Ahch-To Radio: A Star Wars Podcast
Ahch-To Radio is a Star Wars podcast feed fueled by the love of that galaxy far, far away. Creator/Host Alden Diaz dives into interviews, Star Wars origin stories, passion projects, analyses, and more. It's all about the threads that make us connect with stories, and each other as fans. Plus, Ahch-To Radio is also home to our sister show, The Mandatorian Creed, hosted by Tori Fox! Tori explores various Star Wars topics with seasons of multipart breakdowns. Tori's got theme park stories, costumes, creatures, & more! These are shows that celebrates the ties that bind the fans of Star Wars.
Episodes
Welcome back to the covert, droid builders! Time for a new episode with your host, Tori Fox! In this exciting finale to our Droids Series, Tori's exploring the 1980s Droids cartoon that helped deliver new Star Wars stories for fans all over. But, much like how R2 & Threepio have stuck together, Tori isn't alone! This time we're welcoming podcaster, writer, host, & all around brilliant creative, Catrina Dennis! C...
In today's new episode, Alden is joined by writer, editor, podcaster, & actor, Rachel Leishman! Rachel is the Associate Editor of The Mary Sue, and the co-host of Podro Pascal. Today we're diving into Rachel's Star Wars journey, her path as an actor & theatre lover, and her life as one of Chewbacca's biggest fans. It's a great conversation that gets into the inner conflicts of fandom, the truths of chara...
It's time for Part 4 of the Droids Series on THE MANDATORIAN CREED! This time, we're getting mechanical AND philosophical as we examine the humanity of droids with both halves of Team Ahch-To Radio! Alden joins Tori this week to discuss the souls of droids, the personalities of droids, and the stuff that makes them tick (and beep, and scream). Plus, we also focus in on droid comedy, and we assign D&D style character mor...
In today's brand new episode of the show, Alden is joined by Kara DJ of the Into a Larger World Star Wars zine! Kara is the writer, artist, editor, curator, and creative spirit behind the zine, which celebrates all areas of Star Wars storytelling & fandom. In this episode, we're diving into Kara's fandom origins, the decision to become an artist, participating in Star Wars fandom, and so much more. Plus, we get into...
Welcome back to the covert, droid builders! Time for a new episode with your host, Tori Fox! In this series, Tori's taking a multipart deep dive into the mechanical (and sometimes existential) world of droids! For this third part, artist, Art Director, designer, & fashion expert Alyssa Bradley joins the show for a conversation on the various droid designs in Star Wars! How have the droid designs changed across the various e...
Welcome back to Ahch-To Radio! Today, Alden's presenting one of our most expansive conversations yet, but he couldn't have done it alone. He's joined by writer, designer, podcaster, & craftsman, Nick Tierce! Alden & Nick take a deep dive into the depths of fandom details, discussing the concepts of fan & film relationships, pop culture boundaries, art changing with context, and so much more! If you're a ...
Welcome back to the covert, friends! Time for a brand new episode with your host, Tori Fox! In this series, Tori's taking a multipart deep dive into the mechanical (and sometimes existential) world of droids! In Part 2, we're once again welcoming Travis Bryant from ForceTime: A Star Wars Podcast! Travis & Tori continue this droidsmith's journey by exploring the history of droids in the galaxy far, far away canon, th...
Welcome back to the covert, friends! It's time for a new series on The Mandatorian Creed with your host, Tori Fox! This time, Tori's taking a multipart deep dive into the mechanical (and sometimes existential) world of droids! For this first part, the show welcomes Travis Bryant from ForceTime: A Star Wars Podcast! Travis & Tori begin this technological journey by exploring the origins of androids & robots within po...
In today's new episode, Alden is joined by Dan Zehr from Coffee With Kenobi, Star Wars, & IGN! We're taking a dive into Dan's journey as a teacher, an analyst, a host, & a lover of mythology. How does he inject his passion for Star Wars into his work? How does he reconcile the ideas of Chosen Ones & predestination with stories of choice & differing paths? And what can we learn from heroes like Luke Skywa...
