Cosmere Conversations

a deep dive into Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe

About the show

Two lovers of the Cosmere explore the universe created by Brandon Sanderson with biweekly episodes discussing the intricacies of this literary masterpiece. Episodes begin with background information on the Cosmere itself and develop to be more specific regarding each world/novel. We discuss the crossovers, magic systems, and characters in great detail. For fans of Sanderson, literature, epic stories, magic, and sexy podcast hosts. #AllSpoilers

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Episodes

  • Episode 110: The Lost Metal!!!

    December 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 39 mins
    books, brandon sanderson, broadsheets, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, magic, marasi, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, souther scadrians, sterris, stormlight archive, stormlight archivebooks, the lost metal, the set, trell, trellism, warbreaker, wax, wayne

    Brooke and Tyler review The Lost Metal and discuss their favorite moments, the rough cuts, and provide plenty of speculation on the future of the Cosmere. #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 109: Trellism & the Set

    November 8th, 2022  |  44 mins 23 secs
    books, brandon sanderson, broadsheets, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, souther scadrians, stormlight archive, stormlight archivebooks, the lost metal, the set, trell, trellism, warbreaker, wax, wayne

    Brooke and Tyler return to Scadrial's past in order to speculate on its future. What was Trellism and how is the Set using it to gain power throughout Era 2. Is the resurgence of Trell only a prelude to a larger Scadrian conflict? #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 108: Southern Scadrians Summarized

    October 25th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min
    allik, books, brandon sanderson, broadsheets, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, souther scadrians, stormlight archive, survivor, the lost metal, warbreaker, wax, wayne

    Brooke and Tyler continue to explore the mysteries of Era 2 to prepare for The Lost Metal release on November 15th. We discuss the culture, religion, beliefs, and magic technology of Scadrial's newest superstars. #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 107: Extra, Extra Read All About- The Broadsheets

    October 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 23 mins
    books, brandon sanderson, broadsheets, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, stormlight archive, the lost metal, warbreaker, wax, wayne

    Brooke and Tyler discuss the three Broadsheets that are interspersed throughout Mistborn Era 2 novels. Are they silly asides and one-offs or a window into a world of secrets and foreshadowing? #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 106: News Updates & The Lost Metal Preview

    September 27th, 2022  |  52 mins 17 secs
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, sterris, stormlight archive, the lost metal, warbreaker, wax, wayne

    Brooke and Tyler are back! The summer break is over and it is time to discuss all the Cosmere news and look forward to November's release of Mistborn Era 2, Book 4 - The Lost Metal. We discuss several exciting news updates regarding Cosmere games, movie news, kickstarters, and then speculate about the many potential possibilities that await in The Lost Metal.

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    Episode 105: Secret Organizations on Roshar

    June 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 21 mins
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, ghostbloods, hoid, investiture, kholin, magic, mistborn, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, shards, skybreakers, sons of honor, stormlight archive, the diagram, the sleepless, warbreaker

    Brooke and Tyler explore the secret sects that currently exist and are operating to influence events on Roshar. From the Ghostbloods and Sons of Honor to the Sleepless and Seventeenth Shard- no secret society will escape our gaze. #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 104: Gamebreakers - Lift & Renarin

    May 31st, 2022  |  1 hr 7 mins
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, hoid, investiture, kholin, lift, magic, mistborn, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, renarin, roshar, scadrial, shards, stormlight archive, warbreaker

    Brooke and Tyler explore two of the known Cosmere gamebreakers - Lift & Renarin. Each character is special in ways that introduce fundamental contradictions to the existing magic systems. How will this uniqueness play out in the future and is it possible other gamebreakers could play into the far future of the Cosmere? #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 103: Combining Fabrial Systems

    May 17th, 2022  |  1 hr 25 mins
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fabrial, fantasy, hoid, investiture, magic, mistborn, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, shards, sixth of the dusk, stormlight archive, technology, warbreaker

    Brooke and Tyler continue their journey into the future of Cosmere crossovers. Fabrials may have been developed on Roshar but the method of combining machines and investiture certainly is primed for an industrial revolution. What happens as the technology of each Cosmere world begins to be shared between planets? #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 102: Combining Magic Systems

    May 3rd, 2022  |  57 mins 38 secs
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, hoid, investiture, magic, mistborn, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, shards, sixth of the dusk, stormlight archive, warbreaker

    Brooke and Tyler heed the call of the fans and talk compounding, Shard crossovers, and different magical combinations that may (or may not) exist in the Cosmere. #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 101: Who is Shallan's Mom?

    April 19th, 2022  |  42 mins 55 secs
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, fantasy, heralds, mistborn, novels, oathbringer, rhythmy of war, roshar, scadrial, shallan, shallan's mom, stormlight archive

    Brooke and Tyler mine the mysterious mountain that makes up Shallan's past and try to answer one of the great Rosharian riddles. #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 100: Create a Cosmere World

    April 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 27 mins
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, fantasy, invention, mistborn, nk jemisin, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, shardworld, stormlight archive, worldbuilding

    Brooke and Tyler create a whole new Cosmere World! Borrowing a worldbuilding outline from fantasy author N.K. Jemisin, we use a currently unknown Shardworld as the template for our own crazy creation. A 100th episode special! #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 99: Words of Brandon Vol. 6

    March 22nd, 2022  |  1 hr 16 mins
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, fantasy, issac stewart, mistborn, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, stormlight archive

    Brooke and Tyler discuss the major news in the Cosmere as of March 2022 with commentary on some of Brandon's most recent spoiler streams, fan questions, and announcements. #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 98: The Five Scholars

    March 8th, 2022  |  1 hr 21 mins
    arsteel, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, denth, fantasy, mistborn, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, returned, roshar, scadrial, shashara, stormlight archive, the five scholars, vasher, yesteel

    Brooke and Tyler open their textbooks and take a deeper look at Five Scholars. Masters of Awakening, Creators of New Magics, Harbingers of War? Who are the Five Scholars and what is their legacy throughout the Cosmere? #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 97: Aethers

    February 22nd, 2022  |  55 mins 33 secs
    aether of night, aethers, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, fantasy, ghostbloods, mistborn, mraize, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, stormlight archive

    Brooke and Tyler have a not-quite Cosmere convo as they discuss the non-canon Aether of Night novel and the implications of incorporating Aether as a magic system in the broader Cosmere. #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 96: Kingmaker & Fan Feedback

    January 25th, 2022  |  45 mins 29 secs
    books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, fantasy, first of the sun, kingmaker, mistborn, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, stormlight archive

    Brooke and Tyler discuss the rough draft for a First of the Sun story entitled "Kingmaker" that Brandon read during the Cytonic press tour. This non-canon story gives a glimpse at the far future of the Cosmere. Followed by some feedback from the fans. #AllSpoilers

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    Episode 95: Book Back Blurbs

    January 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min
    blurbs, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, fantasy, mistborn, novels, oathbringer, roshar, scadrial, sleepless, stormlight archive

    Brooke and Tyler lean heavily on their speculation powers as they discuss the Stormlight Archive Blurbs on the back of the hardcover/paperback versions of the novels. Each blurb is written from the perspective of an in-world Sleepless and every word is dripping with unexpected foreshadowing. #AllSpoilers