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The Light’s Work
by The Light’s Work
The Light's Work is a Wheel of Time podcast all about the phenomenon that is WoT fandom. Anas and Grace, two sentimental superfans who work in healthcare professions, discuss the Healing power, the sense of belonging, and the shared creativity among WoT fans. They may also be slightly obsessed with making, documenting, and building upon great fandom moments. Their projects have been known to make people cry tears of joy.
Episodes
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Episode 82: Live from JordanCon 2025
Anas and Grace chat with a live audience in the lobby at JordanCon 2025. Special guests include Penny aka Wot Cake Lady, Tom and Jen from Talk'aran'rhiod, Rahkoi, Alyssa from One Power Ballads, Melissa KJ, Alt Text Alex, Silvertooth, Kevin Angus, Sulin, and Brian the Gleeman! Contains full…
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Episode 81: "Done!"
Season 3 of the Wheel of Time is "DONE." Grace and Anas discuss Episode 8 and fandom reactions, with a heavy sprinkling of Eelfinn interludes. Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK BlueSky:...
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Episode 80: His Name Sings in Our Ears
Anas and Grace discuss fandom reactions and which stages of grief they're in after watching The Wheel of Time Season 3, Episode 7. Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK BlueSky:...
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Episode 79: Is Sammael Toast?
Anas and Grace break down the fandom's reactions to Season 3 Episode 6 of The Wheel of Time, including that bawdy body song no one can get out of their head. *Episode contains book series spoilers through Towers of Midnight* Related Links Check out our website!...
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Episode 78: Why is Season 3 So Good?
Anas and Grace do a live, in-person recording for a special occasion and to discuss Season 3 of the Wheel of Time, up through Episode 5. There's much laughter—and an angry porcupine or two—as they attempt to settle on the *one* thing that makes Season 3, as Jeaine Caide would say, "so good."...
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Episode 77: I Answer Yes
Chaendaer! Charn! Ch...Melaine! There's so much to love (and laugh about) while discussing the fandom's reactions to what most are calling the best Wheel of Time episode to date: Season 3 Episode 4, "The Road to the Spear." Related Links Check out our website!...
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Episode 76: Season 3 - "It's Amazing"
Anas and Grace celebrate the start of Season 3 of The Wheel of Time by kicking off Season 3 of The Light's Work. That's right, after a long hiatus... we're back! And there's A LOT to catch up on in the fandom. Episode contains spoilers for Episodes 1-3 of Season 3 of the Wheel of Time, and book...
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Episode 75: Hiatus
Anas and Grace interview Innkeeper Hatch from The Dusty Wheel about his six-and-a-half month hiatus from Wheel of Time fandom. Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter:...
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Episode 74: WoTCon Hype with Nae'blis
With WoTCon only a month away, Anas and Grace chat with Con Director and DJ, Nae'blis. While discussing what makes WoTCon unique and why you should join (virtually or in-person), Nae'blis shares about his background as a Wheel of Time YouTuber, podcaster, website-maker, and... wedding planner?...
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Episode 73: Sportsball of Time
On the heels of a celebratory weekend for Manchester United football fans, Anas and Grace share their sports fandom history and how it compares to Wheel of Time Fandom. Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK...
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Episode 72: Asha'man Chill (with Black Tower Podcast)
**This episode contains full book series and TV series spoilers for The Wheel of Time** Andrew and Josh from Black Tower Podcast bring the Taint to The Light's Work, along with some very heartwarming stories... and melons? Related Links Check out our website!...
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Episode 71: Rings of Time
Anas and Grace try to get excited for all the recent Sci-fi/Fantasy TV news and discuss the fandom's reaction to the fact that it's all... well, not about The Wheel of Time. **This episode contains full spoilers for Season 1 of Rings of Power and Wheel of Time Book Spoilers through The Path of...
