Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast
Episodes
Szeth's Original Fate? | Dec 2025 Spoiler Steam WoBs P1
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are finally onto... well, yet more WoBs, and we have tons of Wind and Truth WoBs from the December spoiler stream. Also, we get very off tra...
Hoid in Isles of the Emberdark
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Well... we meant to discuss various outstanding mysteries from Isles of the Emberdark, but it somehow devolved into numerous tangents on Hoid in this ...
Future Sight Shenanigans! | Late 2025 WoBs Part 3
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we wrap up Nexus 2025 Words of Brandon, talking about future sight shenanigans, December's name, spitballing about Stormlight back half characte...
What Is Investiture, Really? | Late 2025 WoBs Part 2
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We continue sloooowly going through Dragonsteel Nexus 2025 Words of Brandon, where we talk about all sorts of magical science, and I really had to res...
Brandon Just Spoils Horneater's Ending | Late 2025 WoBs Part 1
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oh man, there's just a few WoBs we haven't gone through yet, so now we are doing so! We are going through WoBs from the second half of 2025, going thr...
Apple TV Cosmere Adaptation News!
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We had some big news this week, where Apple TV got rights to Mistborn and Stormlight adaptations, and so we wanted to get in and discuss it! This epi...
The Fires of December Reading
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking about the reading of The Fires of December, the cosmere book coming out in for Nexus 2026, and the Hoid Storybook Crowdfunding Cam...
Who's That Cosmere Character (2026 Edition)
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the New Year! We're back with a new full Who's That Cosmere Character episode, and it may just be our most entertaining one yet. Enjoy Ben'...
State of the Sanderson 2025 + Dragonsteel Nexus Recap
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're doing our annual State of the Sanderson live Shardcast! We start by talking about Dragonsteel Nexus, and the news there, before getting into the...
The Sleepless and the Grand Apparatus
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well, we learned a bunch about the Sleepless in Isles of the Emberdark, so it's time to finally talk about them in detail. We talk about them on Rosha...
Shardcast - Cosmere RPG Lore
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are finally back to talk about the lore from the Stormlight RPG Handbook and World Guide! We go through all the Ideals and some odds and ends too. ...
Dragons (Part 2)
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A topic too great to be contained to a single episode, the deep-dive into Cosmere dragons continues! It's time for all the things we didn't get to in ...
Dragons (Part 1)
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a big topic, and one too great to be contained by a single episode. Today we're doing a deep dive on all the info we have about dragons in the Co...
Threnody and the Evil
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've been wanting to make this episode for a long while and it's finally time. Let's talk about the planet Threnody and the different kinds of evil t...
Mistborn: Ghostbloods 1 Preview (ft. Jasonioan)
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, at Worldcon, Brandon read out the first excerpt of Mistborn: Ghostbloods, so you know we had to do an episode analyzing it! Today we have...
The Death Rattles! Wind and Truth Edition
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we are taking another look at the Death Rattles: which are resolved, which are still outstanding, and more. We talk about Moelach's poetry skil...
Cosmere RPG First Impressions & Overview
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Cosmere RPG has come out to digital backers, so we wanted to talk about our initial thoughts, talking about the systems, and squeeing about the am...
Shadesmar and Silverlight
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We got a lot of Shadesmar in Isles of the Emberdark, so there's some stuff to talk about now! This episode is part discussion, but also part explainer...
Isles of the Emberdark Reactions!
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for a new Sanderson book yet again, this time it's the HIGH-COSMERE CONNECTIVITY Isles of the Emberdark! We discuss what we thought of the b...
KPop Demon Hunters | Splintercast
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This movie has been keeping us in check, keeping us obsessed, and we've been playing on repeat! Today we're chatting about KPop Demon Hunters on our ...
The Post-Wind and Truth Big Talk, Valor, & More! | Brandon Interview WoBs
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's our Words of Brandon episode for our recent Brandon interview, where we talk about Brandon's thoughts on Wind and Truth, that big post-WaT talk, ...
Sigzil
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're talking about everyone's... well, okay maybe not everyone's favorite Wind and Truth character. But certainly one we got more of than I th...
Modern Language, Humor, & Jasnah Debate: Reddit Wind and Truth Words of Brandon
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have a very interesting Words of Brandon episode for you today. Last month, Brandon did an interview with Winter is Coming, and in the Reddit threa...
