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Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastCradle | SplintercastIn this inaugural episode of Splintercast (or is it a revival?), we take a look at the Cradle series by Will Wight! As you're used to from Shardcast, there's lots to talk about. Splintercast is a new spin-off series where we discuss media outside Brandon's works and the cosmere. New episodes will come out sporadically, don't expect this to become a regular thing!
This episode we have Ala (Rasarr), Evgeni (Argent), Shannon (Grey), Ben (Overlord Jebus), and Ian (Weiry)! This is also the first episode edited by Marvin (Paleo), so please excuse any jankiness in the episode.
Abidan Archive (Words...
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Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastStoneshaping & Ancient DawnsingersThis episode of Shardcast, we're talking about the Venli chapters where she's Stoneshaping in Rhythm of War, the implications of the ancient past, and Ars Arcanum info! This is quite a spicy one here, as always happens when we talk about the pre-First Desolation time.
We have Eric (Chaos), David (Windrunner), Evgeni (Argent), and Marvin (Paleo)!
00:00 Introductions and Show & Tell
5:39 Stoneshaping and Cohesion
19:50 Ars Arcanum Info
46:47 Deepest Ones
53:09 Talking with Stones, Ancient Dawnsingers
1:31:28 Spren of Stones
1:54:10 Who's That Cosmere Character
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2022-09-052h 08
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastShards and Hybrid Shards (From JordanCon 2022Time for something different: it's our first episode that we recorded in-person! This one happened in JordanCon 2022 this April, and we're talking about Shards and hypothesizing about Shard hybrids! Sorry for the audio and video quality; I am not really happy with it here but hopefully it's fine enough.
This episode have Eric (Chaos), Rosemary (Kaymyth), Evgeni (Argent), Ben (Overlord Jebus), and Joshua (jofwu)!
With this, we are officially back to biweekly for the foreseeable future. Our next episode will be on the 28th or 29th.
00:00 Intros and nonsense
3:31 Which Shard would you pick?
10:12 Hybrid Shards
26:45 Audience pitches hybrid shards
37:15...
2022-05-151h 06Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastSecret Project 4 Reactions: Holy Crap!This week, we're talking about Secret Project 4! An intriguing start and a lot of cosmere connections to pull. Next week, look out for the WoBs related to this Secret Project... and then I promise we'll get to that Stormlight Prologue next.
Spoilers for ALL COSMERE WORKS. Seriously, we're not kidding. Very spoilers here.
This episode's cast is Eric (Chaos), Alyx (Feather), David (Windrunner), Marvin (Paleo), Veronica (Cheyenne), and Ala (Rasarr).
Secret Project 4 reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ6FHoT4oyg
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2022-04-172h 13Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastHUGE WoBs! Secret Project 1 Words of BrandonRemember how last week we said "oh if there are any good WoBs we'll put them at the beginning of Secret Project 2's episode"? Yeah, no, Brandon ruined that immediately by dropping huge lore bombs instantly in the Secret Project 1 stream, so we HAD to do a full episode on that. The first hour has some crazy stuff, so take a look!
This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Ala (Rasarr), Marvin (Paleo), and Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai)!
Secret Project 1 Sample Chapters: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/first-look-at-secret-project-1/
Secret Project 1 Spoiler Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQD2JKr3ljo
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2022-03-211h 55Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastBrandon's Big Announcement | Emergency ShardcastWe had to quickly put together a Shardcast in record time to discuss Brandon's video on March 1st. Make sure you check that out before watching this one (at https://youtu.be/6a-k6eaT-jQ ) because we go right into it.
Our cast for this episode is Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Marvin (Paleo), who really cruised through to record this in quickly!
Brandon's video: https://youtu.be/6a-k6eaT-jQ
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson
00:00 The Announcement
5:55 Kickstarter
12:15 Covers
18:42 Books
44:18 Recap and Closing
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2022-03-0249 minShardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastTalking Skyward Flight with Author Janci PattersonWe are incredibly excited to have a special Shardcast where we got to talk to Janci Patterson, co-author of the Skyward Flight novellas: Sunreach, ReDawn, and Evershore! We talk to her about the process, Evershore, and a bit about future Skyward things she and Darci Cole will be working on after Defiant is out! She is completely lovely we had a blast chatting with her!
This episode, we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Jess (LadyLameness), Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai), and of course, Janci Patterson, who is actually on our Discord (https://discord.gg/17thshard) as jancilynne!
Janci puts out a ton...
2022-01-231h 54Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastState of the Sanderson 2021Brandon's State of Sanderson blog post is coming out (as stated on the spoiler stream) on the morning of December 20th. We thought it'd be fun to do our Shardcast on State of Sanderson live so we can interact with chat about this. You'll have to excuse the empty spaces and lack of WTCC clues on screen; I can't edit this video otherwise the chat will go away!
On this episode, we had Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Veronica (Cheyenne Sedai)!
Here's the link to the blog post: https://www.brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2021/
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2021-12-211h 45Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastCytonic ReactionsCytonic, the third Skyward novel, is out now, and now we are discussing everything in this episode of Shardcast! We start with some non-spoilery thoughts, and then we get deep into the weeds on what we think as well as talk about some lore topics too. What did you think of Cytonic? Put your comments below!
This episode has Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ala (Rasarr)!
Eric's Non-spoiler Cytonic review: https://youtu.be/leggchPjUMk
Jessie's Non-spoiler Cytonic review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wEWrCs_BkM
Jessie's Spoiler Cytonic review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX6...
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Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastReDawn Reactions "Mini"sodeReDawn, the second of the Skyward Flight novellas came out on October 26th, and so we're here with another bonus Shardcast doing our reactions! It's not very "mini" of a mini-episode, but I guess under two hours is mini for us.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Jessie (LadyLameness), and Marvin (Paleo)!
Thumbnail art is the ReDawn cover by Charlie Bowater: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUu-sMAtOeq/
YouTube chapters:
00:00 Introductions
01:53 Spoiler free thoughts
08:20 Full spoilers, top moments, thoughts on collabs
26:15 The ending
42:33 Cuna
46:11 Alanik
1:00:29 UrDail Culture
1:10:05 Slugs and Cytonics
1:26:34 Who's That Cytoverse Character
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2021-11-021h 38Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastSunreach MinisodeSunreach, the first of the Skyward Flight novellas, came out last week, and so here's a bonus, "shorter" Shardcast on us discussing this novella! Turns out it's pretty great. There will still be a regular episode this weekend.
On this episode, we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Marvin (Paleo) who brought along his slug friend, and Ala (Rasarr)!
Yes, I know this is already longer than many podcasts but shhh, it's short for us. Under 75 minutes? So short!
