How Star Wars Is It?

We're covering the classic 1996 flick That Thing You Do because Mike and Josiah have both seen it a million times and somehow we haven't done an episode on it yet. Incredible. It's a great movie and a great episode. We Smash or Pass the whole soundtrack and play a little One Hit Wonder game. And we take about 15 minutes to get to the topic, you know, classic HSWII stuff.  You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

We’re covering ice cream this week on the show, because we haven’t seen the same tv show or movie recently, and it’s something we can both talk about for an hour. That’s the secret to this show really. Those of you who read the episode notes are now in on this secret with me. Treasure it. We also play Family Food! It’s fun. Enjoy! You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

This week we're finally covering the latest military propaganda Hollywood blockbuster legasequel to take the box office by storm: Top Gun: Maverick! We talk about how it's an incredible improvement over the original, about all those crazy stunts, and about how Tom Cruise is 60 YEARS OLD AND NEEDS TO CALM DOWN. We also play a game where we assign call signs to Star Wars characters and it's a lot of fun.  You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

It’s back to random topics that we don’t have to watch something for or do a lot of research for this week as we discuss the universal solvent and world famous drink, water! This is a sure to be insta-classic HSWII episode, because it has everything. Diversions, baseless scientific guesses, TWO games, and a lot of parody lyrics of both that Lego Movie song AND of Company. Share this one with your friends, and if they like it, they’re sure to like the show in general. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

We're finishing off Junesical theatre month this week with Sondheim's goriest work, Sweeney Todd. We somehow talk about Marvel for like half an hour too in there so enjoy that. And we play a game of finish the lyric and Mike does a very good job! You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

It’s the third week of Junesical theatre month, our biannual celebration of the world of musical theatre, and we’re continuing our deep dive into Stephen Sondheim’s works this week with perhaps the most Sondheim work of them all, Sunday in the Park with George. We also play a very fun phonetics game and talk a LOT about art. It’s a classic HSWII ep. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

It’s the second week of our second biannual Junesical Theatre Month where we discuss only musical theatre all month long, and this year we’re dialing down even further to discuss just the works of Stephen Sondheim. This week it’s Into the Woods, the fairy tale mashup extravaganza. How many times has Josiah been in it? Was one of the times super embarrassing? Tune into find out! And we close things out with a great game of Chain Reaction. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

Welcome to Junesical Theatre month, our apparently bi-yearly celebration of all things musical theatre! This year we’re dialing in and covering ONLY the works of the late great Stephen Sondheim. And what better place to start than the musical we love and can’t stop talking about recently, Company! We also have a special guest and fellow Company fan on the show this week to help us kick off Junesical Theatre month, Bri Fitzpatrick! It’s a bonus-sized ep with bonus-sized fun, so buckle in babies. Check out Bri in Hitchcocktails, Baby Wants Candy, and on the tv show Sventoonie! She’s taking over Chicago, so follow her on twitter and instagram @bri_fitz_p. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY li

We're covering another classic food this week because we ran out of new movies that we had both seen. It is a TEXTBOOK HSWII episode from beginning to end, with just enough diversions from the topic to keep it fun, but not toooo much to make it not make sense. And we draft the perfect burger for the game and it's great.  You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

We’re covering another album this week as we Smash or Pass our way through the Grammy Award winning An Evening with Silk Sonic. Josiah loves it and was obsessed with it during the time of recording. Does Mike like it or even care about it at all? Listen to find out! We also play the Spotify game! It’s a good time. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

*SPOILER WARNING* This episode contains spoilers for the new Doctor Strange movie! Don’t listen if you care about that kind of thing! *SPOILER WARNING* A somewhat timely episode?? For once?? We both saw the new Doctor Strange movie and we just had to get together ASAP to record an episode about it. There are of course, plenty of spoilers, but there’s also a lot of good bits, and a fun multiversal Marvel game. This is a good one to jump in on or to recommend to a friend, it’s got everything a classic HSWII episode needs. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movi

