Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read Podcast
301 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 663 ratingsThe one true A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE Re-Read Podcast by PoorQuentyn and ManuclearBomb
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Episode 91: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA V: "The Wasteland"
December 09, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBHello 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 MBHello 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...
Episode 89: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION IV: "Hat Trick"
November 25, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBHello 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’s just gonna need you to sign this NDA. Boilerplate, nothing to it, he swears. Would he lie to you? This week, we: - Talk about visual adaptation and what we see when we read ASOIAF. - Laugh at Pycelle and how he sucks and how Tyrion bowls over him - Accuse Tyrion of complicity of war crimes as he shrugs his father's war crime...
Episode 88: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN II: "The Home Front" ft. Steven Attewell
November 18, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBHello 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 Northmen come to Winterfell to offer their services to the Starks for nothing in return, because they’re all about manly honor. Right? Right?! This week, we: -Defend George's food porn as an essential part of worldbuilding and character development -Compare Bran to the terrible horrible Walders as microcosms of the Stark v. Frey app...
Episode 87: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION III: "Never Break the Chain"
November 11, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBREAD EMMETT'S ESSAY ON EURON HERE! https://poorquentyn.com/2019/10/31/eldritch-apocalypse/ 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,His Grace King Stannis Baratheon tells the Lannisters to get the hell off his lawn, and they respond in a multitude of ways, some smart, some ... less so. This week, we: - Talk about the worst theater commander in ASOIAF - Look at Tyrion and Cerse...
Episode 86: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA IV: "Lake of Fire"
November 04, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBHello 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 pig-faced shit-knight Amory Lorch wipes out Yoren of the Night’s Watch and most of his charges. It’s not all bad news, though; at least Arya saves Rorge and Biter! This week, we: - Go through some of our favorite and "favorite" Apple Podcast Reviews - Talk about the unsettling feeling of dread settling over the scene well before Amo...
Episode 85: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS I: "Follow the Leader" ft. Mighty Isobel
October 28, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBHello 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 messiah, her miracle babies, and her dwindling entourage wander the desert in pursuit of a star, only to be met by three wise men. Well...not all of them are men, and none of them are wise, but you get the idea. This week, we: -Rank our favorite Star Wars movies (lest we be the only ones not to) -Discuss our...mixed feelings about D...
Episode 84: A CLASH OF KINGS, THEON I: "You Can't Go Home Again"
October 21, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBHello 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 goes exactly according to plan for our new protagonist, Theon “The Ladies Love Me” Greyjoy. This week, we: - Talk about our favorite to least favorite Greyjoys - Emmett analyzes how Theon came into being as a POV character and why his character beats far outshine his actual plot beats. - Analyze Theon in how he co...
Patreon Special: The Kimisode: The Official Guide to the Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones With Special Guest Kim Renfro!
October 18, 2019 16:00 - 54 minutes - 40.2 MBKim Renfro joins us to talk about her newly-published book The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones in a very special Kimisode! Order Kim's book! on her Simon and Schuster Publisher Page or on Amazon! Kim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimrrenfro Kim at INSIDER: https://www.thisisinsider.com/author/kim-renfro Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797/ Our youtube page: www.you...
Episode 83: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS I: "The Stuff of Heroes, Part 2" ft. Frank B
October 14, 2019 10:54 - 1 hour - 88 MBHello 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 once more by our own High Inquisitor Frank B as the onion knight gives the freshly crowned Stannis Baratheon some sensible advice, only to get a Shakespeare monologue for his trouble. This week, we: - Break down Stannis' public letter declaring himself the rightful king - Analyze both the simplicity *and* complexity of the ...
Episode 82: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS I: "The Stuff of Heroes, Part 1" with Special Guest Frank B
October 07, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBHello 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 humbly-born moral compass of Westeros bears witness to the ascension of gods, kings, and his own uncertain fortunes. This week, we: - Talk about Stannis' transactional, Roman relationship with R'hllor - Discuss, argue, debate over Davos as a POV and whether Stannis or Davos is the bigger hero - Balance Stannis' justice vs. R'hllor ...
