Seth welcomes LezbiNerdy to the podcast, without Aradia because schedules are challenging sometimes. Mat nearly gets kidnapped, is snapped at by Caira, and has the first of many long and unique conversations with Birgitte. Nyneave and Elayne get upset over this turn of events, but they haven’t begun to realize how challenging (or useful) respecting Mat can be. Ever wonder how Korean would do as a proxy for the Old Tongue? Check out LezbiNerdy on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c /LezbiNerdy Spo...
Jun 29, 2021•2 hr 1 min
With Matt from Dusty Wheel! We discuss how Sevanna is an Aeil Karen, and we want to know more about all the ter’angreal that RJ never expounded on. Sevanna calls Sammael and Graendal to discuss the aftermath of Dumai’s Wells, which annoys both of them tremendously. Sammel is mostly very stupid about these interactions. Moridin makes a sneaky appearance and allows chaos to develop. This is the first mention of the watcher, the True Power, and the saa. Dusty Wheel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.c...
Jun 25, 2021•1 hr 51 min
We are joined today by Collin from Randland TV Podcast! Cadsuane interviews Aes Sedai, and Seth schools us on several interesting facts about her from RJ’s notes. We ship Annoura and Berelain. Aes Sedai name salad ensues, and we tangent onto discussing the differences between Jordan’s and Sanderson’s writing. Cadsuane doesn’t approve of any of the Aes Sedai’s activities, and the Aes Sedai don’t approve of her mysterious motivations. Min runs to Rand for comfort. Check out Randland TV Podcast at ...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 56 min
We are joined today by CallMeNakomi from YouTube! Rand is juggling a dozen nations and allegiances, including Aes Sedai, when Cadsuane Melidrin casually waltzes in and upsets everyone. Rand is mad and angry, while Narishma is a perfect boy scout. News of Herid Fel’s untimely demise arrives. We develop an intriguing Cadsuane origin story hypothesis. Find Call Me Nakomi at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWDwT3mV15xKaTWX _G7KJRA IG: @callmenakomi https://www.instagram.com/callmenakomi / Twitter: ...
Jun 16, 2021•2 hr 9 min
We are joined again today by Morgan, Podcast of the Dragon, who recently made an appearance on the Way Of The Leaf YouTube show ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtFhJltHENk ). This chapter contains several points of view, and a near kidnapping. Ispan and Falion fail to get the information they want, and Teslyn masterfully manages Joline. Is Mat sleeping with Caira, or not? Your hosts are undecided. Nerim wields a cast iron pan and gets much love for it. Is Ebou Dar like New Orleans, and can we ...
Jun 11, 2021•2 hr 7 min
Seth and Aradia go guest-less for an episode, but there is no lack of names to remember as Mat makes a foray into the Tarisin Palace in search of Nyneave and Elayne. There is a parade of palace servants, a fateful encounter with a quartet of Aes Sedai, and the first of many uncomfortable contacts with Tylin Quintara Mitsobar. Content Warning: discussion of sexual assault Watch Aradia discussing how Rand lit the pipe on the Dusty Wheel: https://youtu.be /eCFdfeltcL8 SpoilerCon website is live! ht...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 13 min
We are joined today by Gus from Wheel Takes to observe Jaichim Carridin being stuck between a rock and a hard place in Ebou Dar. He is trying to control Mili Skane, appease Shadar Haran, and obey Sammael, when a web of Compulsion laid in Book 2 snaps into effect after a glance out the window shows him Mat in the street below. We enjoy Aradia getting corrected right at the start of the episode, marvel at the excellent POV writing from RJ, wonder if the timing here is just a coincidence or Mat’s f...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 37 min
We are joined today by Alan from The Wheel Reads, a first-time/veteren podcast. Mat watches Olver horse racing as he worries over the supergirls ignoring him, and is distracted by a plume of white feathers on the head of a woman who once tried to kill him. He also meets Noel (for the first time). We discuss the comfort of wool, horse racing culture and betting philosophies, the mysterious 90s S, and the Virginia flag. Also we decide that Noel is Batman. SpoilerCon: Will be held on October 1-3 in...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Morgan from Podcast of the Dragon joins Seth and Aradia on a boat ride from Ebou Dar that gives us one of our best views inside the head of an Aiel, as well as one of our clearest views of how the Sea Folk operate. We also focus on cleavage, isolation experiments, cultural miscommunications between land and sea, and the history of how the Bowl of the Winds ended up in such a fortuitous location. SpoilerCon: Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybri...
