Welcome to Tosche Station!
Just what are we? Apart from being the subject of one of the greatest whines in cinema history, we’re a hub for geek culture news, discussion, and snark. As the name implies, the staff here are pretty fond of Star Wars. Be it the films, the games, the novels, or the comics, there’s a good chance we’re eager to talk about it. That isn’t to say we’re all about the Galaxy Far, Far Away all the time. We’re all nerds with diverse interests. You can expect tidbits about everything from movies to comics, television to books.
If you take a look up at the tabs atop the site, you’ll notice that we’ve also got something we like to call Tosche Station Radio, our official podcast brought to you by the Majestic Giraffe Network. Every week you can listen in to Brian and Nanci as they discuss the latest news in Star Wars, geek culture, and fandom in general.
Should our fandom ramblings on the blog and podcast prove to be insufficient to your needs, you can also get us in bite-sized doses on both Twitter and Facebook. Give us a follow and a Like for up-to-the minute updates on new content.
Nanci, Bria, Shoshana, Amanda, Kate, Chris, Kristen and Brian thank you for visiting and hope we’ll become a regular stop on your Internet commutes. As we like to say on the podcast, grab some power converters and enjoy the show.
Publicity, media, and general inquiries can be sent to our media e-mail.
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About The Staff
Editorial Staff
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Brian Larsen |
Brian grew up in Seattle and is most likely still waterlogged as a result. Before co-founding Tosche Station, he was a staff writer at Roqoo Depot. A fan of Star Wars since age six, Brian has soaked up every bit of the Galaxy Far, Far Away he can get his hands on. He’s an avid fan of the films, novels, videogames, and has (regrettably) played the long-forgotten Star Wars VHS Home Game. Brian is an admirer of tech gadgets and shiny things. When not curled up in the fetal position after tending to the blog’s database, he enjoys watching various sports, playing video games, and spending time with his better half and Tosche Station co-founder Nanci.
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Nanci Schwartz |
Nanci has been an Expanded Universe fan since first viewing the Original Trilogy in 1992 and subsequently devouring the Thrawn Trilogy. Her Star Wars favorites include Mara Jade, the X-wing series, and lightsaber fights. She also loves Luke Skywalker maybe a bit too much. Lately Poe Dameron has joined the ranks of things Nanci obsesses over. When not working or tending to the needs of Tosche Station’s official mascot, Mara the dog, Nanci spends her time writing science fiction. Her other interests include space exploration, history, vapid TV shows, and going to Disney World. Her goal in fandom (other than to make it a more welcoming place for female fans) is to encourage everyone to read her favorite books. |
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Bria LaVorgna |
Bria has issues with the word ‘no’ which explains why she writes about Star Wars here, runs a geek fashion blog, troops with Garrison Tyranus/the 501st (ID-27342) and the Rebel Legion, cosplays way too much, and takes on ridiculous projects here like the Waru Express. She started out as being known to podcast listeners as “Brian’s bloody comic book enabler”, wrote a Mercy Kill review, found herself on staff, and the rest is history. Now she gets to go on about Winter Celchu, Wraith Squadron, Knights of the Old Republic, Doctor “Total Disaster” Aphra, and Iden Versio all the time. In the few moments of spare time she has after working her day job, writing for StarWars.com, and blogging both here and at her geek fashion blog White Hot Room and her personal blog, she can probably be found sewing, reading, or talking animatedly about Lord of the Rings. Or possibly being grumpy about tourists to the nation’s capital who don’t respect the sacred law of the escalator. |
Founder/Podcast Network Director
Staff Writers
Shoshana Bailar Staff WriterHost: Of Dice and Droids Twitter: @ryorin Staff Email |
Shoshana is a graduate student who grew up and lives on Hoth. Or at least Alaska, which sometimes feels much the same. She’s been into Star Wars since she saw the original trilogy as a wee little tot and considers it her first and one of her most central fandoms. She didn’t start reading the books until a few years after watching the films, but once she started she never looked back. When not thinking about Star Wars or working on her thesis, Shoshana also enjoys other “Star” franchises such as Stargate and Star Trek, reads about dragons and spaceships, consumes a variety of comics, builds plastic robot models, serves her feline masters, and, if there is such a thing as too much anime, that is probably a good description for how much she watches. And she really needs more book cases. |
Amanda Cherry Staff WriterTwitter: @MandaTheGinger Staff Email |
