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The Light’s Work

The Light’s Work

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The Light's Work is a Wheel of Time podcast all about the phenomenon that is WoT fandom. Anas and Grace, two sentimental superfans who work in healthcare professions, discuss the Healing power, the sense of belonging, and the shared creativity among WoT fans. They may also be slightly obsessed with making, documenting, and building upon great fandom moments. Their projects have been known to make people cry tears of joy.
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Welcome to Geisler's Guidelines, the blog-turned-podcast! Sit down with the slightly informed, sarcastic, and somewhat innocent Jordan Geisler and his very special guests as they jump into lively discussions and bizarre tangents. Enjoy almost-edgy and occasionally irreverent topics paired with out-of-the-box, Jordan-original games and segments. Tune in to hear what absolutely no one is (but should be) raving about!
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Welcome to Find Your Inner Glow, the podcast where Kirsty Harris helps you navigate the wild and wacky world of spiritual enlightenment, personal growth, and mental wellness—all while keeping you entertained and laughing along the way. In each episode, Kirsty, your fearless (and slightly quirky) guide, will dive into the mystical, the magical, and the downright bizarre. Whether you’re trying to balance your chakras, conquer your fears, or just figure out why your cat keeps staring at the wal ...
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Anas and Grace chat with a live audience in the lobby at JordanCon 2025. Special guests include Penny aka Wot Cake Lady, Tom and Jen from Talk'aran'rhiod, Rahkoi, Alyssa from One Power Ballads, Melissa KJ, Alt Text Alex, Silvertooth, Kevin Angus, Sulin, and Brian the Gleeman! Contains full spoilers for Season 3 Episode 8 of the Wheel of Time on Pri…
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Season 3 of the Wheel of Time is "DONE." Grace and Anas discuss Episode 8 and fandom reactions, with a heavy sprinkling of Eelfinn interludes. Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelightswork.…
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Anas and Grace discuss fandom reactions and which stages of grief they're in after watching The Wheel of Time Season 3, Episode 7. Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:…
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Anas and Grace break down the fandom's reactions to Season 3 Episode 6 of The Wheel of Time, including that bawdy body song no one can get out of their head. *Episode contains book series spoilers through Towers of Midnight* Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT T…
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Have you ever wondered why you keep repeating the same relationship patterns, despite your best intentions to change? The answer might be hidden in your childhood experiences. The revolutionary concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) reveals how early trauma shapes our adult relationships, health, and emotional patterns. This eye-opening ep…
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Anas and Grace do a live, in-person recording for a special occasion and to discuss Season 3 of the Wheel of Time, up through Episode 5. There's much laughter—and an angry porcupine or two—as they attempt to settle on the *one* thing that makes Season 3, as Jeaine Caide would say, "so good." Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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Chaendaer! Charn! Ch...Melaine! There's so much to love (and laugh about) while discussing the fandom's reactions to what most are calling the best Wheel of Time episode to date: Season 3 Episode 4, "The Road to the Spear." Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LI…
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Anas and Grace celebrate the start of Season 3 of The Wheel of Time by kicking off Season 3 of The Light's Work. That's right, after a long hiatus... we're back! And there's A LOT to catch up on in the fandom. Episode contains spoilers for Episodes 1-3 of Season 3 of the Wheel of Time, and book series spoilers through Book 5. Related Links Check ou…
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The guys are back and drinking fantastic Italian wine from the Piedmont and Tuscany regions! We get started with two Sangiovese wines; Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino. We finish with two Nebbiolo wines from Piedmont, a Barbaresco and Barolo, the king if Italian wine! Also some great tips on what you may find on an Italian Wine label, and a littl…
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Anas and Grace interview Innkeeper Hatch from The Dusty Wheel about his six-and-a-half month hiatus from Wheel of Time fandom. Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LightsWorkPod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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With WoTCon only a month away, Anas and Grace chat with Con Director and DJ, Nae'blis. While discussing what makes WoTCon unique and why you should join (virtually or in-person), Nae'blis shares about his background as a Wheel of Time YouTuber, podcaster, website-maker, and... wedding planner? **This episode contains one full book spoilers question…
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On the heels of a celebratory weekend for Manchester United football fans, Anas and Grace share their sports fandom history and how it compares to Wheel of Time Fandom. Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LightsWorkPod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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**This episode contains full book series and TV series spoilers for The Wheel of Time** Andrew and Josh from Black Tower Podcast bring the Taint to The Light's Work, along with some very heartwarming stories... and melons? Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK …
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Anas and Grace try to get excited for all the recent Sci-fi/Fantasy TV news and discuss the fandom's reaction to the fact that it's all... well, not about The Wheel of Time. **This episode contains full spoilers for Season 1 of Rings of Power and Wheel of Time Book Spoilers through The Path of Daggers** Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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Not long before their big move across the country, Anas and Grace follow up with Wheel of Time couple Jessica Sedai and Daniel aka Random Nomen about their relationship (spoiler alert: they leveled up) and why 2024 is "the year of the decade." **This episode contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time TV series and Mistborn Era 2: The Bands of Mourning…
