The Legendarium

Two things you need to know before you listen: (1) there is a general spoiler alert that comes into effect after about the 30-minute mark; and (2) Ryan, Craig, and Todd are about to try to distill a dozen concepts from the Cosmere into 60 minutes of discussion. They fail. But it's fun to hear them try! Support the show on Patreon.

Who reviewed it best? Craig, Todd, and Kenn each review the new cowboy fantasy movie, The Magnificent Seven. You can vote for your favorite on our website or on twitter ( @LegendariumPod ). No spoilers. Well, spoilers, but this isn't really a spoiler kind of movie, so don't worry about it. Craig - 4:15 Todd - 8:20 Kenn - 12:30 Support the show on Patreon.

It’s our final Stormlight Archive podcast! It’s been an amazing ride, and we’re all super excited for the third book. Listen for the third WORD OF THE DAY to enter the drawing for the poster, t-shirt, or signed book. Donate at Patreon.com/legendarium to be entered for the limited edition Lightweaver pin. **Spoiler Alerts** A blanket heads-up for Warbreaker and Mistborn: Secret History. Also, we me...

The crew is all back for episode 2 of 3 in our Words of Radiance podcast series. There's a ton to discuss, and unfortunately we only get to a small part of it. Luckily there's one more episode to go after this. There is a MINOR SPOILER to Warbreaker in there somewhere. Listen at your own risk if you haven't read that one yet. But you should read it before this book anyway. HINT: The word of the da...

We take on just the first two parts of Words of Radiance in the first of three episodes on the book. SPOILERS for Mistborn: Secret History... Starts 25:05, ends 31:00; starts 1:19:14, ends 1:19:23 ***Important: We're kicking off a new giveaway on this episode. One thing we forgot to mention is that this giveaway is restricted to US listeners only. We know it sucks, and we're sorry. We'll make it u...

You asked, we answered: It's our longest episode to date. Craig, Ryan, Todd, Kenn, and newcomer Megan talk about The Way of Kings, part 5, and the book in its entirety. A few questions get answered, but mostly, we get a lot more questions to take us into Words of Radiance. Craig reveals the final word of the day. Tweet the completed phrase at us,  @LegendariumPod . Please support the show with jus...

The 2nd portion of our Way of Kings podcast discussion is made up of parts 3 & 4 of the book. Craig, Ryan, Kenn, and Todd, discuss their favorite scenes, characters, and quotes; what they'll take from the book so far; how many times they think they'll need to re-read; and give a huge thank-you to the listeners and supporters on Facebook, Reddit, and Patreon. This episode contains the second word o...

Number 1 in a 3-part series. Discussing parts 1 & 2 of Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings. We're giving away a Sanderson-signed hardcover copy of the book. Rules are at the 3-minute mark. The recording of this episode was broadcast live on facebook.  Like our page  and subscribe to live videos to get alerts the next time we're live. Support the Legendarium at  Patreon.com/Legendarium

Well, we'd better hop on this bandwagon before everyone's done with it. Craig, Ryan, Todd, and Kenn discuss Netflix's mega-hit show, Stranger Things. Support the show on Patreon. Sign up for the monthly newsletter.

Holy crap, we made it to a hundred episodes? Time to party! Which is pretty much what we did on this episode. There was no topic for the day, other than to chat about our history and how we've changed in our attitudes toward fantasy literature. Oh, and we recorded this episode while simultaneously streaming a video feed live on facebook! So forgive the unpolished delivery. The good news, though, i...

The whole crew (Craig, Ryan, Kenn, and Todd) is back together for this discussion of Brandon Sanderson's Warbreaker. We discuss the magic, the characters, the pacing, the humor, and the story's place in the greater Cosmere. Do Vasher and Vivenna show up in Mistborn: Secret History? What other book does Nightblood make an appearance in? Also, we finally announce our post-Sanderson podcast series, t...

In which is discussed the Silmarillion, chapters 5-9. This is the section all about Fëanor, Melkor, the Silmarils, and the flight of the Noldor. We go back to our roots for this episode. This time it's just Ryan and Craig in the studio, talking about Tolkien, playing trivia games, and trying to get something out of fantasy literature that's above their heads. Support the Legendarium by  donating o...

The rules are simple: Four of us separately recorded reviews for Warcraft. The review had to be 2-4 minutes. Your job is to decide who reviewed it best. Vote on our website  for your favorite: Craig - 1:05 Ryan - 3:40 Kenn - 7:20 Jake - 9:40 Support us on Imzy.

