The Jewel Riders Archive Podcast

The Jewel Riders Archive Podcast

Join Chris Kanther, Ronnie Delmar, and the Circle of Friends as they explore the world of the 1995/1996 animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders.

Episodes

March 6, 2025 81 mins
Chris and Ronnie sit down to discuss the news about the new Jewel Riders comic coming from Maverick in 2025, Free Comic Book Day, general Archive updates, and present an audio production made from the text in the Panini sticker book. Stay tuned for more in 2025 as we lead up to celebrating the show's 30th anniversary and the Archive's 10th anniversary in September!   Check out the Panini Sticker Book at the JRA: https://www.jewelri...
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Can you believe that it's been five magical years since we started this podcast, and nine years since we started the Jewel Riders Archive?!  Chris and Ronnie reminisce, and talk about what being a fandom archivist means to them. Then, they discuss their thoughts on the new Jewel Riders comic from Mad Cave Studios!   Read Chris's PGJR fan fiction prequel novel and other works at: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Ry_Sabir/works    *...
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The Circle of Friends expands as Chris and Ronnie are joined by the team behind the brand new Jewel Riders graphic novel from Maverick! Editor Lauren Hitzhusen, Writer Jordie Bellaire, and Artist Koi Carreon!

 

If you pre-order your comics through Maverick, through May 29, 2024 get 15% off with discount code JEWEL15. It's a one-time code and works for both the standard and limited edition foil versions.

Limited Edition: https://ma...

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Join Chris and Ronnie as they chat about another magical girl show from 1995: Saban's Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic! We chat about development materials, the dolls vs the show designs, and more! Let the magic begin, Starfire!   Tenko page on the JRA: http://www.jewelridersarchive.com/tenko-and-the-guardians-of-the-magic/ Tenko Kabuki-za Special Performance video: https://youtu.be/0--WyZ8g-_U?si=6QtzJRizaPhjs56h Tenko episode...
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Join Chris and Ronnie as they share and break down exciting news - everything from the show streaming on Peacock, a new comic reboot (!!), and some site and social media updates.   * * *   Discover more! Join Chris Kanther, Ronnie Delmar, and the Circle of Friends as they explore the world of the 1995/1996 animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders. Subscribe to our PodBean #podcast: https://jewelridersarchive.podbean....
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Chris, Ronnie, and Terry (from the What a Doll! Podcast) reminisce about the greatest toy line that never happened - Wonder Woman and the Star Riders from 1993!   Links:   JRA Star Riders Retrospective: http://www.jewelridersarchive.com/posts/wonder-woman-and-the-star-riders-30th-anniversary/    * * *   Discover more! Join Chris Kanther, Ronnie Delmar, and the Circle of Friends as they explore the world of the 1995/1996 animated se...
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Chris and Ronnie return to Gemworld to finish their chat about the 40th Anniversary of OG western Magical Girl "Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld," released by DC Comics in 1983 and created by writers Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, and artist Ernie Colon.

Links: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst,_Princess_of_Gemworld 

Maxi-Series digital issues: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KS2NZFV?binding=kindle_edition&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_b...

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Chris and Ronnie visit Gemworld to chat about the 40th Anniversary of OG western Magical Girl "Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld," released by DC Comics in 1983 and created by writers Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, and artist Ernie Colon.

Links: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst,_Princess_of_Gemworld 

Maxi-Series digital issues: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KS2NZFV?binding=kindle_edition&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_bs_series_rwt_tkin...

