Tales from the Waystone

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What's Tales from the Waystone about?

A Kingkiller Chronicle re-read podcast where we do a deep dive into the books of Patrick Rothfuss. We recommend starting with episode 1 as our episodes are quite sequential.

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Tales from the Waystone episodes:

06.18.2024
Now Where Were We? - TftWS 2x64
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 64; Now Where Were We?, where we will be discussing Chapters 128 - 129 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Back On Track. For Apple Podcast listeners, please...
06.04.2024
That’s Not How Any Of This Works! - TftWS 2x63
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 63; That’s Not How Any Of This Works!, where we will be discussing Chapter 127 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Absolute Cringe. (YES, it's THAT chapter) For...
05.21.2024
You Were Merely Adopted By The Shadows - TftWS 2x62
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 62; You Were Merely Adopted By The Shadows, where we will be discussing Chapters 125 and 126 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of The Fine Line Between...
05.07.2024
The Heart Of A Riddle - TftWS 2x61
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 61; The Heart Of A Riddle, where we will be discussing Chapter 124 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of The Line Of History. For Apple Podcast listeners, please...
04.23.2024
Line Doesn’t Always Go Up - TftWS 2x60
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 60; Line Doesn't Always Go Up, where we will be discussing Chapter 122 and 123 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Non-Linear Progression. For Apple Podcast listeners, please...
04.09.2024
Making Love, Not War - TftWS 2x59
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 59; Making Love, Not War, where we will be discussing Chapter 120 and 121 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Creation Vs. Destruction. For Apple Podcast listeners, please...
03.26.2024
Why Ask Why? - TftWS 2x58
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 58; Why Ask Why?, where we will be discussing Chapter 118 and 119 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Questioning Purpose. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider rating...
03.12.2024
Kvothe Brought His Pencil - TftWS 2x57
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 57; Kvothe Brought His Pencil, where we will be discussing Chapter 116 and 117 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Interrogating Taboos. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider...
02.27.2024
Going Under to Go Over - TftWS 2x56
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 56; Going Under to Go Over, where we will be discussing Chapter 115 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of The Only Way Out Is Through. For Apple Podcast...
02.13.2024
The Case of Coulda’ v. Shoulda’ - TftWS 2x55
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 55; The Case of Coulda’ v. Shoulda’, where we will be discussing Chapter 114 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Lessons of the Past. For Apple Podcast...
01.30.2024
Heavy Mettle - TftWS 2x54
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 54; Heavy Mettle, where we will be discussing Chapters 112 and 113 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Being Knocked Down a Few Pegs. For Apple Podcast...
01.16.2024
It’s The Cigars You Smoke That Will Kill You - TftWS 2x53
AAAAAAAnd We're Back! Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 53; It’s The Cigars You Smoke That Will Kill You , where we will be discussing Chapters 110 and 111 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens...
01.02.2024
TftWS - The Narrow Interlude Between Desires Ep.3
Welcome to Tales From the Waystone where we're taking a break from Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear to talk about the third and final third of Patrick Rothfuss' BRAND NEWish short story about Bast; The Narrow Road Between Desires, which...
12.19.2023
TftWS - The Narrow Interlude Between Desires Ep.2
Welcome to Tales From the Waystone where we're taking a break from Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear to talk about the second third of Patrick Rothfuss' BRAND NEWish short story about Bast; The Narrow Road Between Desires, which came out...
12.05.2023
TftWS - The Narrow Interlude Between Desires Ep.1
Welcome to Tales From the Waystone where we're taking a break from Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear to talk about Patrick Rothfuss' BRAND NEWish short story about Bast; The Narrow Road Between Desires, which came out a few weeks ago!...
11.21.2023
TftWS - The Lightning Interlude Ep. 4
Welcome to Tales From the Waystone where we're taking a break from Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear to talk about Patrick Rothfuss' short story about Bast; The Lightning Tree - This is our last episode focusing on this story...
11.07.2023
TftWS - The Lightning Interlude Ep. 3
