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The Big Dog Podcast
by Austin Allen, Jake Berg
Tired of reading alone? Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) in our weekly book club where we have a lighthearted and insightful conversation about one or two chapters every week. We offer an enjoyable breakdown and make predictions along the way. We’ve already covered the Lord of the Rings trilogy and are currently reading Mistborn - Era One.
Episodes
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Chapters 53, 54 & 55 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we finish up Part 5 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We discuss chapters 53-55 as we discuss what seems to be the epic climax of this story! We discuss the war in Luthadel and predict what may come in the end of the story. Next week we discuss chapters…
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Chapters 49, 50, 51 & 52 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
We are back! Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we begin Part 5 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. Ton to cover here as we discuss Vin & Elend leaving Luthadel, Allrianne's journey back to Cett, the Koloss invasion and much more! Next week we finish Part 5 by covering chapters 53-55.
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Chapters 45, 46, 47 & 48 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we finish up Part 4 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. Insane ending to the Part as we discuss Vin and Zane's fight, Sazed's master plan and the discovery of the Kandra spy! No podcast next week, but we will be back the week of September 27th with a podcast…
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Chapters 42, 43 & 44 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we go over Chapters 42, 43 & 44 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. Great chapters here as we discuss Elend's visit to the Koloss army, Vin & Zane's destruction of Cett's army and the aftermath of their actions.
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Chapters 39, 40 & 41 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we begin Part 4 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We dissect Chapters 39, 40 & 41 and center our discussion around the tension building in Luthadel. We talk about Zane, Straff, Vin, Elend, OreSeur, Cett, Sazed and Tindwyl and all of their different roles in...
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Chapters 37 & 38 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we finish up Part 3 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We go over Chapters 37 & 38 as we discuss Tindwyl & Sazed's relationship. We also dissect the chaotic assembly meeting and eventual vote for who will be the next king! The plan for next week is to start...
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Chapters 34, 35 & 36 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we go over Chapters 34, 35 & 36 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. These were a great time to discuss. It's confirmed, Cett is the man. We talk a lot about Cett, atium, Zane, Elend and how Part 3 is going to finish up.
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Chapters 31, 32 & 33 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we go over Chapters 31, 32 & 33 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We are quickly introduced to two more characters who really steal the show in this week's podcast. Philen and Cett provide such good content for us to digest. We also discuss Dockson and his...
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Chapters 28, 29 & 30 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we begin Part 3 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We go over Chapters 28, 29 & 30 where we have a large discussion about Tindwyl, Elend's decision making and also the what the major events of this book might be.
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Chapters 25, 26 & 27 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we finish up Part 2 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We go over Chapters 25, 26 & 27 where everything centers around Vin. Her shopping trip, her & Elend's meeting with Straff and her dilemma after talking with Zane. Very exciting end to Part 2 and looking...
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Chapters 22, 23 & 24 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we go over Chapters 22, 23 & 24 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We discuss Kwaan and what his journal entries mean. We dive into the deepening relationship between OreSeur and Vin. And we also discuss Sazed's return and his relationship with Tindwyl....
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Chapters 19, 20 & 21 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we go over Chapters 19, 20 & 21 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We revisit Sazed's journey back to Luthadel and his encounter with the Koloss army. We also discuss the ever-growing interpersonal dynamics of all the parties involved with the seige of...
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Chapters 17 & 18 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
The Big Dogs are back after a 4th of July weekend! This week we go over Chapters 17 & 18 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. This week is all about Zane! We focus our conversation around our new character and dissect his relationship with Vin, Elend and Straff.
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Chapters 14, 15 & 16 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we go over chapters 14-16 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We discuss our newest character Tindwyl, Elend's transformation, Vin's questions regarding The Deepness and Sazed's discovery at Urbene.
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Chapters 12 & 13 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we begin Part 2 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We go over chapters 12 & 13 and get into Sazed's journey with Marsh to the Conventical of Seran. We spend time discussing inquisitors, the Deepness, and Kwaan's writings. We also discuss OreSeur and Vin's...
