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Join bestselling authors Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells as they search for the perfect podcast name and talk about the weird things they love—such as food heists, the perfect popcorn salt, and whether any art can truly be perfect. Listen for commentary on movies, TV shows, books, video games, and wherever else their conversation leads them.
 
Two lovers of the Cosmere explore the universe created by Brandon Sanderson with biweekly episodes discussing the intricacies of this literary masterpiece. Episodes begin with background information on the Cosmere itself and develop to be more specific regarding each world/novel. We discuss the crossovers, magic systems, and characters in great detail. For fans of Sanderson, literature, epic stories, magic, and sexy podcast hosts. #AllSpoilers
 
tWoTcast is the Wheel of Time podcast featuring Jono, Joe and Tom. Enjoy rereads and commentary of the Wheel of Time book series written by Robert Jordan and completed by Brandon Sanderson. Also, LIVE shows from conventions, rereads of other book series and other general nerd culture discussions.
 
Blood and Ashes is a spoiler filled, chapter by chapter discussion of the Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels penned by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.Join us, three middle aged dads, as we re-read the series and enthusiastically discuss all the best bits from each chapter. Do we know every single thing about the world of The Wheel of Time? No. Do we know half? Probably not. Does that stop us from wildly speculating and tapping into half faded memories from our teens? Definitely not! ...
 
This is a podcast for all you fans of fantasy series. Dan, Tim, and Fitz are gonna be doing deep dive rereads into the most famous series around, but with a twist. We don’t read the last book in advance so we can speculate on where things are going and you can laugh at how wrong we are. We are starting with The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss. Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson coming soon.
 
The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies is a podcast dedicated to the enjoyment of the works of Brandon Sanderson. Join Bill, Amy, and Jordan as they travel through the worlds of Mistborn, the Stormlight Archive, Elantris, Warbreaker and the rest of the Cosmere! You can catch the show live at twitch.tv/innkeeperstable @ 8:30pm MTN time every other Monday. For more updates or to interact with the show hosts, follow our Twitter account @CosmereStudies. If you would like to contribute to ...
 
They've finally decided to make the Wheel of Time into a television show! Listen to Joe, Jen, and Tom as they discuss the fantasy book series' long-awaited adaptation. They'll cover everything including the latest news and try to answer the question of just how will Amazon adapt this massive 14-book epic. If you love the Wheel of Time as much as we do, join us. But beware: spoilers abound! Want to share your thoughts, theories, and dare we say feeling?
 
The Fantasy and sci-fi book club discussion podcast you have been missing. Literature discussion done right! We, The Shoutouts, from Lyket Entertainment, have a book club discussion on our favorite fantasy and sci-fi literature with select wine, beer, ale, and rum. We will often be reading Brandon Sanderson and the Cosmere, Brent Weeks, Stephen King, Robert Jordan, and many more. We like books, we like fantasy, we like sci-fi, we like craft drinks, and we love shenanigans! Join us, read with ...
 
The Sunday Times—and New York Times—best-selling epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson discusses his brand-new Mistborn adventure, Shadows of Self, with Bradley P Beaulieu, the author of Twelve Kings, who was shortlisted by the David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy for his debut novel, The Winds of Khalakovo. Hosted by Bradley P Beaulieu at the Apple Store, Covent Garden in London.
 
The weekly podcast about happiness, creativity, and the human condition. It's us, Ali and Taimur Abdaal, occasionally joined by guests, talking about things to help us think, do, and be better. Things like social interaction, lifestyle design, mental models... Things that are hard to examine, but important to explore. And hopefully, things that make for a fun and interesting chat every week. We'd love for you to join us.
 
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In this episode of Shardcast, we go through the very light, chill topic of Shallan's past. Oh boy, there is so much to talk about, and so much more in Rhythm of War to ruminate on. Let's grind through and see if we can figure out what's going on here.Today We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), Grace (thegatorgirl), Joshua (jofwu), …
 
After a week off of live recording to travel to JordanCon 2021 (and appear in panels at the Con!), Joe, Jen, and Tom are back to discuss the HUGE amount of news over the past two weeks! Trailer dates? Movie news? Season 2 filming? Pronunciation news? Map news? Episode titles, leaked locations, new directors, increased budgets, cast comments, releas…
 
All right, King Killers, we cover chapters 56-60 in this episode. This episode is light on theories, but heavy on drinking and nonsense. Dan's measure of his own humility hits a new height, and he has much more on relationship and drinking advice for us all to learn from. So look forward to that. Regarding Kvothe, we discuss him getting his pipes a…
 
