Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

Who's That Cosmere Character?

25 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a special episode, where we have an episode solely of Who's That Cosmere Character! And this time, we're keeping score! Who will win...

The Lord Ruler (Mechanics and Powers)

17 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After a short break on Shardcast last week due to sickness, we're back discussing the Lord Ruler, and this time its for PedantiCast action with his me...

The Lord Ruler (Character and History)

04 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast we are done with Roshar. Take that, Roshar, it's time for Scadrial's time in the sun. (Get it? Because they are closer to the s...

The Knights Radiant #3 (Elsecallers, Willshapers, Stonewards, Bondsmiths)

26 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this very Tense (yet Cohesive) Shardcast, we actually do finish talking about every order of Knights Radiant, getting through four orders in just o...

The Knights Radiant #2 (Edgedancers, Truthwatchers, and Lightweavers)

20 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with more Knights Radiant, and this time we go even slower, getting sidetracked with lots of Surgebinding PedantiCast action. How does Prog...

The Knights Radiant #1 (Windrunners, Skybreakers, Dustbringers)

13 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, we're going to start a multi-week adventure in discussing all the Orders of Knights Radiant, starting with the Windrunners, Sk...

Death Rattles 2

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for Death Rattles on Shardcast this week! Check out our previous episode for our previous analysis ( https://soundcloud.com/17thshard/death-...

Oathbringer Retrospective

29 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's been exactly 500 days, one Rosharan year since Oathbringer's release, and so here is an episode where after we reread Oathbringer, we see what we...

Death Rattles Analysis 1

22 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Did you like epigraph analysis episodes? Well now that Oathbringer is well behind us, let's go back and analyze all the Death Rattles! Will we get it ...

Children of the Nameless

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

At least a nonzero of you wanted this: an episode on Children of the Nameless, a novella Brandon wrote in the Magic: The Gathering universe, released ...

Shardplatecast!

09 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, it isn't Shardcast, but ShardPLATEcast, because we're talking about Shardplate. We talk about all the details on how Shardplate works, its ...

Cognitive Shadows

02 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Shardcast, we are SPOOOOOKY because we're talking about ghosts! COSMERE ghosts! That is to say, Cognitive Shadows. What are Cognitive Shadows...

History of Roshar Part 2

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, we're talking about the time on Roshar after the Last Desolation. We talk about the Recreance, the False Desolation, and beyon...

History of Roshar Part 1

16 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing our series of episodes where we think "eh, we won't talk that much, we can fit it into one episode" is the History of Roshar. Yeah, okay, i...

"Who Needs Rails?" Idaho Falls Holiday Words of Brandon

09 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We did it, everyone. It's the last Words of Brandon episode for (hopefully) a long time, with the holiday 2018 Idaho Falls Words of Brandon. Behold my...

Cognitive Mumbo Jumbo - Skyward Tour #4

02 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Shardcast! We're always on time, always on task, and as (almost) always, it's back to Skyward Tour Words of Brandon! This time we have: Rob...

Hemalurgy, Bind Points, and More!

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, we continue to talk about Hemalurgy and the new Hemalurgy table. This time we talk about bind points and blood! Fun! But, I me...

The Hemalurgy Table! (Part 1)

18 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Hero of Ages leatherbound came out just after New Year's, and with it, the long-awaited Table of Hemalurgic Metals! We now bring you the finest gr...

Heralds and Ashyn!? Skyward Tour Words of Brandon #3

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bored of Words of Brandon? Don't worry, we're here to spice it up this episode with: more Felt! Dragons! And, one of the craziest Words of Brandon yet...

Hoid Wouldn't Hold Nightblood - Skyward Tour Words Of Brandon #2

04 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this totally on time episode of Shardcast, Eric screwed up recording so he can't put Words of Brandon on screen. Production value! But, we do get s...

Skyward Tour Words of Brandon #1

26 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas, everyone! This week we are beginning catching up on Words of Brandon, and we're starting with the Skyward AMAs. So you know what that...

State of Sanderson 2018

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

State of Sanderson 2018 (https://brandonsanderson.com/state-of-the-sanderson-2018/) is out and here is our podcast talking about the news, Children of...

Starsight Predictions and Skyward Lore

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast we are returning to Skyward, and we're here to do our predictions for the sequel of Skyward, Starsight! We also get in-depth on...

Dealing With The Davars

08 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on this totally not late and definitely on time episode of Shardcast, we are dealing with the Davars! We kept up with the Kholins, the most ...

Cosmere Crushes

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, you learn perhaps way, way too much about us. We're talking about our biggest crushes in the cosmere; our baes, our beefcakes,...

