Thank the Light: The Wheel of Time Podcast

This week we get into some Red Ajah with Liandrin Sedai as our starting point, obviously.  TGH / Chapter 6 /  dark prophecy We also touch on what tainted the source, was it wieners? And, we get into the lore of the Black Ajah.  #BillyZaneAsAsmodean Find us on Twitter @ParchedAielman  Please send questions and comments to thankthelight@gmail.com  Please Like, Subscribe, and tell a friend about Than...

This week we use Loial to launch into some conversations about The Ways and Ta’veren. The Ways - EOTW / Chapter 43 / Decisions and Apparitions Ta’Veraen - EOTW / Chapter 36 / Web of the Pattern (29:55) We also touch on Troloc breasts, where Billy Zane fits into the new Wheel of Time series, and Jeremy tells the tale of when he met and spoke to Robert Jordan.  Find us on Twitter @ParchedAielman  Pl...

Cousin Jeremy officially joins the podcast as the third leg to our tri-podcast, and the fun has just begun. We kick off our Billy Zane secret pilot podcast episode with the 2015 Winter Dragon. For those that don’t know, this is the prologue to The Eye Of The World brought to life… by zombies. We also check out the much edited, but more to the point “Dusty Wheel” cut of Winter Dragon.  https://www....

We start with a passage from The Eye Of The World / Chapter 51 / Against The Shadows. This sends us down the path of “traveling” and “skimming”. And, portal death doors.  Find us on Twitter @ParchedAielman  Please send questions and comments to thankthelight@gmail.com  Please Like, Subscribe, and tell a friend about Thank the Light. Find more great podcasts here at What Sounds Awesome from We Mixe...

Justin brings compulsion to the table for a discussion, so we can all be on the look out for characters not actin accordingly Season 2 Wrap News Desmond “Finishes” Eye Of The World. Find us on Twitter @ParchedAielman  Please send questions and comments to thankthelight@gmail.com  Please Like, Subscribe, and tell a friend about Thank the Light. Find more great podcasts here at What Sounds Awesome f...

Today's launching point is The Great Hunt / Chapter 1 / The Flame of Tar Valon Lan mentors Rand, and means it. The Heron Rand acts like a borderlander  Rands “Brit-ish Hair” Bubbles of Evil Hinderstap More Season 2 Predictions/Hopes/Guesses How do Rand and Lan Reunite for training? How will they fold Matt Back in?  Des Book Talk: Rand meets the Queen Padan Fain is a Bad Dude Find us on Twitter @Pa...

We listen to a passage from The Great Hunt / Chapter 47 /  The Grave is No Bar to My Call and that leads us to... The Horn of Valere White Cloaks - The Clan you love to hate.  Seanchan - The Clan you hate to love. Three eyed giant frogs? Yes, please! Jayne Farstrider ...and plenty more Find us on Twitter @ParchedAielman  Please send questions and comments to thankthelight@gmail.com  Please Like, S...

Today's launching point is Eye of the World / Chapter 25 / The Traveling People “Raen relates a story making the rounds about a band of The People who were crossing the Aiel Waste .” We get into Tinkers and Aiel and what they mean to each other. We get ourselves all worked up imagining some of the major battles put to screen.   Find us on Twitter @ParchedAielman  Please send questions and comments...

In this episode we discuss The Great Hunt / Chapter 44 / Five Will Ride Forth This leads to our discussion on... Trollocs are gross, white cloaks are dicks The Bornhalds Perrin and the white cloaks Desmond's questions are getting better as he understands the drips of information pouring his way. ...and so much more Please send questions and comments to thankthelight@gmail.com  Please Like, Subscri...

Season 2 Location and Cast Info/Spoilers We watch and discuss a couple videos showing location shoots and Justin takes some stabs at what scenes/city's/battles they may allude to. If you would like to watch along go to the Wot Up link below. WoT Up Youtube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZrLdXXonhE&t=16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tSWxHdv1OA&t=551s Desmond Gets excited about a Bayl...

We launch our conversation with a reading from The Great Hunt / Chapter 48 / First Claiming and learn about Lanfear aka, Daughter of the Night aka, Moonhunter. From there we go all over the place, but end with great news about the classic video game, The Wheel of Time. Rev up your Retro Emulator.  https://www.gog.com/en/game/the_wheel_of_time   Please send questions and comments to thankthelight@g...

We start the discussion with another reading from the books of WoT.  The Dragon Reborn - Chapter 36 - Daughter of the Night Desmond learns about Tel'aran'rhiod along with Parrin and Rand.  Tel'aran'rhiod (tel-AYE-rahn-rhee-ODD; Old Tongue : The Unseen World), also known as the World of Dreams and the Wolf Dream, is a parallel world where all the possibilities of the Wheel of Time connect. It is li...

