Cosmere Conversations

Episode 188: Reality According to Shallan

December 2nd, 2025  |  1 hr 23 mins

abidai the monarch, aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, herald, hoid, honor, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, nohadon, novels, oathbringer, reality is what i decide it to be, scadrial, shallan, shallan davar, stormlight archive, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler wonder and worry about Roshar's scarlet-headed radiant. How did Shallan's actions in Wind and Truth impact the broader narrative? What will happen to her in the second half? Which of her powers and combinations make up the strange abilities of one of the Cosmere's most intriguing characters? #AllSpoilers

Episode 187: SPECIAL Part 2: Cosmere Celebrity RPG One-Shot | The Cost of War

November 28th, 2025  |  3 hrs 6 mins

actual play, aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, bookborn, books, brandon sanderson, brotherwise games, cosmere, cosmere_junkie, cosmererpg, cost of war, crossovers, dalinar, discord, edgedancing_through_life, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, jackson brimrose, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, nohadon, novels, oathbringer, one-shot, ross leiser, scadrial, stormlight archive, stormlightmemes, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Your favorite content creators are dropped straight into the heart of the Cosmere: an Emuli battlefield on Roshar, set shortly before the events of Rhythm of War.

Charged with delivering critical intel to Jasnah Kholin, six strangers must cut a path through the chaos of war as Odium’s Singers clash with Coalition forces. To reach their goal, they will descend into hidden tunnels, face nightmares on the front lines, and make choices that could save thousands… or cost more than any of them are willing to pay. #CosmereRPG

Episode 186: SPECIAL Part 1: Cosmere Celebrity RPG One-Shot | The Cost of War

November 28th, 2025  |  2 hrs 44 mins

actual play, aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, bookborn, books, brandon sanderson, brotherwise games, cosmere, cosmere_junkie, cosmererpg, cost of war, crossovers, dalinar, discord, edgedancing_through_life, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, jackson brimrose, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, nohadon, novels, oathbringer, one-shot, ross leiser, scadrial, stormlight archive, stormlightmemes, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Your favorite content creators are dropped straight into the heart of the Cosmere: an Emuli battlefield on Roshar, set shortly before the events of Rhythm of War.

Charged with delivering critical intel to Jasnah Kholin, six strangers must cut a path through the chaos of war as Odium’s Singers clash with Coalition forces. To reach their goal, they will descend into hidden tunnels, face nightmares on the front lines, and make choices that could save thousands… or cost more than any of them are willing to pay. #CosmereRPG

Episode 185: What's Up with Hoid

November 18th, 2025  |  1 hr 18 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, cultivation, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, frost, harmony, hoid, honor, isles of the emberdark, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, odium, retribution, rysn, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler peel back the layers of the Cosmere's mystery man and discuss Hoid's contributions during Wind and Truth. We look at the small character moments, speculate on what it means to use multiple types of investiture, and wonder what the reality-bending final moments mean for Roshar's Wit. #AllSpoilers

Episode 184: Interludes - Rsyn

November 4th, 2025  |  59 mins 52 secs

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, cultivation, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, isles of the emberdark, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, odium, retribution, rsyn, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler investigate one of the most powerful figures in the entire Cosmere and what it truly means to be a Dawnshard. Rsyn's interlude may have been short but her clash with Hoid is immensely important to both the future and past of the Cosmere. #AllSpoilers

Episode 183: Interludes - Odium ( feat. Stormlight Memes & CosmereJunkie )

October 21st, 2025  |  1 hr 53 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, cultivation, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, isles of the emberdark, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, odium, retribution, scadrial, stormlight archive, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler discuss the passionate one and their transition to Retribution with two of the Cosmere's most popular content creators. Stormlight Memes and CosmereJunkie join the conversation as we look at all the interludes that involve Odium in Wind and Truth. #AllSpoilers

Episode 182: Interludes - The Mink, The Traitor, The Gamebreaker

October 7th, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, battar, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, dieno, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, isles of the emberdark, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, moash, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, the mink, vasher, vivenna, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler swap speculative theories about everyone's favorite Herdazian escape artist, re-live the horror in creating the Crystal Inquisitor, and munch on pancakes with an Awakener and an Edgedancer. The Interludes involving The Mink, Moash, Vasher & Lift seem like perfect fodder to be setting up significant characters in the back half of the Stormlight Archive. #AllSpoilers

Episode 181: Interludes - Dyel & the Iriali

September 16th, 2025  |  1 hr 5 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, cusicech the protector, dalinar, discord, dyel, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, iriali, isles of the emberdark, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, the long trail, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, yolen

Brooke and Tyler are done hidin', now we're shinin' like we're born to be...talking about one of the most Golden group of voyagers in the Cosmere. We look at Dyel's interlude from Wind and Truth and investigate her visitors from the 17th Shard, the mighty Cusicesh, and the history of the Iriali's Long Trail. #AllSpoilers

