Road to Tar Valon : The Wheel of Time Podcast

But first: thank you!!! We made it to episode 100 and we couldn’t have done it without you.  Our journey has been exceptional in so many ways and we are grateful to everyone who has joined us. For this episode we pull apart some of the questions and answers regarding WoT season two given by Rafe Judkins on Twitter recently. We have opened our recordings to live text with our Patrons when we record...

We covered as much as we could, but let’s be honest the Aiel culture is as expansive as it is fascinating. Perhaps there’s a part two somewhere in the future? First half spoiler free, second half spoiler time fun time! We have opened our recordings to live chat with our Patrons when we record. This is for all our patrons, starting at $1 a month, and we just uploaded new merch perks as well. Patreo...

Hey everybody, it’s Lanf…we mean Selene!  Chatting up Mat while he’s sick, channeling at him when he’s skeptical. Just an all around quality gal.  Egwene is pulled into Verin’s chambers (which we would gladly live in!) and leaves with trouble and hope in her hands.  She’s whisked away to be taken to the bowels of the Tower; it is time for her to face her fears in the test to become...

Surprise, surprise, Nyneave decides to defy the Amyrlin by recruiting her own help for the hunt of the Black Ajah. Elaida shows up and is a predictable killjoy. Mat is finally healed, separated from the Shadar Logoth dagger, and already plotting his escape. We say it nearly every week, these chapters are so good! And we keep going with chapters 20-23 next week. We have opened our recordings to liv...

The return of our “runaways” to the White Tower is not exactly what was expected.  Verin is grilled by the Amyrlin Seat, Egwene is beginning to feel like her tiny novice room is really a cell to hold her indefinitely, and a dangerous quest is set before the two young women from Emond’s Field.  Next week we cover chapters 16-19 and finally get a Mat POV! Huzzah! We have opened our recordi...

Objects of power in the Wheel of Time are a bit puzzling for many reasons.  What are they? What aren’t they? What are they good for? Why are they always being turned to weapons? We take a little jaunt away from The Dragon Reborn this week to answer some of these questions and more.  Join us next week when we swerve back on course for chapters twelve through fifteen. We have opened our recordings t...

In pursuit of Rand, Moiraine, Lan, Perrin, and Loial arrive in the small town of Jarra. Surprises and nightmares follow Perrin. POV jump to Egwene and a tumultuous return to Tar Valon. The danger has just begun, children. Next week will be the next four chapters in the Dragon Reborn and it just keeps getting better from here. We are opening our recordings to live chat with our Patrons, as we will...

These chapters are the kind that draw us in and reaffirm our absolute adoration for this series. We are past the ramp up period, racing through trolloc attacks and laying down threads that will be pulled together later. Just so good! Next week will be the next four chapters in the Dragon Reborn and it just keeps getting better from here. We are opening our recordings to live chat with our Patrons,...

It’s time!!! We are beginning our foray into The Dragon Reborn and we are excited…mostly. Why, why, why begin the book with a Whitecloaks chapter?! That said, we found many things to love and laugh about, as per usual. Next week, will be the next four chapters in the Dragon Reborn and it just keeps getting better from here. We are opening our recordings to live chat with our Patrons, as we will do...

One word: JUMARA!!! Hell, yes. It’s a Sharan focused, Bao the Wyld backstory, prophecies and a glint of humanity. Spoiler free Shara info in the beginning, book discussion and big big spoilers at the end. We are opening our recordings to live chat with our Patrons, as we will do every week. This is for all our patrons, from our $1 tier and up. Patreon link below ☺️ Nexr week: the time has arrived!...

We began with our favorite “Hell yeah!” moments, moved along to some of our thoughts on gender and class in the series, and wondered aloud about the many magic systems shown in the Wheel of Time. Spoilers and speculation abound! Next week: River of Souls 😎 We are opening our recordings to live chat with our Payrons. This is for all our patrons, from our $1 tier and up. Patreon link below ☺️ Thank...

Uncharted and live chat with our lovely discord community! Flashback focused, we chat over what background moments we want to see on the screen. We opened this one up to everyone; future episodes will be for all our patrons, from our $1 tier and up. Patreon link below ☺️ Thank you, thank you for joining us!  Merch is listed on our Cozy Contorta website found on our linktree .  If you app...

