Cosmere Casual

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The Casual Readers' guide for the Cosmere-curious! New episodes published every other Tuesday, with extra episodes on off weeks if we can. The Cosmere is the shared universe for many of Brandon Sanderson's popular fantasy and sci-fi books, like Mistborn and the Stormlight Archive. We discuss Easter Eggs, callbacks, inter-series crossovers, and commentary on the the books. This is for folks who are NOT already superfans of the series - we explain and add context to the series, so you can make all the connections without re-reading, cross-referencing, or missing out.

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07 - Emperor's Soul - Pre-read 09.04.2024 11:32

In this episode, Nick and AJ (but mostly Nick) discuss Nick's favorite book in the Cosmere - the Emperor's Soul! This is a spoiler-free discussion of the book.

06 - Elantris - Cosmere Connections 26.03.2024 27:05

In this episode, Nick and AJ discuss Elantris and the ways it shows up throughout the Cosmere! We discuss the different magic systems, Elantrians that show up in other series... and Sel phones.

05 - Elantris Post-Read 12.03.2024 52:37

In this episode, Nick and AJ review Elantris - this time with spoilers for the book. We break down the plot points and details of what all happened in that climax, and discuss some particulars of the magic system(s).

04 - Elantris Pre-read 27.02.2024 29:17

In this episode, Nick and AJ provide a spoiler-free review of Elantris, the first published book in the Cosmere!

03 - Connections in Mistborn: The Final Empire 13.02.2024 48:10

Abby and Nick discuss their reading experience of Mistborn: The Final Empire (Book 1 of the Mistborn series). In this episode, we focus on how the characters and events of the book fit into the bigger picture of the Cosmere. This episode contains spoilers for the entire published Cosmere - as well as speculation for future books. The Mistborn series is the most "grimdark" of the Cosmere; there are...

00 - Welcome to Cosmere Casual! 13.02.2024 22:26

In this "pilot" episode (recorded after we'd already released multiple episodes - it's casual, you know?) Nick and Abby talk about themselves, why they like the Cosmere, and what this podcast is even about, anyway. A hypothetical suit of armor made out of cheese is also discussed.

02 - Mistborn: The Final Empire (Post-Read) 07.02.2024 44:09

Abby and Nick discuss their reading experience of Mistborn: The Final Empire (Book 1 of the Mistborn series). We focus on what happened in the book and what sorts of foreshadowing there was (and other within-the-book connections that are easy to miss). This episode contains spoilers for The Final Empire, but no other Cosmere books. The Mistborn series is the most "grimdark" of the Cosmer...

01 - Mistborn: The Final Empire Pre-Read 01.02.2024 24:28

In our pilot episode, Nick and Abby talk about Mistborn: The Final Empire (Book 1 of the Mistborn Series). This episode is a spoiler-free set up for the book. We talk about the premise, our experiences with the book, and how it's a good entry point into the Cosmere. The Mistborn series is the most "grimdark" of the Cosmere; there are references to sensitive topics (especially sexual...