Broken Earth Spoilers Podcast

"you, continued" Aradia starts the conversation with a discussion of the Jan 15 2022 eruption in Tonga, and eventually gets around to revisiting with Essun's storyline in Castrima. Alabaster is as relentless as ever in pushing her to expand her orogenic skills. Picture of the eruption from ground level by Tonga Geological Services, retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/scientists-tonga-volcano-eruption-effects.html Picture of the eruption from space by NOAA; retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-eruption-blankets-tonga-in-ash-and-cuts-off-communication-180979411/  See the shockwave in every single wavelength measured; CO2 emissions, air temperature, you name it you can spot the shockwave screaming away from it! https://twitter.com/MetService/status/1482544722480873472?s=20 Video from the Oregon coast showing tsunami wave coming in: https://youtu.be/FfXhwxNIQbM  Red Cross bringing cholera to Haiti:  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/08/united-nations-caused-cholera-outbreak-in-haiti-its-response-violates-international-law.html Photo of Pita Taufatofua at the Olympics, holding the Tongan flag and waving, while dressed in his signature traditional skirt with no shirt. Retrieved from: https://people.com/sports/tonga-shirtless-flag-bearer-raising-money-to-help-after-tsunami/  The GoFundMe created by Pita Taufatofua: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tonga-tsunami-relief-by-pita-taufatofua?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet  Further reading links:  https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074324166/first-aid-flight-in-tonga-after-eruption  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/scientists-tonga-volcano-eruption-effects.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/world/asia/tonga-tsunami-peru.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-eruption-blankets-tonga-in-ash-and-cuts-off-communication-180979411/ Pronunciation guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiTCAgLhl0Q Fanart painting of Ykka. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/Cha_C_San/status/963943629533442049?s=20  Making penicillin at home:  https://gizmodo.com/in-case-of-apocalypse-heres-how-to-make-penicillin-in-1110902296 Photo of ash covered buildings, partially collapsed, from January 2020 in the city of Laurel, Philippines. Retrieved from:  https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/volcano-blankets-philippine-city-in-ash-idUSRTS2Z9QO  A polished onyx agate, banded with yellow, black, and white. Retrieved from  https://www.mindat.org/min-2999.html

A new episode is available at www.brokenearthspoilers.com!    “Nassun, on the rocks”   We return to the world of the Stillness with Nassun's story, starting at the same point in time as Essun's story in book 1. Aradia talks through new pieces of worldbuilding, character re/introductions, and gets back into the swing of going on geology tangents.   Island on Fire book: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/22488007-island-on-fire  US COVID19 death toll as of September 2020: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/22/911934489/enormous-and-tragic-u-s-has-lost-more-than-200-000-people-to-covid-19  Bus station economies and busking - academic paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/000203971805300103  Diamonds vs Graphite: https://www.petragems.com/blog/difference-between-diamond-and-graphite/     Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS!    Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/bespoilers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bespoilers/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BESpoilers/

Aradia tries out new media technology and discusses The Obelisk Gate in general. Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS!    Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Youtube: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bespoilers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bespoilers/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BESpoilers/ SpoilerCon: https://bit.ly/SConNews

Alabaster meets Essun. Aradia celebrates reaching the end of book 1. Join the conversation on Discord!   Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

The Guardians attack Meov. Aradia apologizes for the long delay in episode releases. Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord!   Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers the second part of The Fifth Season, chapter 21, "you're getting the band back together." Special guest Lesley from Stuck on Arrakis comes back to help Aradia wrap up Essun's first "day" in Castrima. Check out Stuck on Arrakis at https://www.buzzsprout.com/209222 and follow Lesley on Twitter @stuckonarrakis Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers the first part of The Fifth Season, chapter 21, “you're getting the band back together” This episode was recorded live at SpoilerCon2020, the third annual Fox and Raven Media convention, held online this year. Aradia is joined by Lesley from the Stuck on Arrakis podcast, and they cover the part of the chapter in which all the various identities of Tonkee, Hoa, and Essun are revealed.  Check out Stuck on Arrakis at https://www.buzzsprout.com/209222 and follow Lesley on Twitter @stuckonarrakis Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers  

