The Archives: A Kingkiller Chronicle Podcast
Episodes
Chapter 43: Without Word or Warning
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Snow is falling heavily on the streets of the University, and Kvothe is staring out the window of his inn...This chapter is short and sweet, with a tr...
Chapters 41 + 42: The Greater Good + Penance
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Forgive me Father, for I have sinned...Today we get deep into ethics, encounter some truly morally gray characters, and reconcile with old moneylender...
Chapter 40: Puppet
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You enter a strange candlelit room, dozens of feet underground. Hundreds of carved wooden faces turn to greet you. There's no way we're still ...
Chapter 39: Contradictions
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe, Wilem and Simmon gather at the Archives to make good on their drunken wagers. But they stumble upon some...contradictions...How will they ever...
Chapters 37 + 38: A Piece of Fire + Kernels of Truth
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gather 'round the campfire for Kvothe's thrilling tale! No, I meant the other campfire. Wait not that one, the other one. Sorry actually, I do...
Chapter 36: All This Knowing
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Greystone in Imre brings recollections from childhood to the forefront of Kvothe's mind. We lie down under the stars and prepare to hear a sto...
Chapter 35: Secrets
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Psst, hey, over here. Yeah, just down this alleyway...The Chandrian are caught in 4K, and Kvothe stumbles upon a new path of inquiry. Things are conti...
Wrap Up and Thank You, 2025
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What can we say? Double the audience and double the streams?? We can't thank you guys enough. Enjoy this nearly 2-hour discussion of what we did a...
Chapters 33 + 34: Fire + Baubles
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
They say all roads lead to Rome, but where do suspicious preparations lead? To the Golden Pony. We're putting our hands to the flame, literally, a...
Chapters 31 + 32: The Crucible + Blood and Ash
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe has his lute back and life is easy, breezy and beautiful again. Well, as easy as a penniless student's life can be. And is that...the sound...
Chapter 30: More Than Salt
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe and Denna are both crying salty tears in this chapter. Tears of joy? Of sadness? Who really knows...You will know, if you tune in! At heart, Kv...
Chapters 29 + 30: Kindling + Stolen
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At heart, Kvothe is a loverboy, but he's not falling in love today, just witnessing it. Unfortunately, his heart still gets broken...Or rather, st...
Chapter 27: Pressure
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To say the pressure is on would be an understatement. Kvothe is suffering under the burden of debt, sleeplessness and uncertain death. The Archives ar...
Chapter 26: Trust
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trust us...you don't want to miss this one. What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? When an Alar like a blade of Ramston...
Chapters 24 + 25: Clinks + Wrongful Apprehension
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Devi, Devi, Devi...Seems like she's not a "little slip of a girl" after all. Has Kvothe made a major miscalculation?How much is it going...
Chapters 22 + 23: Slipping + Principles
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Something must be in the air because everyone's principles are slipping. Kvothe performs some sympathy that goes quite against the guidelines he&#...
Chapter 21: Piecework
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You know who's really a piece of work? Ambrose. And he's angry after the events of last night. Kvothe had better watch himself before he ends ...
Chapter 20: The Fickle Wind
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can you tell if you're head over heels about someone? Is it daydreaming about them constantly? Losing your appetite whenever they come around?...
Chapter 19: Gentlemen and Thieves
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When someone tells you who they are...listen to them. Kvothe steals Denna away for a romantic late night stroll and reminds her that he is, in fact, a...
Chapter 18: Wine and Blood
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Blood is usually thicker than water, but when it gets turned into wine...all bets are off. We finally escape the clutches of the Archives and find ref...
Chapters 16 + 17: Unspoken Fear + Interlude
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our unspoken fear is that you guys don't love us, but that isn't true...right??? Kvothe's unspoken fear is that Ambrose will win over the ...
Chapters 14 + 15: The Hidden City + Interesting Fact
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interesting fact: we definitely meant to use this week's bit last episode. We're making up for lost time in the Archives so Kvothe continues t...