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Chapters 10 & 11 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we wrap up Part 1 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We dissect chapters 10 & 11 and discuss Elend's proposal to the Assembly, the introduction of a mysterious Terriswoman, Breeze's adventurous return and the potential Kandra that has infiltrated the crew.
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Chapters 7, 8 & 9 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we go over Chapters 7, 8 & 9 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension! We have an engaging conversation about Marsh, the Conventical of Seran, the maps of the Final Empire, and much more. We also learn about duralumin and speculate about how that can be used...
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Chapters 4, 5 & 6 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we go over Chapters 4, 5 & 6 of Mistborn: The Well of Ascension. We get into the chapter intros and Kwaan's role. We finally find out what Sazed is up to, learn more about Vin's relationship with OreSeur and speculate about what the information we are reading...
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Chapters 1, 2 & 3 | Mistborn: The Well of Ascension
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we begin Book 2 of the Mistborn Era One Trilogy! We dive into the first three chapters of The Well of Ascension and try to make sense of the new characters, see how the old characters have grown and predict what we think will happen!
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Chapters 37, 38 & Epilogue | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss the END of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We cover Chapters 37 & 38 and also go through the Epilogue of this epic story. We dive into the powers of Inquisitors, Marsh's unexpected return, Vin's defeat of Lord Ruler and Lord Ruler's secret identity!...
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Chapters 35 & 36 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they start Part 5 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We discuss chapters 35 & 36 as we near the end of the book. We get into Kelsier's secret plan, Vin's mission to Kredik Shaw, and speculate about Lord Ruler and the Inquisitors. Super fun one as we make…
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Chapters 32, 33 & 34 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they finish up Part 4 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We dive into chapters 32, 33 & 34 and discuss Vin & Kelsier's mission to meet with Marsh again, Kelsier's actions at the Pits of Hathsin and everything that went down in Luthadel as the prisoners were…
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Chapters 30 & 31 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss chapters 30 & 31 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We discuss the short-lived ball at Keep Venture, Lady Kliss, Vin's mission to save Elend, Shan Elariel and the fallout now that the house wars are officially started!
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Chapters 28 & 29 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they dive into some juicy chapters (28 & 29) of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We join Vin at the Lekal ball as she spreads rumors and learns some house secrets from Elend. We follow Elend and his conversation with his friends surrounding their suspicions of Vin....
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Chapters 26 & 27 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they begin Part 4 of Mistborn: The Final Empire and discuss Chapter 26 & 27. We discuss the execution ceremony as we get oh so close to finally meeting Lord Ruler. We dive into the crew's new plan without the Skaa army, talk burning gold, feruchemy and the...
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Chapters 24 & 25 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as we conclude Part 3 and discuss chapters 24 & 25 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We spend time talking about group dynamic now that Vin is more comfortable, her bonding with Ham, Vin's journey north with Kelsier and the defeat of the Skaa army.
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Chapters 22 & 23 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they dive into chapters 22 & 23 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We center our discussion on the varying perspectives on the Skaa and nobility, Dockson's backstory, Sazed's powers and Elend's behavior. These chapters gave us plenty to discuss!
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Chapters 20 & 21 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they get into Chapters 20 & 21 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. This podcast's conversation centers around Vin learning about seeking from Marsh, Kelsier's journey to the caves and Lord Ruler's love of onions.
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Chapters 18 & 19 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they go over chapters 18 & 19 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. A fun one here as we get into Vin's second ball disguised as Lady Valette, Elend's choice of books, Shan the soother and Kelsier's nighttime meetings with Hoid and Straff Venture.
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Chapters 16 & 17 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they start Part 3 of Mistborn: The Final Empire and discuss the events surrounding chapters 16 & 17. We dive into Vin's recovery, Sazed's translation of Lord Ruler's journal, Mare's alleged betrayal and also get into the italicized portions of each chapter...
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Chapters 14 & 15 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss the events of chapters 14 & 15 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We dissect Kelsier and Vin's adventure at Kredik Shaw and try to figure out more regarding the inquisitors, Sazed and Lord Ruler.
