Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

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The Brandon Sanderson Podcast made by 17th Shard, the biggest Brandon Sanderson nerds. Come here for all your cosmere, Stormlight Archive, and Mistborn discussion, as well analysis of news and current Words of Brandon.

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Adolin's Wind and Truth Plotline

Apr 13 2025 177 mins

Today we are talking about a huge part of Wind and Truth: Adolin's Azimir plotline! We talk about Adolin, the plotline at large, side characters, and trying not to get too much into mechanics (and failing). Also... maybe too much talk about Abidi. This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Ala (Rasarr), and Adim (AAKS)! The thumbnail is one we commissioned v

25k Subscriber Q&A

Mar 29 2025 168 mins

Last month, we hit 25,000 subscribers! Wow! To celebrate, we did a Q&A liveshow, which we are posting here. If you like our content, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/17thshard For discussion, theories, games, and news, come to https://www.17thshard.com Come talk with us and the community on the 17th Shard Discord: https://discord.gg/17thshard Want to learn more abou

Mysteries in Wind and Truth

Mar 15 2025 137 mins

There were some surprising, unexplained, and straight up weird things in Wind and Truth. Let's talk about them! This episode we have David (Windrunner), Ian (Weiry), Rosemary(Kaymyth), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)! 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:56 The Fourth Moon 00:46:55 The Well of Control 01:12:34 Crystal Spikes 01:47:12 Taln's Attempt to Kill Cultivation 02:00:47 Who's That Cosmer

Stormlight Lost Tales (Storydeck)

Mar 01 2025 137 mins

It's time to talk about the three Stormlight Lost Tales, the Storydeck stories that came out as card packs at Dragonsteel Nexus. The three are Elsecaller (the Jasnah story during Words of Radiance), King Lopen the First of Alethkar (Lopen and Elhokar at the ending of Words of Radiance), and The Chasmfriends Get a New Pet! (a noncanonical children's story). Dragonsteel later sold th

The True History of Roshar (Part 2)

Feb 15 2025 163 mins

Wind and Truth taught us plenty more about the history of Roshar and its inhabitants, so let's catch up to modern-ish times. This episode we have Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), Joshua (jofwu), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), and Adim (AAKS)! Today's thumbnail is "The Recreance" by Caio Santos: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:The_Recreance_by_Caio_Santos.jpeg 00:00:00 Introduc

The True History of Roshar (Part 1)

Feb 02 2025 141 mins

Well, we sure learned about the deep history of Roshar with Wind and Truth, so let's talk about it now! This episode we have Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), Joshua (jofwu), Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai), and Adim (AAKS)! Today's thumbnail is one of our art commissions of Ashyn, by Hugh Hammons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-2024-art-108550538 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:42

Let's Throw Heralds in Black Holes | Late 2024 Words of Brandon 2

Jan 20 2025 119 mins

Let's finish up Dragonsteel 2024 Words of Brandon by throwing the Heralds into black holes. Hell, why not Adonalsium, too? This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Shannon (Grey)! Chapters: 0:00:00 Introduction 0:01:15 Sel magic location based 0:18:23 Division and microkinesis 0:29:13 The Bands of Mourning 0:30:48 Taln 0:38:38 Heralds in b

The Oathpact (Wind and Truth Edition)

Jan 12 2025 176 mins

Another Stormlight book, another Oathpact and Herald Shardcast. Wind and Truth spoilers abound, though! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Grace (thegatorgirl). Thumbnail is Broken Oath, by Antti Hakosaari, which was in Call to Adventure: Stormlight Archive: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:Broken_Oath_by_Antti_Hakosaari.jpg

Who's the Cosmere Cat Lady? | Late 2024 Words of Brandon

Jan 04 2025 130 mins

We haven't talked about Words of Brandon in a little while, so let's catch up on what we learned at the Most Boring Book Ever release party and the Dragonsteel Nexus 2024 spoiler Q&A! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Shannon (Grey)! Amazing thumbnail for this episode by Connor Chamberlain, which we commissioned. Check him out here (but

The Contest of Champions

Dec 29 2024 162 mins

Let's talk about what the first five books have all been leading to... the contest of champions! Obviously, massive Wind and Truth spoilers are ahead! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), Grace (thegatorgirl), and Adim (AAKS)! Amazing thumbnail for this episode by Connor Chamberlain, which we commissioned. Check him out here (but you've seen other thum