Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read Podcast
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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! - ...
Episode 48: A GAME OF THRONES, JON VI: "Graduation Day"
January 28, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 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 venture into a brief optimistic spot: Jon Snow's graduation into the Night's Watch in AGOT, Jon VI This week, we: - Talk about what's in the Crypts of Winterfell - Sing Vitamin C and recite our Night's Watch vows - Mormont's speech about the Night's Watch: the good and bad - Analyze each and every line from the vow - Is the Nig...
Episode 47: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XIII: "Bed of Blood"
January 21, 2019 12:04 - 1 hour - 75.1 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff dive into a VERY emotionally distressing chapter: Eddard XIII. This week, we: - Hypothesize about the Lannister role in endgame -Analyze the parallels between this chapter and the Tower of Joy -Pay tribute to Robert Baratheon on his deathbed -Delve into the offers Ned receives from Renly (the worst) and Littlefinger (somehow wor...
Episode 46: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS V: "A Crown of Gold" with Special Guest LML!
January 14, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.9 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff are joined AGAIN by ASOIAF mystic and mythical astronomer: Lucifer Means Lightbringer, AKA LML. He joins the boys today in doing the deep-dive into Daenerys Targaryen's fifth chapter. This week, we: - Answer a question about Dany and Quaithe's connection - Delve into the symbolism surrounding the three major events from the chapte...
Episode 45: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XII: "Save the Children"
January 07, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 82.3 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 unpack the most pivotal chapter in AGOT yet: AGOT, Eddard XII This week, we talk about: - Cersei's downfall - Ned's struggle with the truth and how to save the children - Was Ned stupid and this is what got him killed? (NO!) In two weeks: AGOT, Daenerys V with LML! Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our twitter:...
Episode 44: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA III: "Life is Not a Song"
December 24, 2018 15:24 - 1 hour - 71.6 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 breakdown AGOT, Sansa III, where, you guessed it, Sansa hears the phrase "life is not a song." This week, we talk about: - Which part of ASOIAF we'd remove if we had too (The Two Amen Brothers fight over what's right) - Sansa begins to learn that life is not a fairytale and begins editing her own stories to make them seem like son...
The NotACast Holiday Special Episode: "How Much of TWOW/ADOS Did GAME OF THRONES spoil?" featuring Special Guest Joanna Robinson!
December 21, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 138 MBHi everyone and happy holidays! Today, we're releasing our holiday special episode all about TWOW/ADOS and how much of it was spoiled by GoT. And we brought a fantastic guest with us: Joanna Robinson of Vanity Fair, Storm of Spoilers, Decoding Westworld and so many other fantastic podcasts and projects! Thanks for making our lives so blessed this year. Seriously, you all are the best! Joanna Robinson at Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/joanna-robinson Storm of Spoi...
Episode 43: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XI: "Fifty Shades of Truth"
December 17, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Eddard XI, in which Ned Stark sits high atop the uncomfortable Iron Throne and does a bit of northern justice south of the Neck. But was this the smart play? So much to talk about … This week, we talk about: - Loras and Renly's relationship - What's the future for Fire and Blood, Volume Two - The Red Keep: a blood...
Episode 42: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION VI: "Blood Debts"
December 10, 2018 13:52 - 1 hour - 66.6 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 breakdown AGOT, Tyrion VI, in which Tyrion shares his brutal backstory with his new friend Bronn before making a whole bunch of new friends with the locals. This week, we talk about: -The many battles of TWOW (a favorite topic of Jeff's) -Bronn and Tyrion's evolving relationship -Tyrion's cynicism and where it comes from -The ...
Episode 41: A GAME OF THRONES, JON V: "Band of Brothers"
December 03, 2018 17:25 - 1 hour - 82 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 breakdown AGOT, Jon V, in which Jon Snow is officially offered a place in the Night’s Watch, but doesn’t feel right about it unless his BFF Samwell Tarly gets to come along as well. This week, we talk about: - The mysterious letter Princess Deria Martell sent to Aegon the Conqueror - Alliser Thorne being (wait for it) an asshole ...
Episode 40: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN VII: "Festival of Fools"
November 19, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Catelyn VII in which Catelyn watches one duel and recalls another. This week, we: - Answer a question Littlefinger's involvement in Robert's Rebellion - Talk about the idiot monkey morons known as the Vale nobility - More of the injustice system in Westeros and how it benefits the mighty and hurts everyone else -...
Episode 39: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD X: "Fevre Dream" with Special Guest Chloe AKA LiesAndArbor!
November 12, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 103 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 are joined by Chloe AKA LiesandArbor to breakdown one of the most iconic chapters in all of ASOIAF: AGOT, Eddard X. This week, we: - Talk a whole lot about the battles of ice and fire that will kick off TWOW - Radio theater the shit out of the Tower of Joy scene - SO MUCH TOWER OF JOY. DID YOU HEAR ME? - The chivalric dream wake...
Episode 38: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION V: "Out of the Blue and Into the Black"
November 05, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Tyrion V in which Tyrion escapes a perilous situation with his wit, cunning, and a well-timed roll of the dice. Classic Tyrion shit, in other words. This week, we: - Answer a question about whether Jaime Lannister might be Dany's "Treason for love" - Analyze justice in Westeros (Injustice) - Show how Tyrion's mout...
Episode 37: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN V: "Bran's Day Out"
October 29, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 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 analyze AGOT, Bran V in which Bran Stark takes a lovely horse ride atop his brand new saddle, but in ASOIAF-fashion, it ends in blood. This week, we: - Answer a question about Jaqen H'ghar in the black cells - From joy to melancholy to blood: Bran's day out - Why Robb and Bran acted somewhat stupidly in the circumstance - But Th...
Episode 36: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS IV: "The Holy Mountain"
October 22, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 74.5 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff unpack AGOT, Daenerys IV in which Dany and the gang arrive at the “ancient, arrogant, and empty” city of Vaes Dothrak, where in a shocking turn of events, Viserys is an asshole.. This week, we: - Talk about Dany's identity conflict between Targaryen and Dothraki - Dany's education as a Khaleesi - Viserys' racism and arrogance an...
Episode 35: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD IX: "Tears in the Rain"
October 15, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 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 unpack AGOT, Eddard IX in which Ned’s melancholy musings on Robert and Lyanna while riding back from visiting a brothel are rudely interrupted by an attack by Jaime Lannister, which leaves Ned wounded and several of his men killed. This week, we: - Talk about the brutal melancholy of the chapter and how GRRM tides the emotions and...
Episode 34: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN VI: "Mountain High, Valley Low"
October 08, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 126 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 unpack AGOT, Catelyn VI in which Catelyn Stark makes it out of the Mountains of the Moon to the Vale proper...only to have to climb yet another mountain. She just can’t win, despite doing nothing wrong, ever. This week, we: - Give our initial thoughts on the FIRE AND BLOOD excerpt - Catelyn's growing stony heart - Feudalism and B...
Episode 33: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD VIII: "You Can't Fire Me. I Quit"
October 01, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 99.9 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff tackle AGOT, Eddard VIII in which Ned Stark pleads with Robert not to murder Daenerys and Viserys and ends up resigning rather than participate in murder. This week, we: - Discuss Ned's three arguments to Robert about not killing Daenerys - How Ned leaving is a breakup - How much of a shit Renly is - Who was the merchant Littlef...
Episode 32: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA III: "Riddles in the Dark"
September 24, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff tackle AGOT, Arya IIIin which Arya Stark chases cats through the Red Keep and stumbles upon dragon skulls and a pair of conspirators. This week, we: - Talk about a potential First Blackfyre Rebellion show - Discuss Arya's training montage, chasing cats - Follow up on her chat with dad and how Ned giving her something to do was th...
Episode 31: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION IV: "Never Bet Against the Lannisters"
September 17, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 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 tackle AGOT, Tyrion IV in which Tyrion Lannister rides as a captive of Catelyn’s Stark’s to the Vale, gets ambushed by Mountain Clansmen and sows doubt in Catelyn’s mind about whether he actually sent the catspaw to kill Bran. This week, we: - Answer a question about an AU where Hoster Tully isn't sick. - Discuss how this chapter ...
Episode 30: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD VII: "Asking Questions"
September 10, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 112 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 tackle AGOT, Eddard VII in which in which the Hand’s Tourney comes to a bloody close and the titular Hand has some very revealing conversations with King Robert and Varys the Spider. This week, we: - Answer a question about the convenience of Ned figuring out that Jaime was the father of Cersei's children - Discuss Ser Hugh's life...
Episode 29: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA II: "Better Than the Songs" with Special Guest Chloe, AKA Liesandarbor!
