Episode 236 for the week of November 25, 2018 in which we interview returning guest host Jason Walden (Senior Board Game Producer) from Fantasy Flight Games. We chat about the recently released Mother of Dragons expansion for the A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Second Edition.

Notes: As usual, this episode has spoilers for all five books in George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. Fire and Blood spoiler chat in the aftershow.

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Episode 235 for the week of November 18, 2018, in which we do an early press review of Fire and Blood, sharing our initial thoughts on the latest work of George RR Martin (scheduled for release on November 20) and answering questions sent in by our listeners.

Notes: The images below are the art, notes, and size comparison mentioned during the episode. We will do our regular full depth interview subsequent to the release of the book. Send in your questions for that and for the upcoming interview with FFG’s Jason Walden in regard to the upcoming Mother of Dragons  expansion.

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Episode 234 for the week of November 4, 2018, in which we cover chapters 58 (Daenerys V) and 59 (Tyrion VII) of A Storm of Swords. We are joined by Casey (BlueEyedQueen) and Matt (Varley) to consider, among other things, the problem with the Iron Islands.

Notes: Send in your questions for the upcoming FFG interview for the Mother of Dragons expansion. Check out the November 24th Southampton Books Fire and Blood Book Party and Trivia Night run by Greg (claudiusthefool). Here is the link to the Fire and Blood November 19 event in New Jersey, let us know if you are attending.

For our European listeners, check out a free  upcoming  art exhibition for ASOIAF art in Germany (YouTube trailer).

Chapter 58 – Daenerys V (artist: Shellfish)
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Chapter 59  - Tyrion VII (artist: Pod’s Plight)
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Episode 233 for the week of September 2, 2018. A panel of returning guests from the Vassals of Kingsgrave convene to discuss the history of Orientalism in Western fantasy and whether it is an issue in A Song of Ice and Fire.

Notes: A link to the academic article  discussed in the episode.

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Episode 232 for the week of August 26, 2018, in which we cover chapters 56 (Jon VII) and 57 (Bran IV) of A Storm of Swords. We discuss the eerie history of the Nightfort and the horror stories associated with the oldest and largest castle at the Wall.

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Notes: The audio/video from our panel at San Diego Comic Con 2018 will be subsequently released and shared here.

Chapter 56 – Jon VII (artist: Carcass427)
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Chapter 57 – Bran IV (artist: JoThirteen)
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Episode 231 for the week of July 8, 2018, in which we chat about Ashley’s wedding and the upcoming San Diego Comic Con 2018, including our panel  there. We cover chapter 55 (Davos V) of A Storm of Swords.

Notes: Amin will be in the UK and attending a podcast meetup in London on August 5, check out the forum thread. We are only several chapters short of completing the Storm of Swords MS Paint project.

Chapter 55 – Davos (artist: Midnight Blade)
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Episode 230 for the week of May 6, 2018, in which we discuss our experiences at Ice and Fire Con 2018! The aftershow at 50 minutes in contains a (rough) recording of the “Other works of GRRM” panel by Amin, Aziz, and Buttefly (with moderator Andrew/Littlefinger).

Notes: Here are the PowerPoint slides for the panel and the Westeros Musical link. Tickets for Ice and Fire Con 2019 go on sale June 15! If you are a podcast listener attending, please register with our coupon code (PODCAST) for a discount and to keep track of our number of listeners attending. The angry Genna Lannister image.

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Episode 229 for the week of April 22, 2018, in which we chat about the upcoming Ice and Fire Convention 2018 and the overall 2018 convention season. We cover chapter 54 (Tyrion VI) of A Storm of Swords.

Notes: The awesome Warcraft 2 music is from this Youtube  channel.

Chapter 54 – Tyrion VI (artist: Pod’s Plight)
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Episode 228 for the week of February 25, 2018. We cover chapters 51 (Arya X), 52 (Catelyn VII), and 53 (Arya XI) of A Storm of Swords, discussing the Red Wedding in depth.

Notes: As mentioned, we are only a few chapters away from completing the A Storm of Swords in Paint drawing project: now is your chance to draw a chapter that will be included in the art book that we will present to GRRM like the earlier volumes.

Chapter 51 – Arya X (artist: Lex)
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Chapter 52 – Catelyn VII (artist: FTWard)
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Chapter 52 – Catelyn VII (artist: Lex)
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Chapter 52 – Catelyn VII (artist: Pod’s Plight)
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Episode 227 for the week of February 4, 2018, in which we interview The Dragon Demands, co-head administrator from the Game of Thrones Wiki. We have a TV show spoiler filled discussion relating to his youtube videos outlining his research and analysis about what went wrong with HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Notes: Apologies for the repeated technical difficulties in regard to recording our guest’s audio. Dragon Demands provided a summary document with links to the videos.

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Episode 226 for the week of January 14, 2018. We are joined by returning guest host Bing (shoeshiner) from the forums to cover chapters 49 (Jon VI) and 50 (Catelyn VI) of A Storm of Swords.

Chapter 49 – Jon VI (artist: Pod’s Plight)
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Episode 225 for the week of November 24, 2017. We are joined by Adam (drowndedsnow) from the forums to cover chapters 47 (Samwell III) and 48 (Arya IX) of A Storm of Swords. In the aftershow (49 minutes in), we release recently recovered interviews with BryndenBFish and Stefan Sasse recorded in April 2014 about their essays in A Hymn for Spring.

Chapter 47 – Samwell III (artist: scilens)
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Chapter 48 – Arya IX (artist: Skywaltzer)
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Notes: Amin guest hosted on the Fanthropological podcast about Game of Thrones.

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Episode 224 for the week of November 5, 2017. Over four years since the last Guys Night Out, we return with a 4 person panel including Elio from Westeros, Aziz from History of Westeros, and Duncan from Vassals of Kingsgrave.

The guys renew their Winds of Winter predictions, talk about how being in the fandom has affected their lives, and discuss The Sons of the Dragon. They also share their general views on the state of the TV show and various characters (including the Stannis issue) and fandom theories, before wrapping up with a final aftershow.

Notes:  Spoilers for all five books, all other published material, and up to the end of season 5 of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

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Episode 223 for the week of October 29, 2017, in which we cover The Sons of the Dragons AKA Maegor’s Bad Balls.  The four podcast hosts reunite to provide a spoiler full review of George RR Martin’s contribution to the The Book of Swords anthology.

Notes: Check out the podcast episode Kyle narrated.

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Episode 222 for the week of August 27th, 2017, in which we review the seventh and final episode in the seventh season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Notes: The end music was sent in to us by Jim, a fan of our podcast and the drummer for Sci-Fried.

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