Wheel Takes

Throughout the month of January we will be uploading two main series episodes per week in order to churn through our backlog of episodes. Happy 2021. It's no longer 2020. Yay.

In today's episode, Ali and Gus try to keep their breath steady at Perrin and Faile's aggressive flirtation after they both come clean about their personal histories; Chiad wants to play a game with Gaul; Slayer wants to play a much less fun game with Perrin; and Ban has a prominent feature.

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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 41 and 42 of THE SHADOW RISING.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 42 of THE SHADOW RISING.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

In this episode, Ali and Gus make the acquaintance of several more folks in the Two Rivers and some new arrivals as well, as folks prep for Bel Tine and Winternight. Padan Fain has a glint in his eye, Egwene shows off her new hairstyle; and Ewin Finngar might have a drinking problem.
MULLED WINE RECIPE:

• 1 bottle dry red wine (zinfandel or cabernet sauvignon are good)
• 4 cups apple cider
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 star anise
• 3 cloves
• Zest and juice of 1 orange
• ¼ cup honey

1. Combine all of the above in a pot and bring to a boil
2. Immediately reduce to a low simmer. Add liqueur if you want (I use brandy)
3. Simmer 15-30 minutes and serve.

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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 2 and 3 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.

The NEW READER portion of this episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 3 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.

The SPOILER portion of this episode may contain SPOILERS through the end of THE SHADOW RISING.

The spoiler portion of this episode starts at 0:57:50. The epilogue starts at 01:20:42.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

In this week's episode, Elayne limits herself to a single cup of wine, makes some wild assertions about her mother and Berelain, and experiences some rough treatment at the hands of her friends; Nynaeve crosses paths with some unexpected folks in Tel'aran'rhiod; Perrin internalizes a lot of guilt about stuff that, honestly, really isn't his fault; and Luc is mad sus(picious).

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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 39 and 40 of THE SHADOW RISING.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 40 of THE SHADOW RISING.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

Welcome to our December bonus episode, wherein Ali and Gus break down fifty-one WOT characters, and match them to their inner holiday song. Follow along on the WOTmas playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SWSvxGtiH7ujEHMdXTGkK?si=NEdN10TTR7Sm2Q4yj0s_vw

I Rewatched Love Actually And Am Here To Ruin It For All Of You


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This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 38 of THE SHADOW RISING.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

Video of our time with Malkier Talks' WOTAHOLIDAY stream here!

Check out our discussion with Innkeeper Hatch at The Dusty Wheel here!

Giveaway info here! https://www.patreon.com/posts/45160875

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In this week's episode, Ali and Gus are wary of the Peddler caravan, some more than others; Aviendha is determined to drill one point into Rand's brain; Mat makes a new friend, and finds a score of old friends in his own mind; Egeanin contains multitudes, and maybe doesn't deserve a guillotine after all; Liandrin and Carridin continue apace.

The Vine Ali references is here.

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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 37 and 38 of THE SHADOW RISING.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 38 of THE SHADOW RISING.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

Welcome to our THE EYE OF THE WORLD reread! This serves both as an alternate entry point for new readers who want to listen to our thoughts on THE EYE OF THE WORLD while they're still working their way through the book, AND as more detailed read of The Eye of the World for fully spoiled folks (or people who are reading along with our main series of episodes) compared to our initial four episodes. These episodes will be uploaded twice monthly in addition to our main series of episodes.

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In this week's episode, Ali and Gus watch a man turn into a mountain, and another man with kinky boots regret that first man's actions; a farmboy sees a ringwraith, but he and his badger-loving buddy don't want to confide in anyone else about it; and the old men in the village have a problem with Wisdom.

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Material covered in this episode: the Prologue and Chapter 1 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.

The NEW READER portion of this episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 1 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.

The SPOILER portion of this episode may contain SPOILERS through Chapter 38 of THE SHADOW RISING.

The spoiler portion of this episode starts at 01:06:00. The epilogue starts at 01:25:55.

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Watch WHEEL TAKES WATCHES WINTER DRAGON here!

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

Video of our time with Malkier Talks' WOTAHOLIDAY stream here!

Podcast version of WOTAHOLIDAY stream here! (Thank you, Lesley!)

Check us out on The Dusty Wheel Show on Sunday 12/20 4PM EST here!

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In this week's episode, Ali and Gus explore other cultures' style of dress with Egwene and Elayne; a faux Aes Sedai pushes a lot of boundaries that she maybe kind of shouldn't; Aviendha gets a mission she would really rather not pursue; Mat gets a cool new accessory; and Ali is suspicious of everybody.

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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 35 and 36 of THE SHADOW RISING.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 36 of THE SHADOW RISING.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

Check us out on Malkier Talks' YouTube channel on Saturday 12/12 4PM EST here!

Check us out on The Dusty Wheel Show on Sunday 12/20 4PM EST here!

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In this week's episode, Ali and Gus are befuddled by Faile's back-and-forth attitude towards Perrin; Ali is massively underwhelmed by Lord Luc; Wil al'Seen is set up to have a great time; Rand doesn't make friends as quickly as he'd thought; and Coolant fails to live up to his nickname once again.

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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 33 and 34 of THE SHADOW RISING.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 34 of THE SHADOW RISING.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

In this week's episode, Ali and Gus meet the men responsible for Rand and Mat's upbringing; Perrin , Marin and Verin are all in a room together and it makes Ali's head hurt; Dain Bornhald is starting to think maybe things are rotten in his camp; Padan Fain is a cartoon villain; and every Two Rivers family has an angry conspiracy nutter.

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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 31 and 32 of THE SHADOW RISING.

This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 32 of THE SHADOW RISING.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains EXPLICIT discussion of sex and sexuality.

Welcome to November's Bonus Episode! Thanks to the generous support of our Patrons, we'll be making one-off bonus episodes like this one every month. For more information, check out
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In this month's Bonus Episode, we discuss the carnal predilections of our favorite characters: what they might already have done, what they might be doing, what they might want to do, and - most importantly - who they might want to do it with. Some of our theories make sense. Some of them don't.

Referenced scene: Schitt's Creek - The Wine Not The Label

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This episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 30 of THE SHADOW RISING.

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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada