Road to Tar Valon : The Wheel of Time Podcast

We arrive in Cairhien where Rand’s head is set aspin by his quick entry into the Game of Houses and the perfume of an unexpected companion returned.  We rejoin with Perrin, Mat, Verin Sedai, and the Shienarans when a one eyed man sights a one man army. Thank you, thank you for joining us!   Next week is more Great Hunt fun and don’t forget we have content on youtube as well. https://roadtotarvalon...

Is there a place in the Westlands filled with more schemers and square shaped architecture than Cairhien? We think not.  Our first 101 of 2022 and we are thrilled to be joined once again by our friend Zak from Two and a Mic Podcast . Thank you, thank you for joining us!   Next week is more Great Hunt fun and don’t forget we have content on youtube as well. https://roadtotarvalon.wee...

We are IN IT now! Small correction, the sisters who are sisters are of the Brown & Green ajah. Cairhien, the birthplace of daes dae'mar, is given a more proper introduction, and we are given a taste of what we may expect as our journey takes Rand and the Horn of Valere toward the capital. Nyneave faces her fears in the White Tower, while Egwene, gets thrown for a loop when she meets not one, but t...

We get our first visuals of The White Tower, and the outskirts of Cairhien. The map gets bigger as our Emond's Fielders have some exciting encounters with strangers. These chapters mimic where Amazon left us in season one; naturally we must speculate how they maneuver our beloved characters in Season 2. Thank you, thank you for joining us!   Next week is more Great Hunt fun and don’t forget we hav...

As we take up the hunt again, our gang is splintered even further.  Rand wakes up in a dismal mirror world with Hurin and Loial and the only way to return to their world requires a step Rand wishes to never take again.  Perrin and the wolves take the lead for Ingtar’s lance of Shienarans.  Both groups are joined for one purpose: find the Horn.  Oh, and save Mat too. Thank you, thank you for joinin...

Heavy Book Spoilers this episode. It doesn’t seem possible that the first season of Wheel of Time is already over.  What a month it was for us! We took just a teeny breather before recording our feelings regarding the last episode, the full season, and our hopes for season two, and here they are for you.   While the season has ended we still have plans for plenty of content.  The Great Hunt begins...

For these two Borderland fan girls arriving in Fal Dara has been a long awaited experience. It probably won’t surprise you to know, we have our opinions about it.  Please join us for this lightly spoilery discussion about episode seven and our speculation of what may be in store for us in the season finale. Thank you, thank you for joining us! https://roadtotarvalon.weebly.com/ https://www.patreon...

VERY LIGHT SPOILER WARNING! The SS Siuanraine ship has sailed! ALL ABOARD! This week we talk about a few moments that left us confused. We decipher Siuan's tattoo meanings, and we celebrate another epic episode! Images to Siuan's Tattoos can be found here.

Super spoilery speculation and much alliteration await you in this episode. For reals,though, there do be spoilers here! My aged grandmother...something.  Anyway, if you don’t mind spoilers or you’ve read all the books, please join us for our reaction to episode five of the Wheel of Time TV series, along with some of the things we are missing and hoping for in the last three episodes of this first...

First off, not a spoiler free episode.  Sorry to anyone who is new, but think of this as your chance to get started on the books for yourself!  Here we are, the halfway mark of the season, and whoa.  Goosebumps.  Episode four of the Wheel of Time series gives the Jordan slow burn payoff that we would expect from this series.  Join us and please feel free to join us for the...

First off, not a spoiler free episode.  Sorry to anyone who is new, but think of this as your chance to get started on the books for yourself! Amber and Traci, spanned their six hour time difference to sit down and watch the very first episodes together, not wrapping up recording until shortly past 5:00 am for Amber.  We realized, that like the books, there is always something that was m...

Also known as Amber and Traci can’t stop talking about New Spring.  After watching the Wheel of Time tv series official trailer we have even more love for the petite, yet mighty, prequel to the series.  But this episode is about why we think other people would find the series enjoyable, why we keep coming back to it over and over again, how we have been talking about it together for over...

We shall label this episode “spoiler light.”  The official WoT trailer from Amazon Prime was all we could ask for and so much more!  We already released the video reaction last week, but the audio is more in depth in some places, and we are more descriptive of the images we are seeing.  If you have seen the video, you may still want to listen, if you haven’t you can check it out on...