Sunreach cover by Charlie Bowater: https://www.instagram.com/p/CUE9mYzLBQF/
Chapters:
00:00 Introductions
1:05 Sunreach General Thoughts
9:30 FM
15:18 Romance
22:02 Collaborations
30:49 Slugs
38:39 Space...
2021-10-041h 13Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastLux ReactionsWe got a new Brandon Sanderson book this year already, and it is Lux! It is an Audible original set in the Reckoners universe, and it's time for us to talk about it. Overall we liked it, but we obviously get into the weeds, because it's Shardcast. Spoilers for the original Reckoners trilogy (Steelheart, Firefight, and Calamity) here, but if you haven't listened to Lux yet, we start with spoiler-free reactions. Chapters are below!
Hosting this episode is David (Windrunner), and we also have Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Danielle (FelCandy), and Marvin (Paleo)! How many ways can Evgeni say a...
2021-09-122h 20
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastShallan's PastIn 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), and Jessie (Lady Lameness, who I still owe brownies to).
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2021-07-252h 28Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastQueerness in the CosmereHappy Pride Month everyone! This episode of Shardcast, we get very gay. We're talking about Queerness in the Cosmere, so we're talking about queer representation, examples, how Brandon has evolved over time and is putting in more representation. We also have some critiques and hopes for the future. So if you want to see the cosmere from a queer lens, this episode is for you!
This week Jess (LadyLameness) has killed Eric and is hosting the podcast instead, and we have our token straight person, Alyx (Feather), as well as Matt (Comatose), Shannon (Grey), Ala (Rasarr), and Kadie (AonEne)!
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2021-06-192h 18Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastIsharToday on Shardcast, we talk about an extremely nice, totally sane character: Ishar! He definitely did not have his hand in a lot of stuff, or cause many problems. And he certainly did nothing disturbing in Rhythm of War! Also, news, and limmericks in Who's That Cosmere Character!
This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), Ben (Overlord Jebus), and Ala (Rasarr), who even though it was just three letters wrong, I still pronounced it wrong. Way to go, Eric.
Thumbnail art is the Ishar endpaper from Oathbringer, by Dan Dos Santos: https://www.brandonsanderson.com...
2021-06-052h 42Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastMoashThis week on Shardcast, we're talking about everyone's favorite character: Moash. Has any other character inspired such emotion throughout the fandom as that wayward-est member of Bridge Four? We're taking a deep dive into Moash's character, with plenty of hot takes on what role he serves in the narrative, where we think he might go after Rhythm of War (RoW spoiler warning!), the most important question: Should Moash be redeemed, or should he die very horribly in a very hot fire? Stay tuned to find out.
We have Eric (Chaos), Alyx (Feather), Ian (Weiry), Grace (Gatorgirl), Shannon (Grey), and Matt...
2021-05-081h 57Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastQ1 2021 Words of Brandon: Our Brandon Interview and More!Let's catch up on some Words of Brandon! In January, we did a Shardcast with Brandon, so we discuss what we learned from that, as well as getting through everything else that's happened in the first quarter of 2021! There's a bunch of things!
This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Alyx (Feather), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Joshua (jofwu)! Thanks to Ben for editing this one!
If you didn't see our episode with Brandon, check it out here: https://youtu.be/fZMuK8i0Wwg
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2021-04-242h 18Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastFabrials and Rhythm of War Part One EpigraphsLet's talk about fabrials! We sure learned a bunch about them in Rhythm of War, that's for sure. This is the first of two episodes on fabrials. In this one we're going through the Part One epigraphs, which really did have a ton of fabrial stuff. We'll continue this next time, but do note Shardcast will be back to every other week after this one.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry, and who lives by a jet plane known as his laptop's fan), Evgeni (Argent), Joshua (jofwu), Marvin (Paleo), and making a return from a long, long time ago is...
2021-02-271h 54Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastLord of ScarsWe have an in-depth, meaty Shardcast for you this week, on the Lord of Scars. Big Rhythm of War and cosmere spoilers in this. Like really. Also, some of the things we discuss here were in the Brandon episode last week (https://youtu.be/fZMuK8i0Wwg), but hopefully you don't terribly mind.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Alyx (Feather), and Matt (Comatose)! Thank you to Alyx for editing this. There were some pretty significant rendering issues this time. Thaidakar really didn't want this episode out, I suppose.
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:01:37 - Who is the Lord...
2021-01-302h 53Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastShardcast ft. Brandon Sanderson (Rhythm of War and Cosmere Spoilers)Brandon Sanderson is on Shardcast! We're here to discuss some fandom stuff, and then we transition into full spoilers and Rhythm of War spoilers to talk about some big spoilers there. And yes, he DOES play Who's That Cosmere Character! Thank you for Brandon coming on and his publicist Adam for setting this up!
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Alyx (Feather), and of course, Brandon!
The amazing meme of Magellan and Brandon is made by the absolutely wonderful Connor Chamberlain: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/kxdrud/originally_posted_to_crem_but_people_have_told...
2021-01-231h 55Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastSixth of the Dusk 2 ReadingWelcome to a brand-new year, and a brand-new Shardcast! Many of you have requested this Sixth of the Dusk 2 reading that Brandon read at the Rhythm of War release party, which you can find here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/448/#e14408 So it's time to get that done now that we finished our initial set of Rhythm of War topics, and oh boy, this one is exciting! Please be warned there are Rhythm of War things in this episode, and if you don't want spoilers for the space age cosmere, pass on this episode!
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry...
2021-01-031h 46Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastChatting with Daniel Greene about Fantasy, Cosmere, and Rhythm of WarThis episode of Shardcast has a special guest: Daniel Greene! He runs an excellent YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw--xPGVVxYzRsWyV1nFqgg) with fantasy news, reviews, and sometimes some fun skits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcZVAPGE-YE). We're chatting with him about fantasy in general, the cosmere, and Rhythm of War! There are some cosmere spoilers in this one, and we blab about Rhythm of War from 30:16 to about 1:25:09. You can just skip them using the chapters below if you prefer. And go check out his channel if you want content shorter than two hours!
We have Eric...
2020-12-102h 02Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastTaravangianThis week's episode of Shardcast is a bit late, but it's time to talk about Taravangian! This one has big Rhythm of War and cosmere spoilers so beware.
Our cast this week is Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Marvin (Paleo)!
Thumbnail art of Taravangian is Mastermind, by Ari Ibarra, from Call to Adventure: The Stormlight Archive: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/g229km
Art that is in Marvin's background by taratjah: https://www.instagram.com/p/BumPwumnjiO/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet/
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2020-12-071h 51Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastRhythm of War Part Two Epigraphs (Part Two Spoilers Only!)Rhythm of War Part Two Epigraphs (Part Two Spoilers Only) | Shardcast
Rhythm of War is OUT! We hope you've been enjoying it. This is our first Rhythm of War Shardcast, and it does NOT have full book spoilers, just through Part Two. Honestly, we don't really talk about anything other than the Part Two epigraphs, so as long as you've read those, you are ready for this! Please no full book spoilers in the comments! And if you've read the book, well, you know why we are talking about this first.