May 28, 2021•1 hr 41 min
We are joined today by Jaymie from Dragonmount.com to celebrate the return of Lan! We also have a lot of discomfort with Myrelle’s behavior to Lan, which leads us to contemplate the differences between being stilled vs being a lost warder, and to wonder how much touch factors into bonding. Egwene has a very full morning of dealing with Aes Sedai, ending with a Halima-induced headache. SpoilerCon: Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Fol...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 54 min
Pairs upon pairs of characters feature in this episode, making it a fitting chapter for Seth and Aradia to take a break from having special guests. The timeline of the story is starting to compress and distort towards “the slog” here, as the Salidar Aes Sedai approach Tar Valon and the summer grinds on. We see parallels between Aes Sedai pride and Aiel ji’e’toh, both of which serve Egwene very well. SpoilerCon: Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital h...
May 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min
We are joined today by Jay from Randland TV Podcast for a very dreamy episode. We giggle over what an Aiel would say to the suggestion of bathing in ewe’s milk, contemplate the timing of Moghedien’s escape with respect to other events, admire the sci-fi abstractions of the starry space between dreams, and tangent on bagels. We also wonder if we perhaps found a plot hole!?!?!?! RandlandTVPod: https://www.instagram.com /randlandtvpod Watch Aradia show off their trivia chops in Randland Jeopardy: h...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 51 min
The guest on this episode is none other than Ariel Burgess, the official artist of the series! We talk a lot about her favorite art pieces, our favorite of her art pieces, the lighting considerations of gateways, JordanCon, and the impact of the series on not only our lives but also our careers. Support her on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com /arielburgess We critique Aes Sedai political strategies, debate the genetic component of channeling ability, and attempt to wrap our heads around applying...
May 15, 2021•2 hr 1 min
We are joined by Brett of The Wheel Weaves yet again, spotting dangers around every corner, and chiding Seth and Aradia for ignorance about The Lonely Island. As Egwene discusses managing the army with Sheriam and Suian, your hosts continue to suspect Chesa of being a darkfriend (or worse) and criticise Sheriam for being lazy in her secret duties. The a’dam bracelet gives Aradia as much grief as it does Marigan, if for different reasons. SpoilerCon: Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Cu...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 30 min
Today we are joined by Nae’Blis from YouTube, and we dispense lots of love for Rand and RJ’s writing of Rand. We take many tangents into anticipating the show’s production, and come to the sobering conclusion that there are no clear paths in leadership, or in life. SpoilerCon Newsletter dropped on the night of April 14th, check your inboxes! Nae’Blis YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-ahh1bcoyCzMNDoW7Qs _NA Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg /YtWvCnS Contribute...
May 04, 2021•2 hr 4 min
Aradia interprets the language of fans, has no idea where the phrase “the pot calling the kettle black” comes from, and is swayed by Seth’s conspiracy theory that Colavere didn’t actually hang herself. We also ask the most important question in the books: can Verin do the sa’sara? SpoilerCon Newsletter dropped on the night of April 14th, check your inboxes! Shoutout to The Dusty Wheel’s speed-dating podcast episode: https://youtu.be/ -heusfr5sPc Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord....
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 6 min
This is episode 350, recorded as the podcast turns four years old!!! If you enjoy what we do, and the changes we’ve made over the last six months / fifty episodes, please consider joining our Patreon to help us keep the improvements coming. https://www.patreon.com /wotspoilers As Rand and the party get back to the Sun Palace, Brian/Recappa Sedai makes a third appearance for many discussions of power, alternate endings for various characters, and strong disagreements on certain authorial choices....
Apr 23, 2021•2 hr
Recappa Sedai returns for part two-of-three of getting Perrin back to Cairhien and Faile. Some rare irritation at Loial comes up, all knowledge of Winter Dragon is banished, and a record-setting number of tangents keep us off-track. SpoilerCon announcement: the first newsletter is published! Details about the Con in October are starting to come out, including a call for project proposals with a rapidly approaching deadline. Check your inboxes if you’ve subscribed, and if you haven’t you can head...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr 39 min
We are joined by Brian, who plays Recappa Sedai on YouTube, to help us flesh out content over the next few chapters in which Perrin slowly and anxiously returns to Cairhien in the aftermath of Dumai’s Wells. But first, we have to tackle the physics of gateways, with a little help from Carl Sagan. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnURElCzGc0 ) Our exasperation with Perrin is counterbalanced by our love for the Wise Ones. Warder-bonding innovations are the equivalents of sushi-burritos. Aram and ...