Cosmere Pronunciation

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on this Thanksgiving's Day Shardcast, it's time for us to dig into pronouncing so many things in the cosmere. Friendships will be shattered ...

Skyward Reactions

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This time on Shardcast, not only are we talking about our Skyward reactions (short answer: it was really good), but also we are on VIDEO for the first...

Frost and Dragons

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, we are discussing one of the mysterious figures in the cosmere: Frost, a real life cosmere dragon. We discuss the letters invo...

Stormstriders? Legion Release Words of Brandon P2

03 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Shardcast is the premier podcast on Brandon's works, Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, and all of the cosmere, run by the mega-fans at 17th Shard. We stri...

Nightblood Confirmations! Legion Release Words of Brandon P1

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Shardcast, there's yet more Words of Brandon, this time from the Legion release party, and boy do we have some real good ones. We get some ac...

Keeping Up With The Kholins (Adolin and Renarin)

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's the last bit of our "short," "surface-level," and "one-episode" series on the Kholins. We're finishing up Dalinar's family unit, and we have to t...

Keeping Up With The Kholins (Dalinar, Evi, and Navani)

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with Keeping Up With The Kholins, and this time we are talking about Dalinar's side of the family, and Dalinar's adult relationships, like ...

Prologue Character Confirmations! FanX Words of Brandon Part 2

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're wrapping up FanX Words of Brandon on Shardcast today. Perhaps most interesting is that Brandon said Navani will likely be the prologue character...

Cultivationlight!? FanX Words of Brandon P1

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On today's Shardcast, we discuss the huge amount of things that Brandon has talked about in August and September events, in particular WorldCon and Fa...

Legion Reactions

21 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the release of Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds, we thought we'd do a spoilery Shardcast episode where we discuss our feels. There are thi...

Keeping Up With The Kholins (Elhokar, Aesudan, Jasnah)

14 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're continuing what was supposed to be a brief dive into Kholin family dynamics. Unfortunately we recorded for five hours about it, so "brief" didn'...

Keeping Up With The Kholins (Gavilar and Navani)

07 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Keeping Up With The Kholins, the newest reality show about your favorite and most powerful (and very Radiant) Rosharan family. Oh wait, it'...

Endowment

31 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about a Shard of Adonalsium that we think we know a lot of, but there's a lot of mystery about her: Endowment. We discuss her plans,...

Vax and Weird Things

24 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This time on Shardcast we are talking about all the weird things in the cosmere that were mentioned just a few times and forgot. Like Vax. We also dis...

Adonalsium's Opposition and Idaho Falls Words of Brandon

17 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode of Shardcast we discuss the recent (ish) signing in Idaho Falls in late July. We get you up to date with "Adonalsium's opposition"...

The Missing Shardblades

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, we are going to talk about a Stormlight MYSTERY! In the vision of the Recreance, Dalinar says there are more Shards there than...

Half-Shards

03 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Shardcast - Civil War: Episode 2, Half-Shards Edition. We are continuing our discussion on fabrials and we are going straight into a spicy,...

Fabrials and Soulcasters

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Shardcast, we are digging into fabrials. What are they? How do they work? We discuss all the types of modern fabrials. We also discuss Soulca...

Cosmere Beefs

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, we are going to complain. That's right. Many think we are just shill who love everything Brandon does, but that's not true. We...

The Heralds

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for a big, spicy episode on the Heralds. We go through each Herald (with more dramatic reading!) and talk about all sorts of things. Jezrien...

The Oathpact

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Shardcast, we have mega-Oathbringer spoilers, because we are talking about the Oathpact! First we start by performing Oathbringer Chapter 38,...

Unity

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ladies and gentlemen my name is Eric and we're here to ask and answer one simple question: WTF is Unity? What is Dalinar? Honor's Perpendicularity an...

Bonuscast: Dark One News

24 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Just a bit ago, we had a big news announcement about Dark One, a project Brandon has talked about numerous times, is finally getting off the ground as...

New Shard? MisCon and BookCon Words of Brandon

22 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, we discuss Words of Brandon from last month (and early this month) from MisCon and BookCon, and oh boy there's some exciting s...

The Singers

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast, we discuss the singers. Who are the singers (also called the parsh), their background, and their forms. We talk about Rlain's ...

Odium v Passion

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Some things are just inherent rivalries. Batman v Superman. Captain America v Iron Man. And now, we're picking up right from last week, and we are tal...

Odium

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast we are talking about Odium. Oathbringer spoilers abound here, of course! We introduce Rayse and Odium, discuss how splintering ...

