Join us at The Thirsty Tinker to see what happens in Tar Valon when the sun goes down. Featuring LezbiNerdy, Nae'Blis, and Jess from The Amyrlin's Study.
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The Light's Work is a Wheel of Time podcast all about the phenomenon that is WoT fandom. Anas and Grace, two sentimental superfans who work in healthcare professions, discuss the Healing power, the sense of belonging, and the shared creativity among WoT fans. They may also be slightly obsessed with making, documenting, and building upon great fandom moments. Their projects have been known to make people cry tears of joy.
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Do We Even Like These Books? | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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We have Eyes and Ears, we have WoT Hot, we empty the turgid mail sack, and we talk about what we actually like about these books. You're welcome. 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 Queerencia: https://queerencia.co/tvad 💸 Support: https://www.patreon.com/tarvalonafterdark 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/s6NtTAx3Su 🆕 Website: https://www.tar…
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Attack of the Sapphics | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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Shut up, this is not late, we don't know what you're talking about. ANYWAY, you're in for a super gay treat because Kevin is sick and Naebs is out of town (on yet another cruise, we assume), so it's just Jess and Jenny talking about which non-canon female ships they'd smash together like Barbies if they could. You're welcome. Don't forget to suppor…
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Have We Mentioned That WoTCon is Great? | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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We're back from WoTCon and we will absolutely not shut up about it. We've got Eyes and Ears, Belladonna the Busty Bard finally shows up after however long, we see the Light with Truth Defense Dispatch, learn how to fight with ASMR Sword Forms, and just generally have a really great time. You're welcome. Jess's husband is fixing to get a lung transp…
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Anas and Grace interview Innkeeper Hatch from The Dusty Wheel about his six-and-a-half month hiatus from Wheel of Time fandom. Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: @LightsWorkPod Instagram: …
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Get in There and Ride That Donkey | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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Jenny's not here and it's scary. We have Eyes & Ears, Lini's Advice Hive, a brand new ASMR segment, some other stuff, and we do a deep dive into Moghedien. You're welcome. 🫁 Get Jess's husband new lungs: https://gofund.me/626fff59 🛫 Send Jenny to WoTCon: https://gofund.me/8e5d0bbf 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 Queerencia: https://que…
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Naebs Thinks Gawyn is Daddy | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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We've got Eyes and Ears, WoT for Bros, Small Talk, and WoT If, plus we talk about Chuck Norris, Seanchan Barney, the time Jenny doxxed herself in a Jeri Ryan fan chat room back in the day, and the funniest moments in the Wheel of Time. You're welcome. 🫁 Get Jess's husband new lungs: https://gofund.me/626fff59 🛫 Send Jenny to WoTCon: https://gofund.…
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Episode 74: WoTCon Hype with Nae'blis
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With WoTCon only a month away, Anas and Grace chat with Con Director and DJ, Nae'blis. While discussing what makes WoTCon unique and why you should join (virtually or in-person), Nae'blis shares about his background as a Wheel of Time YouTuber, podcaster, website-maker, and... wedding planner? **This episode contains one full book spoilers question…
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Happy Birthday to Us, Nerds | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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We're 100 episodes old, suckers! This episode has EVERYTHING. Well, it has some of the usual stuff. But there's also a Big Surprise™️ and you're just gonna have to listen to find out what it is. It's definitely NOT a special guest, and that special guest is definitely NOT Brian. Why would we even do that. You're welcome. 💯 This is all the shit we w…
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Triggered by Barney | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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Yooooooooooooooo! We've got Eyes and Ears, we engage in some Small Talk, Jenny has some WoTHot takes, and Naebs is bringing the new segment this time. And then we have a nice, long, rambling chat about the Horn of Valere. There's also a weird amount of Barney discussion. The dinosaur, not the guy from season 1. You're welcome. PS: Jess's husband is…
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On the heels of a celebratory weekend for Manchester United football fans, Anas and Grace share their sports fandom history and how it compares to Wheel of Time Fandom. Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: @LightsWorkPod …
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Episode 72: Asha'man Chill (with Black Tower Podcast)
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**This episode contains full book series and TV series spoilers for The Wheel of Time** Andrew and Josh from Black Tower Podcast bring the Taint to The Light's Work, along with some very heartwarming stories... and melons? Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK …
