Kaladin looked in control when Cenn saw him as the leader of a small squad, but it turns out he was battling the inner demons of failure and self-doubt. His greatest failure, we decide, becomes representative of all of the little failures along the way.

Covers Chapter 47 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

Way of Kings annotations from the Cenn chapter (https://wob.coppermind.net/events/255-the-way-of-kings-annotations/#e7122)

“I Asked a Mormon Scholar About Brandon Sanderson’s Mormonism” from goatfantasybooks (https://youtu.be/rfb9qTD7yow)

“Mormons and Midrash: On the Composition of Expansive Interpretation in Genesis Rabbah and the Book of Moses” by Avram R. Shannon (https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/mormons-and-midrash-on-the-composition-of-expansive-interpretation-in-genesis-rabbah-and-the-book-of-moses)

“Toward a Feminist Mormon Midrash: Mormon Women and the Imaginative Reading of Scripture” by Robert A. Rees (https://sunstone.org/toward-a-feminist-mormon-midrash-mormon-women-and-the-imaginative-reading-of-scripture/)

“The Midrashic Imagination and the Book of Mormon” by Robert A. Rees (https://www.dialoguejournal.com/articles/the-midrashic-imagination-and-the-book-of-mormon/)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.

Cover art is by Vedtom D - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Ye1ak6

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

Ardent: El

Worldsinger: Adam

Veristitalian: Liz

Theme: Failure

Sacred Reading Method: Midrash

Recording Date: August 5, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

Sigzil's Worldsinging gives us food for thought for a discussion of power, especially in regards to the power that women hold in the Stormlight Archive.

Covers Chapter 46 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

Reddit post on naming conventions for mission leaders (https://www.reddit.com/r/latterdaysaints/comments/1rzcjp1/how_we_refer_to_mission_leaders_has_changedi_think/)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.

Cover art is by Shayndlart - https://www.instagram.com/shayndl_art/

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

Ardent: Adam

Worldsinger: El

Veristitalian: Liz

Theme: Power

Sacred Reading Method: Willshaper Oaths

Recording Date: July 22, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

How aware are the characters when it comes to the transformations that they go through? What about the transformations they impose on those around them?

Covers Chapter 45 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

2 Nephi 2:11 — Book of Mormon verse discussing "opposition in all things" (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng&id=p11#p11)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.Cover art is by Petar P. Penev.

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

Ardent: El

Worldsinger: Liz 

Veristitalian: Adam

Theme: Transformation

Sacred Reading Method: Sketching 

Recording Date: 7/22/26

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

Everyone has a duty! Mine, for example, is to write summaries for episodes about the complex relationships between our duties and personal desires.

Covers Chapter 44 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

Elantris annotations (https://wob.coppermind.net/events/133-elantris-annotations/)

“Marriage and Divorce” by Spencer W. Kimball (https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/spencer-w-kimball/marriage-divorce/) (Kimball makes similar comments about “any two people” making a marriage work in a speech three years earlier, titled “Marriage is Honorable” https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/spencer-w-kimball/marriage-honorable)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.

Cover art is by Hyou.

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

Ardent: Liz

Worldsinger: Adam 

Veristitalian: El

Theme: Duty

Sacred Reading Method: Scripture Chains

Recording Date: July 22, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

Kaladin is having a very hard day, and everyone keeps trying to make him feel better. How do we get through the hard times when the hard times just keep going?

Covers Chapter 43 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

Exclude Not Thyself by Skyler Sorensen (https://bookshop.org/a/117742/9781462144488)

Tender Leaves of Hope by Meghan Decker (https://bookshop.org/a/117742/9781462143283)

Still: Notes on a Mid-Faith Crisis by Lauren F. Winner (https://bookshop.org/a/117742/9780061768286)

The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb (https://bookshop.org/a/117742/9781648486869)

"You Matter to Him" by Dieter F. Uchtdorf (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2011/11/saturday-morning-session/you-matter-to-him?lang=eng)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.

Cover art is by Artur Mósca.

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

Ardent: El

Worldsinger: Adam 

Veristitalian: Liz

Theme: Endurance

Sacred Reading Method: Sacred Imagination

Recording Date: July 8, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

Shallan is acting like a freshman college student out on her own for the first time — falling in 'like' with a boy who says he'll give up everything for her, not wanting to commit to things that are boring, not knowing how to say no to things. So, how do we safely learn when to commit ourselves?

Join our Patreon to find an exclusive episode clip, featuring a brief (but more detailed) discussion of LDS doctrine and culture regarding commitments.

Covers Chapter 42 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.

Cover art is by Lamaery.

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

Ardent: Liz

Worldsinger: El 

Veristitalian: Adam

Theme: Commitment

Sacred Reading Method: Cross Reference 

Recording Date: July 8, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

So few characters dying (sorry Riller), and yet so many metaphorical resurrections to explore! We consider how a death and resurrection can (and should?) change the characters and ourselves. 

Covers Chapters 40-41 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

Pseudo-Dionysius (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-Dionysius_the_Areopagite)

Apophatic theology — Adam did get apophatic and cataphatic mixed up in the podcast. Cataphatic is positive theology, while apophatic is negative theology. (There are also three different Gregors on this page, any of which could have been the one he was originally thinking of.) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophatic_theology)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.Cover art is by Steve Argyle.

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

Ardent: Adam

Worldsinger: Liz

Veristitalian: El

Theme: Resurrection

Sacred Reading Method: Kinmaking 

Recording Date: July 8, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

Shallan’s research to justify Jasnah’s actions leads to an internal struggle over her own traumatic past. We ask ourselves, does it really matter why we do things?

Covers Chapter 39 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happiness_Hypothesis)

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Righteous_Mind)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.Cover art is by art-infused.

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

Ardent: Liz

Worldsinger: Adam

Veristitalian: El

Theme: Justification

Sacred Reading Method: Parables

Recording Date: June 25, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

This episode includes a relevant digression into chosen names and is unsurprisingly heavy on scriptural references.

Covers Chapters 37-38 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.

Cover art is by Ashley Coad.

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

Ardent: El

Worldsinger: Liz 

Veristitalian: Adam

Theme: Faith

Sacred Reading Method: The First Oath

Recording Date: June 25, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube

We cover one of the most dramatic chapters of the Stormlight Archive, focusing on how Jasnah and Shallan especially use their agency.

Covers Chapter 36 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson.

Award citation from the Association for Mormon Letters (https://www.associationmormonletters.org/2026/06/2025-aml-award-winners/)

Rebbie Brassfield’s review of Yesteryear for the Salt Lake Tribune (https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/06/13/why-isnt-tradwife-bestseller/)

El’s research on the changing use of agency in LDS talks (https://latterdatasaints.org/agency-free-or-moral/)

2 Nephi 2 — a common source for the LDS concept of agency (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng)

Alma 18 — the text for the sacred reading method (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/18?lang=eng)

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.Cover art is by Brittany Jackson.

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

Ardent: Adam

Worldsinger: El

Veristitalian: Liz

Theme: Agency

Sacred Reading Method: 

Recording Date: June 25, 2026

Website Episode Page (with transcription)

Mormon Terminology Page

The Storming Journey Website

Monetary Support:

Patreon (access to behind the scenes content, bonus episodes, and our Discord server [perks are tier-dependent])

TeePublic Store (shirts, hats, mugs, totes, and more!)

Bookshop.org Book Lists

Socials:

Bluesky

Instagram

Spotify

tumblr

YouTube