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Episode 70: Leavetakings (with Jessica Sedai & Random Nomen)
Not long before their big move across the country, Anas and Grace follow up with Wheel of Time couple Jessica Sedai and Daniel aka Random Nomen about their relationship (spoiler alert: they leveled up) and why 2024 is "the year of the decade." **This episode contains spoilers for The Wheel of…
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Episode 69: JordanCon 2024 with Guy Roberts
Anas and Grace share everything from JordanCon 2024, including a 10 minute interview with Wheel of Time fan and actor Guy Roberts, founder of Prague Shakespeare Company and bloody flaming goat-kisser Uno Nomesta on the Wheel of Time on Prime. **This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of...
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Episode 68: Live from JordanCon
Anas and Grace record live from JordanCon 2024, outside in the courtyard at the same location where #PicnicTableCon took place two years prior. They chat roundtable style with a bunch of great guests, including Wheel of Time Continuity Editor, Maria Simons, and Origins of the Wheel of Time…
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Episode 67: JordanCon Hype with Thom DeSimone
We talked with the great Thom DeSimone of Dragonmount, formerly of JordanCon, about his many years of experience within the Wheel of Time fandom, and what makes JordanCon stand out from other WoT Conventions. Also: Ogier groves, plushies, and weiners! Related Links Check out our website!...
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The Dark's Work
Grace and Anas take a break from studying the Cosmere to talk about The Wheel of Time fandom. *Contains spoilers through Book 5 of The Wheel of Time* Related Links FOLLOW US AT THE DARK'S WORK Patreon Discord FOLLOW THE HOSTS Anas:...
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Episode 65: Artist Ariel B.
For our final episode of a 3-part series on Wheel of Time fan art, we spoke with former official Wheel of Time artist, Ariel Burgess. **This episode contains full book and TV series spoilers** Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT…
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Episode 64: Third Age Art with Corey Lansdell
Anas and Grace talk WoT art, WoT fandom, and how to overcome perfectionism with the Wheel of Time fan artist Corey Lansdell of Third Age Art. **This episode contains book spoilers through The Gathering Storm and full TV series spoilers.** Related Links Check out our website!...
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Episode 63: WoT Fan Art
Anas and Grace describe and discuss their favorite pieces of Wheel of Time fan art. **This episode contains full book and TV series spoilers.** Related Links (click here to follow along!) Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE LIGHT'S WORK Twitter:...
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Episode 62: Season 2 Game Night
Anas and Grace kick back and have a leisurely game night at The Light's Work—this time with a Season 2 spin. Games included S2 WoT Fandom 20 Questions, the WoT Companion Challenge, and Who Tweeted It? **This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time TV series and (during WoT Companion...
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Episode 61: End Rant
Inspired by Grace's outrage after finishing Mistborn Era 1, we discuss what makes a good ending and whether the Wheel of Time fandom would exist if the series did not have a satisfying conclusion. This episode is all about endings, so major spoilers abound! Please read carefully below before...
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Episode 60: Not-Creeping with Geeky Eri
We sat down with everyone's favorite Brown Ajah Detective, Geeky Eri, to get her tips on how to sleuth show info without being creepy. Spoiler alert: know your airport carpet patterns. **This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time TV Series through the end of Season 2** Related…
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Episode 59: Tigraine & Twitter of Time
**This episode contains full spoilers for the Wheel of Time books and TV series** We invited the Dragonmother of the fandom, Tigraine/Shaiel from #TwitterOfTime, to discuss her journey as one of the OG Wheel of Time role-play accounts. Lots of laughs and nostalgia ensue as we dig up some of her...
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Episode 58: TLW Books Edition
With some help from other WoT fans, Anas and Grace take a look at moments of The Light's Work within the Wheel of Time book series. Plus, a hefty dose of nerding out over Final Fantasy and (shockingly) the Cosmere. **This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time books and TV series....
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Episode 57: TLW Show Edition
Fighting for the Light is one thing, but which characters in The Wheel of Time TV series are doing The Light's Work in the broader sense of the word? Anas and Grace list their favorite moments of TLW—based on the podcast's definition of it—for each episode from Season 1 and Season 2. *This…
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Episode 56: Fandom Mash-Up 2023
Anas and Grace review their favorite fandom moments of 2023. Is it really a mash-up? Is it actually about the Cosmere? Listen and find out! *This episode contains full spoilers for The Wheel of Time TV Series* Related Links Check out our website! www.thelightswork.com FOLLOW US AT THE...
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Episode 55: Maria Simons
TLW celebrates the holiday season with Wheel of Time Continuity Editor and Robert Jordan's "right arm," Maria Simons, aka Sulamein Jor Haran of the Brown Ajah. This is one of our favorite conversations to date, spanning everything from Donny Osmond to Lanfear cows. We hope you enjoy this very...
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Episode 54: A Winternight's Tale with Alex & Jake
A lively chat with Alex and Jake, the talented musicians behind the infamous "Winternight" parody from WoT Idol 2023. (You may also know Alex from some other lesser known projects he can't talk about.) In unrelated news, we really enjoy the tracks "Nynaeve al'Meara," "Darkness and Shadows," and...
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Episode 53: The Innkeeper's Wife
Anas and Grace sit down with Teri Hatch, aka The Innkeeper's Wife at The Dusty Wheel, to hear about her experience of the fandom over the years, in particular since her home became an Inn four years ago. Along the way, we talk about genres (other than fantasy?), how Cons are like concerts, and…
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Episode 52: Faux Spoilers
Anas and Grace discuss all things spoiler, including how the fandom has approached spoilers over the years, the varying windows of tolerance for spoilers, their own experiences of being spoiled, and the existence of Spoilers that are Not Spoilers, aka Faux Spoilers. **This episode contains full...
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Episode 51: The Longing
As the fandom embarks upon the long wait between Season Two and Season Three of The Wheel of Time, Anas and Grace discuss the history of "The Longing." What will help us pass the time, and what will lead to unhinged Egwene and/or potato debates? Related Links Check out our website!...
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Episode 50: Talk'aran'rhiod Unplugged
In August, we released a 3-part series on Talk'aran'rhiod with separate episodes for each of the hosts. This week, as a belated gift for their 4th anniversary, we surprised Jen, Joe, and Tom with a video compilation of previously unreleased footage from their interviews. This episode includes…
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Episode 49: Live from OgierCon
Anas couldn't make it to OgierCon this year, so Grace and friends joined him on Zoom and recorded an episode live from the living room of the Black Ajah mansion in Charleston, SC. Guests included Innkeeper Hatch from The Dusty Wheel, Doyn a.k.a. Real Life Mat Cauthon, Roofmistress Leigh-a,...
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Episode 48: The Light's Voices — Michael Kramer and Kate Reading
Anas and Grace celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Episode 1 of The Light's Work with beloved audiobook narrators Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, the voices of The Wheel of Time and The Cosmere. **This episode contains a mild non-contextual spoiler for Book 6, Lord of Chaos** Related Links…
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Episode 47: Friends — TLW Year in Review
Coming up on the anniversary of the Episode 1 of The Light's Work, Anas and Grace reminisce about their favorite TLW moments from the past year. Plus: video games, Season Two character battles, and a surprise from Grace. **This episode contains full spoilers for Season 2 of The Wheel of Time TV...
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Episode 46: Threads — S2 Fandom Reaction
Anas and Grace wrap up Season 2 of The Wheel of Time by combing through the fandom's favorite memes and underrated scenes. They also share a few of their own favorite moments, ponder whether having "shit hair" helped Rand defeat Ishamael, and get sentimental about fandom friends watching the…
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Episode 45: Heroes — Fandom Reactions to Episode 8
The Light's Work had a lot to talk about regarding the Season 2 finale of The Wheel of Time. While critically acclaimed and highly rated online, Episode 8 left the fandom with a wide range of Opinions. Still, despite the disagreement (including their own), Anas and Grace find joy and refuge…
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Episode 44: Silver & White — Fandom Reactions to Episode 7
Who is Flanfear and why is Grace mad about it? Find out as we discuss the flandom's reactions to Season 2 Episode 7 of The Wheel of Time. (We're not sorry for the bad puns but we do apologize for Anas's audio on this one.) **This episode contains full book series spoilers.** Related Links Check…
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Episode 43: We're OK — Fandom Reactions to Episodes 4-6
We're back with another breakdown of the fandom's reaction to The Wheel of Time Season 2 Episodes 4-6, including our appreciation for comments, tweets, and memes from over 20 different fans about the episodes that are widely considered to be the best in the series thus far. **This episode…
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Episode 42: Premiere Gai'don
Anas and Grace discuss their experience visiting The Dusty Wheel Inn for The Wheel of Time Season 2 Premiere (Episodes 1-3) and which of their predictions about fandom reactions came true. **This episode contains FULL SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time TV Series Season 2 Episodes 1-3 and Book Series...