Episode 81: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION II: "The Butchers" ft. Clint W
September 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBHello 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 informs Janos Slynt that the company’s moving in a different direction, but they’ll be sure to keep his resume on file. This week, we: -Debate who qualifies as protagonist of each book in the series -Praise how George paces Tyrion's tipping point from luring in Janos Slynt to turning on him -Discuss the many ways in which Tyrion'...
Episode 80: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN I: "Heavy Lies the Head" ft. Steven Attewell
September 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Good King Robb makes his peace with the Lannisters, and all is well in Westeros forevermore. This week, we: - Discuss our favorite and least favorite themes in ASOIAF - Praise the Young Wolf, our shining son and the best of the clashing kings (in this book, anyway) - Dig into the possibilities and imp...
Episode 79: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON I & II "The True Steel" with Special Guest JoeMagician!
September 16, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Jon meets up with good friends, gets challenged by his mentors and readers are introduced to Azor Ahai Reborn: DOLOROUS EDD! This week, we: - Talk about the Others and the Five Year Gap - Make the case that these chapters are a bit slow but still good! - Analyze the Castle Black library and talk abou...
Episode 78: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN I: "Call of the Wild"
September 09, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, the Winged Wolf and the Stark in Winterfell fight for the soul of our precious baby boy Bran, the future King of Westeros. Long may he reign. Yeah, we said it. This week, we: - Defend King Bran - Analyze the interior conflict of Bran's story: Stark vs wolf - Look at Bran's role as Prince of Winterfel...
Episode 77: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION I: "The New Boss"
September 02, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, everyone’s a gangster until a gangster walks in the room. This week, we: - Discuss the themes of each book - Look at Tyrion at Michael Corleone from The Godfather - Analyze the series of tests that Tyrion has to undergo on his first day at the job - Talk about what Tyrion is actually doing in prop...
Episode 76: A CLASH OF KINGS, SANSA I: "Fool's Gold"
August 26, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Arya Stark wanders the war-torn Riverlands with her new companions: kids who try to rob her, adults who threaten to kill her, and her guardian Yoren, who beats her. It’s...it’s just so much fun to make new friends. This week, we: - Consider Ned's executions from the POVs of Cersei, Barristan and Sansa - ...
Episode 75: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA I-III: "On the Road"
August 19, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Arya Stark wanders the war-torn Riverlands with her new companions: kids who try to rob her, adults who threaten to kill her, and her guardian Yoren, who beats her. It’s...it’s just so much fun to make new friends. This week, we: - Wonder whether Jon will adopt his mother's heraldry when he learns the truth - F...
Episode 74: A CLASH OF KINGS, PROLOGUE: “Red, Part 2″
August 12, 2019 11:00 - 2 hours - 129 MBHello 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 the objectively rightful King of Westeros and his morally unambiguous sorceress begin their crusade to set the world to rights. We foresee no complications whatsoever. This week, we: - Talk about the choice of introducing Stannis and Melisandre through Cressen's POV instead of Davos - Attempt and ABSOLUTELY SUCCEED in re-evalu...
Episode 73: A CLASH OF KINGS, PROLOGUE: "Red, Part 1"
August 05, 2019 10:59 - 1 hour - 111 MBHello 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, Maester Cressen stares down a giant Eye of Sauron in the sky above Dragonstone before meeting with his king...and the latter will be covered next week, as part of "Red, Part 2." Don't blame us, the chapter is 10,000 pages long!! This week, we: -Consider why George has been stingy on Stannis-Shireen moments so far relative to the show -...
Episode 72: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS X: "Bride of Fire"
July 22, 2019 10:56 - 1 hour - 111 MBHello 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, an exiled widowed teenager stranded in the wasteland is reborn as the Mother of Dragons. Now that’s how you end a book. This week, we: - Frame the dragonbirth as as religious experience, not only for the characters but for us, the audience - Break down the chapter's structure in terms of what Dany is planning v. what George reveals to u...
