Road to Tar Valon : The Wheel of Time Podcast

First off, not a spoiler free episode.  Sorry to anyone who is new, but think of this as your chance to get started on the books for yourself!  Here we are, the halfway mark of the season, and whoa.  Goosebumps.  Episode four of the Wheel of Time series gives the Jordan slow burn payoff that we would expect from this series.  Join us and please feel free to join us for the conversations forming around this amazing new show and deeply beloved series.

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First off, not a spoiler free episode.  Sorry to anyone who is new, but think of this as your chance to get started on the books for yourself! Amber and Traci, spanned their six hour time difference to sit down and watch the very first episodes together, not wrapping up recording until shortly past 5:00 am for Amber.  We realized, that like the books, there is always something that was missed the first time around and, huge surprise, we decided we needed to talk about it.  Again.  Some more.  Forever. Join us and please feel free to join us for the conversations forming around this amazing new show and deeply beloved series.

We say second thoughts because we already released two videos on our YouTube Channel.  You can find our channel through our website listed below.

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Also known as Amber and Traci can’t stop talking about New Spring.  After watching the Wheel of Time tv series official trailer we have even more love for the petite, yet mighty, prequel to the series.  But this episode is about why we think other people would find the series enjoyable, why we keep coming back to it over and over again, how we have been talking about it together for over a year and it still gets us in the feels every time.  We know it’s a big investment of time and emotional energy, but it is so very worth it.

Spoiler free and big patron thank you in the first half, and spoiler splurge time in the second half along with answers to some of the questions that came to us from our Discord server through a recent AMA.  Thank you to everyone that listens to and supports us in all the ways possible!  We feel truly fortunate.

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Road to Tar Valon 

We shall label this episode “spoiler light.”  The official WoT trailer from Amazon Prime was all we could ask for and so much more!  We already released the video reaction last week, but the audio is more in depth in some places, and we are more descriptive of the images we are seeing.  If you have seen the video, you may still want to listen, if you haven’t you can check it out on our YouTube channel.

As always, THANK YOU for joining us!  The show is a little over two weeks away and it’s impossible to keep our excitement at bay.  We hope you will continue to join us on this new WoT journey!

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E62 A Spooky Season Tribute: Bubbles of EVIL! *Full Spoilers*

There was no way we were going to let this time of year pass us by and NOT use our super fun spooky season intro again.  This year we decided on bubbles of evil, and to get the full effect we had to go bring in the entire series.  If you are not all the way through the books, this episode will either spoil you or make no sense.  Either way, your choice, as always.

For those of you listening in today, it’s all about the putrescence that is seeping loose into the Wheel of Time world as the Seals to the Dark One’s Prison become ever more fragile.  What forms of nightmare do they take, and are they really as scary as Jordan intended them to be?  It’s always a laughing matter on the Road to Tar Valon.

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The true hunt for the Horn of Valere begins and the searchers depart from Fal Dara following an assasination attempt on the Amyrlin.  Urgency drives them to follow the Darkfriends and Shadowspawn carrying away Mat’s dagger and the Horn, leaving behind them a trail of “murder and worse.”  Bayle Domon is being pulled into a plot he never thought would touch him and he races towards Toman Head in the hopes of escaping his pursuers. Egwene and Nyneave set out along the road to Tar Valon, with lessons in the Power along the route.  Egwene is a rosebud opening to the soft light of saidar, while Nyneave’s thorny side shows up in the form of fire.

First half is spoiler free, second half - full spoilers through the entire series.

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Moiraine and Siuan know they are treading a treacherous path that could see them both stilled, Fal Dara keep comes under attack by the Shadow, and the Emond’s Fielders find themselves moving in directions they never could have imagined when they left home.

First half is spoiler free, second half - full spoilers through the entire series.

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After a little over a year of recording we decided it was time.  The presentation of men and women given to us by Robert Jordan in the Wheel of Time is worthy of being addressed.  Gender and the way we perceive it in Western society is experiencing a much needed awakening to a more nuanced world.  Speaking about our experiences has value, connecting it to the Wheel of Time and seeing the world through that lense gives a wider perspective on how the world is and how others may imagine it.

We were thrilled to be joined in this conversation by Zak from Two and a Mic podcast.  He’s a long time Wheel of Time fan as well as an avid promoter of civil discourse and gender equality.   Check out his brilliant conversations here.

This is a FULL SPOILER episode and the conversation ranges over the full series.  Thanks for joining us! 

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We may be excited that we are resuming our journey in the Borderlands, but Rand is definitely feeling like he should have been long gone by now.  The Amyrlin comes to Fal Dara, Egwene is sneaking visits with Padan Fain, Rand makes unwise decisions  (surprise, surprise…), and we get a moment inside Moiraine’s head as she attempts to determine what drew the Flame of Tar Valon to Shienar.

Our regular format is in place for this episode; spoiler free first half, full spoilers second half.

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Yes, friends, it is indeed time for us to move along on this journey and begin our foray into the Great Hunt.  This book feels different, darker, more nuanced than Eye of the World.  It is safe to say, we’re not in the Two Rivers anymore and any thought of an idyllic existence has faded in the presence of the encroaching Shadow.

First half, spoiler free, second half...all the spoilers.

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We are always so grateful to have you joining us as we continue along the Road to Tar Valon.