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Have you been wondering what happened to the full-length Jewel Riders episodes on our YouTube channel? Join Chris and Ronnie as they chat about the fate of the videos along with some exciting news!   http://www.jewelridersarchive.com/posts/jewel-riders-on-youtube/    * * *   Discover more! Join Chris Kanther, Ronnie Delmar, and the Circle of Friends as they explore the world of the 1995/1996 animated series Princess Gwenevere and t...
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Join Chris and Ronnie as they discuss and break down each of the Jewel Riders toys and compare the final production toys to the animation designs. If you're obsessed with screen accurate toys like us, you'll love this episode!   * * *   Discover more! Join Chris Kanther, Ronnie Delmar, and the Circle of Friends as they explore the world of the 1995/1996 animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders. Subscribe to our PodBe...
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Chris sits down with sister authors Lyssa Chiavari and Jane Watson to talk about growing up fans of Jewel Riders, a surprising geographic connection, how fandom influences original creative work, and how their author co-op Snow Wings Publishing might just be a modern Circle of Friends.   Lyssa: https://www.lyssachiavari.com/  Jane: https://www.janewatsonauthor.com/  Snowy Wings Publishing: https://www.snowywingspublishing.com/    *...
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Join Chris, Ronnie, and Alex as they travel the rainbow road to queer fandom, and discuss growing up queer, why fictional characters carry huge meaning to LGBTQIA+ people and allies, and how it all clashes with the current corporate media environment.   Content warning: We discuss many topics related to recent harm against queer people by Disney, JK Rowling, etc.    Find Alex on Twitter @paperdollprince - Play their dress up games ...
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Chris is joined by friends of the Archive Stormy and Alex continue their discussion of other Western Magical girl shows from the '90s. In this episode, we chat about Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic, Sky Dancers, and touch briefly on some '90s magical girl anime. We give our thoughts on the shows and why they might be appealing to fans of Jewel Riders!   Show Notes: Tenko Episodes at the Jewel Riders Archive YouTube: https://ti...
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Join Chris and Ronnie as they chat with Writer and Effects Animator James Mattson. We talk about James's career as Effects Animation supervisor for the show in China, how he branched into writing screenplays, and more!   Show Notes: Read James's Episode "Love Struck" http://www.jewelridersarchive.com/season-one-scripts/  Barbara Brauner & James Iver Mattson: https://braunermattson.com/  James's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jivermat...
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In this episode, Chris and Ronnie break down the printed materials made for Jewel Riders, including the Play-a-Sound book, the Panini Sticker book, and the new zine!    At the end, we also include an audio production of the Play-a-Sound book! Don't miss it!   * * *   Discover more! Join Chris Kanther, Ronnie Delmar, and the Circle of Friends as they explore the world of the 1995/1996 animated series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel...
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Chris is joined by friends of the Archive Stormy and Alex to discuss Western Magical girl shows from the '80s. In this episode, we chat about She-Ra: Princess of Power, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, Jem and the Holograms, Wildfire, and Lady Lovely Locks. We give our thoughts on the shows and why they might be appealing to fans of Jewel Riders!   Find Stormy's writing over at Fanfiction.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4856734/Cup...
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December 17, 2020 84 mins
Happy Holidays from the Jewel Riders Archive! Chris and Ronnie are joined this year by Stormy of the Avalon website and Lisa Dawn of the Princess Blog for their annual Christmas chat with Greg Autore - toy designer for Jewel Riders. We discuss Jewel Riders' beginnings as an adaptation of Dragonriders of Pern, the development of a 12-inch Gwenevere fashion doll, Treasure Rocks, and much more!   Greg Play Creative: http://gregplaycre...
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In this Halloween Special episode, pour a hot beverage, snuggle down, and join Chris Kanther as he tells the story of the Jewel Riders' search for the mythical Beast of Ravenwood!   Read the story here: https://www.jewelridersarchive.com/posts/fanfic/the-beast-of-ravenwood/  Read more Jewel Riders fan fiction at the Archive: https://www.jewelridersarchive.com/posts/fanfic/    * * *   Discover more! Join Chris Kanther, Ronnie Delmar...
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In addition to Jewel Rider's 25th Anniversary, 2020 also marks the 35th Anniversary of She-Ra: Princess of Power! Chris and Ronnie sit down with animator Dave Woodman, who worked at Filmation during the production of He-Man and She-Ra, to discuss his memories of art, his work as an animator at both Filmation and Disney (and many other studios!), our shared love of old Hollywood, and more!   Dave Woodman Instagram: https://www.insta...
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In this episode, Ronnie talks to fashion designer Daniel of Daniel Magana Couture. They discuss how to translate the Jewel Riders outfits to real fabrics (if you're interested in cosplay) and break down the different elements of the outfits. If you like fashion, costuming and design this is your episode!   Check out Daniel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniel_magana_couture/    * * *   Discover more! Join Chris Kanther, Ro...
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