Again, we’re asking questions of ourselves and the very nature of the themes we choose. This time we wonder whether persistence is a morally neutral trait, and whether morality of characteristics is more dependent on what you do with them than the characteristics themselves.

Covers Chapter 8 of The Way of Kings from The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

“Embedding Societal Values into Social Media Algorithms” by Bernstein, et. al.

For the kinds of rhetoric used in the LDS Church regarding media consumption, see, for example, the talk “Let Our Voices be Heard” given by M. Russell Ballard in October 2003.

Music is "Storm Steel" by Luiza_D.

Cover art is by Lamaery.

This is an unofficial, fan-made podcast that has no affiliation with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel.

Ardent: El

Worldsinger: Liz

Veristitalian: Adam

Theme: Persistence

Sacred Reading Method: Likening

Recording Date: October 23, 2025

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