Welcome to Tales From the Waystone where we're taking a break from Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear to talk about Patrick Rothfuss' short story about Bast; The Lightning Tree before the stand-alone expanded version (known as The Narrow Road Between...
10.10.2023
TftWS - The Lightning Interlude Ep. 2
Welcome to Tales From the Waystone where we're taking a break from Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear to talk about Patrick Rothfuss' short story about Bast; The Lightning Tree before the stand-alone expanded version (known as The Narrow Road Between...
09.26.2023
TftWS - The Lightning Interlude Ep. 1
Welcome to Tales From the Waystone where we're taking a break from Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear to talk about Patrick Rothfuss' short story about Bast; The Lightning Tree before the stand-alone expanded version (known as The Narrow Road Between...
09.12.2023
Kvothe the Barbarian - TftWS 2x52
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 52; Kvothe the Barbarian, where we will be discussing Chapters 108 and 109 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Unexpected Journeys. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider...
08.29.2023
And That’s How I Spent My Summer Vacation - TftWS 2x51
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 51; And That's How I Spent My Summer Vacation, where we will be discussing Chapters 106 and 107 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of All Grown...
08.15.2023
Cause And Effect - TftWS 2x50
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 50; Cause And Effect, where we will be discussing Chapters 104 and 105 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Determinism vs. Agency. For Apple Podcast listeners, please...
08.01.2023
... And Sometimes There’s More Salt In Ham Than In Turkey - TftWS 2x49
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 49; Sometimes There’s More Truth In Legend than in History…And Sometimes There’s More Salt In Ham Than In Turkey, where we will be discussing Chapters 102 and 103 of Patrick Rothfuss'...
07.18.2023
Bonus - Oops! All Interesting Facts (Will Just Got Over Covid)
Will finally tested negative for Covid, but we couldn't record our normal podcast for you in time to get it to you on schedule so here's an 'oops, all interesting facts!' episode to tide you over for now. Interesting Fact Links: Phoenix'...
07.04.2023
Bonus Pod of Recommendations Because Will Caught Covid
The title says it all. Will caught Covid on a work outing a few days before we were going to record our next episode and lost his voice. He's mostly fine, just a bit fatigued and needs more tlc. He's...
06.20.2023
I Hate Fairyland! - TftWS 2x48
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 48; I Hate Fairyland!, where we will be discussing Chapters 100 and 101 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Faerie Magic. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider...
06.06.2023
I’m Just A Teenage Dirtbag, Baby - TftWS 2x47
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 47; I'm Just A Teenage Dirtbag, Baby, where we will be discussing Chapter 99 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Teenage Cringe. For Apple Podcast listeners, please...
05.23.2023
All That, and He’s Humble, Too! - TftWS 2x46
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 46; All That, and He's Humble, Too!, where we will be discussing Chapter 98 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Relational Parity. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider...
05.09.2023
High Fantasy Letters To The Penthouse Editor - TftWS 2x45
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 45; High Fantasy Letters To The Penthouse Editor, where we will be discussing Chapters 95 through 97 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Consent and Power Dynamics. For Apple...
04.25.2023
You Only Live Once - TftWS 2x44
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 44; You Only Live Once, where we will be discussing Chapters 92 through 94 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of The Limits of Convention. For Apple Podcast listeners,...
04.11.2023
A Dark and Stormy Night - TftWS 2x43
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 43; A Dark and Stormy Night, where we will be discussing Chapters 90 and 91 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Explosive Resolution. For Apple Podcast listeners,...
03.28.2023
Are We There Yet? - TftWS 2x42
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 42; Are We There Yet?, where we will be discussing Chapter 89 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Rising Action. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider...
03.14.2023
Just So - TftWS 2x41
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 41; Just So, where we will be discussing Chapter 88 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of In Medias Res. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider rating...
02.28.2023
Bonus Pod of Recommended Things - Feb ’23
Howdy strangers, it's been a while! We're still exhausted from buying our new home, and we're moving slower than we'd like, BUT we wanted to make something for all of you as a thanks for sticking around! So here's a bonus...
01.12.2023
Man’s Gotta’ Have A Code - TftWS 2x40
