Episode 270 for the week of August 27th, 2023 in which we do a recap of our time spent as press and panelists at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. We chat about, among other things, attending the Junji Ito Exhibit, the Neopets Party, the Stern Pinball room, and Funko Fundays 2023. At the very end of the episode, we have the full audio recording of our Podcasting 101 panel at Comic-Con.

Episode 269 for the week of March 19, 2023, in which we chat about conventions we are attending this year and have attended this past year. In particular, we highlight Days of Ice and Fire 2023 and the A Game of Thrones board game tournaments being held in April 2023, 10 years after we last attended and covered Day of Ice and Fire 2013.

Notes: Let us know if you are attending Days of Ice and Fire 2023. Here is the link to our Discord server.

Episode 265 for the week of July 31, 2022 in which we do a recap of our time spent as press and panelists at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, including our first time attending Funko Fundays.  At the end of the episode, we have the full audio recording of our annual Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon fan panel at Comic-Con.

Notes: There are only 3 chapters left for our A Storm of Swords MS Paint drawing project – anyone can contribute to help complete it. A copy of our slides from the above panel and the link to our APOIAF discord server. Thank you to Friends of Comic Con for helping us have another great experience at SDCC and organizing a fun dinner/afterparty! Our Podcasting 101 panel audio will be released in a future episode of Bastards of Kingsgrave. Here is the image we talked showings the mascots for the four teams at Funko Fundays.

Episode 261 for the week of July 18, 2021, in which we continue our “A Feast for Dragons” reread, covering Jon I and Bran I of A Dance with Dragons. Through the course of covering the chapters, we talk about a few old and new theories that have developed in the past decade since the book was released.

Notes: Our Podcasting 101 Panel moderated by Amin will be released live at 3pm PST on Saturday, July 24, 2021.

Episode 248 for the week of July 21, 2019 in which we do a recap of our time spent as press and panelists at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. We are joined by Tara Lynne of the Geekiary and Ice and Fire Con and Jon (eigenvector) from the forums. At the end of the episode, we have the full audio recording of our fifth annual Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones fan panel at Comic Con.

Notes: A copy of our slides from the panel.

Episode 247 for the week of July 7th, 2019, in which we cover chapter 67 (Tyrion IX) and chapter 68 (Jaime VIII) of A Storm of Swords. We chat about the convention season, from Ice and Fire Con 2019 to the upcoming Con of Thrones and San Diego Comic-Con this month.

Notes: Check out the Westeros musical from Ice and Fire Con 2019 mentioned by Ashley. Links for our upcoming A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones panel at San Diego Comic-Con and our prospective listener/fan meetup. For our listeners that play the board game or know anyone that does, please check out and share our survey collecting statistics in support of another official tournament.

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.

Episode 217 for the week of July 30, 2017 in which we do a recap of our time spent as press and panelists at San Diego Comic Con 2017, including dodging high speed baby strollers, trying our luck with the gumball machine, and continuing our tradition of eventful dinners at Comic Con. We are joined by Tara Lynne of the Geekiary and Ice and Fire Con and Jon (eigenvector) from the forums. At the end of the episode (minutes in), we have the full audio recording of our third annual Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones fan panel at Comic Con.

Notes: There are some audio feedback issues a couple of times in the first 6 minutes that interject Kyle’s talking, this problem is resolved after that. The panel discussion contains spoilers for all seasons of Game of Thrones and all published books of A Song of Ice and Fire.  The audio and video recording is reproduced with the permission of Comic Con International. The PDF of the PowerPoint presentation. Photos from the panel will be added later, here is the wine cellar room for our final dinner. The recorded video of our panel taken by our camera crew will be shared on our Youtube channel sometime in August, check out Kyle’s King in the North video for now. The Tyrion is  a chimera theory (A+T+J = Tyrion) was discussed in detail at the Supreme Court of Westeros. Thanks to Deb Aoki and Genese Davis for providing excellent panels each year at Comic Con.

Episode 214 for the week of May 12, 2017, in which we discuss our experiences at Ice and Fire Con 2017. We are joined by Casey (BlueEyedQueen) and Dan (Witless Chum).

Notes: The aftershow has audio records from Secret Targaryen, a fan mod made by by Jon (eigenvectorjon) based on Secret Hitler.

Tickets for Ice and Fire Con go on sale June 1st! If you are a podcast listener attending, please register via here .

Episode 210 for the week of January 15, 2017, in which we discuss the upcoming Ice and Fire Convention 2017. We are joined by Tara and KK, co-organizers of the convention.

Episode 205 for the week of July 31st, 2016, in which we do a recap of our time spent as press and panelists at San Diego Comic Con 2016. We are joined by Tara Lynne of the Geekiary and Ice and Fire Con. At the end of the episode (55 minutes in), we have the full audio recording of our second Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones fan panel at Comic Con, returning after our first panel in 2015.

Notes: The panel discussion contains spoilers for all seasons of Game of Thrones and all published books of A Song of Ice and Fire.  The audio recording is reproduced with the permission of Comic Con International. Photos from the panel. The Tyrion is  a chimera theory (A+T+J = Tyrion) was discussed in detail at the Supreme Court of Westeros.

Episode 194 for the week of May 1st, 2016, in which we discuss our experiences at Ice and Fire Con 2016.

Episode 180 for the week of July 12th, 2015, in which we do a recap of our time at San Diego Comic Con 2015. We are joined by Tara Lynne of the Geekiary and Ice and Fire Con. At the end of the episode (41 minutes in), we have the full audio recording of our Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones fan panel at Comic Con.

Notes: The panel discussion contains spoilers for all seasons of Game of Thrones and all published books of A Song of Ice and Fire. Some of the questions in the audience were not audible in the panel record file, so have been trimmed somewhat, with enough left in to indicate that there was a question or audience participation at that point. The audio recording is reproduced with the permission of Comic Con International and all the panelists involved.