Cosmere Conversations
a deep dive into Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe
Displaying items 1-10 of 12 in total of Cosmere Conversations with the tag "cognitive shadows".
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Episode 170: TikTok ChitChat ( feat. malinda.the.grey )
April 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 52 mins
adolin, aethers, ashyn, autonomy, bavadin, books, braize, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, crossovers, cultivation, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, honor, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, maya, memes, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, reels, scadrial, shallan, social media, state of the apps, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, that.cosmere.chick, thatcosmerechick, the emperor's soul, tik tok, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson, youtube shorts
Brooke and Tyler invite Tik Tok and Instagram content creator @malinda.the.grey to discuss the current state of the apps, a Wind and Truth mini-mid-game, and the variance in creating short-form versus long-form content. Malinda ends with an absolute tour de force, TED talk-worthy explanation of how apps like Tik Tok, Reels, and Shorts encourage content creation to reflect their various algorithms. #AlmostAllSpoilers
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Episode 169: Arms Race & the Oathpact
April 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 47 mins
adolin, aethers, ashyn, autonomy, bavadin, books, braize, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, crossovers, cultivation, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, honor, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, oathpact, philosophy, scadrial, shallan, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler peer into the past in order to witness the founding of the Oathpact, a terribly-trippy Hoid, and learn all about the ever-escalating arms race between Honor and Odium. #AllSpoilers
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Episode 168: Becoming Bookborn! ( feat. Bookborn )
March 18th, 2025 | 2 hrs 1 min
adolin, aethers, ashyn, autonomy, bavadin, bookborn, books, braize, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, crossovers, cultivation, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, honor, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lies of locke lamora, lift, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, morality and art, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, scadrial, shallan, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler invite Youtuber Bookborn to discuss the Cosmere, her thoughts on Wind and Truth, creating content in the modern world, and how she built her channel over years by harnessing all the Elsecaller skills. #AllSpoilers
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Episode 167: In the Beginning...
March 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 32 mins
adolin, aethers, ashyn, autonomy, bavadin, books, braize, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, crossovers, cultivation, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, honor, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, scadrial, shallan, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler travel through time to the dawn of the Shattering and the true beginnings of Roshar. We discuss the new lore and updated timeline including Adonalsium's creation of the planet, the arrival and early activity of Honor and Cultivation, and the destruction of Ashyn. #AllSpoilers
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Episode 166: Cosmere Dictionary Vol. 2 ( feat. Jofwu )
February 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 42 mins
adolin, aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, cosmere dictionary, crossovers, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, jofwu, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, retribution, scadrial, shallan, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler are joined by long-time Cosmere contributor and Arcanist Jofwu to discuss cognitive shadows' origins and complexities. Perhaps the fandom's most debated and speculated-upon question is "What are cognitive shadows and how do they work?" We look at different types of cognitive entities across various planets, categorize how they are created, and wonder whether or not a cognitive shadow is/was/or will be(!) a soul. #AllSpoilers
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Episode 165: Wind and Truth!!!
February 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 28 mins
adolin, aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, retribution, scadrial, shallan, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler finally discuss Wind and Truth! We review the predictions made both right and wrong, gush about our favorite moments, and share our rough cuts from Stormlight Archive Book 5. The time for the hashtag you've been waiting for is now here. #AllSpoilers
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Episode 164: Creating the Worldhopper Ball ( feat. Paladin Creative )
January 21st, 2025 | 3 hrs 7 mins
adolin, aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, crossovers, dalinar, discord, dragonsteel, dragonsteel nexus, dragonsteel nexus 2024, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, scadrial, shallan, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, worldhopper ball, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler interview Brandon and Monika Finn of Paladin Creative who created the Worldhopper Ball at DSnx24. We discuss how the Worldhopper Ball was born out of Brandon and Monika's passion for DnD, the process of pitching to Dragonsteel, the challenges of bringing a fictional world into a real space, and the wonderous five sessions attended by fans in December. This episode contains spoilers for Wind and Truth but they are clearly vocally marked during the episode. #AllSpoilers
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Episode 163: Cosmere 401 Panel + Q&A
January 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 47 mins
adolin, aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, cosmere 401, crossovers, dalinar, discord, dragonsteel, dragonsteel nexus, dragonsteel nexus 2024, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, live panel, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, scadrial, shallan, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler are joined by Steve Pond (@thecosmerenaut), Joy Allen, and Seth Tye (@the.cosmere.academy) for the Cosmere 401 panel at Dragonsteel Nexus 2024. Take a seat in the Scadrial room and get out your notebooks for the deepest of dives into the vast sea of definitions and opinions on what exactly are Splinters, Slivers, Avatars, and Cognitive Shadows. #NoWaTSpoilers
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Episode 162: State of the Sanderson 2024
January 1st, 2025 | 58 mins 22 secs
adolin, aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, cosmere rpg, crossovers, dalinar, discord, elantris, emperor's soul, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, scadrial, shallan, state of the sanderson, state of the sanderson 2024, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler usher in the new year by recapping the State of the Sanderson 2024. Brandon (and friends) lay out his plans for the next half decade and beyond while leaving us absolutely gobsmacked at his writing and release schedule. #NoWaTSpoilers
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Episode 161: Cosmere Dictionary Vol. 1
December 24th, 2024 | 49 mins 52 secs
adolin, aethers, autonomy, avatars, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cognitive shadows, cosmere, cosmere dictionary, crossovers, dalinar, dictionary, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmonium, harmony, hoid, kaladin, kelsier, khriss, lift, magic, maya, mistborn, mistborn era 2, nalthis, navani, navani kholin, novels, oathbringer, philosophy, scadrial, shallan, slivers, splinters, stormblessed, stormfather, stormlight archive, szeth, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, venli, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon, year of sanderson
Brooke and Tyler crack open a linguistic tome and define the finer points of Slivers, Splinters, and Avatars. In the start of a new, ongoing series we're going to attempt to bring comprehension to some of the more significant terms used throughout Cosmere stories. #NoSpoilersWaT