A Grain of Sanderson

Happy New Year! I am so sorry this episode is so late. 
Next episode, about Mitosis and Shadows for Silence Through the Forests of Hell will be out much, much sooner. 
Content warnings for this episode: beheadings, being unhoused, betrayal, bleeding, bullying, Christianity, conspiracies, corpses, corruption, death, gang violence, guns and gun violence, illusion magic, imprisonment, insanity, lying, mental illness, mind control, misogyny, murder, neglect, nuclear weapons, oligarchy, prisons, racism, religion, royalty, self harm, sexualization, stabbing, stereotypes, suicide, supervillains, torture, undeath, wounds
Other media
Brandon Sanderson reviews art of his characters
Injustice
All Star Superman 
Superman Red Son
Death of Superman
Batman vs Superman 
The Reign of the Supermen
Invincible 
The Boys 
Absolute Universe

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We read read truly one of the most baffling books we've ever tackled with special guest Sophie Abromowitz! Oh and a Wheel of Time cut chapter too.
 
Sophie's Vampire Short Story: https://thebrooklynreview.com/2025/10/31/rules-for-vampires-sophie-abromowitz/
Sophie Substack: https://abromowitz.substack.com/
Seriously everyone check these out, Sophie has very quickly become one of my favorite writers. 
Sophie Website: https://sophie-abromowitz.com/ 
Content warnings for this episode:  auditory hallucinations, betrayal, bleeding,  bullying, cheating/infidelity, child endangerment, child death, conspiracies, death, duels, gender dysphoria, god kings, human sacrifice, imprisonment, insanity, lying, mental illness, mind control, murder, neglect, nuclear weapons, oligarchy, prisons, religion, royalty, self harm, self hatred,  stabbing, tech billionaires, torture, undeath, wounds, xenophobia
Next month we'll be reading Steelheart! Episode airs, November 18th. 
Other Media 
The Coen Brothers Intolerable Cruelty
Milwaukee PD Surviving Edged Weapons - Content Warnings Abound here
God Emperor of Dune
Wii Sports Resort
Guilty Gear 
Guild Wars 2 - Ghosts and Ascalon and The Sea of Sorrows
The Book of Atrus - Myst - Rand Miller
Revenge of the Sith - Russel Stover
Changeover: A Young Rivalry and a New Era of Men's Tennis - Giri Nathan 
Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, Jesus Is Alive! - Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Hot Streak Board Game 
The West Passage - Jared Pechaček 
Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway 
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway 

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We're back with The Rithmatist!
To skip A Memory of Light, Go to 29:41
Next month we'll be reading Infinity Blade Redemption & River of Souls. Episode airs October 7th.
Content warnings for this episode:  abandonment, ableism, betrayal, bleeding,  bullying, censorship, child abuse, child endangerment, child soldiers, Christianity, classism, colonialism, conspiracies, cults, death, displacement, existentialism, fandom, Harry Potter, human sacrifice, human transformation, immigration visas, J.K. Rowling, lying, mental illness, military, military academies, mind control, misogyny, Mormonism, murder, neglect, oligarchy, parental death, racism, religion, royalty, Scottish occupation, self harm, self hatred, settler colonialism, tourism, transphobia, undeath, Washington D.C.'s occupation, wounds
References
The Origins of the Wheel of Time by Michael Livingstone
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (attain second hand)
Brian Herbert Dune Sequels
The Expanse by James SA Corey
Return of the King - The Scouring of the Shire 
You're Wrong About's 6 Part Series on Princess Diana 
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We read two novellas this month, The Emperor's Soul is really good! Legion is the craziest thing we've ever read for the show (and maybe off the show too). 
Huge thanks to Kirk for guesting on this episode, you can find all his information here. https://kirkhamilton.com/ 
Next month we'll be discussing The Rithmatist and the End of A Memory of Light
Content warnings for this episode: ableism, Abu Sayyaf, assassination, atheism, betrayal, bleeding, blood magic, body horror, body modification, bombing, braindeath, broken bones, Catholicism, Christianity, classism, death, discussion of sexuality, enemies to lovers, genocide, hallucinations, imperialism, imprisonment, Islam, Israeli/Palestinian war, insanity, kidnapping, maiming, mind control, misogyny, Mormonism, murder, mutation, mutilation, Navy Seals, necromancy, racism, religious conversion, religious extremism, religious wars, Richard Dawkins,  self harm, settler colonialism, slavery, stabbing, sterilization, strangulation, suicide, suicide bombing, suicide by police, terminal illness, therapy, tokenism, undeath, wounds and infection
Things Mentioned
Dave (1993) dir by Ivan Reitman
The Princess Bride dir by Rob Reiner
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Gladiator (2000) dir  by Sir Ridley Scott
The Matrix (1999) dir by The Wachowski Sisters
Your Name (2016) dir by Makoto Shinkai
Miniature Painting
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Quote Investigator Article about the Quote I attribute to Emerson https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/06/20/books/ 
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) dir by Mel Stuart
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Disco Elysium

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Our shortest episode yet!
We read two short stories this month, The Eleventh Metal is pretty good, and HARRE (Heuristic Algorithm and Reasoning Response Engine) is pretty interesting from production standpoint. 
Next month we'll be reading The Emperor's Soul and Legion, Episode Airs:  Third Week of June. 

Content warnings for this episode: ableism, addiction, age gap, arranged marriages, betrayal, bleeding, body horror, body modification, broken bones, classism, death, decapitation, discussion of rape, discussion of sexuality, domestic violence, enemies to lovers, eugenic breeding, eugenics, fatphobia, gaslighting, genocide, hallucinations, homophobia, human sacrifice, insanity, maiming, mind control, misogyny, murder, mutation, mutilation, racism, rape, references to Nazis, religious conversion, religious extremism, self harm, sexual assault, sexual violence, slavery, spousal death, stabbing, sterilization, strangulation, suicide/suicidal ideation, terminal illness, undeath, wounds and infection
Things Mentioned: 
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Dandelion Dynasty by Ken Liu
Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
A Small Place by Jamaica Kinkaid
Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
Blood Over Bright Haven M. L. Wang
How Long Until Black Future Month
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. LeGuin
The Ones Who Stay and Fight by N.K. Jemisin
Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim
Locked Tomb Series by Tamsyn Muir
Absolute Wonder Woman
Absolute Martian Manhunter 
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