Interview with Brandon on Wind and Truth (and more!)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while since we've had Brandon on Shardcast, and after the release of Wind and Truth, we are super excited to welcome him back. Brandon sha...
Unoathed
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are talking about mechanics of the Unoathed! And also uh... some other stuff, like the suppressor fabrial, Hemalurgy, and some more Spiritual...
Adolin's Wind and Truth Plotline
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
25k Subscriber Q&A
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Pa...
Mysteries in Wind and Truth
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There were some surprising, unexplained, and straight up weird things in Wind and Truth. Let's talk about them! This episode we have David (Windrunne...
Stormlight Lost Tales (Storydeck)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Elsecal...
The True History of Roshar (Part 2)
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Evg...
The True History of Roshar (Part 1)
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Let's Throw Heralds in Black Holes | Late 2024 Words of Brandon 2
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Oathpact (Wind and Truth Edition)
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another Stormlight book, another Oathpact and Herald Shardcast. Wind and Truth spoilers abound, though! This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry...
Who's the Cosmere Cat Lady? | Late 2024 Words of Brandon
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Dr...
The Contest of Champions
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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!...
Wind and Truth Reactions 2
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The previous record for our longest episode ever was very short-lived, with even more reactions to Wind and Truth trumping the first Shardcast on this...
State of the Sanderson 2024 and Nexus Thoughts
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're doing a Shardcast Live for State of the Sanderson 2024, which theoretically be out tomorrow, December 19th. We'll also blab about our thoughts o...
Wind and Truth Reactions 1
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fifth Stormlight book, Wind and Truth, is out, and in this episode we talk about it in full! So warning, many spoilers abound here! Also, this is ...
Rhythm of War: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the FINAL episode of our Stormlight SpanReads series, on the eve of Wind and Truth! Today we discuss the cosmere implications in Rhythm of War! ...
Wind and Truth Part Two
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last bit of Shardcast content before Wind and Truth, and also some of the last bit of Wind and Truth previews before the book comes out! Let'...
Rhythm of War: Magic | SpanReads
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of SpanReads, we talk about magic in Rhythm of War. I'm sure there wasn't much of that in this book, right? This episode we have Ian...
Rhythm of War: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about all the many characters in Rhythm of War! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Joshua (Jofwu), and Ben (Overlord Jebus). We're doing a...
Rhythm of War: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to begin our last Stormlight SpanReads with Rhythm of War! What did we think of this on a reread? I'm sure Ian had a very unbiased take ;) ...
Dawnshard: Magic & Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we're talking about the spicy part of Dawnshard, all the lore and cosmere implications! This episode we have Mi'ch, (firstRa...
Dawnshard: Reactions & Characters | SpanReads
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're onto Dawnshard! We're talking about reactions and characters, and we will talk about lore next week! This episode we have Mi'ch, (firstRainbowR...
Brandon Avalanches & Endings
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon Sanderson famously has an AVALANCHE in his endings, where POV switching goes crazy and the whole book comes together. We discuss that and talk...
Oathbringer: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're discussing the stuff in Oathbringer that, even with full cosmere knowledge, are still a bit odd. This episode we have Ian (Weiry), David...
Oathbringer: Magic | SpanReads
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're discussing the magic in Oathbringer! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), Joshua (Jofwu), and Eric (Chaos). We're doi...
Dragonsteel Prime
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to look at the origins of the Cosmere as we discuss Dragonsteel Prime. How does Brandon's early work hold up today? Come and find out with u...
Oathbringer: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about the characters and relationships in Oathbringer! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), David (Windrunner), Joshua (Jofwu), and Eric (Ch...
Oathbringer: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for Oathbringer on SpanReads, the third Stormlight Archive book, which was not at all controversial when it came out. What did we think of i...
Edgedancer: Magic & Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SpanReads is our full cosmere spoiler episode, where we talk about Lift and Arclo in context of the later Stormlight stuff, in additio...
Wind and Truth Part One
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wind and Truth preview chapters have begun, and the first part is already done, so let's talk about our thoughts on this! Today we have Verónica (Ch...
