Happy New Year! I am so sorry this episode is so late. Next episode, about Mitosis and Shadows for Silence Through the Forests of Hell will be out much, much sooner. Content warnings for this episode: beheadings, being unhoused, betrayal, bleeding, bullying, Christianity, conspiracies, corpses, corruption, death, gang violence, guns and gun violence, illusion magic, imprisonment, insanity, lying, mental illness, mind control, misogyny, murder, neglect, nuclear weapons, oligarchy, prisons, racism, religion, royalty, self harm, sexualization, stabbing, stereotypes, suicide, supervillains, torture, undeath, woundsOther media<a href=' https://youtu.be/gElxJb5wcvU'>Brandon Sanderson reviews art of his characters</a>InjusticeAll Star Superman Superman Red SonDeath of SupermanBatman vs Superman The Reign of the SupermenInvincible The Boys Absolute Universe This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. <a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'>Patreon</a> <a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'>Discord</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'>Instagram</a> <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'>Bookshop </a> Our theme music is &quot;goodnight kiss&quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Happy New Year! I am so sorry this episode is so late. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next episode, about Mitosis and Shadows for Silence Through the Forests of Hell will be out much, much sooner. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Content warnings for this episode: beheadings, being unhoused, betrayal, bleeding, bullying, Christianity, conspiracies, corpses, corruption, death, gang violence, guns and gun violence, illusion magic, imprisonment, insanity, lying, mental illness, mind control, misogyny, murder, neglect, nuclear weapons, oligarchy, prisons, racism, religion, royalty, self harm, sexualization, stabbing, stereotypes, suicide, supervillains, torture, undeath, wounds&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Other media&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=' https://youtu.be/gElxJb5wcvU'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brandon Sanderson reviews art of his characters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Injustice&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;All Star Superman &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Superman Red Son&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Death of Superman&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Batman vs Superman &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Reign of the Supermen&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Invincible &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Boys &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Absolute Universe&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'&gt;Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Bookshop &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our theme music is &amp;quot;goodnight kiss&amp;quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Happy New Year! I am so sorry this episode is so late.  Next episode, about Mitosis and Shadows for Silence Through the Forests of Hell will be out much, much sooner.  Content warnings for this episode: beheadings, being unhoused, betrayal, bleeding, bullying, Christianity, conspiracies, corpses, corruption, death, gang violence, guns and gun violence, illusion magic, imprisonment, insanity, lying, mental illness, mind control, misogyny, murder, neglect, nuclear weapons, oligarchy, ...

Steelheart - Episode 20

We read read truly one of the most baffling books we&apos;ve ever tackled with special guest Sophie Abromowitz! Oh and a Wheel of Time cut chapter too.   Sophie&apos;s Vampire Short Story: <a href='https://joylandpublishing.com/fiction/jan-is-important/'>https://thebrooklynreview.com/2025/10/31/rules-for-vampires-sophie-abromowitz/</a> Sophie Substack: <a href='https://abromowitz.substack.com/'>https://abromowitz.substack.com/</a>Seriously everyone check these out, Sophie has very quickly become one of my favorite writers. Sophie Website: <a href='https://sophie-abromowitz.com/'>https://sophie-abromowitz.com/</a> Content warnings for this episode:  auditory hallucinations, betrayal, bleeding,  bullying, cheating/infidelity, child endangerment, child death, conspiracies, death, duels, gender dysphoria, god kings, human sacrifice, imprisonment, insanity, lying, mental illness, mind control, murder, neglect, nuclear weapons, oligarchy, prisons, religion, royalty, self harm, self hatred,  stabbing, tech billionaires, torture, undeath, wounds, xenophobiaNext month we&apos;ll be reading Steelheart! Episode airs, November 18th. Other Media The Coen Brothers Intolerable Cruelty<a href='https://youtu.be/JBgPCaIwwjw?si=ohr3PiJlbTiNvh6_'>Milwaukee PD Surviving Edged Weapons</a> - Content Warnings Abound hereGod Emperor of DuneWii Sports ResortGuilty Gear Guild Wars 2 - Ghosts and Ascalon and The Sea of SorrowsThe Book of Atrus - Myst - Rand MillerRevenge of the Sith - Russel StoverChangeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men&apos;s Tennis - Giri Nathan Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, Jesus Is Alive! - Melissa Lozada-Oliva<a href='https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak'>Hot Streak Board Game </a>The West Passage - Jared Pechaček Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway  This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. <a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'>Patreon</a> <a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'>Discord</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'>Instagram</a> <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'>Bookshop </a> Our theme music is &quot;goodnight kiss&quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)