We have a big cast today! We are excited...
2020-11-192h 14Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe DawnshardsIt's our second Dawnshard episode (and our last Shardcast before Rhythm of War), and this one is pedantic! We're getting to... well, the big thing we didn't talk about in the last one. There's so much to discuss here. And here's a great line from this episode: "I guess we are going off different definitions of the word 'action' here." Excellent. Grace also blows Eric's mind at one point.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and David (Windrunner).
Buy Dawnshard: https://www.amazon.com/Dawnshard-Stormlight-Archive-Brandon-Sanderson-ebook/dp/B08MXXWYT7
Our Rhythm of War Review: https://youtu.be...
2020-11-142h 16Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe ReturnedWe talk about Returned, Returned healing, memory, perception, new God Kings, Vo, and the Royal Locks. Oh and Austrism. And... health insurance. Vroom vroom. No Rhythm of War spoilers, but Warbreaker and cosmere spoilers.
We have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Ben (Overlord Jebus).
This is our second to last episode before Rhythm of War's release. Our last one will be Dawnshard, which ideally will be out so we can keep up our biweekly cadence, but we will see! Then weekly podcasts return on the week of the 17th for a few months!
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2020-10-251h 48Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastDark One LoreThis episode of Shardcast, we are returning to Mirandus and the world of Dark One for more lore and analysis. You can get the ebook of Dark One right now, but hardcovers of it start shipping August 17th. You can get them here (https://store.vaultcomics.com/products/brandon-sandersons-dark-one). This is our second Dark One podcast, our first one happened at the beginning of July (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd320aE9umU&t). We anticipated this one would come out a bit earlier, but then stuff kept happening! We hope you enjoy this one.
We have Eric (Chaos...
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Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastRhythm of Previews: Rhythm of War Prologue through Chapter 3Today we're beginning a new series: Rhythm of Previews, where Danielle and Marvin discuss the preview chapters of Rhythm of War, the fourth Stormlight Archive book. We're hoping to keep these a bit shorter than Shardcast, so we won't talk in incredible detail on everything, but we'll do our best to give you the highlights! Tor.com released the prologue and chapter 1 on Thursday, and then chapters 2 and 3 Tuesday, so this is a double-lengthed episode. We're going to do this weekly (assuming scheduling works out), so our next episode will half the length since there will just be one or...
2020-07-301h 21Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastDawnshard Novella Title and PredictionsWe wanted to do a "short" episode of us discussing the reveal of the novella that will be out prior to Rhythm of War, Dawnshard! But then we blabbed. We blabbed a lot about a lot of things. Things we know basically nothing about. But now you will also know the nothing we know about Dawnshards and Aimians together. After all, the real Dawnshards are the friends we met along the way.
For news and info on Dawnshard, see here: https://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/so-the-novella-is-called-dawnshard-r579/
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Joshua (jofwu...
2020-07-241h 53Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastDark One Reactions and AnalysisThis episode of Shardcast is sponsored by Hank Green and his new book, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, which comes out July 7th! Go to hankgreen.com for details or get it wherever books are sold!
Dark One (book 1) is out and it turns out the graphic novel is really good! Come here for our reactions (spoiler-free) and then we go into detail on some of the in-depth stuff of this universe. It's cool, and there's so much to talk about we'll have another episode on it later! This is the freshest takes you'll get from us since this is literally...
2020-07-031h 31Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastTenth Anniversary Livestream Part 2We did a massive, five hour long livestream on Saturday for 17th Shard's tenth anniversary! This is the second part. In this part, we discuss our favorite characters, more fandom moments, Ship It or Rip It, and more! Please note this is also not as edited as usual and is almost exactly what the stream saw, so we apologize for blank space.
For this part, we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Alyx (FeatherWriter), Grace (thegatorgirl), Matt (Comatose), and Shannon (Grey).
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2020-06-092h 24Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastDead Loved Ones in the CosmereThis episode we're talking about characters and tropes. Let's talk about the dead spouses (mostly wives) and dead parents in the cosmere. Well, dead fathers in non-cosmere works, but hey. We talk about the Lost Lenore trope as well as fridging, and a good bit of poking fun about all the dead wives in Brandon's works.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Grace (thegatorgirl), Shannon (Grey), and Matt (Comatose).
In two weeks we will not have our usual episode. Instead, on Saturday, June 6th, we are going to be celebrating 17th Shard's ten year anniversary. We opened our site on...
2020-05-221h 49Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastMaking Fun of Our Old Cosmere TheoriesYou know how we say on Shardcast that we don't need rails? Well turns out we rarely had rails to begin with. Today we are taking a look at our old cosmere theories. And when I say old I mean real old, like from 2008, pre-Hero of Ages. We'll talk about some fandom history on the forums, tell you how we got into the fandom, and mock old our old theories all around. Then at the end we'll give you some advice on how you can theorycraft better. Hopefully you'll enjoy this retrospective, and I imagine eventually we'll do another one...
2020-05-082h 06
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe HorneatersIt's time for a very loopy and entertaining podcast on the Horneaters. We talk about their origins, their culture, Rock and his mysteries, and more. And it is sometimes a little silly sometimes. This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Shannon (Grey).
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy, but if we missed something, we're sure you'll comment below!
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2020-01-051h 54
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastNalthis Star Chart, More Stormlight 4 Prologue, and Tons of WoBs!There is a ludicrous amount of stuff to talk about on today's Shardcast. First up, we show off Crafty Games's metal Mistborn dice (http://mistborndice.com/), which are awesome, then we dig right into the Nalthis Star Chart, which has some... anomalies, you could say. Then we get more of the Stormlight 4 Prologue (https://wob.coppermind.net/events/395/#e13027) and confirms what we were thinking last time. Then Harmony, there are so many Words of Brandon from Brandon's trip to Israel and Prague. We get stuff on Dawnshards, Cultivation, avatars, and we get into the weeds. And Rafotory. Obviously.
This...
2019-11-242h 26
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastIri and KurthToday we are talking about the Iriali, the strange gold-skinned people in Iri. We're talking about their religion, the Seven Lands, the One, and more! And you know what we talk about more? Kurth. A lot. You could say we were kurthed to talk about it. Did you think there was enough to talk about a single city? Apparently!
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Grace (thegatorgirl), Evgeni (Argent), and Ben (Overlord Jebus).