Aimia and Akinah

24 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Do you like mysteries? If so, great, because we're going to be talking about Aimia, Akinah, and the Scouring of Aimia this week. There's so many myste...

JordanCon Words of Brandon Part 2

18 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're at last done with JordanCon today with yet more Words of Brandon, and some are spicy. We discuss aluminum, the Iriali, dragons, how visions work...

JordanCon Words of Brandon Analysis

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Shardcast, we are talking about all of the stuff from JordanCon. This will be a twofer episode, which will be continued next week. Here we di...

JordanCon and The Traveler

04 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Late April, there was JordanCon, and today on Shardcast, we have brought two cast members, Evgeni and Rosemary, to give us their thoughts on the conve...

The Sibling and Urithiru

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This time on Shardcast, we are going to discuss one of the mysterious aspects of Oathbringer: the Sibling, and its relationship to Urithiru. We're als...

Nightblood 2: Electric Boogaloo

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Long ago, in the ancient days of 2016, we did a podcast back when we called this Shardkeepers, about Nightblood and Corrupted Investiture. With the ad...

Venli and Eshonai

14 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are diving back into a controversial character from Oathbringer: Venli! And of course, as is obvious if you've read Oathbringer, we have ...

Secret Societies of Roshar

06 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You've asked for an introduction and analysis of the Secret Societies of Roshar, and so here we are. There are Oathbringer spoilers, but we'll talk ab...

White Sand Vol. 2 (Featuring Trell?)

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're back to discuss White Sand Vol. 2. There's a lot to discuss, not to mention the ceiling fan and a horse. There's also apparently a person named ...

Emerald City Comic Con Words of Brandon

22 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we get more focused and actually discuss Emerald City Comic Con Words of Brandon. We discuss sand, the Fused, and one fateful bet Jebus made...

Patji, the VR Experience, ECCC Words of Brandon

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we have a pretty crazy podcast, where Jebus and I descend into madness. We had planned to discuss what he thought of Emerald City Comic Con, th...

Savantism, Resonances, and Compounding

09 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today on Shardcast, we are talking about various "hacks" and other weirdness in cosmere magics: Savantism, Resonances, and Compounding. Here we will t...

Sja-anat and Voidbinding

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with more Oathbringer discussion, and this time, we have a spicy topic: Sja-anat and Voidbinding. There's obviously heavy Oathbringer spoil...

An Interview with Arcturus XR

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we have a very cool episode where we interview Ewan Johnson of Arcturus XR, who works on the Stormlight VR experience, Escape from the Shat...

White Sand Vol. 1

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

We're back, and this week we're reading White Sand Volume 1, the graphic novel, in anticipation for Volume 2 which comes out February 20th. We discuss...

Shardcast Outtakes

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, well... there were some issues with recording. One person got sick, one person had a family emergency. It's been super fun. But we do have ...

Oathbringer Tour Words of Brandon Part 3

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is it. We finally finished talking about the Oathbringer Tour Words of Brandon. We start with getting on a high horse on effective discourse, and...

Oathbringer Tour Words of Brandon Part 2

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are continuing our adventure through the Oathbringer Tour Words of Brandon, and Ian and I fight again on the interpretation of intent. We...

Oathbringer Tour Words of Brandon Part 1: Letter Confirmations!

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we are delving into the Words of Brandon from the Oathbringer tour (and Brandon's two holiday signings in Utah). There's so much to talk ab...

Moash

11 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast we talk about Moash, and the controversy revolving around him in Oathbringer. We analyze his role in Oathbringer, our thoughts,...

The Visit to the Valley

05 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Shardcast, and Happy New Year! We are starting this year with a podcast that's way too long, but there's much to talk about. We're talking ...

The Recreance

28 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year's. We hope you're enjoying your holidays, so we thought we would bring you holiday cheer by talkin...

State of the Sanderson 2017

21 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Brandon's yearly update on all his projects, State of the Sanderson, came out. It always comes out on the 19th, which his birthday, and we ...

The Stormlight Love Triangle

14 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Shardcast we will have a nice, leisurely, not at all contentious podcast... Just kidding, we're talking about the Love Triangle in Storml...

The Unmade and Oathbringer Part Four Epigraphs

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a spoooooky episode. It's Oathbringer's Part Four Epigraphs, which talk about the Unmade. We spitball all sort of crazy things about...

Oathbringer Part Three Epigraphs

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Shardcast. This week we are talking in exhaustive detail about Oathbringer's Part Three Epigraphs. And I do mean exhaustive, because t...

