Episode 69: JordanCon 2024
with Guy Roberts
Anas and Grace share everything from JordanCon 2024, including a 10 minute interview with Wheel of Time fan and actor Guy Roberts, founder of Prague Shakespeare Company and bloody flaming goat-kisser Uno Nomesta on the Wheel of Time on Prime.
This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time book series and TV series.
Episode 68: Live from JordanCon
Anas and Grace record live from JordanCon 2024, outside in the courtyard at the same location where #PicnicTableCon took place two years prior. They chat roundtable style with a bunch of great guests, including Wheel of Time Continuity Editor, Maria Simons, and Origins of the Wheel of Time author, Dr. Michael Livingston. One of the biggest topics of discussion was JordanCon Guest of Honor and Wheel of Time cast member, Guy Roberts (Uno), who made quite an impression on Con-goers—but maybe not for the reason you think!
Episode 67: JordanCon Hype!
with Thom DeSimone
We talked with the great Thom DeSimone of Dragonmount, formerly of JordanCon, about his many years of experience within the Wheel of Time fandom, and what makes JordanCon stand out from other WoT conventions. Also: Ogier groves, plushies, and weiners!
Episode 66: The Dark’s Work
Grace and Anas take a break from studying the Cosmere to talk about The Wheel of Time fandom.
Contains spoilers through Book 5 of The Wheel of Time
Episode 65: Artist Ariel B.
For our final episode of a 3-part series on Wheel of Time fan art, we spoke with former official Wheel of Time artist, Ariel Burgess.
This episode contains full book and TV series spoilers
Episode 64: Third Age Art
with Corey Landsell
Anas and Grace talk WoT art, WoT fandom, and how to overcome perfectionism with the Wheel of Time fan artist Corey Lansdell of Third Age Art.
This episode contains book spoilers through The Gathering Storm and full TV series spoilers.
Episode 63: WoT Fan Art
Anas and Grace describe and discuss their favorite pieces of Wheel of Time fan art. (Click here to follow along!)
This episode contains full book and TV series spoilers.
Episode 62: Season 2 Game Night
Anas and Grace kick back and have a leisurely game night at The Light's Work—this time with a Season 2 spin. Games included S2 WoT Fandom 20 Questions, the WoT Companion Challenge, and Who Tweeted It?
This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time TV series. Full book series spoilers during WoT Companion Challenge only.
Episode 61: End Rant
Inspired by Grace's outrage after finishing Mistborn Era 1, we discuss what makes a good ending and whether the Wheel of Time fandom would exist if the series did not have a satisfying conclusion.
This episode is all about endings, so major spoilers abound! Please read carefully below before listening (unless you're into being spoiled).
FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time (books and TV series, including S3 speculation), Mistborn Era 1, Oathbringer, A Few Good Men, Oppenheimer, LOST, Lord of the Rings (movies), Smallville, Saw, Fight Club, and Big Fish.
SOFT SPOILERS for The Dark Knight, Dark, Castle Rock, 11.22.63, The Dark Tower, First Law, Game of Thrones, Rings of Power, Twin Peaks, The Great Gatsby (books and movie), Warrior, Contagion, and The Last of Us.
Episode 60: Not-Creeping with Geeky Eri
We sat down with everyone's favorite Brown Ajah Detective, Geeky Eri, to get her tips on how to sleuth show info without being creepy. Spoiler alert: know your airport carpet patterns.
This episode contains full spoilers for Season 2 of The Wheel of Time TV Series
Episode 59: Tigraine & Twitter of Time
We invited the Dragonmother of the fandom, Tigraine/Shaiel from #TwitterOfTime, to discuss her journey as one of the OG Wheel of Time role-play accounts. Lots of laughs and nostalgia ensue as we dig up some of her most notable tweets from the early days of ToT up through the more uncertain times now.
This episode contains full spoilers for The Wheel of Time books and TV series
Episode 58: TLW Books Edition
With some help from other WoT fans, Anas and Grace take a look at moments of The Light's Work within the Wheel of Time book series. Plus, a hefty dose of nerding out over Final Fantasy and (shockingly) the Cosmere.
This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time books and TV series. Also contains spoilers for The Stormlight Archive, Rings of Power, and Star Wars Episode IV.
Episode 57: TLW Show Edition
Fighting for the Light is one thing, but which characters in The Wheel of Time TV series are doing The Light's Work in the broader sense of the word? Anas and Grace list their favorite moments of TLW—based on the podcast's definition of it—for each episode from Season 1 and Season 2.
This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV Series.
Episode 56: Fandom Mash-Up 2023
Anas and Grace review their favorite fandom moments of 2023. Is it really a mash-up? Is it actually about the Cosmere? Listen and find out!
This episode contains full spoilers for The Wheel of Time TV Series.
Episode 55: Maria Simons
TLW celebrates the holiday season with Wheel of Time Continuity Editor and Robert Jordan's "right arm," Maria Simons, aka Sulamein Jor Haran of the Brown Ajah. This is one of our favorite conversations to date, spanning everything from Donny Osmond to Lanfear cows. We hope you enjoy this very special holiday episode.
This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV show and book series (including Origins of the Wheel of Time)
Episode 54: A Winternight’s Tale
with Alex & Jake
A lively chat with Alex and Jake, the talented musicians behind the infamous "Winternight" parody from WoT Idol 2023. (You may also know Alex from some other lesser known projects he can't talk about.) In unrelated news, we really enjoy the tracks "Nynaeve al'Meara," "Darkness and Shadows," and "Last Light" from the Season 2 Soundtrack.
This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV Series.
Episode 53: The Innkeeper’s Wife
Anas and Grace sit down with Teri Hatch, aka The Innkeeper's Wife at The Dusty Wheel, to hear about her experience of the fandom over the years, in particular since her home became an Inn four years ago. Along the way, we talk about genres (other than fantasy?), how Cons are like concerts, and why it's the small things that are often the brightest examples of The Light's Work.
This episode contains full spoilers for Season 2 of The Wheel of Time TV Series.
Episode 52: Faux Spoilers
Anas and Grace discuss all things spoiler, including how the fandom has approached spoilers over the years, the varying windows of tolerance for spoilers, their own experiences of being spoiled, and the existence of Spoilers that are Not Spoilers, aka Faux Spoilers.
This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV series through Season 2, including Season 3 speculation, and minor Thom spoilers for Book 4
Episode 51: The Longing
As the fandom embarks upon the long wait between Season Two and Season Three of The Wheel of Time, Anas and Grace discuss the history of "The Longing." What will help us pass the time, and what will lead to unhinged Egwene and/or potato debates?
Episode 50: Talk’aran’rhiod Unplugged
In August, we released a 3-part series on Talk'aran'rhiod with separate episodes for each of the hosts. This week, as a belated gift for their 4th anniversary, we surprised Jen, Joe, and Tom with a video compilation of previously unreleased footage from their interviews. This episode includes extra discussion by Anas and Grace about how the surprise went and how they planned it.