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54 - Elantris Post-Book-Emperor’s Soul Pre-Book
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a sampler-platter of an episode this week, because it's time to end a book and start a book. We've talked about Elantris for 12 weeks now, but...
53 - Elantris - Chapter 55-Epilogue
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to start Part 3 of Elantris! It's time to end part 3 of Elantris! This is the part where, uh, everything happens. Strap in, folks, this is a...
52 - Elantris - Chapter 46-Chapter 54
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we approach the end of a book, we start to see predictions come true, and that's always exciting. This episode's notable prediction: "please have f...
51 - Elantris - Chapter 36-Chapter 45
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Complex characters are fun, right? It's interesting to discuss the intricacies of a character's beliefs and actions, and determine what we think of th...
50 - Elantris - Chapter 28-Chapter 35
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So, uh. Is this the same book that we've been reading? There's some sort of murder-cult going on? Let's try to deal with this, if we can. Next week - ...
49 - Elantris - Chapter 23-Chapter 27
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Look, it's quite simple: Spirit, who is really Raoden (whose name means spirit) is in New Elantris (in Elantris) drawing the Aon Aon. Nothing to it. N...
48 - Elantris - Chapter 19-Chapter 22
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Y'know what, you don't get a descriptive newspost for today. I'm too distracted by an incredibly tense Cubs game. See you next week? Next week - Chapt...
47 - Elantris - Chapter 16-Chapter 18
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, we don't have 24 new characters to deal with. That means it's time to get way off the rails and talk about poorly-timed promotional campaigns...
46 - Elantris - Chapter 13-Chapter 15
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week: some surprisingly early payoffs for plot predictions we had, as well as a section that we all actually agree we Don't Like. Next week - Cha...
45 - Elantris - Chapter 9-Chapter 12
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of new characters in these chapters. To try to deal with this, we attempt to go on a small tangent. This goes about as well as you'd e...
44 - Elantris - Chapter 5-Chapter 8
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Look, you don't need to name the sticks. This is definitely one of those colloquial phrases that everyone says, and not just a thing we spontaneously ...
43 - Elantris - Prologue-Chapter 4
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, and we won't shut up. Kicking off our first episode of Elantris with actual reading that was done, and we definitely dove into things head...
42 - Elantris - Pre-book
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now this is a weird feeling - we find ourselves on a completely new planet, elsewhere in the Cosmere. It's time for Elantris, and that means we need t...
Interlude 03 - Best-Of Predictions Cut
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And now our very-final Mistborn Era 1 episode - we take a look back at how Sam and Caleb did while trying to decipher this series we threw at them. Th...
Interlude 02 - Hero of Ages - Mailbag and Wrap-Up
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard the solo-cast Interlude episode, now we're going with the tri-cast. Join Justin, Sam, and Caleb during our between-book downtime to go ov...
41 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 76-Epilogue
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Listeners, we made it. A 3-hour finale episode to conclude Hero of Ages, and with it, the Mistborn Era 1 trilogy. I hope everyone has had as much fun ...
40 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 67-Chapter 75
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When I was planning out the episodes for this series, this episode is the one that I was looking forward to more than any other. We're almost at the e...
39 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 59-Chapter 66
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here we go - the chapter count is picking up, the plotlines are starting to collapse together, the predictions are coming true and/or false, and we're...
38 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 52-Chapter 58
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a momentous occasion on Always Another Podcast today - we unanimously agree that Spook does something undeniably badass. All it took was 2 4/5...
37 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 45-Chapter 51
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fun Always-Another-Podcast fact: this episode was edited on a train. Bet you don't get that in your other Brandon-Sanderson-shared-reading-experience ...
36 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 40-Chapter 44
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And that does it for Part 3 of Book 3 in our Mistborn adventures, and what a place to leave off at. Our heroes (depending on which particular set of h...
35 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 34-Chapter 39
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today was a day for ranking and comparing. Where do characters fit on a scale of "adroit" to "maladroit"? Could Sam defeat a barrel? The important que...
34 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 29-Chapter 33
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a behind-the-scenes peek at how Always Another Podcast gets put together: it's exactly matching how you listen to it. You hear one episode a we...
33 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 21-Chapter 28
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we get our single largest episode by chapter count. There's a whole lot of book in this book, and here are a few of the things we discussed tod...
32 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 14-Chapter 20
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Onwards to Part 2! Brandon is picking up the pace on the chapter count, and that means there's plenty for us to dig into. Plus, Spook is here! He's do...
31 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 10-Chapter 13
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've finished the first part of our final book in the trilogy! We're properly into the swing of things now - some good doses of Kandra lore, predicti...
30 - Hero of Ages - Chapter 5-Chapter 9
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's description will be a short list of out-of-context phrases from this week's episode. Be ready for them, and see if they make any more sense in...
29 - Hero of Ages - Prologue-Chapter 4
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So it's the first episode of a new book and that means all sorts of exciting things, but I'm gonna be honest with y'all - we were significantly distra...