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 20, "Syenite, stretched and snapped back" Syenite goes pirating.  Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 19, "Syenite on the lookout" and the second "interlude." Syenite and Alabaster meet Innon; Aradia uses the aftershow to discuss the fires in the Pacific Northwest. Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 18, "you discover wonders down below" Essun, Tonkee, and Hoa are led downwards into Castrima, and get a history lesson along the way. Special guest Seth, from Wheel of Time Spoilers! This is the person who introduced me to these books, and to the idea of podcasting myself, in the first place. Aftershow includes Patreon thanks, an accountability update, an update on the Portland BLM protests, and shout-outs to a Black podcast that has been giving me lots to think about.   Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord.   Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers  Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com  Twitter: @BESpoilers  Instagram: BESpoilers   Facebook: @BESpoilers 

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 17, "Damaya, in finality" Damaya meets Binof, and together they witness disturbing secrets from the distant past. Aradia fangirls over Tonkee as a child, and discusses marcasite. No aftershow on this episode, technical difficulties clashed with publishing schedules this time around.   Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 16, "Syen in the hidden land" Syenite and Alabaster wake up on the island of Meov, and meet the community that lives there. Aradia finally discusses Hessionite. Special guest Leigha! We talk so much that we talked right into the aftershow portion. Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/H8RzyTS    Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 15, “you're among friends” Essun, Hoa, and Tonkee reach Castrima-Over. Aradia revisits having an audience during recording. Aftershow discussion: whiteness in geo-sciences Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 14, “Syenite breaks her toys.” Allia is collateral damage when Syenite hurls the power of a broken obelisk in self-defense against a shirtless Guardian. Aradia rants about feldspar. Aftershow discussion: Sol.Luna Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 13, "you're on the trail." Essun, Hoa, and Tonkee travel through the early Season and get pointed towards Castrima. Broken Earth Spoilers is a bi-weekly book-club. Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Patreon: www.patreon.com/bespoilers Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: BESpoilers  Facebook: @BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 12, “Syenite finds a new toy.” Syenite accidentally unearths Hoa from the bottom of Alia’s harbor. Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 11, "Damaya at the fulcrum of it all." Damaya meets Maxixe and Crack in the grit pool. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/  

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 10, "you walk beside the beast." Essun and Hoa meet Tonkee. Special guest Kelsey! https://www.gypsyscaravan.com/  Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj    Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

This episode covers the Fifth Season, chapter 9, "Syenite among the enemy."  Alabaster de-poisons himself. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 8, "Syenite on the highroad." This is part two of two. Syenite and Alabaster reach the node station. Special guest Abigail! https://geektostudios.com/  Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj    Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 8, "Syenite on the highroad." This is part one of two. Syenite and Alabaster travel towards a node station. Special guest Abigail! https://geektostudios.com/     Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 7, "You plus one is two" Hoa and Essun get to know each other a little better. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 6, "Damaya, grinding to a halt" The hand-breaking chapter. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj    Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 5, "you're not alone" Hoa introduces himself to Essun. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj    Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

https://www.spoilercon.org/ WOT Spoilers Convention Portland, Oregon 2-4 October 2020 Spoilercon is a fan event for Fox and Raven Media, home to not only the Wheel of Time Spoilers Podcast, but also the Mistborn Spoilers Podcast, the Broken Earth Podcast, and the Just Role With It D&D podcast. Join us for a weekend of socializing with other fans, meet the podcasters, and talk all things nerdy.

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 4 - "Syenite, cut and polished" Syenite and Alabaster meet each other. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj  Email: brokenearthspoilers@gmail.com Twitter: @BESpoilers Instagram: Broken Earth Spoilers  Facebook: BESpoilers  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers/

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 3-  "you're on your way." Essun flexes long-dormant talents.  Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj 

This episode covers The Fifth Season, chapter 2 - Damaya, in winter's past. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord: https://discord.gg/4xeVeMj 

This episode covers the first chapter of The Fifth Season, by NK Jemisin. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord.

This episode covers the second half of the prologue from The Fifth Season, by NK Jemisin.  Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord.

This episode covers the first half of the prologue from The Fifth Season, by NK Jemisin. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord.

The second episode of the Broken Earth Spoilers Podcast, from Fox and Raven Media. This episode introduces the overall world that the series is set in, and expounds on the intent of the podcast. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord.

The inaugural episode of the Broken Earth Spoilers Podcast, from Fox and Raven Media. This episode introduces the main host and the intent of the podcast as a project. Broken Earth Spoilers is a weekly book-club. You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord.