Synopsis
Just two hyper-critical English majors talking some pretty big game about The Wheel of Time. Co-hosts Emily and Sally gather around their kitchen table each week to serve you up a full fantasy feast of oft-misremembered summary, hot analysis, scraps of literary theory, and a whole lot of hating Rand.
Episodes
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Episode 151: Dominating Friends and Manipulating People
22/02/2021 Duration: 45minUnsurprisingly, ch. 29-30, set in Salidar, absolutely suck. We discuss Freud's Wet Dream (Thom and Elayne), Nynaeve Being a gOoD LiTtLe wOmAn, Equal Opportunity Sluts, and we demand to know: Where Are the Vineyards? TW: Aran'gar Transcript
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Episode 150: The Worst Man You Know
16/02/2021 Duration: 44minIn our coverage of ch. 28, we remind Rand and his Goldfish Brain about Diplomacy (Get Some). We also commission a Lews Therin Motivational Poster and remind you: Don't Be Anthony. CW: This episode discusses the sexual assault that happens in this chapter. Transcript
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Episode 149: Pope Shark
08/02/2021 Duration: 47minWho or what is Pope Shark, and what does it have to do with Wheel of Time? Well, nothing. But for ch. 26-27, we also talk about Bashere's Tik Tok Account, Rand's Analysis Paralysis, Spotting Mormons in the Wild, and Magic Goosebumps (Tingling Saidar Senses). Transcript
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Episode 148: Mostly Ferris Wheel Stuff
01/02/2021 Duration: 45minHave you ever wondered if there's any WoT content on Pornhub? Don't worry, Sally will look it up. Talking points for ch. 24-25 include: Aiel Copycat Murderers, Eggy Phantom, Gawyn's Traveling Frat House, and Charming White Man (Derogatory). Transcript
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Episode 147: "The Swiss Army Knife of Buttholes"
25/01/2021 Duration: 45minDuring ch. 22-23, Emily has no idea what's going on (as usual). But seriously, where's all this going? Where's the pay-off to this set-up? We need Poirot Cauthon on the case. At least we have Olver's rock resume to keep us going. Transcript
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The Lost Tapes: Episode 146
18/01/2021 Duration: 04minHi, everyone! This isn't a full-length episode, and the info covered here can also be found on our Instagram. This is mostly meant for anyone who might be listening after the release date and doesn't want to scroll through social media to get the deets. Thanks for being cool! Transcript
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Episode 145: Fanny Pack of Clif Bars
11/01/2021 Duration: 48minIn ch. 17-18, we're asking hard questions, like: What if Berelain was a mentor to Egg? What if Rand used creative problem-solving? Where does Juilin put the thieves he catches? And which fruit WAS it, actually, in the Garden of Eden? Transcript
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Episode 144: Stopcough Herb
04/01/2021 Duration: 44minWelcome to 2021! We think Halwin Norry should be Queen of Andor. Other controversial topics from ch. 15-16 include Pillows of Fiber, Gawyn's Sim Sex Dreams, Egg-ucation, and how Salidar is just Plot Purgatory. Transcript
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Episode 143: Traveling Corn on the Cob Salesman
21/12/2020 Duration: 43minOur entire podcast might be one big foible, but at least we're not Aes Sedai dropouts. For ch. 13-14, we discuss Kool-Aid Man Tarna Feir, Nynaeve's Foreshadowing Bucket, and everything wrong with Gawyn's Toxic Dream Fantasy (it's a lot). Transcript
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Episode 142: Enchanted by the Pringles
14/12/2020 Duration: 40minThis episode (ch. 11-12) is short only because we had to delete our Top Five Sexiest Anime Men discussion. Uncut are our talks about Brandy on the Binky, Mazrim Taim's Second Location, CSI: Caemlyn, the Boys-Throwing-Rocks Instinct, and Theodrin, Queen of Staying in Her Lane. Transcript
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Episode 141: Sexy Gholam
07/12/2020 Duration: 48minThis episode, covering ch. 9-10, includes some of our hottest takes: Idris Elba should be in a "Hatchet" movie. Unlike Pedron Niall, at least Rand has a to-do list. Everyone is bad at Minecraft. And Bashere is a master of emotional curb-stomping. Transcript
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Episode 140: Sprinkle in Some Torture Porn
30/11/2020 Duration: 47minOh, Lord of Chaos, asking the big questions, like, "Is torture still bad even when the people getting tortured are annoying?" Yes, actually! For ch. 7-8, we discuss Fantasy Ambien, Demandred's Evil Laugh, Editorial Conflict of Interest, and Salidar Video Game Glitching. Transcript
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Episode 139: Hypothetical Game of Thrones Writers Trolley Problem
23/11/2020 Duration: 46minCh. 5-6 are good and bad. Bad because of the Human Circus, the Short Bastard Man, and the Whitest Woman to Ever White. Good because of the Dark One's Candy Mountain and Mat's OT4. Are themes just for eighth graders and wimps? You be the judge. Transcript
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Episode 138: Recreational Horse Stunts
16/11/2020 Duration: 41minFor chapters 3-4, we talk about Cricket Player Douchebaggery, Weaponizing Toxic Masculinity (and Toxic Femininity!), Mazrim Taim's School for Deranged War Criminals, and how Famine Has Control of Boston. Now with better audio quality! Transcript
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Episode 137: 9-1-1 Bishop
09/11/2020 Duration: 44minWe're getting sued by Shrek for our coverage of chapters 1 and 2. Discussion points include: Bashere's Erotic Energy, Tybalt the Fartful Dodger, Mazrim Taim Slip 'n' Slide, and a War Crimes-Shaped Cookie Cutter. Uh, sorry? Transcript
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Episode 136: The Forsaken Reality TV
02/11/2020 Duration: 47minApologies for the low volume as we adjust to a new recording space. We finish the prologue by discussing John Travlota Rand, Alternate Lord of Chaos Titles, D-d-damn Daniel, Bad Decision-Making in the Royal House of Andor, and Rand's Monarchy (But Make It Bigger). Transcript
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Episode 135: It's All Bad
26/10/2020 Duration: 46minWelcome to season six! The title says it all. We get halfway through the prologue of Lord of Chaos, discussing Pop Culture Neo, Who Needs to Be Guillotined, The Dark One Firing Demandred, and Rand's Revolving Door of Women. Transcript
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Episode 134: Indigenous Peoples' Day Special Episode
12/10/2020 Duration: 42minWe haven't worked up the courage to face Lord of Chaos yet, so we decided to discuss how (and if!) indigenous people are represented in Wheel of Time. We also laugh for, like, ten minutes at the word "moo-nionizing." Transcript
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Episode 133: Last Battle Participation Trophy
28/09/2020 Duration: 45minThe heavens have been fired, and we're officially done with book five! And what a chaotic ride it's been. For chapters 55-56, we talk about Moghedien's Opera Glasses, how Nynaeve Has the High Ground, and Rand's School for Boys Who Want to Do Magic. Transcript
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Episode 132: Men Don't Have Tear Ducts
21/09/2020 Duration: 47minIf you think men have tear ducts, chapters 53-54 will prove you wrong. This episode will also prove that Emily is gay and can't do math, that Lan has reached a new low on the break-up scale (BENEATH Facebook Messenger break-up), and that we're all just following Fast and Furious logic. Transcript