Our hero considers what to take as a gift for her potential visitor. We talk about how Auri, like Kvothe, goes looking for her love, challenge the idea of capital-K Knowers, discuss the mysterious Book of Secrets, and return to a fan-favourite theory. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf yo…

Auri is delighted to discover a perfect space, but is distracted by mysterious music. We rue the state of affairs that brought us to (temporarily!) lose a co-host, talk about how Auri’s feelings for Kvothe might skew romantic, Auri’s relationship with her own (possibly sexual?) desires, and what perfection means to her. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.…

Auri figures out what to do with the gear! We talk about how it’s easy to recognize your own flaws in others, less so in yourself. We talk about how the machinata make us think of Numenara, and the masculine nature of Foxen. Fair warning - this episode contains a lot of nonsense too. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at h…

Auri has a new task to be about! We discuss Auri’s process, and then read some letters - one of which prompts a long and meandering explanation of Young Frankenstein, and then talk about feet pics. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri finds her name, and returns to home, and to herself. We are immediately derailed by Jordana’s nastiness and the word effulgent, but eventually we talk about Auri’s perfect leaf, and the ethics of writing in a book. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Page 57: Assigned Crime Lord At BirthAuri backs away from Black Door and has a little freakout. Nick talks about Auri’s relationship to places and spaces, we talk about walking into a new room to change your inputs and outputs, and we discourse that curse about Monty Python.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://dis…

Auri is lost, and finds herself approaching Black Door. We talk about Auri’s mounting fear, and the reasoning for it, significant doors in the Underthing, and discuss the involuntary ice-bucket challenge, and other ways to get out of a panic attack. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you …

Something is wrong with the air and the surroundings. We talk about the details of Auri’s functional panic attack and how it might be mistaken for magic, strategies for dealing with real-life panic attacks, the nature of angles in Pickering Ontario, discuss the fate of the bar graph bed, and introduce Jordana to the darker side of AO3. @pageofthewi…

Auri returns to her territory but remains deeply uncomfortable. We talk about Auri’s symptoms and discuss our own neuroses, the difference between iambs and pentameter, and continue the argument that originated in last month’s patron episode. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like th…

Auri satisfies herself that she is alone, as best she can. On this page, Jordana registers some suspicion regarding a page number, and then we talk about whether we can trust what Auri tells us about her reasoning, and do a deep dive into Auri’s terror.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf y…

Auri fixed the cracked pipe with some alchemical mastery. We talk about what we learn about alchemy, learn chemistry through cursory googling, @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!Nick Alexander, Jordana Heney, & Jeremy Large

Auri imagines strangers mucking up her Underthing. We talk about the slow regard of silent things in the context of the page, discuss the unusual meaning of alack, and how Auri works herself up to a panic attack.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri listens, patient as a stone. We talk about how this page offers proof that Auri went to the University, Auri’s anxiety about waiting, and competing wants in fiction. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!Nick Alexander, Jordana Heney, & Jeremy Large

Auri turns a knob. We discuss how Auri personifies things, so that they can act in the story, pisspipes, and Jordana explains pipe insulation to Jeremy.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!Nick Alexander, Jordana Heney, & Jeremy Large

Auri bravely steps out of the Underthing. We talk about Auri’s activities, the similarities of the scene to an action sequence, and the hot new meme that’s sweeping the nation.The meme in question: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/very-demure-very-mindful @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf …

We see evidence of an interloper! We talk about Auri’s reaction to the bootprints, think about when exactly the interloper arrived, and talk about whether we’ve misremembered a key takeaway from the story.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri runs to see if she’s been detected. We talk about what Auri’s investigations are for, return to the washing of the face and hands and feet, and we discover the mysterious tenace.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

A nightjar tap tap taps three times. We talk about the qualities of the day, Jordana loses track of linear time, and we succeed in finding a non-Star Wars definition for “corsucant”.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri considers what to do with the gear. We talk about the vibe-shift in the Yellow Twelve (or is it Grey?), the mysterious nature of Darkhouse, and by extension the nature of the Underthing itself.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri has herself a little snack. We talk about the names of Tumbral and Umbral and discuss the significance of cutting the apple into seven pieces, as well as the leatheriness of an apple. Jordana and Nick then proceed to be VERY nasty and unfair to Jeremy, prompted by a listener being very nice and kind.…

Auri longs for a dish of nutmeg. We discuss what jordana did with her summer vacation, the butter being full of knives, and pittums!@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!Nick Alexander, Jordana Heney, & Jeremy Large

Auri suffers what seems to be hunger pangs. We talk about how bad things are for Auri, talk about comforting rereadable media, and we ask ourselves for the first time: what happens if Auri’s work stops? @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Ooooooh those sheets feel so goooood, but, as we were all reminded this week, there is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true. We talk about Auri’s apparent attempt to cheat herself into the sheets, the sinister nature of the environs, and are led to an honest talk about modern mental illnesses. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoi…

No fool, Auri fixes an unsettled mirror. We talk about the music of the prose as Auri works, Nick is allergic to busywork, and we take a close look at the pronunciation of Auri’s name. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri is puzzled by her new acquisition. We talk about the questions raised by the page, speak of Auri as motherly and the gear as childlike, and why Auri seems so frustrated with it. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

