Returning from our brief hiatus, we go on a mini-vacation with Rysn, Axies, and Szeth in the second set of interludes. We examine how the three approach cultures that are not their own. 

Covers Interludes 4-6 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

“Children who say hand dryers ‘hurt my ears’ are correct: A real-world study examining the loudness of automated hand dryers in public places” by N. L. Keegan (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7286728/)

Images from the James Webb Space Telescope (https://science.nasa.gov/mission/webb/multimedia/images/)

Artemis II Media (https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.

Cover art is by jordirapture_art.

This is an unofficial, fan-made podcast that has no affiliation with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel.

Ardent: El

Worldsinger: Liz 

Veristitalian: Adam

Theme: Cultural Differences

Sacred Reading Method: Sacred Imagination

Recording Date: May 29, 2026

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