The Great Hunt / Chapter 7 / Blood Calls Blood Justin plays another telling passage from the tombs of Robert Jordan, and Des attempts to keep up with what is being piled onto his tiny pile of WoT knowledge.  “Daughter of the night, she walks again, blood feeds blood, blood calls blood.” Other topics including, but not limited to; Seanchan,  Lanfear aka. Daughter of the Night,  Saidin vs. Saidar Pl...

We launch the convo with another book passage, from The Dragon Reborn / Chapter 22 / The Price of the Ring. “Egwene is to be tested for accepted. The test is performed by the novice going through each of three arches in the Silver arches ter'angreal. The novice is presented with fears from her past, present and future which she needs to overcome in order to prove her dedication to becoming Aes Sed...

Justin finds another great passage from The Dragon Reborn, where a Two River folk rises up and does what they need to in order to survive the wilds outside of their nest.  We listen to an abridged chapter 34 / A Different Dance Gaul shows Perrin shows to “dance” Then we get into all sorts of shit… What powers The Wheel, Who’s drawing on the river of light, How many are drawing on that light, Ancie...

Justin finds another great passage from The Dragon Reborn.  We listen to an abridged chapter 55. Rand is being careful, but Moiraine is a little less bashful and unleashes some balefire. Desmond gets very excited to role play with Moiraine’s balefire.    As usual we go off on all the unintended tangents, from this unlikely jumping off point.  Please send questions and comments to thankthelight@gma...

We listen to an abridged chapter from book three starring Matt and make some season 2 predictions. The Dragon Reborn / Chapter 24 / Scouting and Discoveries … Full version -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyhsl94BN1U … and that launches us into all kinds of thoughts and theories about what’s to come.  Des is slowly working his way through the audio books and Justin is cautiously optimistic about...

Justin and Des Are all over the place. Season 1 is done, the commentaries are complete, and we have many weeks to fill before season 2, so we are going to jump into the middle of the wheel and enjoy the climb out, Please join us. Send questions and comments to thankthelight@gmail.com  Please Like, Subscribe, and tell a friend about Thank the Light. Find more great podcasts here at What Sounds Awes...

With Special Guest, Cousin Jeremy If you liked episode 7 commentary, you’re going to LOVE this one, Justin and Jeremy wax on about hopes and dreams of the series to come, dropping lots of wish crumbs without spoilers for the new fans, it’s fucking great. Have the last few commentaries been a little thin with chatter for you, well don’t give up yet, Cousin Jeremy has joined the show for episode 7 a...

With Special Guest, Cousin Jeremy Have the last few commentaries been a little thin with chatter for you, well don’t give up yet, Cousin Jeremy has joined the show for episode 7 and 8 commentaries. Another long time fan of the books, he and Justin fill the airways with all kinds of theories, thoughts, and hopes for the visual interpretation of The Wheel of Time going forward. Please send questions...

With every episode comes a little more silence as we experience these episodes in real time and get into what is happening on screen. Press play on the podcast then press play on Amazon and take us with you as you relive exciting moments from season one.  And, hey, maybe you’re doing your own rewatch and don’t need two ding dongs yammering on while you’re trying to experience these great episodes...

With every episode comes a little more silence as we experience these episodes in real time and get into what is happening on screen. Press play on the podcast then press play on Amazon and take us with you as you relive exciting moments from season one. Spoiler alert: we already recorded commentaries for episode 7 and 8 and we have a special guest lined up that will help fill all of our silent mo...

This is just fun, I hope you all are enjoying bringing us along to your own rewatch. We notice a few new and interesting things and then I spend the last 5 minutes just oohing and awing as the Aes Sedai kick some false dragon ass. Please send questions and comments to thankthelight@gmail.com  Please Like, Subscribe, and tell a friend about Thank the Light. Find more great podcasts here at What Sou...

We filled the air with some words, but we kind of just enjoyed watching this episode together, we had a couple moments we failed to notice on the first viewing. This is a little bit of a breather episode after the splitting up of our heroes at the end of episode 2. We were lucky enough to have one extra WoT friend join us on the watch party; she joins the virtual discussion to keep us on our toes....

Don’t let the intro fool ya, it’s a NEW episode!! This was so much fun! Just hanging out with my Wolfbrother Justin aka @ParchedAielman rewatching Episode 102 Shadow’s Waiting and BSing all the while. If you are planning a rewatch, I hope you bring us with you so we can all "watch" together. We touch on a few other subjects as well to make it a fun listen whether you're in front of your screen or...