Welcome to book club! This is Read Between the Spines. In this episode we talk about who we are and what we envision for this podcast.

• Host: Alexis Schefka
• Co-Host: Michael Sears
• Co-Host: Rachel Jezior
• Co-Host: Haley Thibeault
• Co-Host: Gabby Schefka
• Editing: Alexis Schefka
• Music: Jazzy Abstract Beat by Coma-Media, Downloaded from Pixabay
• Artwork: Alexis Schefka

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Rachel, Haley, and I begin our journey into Book 1 of the Wheel of Time series, The Eye of the World. We ponder events and mispronounce names...a lot.

00:00:00 Episode 1 Intro
00:00:46 Wheel of Time History
00:02:15 Prologue(s)
00:07:15 Duality
00:11:05 Are we sure we're not reading LOTR?
00:11:38 Aes Sedai
00:13:52 Wind Personification
00:15:15 Power of Names
00:19:28 Two Rivers Folk
00:24:40 Eye Color Significance
00:25:00 Lan <3
00:28:26 Thom + Padan
00:32:03 The Village Council
00:32:33 New Curses
00:33:06 Monster Mash
00:36:10 Nynaeve
00:39:45 Spooky Quotes
00:42:00 Power of Stories
00:44:18 Egwene + Rand
00:48:15 Mat + Perrin
00:50:00 Tam
00:56:37 Gender
00:59:24 Predictions
01:02:10 What is Time!?
01:04:01 Outro + Credits

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Haley, Michael, and I leave Two Rivers, head into Baerlon, and discuss the travels and characters encountered thus far.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:35 9-16...Where are we?
00:02:30 Monsters
00:03:30 Rand...do we like him, or...?
00:05:45 Moiraine's Show at the Ferry
00:07:15 Nynaeve's Age
00:08:00 Rand is Jealous
00:09:20 Min
00:11:00 Dreams and Creeps
00:12:35 Meaning in Action
00:14:00 Rand and One Power
00:15:45 Dad I'm Leaving
00:17:10 Trusty or Trickster Thom?
00:21:00 Choice
00:22:13 False Dragons Through the Ages
00:25:30 Manetheren
00:26:30 More Dreams
00:29:40 Children of the Light
00:30:26 GOT References
00:32:09 Two Rivers Characteristics
00:35:20 Separation of the Genders
00:38:25 Audiobook Differences
00:40:10 Rand's Spaciness
00:41:45 Weapons
00:45:00 WOT Influences
00:47:10 Padan Fair? Or Traitor?
00:48:45 Warders
00:51:20 Rand's Impression of the World
00:52:30 Map
00:55:20 Manetheren's Role in the Ages
00:56:15 Lan and Moiraine
00:58:20 Nynaeve's Influence
01:00:46 Baerlon Alter Ego
01:03:30 The Kids Are Idiots
01:04:28 Darkfriends
01:07:00 Ba'alzamon's Motive
01:11:00 Back to Min and Her Predictions
01:12:35 Our Star-Crossed Lovers

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Michael, Rachel, and I summarize and discuss Chapters 17-24. We learn some Two Rivers history, travel to scary places, meet more frightening characters, all before the group unintentionally separates.

00:00:00 Intro + Podcast Adjustments
00:01:36 Ch. 17 Watchers and Hunters
00:07:44 Ch. 18 The Caemlyn Road
00:16:45 Ch. 19 Shadow's Waiting
00:27:15 Ch. 20 Dust on the Wind
00:35:30 Ch. 21 Listen to the Wind
00:42:52 Ch. 22 A Path Chosen
00:47:49 Ch. 23 Wolfbrother
00:59:33 Ch. 24 Flight Down the Arinelle
01:11:12 Outro + Credits

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We meet a nomadic group who lives by an interesting philosophy, say a few goodbyes (permanently?! surely not...), and hold out hope for a speedy reunion for our heroes. The danger is mounting...

Michael, Haley, and I learn we can easily take three hours to record an episode. Episode 4 Part II will cover the second half of our recording, covering Ch. 29 - 32.

00:00 Intro
00:58 Ch. 25 The Traveling People
14:45 Ch. 26 Whitebridge
30:45 Ch. 27 Shelter From the Storm
46:07 Ch. 28 Footprints in Air
54:55 Outro + Credits

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We sing, we eat, we even fight...but we mainly run. Fast.

Michael, Haley, and I finish Episode 4 covering chapters 29 - 32.

00:00 Intro
00:58 Ch. 29 Eyes Without Pity
20:05 Ch. 30 Children of Shadow
35:51 Ch. 31 Play for Your Supper
41:07 Ch. 32 Four Kings in Shadow
56:20 Outro + Credits

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We meet more Darkfriends than we care to but more friends that we do, earn Loial-ties, and finally, reach our destination... Caemlyn.

Michael, Haley, and I reach the half-way point of The Eye of the World, covering Ch. 33 - 36.

00:00 Intro
01:11 Ch. 33 The Dark Waits
10:46 Ch. 34 The Last Village
25:06 Ch. 35 Caemlyn
34.08 Ch. 36 Web of the Pattern
54:52 Outro + Credits + A Taste of Learning

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Our situation gets better for some, but questionably worse for others...future chapters will tell (which MOST of our hosts have not read during this recording, ahem!).

Michael, Haley, and I experience one of the many anticipated reunions and finally set eyes upon the legendary False Dragon in The Eye of the World, covering Ch. 37 - 39.

00:00 Intro
00:38 Ch. 37 The Long Chase
11:12 Ch. 38 Rescue
23:57 Ch. 39 Weaving of the Web
41:51 Outro + Credits

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