September 03, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 145 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 are joined by Chloe, AKA Liesandarbor! This week, we: - Answer a question about the upcoming Long Night - Engage in depth on oh so many aspects of this chapter: the tourney, Sansa as fantasy protagonist, that apparently she's only 12 years old - Lord Creepyfinger and Sansa - The hold-your-breath conversation between Sansa and Sa...
Episode 28: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN V: "The Tipping Point"
August 27, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 82.6 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 tackle Jeff's favorite AGOT chapter: AGOT, Catelyn V in which Lady Catelyn and her faithful retainer Ser Rodrik have a fateful chance encounter at the crossroads. This week, we: - Answer a question whether any of the gods are real in ASOIAF. - Talk about Catelyn's family, her home and the fractured politics of the Riverlands - Th...
Episode 27: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD VI: "The King's Bastard"
August 20, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 134 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 tackle AGOT, Eddard VI in which Ned Stark has a frustrating small council session, the reader receives our first inklings of who Stannis Baratheon is and Ned visits an armorer and his apprentice who turns out to be Gendry: Robert Baratheon’s bastard. This week, we: - Answer a question about what era of history in Westeros or Essos...
Episode 26: A GAME OF THRONES, JON IV: "Best Friends for Life"
August 13, 2018 11:00 - 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff tackle AGOT, Jon IV where Jon makes a friend in Samwell Tarly for life. This week, we: - Answer a question about our favorite Nerstream Era Supreme Court of Westeros ruling. - Talk through Sam and Jon's relationship and how it evolves - Randyll "Lord Fuckface" Tarly gets his due - Foreshadowing for the Red Wedding, Sack of Winte...
Episode 25: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD V: "The Seed is Strong"
August 06, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 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 tackle AGOT, Eddard V in which Ned soft-interrogates Grand Maester Pycelle, has a great moment with Arya and gets a lesson in paranoia from Littlefinger This week, we: - Answer a question about whether GRRM not taking an active role in the show led to lower quality seasons. - Throw numerous shade at Pycelle (who deserves every bit...
Patreon Bonus Sample Episode: The Fate of the White Knight
July 30, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBHello! And welcome to a very, very special edition of the NotACast ... podcast - a patreon sample episode where PoorQuentyn and BryndenBFish throwdown on the fate of Ser Barristan Selmy! Now, if you listen to us regularly, you know that typically, we give you all one chapter per week, but this past week, both Emmett and Jeff had some IRL responsibilities which prevented them from recording the next chapter episode. So, instead as a little treat, we are making our first patreon-only episo...
Episode 24: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN IV: "Bran the Broken" with special guest Manuclear Bomb!
July 23, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 136 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 are joined by twitter and IRL extraordinaire ManuclearBomb! He joins the boys today in analyzing AGOT, Bran IV This week, we: - Answer questions about the Blackfyres, the Brotherhood without Banners and the fate of Davos Seaworth - Bran's physical and emotional broken state - Old Nan's stories and what horror as a genre actually ...
Episode 23: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS III: "The Grass Sea" with Special Guest LML!
July 16, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 195 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 are joined AGAIN by ASOIAF mystic and mythical astronomer: Lucifer Means Lightbringer, AKA LML. He joins the boys today in doing the deep-dive into Daenerys Targaryen's third chapter. Fair warning: there is discussion about rape and sexual assault in this episode. This week, we: - Answer questions about Cersei Lannister's TWOW arc...
Episode 22: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA II: "The Wolfblood"
July 09, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 146 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 are back in King's Landing, looking at George doing his best emotional work with AGOT, Arya II! This week, we: - Answer questions on Valyrian Steel, Littlefinger, the Age of Heroes adaptation and Ned's plan when he drew the dagger on Littlefinger. - Talk the impact of trauma on Arya Stark - The way the world works and how it impa...
Episode 21: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION III: "A Giant At the End of the World"
July 02, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 122 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 journey back to the Wall to visit with Tyrion as he eats, drinks and japes his way through dinner and then heads on up to the Wall to hang out with Jon This week, we: - Answer questions on what Robert, Stannis or Renly would have done with Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella and answer a question about the alliance between Janos and Allis...
Episode 20: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD IV: "The Hand of the King"
June 25, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 188 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 get their hands dirty in the swamp politics of King's Landing as Lord Eddard Stark enters King's Landing, and we have our first small council session. This week, we: - Answer questions on why other theories besides R+L=J don't make sense and answer why there are few Valyrian steel weapons in Essos - Breakdown Ned's no-good, very b...