Oathbringer Reactions

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Okay guys. It's time for us to nerd out about Oathbringer together, and how freaking crazy awesome it is. We're spoiling all the things. This won't re...

Oathbringer Part Two Epigraphs

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Shardcast, the Brandon Sanderson Podcast. Today we are here to discuss the Oathbringer's Part Two Epigraphs. That means it does have Oathbr...

Shardkeepers Podcast: Edgedancer Analysis

28 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to Shardkeepers! This time with Edgedancer being standalone, we can pretend this podcast on analyzing Edgedancer is timely, and not month...

Shardkeepers Podcast: Oathbringer Predictions

04 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a special episode of Shardkeepers, our analysis podcast, where we are talking solely about Oathbringer predictions. Strap yourself in: t...

The Splintercast Reads Edgedancer, Episode 4

14 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"You guys thought we could get through this podcast without Feather developing a crush on the bad guy? Aww, that’s cute. It has just happened. Now I...

The Splintercast Reads Edgedancer Episode 3

02 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm the worst Cosmere fan. What is wrong with me? Gosh dangit. I'm the worst at Cosmere. FeatherWriter's cancelled. Let's just... wow." Welcome back...

The Splintercast Reads Edgedancer, Episode 2

06 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"Look, like the most tangental reference to Renarin just happened, and I’m like… on the verge of tears. That’s a lie. There actually are tears i...

The Splintercast Reads Edgedancer, Episode 1

05 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

"I’m so out of my depth all of a sudden! There’s so much worldbuilding happening! Augh! I feel like I’ve been thrown into the deep end, and I’...

Shardkeepers Podcast: Arcanum Unbounded Essays

31 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

We said there would be a December episode, and here we are on New Year's Eve with one! This month we have an extra long episode as well: over an hour ...

The Shardkeepers Podcast: Corrupted Investiture and Nightblood

22 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

What! A podcast from 17th Shard that *isn't* Splintercast Reads A Book? I know, it does seem crazy, but it's true. Welcome to the Shardkeepers Podcast...

The Splintercast Reads Mistborn: Secret History Episode 4

29 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"I’m pretty salty about that. However, I’ll try to keep most of my salt contained to like, that one event, and not let it completely overtake this...

The Splintercast Reads Mistborn: Secret History Episode 3

08 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"Mistborn: Secret History. Also known as, ‘Kelsier Punches Literally All of the Deities.’" Our trip through the Cognitive Realm leads us to some ...

The Splintercast Reads Mistborn: Secret History Episode 2

01 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

“He’d saved the boy’s life once, so that would make them even”? Kell, that’s not how saving someone’s life works. You don’t just get lik...

The Splintercast Reads Mistborn: Secret History Episode 1

17 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"This is the greatest thing that has ever been written. This is the greatest thing that has ever been written." In which there is flailing. So much f...

The Splintercast Reads Bands of Mourning, Chapters 28-End

09 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"I need this. I need this, okay. Alright. Okay. I haven’t even started reading it yet, I just saw that Wax is… I’m pumped. I’m pumped!" The g...

The Splintercast Reads Bands of Mourning, Chapters 25-27

03 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"I called it! I never call stuff like that. But I totally called it and I never call stuff like that! That’s kind of why it’s fun to record these,...

The Splintercast Reads Bands of Mourning, Chapters 22-24

19 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"Cosmere is still number one in my heart, okay? I’ll never leave the cosmere behind. I been in this for six years. We ain’t leavin’ the trenches...

The Splintercast Reads Bands of Mourning, Chapters 19-21

12 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"I don’t think it was him. I don’t think it was. I’m pretty sure he was dead. But... maybe... Augh! I don’t know! I’m doubting everything!" ...

The Splintercast Reads Bands of Mourning, Chapters 16-18

22 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"Don’t lose your guns, Wax. I feel like I’m babysitting him. Like every time he loses his guns, I’m like ‘Go get those back. Pick them up. Wha...

The Splintercast Reads Bands of Mourning, Chapters 13-15

13 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"God bless. Harmony bless. Maker bless. Every... every deity just bless Steris Harms. Let’s just be real right here. Honor? Uh, Endowment? Like, all...

The Splintercast Reads Bands of Mourning, Chapters 10-12

07 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"Shut up, Wax. Not everyone has to go out and like, vigilante justice fight crime with their Allomancy. Maybe some people like to juggle, all right?" ...

The Splintercast Reads Bands of Mourning, Chapters 7-9

31 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

"[Sputters] I don’t... even have words for what I am feeling about this development at the moment." An episode that has it all. To quote myself: we...