Morgan Thorson

Podcast of the Dragon: An Analysis of the Wheel of Time

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With emotion and empathy, bursts of humor and a fair few F-bombs, this spoilery topical literary analysis of Robert Jordan's fantasy series looks at characters, themes, plots, scenes and other Wheel of Time subjects while following the path of the story. For fans familiar with the books looking for something different. (Expect full spoilers, including references from New Spring, WoT Companion, Wiki, Dragonmount, Theoryland, etc.)

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Morgan Thorson

Episodes

5/45: Fragile Bonds 02.05.2024 1:33:47

Morgan explores the relationship between Rand and Moiraine, what leads to her oath, and the consequences. Morgan stopped staying “Lawn”! Celebrate by checking out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-dragon-an-analysis-of...

5/44: What Will Be 19.08.2023 1:30:27

Morgan looks at Mat's story in the Fires of Heaven, and doesn't snicker once when reading about combatants taking each other from behind. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us...

5/43: This Consistent Presence 12.07.2023 2:26:18

Morgan examines Jordan’s characterization of Rand through the Fires of Heaven, as he gets acquainted with Lews Therin. (CW for discussion of mental illness) https://wot.fandom.com/wiki/Statistical_analysis#Unique_POV_Breakdown_9 Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtub...

5/42: Necessary Lessons 18.04.2023 2:36:50

Morgan explores Nynaeve’s story in the Fires of Heaven and probes some of Jordan’s narrative choices for authorial intent. (CW for mention of sexual assault.) Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://...

5/41: Finding the Good Ones 02.03.2023 1:34:04

Step right up! Morgan dives into the circus subplot, exploring its problems and its delights. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-dragon-an-analysis-o...

5/40: Keeping Control 12.02.2023 1:18:04

Morgan rubs her hands in glee before breaking down the Salidar subplot with an eye toward Siuan’s characterization and plotting. Fish guts! Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/...

5/39: Doom, Salvation, Son of a Maiden 07.01.2023 1:18:42

Morgan looks at Rand and how he relates to the Aiel. Remember honor! Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-dragon-an-analysis-of-the-wheel-of-time/id151...

5/38: These Forsaken, Aimed and Aimless 10.11.2022 1:19:31

Morgan examines Forsaken motivations and untangles their schemes in the Fires of Heaven. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-dragon-an-analysis-of-the...

5/37: The Prologue's Inevitable Purpose 10.10.2022 1:32:27

Morgan starts the Fires of Heaven by fangirling about its foundation and execution. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-dragon-an-analysis-of-the-whee...

4/36: A Time of Flux and Destruction 20.07.2022 2:05:11

What do Aiel and Americans have in common? Morgan has opinions. Spears on bucklers as she wraps up the Shadow Rising with an exploration of Aiel identity, and a shepherd’s trip through a sparkle forest and early morning walk through the desert. (CW for brief mentions of sexual assault) Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channe...

4/35: Anything But Tidy 13.06.2022 1:15:29

Seanchan and darkfriends and heroes, Oh my! Morgan delights in the character development and world-building as Elayne and crew arrive in Tanchico, make a new friend, and pull off the world’s ugliest jewelry heist. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/U...

4/34: The Meaning of Tact 27.05.2022 1:00:39

What happens when Elayne and Nynaeve go on a trip together without Egwene? The supergirls get extra super! Morgan explores her favorite WoT relationship as they head toward Tanchico. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please...

4/33: A Different Kind of Apartness 21.04.2022 1:32:14

Goldeneyes! Goldeneyes! Morgan looks at the changes in Perrin once he realizes self-sacrifice isn’t needed, and examines all the new things he's awkward about. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https:...

4/32: Innocence and Sacrifice 06.04.2022 1:16:49

Morgan explores Perrin in the Shadow Rising before he loses all his fucks. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-dragon-an-analysis-of-the-wheel-of-time...

4/31: Angles Within Dreams 18.03.2022 1:05:37

Morgan dives into Tel’aran’rhiod, looking at the exposition and other literary devices RJ uses to build his dream world and develop his dreamers. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Listen to Morgan join WotSpoilers to talk with Seth and Aradia about Path of Daggers Chapter 19! https://wotspoilers.com/wheel-of-time-spoilers-406-pod-ch-19-the-law Check out Podcast of th...

4/30: A Price to be Accepted 08.02.2022 1:26:38

Morgan examines Mat’s situation and choices, and meditates upon his suffering as he fights against accepting his fate. The savor! Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Bonus Minisode: The Princess and the Dragon 02.01.2022 31:56

In this minisode Morgan explores the relationship between Elayne and Rand, and makes the case that it’s not nearly as frivolous as some people claim. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the upcoming Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://...

4/29: To Hold Their Hearts 16.11.2021 1:43:24

Morgan explores Rand’s arc before he heads to Rhuidean, and admires how the leader of the sheep approaches being a king. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the upcoming Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Pillow Talk with Pillow Friends, Bonus Episode 2! 27.10.2021 1:00:16

Here’s another fun bonus episode where Morgan talks with her wife about the Eye of the World. She learns the continent of Randland looks like it's covered in dicks, and wonders if Berelain would be shocked to know where Mayene goes... Music by Kevin MacLeod Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the upcom...

4/28: Coup Coup Ca-Choo (Mistress a'Roihan) 12.10.2021 1:33:05

Morgan dives deep into the fall of the Tower, and determines Rand wasn’t the cause, merely the final excuse. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the upcoming Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-...

4/27: Before the Fall 27.09.2021 1:22:29

Morgan begins The Shadow Rising with an analysis of its prolo- that is, chapter 1, and decides to crack the nut that is this book at its inception, following Jordan’s lead with an examination of Randland’s favorite visionary. Vision haver? Seeress? Oracle? Whatever--you get it. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for co...

Pillow Talk with Pillow Friends, Bonus Episode 1! 09.09.2021 1:49:30

In this fun bonus episode Morgan talks with her wife, a WoT 1st timer, about the Eye of the World chapters 21-26 and various related topics! Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Check out Podcast of the Dragon's YouTube channel for content about the upcoming Wheel of Time show! https://youtube.com/channel/UC1v1jGFan1yL-DhgertaeUQ Please leave a review! https://podcasts....

3/26: Thus Do We Sing the Beginning 02.08.2021 1:22:40

Morgan (who would like to apologize for her editing in this episode) engages in an enthusiastic scene-by-scene examination of the ending of the Dragon Reborn, hitting pause and zooming in as the Emond’s Fielders and their friends come together in the Stone. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-d...

3/25: The Power of Nope 17.07.2021 1:16:01

Morgan examines the conflict between Moiraine and Perrin in the Dragon Reborn. Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-dragon-an-analysis-of-the-wheel-of-time/id1515217593?uo=4 https://twitter.com/PodOfTheDragon?s=09 podcastofthedragon@gmail.com https://discord.gg/syCqfgr - Podcast of the Dragon ht...

3/24: Bad Dragon 28.06.2021 1:18:34

Morgan explores Rand’s mental state in the Dragon Reborn. (CW for discussion of mental illness and suicide.) Please support the show! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=51381686 Please leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-of-the-dragon-an-analysis-of-the-wheel-of-time/id1515217593?uo=4 https://twitter.com/PodOfTheDragon?s=09 podcastofthedragon@gmail.com https://discord.gg/syCq...