Episode 19: A GAME OF THRONES, JON III: "Lord Snow"
June 18, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 173 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 journey north to the beauty and horror of the Wall, hang out with Jon Snow, Alliser Thorne, Tyrion Lannister and Donal Noye This week, we: - Talk about the Age of Heroes show and answer a question about whether Stannis will burn Theon, Asha and Rickon - Jon as a bully and how he gets his privilege checked hard - Weep about how mu...
Episode 18: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN IV: "The Cat, The Mockingbird, The Spider"
June 11, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 123 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 get into the thick of King's Landing and all its amazing architecture and wretched politics This week, we: - Answer questions about House Dayne in TWOW and our favorite music from GAME OF THRONES. - We stare in awe at George's description of King's Landing - Cash Rules Everything Around Me (in King's Landing) - Littlefinger and ...
Episode 17: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN III: "Fly or Die" with Special Guest Lucifer Means Lightbringer!
June 04, 2018 11:08 - 2 hours - 158 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 are joined by ASOIAF mystic and mythical astronomer: Lucifer Means Lightbringer, AKA LML. He joins the boys today in analyzing AGOT, Bran III, the trippy as shit chapter where Bran falls and learns to fly via the Three Eyed Crow This week, we: - Answer questions our favorite actors in GAME OF THRONES, what religions we'd follow and...
Episode 16: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA I/EDDARD III: "The Way Things Are in the Songs"
May 28, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 184 MBIt's been a while. We missed you (sort-of), but 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 tackle TWO chapters from AGOT: Sansa I and Eddard III This week, we: - Answer questions! - Emmett does Emmett things and talks about how Sansa is the embodiment of the fantasy reader - Life is not a song and the thematic motif of Sansa's chapters gets talked - We shit on Renly - We talk abo...
Episode 15: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN III: "You Weren't Supposed to be Here"
May 07, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 123 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 tackle an emotionally-challenging chapter which goes in deep into Catelyn Stark's grief over her son, cover yet another attempt on Bran's life and then we see the inklings of Catelyn Stark, #smart #politician emerge This week, we: - Talk about FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE - Emmett gives us an EXCLUSIVE Ice and Fire Con report - A p...
Episode 14: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION II: "My Mind is My Weapon" with Aziz from History of Westeros!
April 30, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 148 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 are joined by ASOIAF veteran and aficionado of all things pun and history related: Aziz from History of Westeros. He joins the boys today in analyzing AGOT, Tyrion II, the history behind the chapter and dangerous and exciting foreshadowing of things to come This week, we: - Answer questions about Ser Dunk's descendants as well as w...
Episode 13: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD II "Affairs of the State"
April 23, 2018 12:08 - 1 hour - 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! Today, Emmett and Jeff are pleased to present you with "Affairs of the State:": our analysis of AGOT, Eddard II! This week, we: - Answer two more questions - Get in depth on Robert's psychology - Theorize about Varys being a conduit of bad information to Robert - Jorah Mormont and why it had to be Ned who went to bring him justice - Wylla and how GR...
Episode 12: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS II: "Forgetting to be Afraid"
April 16, 2018 11:37 - 2 hours - 136 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 are pleased to present you with "Forgetting to be Afraid:": our analysis of a very controversial chapter in ASOIAF: AGOT, Daenerys II! And we're joined by none other than Eliana, AKA glass_table_girl on reddit, AKA Sailor Moonblood on twitter (https://twitter.com/arhythmetric) to join in a tough but great talk on this chapter. This ...
Episode 11: A GAME OF THRONES, JON II: "Catelyn Might Have Done Something Wrong Right There"
April 09, 2018 10:46 - 2 hours - 135 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 are pleased to present you with "Catelyn Might Have Done Something Wrong Right There: An Analysis of AGOT, Jon II": a three-act chapter which has Jon leaving Winterfell forever (but probably not) This week, we talk: - Answers to some of your burning questions - Jon's illusions being dashed in his farewells to Winterfell - Jon's o...
Episode 10: A GAME OF THRONES, Tyrion I: "Quality Family Time"
April 02, 2018 11:50 - 1 hour - 116 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 are pleased to present you with "Quality Family Time: An Analysis of AGOT, Tyrion I": our first chapter from the POV of Tyrion Lannister! This week, we talk: - A best-of Apple Podcast reviews - Tyrion as an anachronistic modern POV and our reader sympathies - Dysfunctional Lannisters - Detective Tyrion puzzling out Jaim...
