Cosmere Conversations

By Tyler Shotwell & Brooke SilvaArts Books Fiction

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September 17, 2024Episode 153: Flashbacks and the Feast
Brooke and Tyler return to where it all began to examine the timeline and major plot events leading up to Gavilar's Feast. How'd Gavilar manage to squeeze so many meetings into so little time? Where'd his bag of voidlight gemstones end up? How many of the famous faces can we identify? #AllSpoilers
Conversation Questions:
What evidence is there for ancient communication between Roshar and Scadrial? (18 mins)
Could the small bridge that Gavilar created between Roshar and Braize be enough to trigger a desolation? (42:30)
Who are the “they” that must not get the anti-voidlight gemstone according to Gavilar? (56 mins)
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
58 min
September 03, 2024 Episode 152: The Unmade
Brooke and Tyler question the meaning of Enlightenment to better understand nine (or maybe ten!) of Roshar's most haunting mysteries- The Unmade. We examine how The Unmade were created and changed, detail the known aspects of each individual Unmade, and theorize wildly about one of their chosen Radiants, Renarin Kholin. #AllSpoilers
Conversation Questions:
How do the terms Made, Unmade, and Enlightened interconnect and differ? (23 mins)
What mechanism did Ba Ado Mishram use to bond the Singers? (42 mins)
Does there need to be a rebalancing among the Knights Radiant & Spren in order to account for Odium’s new nature as a True Tone of Roshar? (1h 36mins)
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
1 hr 41 min
August 27, 2024 Episode 151: The Heralds
Brooke and Tyler emerge into their true Silverlight Scholar forms with a dense examination of The Heralds of Roshar. Every Herald is discussed in detail and context is provided with a timeline of the Heraldic Epochs. #AllSpoilers
Ep. 101: Who is Shallan's Mom?
Conversation Questions:
What caused the Oathpact to end and allow the last Desolation? (~19mins)
Why is Shalash destroying artworks of herself? (~42 mins)
Do each of the Heralds have an associated Dawncity that they always appear around when returning to Roshar? If yes, what cities correspond with each Herald? (~62 mins)
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
1 hr 23 min
August 06, 2024 Episode 150: Book Blurbs and Big Questions
Brooke and Tyler are back! As the release of Stormlight Archive 5 approaches, they read through the recently released "marketing blurb" and explore the complex philosophical questions that Sanderson has set up going into Wind and Truth. #AllSpoilers
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
1 hr 15 min
May 14, 2024 Episode 149: Storming Theories - Sunlit Man
Brooke and Tyler skip back to Canticle to discuss all the connections between the final Year of Sanderson project and the upcoming Stormlight Archive 5. The setting, the characters, the themes are all explored in depth while still finding time for some out-of-this-world speculation. #AllSpoilers
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
58 min
April 30, 2024 Episode 148: Storming Theories - Yumi
Brooke and Tyler hop into the shuttle ship for a ride back to Komashi in order to pick apart all the strange connections between Yumi and the Nightmare Painter and Stormlight Archive. We discuss the Midnight Essence, the power level of Yoki-Hijo, and ask where in the world is Virtuosity. #AllSpoilers
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
1 hr 5 min
April 16, 2024 Episode 147: Words of Brandon Vol. 8
Brooke and Tyler catch up with all the real-world happenings in the fandom. We discuss all we've learned about Isle of the Emberdark, the Words of Radiance Letherbound campaign, and review fan questions to Brandon. #AllSpoilers
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
42 min
April 02, 2024 Episode 146: Storming Theories - Tress ( feat. Jen Neal from Dragonsteel )
Brooke and Tyler invite Jennifer Neal, Creative Development at Dragonsteel, to join the podcast and discuss all the connections between Tress of the Emerald Sea and Stormlight Archive. In an effort to prepare ourselves for SA5 we'll be doing a look back at the Cosmere Secret Projects from 2023. #AllSpoilers
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
1 hr 12 min
March 19, 2024 Episode 145: TSM - Cosmere Connections
Brooke and Tyler conclude the Sunlit Man book club by exploring all the off-world connections in the final secret project in the Year of Sanderson. Who are the Night Brigade and what is their mission? What are the Scadrians doing on Canticle? And are there some strange time-shenanigans going down in the Cosmere? #AllSpoilers
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
1 hr 29 min
March 05, 2024 Episode 144: TSM - The People of Canticle
Brooke and Tyler become nosy neighbors to investigate the new kids on the block living on the wild world of Canticle. Who are the Threnodites who've made this dangerous place their home? Finally, we try to answer the immense philosophical question of "when does a person become permanently connected to a place?" #AllSpoilers
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
1 hr 16 min

About Cosmere Conversations

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Two lovers of the Cosmere explore the universe created by Brandon Sanderson with biweekly episodes discussing the intricacies of this literary masterpiece. Episodes begin with background information…