A Podcast of Ice and Fire

Episode 91 for the week of November 11th, in which Ashley and Amin are joined by guest host Nick for a late night recording. We discuss chapter 20 (Arya V) and chapter 21 (Tyrion V) of A Clash of Kings and get caught up on various forum topics and discussions.

Episode 90 for the week of October 21st, in which we are joined by returning guest host Laura (Cosmia) while Mimi is away attending the APOIAF meet-up in Houston. We discuss chapter 19 (Sansa II) of A Clash of Kings.

Episode 89 for the week of October 14th, in which we discuss the release of the ebook Tower of the Hand: A Flight of Sorrows. We are joined by "guest host" Amin Javadi to discuss his essay contribution to the ebook, specifically A Game of Beds: Marital infidelity, adultery, and fandom theories in A Song of Ice and Fire.

Episode 88 for the week of September 16th, in which we are joined by Elio M. García (aka Ran) and Linda Antonsson, the founders and managers of Westeros.org. We get caught up on their various ASOIAF projects, explore various fandom theories, and discuss their experiences with season 2 of HBO's Game of Thrones. We also cover chapter 18 (Tyrion IV) of A Clash of Kings. Notes: Sorry about the audio quality in the first part of the episode. The Melisandre/Jon theory was actually suggested by FTWard in the comments here and is being further discussed in this forum thread. In other news, Amin is now on twitter!

Episode 87 for the week of September 9th, in which we return to our infamously glacial chapter re-read of A Clash of Kings. In this episode, we discuss the upcoming e-book from Tower of the Hand while congratulating ourselves on being participating authors. We also cover chapter 17 (Bran II), shedding medical insights in regards to the neuroscience of Hodor's speech, Ser Rodrik's possible STD, and why eating your own fingers is a terrible idea.

Episode 86 for the week of Aug 5th, in which we complete our Beyond the Wall ranging project. In this episode, we are joined by guest host Susan Vaught, author of the article The Brutal Cost of Redemption in Westeros. Or, What Moral Ambiguity? We chat about her article, Twilight, and a variety of other topics.

Episode 85 for the week of July 22nd, in which we continue our traditional chapter re-read of A Clash of Kings. In this episode, we cover chapter 16 (Tyrion III). We also cover some "recent" ASOIAF news, rant about Game of Thrones, fake low voices, and ship Tywin/Eddard.

Episode 84 for the week of July 22nd, in which we continue (part 2 of 3) our Beyond the Wall ranging project. In this episode, we are joined by guest host Brent Hartinger, author of the article A Different Kind of Other: The Role of Freaks and Outcasts in A Song of Ice and Fire. We discuss his article and revel in our podcast's own outcast nature during an extensive aftershow.

Episode 83 for the week of July 1st, in which APOIAF begins our Beyond the Wall ranging project. We will be hosting some of the authors of articles in the recently published Beyond the Wall book. In this episode, we are joined by guest host Alyssa Rosenberg, author of the article Men and Monsters: Rape, Myth-Making, and the Rise and Fall of Nations in A Song of Ice and Fire. We discuss her article and she joins us in our A Clash of Kings re-read, specifically chapter 15 (Arya IV).

Episode 82 for the week of June 10th, in which we wind down from Game of Thrones episode recaps in a return to our traditional chapter re-reads of A Clash of Kings. In this episode, we cover chapters 13 (Dany I) and 14 (John II). Amin presents his Bear Mode theory while Mimi brings the Jeor/Benjen crackpot pairing to the table.

Episode 81 for the week of June 3rd, in which we review the tenth and final episode in the second season of HBO's Game of Thrones. House Manwoody and House Gatewatch combine forces this week, as we are joined by returning guest hosts Phil (Winter) and FaBio from Winter is Coming. Notes: As usual, spoilers from all books in George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series are present. The end music (guitar theme) was provided by Lex. The chat transcript for this episode, including all the image links we were discussing, are in the forum thread.

Episode 80 for the week of May 29th, in which we review the ninth episode in the second season of HBO's Game of Thrones. Fan favorite Larry from Otaku Assemble joins us for the review, as well as linecom1 and cosmia, two returning guest hosts from our forums. After a lengthy main episode, the podcast hosts an aftershow of Tormund Giantsbane proportions, asking three questions of Fuzzymotion, Elio, and Stefan, as well as a large group of our listeners and forum members. Notes: First, to get in on The Hound vs Bronn (book versions) debate, vote in the relevant forum thread. Second, we know that the latest episodes are having trouble appearing on the iTunes store and we are working on the problem - for now you can subscribe to the RSS feed directly in iTunes or another RSS reader or download the episodes from our website. Finally, the version of Rains of Castamere played at the end of the main show was produced by Douglas.

Episode 79 for the week of May 20th, in which we are joined again by Sariann and Chelsea, founders of The Inn at the Crossroads, a website dedicated to producing the food of the Song of Ice and Fire world. We learn more about their upcoming cookbook: A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook. Sariann and Chelsea join us in reviewing the eighth episode in the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. We discuss the great potato debate, Bloodraven's 1001 eyes and various bathtub combinations in a veritable storm of House Manwoody jokes. Notes: For the text transcript of this episode and detailed discussion, check out the forum thread. Below is the fan art of the podcast crew by Rosie/vietrose mentioned during the episode, as well as the Bath Scene drawn by sisaat afterwards. "Manwoody Soup"

Episode 78 for the week of May 13th, in which we review the seventh episode in the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Ashley, Amin and Kyle are joined by returning guest Lex and first time guest Vikingkingq Vikingkingq (Race for the Iron Throne Blog), both from our forums. There are a multitude of other listeners joining in a chaotic aftershow of Tormund Giantsbane proportions, with the best entrance award going to Alex from Tower of the Hand! Notes: For the text transcript of this episode and detailed discussion, check out the forum thread. For the Genna Lannister/Red Walder Hill theory, check out the relevant forum thread. Finally, the guitar music at the end of the main episode was recorded by Lex.

Episode 77 for the week of May 6th, in which we review the sixth episode in the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Kyle takes and breaks a holy vow of silence and some Dany-hate rises to the surface in Mimi's absence. High definition audio of clicking and snack eating is provided by the power of Ashley's "it just works" Mac. Note: For the text transcript of this episode, check out the forum thread.