The second chapter, and day, begins. We talk about the symmetry between the previous chapter and this, examine a conspicuous silence, and discuss the differences between doors and doorways. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri decides that her work is done for now. We talk about several illustrations, Jeremy activates Dad Mode, and we consider an unorthodox explanation for the creation of the Underthing. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri considers taking something for herself. We talk about the sadness on this page, how Auri feels about herself (and what those feelings evoke in us), and how Auri might be a useful metaphor for certain groups of people in the real world. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the …

Auri examines her surroundings. We debate this abandoned structure’s former purpose, the value Auri places (or doesn’t place) on things, and a letter from the great beyond prompts us to discuss Tides of Numenera, which includes a semi-canon connection to the Kingkiller. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord…

Auri ties Foxen to her belt and sweeps the stairs. We talk about how the personification of objects is essential to keeping our interest, reflect on whether or not Auri’s tasks are pointless, and discuss some ephemera.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri begins to explore the space, and make friends with what she finds. We consider how Auri thinks about what objects she can touch or move, the exhausting physical work Auri is doing, and what Auri might be a metaphor for.The Reddit thread mentioned in this episode’s letter can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/KingkillerChronicle/comments/…

Auri admires the many beautiful things. We talk about how a previous assertion Nick made about the function of this space is supported by the text, whether or not there are windows, and Jeremy educates his cohosts on what a teddy is.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, te…

Auri takes careful inventory of the new space. We talk about Auri’s own subtext, what Auri’s idioms tell us about her upbringing, and the long fantasy history of places with character.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Investigations ongoing, Auri scouts out the new room. We talk about what makes a wall condescending, describe Auri as a synesthete with empathy, and how fancy Nick’s wife is.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Something is amiss in this new space . We talk about bone buttons, the unspoken ominous nature of the space, Jordana offers a technical masterclass on how to illustrate refracted light, and we plan a spa day.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

With the click of a key, Auri finds a new part of the Underthing. We talk about what Auri is looking for and why, the rules that govern Auri’s criteria for what needs to be moved, and the ominous nature of some of the other mentioned spaces.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the …

Auri enters a sexy new area. We talk about what Wains might have been in the beforetimes, do an oddly extended series of riffs on chandeliers, are very correct about what electricity is (don’t correct us), and how exciting it is to have a numerical mystery.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcg…

Auri considers where the key might fit. We talk about her names for places in the Underthing, how the Underthing is like a Metroidvania, and discuss the implausibility of waxed ropes.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri considers the key, and the gear, and their proper places. We talk about the frustrations of trying to understand Auri’s logic, slutty little bones, and the craft of doing bits.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri gets warmed up by the pipes. We discuss the placement of words and the importance of project management, we make mention of the podcaster’s oath.and talk about emberant and incarnadine.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

An illustration of a curving tunnel, lined with pipes, dominates the page. We talk about our favourite pipes, the apparent anachronism of the pipes, and just barely avoid getting deep into a riff about the laying of the pipes.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a fr…

Auri begins her post-finding ritual. We talk about what reward making things proper might offer, what Auri gets out of her ablutions, and where the Underthing connects to the University.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

The new treasure gets inspected and an old friend returns. We talk about the relationship of the prose to Auri’s state of mind, how Foxen is endowed with character through bumbrous language, and we learn about malapropisms and spoonerisms and neologisms.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf …

Auri heaves herself and her prize out of the pool. We talk about the images in the book and how detailed they are intended to be, Jordana embarks on a mystery solving odyssey, and we look at the comedy beats on the page.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri struggles underwater, is snagged by the hair, and probably is doomed. We talk about the rare nonmagical binding, how this page establishes the stakes of wrongness for Auri and her fanatical attitude, and that maybe she’s right to have it.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like th…

Foxen falls into the inky abyss. We talk about the illustration from Auri’s perspective, what contact lenses are made of, and talk about white dots that may or may not be there.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like the show, tell a friend!…

Auri’s struggling to reach the surface, and we’re on the edge of our collective seat! We talk about the tension in this sequence, which turns into a tangent on trusting your audience to pick things up, and loving what you’re making … or not. We’re dragged kicking and screaming back on track to talk about how brutal this book is, before haring off i…

Auri runs into some trouble trying to bring something to the surface. We talk about the high-stakes feel of this sequence, then we reveal the depths of our scientific ignorance talking about iridium, and finish up with a discussion of heartbeats.@pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you like…

Auri emerges, is VERY cold, and then goes back into the water. We discuss whether the key Auri grabs here is destined to be part of Kvothe’s regalia (and discuss the phenomena of the loot goblin) and then go on a long digression about grownup movies. We come back to talk about “third time lucky”” and its variations, @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJ…

Auri spends some more time underwater. We talk more about bubble-blowing and its many applications, the names of bones (and why not to worry about them), which leads to a discussion of how weirded out we should be by randomly encountered skeletons. @pageofthewindpageofthewind.comJoin the community on Discord at https://discord.gg/tCZc6kXQcgIf you l…