The Sanderlanche Podcast

Big week for emails. So stay tuned through the end for some interesting discussion that comes out of those. On the whole, though, our crew were big fans of these chapters, despite Spook/Beldre interactions making up most of 2 of the 4 chapters we read this week. Could this be a turning point for Sanderlanche/Spook relations? Only time will tell. The big news, though, is Preservation. He was the mist spirit all along? And he has a body? A now-dead body? How does that even work? Enjoy the confounding nature of the Cosmere on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

A nice mix of perspectives in this week's chapters. I daresay, we're setting the stage for some Sanderlanche-ing. This week our crew is delighted to see TenSoon return, even if his chapter is largely telling us how terrible things have gotten. They like seeing Elend strike out on his own, even if his chapter is largely depressing introspection. And they love seeing Spook because it gives everyone an opportunity to rag on him some more. My favorite, on the other hand, was Vin's chapter with the banter. Maybe that's just me. Even better, though, is the part where someone gives me an excuse to bust out the statistics on what countries our listeners are from. Find out the top 7 for April on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche! (I know, I know, I'm the only one who gets excited for those bits; I get to have fun too, you know!)

This week the crew continues to be hard on Spook. I hear, you, audience. I know it's heartbreaking for some who love Spook, but, in this case at least, dude is being kind of a creeper. I think the criticism this time is fair ... well, mostly. Joe just hates him. So we can't expect much there. Other than that, we've got some really insightful predictions and, for some reason, a discussion of which instrument each person in the crew would play if they formed a band. Yeah, I don't know. I recorded it. I edited it. I still don't know how it happened. Enjoy!

Threw you all a bit of a curveball and tossed in chapter 44 last minute. Still, it ends us in a great spot. Listen to what our crew thinks about the apparent return of Vin's long-lost, but hardly-lamented big brother in this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

In this episode, we find out the dark secret of the Koloss. Yes, beyond being hideous abominations who slaughter indiscriminately, there's even more messed up stuff going on with those guys. On top of that, the podcast crew is getting very interested in all the knowledge drops about the horrifying, yet intriguing art known as hemalurgy. And then there's a new Survivor in town.  Is it Spook? Is it ... someone other than Spook? Not a lot of possibilities being bandied about. Find out why in this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

In this week's episode we catch up again with TenSoon and our old pal Marsh... Not together. That would be a weird pairing. Still, nice to see old friends again. None of our podcast crew is particularly impressed with Elend's attempts at diplomacy this episode. On the other hand, opinions are a bit split on Elend and Vin's cute romantic moment. Also, Joe continues to have no respect for or interest in Spook whatsoever. I guess some things never change. All this and jelly beans on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

We're back from our break and only a little bit rusty. But we do get to talk about Vin attending her first ball since that time that she killed Shan Elarial, and my, oh my, how our little girl has grown up. The epigraphs continue to shed light on the behind-the-scenes goings-on, as some things become clearer and some things maybe become a bit murkier. I'm also in fine form as you beloved (yes, I said beloved, you know it's true) crew leader manages to screw up the part where I talk about which chapters we're reading for next week. See if you can spot the extremely bad edit I did to fix the problem on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

In this episode, Spook continues to get no pity, particularly from Joe, but if you weren't expecting that by this point you probably haven't been paying close enough attention. In the meantime, Dac is outraged by a new character's name and everyone lives in dread of Allrianne appearing like a jack-in-the-box at the mention that a dress is needed. And then there are the tangents. Great Kelsier's Ghost, this is a bit of a crazy episode of The Sanderlanche!

We've made it to Fadrex city. What a trek, huh? Honestly, after 2 books cooped up in Luthadel, I think our Sanderlanche crew is just glad to be out and about breathing the clean, well, ash-filled, air of the empire. There's plots, plans, maybe even a scheme or two as Elend and co get ready to lay siege to Fadrex. Meanwhile, we get a flashback to the much-anticipated Spook origin story. Just like Solo: A Star Wars story, we're getting the answers to all those niggling questions you never cared enough to ask. Where is Spook from? What happened to his parents? And how did he get his name? ... No, not the name Spook. We know how he got that one. The other one, Lestibournes. Most importantly of all, how will these revelations affect the Spook Rap? Find out on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!

In this episode Spook is not good at flirting. Also he is visited by the ghost of Kelsier, who we decide must be here to talk to him about copyright infringement. A survivor? There can be only one! We also find out that Sazed is a king or something? Maybe? King of the sheep? King of the trolls? A clandestine land found underneath his floorboards?  Our crew isn't sure what to do with that one exactly. Make sure you stay tuned to the end because the audience has responded weighing in on Joe's burning question, what do you all really think about Breeze and Allriane's weird, borderline creepy, May/December romance thing? Find out on this week's episode of The Sanderlanche!