web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:41:15 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Cosmere Conversations - Episodes Tagged with “Odium” https://cosmereconversations.fireside.fm/tags/odium Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800 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 explore the crossovers, magic systems, and characters in great detail. If you’re a fan of Sanderson, literature, epic stories, magic, and wild theorizing—this is the place for you. #AllSpoilers en-us episodic a deep dive into Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva 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 explore the crossovers, magic systems, and characters in great detail. If you’re a fan of Sanderson, literature, epic stories, magic, and wild theorizing—this is the place for you. #AllSpoilers no Mistborn, wind and truth, aethers, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, elantris, fantasy, harmony, hoid, kelsier, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, warbreaker, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, words of brandon Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva cosmereconvo@gmail.com Episode 185: What's Up with Hoid http://cosmereconversations.fireside.fm/185 b9bcc481-8b55-4f71-a6f3-e31f51cc5c1c Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800 Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva full Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva 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 1:18:00 no 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 Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier. Hoid, Frost, Rysn, Odium, Retribution, Cultivation, Isles of the Emberdark, Honor, Dalinar, wind and truth, fourth moon, aharietiam, aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmony, hoid, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, warbreaker, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, 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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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> 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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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Episode 184: Interludes - Rsyn http://cosmereconversations.fireside.fm/184 62c9d538-3ce2-45fa-b20a-a5093ce3193d Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0800 Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva full Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva 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 59:52 no 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 Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier. Rsyn, Odium, Retribution, Cultivation, Isles of the Emberdark, Honor, Dalinar, wind and truth, fourth moon, aharietiam, aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmony, hoid, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, warbreaker, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, 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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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> 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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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Episode 183: Interludes - Odium ( feat. Stormlight Memes & CosmereJunkie ) http://cosmereconversations.fireside.fm/183 729273ca-d0b9-4f1d-a7c1-4e3b63653d0e Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0700 Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva full Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva 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 1:53:36 no 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 Follow Stormlight Memes on Insta (https://www.instagram.com/stormlightmemes/) Follow Stormlight Memes on Threads (https://www.threads.com/@stormlightmemes) And check out their alt account, HyperfixationHQ (https://www.threads.com/@hyperfixationhq) Follow CosmereJunkie on Insta (https://www.instagram.com/cosmere_junkie/) Follow CosmereJunkie on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmere_junkie?lang=en) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier. Taravangian, Odium, Retribution, Cultivation, Isles of the Emberdark, Honor, Dalinar, wind and truth, fourth moon, aharietiam, aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, discord, elantris, fantasy, harmony, hoid, kelsier, khriss, magic, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, warbreaker, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, 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

Follow Stormlight Memes on Insta
Follow Stormlight Memes on Threads
And check out their alt account, HyperfixationHQ

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> 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

Follow Stormlight Memes on Insta
Follow Stormlight Memes on Threads
And check out their alt account, HyperfixationHQ

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Episode 153: Flashbacks and the Feast http://cosmereconversations.fireside.fm/153 97520753-c137-469f-a174-bf88b7d8f18f Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700 Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva full Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva Brooke and Tyler return to where it all began to examine the timeline and major plot events leading up to Gavilar's Feast. How'd Gavilar manage to squeeze so many meetings into so little time? Where'd his bag of voidlight gemstones end up? How many of the famous faces can we identify? #AllSpoilers 57:08 no Brooke and Tyler return to where it all began to examine the timeline and major plot events leading up to Gavilar's Feast. How'd Gavilar manage to squeeze so many meetings into so little time? Where'd his bag of voidlight gemstones end up? How many of the famous faces can we identify? #AllSpoilers Conversation Questions: What evidence is there for ancient communication between Roshar and Scadrial? (18 mins) Could the small bridge that Gavilar created between Roshar and Braize be enough to trigger a desolation? (42:30) Who are the “they” that must not get the anti-voidlight gemstone according to Gavilar? (56 mins) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier. the feast, gavilar, ulim, voidlight, anti-voidlight, the unmade, odium, heralds, heraldic epochs,windspren,honorspren,wind and truth,philosophy,aethers,autonomy,bavadin,books,brandon sanderson,cosmere,crossovers,discord,elantris,fantasy,harmonium,harmony,hoid,kelsier,khriss,magic,mistborn,mistborn era 2,nalthis,novels,oathbringer,warbreaker,scadrial,stormlight archive,thaidakar,the emperor's soul,words of brandon,year of sanderson Brooke and Tyler return to where it all began to examine the timeline and major plot events leading up to Gavilar's Feast. How'd Gavilar manage to squeeze so many meetings into so little time? Where'd his bag of voidlight gemstones end up? How many of the famous faces can we identify? #AllSpoilers

Conversation Questions:

  1. What evidence is there for ancient communication between Roshar and Scadrial? (18 mins)
  2. Could the small bridge that Gavilar created between Roshar and Braize be enough to trigger a desolation? (42:30)
  3. Who are the “they” that must not get the anti-voidlight gemstone according to Gavilar? (56 mins)

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Brooke and Tyler return to where it all began to examine the timeline and major plot events leading up to Gavilar's Feast. How'd Gavilar manage to squeeze so many meetings into so little time? Where'd his bag of voidlight gemstones end up? How many of the famous faces can we identify? #AllSpoilers

Conversation Questions:

