Show Notes
Brooke and Tyler ask who is Evil and who is Hot among the Cosmere villains! Joined by Jaden Feddock from the Next Chapter Youtube channel, Priscilla Spencer from Dragonsteel, and Seth Tye aka the.cosmere.academy; we discuss the intricacies of what it means to be a villain and who may be redeemable. #AllSpoilers
The majority of this episode was recorded live at Dragonsteel Nexus 2025. Audio quality is different from normal. After the panel was over we took questions from fans and answered those in more depth. This section begins at 1h02m07s.
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Original music by David Gruwier. "Radiant" by David Gruwier.
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