If you're curious why this is a week late, Shardcast is now moving to an every other week schedule: https://youtu.be/9LNFRtHSvWg
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2019-08-311h 47
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastShip It or Rip It?This might actually be the funniest Shardcast yet. This time, we have a random number generator pick a pair from about a hundred cosmere characters. Two teams must argue whether they should be shipped, or we should rip that ship. The best part is making people suffer arguing for really awful ships. Or maybe Alyx judging a certain Renarin ship... You won't be sad tuning into this one.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Grace (thegatorgirl), Alyx (Feather), Shannon (Grey), and Matt (Comatose). My apologies to Grace who I let down immensely in this episode.
Send your Who's That Cosmere...
2019-07-191h 44
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastStormlight 4 Reading and Germany Words of BrandonLegends say it is possible that Shardcast can get through Words of Brandon in a single episode, and this time we do it! We also discuss a Stormlight 4 reading ( https://wob.coppermind.net/events/388-bonn-signing/#e12676 ), which you can skip past at 20:30. There are some neats Words of Brandon in this one, too, talking about Shards, the survival Shard, and the purpose of the Rosharan system!? It's pretty fun.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Grace (thegatorgirl). Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to wtcc@17thshard.com!
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works...
2019-07-131h 49
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastListener Songs #2 (Songs of Histories, Wars, Winds, Secrets, and Spren)This week we are continuing going through the Words of Radiance Part Two epigraphs and the listener songs, and we're talking about the objectively more spicy ones. We get into history stuff, forms of power, and talking about the Surges themselves.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Alyx (FeatherWriter). Thanks to Ben for editing this one!
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy, but if we missed something, we're sure you'll comment...
2019-06-141h 36
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastListener Songs #1 (Songs of Listing and Revision)This week on Shardcast we thought we would talk about another set of epigraphs that we haven't discussed too in-depth: the listener songs from Words of Radiance! And we naively thought we could finish them all in a single episode, because the Song of Listing didn't have that much in it, right? Well turns out there's a lot of mysteries there! Next time we're getting to the spicy songs in the Song of Secrets, though, so stay tuned.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Alyx (FeatherWriter). Thank you to Ben for editing this episode!
Shardcast...
2019-06-071h 10
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastMarch/April Words of Brandon and JordanCon RecapToday we are catching up on some Words of Brandon from earlier this year in March and April. There was an Orem signing in March and FanX in April that we grind through, and hey, guess what, we did it in a SINGLE EPISODE. Efficiency! In addition, this is Feather's first episode she has edited, and let me tell you, what she did at the ending was amazing!
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Ben (Overlord Jebus). Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to wtcc@17thshard.com.
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive...
2019-05-311h 50
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastWho's That Cosmere Character?This week we have a special episode, where we have an episode solely of Who's That Cosmere Character! And this time, we're keeping score! Who will win this duel of fates? Who will be the best at Who's That Cosmere Character? ...It'll be Ian, won't it? Probably! If you want to send one of these in, send it to wtcc@17thshard.com!
Ben (Overlord Jebus) is hosting and it's weird. We also have Eric (Chaos) who always deserves half points, Ian (WeiryWriter), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Shannon (Grey). We have some special WTCC's too, so get ready!
Shardcast is the premier...
2019-05-251h 30
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Lord Ruler (Mechanics and Powers)After a short break on Shardcast last week due to sickness, we're back discussing the Lord Ruler, and this time its for PedantiCast action with his mechanics, powers, and abilities. And his powerset is absolutely ridiculous! We talk about Investiture, nicrosilminds, Hemalurgic unicorns... it's everything you want. Maybe.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Ben (Overlord Jebus)
WTCC: 1:06:35
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy, but if we missed something, we're sure...
2019-05-171h 17
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Lord Ruler (Character and History)This week on Shardcast we are done with Roshar. Take that, Roshar, it's time for Scadrial's time in the sun. (Get it? Because they are closer to the sun in Era 1. Hah, jokes.) Anyway, we are talking about one of the most interesting things on Scadrial: the Lord Ruler! We're talking about his character and history, and we'll talk in detail about his powers next week. We talk about the Ascension A LOT, get derailed from talking about the subjugation of Terris, and of course, get annoyed thinking about the Lord Ruler's kids.
Today we have Eric (Chaos, who talks...
2019-05-041h 58
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Knights Radiant #3 (Elsecallers, Willshapers, Stonewards, Bondsmiths)On this very Tense (yet Cohesive) Shardcast, we actually do finish talking about every order of Knights Radiant, getting through four orders in just over two hours. So yes, it's long, but technically speaking, shorter than the last one. We also go seriously into the weeds on a matter of Surges. But I'm sure it's no big deal and there will be no Tension in this.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and David (Windrunner), whose camera doesn't work for no apparent reason. Eh, it sucked anyway.
Elsecallers: 03:49
Willshapers: 36:52
Stonewards: 1:09:02
Bondsmiths: 1:16:20
Who's That Cosmere...
2019-04-272h 02
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Knights Radiant #2 (Edgedancers, Truthwatchers, and Lightweavers)We're back with more Knights Radiant, and this time we go even slower, getting sidetracked with lots of Surgebinding PedantiCast action. How does Progression work? Future sight stuff, Soulcasting mechanics, and Shadesmar and astral projection. Oh, we also talk about some Knights Radiant...
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and David (Windrunner).
Table of Contents:
Edgedancers: 04:10
Truthwatchers: 30:11
Lightweavers: 59:11
Who's That Cosmere Character: 1:40:29
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy...
2019-04-201h 56
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Knights Radiant #1 (Windrunners, Skybreakers, Dustbringers)This week on Shardcast, we're going to start a multi-week adventure in discussing all the Orders of Knights Radiant, starting with the Windrunners, Skybreakers, and Dustbringers. You should not be surprised we'll talk about this for three episodes. We go into their oaths, their Surges, and more. Also, space whales and MMO jokes.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and David (Windrunner).
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy...
2019-04-131h 52
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastDeath Rattles 2It's time for Death Rattles on Shardcast this week! Check out our previous episode for our previous analysis ( https://soundcloud.com/17thshard/death-rattles-analysis-1 ). There are some pretty good ones this week, in addition to us not knowing Words of Radiance chapter titles, apparently.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and David (Windrunner).
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy, but if we missed something, we're sure you'll comment below!
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2019-04-061h 40
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastOathbringer RetrospectiveIt's been exactly 500 days, one Rosharan year since Oathbringer's release, and so here is an episode where after we reread Oathbringer, we see what we think about the book now that we aren't hyped to oblivion about it. Did our thoughts change? How's the pacing? All this and more this week on Shardcast!
(Don't worry, there will be more Death Rattles next week!)
We have almost everyone on the show this week, with a record six people. We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), Ben (Overlord Jebus)--who's internet sucked hard so he had to leave--and Shannon...