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Chapter 13 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss chapter 13 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We dive into Vin's conversation with Elend, her pursuit of Kelsier to Luthadel, her training with Atium and what this mission to Lord Ruler's palace might include.
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Chapters 11 & 12 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss the events of chapters 11 & 12 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We discuss the destruction of Camon's lair, further question what we know about Inquisitors, enjoy Vin's teenage behavior and dive into Vin's first party disguised as a noblewoman.
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Chapters 9 & 10 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss the events surrounding chapters 9 & 10 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We dive into Vin's progression as a mistborn, who should play the characters in the upcoming Apple TV movies, and Vin's training with Breeze.
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Chapter 8 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they finish Part 1 and discuss the events of Chapter 8 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We dive into Kelsier and Vin's journey to Fellise, Mistwraiths, Sazed and Lord Renoux.
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Chapters 6 & 7 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss the events surrounding chapters 6 & 7 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We dive into the big plan to overthrow Lord Ruler, speculate on Kelsier and enjoy the training Vin does with Kelsier.
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Chapters 4 & 5 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss the events surrounding chapters 4 & 5 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We dive into Kelsier's big plan, discuss the new characters introduced (Ham, Breeze, Hazekillers, etc.) and predict the impact of atium, inquisitors and Vin being a fellow Mistborn.
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Chapters 2 & 3 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) as they discuss the events surrounding chapters 2 & 3 of Mistborn: The Final Empire. We have a fun conversation about Kelsier, Vin, Dockson and Lord Ruler.
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Prologue & Chapter 1 | Mistborn: The Final Empire
The Big Dogs (Austin and Jake) embark on a new adventure as they begin the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson. Join them as the go over the Prologue and Chapter 1 of Mistborn: The Final Empire.
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Big Dog Podcast Season 2 Promo & Book Reveal
The Lord of the Rings series may be complete, but the Big Dogs aren't done just yet! Join the Big Dogs as they announce the next book series that they will be reading for the first time and dissecting weekly.
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Lord of the Rings & Hobbit Reflection Podcast
Join the Big Dogs as they take one last look back at the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books. We go over questions like favorite character, biggest letdown, funniest moment and much more!
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Book 6, Chapter 9: The Grey Havens | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the final chapter of the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 6, Chapter 9: The Grey Havens.
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Book 6, Chapter 8: The Scouring of the Shire | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 6, Chapter 8: The Scouring of the Shire.
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Book 6, Chapters 6 & 7: Many Partings & Homeward Bound | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 6, Chapters 6 & 7: Many Partings & Homeward Bound.
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Book 6, Chapter 5: The Steward and the King | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 6, Chapter 5: The Steward and the King.
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Book 6, Chapter 4: The Field of Cormallen | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 6, Chapter 4: The Field of Cormallen.
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Book 6, Chapter 3: Mount Doom | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 6, Chapter 3: Mount Doom.
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Book 6, Chapter 2: The Land of Shadow | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 6, Chapter 2: The Land of Shadow.
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Book 6, Chapter 1: The Tower of Cirith Ungol | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 6, Chapter 1: The Tower of Cirith Ungol.
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Book 5, Chapters 9 & 10: The Last Debate & The Black Gate Opens | The Return of the King
Join the Big Dogs as they go over the Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book 5, Chapters 9 & 10: The Last Debate & The Black Gate Opens.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Tired of reading alone? Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) in our weekly book club where we have a lighthearted and insightful conversation about one or two chapters every week. We offer an enjoyable breakdown and make predictions along the way. We’ve already covered the Lord of the Rings trilogy and are currently reading Mistborn - Era One.
HOSTED BY
Austin Allen, Jake Berg
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Tired of reading alone? Join the Big Dogs (Austin & Jake) in our weekly book club where we have a lighthearted and insightful conversation about one or two chapters every week. We offer an enjoyable breakdown and make predictions along the way. We’ve already covered the Lord of the Rings trilogy...
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