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Anas and Grace share everything from JordanCon 2024, including a 10 minute interview with Wheel of Time fan and actor Guy Roberts, founder of Prague Shakespeare Company and bloody flaming goat-kisser Uno Nomesta on the Wheel of Time on Prime. **This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time book series and TV series.** Related Links Chec…
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Anas and Grace record live from JordanCon 2024, outside in the courtyard at the same location where #PicnicTableCon took place two years prior. They chat roundtable style with a bunch of great guests, including Wheel of Time Continuity Editor, Maria Simons, and Origins of the Wheel of Time author, Dr. Michael Livingston. One of the biggest topics o…
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We talked with the great Thom DeSimone of Dragonmount, formerly of JordanCon, about his many years of experience within the Wheel of Time fandom, and what makes JordanCon stand out from other WoT Conventions. Also: Ogier groves, plushies, and weiners! ⁠Related Links⁠ Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLO…
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Grace and Anas take a break from studying the Cosmere to talk about The Wheel of Time fandom. *Contains spoilers through Book 5 of The Wheel of Time* Related Links FOLLOW US AT THE DARK'S WORK ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW THE HOSTS Anas: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anas_a_mod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grace: ⁠⁠…
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For our final episode of a 3-part series on Wheel of Time fan art, we spoke with former official Wheel of Time artist, Ariel Burgess. **This episode contains full book and TV series spoilers** Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LightsWorkPod…
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Anas and Grace talk WoT art, WoT fandom, and how to overcome perfectionism with the Wheel of Time fan artist Corey Lansdell of Third Age Art. **This episode contains book spoilers through The Gathering Storm and full TV series spoilers.** Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S…
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Anas and Grace describe and discuss their favorite pieces of Wheel of Time fan art. **This episode contains full book and TV series spoilers.** Related Links (click here to follow along!) Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LightsWorkPod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:…
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Anas and Grace kick back and have a leisurely game night at The Light's Work—this time with a Season 2 spin. Games included S2 WoT Fandom 20 Questions, the WoT Companion Challenge, and Who Tweeted It?**This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time TV series and (during WoT Companion Challenge only) the full book series.** Related Links …
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Inspired by Grace's outrage after finishing Mistborn Era 1, we discuss what makes a good ending and whether the Wheel of Time fandom would exist if the series did not have a satisfying conclusion. This episode is all about endings, so major spoilers abound! Please read carefully below before listening (unless you're into being spoiled). FULL SPOILE…
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We sat down with everyone's favorite Brown Ajah Detective, Geeky Eri, to get her tips on how to sleuth show info without being creepy. Spoiler alert: know your airport carpet patterns. **This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV Series through the end of Season 2** Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.…
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**This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time books and TV series** We invited the Dragonmother of the fandom, Tigraine/Shaiel from #TwitterOfTime, to discuss her journey as one of the OG Wheel of Time role-play accounts. Lots of laughs and nostalgia ensue as we dig up some of her most notable tweets from the early days of ToT up thro…
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With some help from other WoT fans, Anas and Grace take a look at moments of The Light's Work within the Wheel of Time book series. Plus, a hefty dose of nerding out over Final Fantasy and (shockingly) the Cosmere. **This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time books and TV series. Also contains spoilers for The Stormlight Archive, Rin…
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Fighting for the Light is one thing, but which characters in The Wheel of Time TV series are doing The Light's Work in the broader sense of the word? Anas and Grace list their favorite moments of TLW—based on the podcast's definition of it—for each episode from Season 1 and Season 2. *This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV Ser…
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Anas and Grace review their favorite fandom moments of 2023. Is it really a mash-up? Is it actually about the Cosmere? Listen and find out! *This episode contains full spoilers for The Wheel of Time TV Series* Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@LightsWorkPod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In…
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TLW celebrates the holiday season with Wheel of Time Continuity Editor and Robert Jordan's "right arm," Maria Simons, aka Sulamein Jor Haran of the Brown Ajah. This is one of our favorite conversations to date, spanning everything from Donny Osmond to Lanfear cows. We hope you enjoy this very special holiday episode. **Contains full spoilers for th…
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A lively chat with Alex and Jake, the talented musicians behind the infamous "Winternight" parody from WoT Idol 2023. (You may also know Alex from some other lesser known projects he can't talk about.) In unrelated news, we really enjoy the tracks "Nynaeve al'Meara," "Darkness and Shadows," and "Last Light" from the Season 2 Soundtrack. **This epis…
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Anas and Grace sit down with Teri Hatch, aka The Innkeeper's Wife at The Dusty Wheel, to hear about her experience of the fandom over the years, in particular since her home became an Inn four years ago. Along the way, we talk about genres (other than fantasy?), how Cons are like concerts, and why it's the small things that are often the brightest …