2019-03-292h 03
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastDeath Rattles Analysis 1Did you like epigraph analysis episodes? Well now that Oathbringer is well behind us, let's go back and analyze all the Death Rattles! Will we get it all done in a single episode? Hah, that's adorable for you to think that.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Joshua (jofwu), and David (Windrunner).
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy, but if we missed something, we're sure you'll comment below!
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2019-03-221h 32
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastChildren of the NamelessAt least a nonzero of you wanted this: an episode on Children of the Nameless, a novella Brandon wrote in the Magic: The Gathering universe, released for free last December. Is it any good? Turns out it's actually pretty good even if you don't know about Magic. We are going to talk about the plot as well as the lore.
To that end we have a special guest Colton (coltonx9), a Sharder and long time listener who we brought in to educate us about Magic: The Gathering lore. We also have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), and Evgeni (Argent).
Shardcast is...
2019-03-151h 02
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastShardplatecast!This week, it isn't Shardcast, but ShardPLATEcast, because we're talking about Shardplate. We talk about all the details on how Shardplate works, its function, differences between the Radiant version and non-Radiant version. Of course, we hypothesize how one gets Plate and how that works. But wait, there's also Inception noises and Avengers references. Everything you could want, really.
We just have three of us today: Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), and Ben (Overlord Jebus) who's mic is bad today because... well, you'll see. Grrrr. Yes, I know he sounds like crap in this.
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works...
2019-03-091h 55
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastCognitive ShadowsToday on Shardcast, we are SPOOOOOKY because we're talking about ghosts! COSMERE ghosts! That is to say, Cognitive Shadows. What are Cognitive Shadows? Where have we seen them? How does it work? Find out this and more!
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Joshua (jofwu).
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy, but if we missed something, we're sure you'll comment below!
Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com.
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2019-03-021h 41
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastHistory of Roshar Part 2This week on Shardcast, we're talking about the time on Roshar after the Last Desolation. We talk about the Recreance, the False Desolation, and beyond! And of course, whether lurnips are related to curnips. Just what you wanted.
We have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Joshua (jofwu).
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy, but if we missed something, we're sure you'll comment below!
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2019-02-221h 37
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastHistory of Roshar Part 1Continuing our series of episodes where we think "eh, we won't talk that much, we can fit it into one episode" is the History of Roshar. Yeah, okay, it's hilarious we could fit it into one episode, but we spent a lot more time on Rosharan prehistory than I expected! We get up through the Last Desolation this week, and we'll talk about after the Desolations and the Recreance next time.
We have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Joshua (jofwu).
(If you'd like to see my Desolation math spreadsheet, it's here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1prORC7...
2019-02-161h 44
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast"Who Needs Rails?" Idaho Falls Holiday Words of BrandonWe did it, everyone. It's the last Words of Brandon episode for (hopefully) a long time, with the holiday 2018 Idaho Falls Words of Brandon. Behold my cohosts work really hard at derailing my best efforts at getting on task, from talking about Hoid's tramp stamp, and so, so much more. Where we're going, we don't need rails, I guess. You don't know what I do for mankind. Without me, you've doomed yourself to Argent stories...
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Grace (thegatorgirl).
Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com. See you next week!
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2019-02-091h 28
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastCognitive Mumbo Jumbo - Skyward Tour #4Welcome to Shardcast! We're always on time, always on task, and as (almost) always, it's back to Skyward Tour Words of Brandon! This time we have: Robot Grace! Cognitive Mumbo Jumbo instead of just Spiritual Mumbo Jumbo! And actual WoBs on Skyward! What is this madness.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl).
Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com. See you next week!
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion...
2019-02-021h 39
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastHemalurgy, Bind Points, and More!This week on Shardcast, we continue to talk about Hemalurgy and the new Hemalurgy table. This time we talk about bind points and blood! Fun! But, I mean, it is Hemalurgy. "This chart needs more blood." - Eric. One last thing: Shardcast will now be moving to Friday releases (US timezones) from now on. My apologies!
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Matt (Comatose).
Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com. See you next week!
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run...
2019-01-251h 18
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Hemalurgy Table! (Part 1)The Hero of Ages leatherbound came out just after New Year's, and with it, the long-awaited Table of Hemalurgic Metals! We now bring you the finest group of pedants to discuss all of the new powers, and more! In fact we talked so much (over three hours!) that we split this into two episodes. This first one we're exclusively talking about the Hemalurgic powers, but don't worry we're going to be talking about bind points and more next time.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Matt (Comatose).
3:20 - The Hemalurgy Table!
10:25 - The...
2019-01-181h 39
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastHeralds and Ashyn!? Skyward Tour Words of Brandon #3Bored of Words of Brandon? Don't worry, we're here to spice it up this episode with: more Felt! Dragons! And, one of the craziest Words of Brandon yet. (Go to 1:00:33 for the start of it.) Also this features arguing about Sleepless, what the singers are called, and even more PedantiCast action that you (maybe?) want.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl). Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com.
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2019-01-111h 42
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastHoid Wouldn't Hold Nightblood - Skyward Tour Words Of Brandon #2On this totally on time episode of Shardcast, Eric screwed up recording so he can't put Words of Brandon on screen. Production value! But, we do get some cool stuff with Voidlight. Also, space whales, the Super Cannon, and the UnBae'd. And, lastly, Eric freaks out about the Lord Ruler's children, as usual.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Shannon (Grey). Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com.
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We...
2019-01-041h 42
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastSkyward Tour Words of Brandon #1Merry Christmas, everyone! This week we are beginning catching up on Words of Brandon, and we're starting with the Skyward AMAs. So you know what that means: it is time for Shardcast to misread/make fun of people's Reddit usernames! Also, we have Words of Brandon on screen for those of you watching on video! Look at that production value! There's a new working title for Stormlight 4, us arguing over Hemalurgy, and more!
Our cast today is Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Joshua (jofwu).
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of...
2018-12-261h 38
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastState of Sanderson 2018State of Sanderson 2018 (https://brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2018/) is out and here is our podcast talking about the news, Children of the Nameless, and the future for Brandon. We discuss the increasing trend for collabs in Brandon's works. We also talk about our feelings on this year. We have some fantastic memes, and learn Evgeni is sometimes creepy. Lastly talk about Tolkien for no reason, and as usual, are super pedantic.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Ben (Overexposed Jebus).
Thank you all for watching this year. This episode really made me think about how much time has...
2018-12-201h 36
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastStarsight Predictions and Skyward LoreThis week on Shardcast we are returning to Skyward, and we're here to do our predictions for the sequel of Skyward, Starsight! We also get in-depth on the lore of the Skyward Universe. Of course, we additionally discuss... Pacific Rim? Guardians of the Galaxy? Yeah, we talk about a lot here. This episode features probably our longest Who's That Cosmere Character yet, because we're dumb sometimes.
