Tales from the Waystone

Tales from the Waystone

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Tales from the Waystone episodes

  • Bonus Pod: Fortunately, The Milk pt. 1

    Hello, and welcome to the first episode in a short series of bonus pods we recorded about Neil Gaiman's Fortunately, The Milk. 


    You may be wondering why this isn't episode 9, and there's a good reason why it isn't: a little over a month ago, the hard drive containing all of our episode audio for 1-9 dropped approximately 8 inches onto a wooden floor and broke beyond a reasonably priced repair. 

    Our original recording of episode 9 is now stuck behind a very expensive paywall, and we had to re-record it. This means we also have to edit the new recording, which takes time. But we still wanted to give y'all something to listen to while we are catching back up.


    We ran a twitter poll to see what our bonus episodes should be about, and Fortunately, The Milk won! It's a delightful book, and allows us to have a bit of a palette cleanser between the sad events of our last few episodes and the month and a half's worth of episodes that will cover Kvothe's time in Tarbean.

    This will be a two part series, and episode 9 will release on February 25th, 2020 (or the 22nd if you're signed up for early access at Patreon.com/waystonepod). 

    25 min
  • The Art of Getting Lost - TftWS 1x08

    Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Episode 8; The Art of Getting Lost, where we will be discussing chapters eighteen and nineteen of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind through a lens of Self Care.


    The audio for this episode was pretty quiet when we recorded because we both got really emotional. We amplified the sound, though it might still be a little low in some spots. We apologize if it sounds a little off.

    In terms of discussion, this episode covers topics dealing with grief and loss.

    It's one of the best (if not the best) episodes so far, and we hope you enjoy it.

    Note: Our original audio for episode 9 was lost, so we'll be doing a two-part mini-series of shorter bonus pods on Neil Gaiman's Fortunately, The Milk over the next two weeks to make up for lost editing time. Episode 9 will release on February 25th, 2020.


    To see a silly video of our punishments, take a look at our YouTube channel!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lo8qaM13hA





     

    Interesting fact links:

    1. The Bear Necessities: https://www.damninteresting.com/private-wojteks-right-to-bear-arms/

     

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    51 min
  • Be Wary of Folly - TftWS 1x07

    Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Episode 7; Be Wary of Folly, where we will be discussing chapters fifteen through seventeen of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind through a lens of Folly.

    This episode deals with tragic circumstances for our protagonist, and though we approached it as sensitively as we could, we understand if it's a bit too intense for some listeners.

     


    Interesting fact links:

    1. Birthdays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TjRjqVNAYE
  • Frozen Steak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLWsEg1LmaE

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    37 min
  • Too Clever By Half - TftWS 1x06

    Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Episode 6; Too Clever By Half, where we will be discussing chapters thirteen and fourteen of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind through a lens of The Smartest Kid In The Room.

     

     

    Interesting fact links:

    1. Protective Humpbacks: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/08/humpback-whales-save-animals-killer-whales-explained/

     

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    50 min
  • It‘s Going To Be Legen--Wait For It--Dary! - TftWS 1x05

    Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Episode 5; It's Going To Be Legen--Wait For It--Dary!, where we will be discussing chapter twelve of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind through a lens of Anticipation.

     

    Interesting fact links:

    1. Ocean LEGO: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/59913/18-years-after-spill-ocean-lego-pieces-still-wash-ashore
  • Gross coffee mugs: https://www.today.com/health/why-it-s-ok-not-wash-your-favorite-coffee-mug-t104698
  • Primary colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVhA18_dmg0

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    42 min
  • We Get It. You Took Intro to Philosophy. - TftWS 1x04

    Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Episode 4; We Get It. You Took Intro to Philosophy!, where we will be discussing chapters nine through eleven of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind through a lens of Philosophy.

     

    Interesting fact links:

    1. Cabbie Brain: https://www.damninteresting.com/nugget/mind-warping-knowledge/

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      49 min
    2. Tiny New Year's Eve Bonus Pod

      Hello Everyone!

      This tiny not-episode (in which we missed the opportunity to toast to one more *year* above the roses) released on New Year's Eve, 2019. Phoenix decided that they'd rather not spend the holidays editing audio, but rather catching up on their backlog of books and video games.

      We hope you had a good year, and hope that your 2020 will be even better. While we don't have a full episode for you today, we'd love to geek out and hear your Kingkiller Chronicle theories and headcanon over on Twitter @waystonepod!

      If you really can't get enough of us, there is a special bonus pod available for our patrons at patreon.com/waystonepod, where we discuss Patrick Rothfuss and Nate Taylor's delightful picture book 'The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed'!

      2 min
    3. Tiny Christmas Eve Bonus Pod

      Hello Everyone!

      This tiny not-episode released on Christmas Eve, 2019. Phoenix decided that they'd rather not spend the holidays editing audio, but rather catching up on their backlog of books and video games.


      We hope you're doing well this holiday season, but we know it can be a tough time of year for some. While we don't have a full episode for you today, we'd love to geek out and hear your Kingkiller Chronicle theories and headcanon over on Twitter @waystonepod!

      If you really can't get enough of us, there is a special bonus pod available for our patrons at patreon.com/waystonepod, where we discuss Patrick Rothfuss and Nate Taylor's delightful picture book 'The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed'!

      3 min
    4. Let Me Tell You A Story - TftWS 1x03

      Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Episode 3; Let Me Tell You A Story, where we will be discussing chapters seven and eight of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind through a lens of Storytellers.

       

      Interesting fact links:

      1. On Languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aXmNle560k

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        40 min
      2. And That‘s Why You Always Leave a Note! - TftWS 1x02

        Welcome to Tales from the Waystone, Episode 2; And That's Why You Always Leave A Note!, where we will be discussing chapters three through six of Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind through a lens of Unreliable Narrators.

         

        Interesting fact links:

        1. Mystery Lake: https://www.damninteresting.com/nugget/the-mystery-lake-of-the-himalayas/
        2. The one time red paint actually made a vehicle go faster: https://jalopnik.com/why-so-many-ships-are-red-on-the-bottom-1837181724

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          52 min

        About Tales from the Waystone

        From the publisher's feed

        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.