Chapters 12 + 13: The Sleeping Mind + The Hunt
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interesting fact: we're back from our little holiday!Kvothe is also back in the Archives after his wind-calling debacle. In classic fashion, he wa...
Chapter 11: Haven
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have all been as patient as two stones, but we cannot be as patient as three. This week we're making good on promises to a certain ethereal bei...
Chapter 10: Being Treasured
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe's tuition has been set, and he's on a mission to secure the necessary funds. Before that though, there's always time for several su...
Chapter 9: A Civil Tongue
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is finally time for Kvothe's admissions interview...and it's not going great, but it's also not going terribly. Kvothe gets some softba...
Chapter 8: Questions
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We believe that there are no stupid questions...Some are just more pressing than others. "Why won't you teach me naming?" takes a back s...
Chapter 7: Admissions
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ah, it's finally time for admissions. Wait, what's that smell? It's like plum...but spicy. Oh well, can't be that important!Kvothe mak...
Chapter 6: Love
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're still at the Eolian, and it's finally time for Kvothe to perform, and perform he does! Except...half the audience doesn't get it, is...
Chapter 5: The Eolian
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're at the Eolian and Kvothe has got something up his sleeve, wonder what it could be. Before we get into that, Kvothe runs into a friend he hasn't ...
Chapter Four: Tar and Tin
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter, we reacquaint ourselves with some of Kvothe's regular haunts: the Fishery, Anker's and the rooftops of the University. It's another s...
Chapter Three: Luck
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'There's not much to say', Tayun and Sarah lamentedYet as they yapped on, the minute count ascended.We're back at the University and it's admissions t...
Chapter Two: Holly
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know how hard it is to make a pie? It's really hard, just ask Kvothe...sorry...Kote. It's getting hard to tell. Bast plays a practical ...
Prologue + Chapter 1: A Silence of Three Parts + Apple and Elderberry
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Broken. Binding. Off the hook. We are reading. A new book!See what we did there? Yeah, we're reading book two and the excitement is palpable. W...
Epilogue: A Silence of Three Parts
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's night again and the Waystone Inn lies in silence...but the Archives are buzzing with conversation!We're here, the final chapter! Before w...
Chapter 92: The Music that Plays
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the song that plays in your heart, the music that moves you? A deep question for a deep chapter. We conclude Day One with some exciting teaser...
Chapter 91: Worthy of Pursuit
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're getting close to the end of day one, but there's still so much to talk about.This week, we catch our breath and finally return to the to...
Chapters 89 + 90: A Pleasant Afternoon + Half-Built Houses
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe's idea of a pleasant afternoon is very different than ours, but we can agree to disagree. What we can agree on is that taking Ambrose's...
The Archives Anniversary!
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
(Pssssst ko-fi saw it first so follow us there!) In celebration of the first anniversary of The Archives, we will be rewatching our very first episode...
Interlude - Looking
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another interlude...another life lesson from a wizened Kvothe... So you thought! This is actually a very action-packed interlude. It seems Kvothe'...
Chapter 87: Boldness (A Heavy Question, Winter)
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have a heavy question for YOU...but you'll only hear it if you listen to this episode! This chapter, we reunite with some of our favorite char...
Chapters 85 + 86: Hands Against Me + The Fire Itself
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're on the Horns...again. But Kvothe would rather be whipped than deal with the punishment he gets this time. Is this the end of the road? You'd be...
Chapter 84: A Sudden Storm
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New year, new goals...unless you're Kvothe of course. Kvothe is once again looking for Denna, but doesn't quite like what he finds. Wilem and Simmon ...
Giving Thanks, Goodbye 2024
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ko-fi saw this first btw 🤠2000+ listens... 100 followers... We have no idea what to say because we are blown away by the support on our small past...
Chapters 82 + 83: Ash + Elm... + Return
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe falls into the fire and wakes up in...heaven? Not quite, we're in an inn, and Kvothe is once again finding out that he has cosmically bad luck...
Chapters 80 + 81: Touching Iron + Pride
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe and Denna have been touching a lot of grass (and each other) but now its time to touch iron. This episode kept us on our toes. Will the draccu...
Chapters 78 - 79: Poison + Sweet Talk
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey you, your face is like the perfect pantry, all the jars are labeled and the pasta is right where its supposed to be... Kvothe and Denna get VERY C...
Chapter 77: Bluffs
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pop Quiz! You stumble upon a strange substance in an abandoned refinery that looks like maple syrup, but you're not quite sure. Do you: A. Eat it! It...
Chapter 74 - 76: Waystone + Interlude - Obedience + The Mating Habits of The Common Draccus
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe can actually be quite charming when he tries! He's definitely won our hearts...and maybe Denna's too... Unfortunately, their romantic getaway i...
Chapter 73: Pegs
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Loo, pegs, peg, peg! We're quitting the podcast and following our true calling as swoineheerds! Just kidding, we had to make the joke. This chapter is...
Chapter 72: Borrorill
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is it BOrrorill, BoRRorill, or BorroRILL? We don't care, because Kvothe and Denna are getting so close and we LOVE it. Despite their deepening bond, ...
Chapter 71: Strange Attraction
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fatal attraction? More like strange. In this chapter we encounter all sorts of strange attractions, pins to star-iron, Chandrian to weddings, Kvothe t...
Chapter 70: Signs
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If Kvothe ever won the lottery, he wouldn't tell anyone, but there would be signs... Sadly, Kvothe's money troubles aren't over, but he do...
Chapter 69: Wind or Woman's Fancy
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deoch offers Kvothe some (much needed) insight into Denna's mysterious life and Kvothe takes (incredibly reasonable!) action when his life is thre...
Chapter 68: The Ever-Changing Wind
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe and Fela...is there something there? We suspect Denna hopes there isn't. Kvothe is having a miserable time now that the hero's high ha...
Chapters 66 - 67: Volatile + A Matter of Hands
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do in a fire? Stop, drop and roll? Well...that's probably not best for this kind of fire. Once again, Kvothe plays the hero and disco...
Chapters 64 - 65: Nine in the Fire + Spark
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kilvin, Deoch...Kvothe is ignoring ALL the warnings and that definitely won't come back to bite him! Also, is there a back entrance to the Archi...
Chapters 62 - 63: Leaves + Walking and Talking
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you walk the walk, or just talk the talk? We think Kvothe is in the second group right now. Still, we're impressed he can walk and talk at the ...
Interlude - The Reddit Rumors
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most amazing things about the Kingkiller Chronicles is the (extremely dedicated) community! So pull out your conspiracy caps because we...
Chapter 61: Jackass, Jackass
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A donkey by any other name would smell just as...terrible?? We don't know how donkeys smell, but it seems like Kvothe will soon, judging by the ti...
Chapter 60: Fortune
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lady Fortune has smiled upon Kvothe in the form of...a feather bed? Our man is putting his talent pipes to work, and we're here for it! Currentl...
Chapters 56 - 59: Patrons, Maids and Metheglin + Interlude - The Parts That Form Us + Names for Beginning + All This Knowing
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is this the end of Kvothe's financial troubles? Will he find his Aloine? And most importantly, how can we get our hands on some Metheglin?? So man...
Chapters 53 - 55: Slow Circles + A Place to Burn + Flame and Thunder
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe walks onto the stage, takes a deep breath, and... You'll have to listen to find out! Will he falter under the pressure or rise to glory? An...
Chapters 51 - 52: Tar and Tin + Burning
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the warmth of friends enough to keep Kvothe going? He's got quite a lot piled up on his plate and not enough sleep.... Currently reading the ...
Chapters 47 - 50: Barbs, Interlude: A Silence of a Different Kind, The Nature of Wild Things, Negotiations
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe is settling into the school year and has decided to leave his hijinks behind...Sike! We learn about a few crazy rumors that *someone* is spread...
Chapters 44 - 46: The Burning Glass, Interlude: Some Tavern Tale, The Ever-Changing Wind
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A story within a story? The story-ception has never gotten this deep! We get a thorough introduction to two of our favorite Masters, Kilvin and Elodin...
