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#442. Guess Who's Back - Wheel of Tangents Aug 17, 2026

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After a year and a half away, The Legendarium is back on the microphones.

Craig is joined by Panda, Little Red Book, Kyptan, and Cesky from The Legendarium Green Team for a loose, question-driven reunion episode featuring recommendations, old podcast memories, friendship, burnout, favorite episodes, terrible reviews, crickets at Mariners games, and the fate of a never-to-be-released Wind and Truth episode.

Along the way, the crew talks about how The Legendarium has shaped friendships over the years, books that were more fun to discuss than read, series they’ve changed their minds about, and some of the episodes they’re proudest to have made.

And no, this isn’t goodbye.

If you’ve missed the camaraderie and book discussions of The Legendarium, make sure you’re also listening to The Legendarium Green Team, where the conversation has very much continued.

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Thanks to everyone who submitted questions on Discord—and thanks for still being here.

The original Legendarium feed isn’t disappearing, and Episode 442 isn’t a farewell. What comes next may look a little different: occasional group episodes, Author’s Shelf conversations, solo episodes, or whatever else sounds interesting enough to get Craig back behind a microphone.

Until next time.

#441. The Tiger's Daughter with Martha Wells | The Author's Shelf Feb 11, 2025

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Martha Wells stops by for another installment of The Author's Shelf. Together, she and Craig discuss The Tiger's Daughter, the 2017 novel by K. Arsenault Rivera.

Check out Martha Wells' new projects: https://www.marthawells.com/

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#440. When a Game Designer becomes an Author, with Katie Hallahan Dec 22, 2024

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Author Katie Hallahan drops by for a conversation with Craig about her experience going from game designer to author. What does she value in fiction and storytelling, and how did that impact both areas of her professional life?

Visit Katie and check out her books here: https://www.katiehal.com/

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#439. WoT a Tangential Return! Oct 30, 2024

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Ryan, Todd, and Craig reunite for a discussion about Todd's experience with the Wheel of Time. And because they came with a real purpose in mind, of course you know that they won't stick to that at all. Buckle up for Rings of Power, adaptations, Star Wars, and pretty much anything else that crosses their distractible little minds.

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[Rerelease] The Lord of the Rings, Book 6 Oct 19, 2024

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This episode was originally published on June 8, 2020

Craig, Ryan, and Megan reunite for the final part of the Lord of the Rings. Well, except for the appendices, and there will be an episode on that as well, it turns out. Anyway, for this one, they unlock the real meaning behind the Field of Cormallen scene, discuss why Frodo couldn't be the one who destroyed the Ring, and get one more verse recap from Craig.

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MUSIC: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

[Rerelease] Mort (Discworld #4) | Author's Shelf feat. Daniel Greene Oct 07, 2024

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Daniel Greene joins Craig and Ryan for this installment of the Author's Shelf series. Daniel selected Mort, the fourth installment in the Discworld series. Why did he select it? Actually, Daniel isn't quite sure, and he and the guys spend an hour trying to figure that out.

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[Rerelease] The Lord of the Rings, Book 5 Sep 30, 2024

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This episode was originally released on May 3, 2020

Ryan, Megan, and Professor Craig (whose elbow patches are back from the shop and in better shape than ever) tackle book 5 of The Lord of the Rings. There are battles and ghosts and pirates and dramatic suicides, among many other exciting things, so Craig kicks off the discussion with ... 5 minutes about word order in the hobbits' speech. Riveting stuff, rest assured.

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MUSIC: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

[Rerelease] The Lord of the Rings, Book 4 Aug 26, 2024

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This episode was originally published on April 14, 2020

Craig, Ryan, and Megan reunite remotely for the next installment of their Lord of the Rings series of podcasts. Up today, Book 4, or the latter half of The Two Towers. In these ten chapters, we follow Frodo, Sam, and Gollum through the Emyn Muil, the Dead Marshes, Ithilien, and Shelob's Lair. The panelists will discuss the split nature of the narrative, Sam's place in the reader's experience, and why Gollum's final betrayal is possibly Tolkien's best writing in all of The Lord of the Rings.

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MUSIC: "Adventure Time" and "The Seven Seas" courtesy of https://www.philter.no/

[Rerelease] Determinism in SFF, with James Kennedy Aug 19, 2024

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In this episode, author James Kennedy stops by to chat with Craig about predestination in speculative fiction. He's got four basic categories of determinism, and they walk through each, with a fine-toothed, good-humored comb.

Originally released on August 22, 2022

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And his new book, Dare to Know

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[Rerelease] Enter The Dungeons and Dragons Aug 12, 2024

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Originally published January 11, 2015.

Craig and Ryan tackle their first game of Dungeons and Dragons and they are natural....ly poor at figuring it out at the start. Join the Legendarium crew at HaJoMaJe games for the abbreviated adventure into never winter and the quest for the best 401k option available to adventurers.

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