Why A DANCE WITH DRAGONS is better than A STORM OF SWORDS (Patreon Special Episode!)
March 28, 2018 11:24 - 2 hours - 205 MBHello! And welcome to a very, very special edition of the NotACast ... podcast! All about why we think that A DANCE WITH DRAGONS is the better book than A STORM OF SWORDS. And we're joined by A Song of Ice and Fire LUMINARY BookShelfStud AKA Michael! (@BookshelfStud on Twitter!) Now, if you listen to us regularly, you know that typically, we give you all one chapter per week, but recently we started a patreon campaign which kicks off on April 1st (No foolin'). To give you all a taste of ...
Episode 9: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN II, "The Things I Do For Love"
March 26, 2018 11:02 - 2 hours - 149 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! Okay, listen up. Normally, we'd say, "We're so excited to talk this episode", and we mean it every time, but LISTEN. This episode. By R'hllor's fires, you ladies and gentlemen are going to like this episode all about one of the most iconic chapters in all of A Song of Ice and Fire: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN II! This week, we talk: - Bran just bef...
Episode 8: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA I "Needlework"
March 12, 2018 11:50 - 1 hour - 87.9 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! Our eighth episode of the Not A Cast and our first introduction to the only character who has a POV chapter in all 5 published books of ASOIAF: Arya Stark! This week, we talk: - Arya, like Jon, as the Winterfell outsider - Our first look into "female space" -- the sewing circle and the expectations placed upon Westerosi noble women - Those two...
Episode 7: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN II: "The Cup Has Passed"
March 05, 2018 13:18 - 1 hour - 113 MBHello and welcome to the Not A Cast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Welcome to our seventh episode of the Not A Cast entitled: “The Cup Has Passed: An Analysis of A Game of Thrones, Catelyn II,” our second POV chapter from the character who has done nothing wrong ever. This week, we talk: - Our special patreon episode that'll be released to the general public before our patreon goes live: Hint, it's about A DANCE W...
Episode 6: A GAME OF THRONES, JON I: "Jon Gets Well and Truly Drunk"
February 26, 2018 12:26 - 1 hour - 105 MBWelcome back to the Not A Cast ... podcast. Today, PoorQuentyn and BryndenBFish discuss our first POV chapter from everyone's favorite bastard (unless you're a psychopath), Jon Snow! Lots to discuss and unpack here. We talk about: How Jon and Sansa share a naivete about the world that they lose throughout AGOT How GRRM structures this chapter against the uses of the word "bastard." The plethora of Obi-Wan Kenobi figures in Jon's life and how these mentor figures work to "kill the boy" Ou...
Episode 5: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD I: "This is Her Place"
February 19, 2018 13:23 - 1 hour - 105 MBWelcome to the Not A Cast ... podcast. Today, PoorQuentyn and BryndenBFish discuss our first POV chapter from the main character of Game of Thrones: Eddard Stark. Join with us as we discuss: Fire and Blood, Volume One and what we're looking forward to in that book Emmett's next essay in his Theon ADWD essay series: Remember your name, Part 2: Always Smiling Ned Stark, living in the horror of his past Symbolism through statues: how Martin communicates the over-arching theme that Ned is go...
Episode 4: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS I: "The House with the Red Door is in Braavos"
February 12, 2018 13:12 - 1 hour - 133 MBWelcome to the Not A Cast ... podcast. Today, PoorQuentyn and BryndenBFish discuss our first POV chapter from Daenerys Targaryen, the once and future queen. Join with us as we discuss: Our favorite theories from last year. Emmett's excellent breakdown of the chapter Lots and lots of discussion of Dany's place in the narrative Our likes/dislikes How George RR Martin retconned the Blackfyres into the story when they weren't in GRRM's head when he wrote this chapte Jeff baits Emmett into ...
Episode 3: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN I: "Enter the Godswood"
January 29, 2018 13:31 - 1 hour - 120 MBWelcome to our third episode of the Not A Cast ... podcast. Today, PoorQuentyn and BryndenBFish continue our story in Winterfell and get our first POV chapter from the perspective of Catelyn Stark, who BTW has done nothing wrong ever. Join with us as we discuss: Our first fandoms way before ASOIAF Emmett's excellent breakdown of the chapter Why GRRM described the POV of Catelyn as telling the story of King Arthur's mother Our likes/dislikes Abandoned foreshadowing! Utilizing GRRM's 1993...