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Praying for Superpowers
by Trever Shirin & Peter Jordahl
A podcast that takes a deeper look into the meanings, messages, and intricacies of nerd culture! We hope that you will join us on this incredible adventure through the worlds we love and the stories we can relate to on so many levels!
Episodes
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Captain Mavel
Captain Marvel, the most powerful superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the catalyst for hope in Endgame (not really a spoiler.) Peter Jordahl and Trever Shirin discuss the power of a strong female superhero, her grit through the film, and their thoughts about the movie as a whole. If…
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Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
Peter Jordahl and Trever Shirin give a summary of the short story by Brandon Sanderson based on Jewish Sabbath traditions. We hope you join us for this Worldsingers episode on a truly intense horror-esc short story by our favorite author. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/KiF44PUpLrQ Music: The Pirate And...
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Hoid, A Worldsingers Episode
Trever Shirin and Peter Jordahl discuss Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere, specifically one character within it: Hoid. Join us each week for new content published on Mondays! Music: The Pirate And The Dancer by Rolemusic
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Wax, Steris, & Wayne || A Mistborn Diagnosis || Cosmere Mental Health
Waxillium Ladrian and Wayne (Who has a last name he could use if he wanted to, but last names are in flux in the second era of Mistborn because they were not something the Skaa used in the first era.) These are the two main characters of the Mistborn Era 2 series by Brandon Sanderson, and we LOVE...
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Mistborn: Era 2 - Everything You Need to Know
This is an overview and review of the second trilogy of Mistborn, it covers the following books: Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self and The Bands of Mourning. As of this publication date the fourth book in Era 2 has not been announced. This is an amazing book series and we wanted to create a video…
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Defiance - A Conversation About the Book Skyward
Skyward is an amazing book by Brandon Sanderson that has an amazing take on the classic trope "a boy and his dragon." We also love how it feels like a classic sci-fi novel! Join us this week as we talk a little about Skyward and a lot about the theme of Defiance that comes up in this book and a…
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Szeth-son-son-Vallano || A Stormlight Diagnosis || Cosmere Mental Health
WARNING: Serious spoilers for the Stormlight Archive and the Cosmere in this video as we discuss Szeth, Son-Son Velano, one of our favorite characters of Brandon Sanderson's making. Szeth is the Assassin in White, and one of the most consistent characters in the story, which compared to a story...
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Shallan || A Stormlight Diagnosis || Cosmere Mental Health
Shallan Davar, of the Knights Radiant, in the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson, is a redheaded, keen-minded, and determined woman. According to the Adverse Childhood Experiences, we believe that Shallan was exposed to 5-6 trauma categories, which is pretty severe. She struggles with the...
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Legion
Legion is an incredible trilogy written by Brandon Sanderson that explores three separate, yet connected, adventures of Stephen Leeds and his 48 aspects: hallucinations that are crazy. Now, Stephen Leeds isn't crazy, at least, that's what his therapist (who just happens to be an aspect) says.…
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Kaladin || A Stormlight Diagnosis || Cosmere Mental Health
Kaladin Stormblessed; Knight Radiant, leader, protector, scarless and scarred. Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive is an incredible piece of epic fantasy with intricate themes and amazing character development. Kaladin is fascinating character readers see develop through the course of the…
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Kelsier || A Mistborn Diagnosis || Cosmere Mental Health
Kelsier; gang leader, widower, and psychotic rebellion leader. In Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series, Kelsier not only plays a very influential role but also seems to be the kind of person a ready wants to be and does not want to be. Join Trever Shirin and Peter Jordahl as they discuss this...
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About Our Worldsinger Character Studies, or Whatever We Decide to Call Them
You may be wondering: what the heck is this series and why didn't they come up with a better title for them? Well, we have an answer for the first question, but not the second. This series is an opportunity for us to explore Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere through the characters he has created. There...
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Sixth of the Dusk (A Worldsinger Episode)
This week’s Worldsinger episode revolves around a short story by Brandon Sanderson that was so short and left us begging for more: Sixth of the Dusk. This book has so much going for it, and we hope that you will read it and join us for this discussion. What is your favorite part of this story?...
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The Death of Superman
Okay, so we aren’t talking about the comic book “The Death of Superman” but we are talking about how we have been slowly killing off Superman, and all other heroes in our comic books. We have been taking superheroes off of pedestals and we want to know why! What is it that makes us fall in love...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast that takes a deeper look into the meanings, messages, and intricacies of nerd culture! We hope that you will join us on this incredible adventure through the worlds we love and the stories we can relate to on so many levels!
HOSTED BY
Trever Shirin & Peter Jordahl
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How many episodes does Praying for Superpowers have?
Praying for Superpowers currently has 14 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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A podcast that takes a deeper look into the meanings, messages, and intricacies of nerd culture! We hope that you will join us on this incredible adventure through the worlds we love and the stories we can relate to on so many levels!
How often does Praying for Superpowers release new episodes?
Praying for Superpowers has 14 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Praying for Superpowers?
Praying for Superpowers is created and hosted by Trever Shirin & Peter Jordahl.
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