<description>&lt;p&gt;We read read truly one of the most baffling books we&amp;apos;ve ever tackled with special guest Sophie Abromowitz! Oh and a Wheel of Time cut chapter too. &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;Sophie&amp;apos;s Vampire Short Story: &lt;a href='https://joylandpublishing.com/fiction/jan-is-important/'&gt;https://thebrooklynreview.com/2025/10/31/rules-for-vampires-sophie-abromowitz/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sophie Substack: &lt;a href='https://abromowitz.substack.com/'&gt;https://abromowitz.substack.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seriously everyone check these out, Sophie has very quickly become one of my favorite writers. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sophie Website: &lt;a href='https://sophie-abromowitz.com/'&gt;https://sophie-abromowitz.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Content warnings for this episode:  auditory hallucinations, betrayal, bleeding,  bullying, cheating/infidelity, child endangerment, child death, conspiracies, death, duels, gender dysphoria, god kings, human sacrifice, imprisonment, insanity, lying, mental illness, mind control, murder, neglect, nuclear weapons, oligarchy, prisons, religion, royalty, self harm, self hatred,  stabbing, tech billionaires, torture, undeath, wounds, xenophobia&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next month we&amp;apos;ll be reading Steelheart! Episode airs, November 18th. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other Media &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Coen Brothers Intolerable Cruelty&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://youtu.be/JBgPCaIwwjw?si=ohr3PiJlbTiNvh6_'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Milwaukee PD Surviving Edged Weapons&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; - Content Warnings Abound here&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;God Emperor of Dune&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wii Sports Resort&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guilty Gear &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guild Wars 2 - Ghosts and Ascalon and The Sea of Sorrows&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Book of Atrus - Myst - Rand Miller&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Revenge of the Sith - Russel Stover&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men&amp;apos;s Tennis - Giri Nathan &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, Jesus Is Alive! - Melissa Lozada-Oliva&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hot Streak Board Game &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The West Passage - Jared Pechaček &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'&gt;Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Bookshop &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our theme music is &amp;quot;goodnight kiss&amp;quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We read read truly one of the most baffling books we've ever tackled with special guest Sophie Abromowitz! Oh and a Wheel of Time cut chapter too.    Sophie's Vampire Short Story: https://thebrooklynreview.com/2025/10/31/rules-for-vampires-sophie-abromowitz/ Sophie Substack: https://abromowitz.substack.com/ Seriously everyone check these out, Sophie has very quickly become one of my favorite writers.  Sophie Website: https://sophie-abromowitz.com/  Content warnings for this epi...

Infinity Blade Redemption And River of Souls - Episode 19 

We&apos;re back with The Rithmatist!To skip A Memory of Light, Go to 29:41Next month we&apos;ll be reading Infinity Blade Redemption &amp; River of Souls. Episode airs October 7th.Content warnings for this episode:  abandonment, ableism, betrayal, bleeding,  bullying, censorship, child abuse, child endangerment, child soldiers, Christianity, classism, colonialism, conspiracies, cults, death, displacement, existentialism, fandom, Harry Potter, human sacrifice, human transformation, immigration visas, J.K. Rowling, lying, mental illness, military, military academies, mind control, misogyny, Mormonism, murder, neglect, oligarchy, parental death, racism, religion, royalty, Scottish occupation, self harm, self hatred, settler colonialism, tourism, transphobia, undeath, Washington D.C.&apos;s occupation, woundsReferencesThe Origins of the Wheel of Time by Michael LivingstoneGood Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (attain second hand)Brian Herbert Dune SequelsThe Expanse by James SA CoreyReturn of the King - The Scouring of the Shire <a href='https://rottenindenmark.wordpress.com/2020/09/28/princess-diana-part-1-the-courtship/'>You&apos;re Wrong About&apos;s 6 Part Series on Princess Diana </a>This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. <a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'>Patreon</a> <a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'>Discord</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'>Instagram</a> <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'>Bookshop </a> Our theme music is &quot;goodnight kiss&quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)

