Everybody Hates Rand: A Wheel Of Time Podcast
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 235:26:04
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Synopsis
Just two hyper-critical English majors talking some pretty big game about The Wheel of Time. Co-hosts Emily and Sally gather around their kitchen table each week to serve you up a full fantasy feast of oft-misremembered summary, hot analysis, scraps of literary theory, and a whole lot of hating Rand.
Episodes
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Episode 44: BAR-thanes
03/12/2018 Duration: 48minDiscussion topics this week include My Mind Fire: The Band, Fantasy Hair Cuts, Knife Boy and Lava Girl, The REAL Kingkiller, and Chumbawamba-phobia. Transcript
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Episode 43: Deus Ex Ingtar
26/11/2018 Duration: 39minIn which we struggle to pronounce Barthanes' name, long for the Betsy Ross/Ross Betsy timeline that never was, and make way too many comparisons to Supernatural. Transcript
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Episode 42: Urien on Sand
19/11/2018 Duration: 46minHey, we got mics! We get a little sappy thanking you for your support, but we're just so excited! Please forgive all audio issues -- Emily is relearning how to record and edit with this fancy new technology. Tune in for Whitecloak Resumes, the Gay Energy in the Atmosphere, and the Nightgown Pervert. Transcript
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Episode 41: xoxo Gossip Girl
12/11/2018 Duration: 46minThis episode sparked a lot of ideas for the Wheel of Time TV adaptation, including casting Thom Merrilin as Taika Watiti, Rhuarc looking into the camera like he's in the Office, and a really great flashback to that time no one would speak to Mat except his mother. Take note, Amazon. Transcript
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Episode 40: Very Tight Trope Breeches
05/11/2018 Duration: 45minThis episode was over an hour long until Emily edited out twenty minutes of us arguing over which characters Galad could have sexual tension with. That's pretty much all you need to know. Transcript
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Episode 39: Double-Sided Sword
29/10/2018 Duration: 48minSorry for the long episode, but we just couldn't help talking about the sex and power dynamics of the Warder bond for 25 minutes. We also complained about the Heterosexual Lack of Chemistry Default and took a long look at all the fear archetypes in Nynaeve's Magic Hazing Ritual. Transcript
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Episode 38: An Entire Ham
22/10/2018 Duration: 46minThe chapters we read this week were full of Lord of the Rings references, so you KNOW we had a long talk about Magic Artifacts of Doom and Aragorn's sex appeal. We also discussed Drunk Scrabble, Walk-Up Music, and Mat's Polyamorous War Cabinet. Transcript
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Episode 37: Moon Blood
15/10/2018 Duration: 47minThere's a lot of chaotic sexual energy in this episode, and for that at least one of us apologizes. We talk about the Sex Shirt, Daenerys and her Animal Sidekick, and that one unfortunate instance where Gawyn Was Right. Transcript
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Episode 36: Trope Maze
08/10/2018 Duration: 49minThis episode we're talking about the dreaded literary embodiment of hentai herself, Lanfear. We explain in detail why we hate her, but we also have some non-hentai conversations about Magic Trees, the Talent Cycle, and that TV adaptation that's in the works. Transcript
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Episdoe 35: Protect Your Mind Vault
02/10/2018 Duration: 40minHey, this week we're going to alternate dimensions and talking to wolves! We're also spending a great deal of time questioning whether Rand is really Leader Material or Just Tall. (Hint: We think he's just tall and has fancy clothes. He's running a long con.) Thanks for waiting! Transcript
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Episode 34: Vanilla in the Streets
24/09/2018 Duration: 41minAll you really need to know headed into this episode is that we really, really, REALLY don't like the term "deflowered." Transcript
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Episode 33: Smell Like Bullets
17/09/2018 Duration: 47minIt's a tired and giggly episode of EHR! We're talking about how Lan gives terrible advice, how Hurin should be spending time on his post-grad, and how Uno deserves true love, probably with someone brave and manly. And hilarious. And -- okay, it's Gaul. We've already planned the wedding. Transcript
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Episode 32: Cool It Down, Couladin
10/09/2018 Duration: 47minThis week we're talking about a very important chapter: the one where the Chosen One finds out he's been Chosen. For once, we feel very bad for Rand. We discuss the narrative, symbolic, mythic, psychological, cosmic significance of this moment. And, of course, we argue that it would be even better if Perrin dabbled in pagan witchcraft. Transcript
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Episode 31: My Goblin Jesus
03/09/2018 Duration: 45minThis episode, in which we primarily discuss dark prophecies, question Padan Fain's reasoning, and collectively gag over The Great Hunt's weird penchant for graphic violence, we introduce two new characters to our Updated, Revised, and All-Around Better Version of WoT: Larry the Good Trolloc and Ilyeno. Transcript
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Episode 30: Bodcast: Ninety Push-Ups
27/08/2018 Duration: 42minIn which Rand would totally be a Soul Cycle cult leader, Elaida is Donald Trump, Moiraine's ego is an unstoppable force, Robert Jordan uses RateMyAesSedai dot com, and we humbly suggest that you Do Not Do A War Crime. Transcript
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Episode 29: Jerkins DON'T Have Sleeves!
20/08/2018 Duration: 50minWe're joined by professional costumer and Yu-Gi-Oh! enthusiast Sarah McClintock to talk about clothes, fantasy, and denim on denim. She helps answer questions like: Why is Robert Jordan obsessed with butts and breeches? Why is the boob situation in Tel'aran'rhiod so important? What happens when you dress a farm boy like a fancy lord and give him responsibility? Transcript
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Episode 28: Janet McBible
13/08/2018 Duration: 49minPlease excuse the background hum of AC in this week's episode -- it's 95 degrees in Utah! And a balmy 70 in Fal Dara when the Amyrlin Seat arrives. We talk about Tigger: Rap God, Alien v. Sexual Predator, a Flannel of Lesbians, and get this: we finally consult the pronunciation guide. Transcript
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Episode 27: Wagonpool to Satan
09/08/2018 Duration: 46minHey, hey, we're kicking off season two -- and The Great Hunt -- with a ten-minute intro about our homelessness and other misfortunes. Then we talk about Acne and Assholery, Drunk Uncles and Fish Metaphors, and new game show Are You Taller Than a Cello? Transcript
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EHR Extra: The Sagittarius-est To Ever Sagittarii
30/07/2018 Duration: 48minWith Sally out of town, this week Emily is joined by guest co-host Cambria Hobbs, our Wheel of Time progenitor and resident astrology expert. We tackle topics like Rand's so-called sex appeal, Gawyn's Gemini-ness, and Robert Jordan's whole anti-birthday thing. Transcript
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Q&A Episode: Wot?!
23/07/2018 Duration: 57minYou have questions, and we have answers, on every topic imaginable, from Emily's less-than-stellar academic career to books as murder weapons to Jude Law's true place in the Wheel of Time-verse. Thanks for the questions! Transcript