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 40; Man's Gotta' Have A Code, where we will be discussing Chapter 87 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of The Wise Fool. For Apple Podcast listeners,...
12.06.2022
We Can’t Stop Here, This Is Bat Country! - TftWS 2×39
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 39; We Can’t Stop Here, This Is Bat Country!, where we will be discussing Chapters 84 through 86 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Borders And...
11.29.2022
Extra Extra, Read All About It; Episode 2x39 Is Delayed - We’re sorry
Unfortunately, my computer ate (corrupted) the almost completed edit of episode 39, soooooooooooo um, I'll get it out as soon as I can.Meanwhile, exciting news: We're buying a house! Aaaaand that means we're scaling back and outsourcing some content. Listen...
11.15.2022
On The Nature of Cerulean Building Materials - TftWS 2×38
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 38; On The Nature of Cerulean Building Materials, where we will be discussing Chapters 81 through 83 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of The Stories We...
11.01.2022
Hard Lessons - TftWS 2×37
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 37; Hard Lessons, where we will be discussing Chapters 79 and 80 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Imperfect Instructors. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider rating...
10.18.2022
That’s [FORKIN’] Teamwork! - TftWS 2×36
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 36; That’s [FORKIN’] Teamwork!, where we will be discussing Chapters 77 through 78 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Group Dynamics. For Apple Podcast listeners, please consider...
10.04.2022
Into the Wilds! - TftWS 2×35
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 35; Into the Wilds!, where we will be discussing Chapters 74 through 76 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Off the Beaten Path. For Apple Podcast listeners,...
09.20.2022
Relationships Would Be A Lot Simpler If Humans Weren’t So Complex - TftWS 2x34
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 34; Relationships Would Be A Lot Simpler If Humans Weren’t So Complex, where we will be discussing Chapters 72 and 73 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens...
09.06.2022
Riddles Wrapped in Enigmas Like a Conundrum-Filled Gyro - TftWS 2×33
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 33; Riddles Wrapped in Enigmas Like a Conundrum-Filled Gyro, where we will be discussing Chapters 70 through 71 of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Puzzle Solving. For...
08.23.2022
Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder - TftWS 2×32
Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Season 2 Episode 32; Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder, where we will be discussing Chapters 67 through 69 (nice!) of Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear through a lens of Opportunistic Altruism. For Apple...
08.09.2022
TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 6 - Let’s Show This [Bench] How We Do Things Downtown!
Welcome to The Interlude We Became, Episode 6, where we will be discussing chapters fourteen through the end of N. K. Jemisin's The City We Became. As usual, we'll be chatting about geeky stuff throughout. We're still taking care to discuss themes...
07.26.2022
TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 5 - The Inherent Folly of Splitting the Party, OR That’s [Forking] Teamwork!
Welcome to The Interlude We Became, Episode 5, where we will be discussing chapters eleven through thirteen of N. K. Jemisin's The City We Became. As usual, we'll be chatting about geeky stuff throughout. We're still taking care to discuss themes rather...
07.12.2022
TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 4 - Eldritch Triangulations To Divide the Strongest Alliances
Welcome to The Interlude We Became, Episode 4, where we will be discussing chapters nine and ten of N. K. Jemisin's The City We Became. As usual, we'll be chatting about geeky stuff throughout. We're still taking care to discuss themes rather...
06.28.2022
TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 3 - Multiversal Emergent Theories of Consciousness!
Welcome to The Interlude We Became, Episode 3, where we will be discussing chapters six through eight of N. K. Jemisin's The City We Became. As usual, we'll be chatting about geeky stuff throughout. We're still taking care to discuss themes rather...
06.14.2022
TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 2 - The Doom That Came to Staten!
Welcome to The Interlude We Became, Episode 2, where we will be discussing chapters three through five of N. K. Jemisin's The City We Became. As usual, we'll be chatting about geeky stuff throughout. I honestly loved the conversation we had throughout...
05.31.2022
TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 1 - The Unspeakable Barbarity of Urban Planning & Design
It's here! The Interlude We Became, Episode 1, where we will be discussing the epilogue through chapter two of N. K. Jemisin's The City We Became. As usual, we'll be chatting about geeky stuff throughout. Content Warning - The City We Became...

