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Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read Podcast

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Episode 134: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION XII: "Ashes to Ashes"

November 09, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tyrion faces his most frightening challenge yet: dinner with his big sister Cersei.    This week, we:    - Filter the news of Bran and Rickon's "deaths" through the Lannister dynamics - Take apart the Tyrion-Cersei relationship and how they race each other to the bottom - Run down the checklist of Lannister problems prior to the Battle...

Episode 133: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON VII: "The Hills Have Eyes" ft. Stefan Sasse!

November 02, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 95.7 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Jon Snow gets some practical education from Qhorin Halfhand and some … weird education from his brother Bran.   This week, we:    - Continue on the march through the Frostfangs and point out the Tolkien influence on these Jon chapters - Examine Qhorin Halfhand, his mentorship of Jon and why Jon has to learn and also reject Qhorin's teac...

Episode 132: A CLASH OF KINGS, SANSA IV: "Smoke on the Water"

October 26, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, everything is on fire and all Sansa wants is someone trustworthy to talk to, but instead she has Dontos, Sandor, and Cersei. Oh, and in case all that wasn’t enough, she just got her first period.   This week, we:    - Watch with Sansa as the smoke rises from Stannis burning the kingswood and Tyrion burning the suburbs of King's Landing ...

Episode 131: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON VI: "Fire on the Mountain"

October 19, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Jon joins Qhorin Halfhand and his A-Team as they go after wildling spies...only for Jon to immediately get a crush on one.   This week, we:    - Contrast the competence of Qhorin & Co with what we've seen of the Night's Watch so far - Plunge into the new setting of the Frostfangs - Break down Jon's ethical crisis with Ygritte - Explor...

Episode 130: A CLASH OF KINGS, THEON IV: "The Most Dangerous Game"

October 12, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Theon decides to make up for all his bad decisions with even worse ones.    This week, we:    - Wake Theon up from his power fantasies into his new nightmare - Watch as he unravels himself in front of the people of Winterfell - Break down the traps he faces from within and without on the manhunt - Praise Maester Luwin for trying to sa...

Episode 129: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION XI: "The Art of War"

October 05, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tyrion is working 28 hours a day, nine days a week just to get a warm welcome ready for Stannis.    This week, we:    - Talk about whether Tysha will return to the story - Do that war shit by talking about the clansmen's deployment into the kingswood. - Criticize Tyrion and the Lannisters for being a) bad b) bad politicians c) short-si...

Episode 130: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION XI: "The Art of War"

October 05, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tyrion is working 28 hours a day, nine days a week just to get a warm welcome ready for Stannis.    This week, we:    - Talk about whether Tysha will return to the story - Do that war shit by talking about the clansmen's deployment into the kingswood. - Criticize Tyrion and the Lannisters for being a) bad b) bad politicians c) sh...

Episode 128: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS IV: "House of Leaves (Part 3)"

September 28, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Dany wanders through the House of the Undying and soaks in some visions of wonder and terror.   This week, we:    - Talk about the monster coming for Daenerys, mythology, the Others, Dany herself - Analyze how the warlocks and Undying are appeals to authority to keep Dany in the HoTU - Unpack and theorize on what the different visions ...

Episode 127: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS IV: "House of Leaves (Part 2)"

September 21, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Dany wanders through the House of the Undying and soaks in some visions of wonder and terror.   This week, we:    - Break down the act of looking and reading through Dany's eyes - Take note of how George weaves in Red Wedding foreshadowing - Dissect HOTU as a projected labyrinth of fantasies - Compare George's work to Nabokov and Kubr...

Episode 126: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS IV: "House of Leaves (Part 1)"

September 14, 2020 12:56 - 1 hour - 81.2 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Dany gets way too high. Stay in school, kids.    This week, we:    - Discuss how we see HOTU as metafiction - Put it in context with Qarth as a setting - Explore the visual presentation of HOTU - Go through Pyat Pree's absurd rules - Introduce shade-of-the-evening, GRRM's catch-all psychedelic drug   Next week: Part 2 of our trip t...

Episode 125: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA IX: "The Third Wish (Part 2) ft. WolfmanZack

September 07, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, new guest Wolfman Zack returns to find out what happens after Arya gives Jaqen the final name. Oh, and the hero Roose Bolton shows up. No need for alarm, people!   This week, we:    - See how Jaqen the extraordinary has an ordinary plan - Explore how GRRM subverts an act of triumph by having the worst people live on - Examine Jaqen's f...

Episode 124: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA IX: "The First Wish (Part 1)" ft. Wolfman Zack

August 31, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, new guest Wolfman Zack joins us to discuss Arya kicking off her prison break despite sooooo many warning signs.   This week, we:    - Contrast Arya's perspective with Hot Pie's - Praise George's careful setup work with the fake prisoners - Explore Harrenhal further as a spooky setting - Watch Arya and Gendry face off - Explore the me...

Patreon Sample! "The Second Coming, Part 1" of our Full Analysis of TWOW, The Forsaken!

August 24, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MB

Hi folks! On most normal Mondays, we'd be releasing the our next chapter by chapter analysis, but the week we'd normally record our next analysis (ACOK, Arya IX) was a week we took off. Not to fear though! We are releasing a patreon sample episode that you would normally get at the $5/above level over at our patreon at www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF! And we're delighted to give the general public the first of our five part series on TWOW, The Forsaken! So, if you like what you hear on ou...

Episode 123: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN VI: "Winter Falls" ft. Stanford Fraser

August 17, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, new guest Stanford Fraser joins us to dissect the fall of Winterfell to Theon Greyjoy, who in his finest hour somehow still looks less impressive than his child prisoner Bran.   This week, we:    - Explore Bran's longest wolf dream to date - Talk through the changing dynamic between Theon and the Starks - Praise Bran for doing his duty...

Episode 122: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN VI: "Songs and Screams"

August 10, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Edmure fights and wins the Battle of the Fords. So why does Catelyn feel so afraid...?   This week, we:    - Examine Edmure's personal and political motivations  - Dig into Catelyn's lifelong devotion to duty - Ponder the role songs and stories play in drumming up war - Describe the Battle of the Fords as it unfolds in all its terribl...

Episode 121: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION X: "The Old Powers"

August 03, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 90.7 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tyrion slaps Joffrey and tries to clean up after the mess the Lannisters have made.    This week, we:    - Unpack the conspiracy to send Tommen to Rosby - Get a glimpse of the streets of King's Landing after the riot - Analyze Tyrion and Shae's relationship and wince at Tyrion slapping Shae - Talk about Varys' origin story     Next...

Episode 120: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION IX: "We the People, Part 2"

July 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tyrion slaps Joffrey and tries to clean up after the mess the Lannisters have made.    This week, we:    - Judge the Lannisters justly for their conduct regarding Lollys Stokeworth  - Talk extensively about Tyrion slapping Joffrey (again) - Get into the political fallout from the riot - Examine the root causes of the riot - Theorize ...

Episode 119: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION IX: "We the People (Part 1)"

July 20, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tyrion bids farewell to Myrcella and runs straight into a peasant riot.   This week, we:    - Examine Myrcella as a political figure  - Peel back the layers of Tyrion's mindset RE both Stannis and the smallfolk as threats - Contrast the potentially manufactured spark of the riot with the genuine grievances motivating it - Praise Georg...

Episode 118: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt, Part 4"

July 13, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Davos sails Melisandre beneath Storm’s End, where she gives birth to a beautiful baby boy with his Dad’s face   This week, we:    - Discuss the metaphysics of Davos and Melisandre's morality and culpability in the act that's about to happen - Get in on the parallels between Robert and Stannis/Ned and Davos - Note that Melisandre's onio...

Episode 117: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt (Part 3)" ft. Joe Magician

July 06, 2020 12:18 - 2 hours - 92 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, we are joined by Matt aka Joe Magician as Stannis and Davos continue their conversation from last time. We're never getting out of this chapter alive!   This week, we:    - Talk about Stannis' tent and how well it captures the man - Dig further into the complexities and contradictions of the Stannis-Davos dynamic - Lay out all the many...