Apr 16, 2021•2 hr 2 min
Brett from The Wheel Weaves podcast comes back to help us spot even more Aes Sedai hypocrisy in the aftermath of Dumai’s Wells, discover that there is a fantasy trope about throwing items into volcanoes, and question Loial’s journalistic tact. There is also a discussion about beards. SpoilerCon: Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event; this could change because pandemic Information on venue, registration, art contest, CALL FOR PROPOSALS, w...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 56 min
Thom (of Dragonmount, JordanCon, TarValon.net, & WoT community show) returns to help us read in the wind as it sweeps over Dumai’s Wells. We imagine what the lost nation of Coremande was like from only three textual references, give RJ the benefit of the doubt on writing toxic masculinity, and wish that Loial could sit Perrin and Aram both down for a good long talk about trauma and empathy. SpoilerCon: Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid...
Apr 10, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Seth and Aradia go guest-less to finally wrap up the prologue’s fourth part. Patreons get thanked at the top of the episode, and a new Patreon-only reward is announced at the end. Announcements about SPOILERCON Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event; this could change because pandemic Information on venue, registration, art contest, CALL FOR PROPOSALS, will be forthcoming Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 17 min
With Thom of Dragonmount, JordanCon, TarValon.net, WoT community show, and an awesome Perrin cosplay. First, we go on a prologue tangent about prologue writing, to start a trend of massive tangents all about life, the universe, and most things. We ponder a new possible reason for Fel’s demise, Seth struggles with names, Aradia struggles to explain a meme, and Thom admires slime molds. Evil will always turn on itself, Mesaana is using an Instagram filter, and Jarna Malari made a big impression wi...
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 57 min
With Malkier Talks! Rob joins us for Dumai’s Wells 2.0, dad jokes, and discussing how our parents view our podcasts. Sevanna is a bad batch of homebrew evil, with no Fain required. Eflame - the dating app for WoT fans. Malkier Talks’ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel /UCZXswsuLZIhYKlDICALD6HQ Rob’s WoT Song parody: https://youtu.be /CIOqAeZXkHM Aradia and Master of the Deck on Rob’s channel: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep29-is-tam-an-evil-a-e-ft-aradia-master-of-the-deck...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Starting a new book! In a new format! At a new recording time! We invite Jess the Amyrlin back to take on the first quarter of this very long prologue. We spend a lot of time on the opening prophecy, the land is one with the Dragon, etc etc. Elaida’s clock inspires a Night Circus shoutout. Where does forkroot come from? And how? And why? Announcements about SPOILERCON Spoilercon will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Information on venue,...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 55 min
Aradia takes their usual position driving a tangent-filled episode between WoT books. We tried using video for the first time for this episode, which was fun but also precluded our usual editing process, so this time you get to enjoy a raw and uncut discussion about the highs and lows of Lord of Chaos, through the eyes of five content creators. Jess: https://www.amyrlinstudy .com Jess’s WoT song parody: https://youtu.be /Gzr4UkOnEr0 Joe: https://twitter.com/arantalk?lang =en Talk’aran’rhiod’s Wo...
Mar 23, 2021•3 hr 9 min
Enarra comes back to help us close out the epilogue of Lord of Chaos. Lots of reading out loud for this one! This is the end of Era 2 of the saga of the Dragon of Time, and the midpoint of the series, congrats to us for getting here. The Lord of Chaos is indeed ruling. Goodbye Herid Fel, too bad you couldn't light that pipe with your mind. This is our first sighting of a golem, which calls to mind this periodic reminder: http://www.steelypips.org/wotfaq/1_dark/1.6_beasties/1.6.2_gholam .html Lin...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Seth and Aradia are joined by Szeth, first-time guest and winner of the SpoilerCon2019 silent auction for the guest spot on this recording! A record-shattering 47 guests tuned in live to listen to this highly anticipated chapter, in which we discuss the actual duration and agony of Rand’s time in the box, are staggered by the scale of death in fantasy and real life, contemplate the many ways in which the Aiel have responded to their world being turned upside down, and debate the morality of the ...
Mar 16, 2021•3 hr 25 min
Brett from Wheel Weaves rejoins us for 10 days of Perrin gathering an army on the way to Dumai’s Wells. Warfare is changing across the series, even as Perrin keeps the national groupings of his army more separate than the other two ta’veren. Seth reads a chilling passage of wolf conversation. Other important topics covered include Ogier ears, human navels, apologizing Danil’s brother Tell, wondering if Verin tipped off Taim, and celebrating Aradia’s 3rd anniversary of their first appearance on t...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Introducing long-time Discord friend of the podcast, OBThunder aka Ken, who is apparently also Perrin! We compare the pain of losing RJ to the Bleakness, and The Feast of Lights to Mardi Grai in the 80s. Aradia and Ken both have the same problem with keeping Dashiva and Narishma apart, but agree that Rand retires to become another Herid Fel. Sevanna initiates a false flag operation, making Dumai’s Wells inevitable in only two more chapters. Also, make sure to go check out the WoT song parody con...
Mar 09, 2021•2 hr 23 min