Episode 71: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN XI: "Independence Day" with Special Guest Steven Attewell!
July 15, 2019 11:00 - 2 hours - 93.9 MBHello 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 vassals of Winterfell and Riverrun come together to declare with one voice that Robb Stark is the King in the North! King in the North! KING IN THE NOOOOORTH! This week, we: - Reminisce a bit on AGOT and what we're looking forward to in ACOK - Reflect on the key changes between this chapter and events from the Thrones Show - The W...
Episode 70: A GAME OF THRONES, JON IX: "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
July 08, 2019 10:55 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBHello 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 attempts to abandon his Night's Watch vows in order to ride off and join Robb in avenging Ned...only for his brothers and his LC to tell him that his place is at Castle Black fighting the army of the dead. This week, we: - Ponder what Jon might get up to while inside Ghost - Acknowledge that the occasionally overbearing Teenag...
Episode 69: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION IX: "Wounded Lions"
July 01, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBHello 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 helpfully lists all the myriad ways in which Team Lannister is screwed before putting Tyrion of all people in charge of saving the day. This week, we: - Talk about how Tywin kind-of forgot about Dorne and the Reach - Tywin gets his sweet, sweet comeuppance - Everything is going quite badly for the Lannisters in every geographical...
Episode 68: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS IX: "The Meaning of Life"
June 24, 2019 12:15 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBHello 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, Eliana from Girls Gone Canon joins us to talk about how Daenerys wakes up from nightmares of fire and blood and death to...a reality full of fire and blood and death. Cheerful stuff, George. This week, we: - Discuss what it means to come back from the dead - Analyze Dany's nightmare in terms of her endgame in the show and (probably) the...
Episode 67: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA VI: "Paradise Lost" featuring Special Guest Michal Schick
June 17, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBHello 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, Sansa Stark, reeling from witnessing her father’s execution, is forced to stand strong against Joffrey (who is the worst), Meryn Trant (also the worst), and Sandor Clegane (not entirely the worst??) This week, we: - Talk some Shirley Jackson - Get deep on Sansa's grief - Ponder Sandor Clegane as anti-cynicism - Show how it's not all h...
Episode 66: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN VII: "Only in Dreams"
June 10, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBHello 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, good ol' Maester Luwin reassures Bran and Rickon that their creepy nightmares about their dad being dead are meaningless...and of course, he is proven 100% right. Since when do dreams *mean* things?! This week, we: -Discuss the different directions George considered going with books four and five -Set up the struggle that will dominate ...
Episode 65: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA V: "The End of the Beginning"
June 03, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBHello 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, George RR Martin finally stops dicking around, pulls out our hearts, and steps on them while we watch. This is the chapter where Dad dies. We also talk: - An off-screen event we would have loved to see on-page - Ned's death is a tragedy, not a genre deconstruction - Arya's training arc continues and she grows through adversity - Red W...
Episode 64: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS VIII: "Shadow Puppets"
May 27, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBHello 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, George gets his horror on as everything collapses around Dany--personally, politically, and of course, magically. We also talk: - Daenerys as a physical dragon - Foreshadowing things to come with flies, hitting the mood just right - The importance of POV: a bad act by someone we sympathize with - The real (black) magic was the friends...
Thrones Review, Season 8 Episode 6: "The Iron Throne"
May 22, 2019 21:00 - 2 hours - 129 MB...and that's a wrap. Join Jeff and Emmett in discussing the sorrowful, the satisfying, and the sickening in "The Iron Throne," the series finale of Game of Thrones! 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 63: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN X: “Moonlight Sonata”
May 20, 2019 18:44 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBHello 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 describes the Battle of the Whispering Wood with such lyrical beauty you almost forget that a bunch of people are dying horribly. - Discuss Arianne and Daenerys - Unpack the poetry and the hard tactics of the battle - Contrast Robb's relationship to Cat with Tyrion's to Tywin - Chest-thump for Robb's victory, but what doe...