Amanda is an actress and author, a wife, a mom, and a Star Wars fan from way back. A native of Pensacola, FL, and alumnus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Amanda is currently loving life in the Seattle suburbs where she divides her time between writing, roller derby, figure skating, and chasing a rambunctious preschooler. Amanda’s debut novel, Rites & Desires, hit bookshelves in March 2018. Her short fiction has appeared in Cobalt City Christmas: Christmas Harder and multiple issues of Mad Scientist Journal Quarterly and she was part of the team of designers behind the 2018 Role Play Game release Acute Paranoia. She was a finalist in the 2018 NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge and a 2017 Golden Yoda winner (courtesy of TheForce.net). Amanda’s favorite things are: Leia Organa, Han Solo, Han and Leia together, all other members of the Organa/Solo extended family, everyone else from Alderaan, and chili cheese fries. |
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Kate Sedor |
Kate has been a Star Wars fan since she was five, mostly because it gave her heroines whose personalities are as sass-based as her own. She can currently be heard giving her co-hosts a hard time on Book Wars Pod, which happens to be one of her favorite ways to use her English and Creative Writing degree. Kate also puts on her Word Nerd hat as a writer and editor. Her work has previously appeared in The Labletter, Gargoyle, and Defying Gravity: Fiction by D.C. Area Women. When she’s not buried in grammatical conundrums or lost in a different universe, she can be found anxiety-cooking, rage-knitting, and adding to her tattoo collection. Her current favorite Star Wars planet is Crait, because like her, it is made of salt. |
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Chris Sedor Staff Writer |
Chris has been a Star Wars fan since having his mind blown by the secret of Luke’s parentage in second grade, but, much to the res tof the staff’s chagrin, he’s only ever read one Legends book (The Old Republic: Annihilation. It was fine.) When not animatedly explaining the beauty and tragedy of Darth Vader’s character arc to annoyed friends, he can generally be found diving headfirst into Twitter mentions to yell at trolls. Chris can be found co-hosting the Book Wars Pod and writing about Star Wars news and comics. His other loves include Lords of the Rings, the Los Angeles Dodgers, cheese, Mexican food, his wife Kate, and his fluffy hamster son, Hamlet. |
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Kristen Sereci |
Kristen grew up in Southern New Jersey which is why she now lives elsewhere. She originally got hooked on Star Wars watching VHS copies of the Original Trilogy on the 13″ TV in her grandparents’ early 90s conversation van on long car trips. (She promises it sounds much fancier than it was.) Her love for the franchise was re-invigorated with the great third wave of brown-haired female protagonists. These days she resides in Portland, OR and co-hosts the Book Wars Pods, on which she somehow discusses Star Wars’ non-screen media despite never being able to remember any character’s name. She dabbles in the news and other reviews for Tosche Station and is never afraid to ask “but how old were they?” about any character at any time. |
Podcast Hosts
| Megan Crouse Host: Vongcast, Western Reaches Twitter: @blogfullofwords |
Along with co-hosting Vongcast, Western Reaches, and Den of Geek’s Blaster Canon, Megan writes for StarWars.com, Star Wars Insider, and Den of Geek. Her text games can be found at http://www.philome.la/blogfullofwords. |
| Jay Shah Host: Kanjikast, Of Dice and Droids Twitter: @admiraljello |
Jay’s been a Star Wars fan since he was little, and after a very brief period rooting for the heroes he decided the Empire was the way to go. At least he pretends that it is. Really, it’s mostly about the fancy hats. He’ll talk your ear off about royalty or the ancient world, and his Star Wars interests are related — he’s all about anything Coruscant or Naboo. The Empire stuff is just a schtick, but the fancy hats? Those are important. You can find Jay talking about Asian representation on Kanjikast or playing an absurd court fop on Of Dice and Droids. |
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Saf Davidson
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Saf is a writer, photographer and addicted podcaster from NZ who doesn’t know the meaning of the word, “relax.” She’s been training to be a Jedi since before she can remember, ever since she first saw the OT on VHS, but it’s thanks to The Clone Wars she found herself involved in fandom and constantly thinking about Ahsoka.
Recovering from a chronic illness, Saf spends the majority of her time writing—both creatively and otherwise—and editing photos, generally for her blog, Not Saf for Work. She also talks a lot about Star Wars, mostly on Now, This is Podcasting, Rogue Podron, and Of Dice and Droids though she still doesn’t understand why people listen to her accent.
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