The Winds of Time: A Wheel of Time Readthrough Podcast
A new podcast where James, Isaiah and Amal, three people who have not read the Wheel of Time, read it for the first time, guided by veteran Wheel of Time Reader Mike. Theories, guesses and silliness abound, and the Dragon rides again on the Winds of Time!
Episodes
In which our heroes set off on a sizeable chase
Mike subjects everyone to family dynamics.
Amal opens the Robert Jordan Stock Phrases can of worms and spills it all over the podcast.
James drills down on everyone’s ages, again.
Isaiah subconsciously ships Rand and Nynaeve.
And everybody sucks at doing accents
In which our heroes make mistakes
Mike draws parallels to geopolitical conflicts. Amal has nothing but disdain for Ba’alzamon. James snubs his wife on their anniversary. Isaiah is disgusted. And for the first time in the podcast’s history, nobody makes a Tolkien or Harry Potter reference.
In which our hero runs around like a chicken with his head cut off.
Mike is forced to defend Shakespeare’s honor Amal’s fury outburns Ba’alzamon’s. James, for all of the reading he has done, does not recognize one of the most FAMOUS AND IMPORTANT LITERARY DEVICES OF ALL TIME Isaiah would be more evil And nobody knows what [Spoiler] knows.
Mike loses his mind editing. Amal and Isaiah team up to craft a theory. James dips out to go to a wedding Isaiah is sick of the swords And everybody is excited to start the second book.
In which our heroes go there and back again.
Mike RAFOs everyone and everything forever and ever world without end, amen.
Amal runs with a theory in exactly the wrong direction
James demands answers
Isaiah does a dramatic reenactment
And everybody gets to have their first experience with the Big White Book of Bad Art
The Horn of Valere: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/wot/images/8/85/Horn_of_Valere.JPG
The Fisher-Price Toys-R-Us ...
In which our heroes hear stories
Mike gets reductive about Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons (yes, I had to look that up because Ice and Fire is BORING and I DNFed halfway through the first book)....
In which our ways take a lovely constitutional through a horrific miasma of darkness and soul sucking wind.
Mike puts an end to the funny funny colloquialism Amal gets needlessly nihilistic James reads into and overthinks things too much Isaiah steals the Tolkien reference from James And everybody, once again, takes a Spontaneous Last Minute Digressionary Interlude
In which our heroes are reunited, and it feels so good.
Mike stomps down on a theory before it gets profligately out of hand Amal refuses to suspend her disbelief James learns some new stuff Isaiah fails to make the joke Everybody fixates on an ultimately unimportant plot hole, and just… GOD I hope you all like “The Girl from Ipanema”.
In which our heroes reach their various destinations
Mike once again completely forgets about Isaiah Amal frees us from the torment of the Three-Pronged Leaf James just… really loves his Tolkien, doesn’t he? Isaiah is annoyed by the chapter icons and everyone is getting sent to The Hague for the actual legitimate criminal crime of not laughing at one of the funniest jokes ever told.
In which our heroes flashback to a flashback
Mike goes off about dreams Amal gets deep into logistics James gets pouty Isaiah finally manages to get a correct guess for the future (If you know, you know) and not a single living soul realized this was the tenth episode, so no special parties were had.
In which our heroes get in all sorts of trouble
Mike loves the sibling dynamic of his newbies Amal doesn’t back down James sticks to his guns Isaiah is eternally wrong and everyone gets hyped for the next four chapters
In which our heroes are all meandering their way across the continent.
Mike is rawdoggin’ this episode Amal is broiling James cooks up some conspiracy theories Isaiah has feelings towards Aram and the real Wheel of Time is the friends we made along the way.
In which our heroes learn new things about themselves.
Mike lets his newbies have their delusions. Amal ships Lan and Nynaeve. James replaces Tolkien comparisons with Star Wars comparisons. Isaiah called his shots, and he’s sticking to them. and the newbies are all suspicious of Mike, who is ONLY TRYING TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE OF READING THE SERIES AND MAKE IT AS GOOD FOR THEM AS IT CAN BE CAN YOU JUST HAVE A LITTLE FAITH IN ME.
In which our heroes, after an argument between the two leaders of the group, enter the mines of Moria, one of them is a fool of a Took, they get separated, are told to fly you fools, and… wait… hold on…
Mike goes squeaky Amal gets, just, REALLY passionate James finds shades of Tolkien everywhere Isaiah hates Florida drivers and no one knows how old Thom is.
In which our heroes have their first taste of a "Big City."
Mike isn’t even a little bit bitter. Amal is once again SO CLOSE and yet so far. James locks in on everyone’s age Isaiah is off riding the Trolls Trollercoaster and you really don’t want to know how much time I spent trying to find the Girl From Ipanema clip.
In which our heroes reach a new town, and we get twelve megatons of lore dropped right on our unsuspecting heads.
Mike defends Wicked’s honor, Amal considers genetic breeding programs, James triggers Phantom Menace PTSD, Isaiah drags the podcast back from the brink, and everyone is just gonna have to read and find out.
In which our heroes set forth in to a brave new world.
Mike IS Little Miss Moffet, Amal is kinda right, but exactly wrong about multiple things, James spins a spontaneous but still very thoughtful theory, Isaiah triggers Malazan PTSD, and NOBODY understands the cover art.
Email us: WindsOfTimePodcast@gmail.com
In which our hero takes a leisurely stroll through the woods.
Mike considers renaming the podcast. Isaiah has a theory about trees. Amal is suspicious. James asks questions to which he absolutely is not getting answers.
Email us! We'd love to hear from you!
WindsOfTimePodcast@gmail.com
In which our heroes James, Amal and Isaiah set forth on a perilous quest. To read through the entirety of The Wheel of Time book series, led by a Wheel of Time veteran, who is extra smug about his knowledge.
Mike is a smug secret-keeper. James loves Tolkien. Isaiah lets everyone know what it's like to be 17. Amal has definite feelings about wind.
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