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Anas and Grace discuss all things spoiler, including how the fandom has approached spoilers over the years, the varying windows of tolerance for spoilers, their own experiences of being spoiled, and the existence of Spoilers that are Not Spoilers, aka Faux Spoilers. **This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV series through Seaso…
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As the fandom embarks upon the long wait between Season Two and Season Three of The Wheel of Time, Anas and Grace discuss the history of "The Longing." What will help us pass the time, and what will lead to unhinged Egwene and/or potato debates? Related Links Check out our website! ⁠⁠www.thelightswork.com⁠⁠ FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter: ⁠⁠…
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In August, we released a 3-part series on Talk'aran'rhiod with separate episodes for each of the hosts. This week, as a belated gift for their 4th anniversary, we surprised Jen, Joe, and Tom with a video compilation of previously unreleased footage from their interviews. This episode includes extra discussion by Anas and Grace about how the surpris…
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Anas couldn't make it to OgierCon this year, so Grace and friends joined him on Zoom and recorded an episode live from the living room of the Black Ajah mansion in Charleston, SC. Guests included Innkeeper Hatch from The Dusty Wheel, Doyn a.k.a. Real Life Mat Cauthon, Roofmistress Leigh-a, Melindhra, Sherbet Mango, and Brian the Gleeman. **This epi…
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Anas and Grace celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Episode 1 of The Light's Work with beloved audiobook narrators Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, the voices of The Wheel of Time and The Cosmere. **This episode contains a mild non-contextual spoiler for Book 6, Lord of Chaos** Related Links Michael Kramer & Kate Reading Books to Prisoners Flicker F…
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Coming up on the anniversary of the Episode 1 of The Light's Work, Anas and Grace reminisce about their favorite TLW moments from the past year. Plus: video games, Season Two character battles, and a surprise from Grace. **This episode contains full spoilers for Season 2 of The Wheel of Time TV series, spoilers for the book series through Book 2 , …
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Anas and Grace wrap up Season 2 of The Wheel of Time by combing through the fandom's favorite memes and underrated scenes. They also share a few of their own favorite moments, ponder whether having "shit hair" helped Rand defeat Ishamael, and get sentimental about fandom friends watching the Season together. **This episode contains FULL SPOILERS fo…
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The Light's Work had a lot to talk about regarding the Season 2 finale of The Wheel of Time. While critically acclaimed and highly rated online, Episode 8 left the fandom with a wide range of Opinions. Still, despite the disagreement (including their own), Anas and Grace find joy and refuge within the fandom's reliable array of clever memes and in-…
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Who is Flanfear and why is Grace mad about it? Find out as we discuss the flandom's reactions to Season 2 Episode 7 of The Wheel of Time. (We're not sorry for the bad puns but we do apologize for Anas's audio on this one.) **This episode contains full book series spoilers.** Related Links Check out our new website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US A…
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We're back with another breakdown of the fandom's reaction to The Wheel of Time Season 2 Episodes 4-6, including our appreciation for comments, tweets, and memes from over 20 different fans about the episodes that are widely considered to be the best in the series thus far. **This episode contains full book series spoilers.** Related Links Check ou…
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Anas and Grace discuss their experience visiting The Dusty Wheel Inn for The Wheel of Time Season 2 Premiere (Episodes 1-3) and which of their predictions about fandom reactions came true. **This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time TV Series Season 2 Episodes 1-3 and Book Series through Book 2, The Great Hunt** Related Links The Du…
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We've heard so many plot predictions and theories for the Wheel of Time Season 2, but what about fandom predictions? Anas and Grace break down what they think WoT fans will be most excited about after watching Episodes 1-3, what will be most meme-able, and more. **This episode contains book series spoilers through The Dragon Reborn and a minor, non…
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The Final Count-Tom. The ReTom of the King. Tarmon Gai'Tom. Our 3-part series on Talk'aran'rhiod comes to a thrilling end as we interview the charismatic and sometimes blood-boiling Tom Cocozza about his other project, Audio Dungeon, how podcasting is like pro-wrestling, and why doing Talk'aran'rhiod was the best decision of his life. Related Links…
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Part II of a 3-part series featuring each of the hosts behind one of Wheel of Time fandom's first and most beloved podcasts, Talk'aran'rhiod. In this episode, we interview TAR founder and official fandom horn-sounder Joe Perry about the origins of the "showcast" and why he picked Tom and Jen as cohosts. Along the way, we talk all things fandom, inc…
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Part I of a 3-part series featuring each of the hosts behind one of Wheel of Time fandom's first and most beloved podcasts, Talk'aran'rhiod. In this episode, we interview Jen Isgro about her fandom origin story, #HenNews, and why singing with the fandom is The Light's Work. Related Links Talk’aran’rhiod Jen Isgro The Wheel Weaves The Tamyrlin DanaL…
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Anas and Grace discuss the Wheel of Time Season 2 Trailer, the 12-hour Trailer Gai'don Livestream, and how the fandom reacted through chat, tweets, memes, and more. Related Links Trailer Gai'don Malkier's King's Tweet LMC's Tweet BSC Rand Meme BSC Pizza Feud Meme Ess Grace's Tweet Amrylin Sadai's Theory Talk'aran'rhiod Hair vs Hood Anas's Meme Memo…
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