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Anas and Grace try to get excited for all the recent Sci-fi/Fantasy TV news and discuss the fandom's reaction to the fact that it's all... well, not about The Wheel of Time. **This episode contains full spoilers for Season 1 of Rings of Power and Wheel of Time Book Spoilers through The Path of Daggers** Related Links Check out our website! …
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Episode 70: Leavetakings (with Jessica Sedai & Random Nomen)
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Not long before their big move across the country, Anas and Grace follow up with Wheel of Time couple Jessica Sedai and Daniel aka Random Nomen about their relationship (spoiler alert: they leveled up) and why 2024 is "the year of the decade." **This episode contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time TV series and Mistborn Era 2: The Bands of Mourning…
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The 5th Power is Vibes | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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Hey, we're all here! We've got Eyes and Ears, we empty the mail sack, we engage in some Small Talk, and Jenny brings a new segment to the table. And since we're all present and accounted for, we have a nice long debrief about JordanCon, and how awesome the WoT community is. It's a real love fest in here. So gross. Anyway, you're welcome. PS: please…
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Episode 69: JordanCon 2024 with Guy Roberts
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Anas and Grace share everything from JordanCon 2024, including a 10 minute interview with Wheel of Time fan and actor Guy Roberts, founder of Prague Shakespeare Company and bloody flaming goat-kisser Uno Nomesta on the Wheel of Time on Prime. **This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time book series and TV series.** Related Links Chec…
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FUCK OFF! *gasp* | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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Kevin had to parent again, which is frankly preposterous. We chat a bit about JordanCon, Naebs' video color is WAY off, we do some sketches probably, and we get another entertaining story from Jenny's youth. Have you donated to Jenny's WoTCon GoFundMe yet? Do it again. You're welcome. 🛫 Send Jenny to WoTCon: https://gofund.me/8e5d0bbf 🐦 Follow: htt…
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Countdown to Season 3??? | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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We swear that Kevin is still a co-host on this show. We've got Eyes & Ears, some news, some other stuff that Jess can't remember because JordanCon made her brain shut off and she's posting this like two weeks late. Also, donate to Jenny's WoTCon GoFundMe. Also, come to WoTCon. You're welcome. 🛫 Send Jenny to WoTCon: https://gofund.me/8e5d0bbf 🐦 Fol…
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Anas and Grace record live from JordanCon 2024, outside in the courtyard at the same location where #PicnicTableCon took place two years prior. They chat roundtable style with a bunch of great guests, including Wheel of Time Continuity Editor, Maria Simons, and Origins of the Wheel of Time author, Dr. Michael Livingston. One of the biggest topics o…
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Episode 67: JordanCon Hype with Thom DeSimone
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We talked with the great Thom DeSimone of Dragonmount, formerly of JordanCon, about his many years of experience within the Wheel of Time fandom, and what makes JordanCon stand out from other WoT Conventions. Also: Ogier groves, plushies, and weiners! Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLO…
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Where's Kevin?? | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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We're back! Our long national nightmare is over! Kevin overslept though, so there's that. We've got Eyes & Ears, WoTHot, we empty the mail sack, we forget to do a new commercial...we are very good at podcast. Also, donate to Jenny's GoFundMe so she can come to WoTCoN! You're welcome. 🛫 Send Jenny to WoTCon: https://gofund.me/8e5d0bbf 🐦 Follow: http…
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Grace and Anas take a break from studying the Cosmere to talk about The Wheel of Time fandom. *Contains spoilers through Book 5 of The Wheel of Time* Related Links FOLLOW US AT THE DARK'S WORK Patreon Discord FOLLOW THE HOSTS Anas: @anas_a_mod Grace: …
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For our final episode of a 3-part series on Wheel of Time fan art, we spoke with former official Wheel of Time artist, Ariel Burgess. **This episode contains full book and TV series spoilers** Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: @LightsWorkPod…
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Episode 64: Third Age Art with Corey Lansdell
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Anas and Grace talk WoT art, WoT fandom, and how to overcome perfectionism with the Wheel of Time fan artist Corey Lansdell of Third Age Art. **This episode contains book spoilers through The Gathering Storm and full TV series spoilers.** Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S…
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Controlled Chaos (Barely) | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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Naebs left us for dead again ("I have a job" he says), but we actually did pretty okay without him. So welcome to The New TVAD starring everyone but Naebs. Please to enjoy Lini's Advice Hive, Small Talk, WoT Hot, and some other stuff probably. You're welcome. 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 Queerencia: https://queerencia.co/tvad 💸 Supp…
