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Avg. Duration 54m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (25)
Since Oct 2023
Latest Episode May 2026

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Kingdom Hearts is a series about love, friendship, good vs. evil, and light prevailing in the dark. Sounds simple? What about soul possession, human experimentation, and the end of times? The rumors are true, it’s deeper than you think. 

We are Hannah and Mel, welcome to the podcast Shedding Starlight: A Guide to the Kingdom Hearts Mythos. If you’ve ever played the Kingdom Hearts games and wanted to dive deeper into the story, this podcast is for you! Shedding Starlight lays out all of the worldbuilding, hidden concepts, and character motivations that the games hid between the lines. 



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S5E5 The Land of Departure - What happened to the lost Keyblade Wielders?

May 27, 2026 1h 7m

An empty castle, an empty world, and its three heirs; the Land of Departure is a sacred haven with a haunted past. What are the secrets behind this place? What has been lost to time? What will happen…

S5E4 Ventus and Vanitas - Did Ven's destiny belong to him?

Mar 24, 2026 1h 3m

A young boy ripped in two by his master; a violent beginning to a twisting story. Ventus and Vanitas are two beings derived from the same heart, one of pure light, and one of pure dark. But, was this…

S5E3 Terra feat. Eliseteria - The Corruption of Control

Oct 06, 2025 59m

Our first of three tragedies, envied only by Shakespeare himself. Terra; a young man manipulated into hurting his father figure, and falling into the hands of the master who misguided him. We're…

Worldbuilding III - Where do Keyblades originate?

Sep 22, 2025 58m

The Ocean Between. Keyblades. The Lanes Between. The X-blade. The crossroads. The Keyblade War. Xehanort has always been a scholar; we've seen this since the first game in the series. Legends of the…

S5E1 Master Xehanort - How many lives has he lived?

Sep 15, 2025 58m

A chess master, manipulating the moving pieces in front of our eyes, ten years before Sora's story begins. Join us as we dive into Master Xehanort: who he was, who he is now, and why he's a more…

S4E4 Axel and Saix - Their forgotten past

Aug 11, 2025 1h 2m

Numbers 7 and 8. A mysterious agenda, a historied past, and a jealous friendship; there's more to these two than meets the eye. What were they after? What dragged them apart? Where did their…

S4E3 Roxas II - How is Roxas tied to Ven?

Aug 04, 2025 49m

As we continue to peel back the enigma of Roxas's existence, we find that each layer is more anomalous than the last. Who is this other boy, this "him," this "Ven?" And what do the Organization…

S4E2 Xion - The devastation of true emotion

Jul 28, 2025 1h 4m

A puppet that became more human than the ones around her. A character so complex and nuanced that we needed to touch on topics of both sociology and mental illness to fully capture her essence. Xion.…

S4E1 Roxas's Year of Life - The power of identity

Jul 21, 2025 53m

Welcome BACK to Million Dreams Award-winning podcast of Theory and Lore, Shedding Starlight, for our fourth season on Days. On this episode, we cover the events of all 358 days of Roxas and Xion's…

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S3E11 Kingdom Hearts 2 - Season Breakdown

Feb 03, 2025 15m

Kingdom Hearts 2 is an expansion on the series in every sense of the word: in gameplay, in scope, in story, in universe. In this season of Shedding Starlight, we’ve been guiding you through this…

S3E10 Secrets Beyond the Keyhole - Secret Keyblade Wielders

Jan 27, 2025 1h 7m

A gathering of three keyblade wielders fighting for their destiny; a doomed fate foreshadowed by hooded figures. There are two secret endings to Kingdom Hearts 2, both of which leave pieces of a…

S3E9 Maleficent & Pete - The hidden secret of Timeless River

Jan 20, 2025 54m

Two mysterious resurrections of both a past enemy and a new player lead us to perplexing insights; Pete's troubled origins and relationship with Disney Castle show us a new side of this world that…

S3E8 Worldbuilding II - Are the worlds alive?

Dec 23, 2024 57m

Kingdom Hearts II expands upon a web of connection between all the worlds in the galaxy. The door to light, the door to darkness, and the door the worlds themselves provided. They all lead to…

S3E7 Data Twilight Town - The consequences of a simulation

Dec 16, 2024 51m

A maximum security prison built specifically for one boy; fake surroundings, fake friends, fake meaning. Its engineer ignorant to its true power leaking into our own reality. Today, we explore…

S3E6 Kairi & Naminé feat. Aeba - An Emphasis in Self-Love

Dec 09, 2024 1h 6m

A reflection as fragile as the mirrored glass itself; two characters who propel the story with the way their relationship builds. A metaphor for self-love. Believing in yourself, when you can see her…

S3E5 Roxas - How do memories shape you?

Dec 02, 2024 47m

Memories have proven time and time again their importance to one's being; but what if the ones you have are not your own? Or fake, even? Roxas's journey serves as a peculiar case study on identity,…

S3E4 Riku & DiZ - Does darkness really corrupt?

Nov 18, 2024 49m

A study in darkness; two beings masquerade as a man who haunts them. Working together, yet they strive for different outcomes: one for salvation, and one for revenge. Who is really to blame?Thank you…

S3E3 Radiant Garden - Uncovering the Rising Falls

Nov 11, 2024 1h

Before the Heartless, before the experiments, before Xehanort, there was a world—a paradise worthy of being called "Radiant Garden." Deep mysteries lie in this haunted place, and we've only begun to…

S3E2 Organization XIII - What truths lie in their shadows?

Nov 04, 2024 51m Transcript

Your favorite villains from Chain of Memories have returned, and with a vengeance. The shells of Ansem the Wise's former apprentices are after the ultimate goal of Kingdom Hearts; and they're going…

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