Thrones Review, Season 8 Episode 5: "The Bells"
May 15, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBWell, that was something. King's Landing: dead. Sandor: dead. Cersei: dead. Jaime: dead. Euron: Good riddance. Here, we talk about our favorite and least favorite moments, we delve deep into Daenerys as destroyer or worlds and talk about Jaime as the NotAQar! 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 twit...
Episode 62: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION VIII: "The Iron Rose"
May 13, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBHello 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 has yet another frosty conversation with his dear old Dad, meets the woman he’ll murder at the end of book three, and then gets knocked out by a hammer, thus missing the battle ...oh wait, that’s the show. No offense, they didn’t have the budget to bring the Battle of the Green Fork to life! But books don’t have budgets, so we’re go...
Thrones Review, Season 8 Episode 4: "The Last of the Starks"
May 08, 2019 21:02 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBTime for the episode nobody liked! There's plenty of good and bad to discuss in "The Last of the Starks," and Jeff and Emmett dig into it, from Euron hitting Rhaegal with a folding chair to Dany unlocking the Stannis within. Enjoy! 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/PoorQuenty...
Episode 61: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS VII: "Paying the Iron Price"
May 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 73 MBHello 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 plays witness to the war crimes committed by Drogo and his Dothraki in the name of her claim to the Iron Throne, and decides to save (some of) the innocents...one of whom will change her life forever. This week, we: -Discuss those weird half-dragon (?) Targaryen babes -Compare and contrast the atrocities in this chapter to what's g...
Thrones Review, Season 8 Episode 3: “The Long Night”
May 01, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBLast week was the best episode ever. This week though ... hoo boy. Join Jeff and Emmett as they come not to praise "The Long Night" but bury it. 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 60: A GAME OF THRONES, JON VIII: "The Once and Future King" Featuring Special Guest Kim Renfro!
April 29, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBHello 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, Zombie Hunter, is confronted with split loyalties and hears some heavy advice on that subject from his secret great-great-great uncle Aemon. Oh, and he gets a sweet Valyrian steel sword too, I guess. And the Amen Brothers were joined by an AWESOME guest in the form of INSIDER writer Kim Renfro! This week, we: - Answer a questi...
Thrones Review, Season 8 Episode 2: "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"
April 24, 2019 12:45 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBIt's time for the Best! Episode! Ever! Join Jeff and Emmett as they sing the praises of "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," the episode that's been making everyone cry for the last few days. Jenny's Song, Grey Worm and Missandei, the Others as a metaphor for the end of memory and meaning, and of course, the knighting of Brienne of Tarth...it's all here. Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF Our facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/289889118235797...
Episode 59: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN IX: "The Bridge Troll"
April 22, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBHello 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 secures passage across the Green Fork for Robb and his army by negotiating a marriage pact with Walder Frey, an irascible old ass who will thankfully never turn up in the story again. This week, we: -Discuss how the Frey army is larger than it should be, along with other examples of early installment weirdness (weir-ness? We apo...
Thrones Review, Season 8, Episode 1: "Winterfell"
April 17, 2019 13:03 - 50 minutes - 37.3 MBDuh-Duh-duh-duh-Duh-duh-Duh-Duh-Duh-duh-Duh-deee-DUHHHHHH Game of Thrones is back, and it’s more gamey, more thronesey than ever! Join Emmett and Jeff as they unpack this episode in all its glory! From the good (Jon and Sam, Sam and Daenerys, music, costuming, homages to S01) to the bad (Theon/Yara, the Bronn subplot), we talk it all, and we answer some of your questions too! Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF Our facebook: www.faceboo...
Episode 58: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XV: "Enter the Void" Featuring Special Guest Shakespeare of Thrones!
April 15, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBHello 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 Amen Brothers are joined by Lauren, AKA Shakespeare of Thrones to discuss George RR Martin's best Shakespeare pastiche in Ned’s final (sob) chapter in ASOIAF. This week, we: - Muse about whether we'd rather read TWOW or ADOS if we could only read one - Get massively Shakespearean on this grim Ned chapter - Was Ned really responsib...
