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Bridgeburners Book Club

Ben Thede, Tyler Blackwell, Sean Pass

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The Bridgeburners Book Club is a weekly read-along series for fans of fantasy fiction. We discuss novels a few chapters at a time in each episode in addition to discussing everything happening in the wide world of fantasy whether it is TV, movies, or games! Come along for a listener centered journey we all take together!
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What is the key to peak human performance? How can we achieve our ultimate metabolic potential? If you are searching for the answers to these questions, so are we. We are H.V.M.N. Join Dr. Latt Mansor, Research Lead at H.V.M.N and consultant to the world’s top performers, as he explores the limits of human optimization. What's the evidence behind today's hottest nutritional strategies, such as the ketogenic diet? Is there a benefit to skipping breakfast and intermittent fasting? Could the ca ...
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This week, Rand attends a party where nobody is having fun and nothing is accomplished. Thom Merrilin receives a lovely gift from Robert Jordan before Rand makes a foolish choice that leaves his friends with a lifetime of trauma. It's totally cool though! YouTube Instagram Twitter Discord Email us at bridgeburnersbc@gmail.com…
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We have a talk about talking, movies, and sci-fi short stories before getting into how we feel about The Great Hunt so far. Rand and friends carry out their totally not useless in the end plan to attend Lord Damodred's party, Padan Fain turns himself in to Turak the Dinosaur Hunter, and Robert Jordan decides to dish out some cruel and unusual punis…
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We give an update with what we've been reading outside of the all-consuming Wheel of Time before getting into what, if anything has been accomplished so far in The Great Hunt. Hurin is vying for the supplicant of the year award, Rand gets another inn burned to the ground, and Chekhov's Thom Merrilin shows up at the party! YouTube Instagram Twitter …
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We're back, and with several bangs! Come get cozy with us as we remember that time when Rand tried to burn down the fireworks factory, that time when Mat and Perrin met their first Aiel before immediately realizing that Rand is one, and that other time when Bayle Domon was heartwarmingly adopted by Turak the Dinosaur Hunter. YouTube Instagram Twitt…
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This week, Egwene encounters a parade of hot guys and becomes besties with Elayne and Min. Meanwhile, amidst the chaos of King's Gift festivities, Rand reunites with Thom Merrilin at last as they are both pulled closer into the web of the Great Game. YouTube Instagram Twitter Discord Email us at bridgeburnersbc@gmail.com…
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This week, Tyler begins writing his erotic Wheel of Time fan fiction and we compare The Great Hunt so far to its television counterpart before getting into Cairhienen consonant bombs, Moiraine's red flags, and Nynaeve's wild DMT trip while chilling in the Aes Sedai isolation tanks. Don't forget to watch to watch Naked and Afraid In a Maze, coming t…
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We talk about some of our favorite Wheel of Time chapters yet this week as Nynaeve is forced to swallow a magical ball of sludge, Rand does his best Metal Gear Solid impression, and Robert Jordan just has to insert references to Lord of the Rings wherever he can. We are served up some action before finding ourselves headed to, you guessed it, an in…
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We discuss the Star Wars Expanded Universe novels and nearly forgotten memories of the Young Adult fiction that we read growing up, before getting into a nicely rounded three chapter story arc. We meet a new traveling companion and Rand showcases not only his newfound leadership skills but displays some very impressive archery. Come for the first o…
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After a brutal and protracted war of attrition with Robert Jordan's endless first 10 chapters, we are finally back to 3 at a time! We somehow find a way to talk about post-apocalyptic fiction again before coming up with some new names for Nynaeve and Egwene. It's schooltime for our prospective Aes Sedai, while Rand is busy traveling the... stones a…
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The plot is finally on the move this week, and so are we! We show our range as we go from talking Furiosa and the emerging field of Forensic Scatology, to an updated discussion about Robert Jordan's writing(brought on by the inclusion of yet another clothing-oriented section). Come along with us for some of the darker chapters yet in the Wheel of T…
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Arrrrgh just when ye thought this were the last episode covering the extra long and meandering first 10 chapters, we found a way to make it last a bit longer. Join us to hear about some of our favorite death scenes as well as a ranking of the approximately 1 deaths so far in Wheel of Time, before getting into the reading and some new territory: Bay…
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Hope you like rooms and mildly interesting conversations because... wait what's this, a trolloc sighting?!? We discuss what we enjoy about post apocalyptic fiction before getting into some serious horn and dagger talk. Will Lord Bornhald's metophorical cloak remain spotless or will he get his hands dirty just like everyone else? Is Liandrin on the …
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On this episode we discuss the Fallout show and grocery store book nook nostalgia, before getting into a tangled web of Aes Sedai political intrigue. How many momentarily mentioned characters will be introduced this week? Will we remember all of them? Will we remember any of them? Like, the wheel weaves as the wheel wills man. This and all episodes…
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Wheel of Time is back, but not before we discuss our favorite weapons from science fiction and fantasy! We meet a man called Bors as he attends one of the Dark One's famous wiggle parties, Rand is still flighty and indecisive, and we make some of our famously correct predictions for the coming chapters. No better time than now to hop on the Wienerm…
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We welcome our first guest host to the show, Denny, for our Piranesi wrap-up episode! We discuss Piranesi's badass confrontation with the Other, trauma and its relation to memory, and becoming a new version of yourself. Stop by and enjoy the beauty of the house one more time before we launch right back into Wheel of Time! This and all episodes cont…
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This one is a relatively bite-sized episode, covering everything from the new Dune adaptation to the old Dune adaptation as well as that other Dune adaptation, but not before discussing the dangers of cheese grating. We even find a little bit of time to talk about Piranesi. Stay tuned for the season finale coming up next, including our very first g…