In today's brand new episode, Alden is joined by podcaster, producer, & artist Bryan Barry from Pink Milk! Bryan delivers some of the most beautiful & heartfelt material we've had yet as we dive into his life as not only a Star Wars fan, but also as a gay man & an adoptive father. We dive into his own personal backstory through the lens of Luke's triumph, Ahsoka's individuality, Rey Skywalker, and more. ...
Welcome to Part 5 of the Lightsabers Series here on THE MANDATORIAN CREED! This series has seen Tori Fox & our wonderful guests diving into the mythology, design, & power of the most iconic weapons & tools in Star Wars. And today, it all wraps up! This week, Tori is joined by writer, designer, & craftsman, Nick Tierce! Nick is here once again to finish off this series with an exploration of the Savi's lightsaber...
Welcome to Part 4 of the Lightsabers Series here on THE MANDATORIAN CREED! In this series, Tori Fox is deep diving into the mythology, design, & power of the iconic weapons & tools of the Jedi Knights, Sith Lords, and beyond. This week, Tori is joined by writer, designer, & craftsman, Nick Tierce! Nick is here to join in on a deep dive into lightsaber prop history, toy lines, replicas, and more. It's a fascinating e...
In today's new episode, we're so happy to welcome an amazing online writer, crafter, author, & pun humorist to the show: It's Star Wars's own Kelly Knox! Kelly joins Alden for a conversation about her origins in the geek space, writing for Star Wars, being a massive Darth Vader fan, & so much more! It's a great conversation about finding your place in a constantly changing fandom, and making the active c...
Welcome to Part 3 of the Lightsabers Series here on THE MANDATORIAN CREED! In this series, Tori Fox is deep diving into the mythology, design, & power of the iconic weapons & tools of the Jedi Knights, Sith Lords, and beyond. This week, we welcome back friend of Ahch-To Radio, & host of the new show SPACE WAFFLES, Arezou Amin! Tori & Arezou are taking a look at several of the iconic lightsaber duels that have taken ...
In today's new episode, Alden is proud to welcome another member of the Star Wars & Lucasfilm family: It's Krystina Arielle of The High Republic Show! You'll also know Krystina as an actor, a host, a gamer, a cosplayer, and as a part of Critical Role! In this episode, we're taking a dive into her Star Wars origin story, her geek influences (like her dad & grandma), the creative process behind The High Republ...
Welcome to Part 2 of the Lightsabers Series here on THE MANDATORIAN CREED! In this series, Tori Fox is deep diving into the mythology, design, & power of the iconic weapons & tools of the Jedi Knights, Sith Lords, and beyond. This week, artist, Art Director, designer, & fashion expert Alyssa Bradley joins the show for a conversation on saber hilt design! What can we gather about the characters based on the visual compon...
It's time for the SEASON PREMIERE of The Mandatorian Creed! After venturing into Star Wars Weekends, Tori thought it might be a great time to take a dive into the crystal caves to talk about lightsabers! That's right, the iconic weapon & tool of the Jedi Knights and Sith Lords is our focus for a multipart extravaganza. Alden joins Tori to kick off the series with a look at lightsaber history on & off screen, types o...
In today's brand new episode, Alden is joined by the great broadcaster, producer, journalist, & Star Wars fan, Clayton Sandell! Clayton takes us through his Star Wars journey as it relates to his time with ABC News, the production of The Force of Sound behind-the-scenes special, Celebration memories, his excitement for the Obi-Wan series, and more. This is a great conversation for those that want to inject their pop culture...
In today's brand new episode of the show, we've got one of our most personal conversations yet with our guest, writer & director Alex Backes from Black Series Rebels! This conversation all comes down to a deep dive into creativity, chemistry, storytelling, and finding your place. But don't worry! We take these long roads but it all comes down to Star Wars. We dissect online fandom, discourse, inspirations, & mor...
Welcome to Part 5 - The Grand Finale of Season One of THE MANDATORIAN CREED with Tori Fox! This is the show where Tori takes you through seasons and multipart breakdowns of joyous Star Wars topics. In this episode, Tori is joined by one of her best friends in the world, & one of her Star Wars Weekends buddies, Skyler Cruz! Tori & Skyler revisit some of their personal SWW memories, dive into some old "what if" Star W...
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