# Athena Yvette Portillo (Exec. Producer), Brad Rau (Supervising Director), and Matt Michnovetz (Writer and Exec. Producer) Roundtable Interview (MAUL: SHADOW LORD)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/skytalkers-994953/athena-yvette-portillo-exec-producer-brad-rau-supervising-director-and-matt-michnovetz-writer-and-exec-producer-roundtable-interview-maul-shadow-lord
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/skytalkers-994953/athena-yvette-portillo-exec-producer-brad-rau-supervising-director-and-matt-michnovetz-writer-and-exec-producer-roundtable-interview-maul-shadow-lord.md
Podcast: [Skytalkers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/skytalkers-994953)
Published: 2026-04-01T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB5491270485.mp3?updated=1775009619
Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/EERMB5491270485.mp3?updated=1775009619
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/skytalkers-994953/episodes/athena-yvette-portillo-exec-producer-brad-rau-supervising-director-and-matt-michnovetz-writer-and-exec-producer-roundtable-interview-maul-shadow-lord
Duration seconds: 1896

## Resource

This week’s episode of Skytalkers includes a roundtable interview with the creators of Maul: Shadow Lord! We talked with Executive Producer Athena Yvette Portillo, Supervising Director/Executive Producer Brad Rau, and Writer/Executive Producer Matt Michnovetz! Tune in to hear them answer questions about: Developing the character of Devon Izara and some of the early concepts for the show. What technical achievements did this show accomplish? How did this team work with Sam Witwer as the voice of Maul and also a consultant producer on the show? …and much much more! Join our Patreon community and unlock bonus episodes + more! Our website! Follow us on Twitter/X @skytalkerspod Follow us on TikTok @skytalkers Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram @skytalkerspodcast Follow Charlotte on Twitter/X @crerrity Follow Caitlin on Twitter/X @caitlinplesher Email us! hello@skytalkers.com For ad inquiries please email: skytalkers@58ember.com Please note this Episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this Episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/skytalkers-994953/episodes/athena-yvette-portillo-exec-producer-brad-rau-supervising-director-and-matt-michnovetz-writer-and-exec-producer-roundtable-interview-maul-shadow-lord/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/skytalkers-994953/athena-yvette-portillo-exec-producer-brad-rau-supervising-director-and-matt-michnovetz-writer-and-exec-producer-roundtable-interview-maul-shadow-lord.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.