Cosmere Conversations
a deep dive into Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe
Displaying items 11-20 of 81 in total of Cosmere Conversations with the tag "autonomy".
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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