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tGH (Ch13-14): He's Like a Sexy Pacha Mar 24, 2020

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In this episode Gus and Ali spend some time theorizing about wolfbrothers (and wolfsisters), Ali offers a look into the entertainment that defined her childhood, and Gus continues to draw parallels between Wheel of Time characters and real-life people who you probably do not know.
Material covered in this episode: Chapters 13 and 14 of THE GREAT HUNT.
This episode contains spoilers through Chapter 14 of THE GREAT HUNT.
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tGH (Ch11-12): D*cks Out for Duty Mar 23, 2020

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In this episode, Gus and Ali address sibling (and close friend) rivalry, chat about where some of Ali's favorite characters might find themselves in a few books, and try to figure out the timeline of exactly what happens when in THE GREAT HUNT. Also, Nynaeve secures her spot as Ali's favorite character (thus far), and Ali laments how many Aes Sedai have similar names... in book two.
Material covered in this episode: Chapters 11 and 12 of THE GREAT HUNT.
This episode contains spoilers through Chapter 12 of THE GREAT HUNT.
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tGH (Ch9-10): With My Right Hand, With My Left Hand, With My Eyes Closed, In The Dark... Feb 27, 2020

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In this episode, Gus and Ali get way into extended metaphors about swords (it's pretty much what you'd expect), Ali celebrates the semi-triumphant return of "Patches al'Tarmon", and both of them try to figure out what Robert Jordan was talking about when he came up with the name of that inn.
Material covered in this episode: Chapters 9 and 10 of THE GREAT HUNT.
This episode contains spoilers through Chapter 10 of THE GREAT HUNT, and hints at details of Chapter 11.
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tGH (Ch8): Tai'shar Shienar Is A Great Tongue Twister Feb 20, 2020

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In this episode Gus and Ali discover that explaining to a farm boy that he's Satan-Jesus is a little more complicated than just saying, "hey, you're Satan-Jesus", Gus mis-remembers how Verin spends her spare time in meetings, and Ali bemoans her inability to keep all of these made-up place names straight in her head.
Material covered in this episode covers Chapter 8 of THE GREAT HUNT.
This episode contains spoilers through Chapter 8 of THE GREAT HUNT.
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tGH (Ch6-7): Blood Blood Blood, Blood Blood Blood Feb 18, 2020

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In this episode Gus comes clean on his deceptive Aes Sedai style trickery towards Ali as they discuss the escape of a renowned comedian, Ali falls in love with Verin as she wades knee-deep through filth to discuss the finer points of translation and poetic verse, and many foreshadowings are laid in place that Ali may or may not remember later.
Material covered in this episode begins in Chapter 6 of THE GREAT HUNT and continues through Chapter 7.
This episode contains spoilers through Chapter 7 of THE GREAT HUNT.
Music by Alexander Nakarada.
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tGH (Ch4-5): Here, Smoke This Coat Feb 07, 2020

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In this episode Ali and Gus ponder the confirmed existence of the Black Ajah, compare the White Tower to a popular ABC reality television show, and Ali makes some guesses as to who might be the mysterious figure who appears at the end of Chapter 5.
Material covered in this episode begins in Chapter 4 of THE GREAT HUNT and ends in Chapter 5. This episode contains spoilers through Chapter 5 of THE GREAT HUNT.
The timestamp mentioned in the episode is 1:24:35.
Music by Alexander Nakarada.
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tGH (Prol-Ch3): Wailing and Quailing and Flailing and Snailing Jan 29, 2020

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In this episode Gus and Ali reveal how little they know about Greek life as they discuss a Darkfriend Social, and the target of Ali's ire begins to shift in an unexpected direction as Egwene begins disobeying Ali's favorite character.
Material covered in this episode begins at the Prologue of THE GREAT HUNT and ends at the end of Chapter 3.
This episode contains spoilers through Chapter 3 of THE GREAT HUNT, and mentions the names of two characters introduced in Chapter 4.
Music by Alexander Nakarada.
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TEOTW (4 of 4): I Can't Believe it's Not Tainted! Jan 09, 2020

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In this episode, Gus and Ali follow the gang past black wind, Ultimate Crab Man Padan Fain, and the mysterious "stick" to encounter a tree-man and some old creepy perverts in the middle of the blight. Oh, and they also finish The Eye of the World.
Material covered in this episode starts around Chapter 35 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD and continues through the end of the book.
This episode contains spoilers for the entirety of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.
Music by Alexander Nakarada.
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TEOTW (3 of 4): Oh, So You Did EVERYTHING I Told You NOT To Do Jan 01, 2020

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In this episode, Ali and Gus cover the gang's adventures (and misadventures) in Caemlyn, meeting new characters, re-encountering old ones, and perhaps hinting at ones to come, and Ali is incensed to discover that Moiraine's attitude towards the boys' poor behavior does not mirror her own.
Material covered in this episode starts around Chapter 34 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD and ends around Chapter 44.
This episode contains spoilers for the entirety of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.
Music by Alexander Nakarada.
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TEOTW (2 of 4): Else Grinwell Cannot be Contained Dec 22, 2019

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In this episode, Gus and Ali continue through THE EYE OF THE WORLD and discuss why you should never split the party, following Rand and Mat, Perrin and Egwene, and Nynaeve, Moiraine, and Lan on their separate journeys to Caemlyn.
Material covered in this episode starts around Chapter 19 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD and ends around Chapter 38.
This episode contains spoilers for the entirety of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.
Music by Alexander Nakarada.
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