotify, Apple podcasts, many other podcast distribution apps and websites, and as of late, YouTube as well. Please enjoy.

Oh, and if there are still audio sync issues, let me know. I didn't double check my fix of the fix for the fix.

30/06/2024

June 2024's Star Wars News Update podcast by This is the Way Podcast is now available for listening on all our associated distribution network feeds.

It's a summer of Star Wars! Well, not really, but The Acolyte started streaming this month and that's something new. Is this podcast covering the show? You could say yes or no depending on your point of view. What's more Star Wars than that?

Gamers and collectors and Disney World parkgoers have something to listen to in the June news update and even if you don't like The Acolyte, you can get excited for Andor and the upcoming Skeleton Crew live action series!

If you have questions or comments or just want to express yourself and talk about the Star Wars you love, email This is the Way Podcast HQ at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ and may the Force be with you!

It's a summer of Star Wars? Well, not really, but The Acolyte started streaming this month and that's something new. Is this podcast covering the show? You c...

01/06/2024

Getting close to June...

Maybe it's time for a news update podcast for May?

May 2024 comes to a close and This is the Way Podcast wraps up another month with another Star Wars news update podcast. The Bad Batch is done. The Acolyte i...

30/04/2024

The April 2024 Star Wars News Update podcast episode from This is the Way Podcast is now available to stream on podcast services and, of course, there is a version we make available to YouTube, too!

The April 2024 Star Wars news update episode stars off with a "my bad" as a result of constructive listener feedback. That's not a joke or a set up for a pun...

30/04/2024

Hey, I know it's April, but it would seem that I never posted the link to the March 2024 Star Wars News Update. How could I be so forgetful?

March 2024's news update episode is available just before the end of the month, but it's Easter weekend, so it might be a slight gamble that something big do...

11/03/2024

Spotted somewhere in a galaxy not too far away from my house…

29/02/2024

This is the Way Podcast reached the 150 episode mark with the "Star Wars Podcast Day" episode earlier in February, but our news update for the month ticks in just before the close of the month on Leap Day for #151!

This is the Way Podcast reached the 150 episode mark with the "Star Wars Podcast Day" episode earlier in February, but our news update for the month ticks in...

07/02/2024

It's that time once again!

and This is the Way Podcast is observing it with a background episode on the host. This is the 25th year of podcasting about Star Wars, even if it's only the fourth . This is the Way Podcast has celebrated with an episode airing on the seventh of February every year, even if they haven't always been "special" episodes. Learn a little more about how This is the Way Podcast came out of the creative bedrock formed by growing up with Star Wars!

is here and This is the Way Podcast is observing it with a background episode on the host. This episode was commissioned for Star War...

29/01/2024

Star Wars news from the first month of 2024. January saw a movie announcement, a second season for the latest series, when the end will begin for The Bad Batch series, and as usual, there is gaming, collecting, and Disney Parks news to discuss. Next week there's Star Wars Podcast Day and if you have something you'd like to ask about This is the Way Podcast or the host, please send it in via email!

New Year, same great news coverage from This is the Way Podcast!Disney Plus live action Star Wars shows aren't "coming soon" but January saw an official gree...

31/12/2023

I may have cracked the code on preventing "soft strikes" on YouTube copyrights for the podcast. Small consolation in an otherwise awful finish to 2023.

Just because the host doesn't personally have a great final few months of the year, it doesn't mean we stop podcasting about Star Wars! Do or do not...

Disney Plus live action Star Wars shows have been on hiatus since Ahsoka wrapped and will be until 2024. Four shows await releases during the year. Andor's s...

18/12/2023

Our wonderful neighbors came by with a present again this year! How awesome is this popcorn tin?

13/11/2023

With today's podcast episode release ( #146), This is the Way Podcast celebrates four years. It was the debut of Disney Plus and The Mandalorian and our 1st episode.

If you're looking for an Ahsoka finale review that will put a positive spin on any criticism and overlook the awful plotting, bad writing, and curious editin...