<description>&lt;p&gt;We&amp;apos;re back with The Rithmatist!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To skip A Memory of Light, Go to 29:41&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next month we&amp;apos;ll be reading Infinity Blade Redemption &amp;amp; River of Souls. Episode airs October 7th.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Content warnings for this episode:  abandonment, ableism, betrayal, bleeding,  bullying, censorship, child abuse, child endangerment, child soldiers, Christianity, classism, colonialism, conspiracies, cults, death, displacement, existentialism, fandom, Harry Potter, human sacrifice, human transformation, immigration visas, J.K. Rowling, lying, mental illness, military, military academies, mind control, misogyny, Mormonism, murder, neglect, oligarchy, parental death, racism, religion, royalty, Scottish occupation, self harm, self hatred, settler colonialism, tourism, transphobia, undeath, Washington D.C.&amp;apos;s occupation, wounds&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;References&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Origins of the Wheel of Time by Michael Livingstone&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (attain second hand)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Brian Herbert Dune Sequels&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Expanse by James SA Corey&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Return of the King - The Scouring of the Shire &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://rottenindenmark.wordpress.com/2020/09/28/princess-diana-part-1-the-courtship/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;You&amp;apos;re Wrong About&amp;apos;s 6 Part Series on Princess Diana &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'&gt;Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Bookshop &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our theme music is &amp;quot;goodnight kiss&amp;quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We're back with The Rithmatist! To skip A Memory of Light, Go to 29:41 Next month we'll be reading Infinity Blade Redemption &amp; River of Souls. Episode airs October 7th. Content warnings for this episode:  abandonment, ableism, betrayal, bleeding,  bullying, censorship, child abuse, child endangerment, child soldiers, Christianity, classism, colonialism, conspiracies, cults, death, displacement, existentialism, fandom, Harry Potter, human sacrifice, human transformation, immigrat...

The Rithmatist & A Memory of Light - Episode 18 

We read two novellas this month, The Emperor&apos;s Soul is really good! Legion is the craziest thing we&apos;ve ever read for the show (and maybe off the show too). Huge thanks to Kirk for guesting on this episode, you can find all his information here. https://kirkhamilton.com/ Next month we&apos;ll be discussing The Rithmatist and the End of A Memory of LightContent warnings for this episode: ableism, Abu Sayyaf, assassination, atheism, betrayal, bleeding, blood magic, body horror, body modification, bombing, braindeath, broken bones, Catholicism, Christianity, classism, death, discussion of sexuality, enemies to lovers, genocide, hallucinations, imperialism, imprisonment, Islam, Israeli/Palestinian war, insanity, kidnapping, maiming, mind control, misogyny, Mormonism, murder, mutation, mutilation, Navy Seals, necromancy, racism, religious conversion, religious extremism, religious wars, Richard Dawkins,  self harm, settler colonialism, slavery, stabbing, sterilization, strangulation, suicide, suicide bombing, suicide by police, terminal illness, therapy, tokenism, undeath, wounds and infectionThings MentionedDave (1993) dir by Ivan ReitmanThe Princess Bride dir by Rob ReinerThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanGladiator (2000) dir  by Sir Ridley ScottThe Matrix (1999) dir by The Wachowski SistersYour Name (2016) dir by Makoto ShinkaiMiniature PaintingGreat Big Beautiful Life by Emily HenryQuote Investigator Article about the Quote I attribute to Emerson <a href='https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/06/20/books/'>https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/06/20/books/</a> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) dir by Mel StuartCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlDisco Elysium This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. <a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'>Patreon</a> <a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'>Discord</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'>Instagram</a> <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'>Bookshop </a> Our theme music is &quot;goodnight kiss&quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)

<description>&lt;p&gt;We read two novellas this month, The Emperor&amp;apos;s Soul is really good! Legion is the craziest thing we&amp;apos;ve ever read for the show (and maybe off the show too). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Huge thanks to Kirk for guesting on this episode, you can find all his information here. https://kirkhamilton.com/ &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next month we&amp;apos;ll be discussing The Rithmatist and the End of A Memory of Light&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Content warnings for this episode: ableism, Abu Sayyaf, assassination, atheism, betrayal, bleeding, blood magic, body horror, body modification, bombing, braindeath, broken bones, Catholicism, Christianity, classism, death, discussion of sexuality, enemies to lovers, genocide, hallucinations, imperialism, imprisonment, Islam, Israeli/Palestinian war, insanity, kidnapping, maiming, mind control, misogyny, Mormonism, murder, mutation, mutilation, Navy Seals, necromancy, racism, religious conversion, religious extremism, religious wars, Richard Dawkins,  self harm, settler colonialism, slavery, stabbing, sterilization, strangulation, suicide, suicide bombing, suicide by police, terminal illness, therapy, tokenism, undeath, wounds and infection&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Things Mentioned&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dave (1993) dir by Ivan Reitman&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Princess Bride dir by Rob Reiner&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Princess Bride by William Goldman&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Gladiator (2000) dir  by Sir Ridley Scott&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Matrix (1999) dir by The Wachowski Sisters&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Your Name (2016) dir by Makoto Shinkai&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Miniature Painting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quote Investigator Article about the Quote I attribute to Emerson &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/06/20/books/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/06/20/books/&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) dir by Mel Stuart&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Disco Elysium&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'&gt;Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Bookshop &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our theme music is &amp;quot;goodnight kiss&amp;quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We read two novellas this month, The Emperor's Soul is really good! Legion is the craziest thing we've ever read for the show (and maybe off the show too).  Huge thanks to Kirk for guesting on this episode, you can find all his information here. https://kirkhamilton.com/  Next month we'll be discussing The Rithmatist and the End of A Memory of Light Content warnings for this episode: ableism, Abu Sayyaf, assassination, atheism, betrayal, bleeding, blood magic, body horror, body modi...