Our cast today is Eric (Callsign: Chaos), Ian (Callsign: WeiryWriter), Grace (Callsign: thegatorgirl), Ben (Callsign: Overlord Jebus), and Shannon (Callsign: Grey).
Our Skyward reactions are here: https://www.17thshard.com/news/shardcast/shardcast-skyward-reactions-on-video-r453/
Shardcast...
2018-12-141h 47
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastDealing With The DavarsThis week on this totally not late and definitely on time episode of Shardcast, we are dealing with the Davars! We kept up with the Kholins, the most influential family on Roshar, so it's time to look into the most influenced family. We talk about all the Davars, the weirdness and mysteries still to be determined, and some ideas for the future. Also, the Seduction Vector and Pokespren.
Our cast today is Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Joshua (jofwu), and Grace (thegatorgirl).
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the...
2018-12-081h 20
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastCosmere CrushesThis week on Shardcast, you learn perhaps way, way too much about us. We're talking about our biggest crushes in the cosmere; our baes, our beefcakes, regardless of how irrational they may be. I almost spat out water. We also discuss the pronunciation of "duchy" and try to kick each other from the call. Who is your biggest cosmere crush? Comment below!
Our cast is Eric (Chaos, also Ba-Ado-Mishram's lover), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Alyx (FeatherWriter, who likes manipulative relationships apparently). Send your Who's That Cosmere Character to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com!
Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works...
2018-11-301h 36
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastCosmere PronunciationThis week on this Thanksgiving's Day Shardcast, it's time for us to dig into pronouncing so many things in the cosmere. Friendships will be shattered on this episode (just like perhaps your family arguments will today!). We actually will have each word we are pronouncing displayed on screen so you can see all the action, and then watch our reactions as people do... interesting things. Put how dumb we are at pronouncing things in the comments, snootiness fully allowed!
Our cast today is Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Alyx (FeatherWriter), Ben (Overlagged Jebus who's camera setup was really, really bad), and...
2018-11-221h 27
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastSkyward ReactionsThis time on Shardcast, not only are we talking about our Skyward reactions (short answer: it was really good), but also we are on VIDEO for the first time. So please, comment below on our ugly/extremely attractive mugs, the quality of video editing, and anything else. I'm very new to editing! All future Shardcasts will be on video, but the audio only version will always be available on Soundcloud and the RSS feed as usual. I think you get a lot out of video in this one, from seeing Grace's deep love for Jorgen, and me looking completely perplexed...
2018-11-151h 42
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastFrost and DragonsThis week on Shardcast, we are discussing one of the mysterious figures in the cosmere: Frost, a real life cosmere dragon. We discuss the letters involving him, the Traveler (https://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/the-traveler-r393/), the Dragonsteel sample chapters (https://brandonsanderson.com/dragonsteel-prime-chapter-25-bridge-four-1/), and the in-world Seventeenth Shard. Also, Pokemon and quantum mechanics. For some reason.
Our cast today is Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Joshua (jofwu, who talks more this time!), and Grace (thegatorgirl).
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2018-11-081h 13
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastStormstriders? Legion Release Words of Brandon P2Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We strive for high-quality discussion and analysis and accuracy, but if we missed something, we're sure you'll comment below!
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2018-11-031h 31
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastNightblood Confirmations! Legion Release Words of Brandon P1Today on Shardcast, there's yet more Words of Brandon, this time from the Legion release party, and boy do we have some real good ones. We get some actual, real-to-goodness confirmations about Nightblood, including some longstanding mysteries being discussed. It's exciting! This Word of Brandon episode is not one to miss. We also get upper and lower bounds on how many Desolations there are! Are you not entertained! Some theories are also destroyed in this one.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent, and head of Taln's fandom apparently), and joining late due to traffic is Ben (Jebus). We'll...
2018-10-251h 26
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastKeeping Up With The Kholins (Adolin and Renarin)It's the last bit of our "short," "surface-level," and "one-episode" series on the Kholins. We're finishing up Dalinar's family unit, and we have to talk about Adolin and Renarin and their family dynamics! And, of course, how it evolves after Dalinar's visit to the Valley or not. Guest starring: Kaves Kholin. This is also our 50th episode! How crazy is that?
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Alyx (FeatherWriter), Shannon (Grey), and Joshua (jofwu).
Don't worry, we'll have plenty more character discussion as we move along. We really did a criminally shallow look at things, and there's plenty more to...
2018-10-181h 08
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastKeeping Up With The Kholins (Dalinar, Evi, and Navani)We're back with Keeping Up With The Kholins, and this time we are talking about Dalinar's side of the family, and Dalinar's adult relationships, like Evi and Navani. It's a great wholesome experience except for all the horrible stuff. Nothing a bit of amnesia can't fix! Also, this episode features fantastic Shardcast Relationship Tips(tm), and literally the... best voice acting you'll ever hear. (Oh, there's also a lot of good character analysis.)
We have Eric (Chaos, and best voice actor NA), Alyx (FeatherWriter), Shannon (Grey, and feels ash), and making his Shardcast debut is Joshua (jofwu) who unfortunately is...
2018-10-111h 15
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastPrologue Character Confirmations! FanX Words of Brandon Part 2We're wrapping up FanX Words of Brandon on Shardcast today. Perhaps most interesting is that Brandon said Navani will likely be the prologue character in Stormlight 4, and Gavilar in #5! We also get some discussion of Shardplate, some RAFOs on Dawnshards, and Hoid and his Lightweaving. We discuss end-positive and end-negative magics for... no discernable reason? We make some Star Wars memes and pitch an "amazing" fanfic idea. Lastly, Argent propositions Hoid. This one is a fun memey episode.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni ("Why do I keep thinking about females," I mean, Argent), and Ben (Overlord Jebus).
Keeping...
2018-10-041h 11
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastCultivationlight!? FanX Words of Brandon P1On today's Shardcast, we discuss the huge amount of things that Brandon has talked about in August and September events, in particular WorldCon and FanX Words of Brandon. There's so much to analyze that we are doing a second one of these next week, and then there will be Legion Words of Brandon soon too.
This episode has some crazy bombs: a third storm, a Cultivationlight? What! There's a surprising amount of detailed questions on the kandra. And, of course, we have the classics, like the Everstorm and Gavilar's black sphere. There's Hoid stuff, Bloody Tan, and, of course, obviously...
2018-09-271h 11
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastLegion ReactionsWith the release of Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds, we thought we'd do a spoilery Shardcast episode where we discuss our feels. There are things to talk about Lies of the Beholder, and so we dig deep into it now!
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), the return of Evgeni (Argent) from World of Warcraft, and Grace (gatorgirl) whose microphone is somehow much worse despite the fact that she just moved and nothing else changed. It's a mystery.
