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Page of the Wind

Nick Alexander, Jordana Heney, & Jeremy Largepageofthewind.carrd.co
An examination of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, one page at a time. Get in touch, support the show, and more at pageofthewind.com!
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Page 93: Luigi Mangione, Threat or Menace?

Auri tends her own garden. We talk about how Auri’s experience on this page can be related to our own real-world experiences, and tangent off into a conversation about how fiction handles characters who really want to change the world (and Batman, specifically).Ten minutes later, we reel back around to the subject of the book. Sorta. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Feb 08, 202514 min

Page 92: Auri and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Auri gets burned and stubs her toe and sulks. We talk about Auri doing things sarcastically, and how a bad day can snowball, and a letter prompts us to think about what to do with power. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Feb 07, 20258 min

Page 91: In The Mood for Mending

Auri makes a trade that feels right. We talk about the Menders again, and whether we think Auri has got religion. We also talk about how Auri’s worsening conditions lead her to consider compromise, and how a small detail on this page is reminiscent of a trigger of Kvothe’s. And we finish things off with a “well-actually”-off. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Feb 06, 202514 min

Page 90: A Process Has Occurred

Auri knows in her heart of hearts that the blanket is ruined. We talk about Auri’s fundamental irrationality, how her activities kind of make a sort of sense, and explore the spiritual vibes of being processed. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Feb 05, 202510 min

Page 89: A Society of One

Auri is empty of tears. We talk about how to interpret Auri’s refusal to reuse her blanket, what ritual mean to Auri and the world, talk about screens and who is the most normal. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Feb 04, 202510 min

Page 88: A Minor in Ikea Studies

Auri is unable to find a place to put her blanket. We talk about the illustration, including the mysterious Book of Secrets, learn why you shouldn’t make your bed, examine Jordana’s home life, compare what’s in the illustration with what’s in the prose, and indict Amazon. It’s a busy episode. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Feb 03, 202515 min

Page 87: The Nonsense Record

Page 87: The Nonsense Record Auri is hurt by the world’s rudeness. We talk about if Auri has lived a mortal age, come up with a crackpot theory that’s cracked even by our standards, and we discuss again the mysterious Book of Secrets. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Feb 02, 202511 min

Page 86: Wildlife Corner, feat. Pee Fox

Auri gets bitten, and transports her tiny charge to the surface. We talk about the ongoing mystery of who ate the soap, the American nature of the world of Temerant as it relates to the Giant Land Skunk, and then descend into a discussion of urban wildlife in general. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Feb 01, 202512 min

See You Feb 1 2025!

We're taking a short break as we round out the year. See you on February 1st 2025!

Dec 25, 20242 min

Page 85: Rescuer Down Under

Auri saves a little critter … or does she? We talk about how Auri responds to a creature in distress, the unspoken similarities between Kvothe and Auri, and get confused about Christ - ‘tis the season, after all! @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 24, 202412 min

Page 84: Primal Rage

Auri finds out what happened to her soap. We talk about Auri’s rage, and how it hints at a question at the core of the book. We also talk about anger more broadly - who is allowed to be angry in fiction, and how we, as a society, treat anger. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 23, 202411 min

Page 83: Woe and Misery, Where Hath Gone My Cosy Heap?

Auri’s soap is gone! We discuss despair, bricky niches, and heaps. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 22, 202413 min

Page 82: How To Light Jordana’s Bathroom

Auri plans her next unhappy route. We talk about Auri’s slightly premodern matches, list a few more reasons one might not want to go to Pickering, and why Auri might prefer Foxen’s light. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 21, 202410 min

Page 81: Each Others’ Little Broken Thing

The day gets a little worse as Auri runs out of soap. We talk about a particularly weird place-name, Auri’s read on Kvothe, and without Nick our remaining cohosts struggle to find things to discuss. Truly they are lost without Nick, as lambs without a shepherd. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 20, 20247 min

Page 80: (Tune of “Losing My Religion”) That’s Me Before Breakfast

Foxen refuses to get out of bed this morning. We talk about truculence, tenebrousness, and Nick pops in briefly sounding like a demon due to a combination of a low quality mic and being sick. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 19, 202411 min

Page 79: Business Secrets of the Podcasters

It’s a new day, and the vibes are bad. We talk about how we handle depression days, get a little down, and talk about the candle words on the page. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 18, 20248 min

Page 78: On the Epistomology of Emptiness

On this page, we discuss the impermanence of all things, including the written word, the meaning and anti-meaning of emptiness and silence, and the uncomfortable questions we must ask of ourselves. Is silence violence? Tune in to find out.

