WoT Spoilers

Mat offers many possibilities to Egwene, and also surprises. They patronize each other like siblings, while Nyneave resorts to violence to make her point. Elayne focuses on the bigger picture. Sheriam gets easily misled. Aradia and Seth debate how the mental trick of ignoring temperature extremes works in the books, and in real life. SpoilerCon announcement: Talyre, our epic M’Hael, has decided to...

Mat makes a fool of himself in Salidar as Seth juggles on camera for the WoT-A-Holiday Podcastathon, hosted by Malkier Talks as a charity livestream for the Lightweaver Foundation. Aradia reprises her favorite line from Verin and babytalks at Timber aka the Nae’blis of the podcast.   Watch our portion of the stream on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BuXf2uAftaw?t =14426  Visit the Malkier Talks You...

@enarra returns to discuss how Nyneave and Elayne confess (some of) their secrets to Egwene, who in return tells them (some of) the ways in which she is going to change the world. Romanda and Lelaine are so similar, they might as well be one person, who clearly needs to be named “Romaine.” Join the conversation on Discord:  https://discord.gg /YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...

Aradia allows Seth back onto the podcast to discuss a new day in Salidar. Egwene wakes up to complete her transition to Amyrlin, much to Elayne and Nyneave’s relief. Join the conversation on Discord:  https://discord.gg /YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com /wotspoilers  Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com    Twitter: @wotspoilers   Instagram: @wot_spoilers   Facebook: @WOTSpoilers...

Aradia executes a coup with new guest Megan for discussion of this chapter, in which Egwene meets the Salidar Six plus Suian, and goes through a profoundly important ritual that just happens to include (what some might consider) an excessive focus on Aes Sedai being topless. Join the conversation on Discord:  https://discord.gg /YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com /wotspoilers ...

Egwene casually experiments with lost Talents, and rushes towards her next identity. Our guest this time is Enarra, who can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @enarra. Join the conversation on Discord:  https://discord.gg /YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com /wotspoilers  Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com    Twitter: @wotspoilers   Instagram: @wot_spoilers   Facebook: @WOTSpoil...

Alex London reads us into a very intense “peak Jordan” chapter, full of meaning for us and the characters alike. Egwene prepares to leave her life as an Aiel, but not without meeting her toh to the Wise Ones first. Olver forces Mat to play yet another game of Snakes and Foxes, until Rand drops by to casually completely redirect everything. Alex is an author (The Armean Journals), a Texan, a WoT fa...

Egwene is extremely restless and spins her wheels for a while. When she finally gets to return to the World of Dreams formally, she recieves an unwelcome and disturbing summons. Rand spies on her meeting, and makes his own plans. Join the conversation on Discord:  https://discord.gg /YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com /wotspoilers  Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com    Twitter: @...

Aradia has things to say to you before we get started. Eamon Valda arrives in Amador, and has an important conversation with Asunawa. Pedron Nial juggles plots, much to Balwer’s consternation. Morgaise has a bad day, though arguably not as bad as Paitr.  Aradia and Seth hotly debate who knew what when, and who is allied to who. Do they manage to convince the other of anything? LAFO. Join the conve...

Joe from Talk’aran’rhiod returns yet again to enjoy the freedom of a Spoiler-full podcast! Aes Sedai ignorance and experience blend into intense whiplash for Nyneave. Suian gets the second-most profound shock of her life, and runs with it. Delana offers comfort, and Halima arrives in Salidar. Catch Joe and Tom from Talk’aran’rhiod chatting with Seth and Aradia about Fire In The Ways during Spoiler...

New guest Megan emerges from lurking on Discord to give opinions on the possible uses of the Bowl of the Winds, Aes Sedai arrogance, and Nyneave and Elayne suffering their eleventh day of scrubbing pots. Adeleas and Vandene arrive in Salidar from their remote farm, while Thom and Juilin return from weeks of scouting into Amador. Nynaeve practices accepting responsibility for acting like a goose, a...

Wheel of Time Spoilers 312 – LoC – Ch 28 – Letters  New episode is live at https://wotspoilers.com !  Another chapter with Bambi! This time we are discussing the nature of Rand vs LTT, how the world is expanding by adding names to obscure characters, Herid Fel’s outsize impact on the plot, Rand’s attempts to brush off the Jendai Prophecies as well as a Grey Man, and Sulin’s toh. Fain gets unnecess...