Your Hosts: Dongwon Song, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard TaylerIn this episode we explore the first page of The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, with the goal of learning how to build good first pages for own own work.Credits: This episode was recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex JacksonLiner Notes: here is t…
 
What makes for good prose? In this episode, to better try to answer that question, Craig dives into just what the definition of prose should be. Is it simply "not poetry"? Or does is go deeper than that? With a little help from the Oxford Book of English Prose, we're going to work our way toward a common definition of what prose actually is. Check …
 
In this week's TEOTW Redux episode, Perrin and Egwene have differing opinions on who's in charge; a furry new friend makes his debut; and our heroes get a geography lesson. ~~~ Material covered in this episode: Chapters 22 and 23 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD. The NEW READER portion of this episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 21 of THE EYE OF THE W…
 
"Stationary" and "stationery" have the same ultimate origin, but they evolved to have different meanings and one became tied to paper goods. Also, a recent survey in the UK highlighted pronunciations that annoy people. We look at which ones and why. THIS WEEK ONLY: Make a donation up to $1,000 at Donors Choose, and I'll match it until we reach our …
 
All right, King Killers, we got a bonus episode for you. If this caught you by surprise then start following me on Twitter and Instagram where I’ve been telling everyone this is coming for weeks. Our social media links are in the show notes. Rate, subscribe, and follow and all that good stuff. So on this episode we have some theories to cover. We’r…
 
In this week's episode, Mat finds himself surrounded by unwanted commitment; Rand reflects on his behavior the previous night; Moiraine is ominous; and the Tairens and Cairhienin take turns being mildly irritating. Check out Ali and Gus on HEAD CANNON PODCAST: https://headcannon.podbean.com/e/head-cannon-it-follows/ ~~~ Material covered in this epi…
 
In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan discuss heist movies like: Ocean's 11, Baby Driver, Inception, Rogue One, and others! You can join the discussion and vote for your favorite podcast title at r/sanderson: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sanderson/ Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found. Produced by Adam Hor…
 
#CosmereSpoilers The Heralds of the Almighty are mysterious figures from Roshar's history. What happened to each of them? What are they all doing now? Join The Sandersonian Institute of Cosmere Studies as we discuss the fates of these legendary icons. ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CmbYn519XBBtF…
 
BrookebeforeBrookebeforeBrooke and Tyler bow down before the Great Jasnah Kholin and discuss her backstory, relationships, the challenges and traumas she has overcome, and her role in the political center of Roshar with a dash of Cosmere-wide speculations. #AllSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon Original music by David Gru…
 
As Joe, Jen, and Tom are away at JordanCon 2021, here is a pod we previously had made exclusive to Patreon, that we now make available to you! In this special episode, Tom counts down his Top Ten secondary characters in The Wheel of Time, and gets Joe and Jen pretty upset in the process! Will you agree with his list? Can you guess number one? Find …
 
All right, King Killers, we’re covering chapters 51-55 on this episode. We welcome Fitz back after serving his one episode ban for his previous deplorable behavior. Then we gotta good one for you. We dive into the fantastic scene where Kvothe and Fenton duel in Master Dal’s class, get our introduction to Auri and I offer a theory about her, and we …
 
Your Hosts: Dongwon Song, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard TaylerHow do we build trust with our readers? What does that even mean? In this episode we discuss ways in which we let our readers know what they can expect from the book they're holding, and how we set about getting the to trust us do deliver on those expectations.Credits: This…
 
Oh boy, Tear is bursting with ta'veren as virtually everyone converges on the troubled city. Nynaeve, Egwene and Elayne arrive and immediately set about tracking down the Black Ajah with the help of a fan favorite character. Perrin, Moiraine, Lan, Faile and Loial arrive and take up lodging next to a smithy where Perrin gets to flex some old muscles…
 
"Fish" really does have two plurals. Usually you want "fish," but we talk about the odd examples when "fishes" is the right choice. Plus, "bupkis" can mean "nothing" or "something worthless," but it has a funny origin! Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the conversation on Facebook and T…
 
In this week's episode, it's the Battle for Cairhien! Rand doesn't give himself a rest, even when anyone else would; Mat wants nothing but to rest, but can't seem to find a way to make it happen; Asmodean shows his true colors; and the band appears to all be together. ~~~ Material covered in this episode: Chapters 43 and 44 of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN. …
 