I promise this episode was timely when we recorded it, and we know it’s about a month late now, but we’re discussing the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. We both really fell in love with this movie, as you’ll be able to tell from us being unable to stop talking about how good it is instead of how Star Wars it is. Everyone should go see it in theaters if they have the chance, and the less you know about it the better! We also play a nice couple rounds of Chain Reaction. It’s a good time. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

This week we’re covering the latest Star Wars video game and the latest Lego video game, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Considering it contains all of the Star Wars movies in Lego form, this one gets a pretty high rating folks! We also play a classic real or fake involving Lego minifigures and discuss the frustrations of the glitches that have been present since launch. But overall, it’s a great game! It’s fun! And very Star Wars. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

We’re jumping in the time machine AGAIN AGAIN even FURTHER back to discuss a 1976 episode of Columbo, and to discuss Columbo in general, with returning guest and Columbo super fan, C.J. Tuor. We get into the intricacies of the whodunnit vs the howcatchem, the greatness of Peter Falk, and Mike brings a murder mystery themed Only Connect. C.J. also makes a HUGE announcement for the upcoming Jackbox Party Pack 9! This episode truly has everything. Don’t forget to catch C.J. performing at Second City and to check out his handiwork on Fibbage 4 in the new Jackbox Party Pack 9 from Jackbox Games! You can find all these projects and others at his twitter @Cjtuor. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again,

We’re jumping in the time machine AGAIN this time even further back to 2003, to Mike’s favorite adolescent hood movie, The Italian Job. Josiah had never seen it, and we spend a bonus episode’s length of time talking about this ridiculous movie. We also play the game Italian Job, Italian, Jobs and it’s not as confusing as it sounds. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

We’re jumping in the time machine and heading back to 2008 to discuss Lady Gaga’s debut album, The Fame. We’ve been wanting to cover more music on the show recently, and so we hope you enjoy this foray into an artistic medium that we enjoy a lot and don’t talk about enough! We Smash or Pass through the whole album and play a nice game of Alex-blank-der Blank-ilton at the end. I think that’s how we spell that. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

We have special guest Bethany Remely on the show today to discuss her niche area of expertise when it comes to our show, toxic men! Before it was the evil cult NXIVM, this week it's The Tinder Swindler, the recent documentary in a spate of many shows and movies Netflix has put out about fraudsters, liars, and general bad guys. We discuss how Star Wars is the Tinder Swindler, how the Tinder Swindler is Josiah, and play a good old fashioned game of Real or Fake at the end.  You can follow Bethany’s ComedySportz escapades at twitch.tv/csznchicago. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and at his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for

We're covering our first state this week with two, count 'em, TWO returning guests to the show. GOOD FRIENDS and also musical theatre writing duo Ethan Krupp and Dave Reddyk join the show this week to discuss Wisconsin, the state where they went to college. We discuss all things Wisconsin and Star Wars and along the way determine the most Star Wars state. Josiah also brings back the Baseball RPG for a chaotic rip roaring good time.  You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

*SPOILERS* There are spoilers about a new movie in this episode, so avoid it if you care about that kinda stuff! *SPOILERS* DC came out with a new superhero movie and you KNOW we had to cover it as quickly as we could. Comic book correspondent and past and no doubt future guest of the show Michael DeLaney joins us this week as we discuss The Batman, DC’s latest try at making a Batman movie that people actually like. And they pretty much succeed! Join us as we discuss all things The Batman and stick around for the game segment where we play the Batman Actor Bidding Game. You can follow past and no doubt future guest of the show Michael DeLaney on Twitter @CormacMichael! You can also contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and at josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you

We have a very special returning guest this week, our very own long-time listener, actor, and baker Angela Rak. She joins us this week to discuss fairy tales, folk tales, and fables to finally determine how Star Wars they are. Josiah also brings a classic fairy tale RPG for the game in which we meet two sure-to-be beloved new characters in the HSWII canon. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!