Show Notes Panel: Craig, Ryan, Geoff ***Spoilers*** for Elantris, but no spoilers for the rest of the Cosmere Donate to the podcast here:  Imzy.com/legendarium Check out the archive here:  thelegendariumpodcast.com 5:25 - Elantris recap 14:00 - The magic system, the setting 18:55 - The politics 22:30 - Elantrian pain = real life. Find a purpose. What are Sanderson’s personal politics? 38:30 - Expl...

Craig, Ryan, and Nic discuss Akallabêth, the story of the downfall of Númenor. Bit by bit, Craig is forcing Ryan to read the entire book. They dispense with the regular opening insults, and instead opt for bringing back the long-lost "Craig's LotR [Silmarillion] Trivia." 0:00 - Intro,  Brandon Sanderson Reading Challenge , Support us  on Imzy 4:30 - Craig's LotR Trivia 15:10 - So... What did every...

Today's panel: Craig, Ryan, Geoff, Tommy, Kenn. SPOILER-heavy episode, as always. We discuss Calamity, book 3 of the Reckoners series. We have a few things to say about the setting and the characters, but we save most of our conversation for the ending of the trilogy. 0:00 - Intro, insults, and housekeeping 6:45 - Craig's quick review 8:50 - Reaction and discussion 47:00 - Final thoughts Support t...

Today's panel: Craig, Kenn, Jake J, and Jake H. This Zelda podcast started as a review of Twilight Princess HD, but quickly turned into a general discussion of the Zelda franchise, past and future. Support the Legendarium Podcast by tipping us at  imzy.com/legendarium . SHOW NOTES: Twilight Princess review - 8:05 NX speculation - 21:03 What makes a game a Zelda game? - 23:50 Favorite items - 27:40...

This week we each give a separately recorded review of Captain America: Civil War. The reviewers in order: Ryan: 1:00 Craig: 4:00 Kenn: 6:40 Todd: 9:20 We need you to vote on which review is the best! Pride is at stake! Vote at any of the following places: thelegendariumpodcast.com facebook.com/thelegendarium twitter.com/legendariumpod imzy.com/legendarium

Craig, Nic, and Geoff discuss the second book in the Reckoners series in this Firefight podcast. Everyone loved the book and thought it had a much stronger antagonist than Steelheart. Nic tries to spoil Mistborn (Craig won't let him), and Geoff teases just a bit of Calamity, making us all pretty excited to get to it.

Bonus! Since Brandon Sanderson was kind enough to write a tiny little short story before releasing Firefight a couple years ago, we decided to do a smaller episode of our own. In our Mitosis podcast, we deal with some of the good and bad, and some of the popular reactions to the story. Links we mention during the cast: Writing Excuses  - Brandon's podcast Imzy.com/legendarium  - Home base for inte...

Ryan, Craig, Geoff, and Tommy discuss Steelheart, the first book in Brandon Sanderson's unconventional superhero trilogy. The novel is written for teenagers, so it's no surprise that the four guys who are getting too old for that sort of thing like it a lot. Congrats to the winner of the signed copy of The Bands of Mourning: Ryan A., from New Brighton, MN!

Bonus episode for a bonus book! Brandon dropped Secret History on the world without any warning, so we didn't include it officially in our 2016 reading challenge. But it had to go in, of course. So Craig, Ryan, and Nic chat for a few minutes about seeing some of the old Mistborn cast again, plus implications for the Cosmere at large. Don't forget to go to  Imzy.com/legendarium  and sign up for the...

Craig, Ryan, Todd, and Kenn wrap up the Mistborn series (so far) with a discussion of The Bands of Mourning, book 3 in the Wax and Wayne era. This will be the last Mistborn episode for a while ... Or will it? Sign up for the new Legendarium community at  Imzy.com/legendarium  before midnight on April 10th to be entered to win a signed and personalized copy of The Bands of Mourning.

The "let's sit around and chat about geeky stuff!" version of The Legendarium Podcast. Topics include: 0:00 - Intro and insults 1:39 - Pitching the Brandon Sanderson reading challenge and Imzy.com/legendarium 5:24 - Zelda: Twilight Princess HD review so far; plus, the state of Nintendo 12:09 - Brandon Sanderson’s upcoming White Sands graphic novel 16:00 - Deadpool 22:14 - Shannara Chronicles 26:27...

It's a packed house, as Craig, Ryan, Kenn, Nic, and newcomer Geoff discuss Shadows of Self. The streak continues, as we have yet to read a Sanderson book we didn't enjoy. Mistborn fans who haven't read Sanderson's other work will be excited after this to dive deep into his Cosmere. Listener notes from two listeners, and Kenn says "duality of perspective," blowing Craig's mind with his excellent ne...