Cosmere Conversations
a deep dive into Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere universe
Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 67 in total of Cosmere Conversations with the tag “the emperor's soul”.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Episode 172: Music Theory Across the Cosmere ( feat. Krishna and Paul )
May 13th, 2025 | 1 hr 52 mins
aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, discord, elantris, fantasy, frugal wizard's handbook, frugal wizard's handbook to surviving medieval england, harmonium, harmony, hoid, kelsier, khriss, krishna patel, magic, melody, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, music, music theory, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, paul-chan, rhythm, sanderson, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, tone, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon
Brooke and Tyler listen intently to guests Krishna Patel and Paul-chan as they teach us all about music theory and how Sanderson's stories blend different aspects into the magic and worlds. Our conversation begins with a description of tone, melody, and rhythms before a crescendo of speculation about how we can apply our musical knowledge to the magic systems of the Cosmere. #AllSpoilers
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Episode 171: The Fourth Moon
April 29th, 2025 | 1 hr 38 mins
aethers, autonomy, bavadin, books, brandon sanderson, cosmere, crossovers, discord, elantris, fantasy, frugal wizard's handbook, frugal wizard's handbook to surviving medieval england, harmonium, harmony, hoid, kelsier, khriss, krishna patel, magic, melody, mistborn, mistborn era 2, multiverse, music, music theory, nalthis, novels, oathbringer, paul-chan, rhythm, sanderson, scadrial, stormlight archive, thaidakar, the emperor's soul, tone, warbreaker, wind and truth, words of brandon
Brooke and Tyler take a look at the biggest surprise of Wind and Truth and how the "fourth moon" of Roshar fits into the destruction of the Shattered Plains and leads directly to the Heralds breaking the Oathpact at Aharietiam. #AllSpoilers
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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