Everybody Hates Rand: A Wheel of Time Podcast

Everybody Hates Rand

Just two hyper-critical English majors talking some pretty big game about The Wheel of Time. Co-hosts Emily and Sally gather around their kitchen table each week to serve you up a full fantasy feast of oft-misremembered summary, hot analysis, scraps of literary theory, and a whole lot of hating Rand.

  • 45 minutes 53 seconds
    Episode 285: R.I.P. The Entire City of Caemlyn

    Ch. 7ā€“8 take us into the next stage of this book: prolonged warfare. We talk about Rebel With Claws, UN Meeting Bouncer, a Damocles' Sword but Positive, the Bond of Brotherhood, the Horn of Valere Heist, and our Upcoming Bones Podcast.Ā 

    29 April 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 54 minutes 38 seconds
    Episode 284: R.I.P. Darlin's Sanity

    Ch. 5ā€“6 take us to the fantasy U.N. summit, and it could only be more Jordan-ish if there were nude women for no reason. We talk about Official Court Spankings, the Aiel as Cops, Rand's Unrealistic Goals, Egg Throwing Shoes, and the Literal Four Horsemen.

    Transcript

    22 April 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 42 minutes 30 seconds
    Episode 283: R.I.P. Those "Unconscious" Asha'man

    Chapters 3ā€“4 are here! We talk about Sports Polyamory (the ideal polyamory), "Frankenskank," Characters' Wild Priorities, Rand and Moridin Touching "Balefire," Checking Off Romance Boxes, and Women's Piss Mazes.Ā 

    Transcript

    15 April 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 56 minutes 55 seconds
    Episode 282: R.I.P. Talmanes (PSYCH!)

    We're off to a pretty slow start with ch. 1ā€“2. We get more of Rand's Weird Era, not to mention his Deadbeat Dad Era (the cat's in the cradle ...), plus the Arousal/Anger Constant, Black Tower Propaganda, Androl Is Bella Swan, and a whole lot of Genre Confusion.

    Transcript

    8 April 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 57 minutes 9 seconds
    Episode 281: R.I.P. Darrell K. Sweet

    We read the prologue (yes, the entire prologue) of AMoL and talk about pacing and heroism, plus Sally's Psychic Powers, Rand's Tibetan Sky Burial, New Sword Move: Piss Your Pants, the Sequel to "The Village," and the Myrddraal Breakroom.

    Transcript

    1 April 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 21 seconds
    Episode 280: Don't You Want to Rescue Me?

    We finish up ToM with celebrations of Gawyn's Puka Shell Necklace, Pevara's Hut, the Tower of Ghenjei Locksmith, Graendal's Turbo Hell, and Olver's Mail Fraud, while condemning how ultimately pointless Moiraine's "death" was.

    19 March 2024, 12:29 am
  • 49 minutes 43 seconds
    Episode 279: A Creepily Slow Rendition of "Bad Romance"

    Welcome to the Tower of Ghenjei! Is that David Bowie? For ch. 53ā€“55, we talk about the Need to Be Told "No," Gay Old Dens, Helm's Deep Recruitment, the Finn Serving You-Know-What, Dune Box Mist, and Melodramatic Screaming.Ā 

    Transcript

    11 March 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 34 seconds
    Episode 278: The 9/11 Episode of "Bones"

    For ch. 50ā€“52, we talk about Elayne's Bobby Fischer Political Move, her Pet Frenchmen, Libel/Slander Against Lews Therin, the Little Sun Tzu in Emily's Brain, Uber Driver Perrin, and B. Sanderson's Inversion of Terry Pratchett's "Boots Theory."

    Ā 

    4 March 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 40 minutes 11 seconds
    Episode 277: Babies Channeling

    You know, like balefire, from their eyeballs? Like laser vision? Anyway. For ch. 48ā€“49 we discuss how Everything is the Aiel's Fault, Rand's Mega Sperm, Asmodean Moiraine, and the Cowboy Lightbringers.

    Transcript

    26 February 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 33 seconds
    Episode 276: Hashtag Love Wins

    Ch. 45ā€“47 are great for representation: representation of insufferable politicians (Elayne), men who wear unnecessary disguises (Galad), "cool" nerds (Androl), men who hate the club (Perrin), and people who should just be murdered (Mazrim Taim, Tuon).

    Transcript

    19 February 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 35 seconds
    Episode 275: King Virgin and Queen Slut

    Who wants to bet on whether this title ends up censored? For ch. 42ā€“44, we talk about Feelings Impermanence, Marriage Bumpers, Prince Loser, the New Kardashians, and Failed Nostalgia.

    Transcript

    12 February 2024, 1:00 pm
  • More Episodes? Get the App
Ā© MoonFM 2024. All rights reserved.