Cooper and Tanner scratch the surface in their discussion of Tolstoy's legendary novel, Anna Karenina.

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Cooper and Tanner thank everyone for and reminisce upon exactly five years of podcasting.

We only have seven minutes left on our monthly allowance thanks to monster episodes on Rhythm of War and Wind and Truth, but we wanted to drop a quick episode commemorating five years podcasting! To listen to a non-truncated version of this episode minus edits, support us over on Patreon.

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The mega-analysis the internet has been waiting for. Cooper and Tanner discuss the fifth book of Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive--the concluding book of the first arc of the series. With their thoughtful, Christian perspective, the guys breakdown everything from character to plot to philosophy. Timestamps below for ease of listening. Enjoy the episode, and feel free to reach out by email, website, YouTube, or wherever: we'd love to hear your thoughts on the book too!

0:00 - 2:41 Intro

2:41 - 3:49 Donor Shoutouts

3:49 - 16:53 Opening thoughts, ranking the Stormlight books, and rating Wind and Truth out of five stars

16:53 - 26:47 Structure and plot

26:47 - 42:50 Jarring, modern attitudes, morals, language, and prose

42:50 - 47:54 On the nose, very literal theme communication

47:54 - 52:03 Intro to the philosophy

52:03 - 1:04:50 What Levin's character arc in Anna Karenina can teach us about Jasnah's character arc and how it can grant insight into the philosophical questions of Wind and Truth

1:04:50 - 1:10:35 Analysis of the ethical systems and theories in Wind and Truth

1:10:35 - 1:27:08 Philosophy in the story and characters

1:27:08 - 1:48:00 Characters

1:48:00 - 1:53:27 Cosmere integration and expansion

1:53:27 - 2:00:46 Concluding rambling thoughts

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