In this episode we cover the final chapters (120-Epilogue) of Oathbringer. It’s been a long run! Stick around to the end to find out how you can win a Duke and Duchess tee shirt. Thank you to everyone who has come onboard since we started Stormlight Archive. And thanks to everyone who has been with … [Read more…]
December 29, 2019 | 5:08pm BALTIMORE – Longing for the day when nobility and honor held meaning, Hosteen Frey bemoans the cancel culture that led to his father’s demise at the hands of the Starks. “My father was a loving man. A family man. A big family man. And they cancelled him. By which I … [Read more…]
In this episode we meet new and interesting people, and watch them die! Taravangian and Jasnah each have a “moment.” Dalinar finally learns to put his hulking strength to some positive use. Predictions: Renarin is a Spren. Each Planet in the Cosmere has one or more gods, like Odium and Honor, bound to them. And … [Read more…]
Episode 106 is a subliminally vaginal adventure through the pelvic floor of Urithiru. Shallan meets the Midnight Mother. Dalinar puts acid in the Roshar leadership’s punchbowl. And, Kaladin and Sigzil have a “woke” contest. Both fail. Our next episode will cover chapters 36 through 42 of Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson. If you’re looking for cool … [Read more…]
What happens when the Duke and Duchess both come to the podcasting table in a cantankerous mood? Is it chaos? Mass hysteria? Mild passive aggressive sniping? Nope. It’s just another fun episode of the Duke and Duchess podcast! In this episode we finish Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson. Several ‘ships’ come to their conclusion; … [Read more…]
In this episode we start a new book, Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson. We begin where it all began, right before Gavilar Kholin’s assassination. But, this time we see it from Jasnah’s perspective. Then we have alternating chapters from Shallan and Kaladin’s perspectives. The majority of the interesting conversations stem around spren. We’re happy … [Read more…]
In this episode we cover chapters 46-51 of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, a part of the Stormlight Archive. We start out riding a high storm with Big Face in the Sky as we take a tour of Roshar. We finally find out what happened that caused Kaladin to become a slave. Shallan … [Read more…]
This is an episode bracketed in blood, starting with Roshone and his son on the surgical table, and ending with Shallan laying in a pool of her own blood. We explore Kaladin’s “recruitment” into Amaram’s army. In the “present day” Kaladin begins to turn a corner on his deep dark brooding. Shallan spends way too … [Read more…]
In this episode we cover My So Called Life starting Claire Danes. I mean, chapter 28 and interludes 4, 5 and 6 of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Also, our most heavy F-Bomb episode to date. Expletive laced rants abound. There must have been something in the Earl Grey Tea. In this section Dalinar … [Read more…]
Welcome to the Duke and Duchess PODCAST! We are starting a new chapter, a new book, and a new series with Brandon Sanderson’s epic The Way of Kings. Heads up! Because we’re (hopefully) bringing in new listeners we start off covering some of the basics of our podcast. The actual Way of Kings content begins … [Read more…]