Chapter 43: The Flickering Way
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe finally gains access to the place of his dreams. Access to tens of thousands of books.... What more could he dream of? Let's enter the Stac...
Chapters 40 - 42: On the Horns, Friend's Blood, Bloodless
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe has to face the consequences of his actions, hurting one of the nine Masters of the University. Put on the horns and WHIPPED, this is the star...
Chapters 37 - 39: Bright-Eyed, Sympathy in the Mains, Enough Rope
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who would you date in The Name of the Wind? Kvothe puts on a masterful lesson on the basics of sympathy and meets a beautiful woman. A truly eventful ...
Chapters 33 - 36: A Sea of Stars, Yet to Learn, A Parting of Ways, Less Talents
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe has entered The University and must undergo his first trial of intelligence, admissions DUN DUN DUUNNNNNNNN He also meets a beautiful girl and ...
Chapters 29 - 32: The Doors of My Mind, The Broken Binding, The Nature of Nobility, Coppers, Cobblers and Crowds
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are finally on the road to the University and out of the pits of Tarbean and our boy is back! He is Kvothe the actor, the scammer, and he is makin...
Chapter 24-28: Shadows Themselves, Interlude - Eager for Reasons, Lanre Turned, His Eyes Unveiled, Tehlu's Watchful Eye
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe is a bit of a savage and we learn a life lesson. We also get the shocking story of Lanre and the Creation War, the story that pushes Kvothe to...
Chapters 21 - 23: Basement, Bread and Bucket + A Time for Demons + The Burning Wheel
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We go into some deep deep world lore today discussing demons, hope, and Christianity. (Also pssst if Costco or Riot games wants to sponsor us 👉👈...
Chapters 18 - 20: Roads to Safe Places + Fingers and Strings + Bloody Hands Into Stinging Fists
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We enter the vast city of Tarbean with some hope, kindness, and brutality. Ominous beginnings to the next three years in this city but the rough and b...
Chapter 16 + 17 : Hope + Interlude - Autumn
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some major changes coming to the podcast as it's now a one-person show T_T Over are the days of banter and silly laughter.... But we move on with ...
Chapter 14 + 15 : The Name of the Wind + Distractions and Farewells
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise!! Kvothe almost kermits because he's stupid. We throw festivities and say good bye to Ben :c Have fun listening to us yap because one hou...
Chapter 11 - 13 : The Binding of Iron + Puzzle Pieces Fitting + Interlude--Flesh with Blood Beneath
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are you smarter than a fifth grader? Because we sure aren't smarter than a ten year old Kvothe. The Chandrian are 100000x scarier than water and d...
Chapter 8 - 10 : Thieves, Heretics, and Whores + Riding in the Wagon with Ben + Alar and Several Stones
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would you name a donkey? Alpha? Beta? Kvothe is playing games...with himself and slowly going insane with Ben's blessing. We meet Kvothe'...
Chapter 6 + 7 : The Price of Remembering + Of Beginnings and the Names of Things
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kvothe goes through all seven stages of grief and Chronicler, our short king, grows a few inches! We delve into the meaning of a hard-lived truth beco...
Chapter 4 + 5 : Halfway to Newarre + Notes
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two randos on the street five feet apart and they might.... just pass out? Huh that's not how it goes. The Chronicler is back! Bast and Kote bicke...
Chapter 3 : Wood and Word
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We touch grass in this episode (aka go outside) and wait, what do you mean our innkeeper Kote is Kvothe the bloodless? and he KILLED SOMEONE???? The d...
Chapter 2 : A Beautiful Day
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NEW CHARACTER ALERT!!! The Chronicler gets robbed !!! He has a heavy pair and he's a short king (yes, that's canon now) (well not really, but ...
Chapter 1 : A Place for Demons
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who the hell is Kote? Is he rich? Who is Bast? Is Bast human? Are demons real? Is the scrael a demon? We get so many questions and the only things we ...
Prologue : A Silence of Three Parts
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And so we begin on a journey of amazing magics and harsh realities, of love and love lost, and of knowledge and the price that it comes with. Whether ...