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Episode 41: Fanticipation - Season 2 Fandom Predictions
We've heard so many plot predictions and theories for the Wheel of Time Season 2, but what about fandom predictions? Anas and Grace break down what they think WoT fans will be most excited about after watching Episodes 1-3, what will be most meme-able, and more. **This episode contains book…
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Episode 40: Tom - Talk'aran'rhiod Part III
The Final Count-Tom. The ReTom of the King. Tarmon Gai'Tom. Our 3-part series on Talk'aran'rhiod comes to a thrilling end as we interview the charismatic and sometimes blood-boiling Tom Cocozza about his other project, Audio Dungeon, how podcasting is like pro-wrestling, and why doing...
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Episode 39: Joe - Talk'aran'rhiod Part II
Part II of a 3-part series featuring each of the hosts behind one of Wheel of Time fandom's first and most beloved podcasts, Talk'aran'rhiod. In this episode, we interview TAR founder and official fandom horn-sounder Joe Perry about the origins of the "showcast" and why he picked Tom and Jen as...
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Episode 38: Jen - Talk'aran'rhiod Part I
Part I of a 3-part series featuring each of the hosts behind one of Wheel of Time fandom's first and most beloved podcasts, Talk'aran'rhiod. In this episode, we interview Jen Isgro about her fandom origin story, #HenNews, and why singing with the fandom is The Light's Work. Related Links...
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Episode 37: Fandom Gai'don - Season 2 Trailer Reactions
Anas and Grace discuss the Wheel of Time Season 2 Trailer, the 12-hour Trailer Gai'don Livestream, and how the fandom reacted through chat, tweets, memes, and more. Related Links Trailer Gai'don Malkier's King's Tweet LMC's Tweet BSC Rand Meme BSC Pizza Feud Meme Ess Grace's Tweet Amrylin Sadai's...
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Episode 36: Live from WoTCon
We had the pleasure of hosting our first live podcast at WoTCon 2023 on Sunday morning, surrounded by The Light's Fandom eating breakfast—and, of course, there was a surprise! Related Links WoTCon Sulin Karri Screamin Spudmonkey 9lz Alt Text Alex Andrea (Verin's Brush) Episode Transcripts Check…
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Episode 35: "Magic is Real" — Dr. Michael Livingston
With WoTCon 2023 only days away, Anas and Grace interview Guest of Honor, Dr. Michael Livingston, author of Origins of the Wheel of Time, about his experience of WoT fandom, from his early days sharing the series with a friend, to his introduction to Team Jordan, to his current status as a Wheel…
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Episode 34: Reading the Pattern with Rebecca
As hype for WotCon builds, Anas and Grace have a lovely chat with the Programming Director at WotCon, Rebecca from Reading the Pattern! Listen to find out how her journey started in the fandom, what she is most looking forward to at WotCon this year, and what inspired her new WoT tattoo design!...
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Episode 33: Game Night
After 3 weeks of being tired, sick, and busy, Anas and Grace kick back and have a leisurely game night at The Light's Work—something a little different and yet, still very on brand. Games included WoT Fandom 20 Questions, WoT Companion Challenge, and Very Good Friends Read Tweets Meanly. **This...
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The Light's Work is a Wheel of Time podcast all about the phenomenon that is WoT fandom. Anas and Grace, two sentimental superfans who work in healthcare professions, discuss the Healing power, the sense of belonging, and the shared creativity among WoT fans. They may also be slightly obsessed with making, documenting, and building upon great fandom moments. Their projects have been known to make people cry tears of joy.
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