The Winds of Time: A Wheel of Time Readthrough Podcast

In which our heroes follow on the trail Mike rants about Jurassic Franchise Amal dips out early James fights the e-reader revolution Isaiah gets an “Oh, SNAP.” And the Green Bay Packers are a continual thread of discussion throughout the episode.

In which our heroes go camping, and you're gonna watch. Mike tries to foment relationship discord, and quite rightly, nobody goes for it. Amal’s derision for the villains is spreading. James is a year older, but not an hour richer. Isaiah lovingly engages in casual bigotry. And the San Francisco 49ers are a continual thread of discussion throughout the episode.

In which the newbies just... really dish out the hate. Mike brutally shuts down the possibility of guest panelists (except Brandon Sanderson who can come on anytime he wants) Amal just… REALLY HATES Ba’alzamon. James gives an answer expected by nobody Isaiah hurts both hearts and souls. And people go places, they do things, and stuff happens.

In which our heroes converge and ALL the Chekov's Guns go off. Mike drops what he thinks is an earth-shattering revelation, but no one else really cares that much. Amal is doomed to impatience. James overthinks Isaiah has strong feelings about Ingtar And everyone is blind going forward

In which our heroes continue to converge Mike gets it wrong multiple times Amal refuses to take the bait James picks a fight with Kate Reading Isaiah summarizes a chapter perfectly And half the episode is spent talking about one chapter

In which our heroes converge, and desperate times require desperate measures. Mike rants. Amal declines a point she didn’t receive. James slanders Bela. Isaiah gets skeeved out. And everyone fears the Seanchan more than Ba’alzamon.   The image of Liandrin referenced: https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2F9008c48ec1012154f...

In which our heroes go to a party Mike cleanses himself of his sins. Amal gets her turn. James is a stranger to the subtle art of seduction, as performed by married noblewomen of the Cairheinin nation. Isaiah doesn’t do names. And American Thanksgiving is completely forgotten about until the very end and then only glossed over.

In which our heroes chase, get chased, meet new people, and just royally screw up. Mike gots jokes Amal tries to spoil the ending of Shogun James gets weirdly antagonistic toward coffee Isaiah admits that Mike is right And nobody fears or respects the Forsaken 

In which our heroines gain some knowledge Mike is enervated James is in mourning Amal is sick Isaiah's hamster power electrical grid fails And there are so many tangents there's no way to follow anything.

In which our heroes make new friends Mike is once again confused by Canada, and all things Canadian Amal’s lack of fear of Ba’alzamon is spreading James keeps getting interrupted Isaiah sticks to his guns And everybody agrees that that b*tch from the next chapter is Lanfear 

In which our heroes get a restful night's sleep. Mike calls out Steven Erikson on his naming bullshit Amal is caught unawares James doesn’t know Shakespeare. Isaiah prepares ye the way of the Malazan And absolutely nobody makes note of the fact that this is the twentieth episode.

In which our heroes set off on a sizeable chase Mike subjects everyone to family dynamics. Amal opens the Robert Jordan Stock Phrases can of worms and spills it all over the podcast. James drills down on everyone’s ages, again. Isaiah subconsciously ships Rand and Nynaeve. And everybody sucks at doing accents

In which our heroes make mistakes Mike draws parallels to geopolitical conflicts. Amal has nothing but disdain for Ba’alzamon. James snubs his wife on their anniversary. Isaiah is disgusted. And for the first time in the podcast’s history, nobody makes a Tolkien or Harry Potter reference.  

In which our hero runs around like a chicken with his head cut off. Mike is forced to defend Shakespeare’s honor Amal’s fury outburns Ba’alzamon’s. James, for all of the reading he has done, does not recognize one of the most FAMOUS AND IMPORTANT LITERARY DEVICES OF ALL TIME Isaiah would be more evil And nobody knows what [Spoiler] knows.

Mike loses his mind editing. Amal and Isaiah team up to craft a theory. James dips out to go to a wedding Isaiah is sick of the swords And everybody  is excited to start the second book.

In which our heroes go there and back again. Mike RAFOs everyone and everything forever and ever world without end, amen. Amal runs with a theory in exactly the wrong direction James demands answers Isaiah does a dramatic reenactment And everybody gets to have their first experience with the Big White Book of Bad Art The Horn of Valere: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wot/images/8/85/Horn_of_Val...

In which our heroes hear stories Mike gets reductive about Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons (yes, I had to look that up because Ice and Fire is BORING and I DNF...

In which our ways take a lovely constitutional through a horrific miasma of darkness and soul sucking wind. Mike puts an end to the funny funny colloquialism Amal gets needlessly nihilistic James reads into and overthinks things too much Isaiah steals the Tolkien reference from James And everybody, once again, takes a Spontaneous Last Minute Digressionary Interlude

In which our heroes are reunited, and it feels so good.   Mike stomps down on a theory before it gets profligately out of hand Amal refuses to suspend her disbelief James learns some new stuff Isaiah fails to make the joke Everybody fixates on an ultimately unimportant plot hole, and just… GOD I hope you all like “The Girl from Ipanema”.

In which our heroes reach their various destinations Mike once again completely forgets about Isaiah Amal frees us from the torment of the Three-Pronged Leaf James just… really loves his Tolkien, doesn’t he? Isaiah is annoyed by the chapter icons and everyone is getting sent to The Hague for the actual legitimate criminal crime of not laughing at one of the funniest jokes ever told.

In which our heroes flashback to a flashback Mike goes off about dreams Amal gets deep into logistics James gets pouty Isaiah finally manages to get a correct guess for the future (If you know, you know) and not a single living soul realized this was the tenth episode, so no special parties were had.

In which our heroes get in all sorts of trouble Mike loves the sibling dynamic of his newbies Amal doesn’t back down James sticks to his guns Isaiah is eternally wrong and everyone gets hyped for the next four chapters