Want a spoiler free look at the third Legion book? Check out Grace's review! http://www.17thshard.com...
2018-09-211h 23
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastKeeping Up With The Kholins (Elhokar, Aesudan, Jasnah)We're continuing what was supposed to be a brief dive into Kholin family dynamics. Unfortunately we recorded for five hours about it, so "brief" didn't really come into it. Last time we discussed Gavilar and Navani's relationships, now we continue Gavilar's side of the family. We nerd out about how well Elhokar is written (so effectively a twerp), Aesudan conspiracy theories, and of course, Jasnah's amazingness.
Check out last week's episode here: http://www.17thshard.com/news/shardcast/keeping-up-with-kholins-1/
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2018-09-141h 00
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastKeeping Up With The Kholins (Gavilar and Navani)Welcome to Keeping Up With The Kholins, the newest reality show about your favorite and most powerful (and very Radiant) Rosharan family. Oh wait, it's just Shardcast. We're here to talk about characters in the Kholin family, their relationships, and what we feel about them. Adorably, we thought we could keep this to one episode. It will be four.
This week we primarily talk about Gavilar and Navani, and their respective relationships. Next time, we'll talk about their children. After that, we'll talk about Dalinar's side of the family. Turns out, there's a lot to talk about with the Kholins...
2018-09-0755 min
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastEndowmentThis week we talk about a Shard of Adonalsium that we think we know a lot of, but there's a lot of mystery about her: Endowment. We discuss her plans, what her Shard means, the Returned, the Tears of Edgli, Austre, and, of course, dragons. We also of course talk about Nalthian TSA agents, and are sad about how long the Warbreaker sequel will take to get in our hands.
Our cast today is Eric (Chaos, who talks too much in this one), Ian (WeiryWriter), Grace (the voice of Endowment), and back from the shadowdays of Shardcast is Josh (Rubix...
2018-08-311h 19
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastVax and Weird ThingsThis time on Shardcast we are talking about all the weird things in the cosmere that were mentioned just a few times and forgot. Like Vax. We also discuss Senna, Lutha, Reya, a lot of Threnody, and a lot of Scadrial. Oh, and a lot of me complaining about the Lord Ruler's kids, because it doesn't make sense. But just know: Vax is the answer to all your questions. Where's the kandra worldhopper? Vax. Where's Vivenna? Vax. How's Stormlight 4 coming along? It's on Vax. Easy.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), David (Windrunner) who is less croaky this...
2018-08-241h 33
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastAdonalsium's Opposition and Idaho Falls Words of BrandonThis week's episode of Shardcast we discuss the recent (ish) signing in Idaho Falls in late July. We get you up to date with "Adonalsium's opposition" (whatever that means) and somehow that's related to Hoid's immortality. What? We also bring up aluminum too much, and Eric tries not to talk about Dragonsteel. There's other Words of Brandon too at this signing. We make bad analogies, and name someone Mr. Conqueror and another Mr. Sarcastipants. This episode has something for everyone. Including onions!
Our cast today is Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Grace (gatorgirl), and Evgeni (Argent). This is actually out a...
2018-08-171h 40
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Missing ShardbladesThis week on Shardcast, we are going to talk about a Stormlight MYSTERY! In the vision of the Recreance, Dalinar says there are more Shards there than known in the present day. That was just a subset of two orders, to say nothing of all the others. So where have all the Shardblades gone? Even the most conservative estimate would mean we are missing a lot. Well, we are here to speculate, and we go through all the possibilities, from sensible to insane. Are you smuggling a Shardblade, or are you just happy to see me?
We have Eric (Chaos...
2018-08-101h 29
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastHalf-ShardsWelcome to Shardcast - Civil War: Episode 2, Half-Shards Edition. We are continuing our discussion on fabrials and we are going straight into a spicy, perhaps infuriating discussion regarding whether half-shards use Radiant spren. Is the answer obvious? What do you think? Tell us down below!
We have Eric (Chaos, who has no strong opinions), Ian (WeiryWriter, at his most pedantic), Evgeni (Argent, who tries to talk), and Matt (Comatose, who fights the good fight).
Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com.
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2018-08-031h 17
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastFabrials and SoulcastersToday on Shardcast, we are digging into fabrials. What are they? How do they work? We discuss all the types of modern fabrials. We also discuss Soulcasters and ancient fabrials and their differences. We also talk a lot about why gemstones crack when a Radiant Soulcaster uses them.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Matt (Comatose)--who really needs to stop making tea during recording. Weird background stuff is his fault!
Next week we will continue and discuss, in exhaustive detail, about half-shards.
Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com.
17th Shard: http://www.17...
2018-07-261h 28
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastCosmere BeefsThis week on Shardcast, we are going to complain. That's right. Many think we are just shill who love everything Brandon does, but that's not true. We're talking about our cosmere beefs this week. Hear us complain about things you maybe had no issue with. Spook. Kelsier. Wayne. Szeth. And, of course, Zane, in an epic rant to end all rants. Welcome to Complaincast.
Your cosmere beefs might be different. Put your top five in the comments. We would love to see them!
Today we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Alyx (FeatherWriter), Matt (Comatose), and David (Windrunner).
17th Shard: http...
2018-07-191h 44
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe OathpactToday on Shardcast, we have mega-Oathbringer spoilers, because we are talking about the Oathpact! First we start by performing Oathbringer Chapter 38, starring Evgeni has a very bored Stormfather. Then, of course, we dig into everything. How do the mechanics of Desolations work? How do the Fused get back to Roshar? When does a Desolation end? And of course we discuss the Everstorm and "new but old of design," because of course we do.
We have Eric (Chaos, aka Mr. "I change Dalinar's voice every line"), Ian (WeiryWriter, and also the narrator), David (Windrunner, and a dashing Navani), and Evgeni (Argent...
2018-07-061h 20
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastNew Shard? MisCon and BookCon Words of BrandonThis week on Shardcast, we discuss Words of Brandon from last month (and early this month) from MisCon and BookCon, and oh boy there's some exciting stuff. Do we have a new Shard? Is Ingenuity a Shard? Oh, we discuss it immensely, but do feel free to put your comments below. . We also talk about cuddling seons, Gavilar's spheres, spheres in general, and, despite not actually having a question prompting it, we discuss the mists on Scadrial a lot. Oh, and lastly, we make of Jebus for not having videos.
Next week we'll be back with a very exciting topic...
2018-06-221h 48
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe SingersThis week on Shardcast, we discuss the singers. Who are the singers (also called the parsh), their background, and their forms. We talk about Rlain's absence, and, of course, the constant discussion of the Everstorm.
We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and Grace (thegatorgirl). Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com.