Edgedancer: Reactions & Characters | SpanReads
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're onto Edgedancer, the first Stormlight Archive novella! For this novella, we are changing up the format a bit, and doing just two episodes: one o...
Words of Radiance: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now it's time for our full cosmere spoiler episode on Words of Radiance! (Up through Lost Metal, because we recorded this ages ago...) This episode w...
Cosmere Space Age Part 2
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
== CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EMBERDARK READINGS == We're continuing our look into the space age cosmere and what that would look like! We talk about Ros...
Words of Radiance: Magic | SpanReads
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we discuss the magic of Words of Radiance, because the world is opening up quickly! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chel...
Words of Radiance: Characters and Relationships | SpanReads
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, it's time for the characters and character arcs of Words of Radiance! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainb...
Cosmere Space Age Part 1
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
== CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR EMBERDARK READINGS == Today, we're looking forward. Faaarr forward, into the future of the cosmere. The first of a two-part...
Words of Radiance: Reactions and Retrospective | SpanReads
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we are onto Words of Radiance, the best Stormlight book, perhaps? Either way, it's pretty stellar! This episode we have Ian (...
The Way of Kings: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for our full cosmere episode on The Way of Kings, where we can not only talk about later in the series, but also other books too! This episo...
Talking about the Cosmere RPG with Johnny O'Neal
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special episode, we're joined by Johnny O'Neal of Brotherwise Games to talk about the new Cosmere RPG and its Kickstarter campaign. We al...
The Way of Kings: Magic | SpanReads
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we are discussing the magic of The Way of Kings, which... is actually fairly light, so you get a shorter episode today. This ...
The Way of Kings: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we are discussing all the characters of The Way of Kings, and since it is Stormlight, there are just a few to discuss. This ...
Who's That Cosmere Character (2024 Edition)
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been over THREE YEARS since we did the last dedicated Who's That Cosmere Character episode, so it's finally time for Ben to torture us once again...
The Way of Kings: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we are onto The Way of Kings, the first book of The Stormlight Archive! What did we think of it on a reread? Is it just as muc...
Warbreaker: Cosmere Implications | SpanReads
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's our full cosmere spoiler episode for Warbreaker! Turns out it's a pretty important book. This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainb...
Warbreaker: Magic | SpanReads
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we are discussing the colorful magic of Warbreaker! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), Mi'chelle (firstRainbowRose), Jessie (L...
Warbreaker: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Next up on SpanReads, we talk about the many characters of Warbreaker, like Lightsong, Siri, Vivenna, and Vasher! This episode we have Ian (Weiry), M...
Mistborn Era 3 Speculation
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With Lost Metal closing out Mistborn Era 2, and us now knowing Era 3 is called Ghostbloods, let's talk about what we know about Mistborn: Ghostbloods....
Warbreaker: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SpanReads, our reread series, returns! We are starting with Warbreaker, and then moving through Stormlight until Wind and Truth comes out! So what did...
Shallan's First Wind and Truth Chapters and C2E2 Words of Brandon
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In April, Brandon read the first two Shallan chapters from Wind and Truth at C2E2, and hoooo boy they are exciting! We discuss those and the C2E2 Word...
Wind and Truth Predictions & Speculation!
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to talk about our thoughts for Stormlight 5, titled Wind and Truth, coming this December! Who's going to die?? This episode we have Eric (C...
Who's the Most Invested? | The Final 2023 Words of Brandon
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're finally wrapping up 2023 Words of Brandon, with WoBs hot off the presses like things our Brandon interview last July and other odds and ends. Bu...
The Last Shard!? | December 2023 Spoiler Stream Words of Brandon Part 2
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Words of Brandon never end, and we are wrapping up the December spoiler stream. This episode we... kind of learn something about the final Shard. ...
Wind and Truth and Find Out! | December 2023 Spoiler Stream Words of Brandon
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon held a spoiler livestream for Koloss Head Munching Day 2023 (his birthday). While a lot of questions are apparently going to be answered in bo...
Isles of the Emberdark Previews (ft. ReadAndFindOut)
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have the announcement for Secret Project 5, and it's called Isles of the Emberdark, and oh boy... it sure is high cosmere connectivity! There's so ...
Year of Sanderson Retrospective
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been two years since Brandon's huge Year of Sanderson announcement, so we thought we'd talk about how we feel about it. How tired are we? What wa...
