Blood and Ashes: A Wheel of Time Spoilercast
Blood and Ashes is a spoiler filled, chapter by chapter discussion of the Wheel of Time series of fantasy novels penned by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.Join us, three middle aged dads, as we re-read the series and enthusiastically discuss all the best bits from each chapter. Do we know every single thing about the world of The Wheel of Time? No. Do we know half? Probably not. Does that stop us from wildly speculating and tapping into half faded memories from our teens? Definitely not!It's all just a good ol' time for anyone looking to relive the highs and lows of Rand's journey. Pull in!
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 144 minutes
- Episodes
- 111
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Ep49: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 47 - 51
Welcome back to this, our penultimte episode for The Fires of Heaven!
Nynaeve and Elayne make it to Salidar where they're given a rather cold welcome, and their companions find their own way of integr…
Ep48: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 43 - 46
Oh boy oh boy oh boy, this episode. Wow.
All four chapters covered in this episode centre around the battle for Cairhien and the immediate aftermath.
Not much else to say here. Stop reading and jump …
Ep47: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 37 - 42
We're back once again with another great primer episode!
Elayne performs before her frist real crowd and Nynaeve finds Uno. She also finds The Prophet and Galad though, but at least both of them prese…
Ep46: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 33 - 36
Hello and welcome to our cozy little episode set almost completely in Valan Luca's menagerie!
Nynaeve meets up with Birgitte in Tel'aran'rhiod, decides a good idea to spy on Moggy, who's spying on the…
Ep45: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 26 - 32
Welcome back for a doozy of an episode! 7 chapters covered in this one...
Siuan, Min, Leanne and Logain make it to Salidar where they get a bit of a cold welcome, followed shortly by Gareth Bryne who …
Ep44: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 20 - 25
And just like that we're back from the dead! Well, a 2 week break, but it feels like forever!
In this episode we cover, basically, a long walk through a mountain pass. Rand and the Aiel come across a …
Ep43: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 15 - 19
Welcome back friendly friends!
In this episode we are... treated? To a bunch of darkfriendery.
First Nynaeve has Birgitte report back on Forsaken activity in Tel'aran'rhiod, and then uses the world of …
Ep42: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 9 - 14
Welcome back to Blood and Ashes: Eyes and Ears Edition!
Nynaeve and Elayne identify a member of the Yellow Ajah message network but their interaction does not go down well. Not as well as a delicious …
Ep41: The Fires of Heaven, Chapters 4 - 8
Welcome back to a very special episode of the podcast. One with a touching dedication which I'll let Jody make in the episode itself.
Then we get back to our regular shenanigans, recapping and discuss…
Ep40: The Fires of Heaven, Prologue - Chapter 3
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! A new episode and a new book!
Right off the bat we get into some serious plotting. First between Elaida and her cronies and then 4 of the Forsaken working together! For now...
M…
Ep39: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 56 - 58
Well here we are again, a season finale!
We have a very cathartic end to "The Siege of the Two Rivers", Rand throws the cat among the pigeons in the Aiel Waste and then has a showdown with a Forsaken …
Ep38: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 53 - 55
Right! We're in it now folks! The penultimate episode for The Shadow Rising.
Perrin has a showdown with Slayer in the Wolf Dream, Loial and Gaul return from their mission to seal the Waygate, and Perr…
Ep37: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 49 - 52
Hello friends! Things are really starting to hot up now...
Rand and friends arrive at Cold Rocks hold and get a crash course in Aiel custom. Rand ingratiates himself with the Maidens of the Spear, but…
Ep36: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 45 - 48
And we're back!
In this week's episode we get a great mix of plotlines.
Perrin settles into the leadership role in Emond's Field and finally comes face to face with Dain Bornhald and his Whitecloaks.
Ny…
Bonus Episode: The Strike at Shayol Ghul
Hello friends!
In December Willie and I participated in the WoTaHoliday 24h charity stream for the Lightweaver Foundation where we discussed the short story "The Strike at Shayol Ghul".
In the season …
Ep35: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 41 - 44
In this stretch of chapters we focus solely on Perrin and his exploits in the Two Rivers as he comes to grip with the expectations placed on him by his fellow farmers and villagers.
First he stuns his…
Ep34: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 37 - 40
We get treated to wide range of points of view this week as we check in with our main cast and a number of ancillary characters we haven't seen in a while. Some pleasant, some less so...
Rand, Mat, Mo…
Ep33: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 31 - 36
Welcome back! In this episode we stick with the two main plotlines: Perrin in the Two Rivers and Rand, Mat & Egwene in the Waste.
Perrin is starting to come into his own, giving orders to respected Tw…
Ep32: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 25 - 30
And now for something completely different... Well, somewhat different.
Join us for a trip down memory lane as we travel with Rand through the history of the Aiel in the glass columns in Rhuidean. We …
Ep31: The Shadow Rising, Chapters 19 - 24
We're in for a real treat here, folks!
Not only do we get a very rare glimpse into the thoughts of our favorite Blue Ajah champion, but we get a big dose of culture and lore dumps from not one, but TW…