28 - Hero of Ages - Pre-Book
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Look at that - we found our way here once again. Always Another Podcast returns for the thrilling conclusion to the Mistborn trilogy! As in the last b...
27 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 56-Epilogue
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And there it is - the Well of Ascension, in this book "The Well of Ascension". We discover some payoffs to recent predictions, and are left with a sur...
26 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 52-Chapter 55
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, here it is - the Battle of Luthadel. It's an emotional time all around, with highs and lows (and deaths that nobody saw coming). But that's it, ...
25 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 49-Chapter 51
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wow, there's a lot of book left in this book, huh? Today, we're starting Part 5 - and we have some brand-new questions that seem pretty darn important...
24 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 44-Chapter 48
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TenSoon! That's it. That's the episode. It's the one where Beth and I are allowed to say TenSoon. Also, y'know, a bunch of stuff with Zane. Twitter...
23 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 39-Chapter 43
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, I try to buy a new domain name, live on-recording. Also, Vin goes through some heavy emotional stuff. These two topics are both eq...
22 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 36-Chapter 38
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thus concludes Part 3, "King", in which Elend is not king. Nor is anyone else, for that matter. Stay tuned for Part 4, "Knives", where we find out if ...
21 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 32-Chapter 35
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is a speedrun episode. We had exactly 2 hours in which to record it, and we spent exactly 2 hours doing so. What? I should talk about ...
20 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 28-Chapter 31
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a while since we've had an outright End of Segment Cliffhanger, but we've got a good one today - time to meet Ashweather Cett (for about hal...
19 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 24-Chapter 27
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've reach a point of consensus today! Ventures not named Elend are pretty awful people. It's a hot take, I know. Also, we have our first (and probab...
18 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 20-Chapter23
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we confirmed that Alendi. Alendi is definitely confirmed. Oh also we had some really good talks about Vin and OreSeur's really good talks. Twit...
17 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 16-Chapter 19
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The team is all back together for our regularly-scheduled book-reading-thing. This episode, we're all united behind dunking on Zane - and then immedia...
Interlude 01 - The Lost Metal - Quick Thoughts
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And now, for something completely different. Happy Thanksgiving to our listeners who are celebrating - and to all others, I hope you're having a lovel...
16 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 12-Chapter 15
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've hit a podcast milestone this week - "First episode plagued by significant technical difficulties". We had some great discussions and the episode...
15 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 6-Chapter 11
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alright everyone, what's your least-favorite feature of a medieval fortification? We need data on this - do you hate "crenels" or "merlons" more? If w...
14 - Well of Ascension - Chapter 1-Chapter 5
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We find ourselves, once again, at the beginning of a book. It's an exciting place to be - time to reset the pacing of things and ease our way back int...
13 - Well of Ascension - Pre-book
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Two books are coincidence - the third one will be enemy action. We decided to record our pre-book discussion for this one - a sort of "Epi...
12 - The Final Empire - Chapter 35-Epilogue
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We made it! It's time to finish up The Final Empire, and start adding up Podcast Points. There's definitely a valuable prize for podcast points, and w...
11 - The Final Empire - Chapter 32-Chapter 34
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last episode of Part 4. For those who know the book and are following along on our journey, yeah this is when _that_ happens. Buckle up. I...
10 - The Final Empire - Chapter 29-Chapter 31
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here's some pro-podcasting-tips from us here at Always Another podcast: Don't triumphantly say your friend's full name out loud on a podcast It's tota...
9 - The Final Empire - Chapter 26-Chapter 28
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've made it all the way to Part 4, and things are starting to get intense. In today's episode: extensive pandering to me (always a good way to go on...
8 - The Final Empire - Chapter 22-Chapter 25
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know: it's possible to record a podcast episode with two hosts in the same room? I know, it's wild. In this week's episode, we unlock some dee...
7 - The Final Empire - Chapter 19-Chapter 21
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's show: potatoes! Also, train-of-thought discontinuities! We had to do battle against the whims of internet providers during this recording, ...
6 - The Final Empire - Chapter 16-Chapter 18
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode kicks off Part 3, and we're almost halfway through the book (somehow). We find out whether Vin lived or died after last week's episode...
5 - The Final Empire - Chapter 12-Chapter 15
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're wrapping up Part 2 today! This time around, we have in-depth discussions of How to Stealth, chaos among accents, and a few very interesting pred...
4 - The Final Empire - Chapter 9-Chapter 11
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode: food-houses, and a rousing game of Brass or Zinc. Intro/outro music by Mixing Tones
3 - The Final Empire - Chapter 6-Chapter 8
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Time for the Turbo Episode! It's the normal length after edit, but this was recorded in a shockingly small time window. Scheduling is hard! Intro/o...
2 - The Final Empire - Chapter 3-Chapter 5
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two episodes is a trend, right? We're back for more Mistborn, and we're predicting all sorts of things - for better or for worse. EDIT: If you caug...
1 - The Final Empire - Prologue-Chapter 2
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here we go! Join Justin, Beth, Sam, and Caleb as they read and/or reread Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn. We've got opinions about maps and questionable ...