Episode 116: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt (Part 2)"

June 29, 2020 11:05 - 2 hours - 105 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Stannis calls forth Davos to give him the truth. Much debate ensues.   This week, we:    - Talk Stannis' relationship to his turncloak lords and how it contrasts with his relationship to Davos - Explore Davos' self-image and how it leads him to both tell Stannis the truth and shape that truth into euphemisms - Watch as Stannis slowly r...

Episode 115: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt, Part 1)"

June 22, 2020 10:13 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Stannis and his new turncloak lords would very much like to move on from Renly's death, please...but Ser Cortnay Penrose won't let him   This week, we:    - Talk D&D - Introduce (and say farewell) to Cortnay Penrose  - Loudly boo the arrogant hypocrites who have joined Stannis - Praise George's brilliantly written dialogue - Discuss ...

Stump the Chumps (Special Q&A Episode!)

June 15, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 99.2 MB

Our special Q&A episode is now available for everyone! Next week: ACOK, Davos II!   Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF   Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/   Our youtube page: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmDfPdG…iew_as=subscriber   Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn   Jeff's twitter: twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Episode 114: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS III: "The Fiery Ladder"

June 01, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Daenerys gets rejected by the Pureborn, gets manipulated by Xaro and watches a really fun magic show. Oh, and Quaithe is there. Yay?   This week, we:    - Talk about GRRM's worldview vs Tolkien's. - Get into the Pureborn and what boredom and wealth do to the Pureborn (and people) - Demonstrate that Xaro is a total POS - Talk about the...

Episode 113: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN V: "Family, Duty, Honor"

May 25, 2020 11:00 - 2 hours - 142 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Catelyn returns to the riverlands, Brienne swears her sword to Catelyn, Edmure announces his battle plans and Ned's bones show up at Riverrun.   This week, we:    - Analyze the Petyr Baelish backstory - Evaluate Catelyn's mental state as she returns to the Riverland - Answer whether Starks can commit war crimes too (they can) - Get de...

Episode 112: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA VIII: "The Second Wish" ft. Michal

May 18, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tywin "the Lion Loser" Lannister marches from Harrenhal, and Arya whispers a second name to Jaqen H'ghar...only to regret it far too late.   This week, we:    - Praise George's writing of an army in motion - Talk about the transitional, small-scale nature of the second of three wishes - Frame this chapter (laden with animal imagery) as...

Episode 111: A CLASH OF KINGS, THEON III: "Turncloak"

May 11, 2020 10:58 - 1 hour - 68.5 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Theon Greyjoy descends through the first five layers of hell, takes a look around, and decides that the fifth layer isn’t deep enough. He’s going for the sixth layer.   This week, we:    - Praise George's in medias res structure for the chapter - Watch Theon's opposing identities come into conflict - Roll our eyes at the selfish viole...

Episode 110: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION VIII: "The Webs We Weave"

May 04, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, the Lannister small council absorbs the news of Renly’s death and starts finding ways they can benefit. Traitors, all of ‘em, just like Renly.   This week, we:    - Talk about how we evaluate combined reading orders of Feastdance and whether the battles should have been in ADWD - Get in depth on Varys and the small council as detectives...

Patreon Episode #27: "Sunflower"

April 27, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast that usually goes through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! But not this week.    This week, we present for everyone our 27th Patreon episode: "Sunflower," an analysis of Renly Baratheon, in the wake of his death in the main cast.    In this episode, we:   -Force Jeff to make the case for Renly   -Talk about what inspired Renly and what he in turn inspired: narrative function, historical parallels, backg...

Episode 109: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN IV: “Judgment Day Part 2"

April 20, 2020 10:34 - 1 hour - 117 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, King Terrorist Renly Baratheon is righteously vaporized by the magical equivalent of a drone strike.   This week, we:    - Talk about why Robert didn't have sworn men around him - Get into the philosophy and metaphysics of the shadowbaby and its impact on the narrative - Talk about how the shadowbaby attack didn't just kill Renly. It n...

Episode 108: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN IV: "Judgment Day, Part 1"

April 13, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Catelyn Stark gives herself over to her gods before making a final plea for peace...which Renly Baratheon promptly shoots down.   This week, we:    - Trace Catelyn's changing relationship to the Seven - Dig deep into all the gorgeous imagery in this chapter - Talk about how gods (and stories) are fluid vessels needing an audience to be...

Episode 107: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN III: "Brotherly Love, Part 2"

April 06, 2020 10:47 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Stannis and Renly chase each other down the drain as the kingdom burns in the background and Catelyn threatens to send them both to bed without dinner. Everything's going just peachy.   This week, we:    - Indulge in one of Emmett's favorite tinfoil theories: Renly as Robert's bastard son - Discuss how the political is always personal a...

Episode 106: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN III: "Brotherly Love, Part 1"

March 30, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Catelyn Stark arrives at Storm's End and has an encounter with the one true king on the one true podcast.   This week, we:    - Talk about why Renly didn't back Stannis - Get into the type of castle Storm's End is and why it works as archetype for Stannis and Renly - Stannis and Catelyn dance. More accurately, Stannis huffs, Catelyn tr...

Episode 105: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN V: "Under the Skin"

March 23, 2020 11:21 - 1 hour - 79.6 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Jojen Reed further instructs Bran on prophecy and skinchanging, as well as foreshadowing his grisly death at the hands of a new character: "Reek."   This week, we:    - Talk about the news Bran, Rickon and those little monstrous Freys receive from Oxcross - Analyze Jojen's green dreams and how everyone takes it so damn literally! - Wit...

Episode 104: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON IV & V: "The Last Samurai"

March 16, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, the Night's Watch arrives at the Fist of the First Men, where Jon Snow acquires yet another father figure: Qhorin Halfhand.    This week, we:    - Dig into the Fist of the First Men (though not literally like Ghost!) in terms of both its surface strengths and deeper weaknesses as a fortress - Watch with exasperation as Watch leadership ...

Episode 103: A CLASH OF KINGS, SANSA III: "The Mad King"

March 09, 2020 10:55 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Robb Stark wins a glorious victory...and Joffrey punishes poor Sansa for it. Sigh.   This week, we:    - Contrast the knights beating a helpless child because the king said so... - ...with the not-knights, the cripples/bastards/broken things, standing up for her - Take note of how Sansa is maturing and growing wiser, even under such di...

Episode 102: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA VII: "The First Wish"

March 02, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 114 MB

In this episode, Arya Stark strikes back against her oppressors in the happiest place in Westeros.   This week, we:  - Talk about what will befall Catelyn at the end of the story and how she'll be remembered. - Get deep on the union of secular and mystical in the castle of Harrenhal - Talk about the Bloody Mummers and the strategic Lannister position at this juncture in ACOK - Analyze Jaqen H'ghar, his place in Arya's story and question whether he's the better alternative to the horrors ...

Episode 101: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION VII: "Kissing Cousins" ft. Special Guest Jinx Lierre!

February 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!    In this episode, all the Lannister dysfunction we talked about in Tyrion VI somehow gets even worse.   This week, we:  - Talk about our favorite funny lines in ASOIAF - Examine Tyrion's fun-yet-chilling conversation with Lancel - Zero in on why Tyrion goes to Shae - Analyze how Tyrion has put on masks of power, intrigue and games while forgetting abo...

Episode 100: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN IV: "The Hero's Journey"

February 17, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Happy 100th episode, and thank you so much to everyone who's listened and supported us so far!   In this episode, Bran is caught between magic and politics, Winged Wolf and Prince of Winterfell, as embodied by his two mentors: Jojen Reed and Maester Luwin.   This week, we:  - Praise how masterfully George changes moods as this chapter goes along - Shiver ...

Episode 99: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS II: "City of a Hundred Colors"

February 10, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Daenerys arrives at our VERY FAVORITE setting in the series: the city of Qarth. Hooray.   This week, we:    - Discuss the "leftover" bits of ASOIAF - Praise the trippy imagery in the Qarth storyline... - ...and critique the shapeless plot and threadbare supporting cast - Lay out Dany's (somewhat redundant) character beats in ACOK - C...

Episode 98: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA VI: "Death March"

February 03, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Arya bears witness to war crimes before being enslaved and force marched to Harrenhal. What a cheerful read.   This week, we:  - Talk about our favorite bad movies - Analyze the smallfolk caught in the chaos and brutality of war - Evaluate how Arya deals with her powerlessness and watching people be tortured, murdered and raped - Let ...