All the way from the Land of Madmen, we are lucky enough to get another guest appearance of our very own Egwene, aka Bambi the Captain-General of the Discord Green Ajah! Seth also takes time at the beginning of the episode to read off new Patreon names, and extends a massive “thank-you” to all the podcast supporters that are making the podcasting dream happen, and sticking with us despite the bump...

Seth invites Joe from the Talk'aran'rhiod showcast back to talk about their journeys finding WoT fans over the years, their feelings around book spoilers vs show speculation, and the nuances between LTT vs Rand al’Thor. Alanna’s emotions are bouncing around as wildly as Rand’s geographic position. A Whitecloak assassination attempt adds to The List, and asks us to consider what effect balefire wou...

She comes! She comes! The M’Hael of SpoilerCon, partner to Ogier, our very own Talyre herself! (Have you forgotten the Black Ajah?) Talyre joins Seth to discuss the importance of this chapter to both her teenage-self, and to her present self. Egwene has come far from the girl who left the Two Rivers, taking agency to explore Aiel culture as well as displaying attributes of all the Ajahs. Heaps and...

Jackson returns to ask tough questions such as “is a bittern actually a cittern, an RJ invention, or just a typo?” Egwene is really feeling herself as an Aiel in general, and as an apprentice Wise One in particular. Elida’s embassy arrives, full of confidence that they will bring Rand back one way or another. This means Gawyn is also back, creeping closer and closer to reuniting with Egwene. The W...

Seth welcomes new guest Jackson to discuss a chapter from the book that was the latest to be published when they both found the series, and they happily rehash Who Killed Asmodean. What message is being sent between Sammael and Graendal? Do either of them even know? Seth sure doesn’t! Sammael is a puzzling enigma with a plethora of goodies from a stasis box. Graendal sends messages with her mood-r...

Heading south... to Tear, and to hell in a handbasket. RJ uses even the colors of pebbles to foreshadow this epic fantasy, and still manages to keep some of the Aes Sedai plots murky! Mat gets some fan-love and the family of the Band of the Red Hand coalesces as Chel Vanin is introduced, Talmanes is revealed in a new light, and Olver reinserts himself into the story. Seth makes a compelling argume...

My Loial…. MY LOIAL! My Loial…. MY LOIAL! My Loial…. MY LOIAL! Rand exerts his ta’veren nature to drag three Ogier into Shadar Logoth, opening the door for multiple significant moments that resonate throughout the remainder of the series. WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord.  Thanks to the generosity of our Patreons, Seth is a f...

Pre-Con jitters lead to significant tangents in this one. Fortunately, we have rambling Ogier to overshadow us and give us tantalizing exposition via history lessons of the larger world. Rand respects Ogier more than any human culture, but also doesn’t mind rushing them into decisions that they might refuse if given time to consider. It takes a village, or in this case a podcast community, to unde...

Seth can’t keep the names straight, but Aradia is here to keep him on track. Rand is hangry, LTT is having nightmares, and we debate how different Tigrane and Elayne really are. There are many noble non-entities, few notable Aiel personalities, and many candidates for The One Who Is No Longer. Aftershow includes the nuances of Imperial Pale Ales vs India Pale Ales, as well as discussing the variou...

Seth and Aradia are joined by Joe and Tom from Talk’aran’rhiod showcast to discuss the non-canon short-story Fire In The Ways by Brandon Sanderson during SpoilerCon2020.  Fox and Raven Media is a community that uses podcasting to reread our favorite books with Spoilers in mind. Join the WoT Spoilers community on our primary Discord server. Stay connected to the Spoilercon2020 event! Twitter: @Spoi...

Seth and Travis welcome first-time guest Alex R. London to discuss the boxiness of Cairhien, the boxes Rand is already in, the boxes he will be in, and why he wishes he could be alone in his own head for a minute. While this episode was recorded, the Pacific-Northwesters can also taste wildfire smoke in addition to the quarantine-enforced solitude. Rand visits his prototype graduate school/researc...

The Wheel of Time and the wheel of a man’s life turn alike without pity or mercy. It would be easier to have a mad voice in your head if it made sense, wouldn’t it? The nihilism gets pretty strong. What is the difference between a diadem and a tiara? More information about Sharra leads to more speculation about Forsaken plots, and alternative plotlines that RJ might have written. Mangin breaks all...

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