Episode 180: The Queen of Dragonsteel ( feat. Emily Sanderson )

September 2nd, 2025  |  1 hr 21 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, celsius 232, cosmere, crossovers, discord, dragonsteel, dragonsteel books, dragonsteel nexus 2025, elantris, emily sanderson, fantasy, harmony, hoid, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler hail the arrival of Emily Sanderson (!), Chief Operating Officer of Dragonsteel Books. We discuss the business practices and Dragonsteel's growth over the last decade, the Lightweaver Organization charity started by Emily and Brandon, and the logistical plans and challenges for this year's Dragonsteel Nexus 2025. There are no major spoilers discussed in the episode and it can be listened to by anyone. #NoSpoilers

Episode 179: Interludes - Kalak, El, Baxil

August 19th, 2025  |  1 hr 11 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, axies the collector, bavadin, baxil, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, discord, el, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, interludes, kalak, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, nohadon, novels, oathbringer, scadrial, stormlight archive, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler read between the chapters for tidbits from the interludes. What can Kalak, Felt, El, Baxil and Axies teach us about the hidden secrets of the Cosmere? #AllSpoilers

Episode 178: Worldhopper Ball Reunion

August 5th, 2025  |  2 hrs 15 mins

acting, aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cathy ford, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, discord, dsnx24, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, jackson dickert, jackson miller, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, nohadon, novels, oathbringer, paladin creative, savannah carrasco, scadrial, stormlight archive, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wex le, wind and truth, words of brandon, worldhopper, worldhopper ball

Brooke and Tyler hang out with the team behind the 2024 Worldhopper Ball and chat about the behind the scenes of the event and nerd out about the Cosmere. We cover the cast's acting backgrounds and love of all things Sanderson, how they got into character for the Ball, and what the event meant to all of them. #AlmostAllSpoilers

Episode 177: Worldbuilding and Roleplaying ( feat. Lydia and Lyla from Brotherwise Games )

July 23rd, 2025  |  1 hr 22 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, brotherwise, brotherwise games, cosmere, cosmere rpg, crossovers, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roleplay games, roleplaying, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, worldbuilding

Brooke and Tyler invite Lydia Suen, Lead Writer of the Cosmere RPG, and Lyla McBeath Fujiwara, Stonewalkers Adventure Book Lead, to discuss the digital release of the Cosmere RPG and the Stonewalkers campaign. We discuss Lydia and Lyla's path to become worldbuilders, the mechanics of the Cosmere RPG's Plotweaver System, and how the Stonewalkers campaign went from idea to full campaign. This episode does not include major spoilers for the Stonewalkers campaign and can be listened to by gamers and non-gamers alike. #AlmostAllSpoilers

Episode 176: Stormfather & the New Oathpact

July 8th, 2025  |  1 hr 35 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadow, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, heralds, hoid, honor, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, new oathpact, nohadon, novels, oathbringer, oathpact, scadrial, splinter of honor, stormfather, stormlight archive, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler finally take a chance at defining the most complicated being in the Cosmere. Is the Stormfather a spren, a cognitive shadow, the last remnant of a dying god, or something in between? Then we transition to explore what happens as one great power ends during Wind and Truth and another is born with the creation of the New Oathpact. #AllSpoilers

Episode 175: True Battle for the Cosmere ( feat. Jen Neal from Dragonsteel )

June 24th, 2025  |  1 hr 33 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, ba ado mishram, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, nohadon, novels, oathbringer, retribution, scadrial, stormlight archive, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, true battle, voidlight archive, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler have their first return guest as Jen Neal ( Creative Development at Dragonsteel ) helps get a handle on what comes next for the Cosmere after the climactic ending of Wind and Truth. Together the trio looks at how Retribution will impact the ecology and characters on Roshar, the coming clash with Harmony, and how the true battle has only just begun. #AllSpoilers

Episode 174: Birth of Retribution

June 10th, 2025  |  1 hr 53 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, ba-ado-mishram, bavadin, birth of retribution, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, honor, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nahadon, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, retribution, scadrial, stormlight archive, taravangian, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler clash atop the tower of Urithiru to understand exactly what happened in the final chapters of Wind and Truth. I mean it for this show description more than most others: #AllSpoilers

Episode 173: Mishram & the Recreance

May 27th, 2025  |  1 hr 33 mins

aethers, aharietiam, autonomy, ba-ado-mishram, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, discord, elantris, era of solitude, fantasy, fourth moon, harmony, hoid, kelsier, khriss, magic, mishram, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, recreance, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon

Brooke and Tyler trap themselves in the depths of suffering with Ba-Ado-Mishram in order to learn about the Era of Solitude, the imprisonment of an Unmade, and the Recreance caused by the breaking of Honor. #AllSpoilers