Shardcast: The Brandon Sanderson Podcast

Today we wrap up Nexus 2025 Words of Brandon, talking about future sight shenanigans, December's name, spitballing about Stormlight back half character arcs, and lots of tangents.

We have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Adim (AAKS)!

Hoid Storybook Campaign: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/dragonsteel/hoids-storybook-collection
Apex Printing Warbreaker Coaster Display: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4321156773/warbreaker-coaster-lighted-display

Thumbnail art is the The Realms of the Cosmere, by the superb Anthony Avon: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QKNGPr

Read all the WoBs on Arcanum: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/549-dragonsteel-nexus-2025/

0:00:00 Introductions and Show & Tell
0:05:42 Storybook campaign
0:08:13 Hoid's Iriali Line in Wind and Truth
0:14:03 Future sight and Shards
0:18:13 Hoid's favorite magic
0:27:51 Shards as multiple entities; Discord stuff
0:37:20 [Fires of December] The name December
0:53:16 Lawnark evolution
1:01:07 Shallan, Chana, and Lightweaving
1:20:48 Lift and Cultivation's dragonness
1:29:24 Darkside Investiture
1:36:14 Second Stormlight Arc Radiant Orders
1:53:33 Who's That Cosmere Character

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We continue sloooowly going through Dragonsteel Nexus 2025 Words of Brandon, where we talk about all sorts of magical science, and I really had to resist putting Pauli Exclusion Principle in the title.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

The Traveler: http://www.17thshard.com/news/brandon-news/the-traveler-r393/
Our episode on the Traveler: https://youtu.be/z3DLOAPzI04

0:00:00 Introductions
0:02:30 Is Spook the first Ghostblood?
0:07:58 Rosharan time dilation and the Realms
0:17:33 Sazed releasing kandra contracts
0:24:05 Investiture speed limit
0:41:51 Kaladin's conflation with Jezrien
0:46:45 Which Shard runs the best convention?
0:54:18 Strategically changing Shadesmar
1:04:13 Hoid's motives in December?
1:14:13 Soul tar and Shroud mechanics
1:28:55 Kharbranth in the Spiritual Realm
1:49:17 Who's That Cosmere Character

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Oh man, there's just a few WoBs we haven't gone through yet, so now we are doing so! We are going through WoBs from the second half of 2025, going through Nexus WoBs. Today, Brandon just spoils the end of Horneater, and we discuss critical characters like Daggon and Tukks, and spiritual watersheds.

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), David (Windrunner), and Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

This episode does have some brief discussion of Ghostbloods 1 readings.

We also discuss a weird WoB first, and the link to that one is here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/545-celsius-232-2025/#e16902

Thumbnail art is the Horneater Peaks by the incredible Anthony Avon, for the Cosmere RPG: https://bsky.app/profile/anthonyavonart.bsky.social/post/3lusj6tnewc2q

0:00:00 Introductions
0:04:04 "Pikemetal"?
0:10:10 Koloss in Era 3
0:12:33 Redheads and Horneater Ending
0:22:06 Hoid in Shadows for Silence
0:34:35 Hoid's wife
0:39:01 Crossover Characters in Era 3
0:50:04 Galactic Stalemate, Shards or People?
0:55:30 Shades and Luhel Bonds
1:03:34 Tukks lore
1:10:28 Placing Perpendicularities
1:26:12 Ghostbloods and Retribution
1:34:16 Did Adonalsium Relinquish Its Power?
1:39:48 Is Hoid a Cognitive Shadow?
2:09:21 Shard Intent vs. Vessel
2:17:29 Who's That Cosmere Character

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We had some big news this week, where Apple TV got rights to Mistborn and Stormlight adaptations, and so we wanted to get in and discuss it!

This episode we have Eric (Chaos), Ian (Weiry), Evgeni (Argent), and Verónica (Cheyenne Sedai)!

Original post: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brandon-sandersons-mistborn-stormlight-archive-movie-tv-1236487271/

Brandon's Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cosmere/comments/1qps9wy/update_from_brandon/

According to Reactor, it's just Mistborn and Stormlight, which we did not know while recording: https://reactormag.com/apple-tv-brandon-sanderson-cosmere-universe-deal-details/

Thumbnail art is the papercraft cover for Mistborn, by Rosie Fowinkle: https://coppermind.net/wiki/File:TFE_Dragonsteel_Starter_pack_cover.jpg

0:00:00 Introductions and Show & Tell
0:05:43 The News
0:10:25 How are we feeling?
0:30:16 What do we think of Apple TV as the choice?
0:44:51 Brandon's high level level of involvement
0:57:36 Worried about mainline book progress?
1:09:37 Wanting adaptations, what does success mean?
1:18:57 Measures of success (bad timestamp)
1:25:17 Wrapping up

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Today we're talking about the reading of The Fires of December, the cosmere book coming out in for Nexus 2026, and the Hoid Storybook Crowdfunding Campaign. We are incredibly stoked for the book and we delve right into complex lore topics almost immediately! Full cosmere spoilers are contained within.

This episode we have Shannon (Grey), Jessie (Lady Lameness), Adim (AAKS), Bonnie (Cosmeregirl)!

You can find the reading's text here: https://wob.coppermind.net/events/549/#e17002
If you want Brandon's narration, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQYzdLmvIQ

0:00:00 Introductions
0:01:13 Book Blurb + Hoid's Trevails
0:08:32 The Mystery in the Future
0:18:24 Pitching Lore Questions
0:43:06 Time Travel???
0:57:28 Great Prose
1:00:41 The Name December
1:14:54 Final Factoids
1:15:56 Who's That Cosmere Character

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