The Emperor's Soul & Legion - Episode 17 w/ Kirk Hamilton

Our shortest episode yet!We read two short stories this month, The Eleventh Metal is pretty good, and HARRE (Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine) is pretty interesting from production standpoint. Next month we&apos;ll be reading The Emperor&apos;s Soul and Legion, Episode Airs:  Third Week of June.  Content warnings for this episode: ableism, addiction, age gap, arranged marriages, betrayal, bleeding, body horror, body modification, broken bones, classism, death, decapitation, discussion of rape, discussion of sexuality, domestic violence, enemies to lovers, eugenic breeding, eugenics, fatphobia, gaslighting, genocide, hallucinations, homophobia, human sacrifice, insanity, maiming, mind control, misogyny, murder, mutation, mutilation, racism, rape, references to Nazis, religious conversion, religious extremism, self harm, sexual assault, sexual violence, slavery, spousal death, stabbing, sterilization, strangulation, suicide/suicidal ideation, terminal illness, undeath, wounds and infectionThings Mentioned: Once Upon a Time in HollywoodThe Dandelion Dynasty by Ken LiuKitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie VaughnA Small Place by Jamaica KinkaidPaladin&apos;s Grace by T. KingfisherBlood Over Bright Haven M. L. WangHow Long Until Black Future MonthThe Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. LeGuinThe Ones Who Stay and Fight by N.K. JemisinWhy Don&apos;t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. KimLocked Tomb Series by Tamsyn MuirAbsolute Wonder WomanAbsolute Martian Manhunter This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. <a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'>Patreon</a> <a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'>Discord</a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'>Instagram</a> <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'>Bookshop </a> Our theme music is &quot;goodnight kiss&quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Our shortest episode yet!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We read two short stories this month, The Eleventh Metal is pretty good, and HARRE (Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine) is pretty interesting from production standpoint. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next month we&amp;apos;ll be reading The Emperor&amp;apos;s Soul and Legion, Episode Airs:  Third Week of June. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Content warnings for this episode: ableism, addiction, age gap, arranged marriages, betrayal, bleeding, body horror, body modification, broken bones, classism, death, decapitation, discussion of rape, discussion of sexuality, domestic violence, enemies to lovers, eugenic breeding, eugenics, fatphobia, gaslighting, genocide, hallucinations, homophobia, human sacrifice, insanity, maiming, mind control, misogyny, murder, mutation, mutilation, racism, rape, references to Nazis, religious conversion, religious extremism, self harm, sexual assault, sexual violence, slavery, spousal death, stabbing, sterilization, strangulation, suicide/suicidal ideation, terminal illness, undeath, wounds and infection&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Things Mentioned: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A Small Place by Jamaica Kinkaid&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paladin&amp;apos;s Grace by T. Kingfisher&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blood Over Bright Haven M. L. Wang&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;How Long Until Black Future Month&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. LeGuin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Ones Who Stay and Fight by N.K. Jemisin&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why Don&amp;apos;t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Absolute Wonder Woman&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Absolute Martian Manhunter &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This show is created by Graham Gillman, Taylor Lane, and Jack McLaughlan. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://patreon.com/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://discord.gg/vh5bkXqSHJ'&gt;Discord&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/grainofsanderson_pod/?hl=en'&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/AGrainofSanderson'&gt;Bookshop &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our theme music is &amp;quot;goodnight kiss&amp;quot; by 2mello off the album midnight broadcasts. (https://2mello.net/)&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Our shortest episode yet! We read two short stories this month, The Eleventh Metal is pretty good, and HARRE (Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine) is pretty interesting from production standpoint.  Next month we'll be reading The Emperor's Soul and Legion, Episode Airs:  Third Week of June.   Content warnings for this episode: ableism, addiction, age gap, arranged marriages, betrayal, bleeding, body horror, body modification, broken bones, classism, death, decapit...

Mistborn: The Eleventh Metal & HARRE - Episode 16

From the fantasy epics of the Cosmere to the defunct mobile game companion books, Graham, Jack, and Taylor attempt to read every published work by Brandon Sanderson, in publication order. We hope to gain a better understanding of who he is as an author, how his writing changes over time, and his broader effect on the fantasy genre. Starting with Elantris and finishing half a decade from now, please join us as we travel out of the wardrobe, and onto the wagon train. New episodes the second Tuesday of the month.&nbsp;

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