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Anas and Grace describe and discuss their favorite pieces of Wheel of Time fan art. **This episode contains full book and TV series spoilers.** Related Links (click here to follow along!) Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: @LightsWorkPod Instagram:…
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Anas and Grace kick back and have a leisurely game night at The Light's Work—this time with a Season 2 spin. Games included S2 WoT Fandom 20 Questions, the WoT Companion Challenge, and Who Tweeted It?**This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time TV series and (during WoT Companion Challenge only) the full book series.** Related Links …
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I Swear to God, It's the Lag | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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We're back! Naebs has recovered from the plague, Jess has a 5-day headache, Jenny is harassed by that song clip (you know the one), and Kevin is charming. There's Eyes and Ears, Mail Sack, WoT Hot, and Kevin wrote something that we can't remember now because tbh that was like 2 days ago. You're welcome. 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 …
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Inspired by Grace's outrage after finishing Mistborn Era 1, we discuss what makes a good ending and whether the Wheel of Time fandom would exist if the series did not have a satisfying conclusion. This episode is all about endings, so major spoilers abound! Please read carefully below before listening (unless you're into being spoiled). FULL SPOILE…
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Ceci n'est pas une Late Podcast | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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Jess may or may not have completely forgotten to post this last week. We're not commenting on that. By which we mean Jess, who is writing this, is not commenting on that. Anyway, we do some stuff that we (Jess) can't remember now. You're welcome. 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 Queerencia: https://queerencia.co/tvad 💸 Support: https://…
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Episode 60: Not-Creeping with Geeky Eri
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We sat down with everyone's favorite Brown Ajah Detective, Geeky Eri, to get her tips on how to sleuth show info without being creepy. Spoiler alert: know your airport carpet patterns. **This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV Series through the end of Season 2** Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.…
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Episode 59: Tigraine & Twitter of Time
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**This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time books and TV series** We invited the Dragonmother of the fandom, Tigraine/Shaiel from #TwitterOfTime, to discuss her journey as one of the OG Wheel of Time role-play accounts. Lots of laughs and nostalgia ensue as we dig up some of her most notable tweets from the early days of ToT up thro…
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Pyroclastic Ejaculate | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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We've got Eyes and Ears, we've got WoT Hot, we empty the Mail Sack, and we even have a new segment. Naebs also starts a misinformation campaign about volcanology, and we talk about some of the many, many, MANY mistakes and missteps made by characters in The Wheel of Time. You're welcome. 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 Queerencia: http…
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With some help from other WoT fans, Anas and Grace take a look at moments of The Light's Work within the Wheel of Time book series. Plus, a hefty dose of nerding out over Final Fantasy and (shockingly) the Cosmere. **This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time books and TV series. Also contains spoilers for The Stormlight Archive, Rin…
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Fighting for the Light is one thing, but which characters in The Wheel of Time TV series are doing The Light's Work in the broader sense of the word? Anas and Grace list their favorite moments of TLW—based on the podcast's definition of it—for each episode from Season 1 and Season 2. *This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV Ser…
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Nae'blis's Butt is a Black Hole | A Wheel Of Time Comedy And Discussion Podcast
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Happy frickin' new year. This one's a banger, and gets out of pocket pretty much immediately. We've got Eyes and Ears, Belladonna the Busty Bard, Small Talk, Jenny brings another amazing new segment to the table, Kevin does something else that Jess can't remember right now, and we talk about if the Shadow actually should have won the Last Battle. Y…
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Anas and Grace review their favorite fandom moments of 2023. Is it really a mash-up? Is it actually about the Cosmere? Listen and find out! *This episode contains full spoilers for The Wheel of Time TV Series* Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: @LightsWorkPod In…
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TLW celebrates the holiday season with Wheel of Time Continuity Editor and Robert Jordan's "right arm," Maria Simons, aka Sulamein Jor Haran of the Brown Ajah. This is one of our favorite conversations to date, spanning everything from Donny Osmond to Lanfear cows. We hope you enjoy this very special holiday episode. **Contains full spoilers for th…
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Episode 54: A Winternight's Tale with Alex & Jake
