Join four friends in reading through the epic Wheel of Time fantasy novels by Robert Jordan and watching Amazon’s new Wheel of Time TV series. Every week, listen along as WOTCast hosts Caleb Wimble, Dan Kutinsky, Keeley Frank, and Nick Wicks examine these sprawling stories, characters, themes, and their social relevance today.
Episodes
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
This week, Moiraine retreats to the country for a cozy book mystery turned monster story. Nynaeve undergoes the deadly testing to become Accepted, Egwene meets Elayne meets Min, and Rand finds himself at the center of the tangled political web that is the Cairhienan Game of Houses.
NEXT TIME: Chapters 26-30 of The Great Hunt
Hosted and produced by Caleb Wimble (@calebwimble)
Featuring Dan Kutinsky (@panzydan) and Keeley Frank (@keeley_reads)
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Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Nynaeve and Egwene receive their first lesson at the school of hard knocks. Rand continues to insist Perrin would know what to do in his situation. No one listens to Loial.
Just what do One Punch Man and Pokémon have to do with all this? Well, there’s only one way to find out.
NEXT TIME: Chapters 21-25 of The Great Hunt
Hosted and produced by Caleb Wimble (@calebwimble)
Featuring Dan Kutinsky (@panzydan) and Keeley Frank (@keeley_reads)
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Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
What weird wonders wait in the woody wild of the worlds that might have been? Things get twisty for Rand, Loial, and Hurin in a parallel dimension right as they get real twisted for Perrin and Mat back in “reality.” Padan Fain’s trail of carnage continues.
As for us? Well, we’re just having a grand ol’ time seeing our girl Verin again. That is, when we’re not debating how damn big that Horn of Valere might be.
NEXT TIME: Chapters 16-20 of The Great Hunt
Hosted and produced by Caleb Wimble (@calebwimble)
Featuring Dan Kutinsky (@panzydan) and Keeley Frank (@keeley_reads)
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Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
We are BACK after a holiday hiatus! And we’re fresh and excited to dig into book 2 of The Wheel of Time, The Great Hunt. And boy is a lot happening fast this time compared with the series’ first novel.
Dark times have come to the fortress city of Fal Dara: the legendary Horn of Valere has been stolen, and our party has split in half on the dangerous road to retrieve it. Rand’s secret is out to more people—most notable among them the Amyrlin Seat herself. We learn a great deal more about Aes Sedai politics and the rifts growing among the Ajahs. And we discover that there are far worse things waiting in the wings than shadowspawn and darkfriends.
NEXT TIME: Chapters 11-15 of The Great Hunt
Hosted and produced by Caleb Wimble (@calebwimble)
Featuring Dan Kutinsky (@panzydan) and Keeley Frank (@keeley_reads)
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Friday Feb 11, 2022
Friday Feb 11, 2022
BONUSODE Preview:
Friend of the show Jerry Barney joins Caleb and Keeley to talk The Witcher in all its incarnations—most recently season 2 of the Netflix series. Whether you’re a long-time Witcher vet or new to the world of Geralt’s monster-slaying, this bonus episode has something to sink your teeth into.
Hear the full episode over on your private White Tower podcast feed! If you’re not a Patreon subscriber yet, head over to https://www.patreon.com/wotcast to subscribe at the Tar Valon tier or higher and gain access to all our bonus episodes in full.
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Leshies and witchers and wood elves, oh my! Caleb guests on this episode of the wonderful Two Friends Watch podcast to talk The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf with Daniel and Andrew. We have a great time digging into Witcher lore, the Netflix animation pipeline, and what it means to craft a story that straddles the line between prequel, standalone film, and adaptation of an adaptation.
Find all the great episodes Daniel and Andrew have recorded over the years at https://twofriendswatch.libsyn.com/
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
This is not the ending of The Wheel of Time TV series, but it is an ending. Specifically the ending of Season 1. And hoo boy, what an ending it is! Rand faces off against Ba’alzamon himself as an army of shadowspawn bears down upon his friends and the people of Far Dara. Battles rage, lives are lost, and choices are made that will determine the fate of this world.
Friend of the show Nick Wicks joins our full house to talk the climax and some of our wildest diversions from the books yet. We reflect on the season as a whole, our upcoming holiday break, and our hopes for the series’ future.
NEXT TIME: Prologue and Chapters 1-5 of The Great Hunt
Hosted and produced by Caleb Wimble (@calebwimble)
Featuring Catie Jarvis (catiejarvis.com), Dan Kutinsky (@panzydan), and Keeley Frank (@keeley_reads)
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Thursday Dec 23, 2021
Thursday Dec 23, 2021
We travel “The Dark Along the Ways” in this, The Wheel of Time’s penultimate season 1 episode. The party reaches Fal Dara on the edge of the Blight and are forced to confront their darkest fears. Secrets are kept, confessions are made, and at long last our Dragon Reborn is revealed!
Friends of the show Andrew and Eric join Caleb and Dan in excited debate about where all this is headed. Laughs abound and controlled chaos ensues when we dig into our grand finale theories and our reflections on the journey WOT and WOTCast have taken.
NEXT TIME: Episode 8 of The Wheel of Time
Hosted and produced by Caleb Wimble (@calebwimble)
Featuring Catie Jarvis (catiejarvis.com), Dan Kutinsky (@panzydan), and Keeley Frank (@keeley_reads)
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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
At long last, we reach the Blight and the shadow of Shayol Ghul. THIS IS IT: the climax of The Eye of the World, the reveal of the Dragon Reborn, and the close of our first Wheel of Time novel! And boy is there a lot to talk about here in our biggest WOTCast episode yet.
We unpack our surprises, our frustrations, our curiosity over lingering mysteries, and our excitement for what comes next. This is, after all, not the ending; it is only an ending.
NEXT TIME: Episode 7 of The Wheel of Time
Hosted and produced by Caleb Wimble (@calebwimble)
Featuring Catie Jarvis (catiejarvis.com), Dan Kutinsky (@panzydan), and Keeley Frank (@keeley_reads)
Support the show and access special bonus content at: patreon.com/wotcast
Send questions, comments, and corrections to: contact@wotcast.net
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Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Friend of the show Nick Wicks joins Caleb and Keeley to talk The Wheel of Time episode 6: The Flame of Tar Valon. And what a flame it is! Moiraine takes us on a whirlwind tour of the White Tower and its dangers as she reunites the party, rescues Mat from the infection of the dagger, and faces judgment from the very person she loves most.
Yet Moiraine’s time in Tar Valon doesn’t last long. The Wheel turns, and ultimate need drives her and the party to the edge of the world on a desperate bid to seal away the Dark One before it’s too late.
NEXT TIME: Chapters 46-53 of The Eye of the World (end of book) and Episode 7 of The Wheel of Time
Hosted and produced by Caleb Wimble (@calebwimble)
Featuring Catie Jarvis (catiejarvis.com), Dan Kutinsky (@panzydan), and Keeley Frank (@keeley_reads)
Support the show and access special bonus content at: patreon.com/wotcast
Send questions, comments, and corrections to: contact@wotcast.net
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