In this week's episode of Intentionally Blank, Brandon and Dan discuss how poorly Brandon speaks Korean, books they'll never write, and tell you about podiums. You can join the discussion and vote for your favorite podcast title at r/sanderson: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sanderson/ Can be listened to almost everywhere podcasts can be found. Produced …
 
We're back into our weekly schedule and in this episode, after diving into why Taimur has signed up to do a triathlon and why Ali suddenly wants a dog, we discuss thoughts on autonomy sparked by an interesting article by Simon Sarris which describes why agency is the most precious resource. Enjoy :) Links The Most Precious Resource is Agency Leave …
 
In this episode, Joe, Jen, and Tom cover the latest social media and show news, including convention talk, new logos, casting rumors and more! Then we get into the high-concept topic of tonight's episode, what if WoT was a musical? The three have different takes on this fun assignment, and you get to hear some sweet (and not so sweet) singing, too!…
 
All right, King Killers, we're covering chapters 44-50 on this episode. No Fitz on this episode as he serves a one episode ban for his questionable behavior in the previous discussion. This is a tantalizing one where we go further into the seductive nature of Kvothe's hands and Denna's ears. Also we discuss Elodin, one of the most interesting chara…
 
Your Hosts: Dongwon Song, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard TaylerLet's have a frank, and possibly painful discussion about the ways in which the first page can go wrong. It may seem like hackneyed writing advice, but rules like "don't start with the main character waking up" are rules for a reason. In this episode we'll talk about those …
 
We're continuing on with Words of Brandon from the June spoiler stream, as well as the Dusty Wheel interview! There are some very interesting WoBs this time, one pretty crazy one involving TenSoon. We also talk about more Investiture time dilation and more! Rhythm of War spoilers on this one!This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Arge…
 
We're continuing on with Words of Brandon from the June spoiler stream, as well as the Dusty Wheel interview! There are some very interesting WoBs this time, one pretty crazy one involving TenSoon. We also talk about more Investiture time dilation and more! Rhythm of War spoilers on this one!This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Arge…
 
"If" and "whether" are often interchangeable, but sometimes using one or the other will change the meaning of your sentence. And if you've ever wondered why we say, "the exception that proves the rule" (like I did), you'll love this week's episode. Subscribe to the newsletter for regular updates. Watch my LinkedIn Learning writing course. Join the …
 
In this week's episode, Ali and Gus meet everyone's favorite (?) High Lord of Tear, with whom Rand has already lost all patience; Aviendha and Rand seem to have had a bit of a thaw; Mat gets even more scared of commitment; and Lan is a better spy than you might think. ~~~ Material covered in this episode: Chapters 41 and 42 of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN. …
 
#CosmereSpoilers Vin and Lift, from Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive, respectively, have a lot in common—but they're very different, too! In this episode, the SICS crew discuss those similarities and differences, comparing and contrasting these two street kids and the paths they take. ___ This episode's show notes can be found here: https://docs…
 
Brooke & Tyler discuss all the different types of emulsifiers on Roshar and throughout the Cosmere. The Middle Path is a recurring theme that is continually presented as an alternative to the traditional good/bad storytelling and emulsifiers are the key to complete understanding. #AllSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon Ori…
 
In this episode of the podcast, after Ali explains the revelations he’s had about his business, we take a trip down memory lane. Following a family trip to the area where we grew up, we reflect on our emotional experience of revisiting the sites of our early childhood as well as the memories we have of that time. From lying on the floor to kiss cha…
 
In this episode, Joe, Jen, and Tom cover the latest kite-surfing social media shenanigans, then dive into a huge news week, including the #WoTWednesday reveal of the show's new logo, which (spoiler alert) is really damned cool. Hear Joe crow about being right! Hear Jen crow about being right! Hear Tom... try and say he was also right about somethin…
 
All right, King Killers, we're covering chapters 41-43 on this episode. We see Hemme try to embarrass Kvothe, yet again, and get owned hard for the third straight chapter. Kvothe shows how tough he really is, blowing the nips off the audience during his whipping, and he impresses Arwyl with his sewing skills. Then we head into the library where Kvo…
 
Your Hosts: Dongwon Song, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard TaylerOur controversial episode title comes to us via John Schwarzwelder, and it points up nicely the importance of today's topic, which is first lines, first pages, and how we set about convincing people (who may or may not want to read a book) to read OUR book.Credits: This epi…
 
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