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2018-06-151h 51
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastOdium v PassionSome things are just inherent rivalries. Batman v Superman. Captain America v Iron Man. And now, we're picking up right from last week, and we are talking about super Oathbringer spoilers. It's Shardcast: Civil War, Odium v Passion. We're discussing what this force is, and we're coming to blows! One that won't simply be solved by saying that both their moms are named Martha.
See below in the YouTube comments and upvote which team you are on, of course, after you listen to our wonderful analysis. Especially Eric's. That guy will totally be proven correct...
This week we have Eric...
2018-06-071h 02
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastOdiumThis week on Shardcast we are talking about Odium. Oathbringer spoilers abound here, of course! We introduce Rayse and Odium, discuss how splintering works, intent vs. Intent (hey, that capitalization matters), and how did Honor trap Odium.
There was so much to discuss that the podcast was originally over two hours long, so we decided to split this. Next week you'll get to hear us argue about Odium vs. Passion, which is very spicy.
Today's cast is Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Evgeni (Argent), and new to Shardcast is Grace (thegatorgirl). Give her a warm welcome!
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2018-05-311h 14
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastJordanCon Words of Brandon AnalysisToday on Shardcast, we are talking about all of the stuff from JordanCon. This will be a twofer episode, which will be continued next week. Here we discussed Shardblades in the Cognitive Realm, answering a question we brought up last week. We also decide we are going to do an Odium podcast, and you'll see that later. We also talk about urges and demiurges. Yup.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Ben (Overlord Jebus), Evgeni (Argent), and Rosemary (Kaymyth). Also starring: terrible Skype audio due to mysterious audio drift.
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2018-05-111h 16
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastJordanCon and The TravelerLate April, there was JordanCon, and today on Shardcast, we have brought two cast members, Evgeni and Rosemary, to give us their thoughts on the convention. We also talk about the craziest thing from there, which was the reading of The Traveler (http://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/the-traveler-r393/), which you should definitely read immediately. It's some of the spiciest cosmere stuff we've gotten in a while.
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Ben (Overlord Jebus), Evgeni (Argent), and Rosemary (Kaymyth). Stay tuned next week and the week after where we do JordanCon Words of Brandon analysis!
17th...
2018-05-041h 14
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Sibling and UrithiruThis time on Shardcast, we are going to discuss one of the mysterious aspects of Oathbringer: the Sibling, and its relationship to Urithiru. We're also talking about the Dawncities and more--surprisingly, the Horneater Peaks too. And, as Ian says: "Caves? Kind of a bummer."
This week we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), and joining us on Shardcast for the first time is Evgeni (Argent). My sincerest apologies about the audio; there were some exceptionally bizarre issues that occurred in editing.
I've also heard that Shardcast is now on iTunes and Google Play Music. Let me know if something doesn't work...
2018-04-261h 40
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastPatji, the VR Experience, ECCC Words of BrandonToday, we have a pretty crazy podcast, where Jebus and I descend into madness. We had planned to discuss what he thought of Emerald City Comic Con, the VR Experience (which he got to try), and then talk about WoBs from there. Brandon, however, had a different plan, and instead posting INSANE things on Reddit that we just had to discuss.
We start with discussing the VR Experience, then we talk about, you guessed it, Patji as we descend into madness from Brandon's Reddit post. We hurt our brains, do some sweet theorizing, then we move into some Emerald City...
2018-03-151h 56
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastSavantism, Resonances, and CompoundingToday on Shardcast, we are talking about various "hacks" and other weirdness in cosmere magics: Savantism, Resonances, and Compounding. Here we will talk about what those are, talk about the weirdness with WoBs about Wax, theories on Resonances, and explain Compounding, because that always seems to go wrong.
We also have a new segment: Who's That Cosmere Character! If you have a character along with five clues for them, send it to whosthatcosmerecharacter@gmail.com. We will eventually get them on the show! But, you know, maybe make them harder than the ones we used here, because it didn't go...
2018-03-091h 09
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastShardcast OuttakesThis week, well... there were some issues with recording. One person got sick, one person had a family emergency. It's been super fun. But we do have an episode of outtakes for you, cut from the stuff that happens before we formally start recording. We also have cut content from The Shardkeepers Podcast episode on Edgedancer, which we had to cut due to Oathbringer stuff. So there is still some discussion, but also plenty of silly.
We will be back with a real episode next week, likely on White Sand.
Here's the relevant Shardkeepers: https://soundcloud.com/17thshard/edgedancer-analysis
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2018-02-0825 min
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastThe Stormlight Love TriangleThis week on Shardcast we will have a nice, leisurely, not at all contentious podcast... Just kidding, we're talking about the Love Triangle in Stormlight Archive with Shallan, Adolin, and Kaladin. We fully expect to have a lot of discord in the comments! Do note that we are talking about our personal opinions and points of view. We do hard to discuss all aspects of the love triangle, but if you disagree, please tell us why below!
We have a bit of a different crew today: Eric (Chaos), Ian (WeiryWriter), Alyx (FeatherWriter), and joining us for the first time is...
2017-12-141h 39
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastAttempting to Read Elantris, Episode 3It's one Rosharan week later (actually two, whatever), so it's time for some Shardcast, and this time it's Episode Three: Revenge of the Plot. Yes, in chapters 7-9, some inklings of the plot actually happened, so of course Eric got bored and read the rest of the book. And, as such, has no idea what happened in the actual triad we were discussing.
We solve many mysteries this week, like who is Mi'chelle's sister? Will Eric get shanked? Why is Josh invading someone's box? What did Eric do to need to be censored? (Okay, we don't really solve that last...
2012-12-111h 13
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastAttempting to Read Elantris, Episode 1We're back, and better (allegedly) than ever! We're switching it up, and now the main Shardcast will be our podcast where we go reading through each book. No, we aren't narrating every book--we know, you're sad--but Mi'ch, Josh, and Eric are here to give you commentary on the books, annotations, and everything! And try to make it entertaining, somehow. This episode's entertainment comes from meat. Vegetarians need not apply. You'll see.
Starting off Season 1 of Shardcast, we will be reading through Elantris, and shockingly, we start at the beginning of that book, and go through Chapter 3. There's arguing about who...
2012-11-0852 min
Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson PodcastSeason 0, Episode 0 - (Un)DefinedWe're here. The "soon" is now, everyone. You've waited for eons and now Shardcast is at last here! And now, for what you've all been waiting for...
...to hear Kerry, Josh, Eric, and Zach blab about random stuff.
Yes, okay, this is a rather jokey, introduction episode to Shardcast. Truly this is the most introductiony podcast there ever was. Hear us talk about the origin of our site name, talking about ourselves, top hats, and most importantly: Vin's Pokemon team. If you think we are kidding, you are sorely mistaken.
Here at Shardcast we don't give you the news you...
2012-06-0817 min