E62 A Spooky Season Tribute: Bubbles of EVIL! *Full Spoilers* There was no way we were going to let this time of year pass us by and NOT use our super fun spooky season intro again.  This year we decided on bubbles of evil, and to get the full effect we had to go bring in the entire series.  If you are not all the way through the books, this episode will either spoil you or make no sense...

The true hunt for the Horn of Valere begins and the searchers depart from Fal Dara following an assasination attempt on the Amyrlin.  Urgency drives them to follow the Darkfriends and Shadowspawn carrying away Mat’s dagger and the Horn, leaving behind them a trail of “murder and worse.”  Bayle Domon is being pulled into a plot he never thought would touch him and he races towards Toman H...

Moiraine and Siuan know they are treading a treacherous path that could see them both stilled, Fal Dara keep comes under attack by the Shadow, and the Emond’s Fielders find themselves moving in directions they never could have imagined when they left home. First half is spoiler free, second half - full spoilers through the entire series. Find our social media pages, Patreon information, and Thread...

After a little over a year of recording we decided it was time.  The presentation of men and women given to us by Robert Jordan in the Wheel of Time is worthy of being addressed.  Gender and the way we perceive it in Western society is experiencing a much needed awakening to a more nuanced world.  Speaking about our experiences has value, connecting it to the Wheel of Time and seein...

We may be excited that we are resuming our journey in the Borderlands, but Rand is definitely feeling like he should have been long gone by now.  The Amyrlin comes to Fal Dara, Egwene is sneaking visits with Padan Fain, Rand makes unwise decisions  (surprise, surprise…), and we get a moment inside Moiraine’s head as she attempts to determine what drew the Flame of Tar Valon to Shienar. O...

Yes, friends, it is indeed time for us to move along on this journey and begin our foray into the Great Hunt.  This book feels different, darker, more nuanced than Eye of the World.  It is safe to say, we’re not in the Two Rivers anymore and any thought of an idyllic existence has faded in the presence of the encroaching Shadow. First half, spoiler free, second half...all the spoilers. F...

Amazon Prime's The Wheel of Time pulls out interesting new takes on fashion rooted in our past. This week we tip our hats to the Brown Ajah with an extra dose of research and encourage you to join us as we examine Aes Sedai costumes; vogue through history. We are a bit heavy on the spoiler free section this week, but we did leave spoilers at the end for all those who want to join us for fun specul...

Heads up, FULL SPOILER episode!  There were just too many ideas floating around in our reaction to the new Amazon Wheel of Time teaser trailer for us to keep spoilers from seeping into the conversation.  We know you’ve watched it already, and if you’re like us, you have maybe lost track of how many times you have rewatched it.  This was such a fun experience!  We had several of our listeners join...

E 1  Westlands 101  Warders: Walking Death Warders are nearly as mysterious and feared as the Aes Sedai they are bonded to, and with good reason.  In this episode we ask some crucial questions: what does a Warder get out of being bonded, how do Aes Sedai and Warders handle the trauma of a broken bond, and will Amber’s idea for fan-cloth fashion cuts take off? First half of the show...

Death masks in trolloc cookpots, declarations against being avocados, and curiosity over whether or not the Greens can truly claim the title of BATTLE Ajah are just a few of the things you will find in this episode along with a ton of spoilers, so if you are not all the way through the series, you may want to skip this one for now. The passing of year in podcast land is no small feat and we celebr...

The Gift, also known as The Ways, was a sincere form of gratitude from male Aes Sedai who had been invited by the Ogier to shelter in Steddings during the Time of Madness and the Breaking of the World.  While the idea of fast travel for the Ogier who are attached to their Steddings was indeed a marvelous gift, centuries later it would become a place banned to all travelers, a death trap to those w...

The first of our Emond’s Field Five coverage and yes, it was nerve wracking, and yes, we still had a lot of fun as well as some surprising moments spun off from those famous two words “What if…?” First half of the show is spoiler free, second half is where the spoilers come out to play. Thanks for joining us! Find our social media pages, Patreon information, and Threadless shop here: https://roadt...