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Wheel Takes

By: Ali & Gus
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  • An irreverent journey through Robert Jordan's THE WHEEL OF TIME, hosted by Gus (who has read the whole series) and Ali (who has not). New episodes weekly!
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  • tGS (Ch2): Hard-Boiled Egg

    tGS (Ch2): Hard-Boiled Egg
    Jul 28 2024
    In this week's episode, punishments are doled out; soups are spilled; seeds are planted; and you-know-who remains captured.

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    Material covered in this episode: Chapter 2 of THE GATHERING STORM

    This episode contains SPOILERS through CHAPTER 3 (yes I know) of THE GATHERING STORM

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    Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.

    Art: Collin Rice.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • tGS (Ch1): Jank Takes

    tGS (Ch1): Jank Takes
    Jul 22 2024
    In this week's episode, Demandred gets more discussion; Rand supports women's rights; Alivia shows up; and you-know-who remains captured.

    Ali's bingo card can be found HERE!

    Check out THE HOT NUANCE BOOK CLUB!

    ~~~

    Material covered in this episode: Chapter 1 of THE GATHERING STORM

    This episode contains SPOILERS through CHAPTER 2 (yes I know) of THE GATHERING STORM

    ~~~

    Check out our TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, and TIKTOK

    Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/wheeltakes

    Email us at wheeltakespodcast@gmail.com

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    Send us a card!
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    P.O. Box 1457
    El Segundo, CA 90245

    Ali's nicknames confusing you? Check out our NAME KEY!

    Check out the Prediction Tracker: https://bit.ly/37cyadl!

    ~~~

    Support the Prague Shakespeare Company!

    US-based donation link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=P3XXBTWT4SKLY__;!!LpKI!yRseJwkaasaNLZf5LUF-SJG--u97dLQUppRndhKmWCQxNXuV5SUOaJdbb7svXF1Kug$

    Donate via check:
    Payable to: Prague Shakespeare Company America
    Prague Shakespeare Company America
    1111 North Country Club Drive
    Shoreacres, TX 77571
    Memo: In Support of PSC

    European resources: https://www.pragueshakespeare.com/support-psc.html

    ~~~

    Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.

    Art: Collin Rice.
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    57 mins
  • WoT on Prime (S2E8 "What Was Meant to Be"): Softly Softly From the Shadows

    WoT on Prime (S2E8 "What Was Meant to Be"): Softly Softly From the Shadows
    Jul 8 2024
    The strikes are over and Ali and Gus are here to share their thoughts on Season 2 of THE WHEEL OF TIME on Amazon Prime. This week, Season 2 Episode 8 - "What Was Meant to Be"!ERRATA: Rand does not rescue Egwene in THE GREAT HUNT. Nynaeve, Elayne and Min do.~~~As the episodes of THE WHEEL OF TIME show release, Ali and Gus will be bringing their experience in the entertainment industry to the table to do an analysis of the adaptational choices made in the process of bringing THE WHEEL OF TIME from the page to the screen.These episodes are broken into three categories:1) "I am a show-only fan" - folks who have never picked up a WHEEL OF TIME book can listen to the first (and longest) part of our episodes, where we analyze the adaptation insofar as it covers what it has already covered in the books.2) "I am a Wheel Takes listener" - folks who are current with our book discussion episodes can continue into our second section, where we discuss the long-term logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation as far as Ali has read.3) "I'm fully spoiled" - folks who have finished THE WHEEL OF TIME can stick around for thoughts from Gus (and Bree) on the choices made by the adaptation from a fully spoiled perspective.We do not recommend skipping sections wholesale, as each builds on what comes before it.~~~Show material covered in this episode: S2E08 - "What Was Meant to Be"CHECK YOUR PODCAST PLAYER'S CHAPTERS FOR INFORMATION ON WHEN EACH SECTION STARTS - THE BELOW TIMESTAMPS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, WHICH VARY IN LENGTH BY REGIONPart 1 of our discussion does NOT spoil any distinct show mysteries but discusses elements from the books without spoiling them.Part 2 begins at 4:58:56 and contains SPOILERS through the PROLOGUE of THE GATHERING STORMThere is no Part 3 for this episode (it will be recorded separately uploaded in the future)~~~Check out our TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, and TIKTOKCheck out our Patreon at patreon.com/wheeltakesEmail us at wheeltakespodcast@gmail.comUS-friendly MERCHANDISE: https://www.zazzle.com/store/wheeltakesmerch/productsEurope-friendly MERCHANDISE: https://wheel-takes-merch.myspreadshop.co.uk/allSend us a card!Wheel Takes PodcastP.O. Box 1457El Segundo, CA 90245Ali's nicknames confusing you? Check out our NAME KEY!Check out the Prediction Tracker: https://bit.ly/37cyadl!~~~Support the Prague Shakespeare Company!US-based donation link: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=P3XXBTWT4SKLY__;!!LpKI!yRseJwkaasaNLZf5LUF-SJG--u97dLQUppRndhKmWCQxNXuV5SUOaJdbb7svXF1Kug$Donate via check:Payable to: Prague Shakespeare Company AmericaPrague Shakespeare Company America1111 North Country Club DriveShoreacres, TX 77571Memo: In Support of PSCEuropean resources: https://www.pragueshakespeare.com/support-psc.html~~~Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.Art: Collin Rice.
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    5 hrs and 52 mins
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One of the best read along podcast out there

I can not recommend this podcast enough. No matter if you are a new reader or know the series inside and out this is a fun ride every episode. I don't know how Gus has the willpower not to drop spoilers given some of Ali's wild theories as she goes through the new reader's journey but you can tell they both love doing this podcast. The audio quality is top notch and you can tell much care went into each episode published (as someone that listens to podcast at 2x, audio quality makes a big difference).

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Top notch first time reader podcast

There is a lot of great Wheel of Time content out there, and Wheel Takes is at the top of my list. Gus and Ali are a joy to listen to. I look forward to every episode.

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I'm hooked on Ali and Gus!

I love their hot takes, irreverent humor, nicknames, and Ali's theories! Whether you're a WOT veteran or newbie, you should be listening to this.

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Guslighter extraordinare

Gus and Ali are the funniest WOT podcasters in the world I love them. Ali is extremely perceptive and paranoid and Gus does a great job dangling the carrot. The running bits are great, the spoiler siren rules, and as always, the wheel wheels as the wheel wheel wheel wheels.

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Fun but informative

Love their banter, it was incredibly helpful to get me caught back up to where I stopped reading without having to reread the first 5 books.

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this needs to be on youtube

listened to the entire series review and it's awesome how spot on Ali predicted how the show would go and gave educated reasons for why. i also enjoyed the lessons on screenwriting and how it differs from regular storytelling. this is what people who have complaints about the show need to be pointed to.

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Refreshing the story

I am on a reread of the WOT series by Robert Jordan. Listening to the podcast of Wheel Takes makes me feel like I am part of a reading club, reading it for the fist time. I enjoy the takes, the jokes, the predictions and it reminds me what it felt like reading it for the first time decades ago.

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