Episode 95 for the week of December 16th, in which the four podcast hosts reunite and discover the true meaning of the holiday season. The singing starts at 59 minutes in, with the debut of the Christmas filks that Ashley, Kyle and our podcast listeners have written and recorded.We cover chapter 26 (Tyrion VI) of A Clash of Kings and are joined briefly by Jed o’white hart, one of our bannermen from across the pond and a major contributor, both lyrics and singing wise, to the Christmas filks project.

Episode 94 for the week of December 16th, in which we are joined by Jessica, the podcast art manager. We talk about the APOIAF’s drawing projects and cover chapter 24 (Jon III) and chapter 25 (Theon II) of A Clash of Kings.

Notes: The chapter drawings we were talking about are located at our deviantart website, specifically the chapter 24, chapter 25, and chapter 35 drawings.

Episode 93 for the week of December 9th, in which we are joined by podcast historian Brynden from our forums. We talk about the history and statistics of APOIAF and cover chapter 23 (Catelyn II) of A Clash of Kings. We are joined midway through the episode by Dickon Manwoody, one of our top artists.

Notes: The forum topics we were talking about are in this sub-forum. Brynden’s article on the location of the Blackfish is published at Tower of the Hand.

Episode 92  for the week of December 2nd, in which we interview Jason Walden (Game Producer) from Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). We talk about FFG’s A Game of Thrones: The Board Game, 2nd edition. We ask Jason a variety of questions suggested by our listeners and learn about some other FFG titles, including the A Dance with Dragons Variant, the A Game of Thrones Card Game, and the Battles of Westeros. We also cover chapter 22 (Bran III) of A Clash of Kings. Note that Mimi joined the call about 30 minutes in.

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.