  1. What evidence is there for ancient communication between Roshar and Scadrial? (18 mins)
  2. Could the small bridge that Gavilar created between Roshar and Braize be enough to trigger a desolation? (42:30)
  3. Who are the “they” that must not get the anti-voidlight gemstone according to Gavilar? (56 mins)

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Episode 152: The Unmade http://cosmereconversations.fireside.fm/152 d9d93547-27df-4dd2-bfd0-7e7d5af0c5b0 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0700 Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva full Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva Brooke and Tyler question the meaning of Enlightenment to better understand nine (or maybe ten!) of Roshar's most haunting mysteries- The Unmade. We examine how The Unmade were created and changed, detail the known aspects of each individual Unmade, and theorize wildly about one of their chosen Radiants, Renarin Kholin. #AllSpoilers 1:40:12 no Brooke and Tyler question the meaning of Enlightenment to better understand nine (or maybe ten!) of Roshar's most haunting mysteries- The Unmade. We examine how The Unmade were created and changed, detail the known aspects of each individual Unmade, and theorize wildly about one of their chosen Radiants, Renarin Kholin. #AllSpoilers Conversation Questions: How do the terms Made, Unmade, and Enlightened interconnect and differ? (23 mins) What mechanism did Ba Ado Mishram use to bond the Singers? (42 mins) Does there need to be a rebalancing among the Knights Radiant & Spren in order to account for Odium’s new nature as a True Tone of Roshar? (1h 36mins) Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier. the unmade, odium, renarin, ba ado mishram, the thrill, heralds,heraldic epochs,windspren,honorspren,wind and truth,philosophy,aethers,autonomy,bavadin,books,brandon sanderson,cosmere,crossovers,discord,elantris,fantasy,harmonium,harmony,hoid,kelsier,khriss,magic,mistborn,mistborn era 2,nalthis,novels,oathbringer,warbreaker,scadrial,stormlight archive,thaidakar,the emperor's soul,words of brandon,year of sanderson Brooke and Tyler question the meaning of Enlightenment to better understand nine (or maybe ten!) of Roshar's most haunting mysteries- The Unmade. We examine how The Unmade were created and changed, detail the known aspects of each individual Unmade, and theorize wildly about one of their chosen Radiants, Renarin Kholin. #AllSpoilers

Conversation Questions:
How do the terms Made, Unmade, and Enlightened interconnect and differ? (23 mins)
What mechanism did Ba Ado Mishram use to bond the Singers? (42 mins)
Does there need to be a rebalancing among the Knights Radiant & Spren in order to account for Odium’s new nature as a True Tone of Roshar? (1h 36mins)

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Brooke and Tyler question the meaning of Enlightenment to better understand nine (or maybe ten!) of Roshar's most haunting mysteries- The Unmade. We examine how The Unmade were created and changed, detail the known aspects of each individual Unmade, and theorize wildly about one of their chosen Radiants, Renarin Kholin. #AllSpoilers

Conversation Questions:
How do the terms Made, Unmade, and Enlightened interconnect and differ? (23 mins)
What mechanism did Ba Ado Mishram use to bond the Singers? (42 mins)
Does there need to be a rebalancing among the Knights Radiant & Spren in order to account for Odium’s new nature as a True Tone of Roshar? (1h 36mins)

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Episode 78: The Epilogue http://cosmereconversations.fireside.fm/78 237b6b93-f309-4948-8b4a-4f89fc1c99ef Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:00:00 -0700 Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva full Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva Brooke and Tyler theorize about the Rhythm of War epilogue and what the interaction between Odium and Hoid means for the greater Cosmere. #AllSpoilers 41:47 no Brooke and Tyler theorize about the Rhythm of War epilogue and what the interaction between Odium and Hoid means for the greater Cosmere. #AllSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier. Brooke and Tyler theorize about the Rhythm of War epilogue and what the interaction between Odium and Hoid means for the greater Cosmere. #AllSpoilers

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Brooke and Tyler theorize about the Rhythm of War epilogue and what the interaction between Odium and Hoid means for the greater Cosmere. #AllSpoilers

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Episode 76: Taravangian, [REDACTED] http://cosmereconversations.fireside.fm/76 b1662d9c-1b3c-4d1b-8f4a-a645cd563d1c Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0700 Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva full Tyler Shotwell & Brooke Silva Brooke and Tyler manically catalog every aspect of Taravangian's journey to become one of the Cosmere's most interesting individuals. The theories are wild and describing this without spoilers is hard. #AllSpoilers 1:10:26 no Brooke and Tyler manically catalog every aspect of Taravangian's journey to become one of the Cosmere's most interesting individuals. The theories are wild and describing this without spoilers is hard. #AllSpoilers Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CosmereConversations) Original music by David Gruwier (https://twitter.com/DGruwier). "Radiant" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5CFAZUv4C0) by David Gruwier. Brooke and Tyler manically catalog every aspect of Taravangian's journey to become one of the Cosmere's most interesting individuals. The theories are wild and describing this without spoilers is hard. #AllSpoilers

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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

]]> Brooke and Tyler manically catalog every aspect of Taravangian's journey to become one of the Cosmere's most interesting individuals. The theories are wild and describing this without spoilers is hard. #AllSpoilers

Support this podcast by becoming a Patron on Patreon

Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.

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