We are feeling emboldened to just step up to the mic with a couple ideas and see where they take us. One topic tends to direct us each time and this week we traversed some of the unpopular opinions associated with the Wheel of Time.  Is it unpopular?  Is it earned?  Would it be different if the series was written now? We can’t say conclusively, but we happily speculate away in this...

Tear the nation, Tear the city, the Stone of Tear, Tear and its flaming nobles.  It’s another 101 with information about one of the great cities of the Westlands with one of the most questionable reputations.  Split into spoiler free front half and all things spoiler related after the break. Thank you, thank you for joining us!  Our new shop with Wheel of Time merch can be found her...

Eighty six episodes later and we are actually recording in the same room, the same time zone, breathing the same air! Don’t mind our excitement.  All this happy energy tumbled out in a full spoiler conversation ranging from our love of the creepy crawlies that live in the Blight to our desire for Talmanes to be played by dreamy Wes Chatham, and discussing the parallels between Egwene and Rand...

Uncharted, but totally in sync.  If you ever wanted a full peek into where our imaginations take us, this is the episode for you.  We thought we would end up being all over the map with this one and instead it became a feast of ideas on cold open ideas for season two of the show.  We still don’t know why Amazon hasn’t hired us yet… Thank you, thank you for joining us!  Our new...

Arafel, Kandor, Saldaea, and Shienar; the nations that protect the southern nations of the Westlands from all the crazy dangerous creatures waiting to descend from the Blight.  This week we cover them all.  First half spoiler free, second half spoilers. Thank you, thank you for joining us!  Our new shop with Wheel of Time merch can be found here: https://cozy-contorta-creations.myshopify.com/ Ther...

First, show news?! Then we are back to the 101s! There’s so much to know about the Ogier that doesn’t come up in the books.  What’s their social structure, are they peaceful or violent, where the heck do they come from?  We answer all these questions and more in a primarily spoiler free episode.  Enjoy, friends!  The Westlands 101-athon is moving forward with the Borderlands ne...

And that’s our third book down! We take a quick wrap up on the book for the first half hour and the rest is a spoiler full discussion on what we loved and didn’t love in The Great Hunt.  We are taking a short break from the books to do something we love: Westlands 101s, baby! Next week we are looking into one of our favorite non-human groups in The Wheel of Time, the Ogier. Thank you, thank y...

Traci and Amber chit-chat about the 1990s and the Wheel of Time.  We don’t know how we got there either, but it sure was fun.  Join us as we wrap up the most exciting chapters of the book.  Next week, end of The Great Hunt and a wrap up conversation.  Fun for everyone! Thank you, thank you for joining us!  Our new shop with Wheel of Time merch can be found here: https://co...

The Wheel of Time turns, Min has visions, Min wears pants, Min loves Rand and men love Min! Egwene is captive (again) and we explore Falme. The Great Hunt is coming to an end and we will see you next week!  https://roadtotarvalon.weebly.com/ Read other series with us here!

The flicker of what could be haunts one group of characters while our gals in the White Tower receive an unexpected offer to help people they care about from someone they don’t know if they can trust.  All paths lead to one place as we near the end of book two. Thank you, thank you for joining us!   Next week we wrap up The Great Hunt! And don’t forget we post weekly content on youtube as well. Ro...

This week we DIVE into one of the most secretive and lesser known cultures in the Wheel of Time world. We've got lore, theories, the people of Tremalking, and question... what REALLY happend on that infamous wedding night between one of our favorite Wheel of Time couples??? https://roadtotarvalon.weebly.com/ Also, if you are a sci-fi fan, be sure to join THERE IS NO BOOKCLUB! We have a lovely grou...

Heartbreak, revenge, Thom is on a mission and ready to watch the world burn. Bayle is back, the Seanchan aren't here to play, and Padan Fain is up to some tricks. These chapters are full of new characters, excitment, and beautiful Stedding settings.  Become a patron and help us create the show: https://www.patreon.com/roadtotarvalon?fan_landing=true

Whitecloaks in disguise along the coast of Almoth Plain, Seanchan taking a hold of the West Coast, and Rand receives invitations that even he thinks twice before burning.  We get a chance to play with the bigwigs (literally) of Cairhien as items taken are sought to save Mat and the Westlands. Thank you, thank you for joining us!   Next week is more Great Hunt fun and don’t forget we have content o...