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This one is all about adaptation when we talk about Dune and our favorite books translated to screen before getting back into Piranesi's struggle to survive the often inhospitable environment of the house while working around the gaps in his memory. A flood is coming and the Other sees it as an opportunity to end things with 16, but Piranesi feels …
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This episode covers the last 3 entries for Part 3 of Piranesi and through the entry "Light in the Darkness" in Part 4. We talk cults of personality, digging through bird droppings, and the Other discovers how easy it is to buy a gun. Come along with us as we build to the exciting finale over the next few weeks, then back to Wheel of Time we go! You…
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We finish out the second half of Part 2 in this one, but first we respond to a listener email! Then, the other tells Piranesi that he has a faulty memory and of the existence of a sixteenth person, before our guy goes sniffing around in that not-at-all fishy first hall. P.S. Please try to remember to take your multivitamin. This and all episodes co…
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This episode covers Part 2 from the entry "A white cross" through the entry "None of the Dead claim the name Addy Domarus". We discuss what we've been reading recently and our distaste for the way that the Other treats poor innocent Piranesi, before writing our own versions of small talk between Piranesi and the birds of the house. This and all epi…
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In this enlightening episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, host Dr. Latt Mansor welcomes a distinguished guest, Dr. Valter Longo, a world-renowned expert in the fields of gerontology and biological sciences. Holding prestigious positions as the Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences and the Director of the Longevity Institute at …
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We take our first trip to the house this week, when we begin our reading of Susanna Clarke's Piranesi. Follow us through all of Part 1 and the first entry of Part 2: "Batter-Sea". We discuss how the book came to be, Italian artists, Plato, hypothetical cats, and indoor ecosystems. This episode features(more) of Ben's original music! YouTube Instagr…
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Welcome to another insightful episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast! Join host Dr. Latt Mansor as he sits down with esteemed guest Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University, and co-author of the international bestseller "The Molecule of More." In this captivating conversation, Dr. Li…
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🎙️ Tune in to this episode of the H.V.M.N. podcast as Host Dr. Latt Mansor sits down with Tyler Holt, a seasoned trainer and coach with 14 years of experience in the fitness industry. Tyler's journey began in bodybuilding, where he attained his pro card in 2014 and ventured into fitness modeling, taking him across the globe for photo shoots and aff…
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In this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, host Dr. Latt Mansor sits down with renowned Keto researcher, scientist, and expert, Chris Irvin. Get ready to delve deep into the fascinating world of dietary science as they dissect the differences between a carnivore diet and a keto diet, and explore the myriad benefits of the Carnivore Reset. Chris Irvin…
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This is part 2 of our The Eye of the World Final Chapters Megasode! We discuss the Easter Egg Hunt of Valere, abrupt endings, and Robert Jordan hesitating to harm any of his characters. One more episode to wrap things up and bridge the gap to Susanna Clarke's Piranesi! YouTube Instagram Twitter Discord Email us at bridgeburnersbc@gmail.com…
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🎙️ Join host Dr. Latt Mansor on the H.V.M.N. podcast as he sits down with Dr. Andrew Koutnik, a research scientist at the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. In this fascinating episode, Dr. Koutnik delves into his research, which revolves around the profound impact of therapeutic culturally tailored lifestyle interventions and carbohydrate restric…
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This is part 1 of our Eye of the World Final Chapters Megasode! We talked so long that we decided to split it up into two episodes after all. We discuss a new addition to the scope of the show before getting into the defensive capabilities of Fal Dara's watchtowers, get into what it means to be a Green Man for real this time, and act out some intim…
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We're out the the Ways and on to Fal Dara before you know it this week! Moiraine fires up her blowtorch, our boys are too embarrassing to take out into public, and we're *so* surprised that Lan is a secret king. YouTube Instagram Twitter Discord Email us at bridgeburnersbc@gmail.comPar Ben Thede, Tyler Blackwell, Sean Pass
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Join us in this inspiring conversation as host Dr. Latt Mansor sits down with Sean Greenspan, the visionary entrepreneur behind Greenspan Consulting. Sean's digital marketing agency specializes in collaborating with influencers and brands in the health and wellness space, amplifying their message of healthy lifestyles to the world. He's also the au…
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The gang is finally back together and we have a convenient new fast travel and fast plot device known as the Ways, a place that the book spends longer discussing than describing. We really explore what it means to be a green man, Ba'alzamon is back up to his old dream tricks(more like Ba'alzayawn, amirite?), and Lan does some breaking and entering.…
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This one is a beast of an episode! We talk about what makes a good bookstore and discuss some of our favorites. Rand embraces his new role as "very special boy that can't truly make a mistake" and decides to fall into the lap of a princess, before being reunited with every one of his traveling companions outside of Thom Merrilin. We only mention sc…
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We took on four chapters this week and ended up with a neatly divided pair of stories! Rand adopts an Ogier who tells him that he's the most specialest boy in the whole wide world, Nynaeve goes Metal Gear Solid and everyone knows that Perrin is into some weird stuff with animals now. Stick around to the end for our chapter predictions and how there…
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Either we get into some Memento Tarantino fever dream non-linear storytelling this week, or Mat and Rand are stuck in some sort of time loop. Questionable structural decisions lead us into a broader discussion about the evolution of editing and publishing in the world of fantasy fiction. Make sure to stick around for the definitely not movie relate…
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As we dive a little deeper into the back half of The Eye of the World, we find ourselves along for a real American road trip style hitchhiking and busking tale with Mat and Rand as they use their underwhelming Gleeman's skills, earning a pittance that is somehow a step up from their previous circumstances: getting used for form labor before being c…
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