Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

• Shardcast -Brandon Interview WoBs 2025

  It's our Words of Brandon episode for our recent Brandon interview, where we talk about Brandon's thoughts on Wind and Truth, that big post-WaT talk, and a bunch of other things! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Jessie (Lady Lameness). Brandon interview: https://youtu.be/rdpzciIt29k Our previous WoB episode on some comments Brandon made on Reddit: https://youtu.be/8g0VJaUf5Xg Thumbnail is the Bulgarian Wind and Truth cover, by Yasen Stoilov: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/x3yNrO Chapters: 0:00:00 Introductions 0:02:16 News 0:06:13 Most proud of in WaT 0:14:02 What would you change in WaT? + Blackthron 0:32:33 How would this be different if Rayse was still Odium? 0:34:06 Disappointment with Cultivation 0:40:11 The Big Talk 0:49:40 How's Ghostbloods going? 1:00:30 Voidlight Archive 1:07:37 El or Elodi? 1:13:19 Not discussing Heleran's death 1:15:21 Taln's weapon to kill Cultivation 1:17:21 Hoid's future sight 1:19:33 The "firing" of the original Palanaeum 1:23:20 Is Szeth worshipping atium crystals? 1:27:14 God Metal of Adonalsium 1:29:22 Braize's core, "What is a God Metal?" 1:39:53 Getting to and from Sel 1:42:46 Tracking Dawnshards 1:49:25 Shallan's weird powers 1:55:23 Cusicesh 2:02:11 Valor as Hoid's ex 2:04:36 Spoiler streams 2:08:01 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

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• Shardcast - Sigzil

  Today, we're talking about everyone's... well, okay maybe not everyone's favorite Wind and Truth character. But certainly one we got more of than I think we expected! It's Sigzil! We talk about his plotline here and also in Sunlit Man. This episode we have Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), Grace (thegatorgirl), Jessie (Lady Lameness), and Ala (Rasarr)! Thumbnail by Anthony Avon, for the Cosmere RPG: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/K3OO5o If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

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• Modern Language, Humor, & Jasnah Debate: Reddit Wind and Truth Words of Brandon

  We have a very interesting Words of Brandon episode for you today. Last month, Brandon did an interview with Winter is Coming, and in the Reddit thread, Brandon elaborated about some of his intentions with Wind and Truth, and addressed some critiques of the book. He talks about the choice of champion, humor and modern language, and the Jasnah debate. We just had to responds to a lot of these thoughts! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Joshua (jofwu), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), Adim (AAKS), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)! Winter is Coming Interview: https://winteriscoming.net/brandon-sanderson-on-wind-and-truth-feedback-and-making-bold-choices-for-the-stormlight-archive-exclusive Reddit thread with Brandon's comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/brandonsanderson/comments/1kkye57/week_of_sanderson_day_2_brandon_sanderson_meant/ Jofwu's Wind and Truth survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sGug7LFsC8BjUK9Bo2axrOFCzNdqEdGrTo6tBo6rS6E/edit#responses Survey results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gEK4rQTNI_j_gw_Mv1xxBj9gUdtZvH4PG_VtXBtA3PE/edit?resourcekey=&gid=1525717251#gid=1525717251 Our Brandon interview (which we will definitely do a WoB episode on pretty soon): https://youtu.be/rdpzciIt29k Chapters: 0:00:00 Introductions 0:01:50 Brandon Responding, Reddit Survey 0:04:34 Disquietude, Structure 0:27:19 Choice of Champion 1:00:33 Show vs. Tell 1:10:57 Humor 1:26:40 Jasnah Debate 2:13:44 Meta Commentary If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

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• Interview with Brandon on Wind and Truth (and more!)

  It's been a while since we've had Brandon on Shardcast, and after the release of Wind and Truth, we are super excited to welcome him back. Brandon shares some of his thoughts about the perception of the book with us and was kind enough to answer (or RAFO) some spoilery questions we've been dying to ask! Our cast this episode is David (Windrunner), Rosemary (Kaymyth), and Marvin (Paleo). There also is a brief appearance by Evgeni (Argent) to shed some extra light on one of our questions. 00:00 Introductions 01:29 What is Brandon most proud of in Wind and Truth? 05:05 What would Brandon change in Wind and Truth? 09:06 How should we think about the Blackthorn? 10:39 What would Rayse have done if he still held Odium? 13:35 Did Cultivation see the events of Wind and Truth coming? 15:33 Brandon's "big talk" after Wind and Truth 25:57 How is writing Ghostbloods (Mistborn Era 3) going? 33:32 What will the Prelude to the back-half of The Stormlight Archive be titled as? 34:50 Are El and Elodi the same person? 35:59 Will Shallan and Kaladin talk about Helaran? 37:37 How close did Taln get to killing Cultivation? 38:20 How good is Hoid at future sight? 39:16 Was the fire in the Palanaeum related to the Hierocracy? 39:59 Is Szeth praying to an atium geode/crystal? 40:58 Did god metals exist before the Shattering? 42:47 Is Braize's core made of a god metal? 44:53 How do people get on and off Sel? 46:12 How much is Brandon willing to give us on the Fourth Moon? 47:03 How can Dawnshards be tracked? 48:09 Is Heralds access to Fortune due to her double bond or her being the child of a Herald? 49:03 What happened in "Year 0" in the Vorin calendar? 51:00 Has Cusicesh been with the Iriali longer than their stay on Roshar? 51:57 Did Hoid date Medelantorius/Valor? 52:27 How does Brandon feel about people telling him how they found partners through his books? 54:24 Can we expect spoiler streams going forward? If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

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• Unoathed

  Today we are talking about mechanics of the Unoathed! And also uh... some other stuff, like the suppressor fabrial, Hemalurgy, and some more Spiritual ripples. Our cast this episode is Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Grace (thegatorgirl). Thumbnail is our February Patreon commission (cropped to try and hide some spoilers, but check out the full piece) by Gar Leyva: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wind-and-truth-126588166 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:48 The name 0:07:45 So many mechanics 0:46:58 Which spren can make Unoathed? 0:54:46 Why could the other spren do this? 1:16:07 Mishram 1:24:46 expansion of the unoathed 1:31:39 Notum 1:46:25 Unoathed members + future 1:55:57 Final thoughts 2:00:57 Who's That Cosmere Character If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard Purchase merch here! https://store.17thshard.com/ For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more about the cosmere and more? The Coppermind Wiki is where it's at: https://coppermind.net Read all Words of Brandon on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net Subscribe to Shardcast: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:102123174/sounds.rss Send your Who's That Cosmere Characters to [email protected]

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