Episode 97: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION VI: "A Lion Still Has Claws"

January 27, 2020 11:59 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

  Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, Tyrion brings Cersei good news: Renly and Stannis are fighting each other! Oh, and Tyrion also poisons her, strips her of her protectors, and throws Pycelle in jail without her permission...but for Tyrion and Cersei, this counts as getting along.   This week, we:  - Wonder what would've happened if Tyrion had killed Cersei in this cha...

Episode 96: A CLASH OF KINGS, THEON II: "The Favorite Child"

January 20, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, with friends like these, the Night's Watch doesn't need enemies.    This week, we:    - Talk about Gerion Lannister and whether he'll turn up in TWOW or ADOS - Get into the Esgred/Theon dynamic - Interrogate Theon's self-conception and why the Ironborn continue to reject him - Analyze Balon Greyjoy's great war "plan" - Analyze the Ir...

Episode 95: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON III: "Winter Knights"

January 13, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!   In this episode, with friends like these, the Night's Watch doesn't need enemies.    This week, we:  - Theorize about Val's role in the story - Introduce Craster and his nightmarish prison factory of a Keep - Introduce Gilly, and watch as her peril unravels the Watch's self-justifications - Dig into the complex, opaque dialogue between Jon and LC Morm...

Episode 94: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN II: "Summer Knights" ft. Special Guest Lady Gwynhyfvar from Radio Westeros!

January 06, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours - 122 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Catelyn arrives at the traveling court of the rightful(?) king(?) of Westeros, Renly Baratheon the First of His Name, who makes her a reasonable(?) proposal before Stannis ruins(?) everything, as usual, just because he’s jealous(?) This week, we: - talk about the literary influences on GRRM and ASOIAF - Get in on Catelyn's mental state...

The NotACast 2019 Holiday Special Episode: "The Stone is Strong: A Tour of Winterfell!" ft. Special Guest Joe Buckley!

December 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 121 MB

Hi everyone and happy holidays this year! Today, we're releasing our holiday special episode all about Winterfell, its history, its architecture, its future and what the castle means And we were thrilled to be joined by Joe Buckley, author of the book The Great Castles of Westeros: An Unofficial Guide as well as the host of the Isle of Faces podcast!    Thanks for listening and blessing us in our sophomore year of podcasting! Much love to each and every one of you!   Buy Joe's book! https...

Episode 93: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN III: "The Stark in Winterfell" ft. Chloe from Girls Gone Canon

December 23, 2019 13:15 - 1 hour - 72.2 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, friends and family come together to celebrate community and chow down. But Jeff can’t call it Christmas. Thanks Obama. This week, we: - Discuss cannibalism v. sacrifice - Bathe in the warm glow of friends and family at the harvest feast... - ...while analyzing all the little sad moments that show Bran's frustration with his life - In...

Episode 92: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION V: "Bathing in Fire"

December 16, 2019 11:55 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, the street preachers ranting about the apocalypse overtaking King’s Landing don’t even know how right they are. This week, we: - Ponder if Euron was Quellon's favorite son - Cringe at the Alchemists and their dreadful "substance" - Lament the fate of Cleos Frey, a pawn to be moved - Dig into the layers of dysfunction and missed oppor...

Episode 91: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA V: "The Wasteland"

December 09, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Arya Stark and her companions learn to never trust anyone over 30. This week, we: - Talk about whether Robert would have used magic to kill Rhaegar if he had the opportunity - Get deep on how starving kids and hunger hollow people out - Demand answers from Tywin as to why the hell he's using these horror tactics - Examine the death o...

Episode 90: A CLASH OF KINGS, SANSA II: "Beauty and the Beast(s)"

December 02, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MB

Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going  through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, in which the princess in the tower is sought out by two brave knights who want to spirit her away to freedom. Well, neither of them are knights. And both are completely fucking drunk. This week, we: -Discuss theories we hope to be WRONG about (a new concept for Jeff) -Use Dontos' letter to show how Sansa is gradually maturing in her wo...

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