What's Tales from the Waystone about?

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Tales from the Waystone episodes:

Now Where Were We? - TftWS 2x64

That’s Not How Any Of This Works! - TftWS 2x63

You Were Merely Adopted By The Shadows - TftWS 2x62

The Heart Of A Riddle - TftWS 2x61

Line Doesn’t Always Go Up - TftWS 2x60

Making Love, Not War - TftWS 2x59

Why Ask Why? - TftWS 2x58

Kvothe Brought His Pencil - TftWS 2x57

Going Under to Go Over - TftWS 2x56

The Case of Coulda’ v. Shoulda’ - TftWS 2x55

Heavy Mettle - TftWS 2x54

It’s The Cigars You Smoke That Will Kill You - TftWS 2x53

TftWS - The Narrow Interlude Between Desires Ep.3

TftWS - The Narrow Interlude Between Desires Ep.2

TftWS - The Narrow Interlude Between Desires Ep.1

TftWS - The Lightning Interlude Ep. 4

TftWS - The Lightning Interlude Ep. 3

TftWS - The Lightning Interlude Ep. 2

TftWS - The Lightning Interlude Ep. 1

Kvothe the Barbarian - TftWS 2x52

And That’s How I Spent My Summer Vacation - TftWS 2x51

Cause And Effect - TftWS 2x50

... And Sometimes There’s More Salt In Ham Than In Turkey - TftWS 2x49

Bonus - Oops! All Interesting Facts (Will Just Got Over Covid)

Bonus Pod of Recommendations Because Will Caught Covid

I Hate Fairyland! - TftWS 2x48

I’m Just A Teenage Dirtbag, Baby - TftWS 2x47

All That, and He’s Humble, Too! - TftWS 2x46

High Fantasy Letters To The Penthouse Editor - TftWS 2x45

You Only Live Once - TftWS 2x44

A Dark and Stormy Night - TftWS 2x43

Are We There Yet? - TftWS 2x42

Just So - TftWS 2x41

Bonus Pod of Recommended Things - Feb ’23

Man’s Gotta’ Have A Code - TftWS 2x40

We Can’t Stop Here, This Is Bat Country! - TftWS 2×39

Extra Extra, Read All About It; Episode 2x39 Is Delayed - We’re sorry

On The Nature of Cerulean Building Materials - TftWS 2×38

Hard Lessons - TftWS 2×37

That’s [FORKIN’] Teamwork! - TftWS 2×36

Into the Wilds! - TftWS 2×35

Relationships Would Be A Lot Simpler If Humans Weren’t So Complex - TftWS 2x34

Riddles Wrapped in Enigmas Like a Conundrum-Filled Gyro - TftWS 2×33

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder - TftWS 2×32

TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 6 - Let’s Show This [Bench] How We Do Things Downtown!

TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 5 - The Inherent Folly of Splitting the Party, OR That’s [Forking] Teamwork!

TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 4 - Eldritch Triangulations To Divide the Strongest Alliances

TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 3 - Multiversal Emergent Theories of Consciousness!

TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 2 - The Doom That Came to Staten!

TftWS - The Interlude We Became Ep. 1 - The Unspeakable Barbarity of Urban Planning & Design

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