Shards Changing Intents?? | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 3
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with more WoBs, and this time it's the last of the Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon. Today we have a grab bag of a bunch of random stuff, ...
The GRAND APPARATUS! (And Tons of Hoid WoBs) | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 2
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on our eternal string of Words of Brandon episodes, we are continuing to talk about what happened from Dragonsteel 2023. And in this case we lea...
The Dragon-Lift Theory is Dead! | Dragonsteel 2023 Words of Brandon Part 1
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oh my goodness, everyone. We have SO many Words of Brandon episodes ahead of you. We're going out of order, with the Dragonsteel 2023 Spoiler Q&A! And...
Hemalurgy
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for a Mistborn Shardcast! We have learned a lot of new stuff of Hemalurgy in The Lost Metal, so let's talk in extensive detail about those t...
BONKERS Stormlight 5 Interlude + Interlude Speculation
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brandon read an absolutely insane interlude for Stormlight 5 (now officially Wind and Truth) at Dragonsteel 2023, and so it's only fitting that we hav...
State of the Sanderson 2023
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
State of the Sanderson for 2023 is out, and so let's do a Shardcast stream discussing it! Featuring a lot of complaining about White Sand. We'll be do...
Defiant Reactions: Brandon Stuck the Landing!
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Defiant, the fourth Skyward came out on the 21st, and so it's time to talk about it! Did Brandon stick the landing? As it so happens, he absolutely di...
Canticle and Threnody - Sunlit Man Lore Part 2
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So much happened in The Sunlit Man, that... well, we needed a second lore episodes discussing all of it. And here it is! In this one, we talk about th...
Cytonic: Lore | SpanReads
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the last SpanReads for the 2023, our last Cytoverse SpanReads, and Defiant is just days away! Last up we are talking about lore in Cytonic, and o...
Cytonic: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for characters and relationships in Cytonic, and our longest SpanReads yet! There's just a few Jessie rants, as well as some discussion at t...
The Charred and the Torment - Sunlit Man Lore Part 1
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So much happened in The Sunlit Man, that we recorded two lore episodes discussing all of it, and honestly, we probably could have done more. In this o...
Cytonic: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's onto our last Cytoverse SpanReads: Cytonic! This is certainly not a controversial book, and we didn't have too much to say... Oh wait, this is on...
Skyward Flight: Lore | SpanReads
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's our last Skyward Flight SpanReads, where we discuss the lore in the Skyward Flight novellas! As always for our Skywards Spanreads, we have Mi'c...
DRAGON PALACES & More! | Brandon Interview WoBs Part 2
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another manic episode talking about our interview with Brandon back in July. I'm sure nothing interesting happens in this one. It's not ...
Skyward Flight: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to discuss the characters in the Skyward Flight novellas, and oh boy, there's so much to discuss in these, from all three protagonists, roma...
Skyward Flight: Reactions & Retrospectives | SpanReads
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're onto to the Skyward Flight collection, the novellas written by Janci Patterson in collaboration with Brandon. We talk about our thoughts and com...
The Sunlit Man Reactions & Implications!
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The final Brandon Sanderson Secret Project, The Sunlit Man, is out! In this episode of Shardcast, we talk about our thoughts on the book some, but we ...
Starsight: Lore | SpanReads
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oh boy, we learned about so much lore in Starsight! Let's talk about it. We talk about delver mazes, figments, slugs, and of course, Twilight Imperium...
Starsight: Characters & Relationships | SpanReads
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to talk about the characters in Starsight, and oh boy, there is a lot to talk about! We discuss M-Bot, Spensa and her arc, Jorgen, and of co...
Mistborn: Ghostbloods & Yumi Questions | Brandon Interview WoBs Part 1
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Shardcast, we start talking about the Words of Brandon from our interview with Brandon in July. We get through a record low amount of WoBs, b...
Starsight: Reactions & Retrospective | SpanReads
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we are onto Starsight, the sequel to Skyward. How do we feel about this controversial book on a reread? Stay tuned to find out...
Skyward: Lore | SpanReads
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on SpanReads, we are talking about the Lore in Skyward! We talk about foreshadowing for the future, and inconsistencies. For this book, we ...