Episode 57: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA V: "In the Court of the Crimson King"
April 08, 2019 10:51 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBHello 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, Sansa Stark begs the newly-crowned King Joffrey for mercy for her father Eddard, and Joffrey agrees! We love a happy ending here at the NotACast... This week, we: -Wonder how Sansa would have fared as the Tyrells' hostage rather than the Lannisters' -Discuss Robert's controversial tapestries, both as metaphor and political tool -Say go...
Episode 56: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION VII: "The Lion's Den"
April 01, 2019 11:08 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBHello 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 finally reunited with Tywin Lannister, beloved father, friend to the smallfolk, and our very favorite character. This week, we: -Recount Tywin's crimes in the Westerlands -Talk the intricate and horrific family dynamic between Tyrion and Tywin -Hey Tyrion, you're acting like a villain here. QUIT THAT! -The shadow of Joanna ...
Episode 55: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN VIII: "Mother and Son"
March 25, 2019 10:59 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBHello 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 reunites with her firstborn child Robb at Moat Cailin; she still thinks of him fondly as her squalling infant son, but he's all grown up now and leading men to war. This week, we: -Ponder the fate of Ashara Dayne -Welcome the Manderlys of "the north remembers" fame to the story -Lay out the Young Wolf's plan of attack as...
Episode 54: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS VI: "Waking the Drogo"
March 11, 2019 11:03 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBHello 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, if you come at the khaleesi, you best not miss. This week, we: - Talk about why Jorah sucks - Get some meta in and how this may have been one of the last chapters GRRM wrote for AGOT - Dany's identity crisis. Dothraki or Targaryen? Westerosi or Braavosi? etc - The shadow of Viserys Targaryen hanging over this chapter - The assassin...
Episode 53: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN VI: "Marching the Wrong Way"
March 04, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBHello 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 proves his mettle in mustering an army to go rescue his father, only for Osha to warn Bran that he's...well...marching the wrong way. This week, we: -Confess what we were like in high school -Watch with pride as the Young Wolf is born -Drunkenly salute Greatjon Umber -Hide under the covers from Roose Bolton -Make ourse...
Episode 52: A GAME OF THRONES, JON VII: "Jon of the Dead"
February 25, 2019 12:16 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBHello 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, dead men come walking (and killing) in the night in AGOT, Jon VII. This week, we: -Predict with 100% accuracy how Jon's arc will go in TWOW -Praise the razor-sharp structure of GRRM's misdirection in this chapter -Cheer on Samwell Tarly, crime scene investigator -Highlight the growing identity struggle that will define Jon's story go...
Episode 51: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA IV: "Princess in the Tower"
February 18, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBHello 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff analyze Emmett's 2nd favorite ASOIAF chapter: AGOT, Arya IV: Syrio's last stand. This week, we: - Talk about the legends and stories that inspired GRRM in creating Sansa - The audio horror of war - Courtesy as armor and manipulation (by Cersei) - Cersei: bad or the worst? - No. Littlefinger is the worst - Stoneheart, tears of ...
Episode 50: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA IV, "Because That's What Heroes Do"
February 11, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBHello 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff analyze Emmett's 2nd favorite ASOIAF chapter: AGOT, Arya IV: Syrio's last stand. This week, we: - Talk about why Septa Mordane remains the worst - Syrio's heroic last stand and what it means for the reader and Arya - Arya goes back into the tunnels - Some House with the Red Door clues in this chapter - The surprise, "true" iden...
Episode 49: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XIV: "Doom"
February 04, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBHello 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff do the most consequential chapter in all of fantasy in the past 20 years: AGOT, Eddard XIV: Ned Stark's downfall. This week, we: - Send non-tinfoil theories to the Wall - The dread leading up to Ned's march into the throneroom - Was Varys genuine in his grief? - Littlefinger, that motherfucker - Paper shields are important! - ...