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A lively chat with Alex and Jake, the talented musicians behind the infamous "Winternight" parody from WoT Idol 2023. (You may also know Alex from some other lesser known projects he can't talk about.) In unrelated news, we really enjoy the tracks "Nynaeve al'Meara," "Darkness and Shadows," and "Last Light" from the Season 2 Soundtrack. **This epis…
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This Is An Absolute Mess | A Wheel Of Time Comedy And Discussion Podcast
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Naebs was out again. We forgot like half of our sketches. We had no idea how to make Streamyard do the thing right. We were kind of bad at making conversation. So the key takeaway here is that without Naebs we are basically just a herd of kinda dumb turtles. But, you know, you're welcome. Also, we are out of office until January 9th for the holiday…
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Anas and Grace sit down with Teri Hatch, aka The Innkeeper's Wife at The Dusty Wheel, to hear about her experience of the fandom over the years, in particular since her home became an Inn four years ago. Along the way, we talk about genres (other than fantasy?), how Cons are like concerts, and why it's the small things that are often the brightest …
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Anas and Grace discuss all things spoiler, including how the fandom has approached spoilers over the years, the varying windows of tolerance for spoilers, their own experiences of being spoiled, and the existence of Spoilers that are Not Spoilers, aka Faux Spoilers. **This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV series through Seaso…
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Top 3 Moments in WoT Season 2 | A Wheel Of Time Comedy And Discussion Podcast
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We've got Eyes and Ears and WoT Hot 3, we empty the bulging mailsack, and Jess is obsessed with her new puppy, who is very cute. Then we talk about our top favorite moments in season 2. It was surprisingly Liandrin heavy, even though she's a bitch. You're welcome. 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 Queerencia: https://queerencia.co/tvad 💸…
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As the fandom embarks upon the long wait between Season Two and Season Three of The Wheel of Time, Anas and Grace discuss the history of "The Longing." What will help us pass the time, and what will lead to unhinged Egwene and/or potato debates? Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: …
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A Very TVAD Thanksgiving | A Wheel Of Time Comedy And Discussion Podcast
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Jess bailed on this episode so she has no idea what happened but there's probably an Eyes & Ears report, Kevin probably did somthing funny, Jenny probably did something playful but smart, and Naebs probably did something horrifying. You know, the usual. You're welcome. 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 Queerencia: https://queerencia.co/t…
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In August, we released a 3-part series on Talk'aran'rhiod with separate episodes for each of the hosts. This week, as a belated gift for their 4th anniversary, we surprised Jen, Joe, and Tom with a video compilation of previously unreleased footage from their interviews. This episode includes extra discussion by Anas and Grace about how the surpris…
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Cocaine Rhuarc. Thats the title. | A Wheel of Time Comedy and Discussion Podcast
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Jess doesn't really remember what happened this episode. Rhuarc definitely did cocaine. Kevin did something funny, probably, and it's safe to assume we traumatized Jenny somehow. You know, just TVAD stuff. You're welcome. 🐦 Follow: https://twitter.com/tarvalondark 🌈 Queerencia: https://queerencia.co/tvad 💸 Support: https://www.patreon.com/tarvalona…
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Anas couldn't make it to OgierCon this year, so Grace and friends joined him on Zoom and recorded an episode live from the living room of the Black Ajah mansion in Charleston, SC. Guests included Innkeeper Hatch from The Dusty Wheel, Doyn a.k.a. Real Life Mat Cauthon, Roofmistress Leigh-a, Melindhra, Sherbet Mango, and Brian the Gleeman. **This epi…
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Episode 48: The Light's Voices — Michael Kramer and Kate Reading
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Anas and Grace celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Episode 1 of The Light's Work with beloved audiobook narrators Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, the voices of The Wheel of Time and The Cosmere. **This episode contains a mild non-contextual spoiler for Book 6, Lord of Chaos** Related Links Michael Kramer & Kate Reading Books to Prisoners Flicker F…
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Episode 47: Friends — TLW Year in Review
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Coming up on the anniversary of the Episode 1 of The Light's Work, Anas and Grace reminisce about their favorite TLW moments from the past year. Plus: video games, Season Two character battles, and a surprise from Grace. **This episode contains full spoilers for Season 2 of The Wheel of Time TV series, spoilers for the book series through Book 2 , …
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Episode 46: Threads — S2 Fandom Reaction
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Anas and Grace wrap up Season 2 of The Wheel of Time by combing through the fandom's favorite memes and underrated scenes. They also share a few of their own favorite moments, ponder whether having "shit hair" helped Rand defeat Ishamael, and get sentimental about fandom friends watching the Season together. **This episode contains FULL SPOILERS fo…
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