Dec 17, 202422 sec

Page 77: She Pull on my Wolf 'till I Blitzer

Auri wept. We talk about not believing reddit-brained nonsense, why Auri is weeping, and the resonances this brief chapter has. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 16, 202410 min

Page 76: Stack Your Body Like a Jenga Tower

Auri leaves behind something, then runs away and eats some pinecones. We talk about pine nuts, we *don’t* debate the nature of free will, and we talk about having good posture. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 15, 20249 min

Page 75: Auri=Santa Confirmed

Auri plays into the belief that fairies are real. We talk about how Auri is performing fairy-ness on this page, how Auri’s actions tie into the broader themes of the Kingkiller series, and the utility of breaking rules. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 14, 20249 min

Page 74: Salt and Fat

Auri leaves behind a lace doily, and attracts some unwanted attention. We talk about how much labour used to go into making everyday objects, the relationship between humankind, fairies, and crows, and fancy butter. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 13, 202413 min

Page 73: Querns and Grindstones

Auri takes one of our favourite things: an inventory . We talk about an answer to one of our long-standing questions, critique the farmers’ possessions, and where laurels grow in real life. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 12, 202411 min

Page 72: Churchbusters

Auri does what we all aspire to do: meet a sleepy dog. We talk about Auri’s Disney Princess Energy and fairylike activities, accuse the farm of being an exploitative agribusiness, and learn about Jordana’s friend who acquired a graveyard by accident. Recommended this episode: The Pope’s Exorcist (2023) @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 11, 202414 min

Page 71: What Cartoons Can Teach Us

The farmhouse is a treasure trove for sticky-fingered Auri, and we describe an illustration of a tree above a gravestone. We talk about who’s who, what the farm-denizens will learn from Auri’s visit, and discuss the use of “seemly”. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 10, 20248 min

Page 70: PSA-DO NOT EAT MUSHROOMS OFF THE GROUND

Auri continues to explore, and then possibly commits a fatal error! We open with a dire warning, discuss the fruit of the laurel tree, and that opens up a larger conversation about the place of trees in fantasy fiction. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 09, 20249 min

Page 69: I, For One, Welcome Our Techno-Feudalist Overlords

Auri explores the land outside the University town. We issue a bashful correction, talk about how Auri externalizes her feelings onto her surroundings, Jordana makes some outlandish claims without citing her sources, and we talk about clouds. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 08, 202414 min

Page 68: Rise of the Chandrinoids

Auri scampers out of the Underthing, past the foreboding walls of Haven. We talk about chilling blue lights, get seriously cracked about Auri, Denna and the Moon, @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 07, 20248 min

Page 67: Ash and Elm and … Hawthorne???

Auri finds some wood in the Underthing. We talk about how and why Auri hides from the moon, the passage of time, and discuss the properties of Nutmeg. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 06, 20249 min

Page 66: Execute Page 66

An illustration of where we last left Auri, sitting on a rooftop, waiting for Kvothe. Jordana analyzes the page in detail, and we talk about how the moonlight and Auri are visually connected on this page, illustration techniques for white on black, and how the artist draws our focus towards Auri. You’re also gonna hear a lot of nonsense about the printing process. @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!...

Dec 05, 202412 min

Page 65: Tar An’ Tin? No!

Seemingly rather sadly, Auri waits. We talk about The Hollybottle, how Auri don’t need no man, and we learn too late about radium and the Radium Girls. Recommended: The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander, and Blindsight by Peter Watts @pageofthewind pageofthewind.com Join the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg If you like the show, tell a friend!

Dec 04, 20249 min
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