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.

Episode 76 for the week of April 29th, in which we review the fifth episode in the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Kyle and Amin are joined by FTWard and Lex from our forums. It is an episode filled with technical difficulties, and a multitude of other guest hosts joining from our forums near the end of the second hour.

Note: For the text transcript of this episode, check out the forum thread.

Episode 75 for the week of April 22th, in which we review the fourth episode in the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. We create the name “Middlefinger” and Mimi tries to watch the last two scenes of Garden of Bones live for the first time, while the boys provide a narrative backdrop.

Note: No actual tables or sweatpants were harmed during the production of this podcast. R’hllor interfered with the audio quality.

In other news, Amin recently took part in another round table discussion on season 2 with John Jasmin from Tower of the Hand and others.

Episode 74 for the week of April 15th, in which the Podcast of Ice and Fire defy their usual turnaround time to bring you a review of the third episode in the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Guest host Dr. Augustine brings the knowledge in this week’s recap as we gush over Bryan Cogman’s writing and devise hashtags for Theon’s tweets.

This week’s episode includes an extended aftershow for House Manwoody bannermen only, in which we talk about our podcast and its community in great depth. We might or might not have even talked about you.

Episode 73 for the week of April 8th, in which we continue our episode reviews by tackling the second episode in the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.  Fan favorite Larry from Otaku Assemble joins us for a SPOILER FREE discussion of what we loved, hated, and were slightly aroused by in last Sunday’s episode.

Book readers and longtime APOIAF devotees, stay tuned to the aftershow for a spoilery debate!  Warning: Mimi and Ashley’s collective nerd rage running on high after the 1:15 mark.

Note: We forgot to introduce our guest host during the aftershow, which was an unfortunate oversight. To clarify- his name is Jon, he’s 14 years old, and he likes girls with bad tattoos.

Episode 72 for the week of April 1st, in which we embark on the first of many episode reviews for the second season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Tune in to hear our scene-by-scene recap and thoughts about the premiere episode- including important details like Dontos’ Captain America breastplate, Joffrey Bitch Slap #2, and why Richard Madden is sexy beyond all comprehension.

Warning: this podcast episode (and all HBO’s Game of Thrones review episodes) will contain spoilers for all aired episodes as well as all five published books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. New viewers of the show who have not yet read the books, you’ve been warned.

Episode 71 for the week of March 25th, slightly late and full of estrogen, in which we host our third Girls Night Out. Returning host Christina and new guests Anita, Nutty [Beyond the Wall] , and Stephanie combine forces with Mimi and Ashley to make this episode a triumph of XX chromosomes.  This time, we bring you ladytalk about what it means to be a female in Martin’s world, why the whores of Westeros are always so happy, Jaime’s sweet leather duster, and the possibility that Gregor Clegane would be a tender and gentle lover.

awkward… by sisaat (inspired by this episode)

Episode 70 for the week of March 4th, in which we interview Aram and Scott from Atlus, the North American publishers of the upcoming Game of Thrones RPG. We ask Aram (PR rep) and Scott (QA lead) a variety of questions suggested by our listeners in our forums, Twitter and Facebook page.  We give them a taste of our typical House Manwoody hospitality and learn a lot about the upcoming game.

Episode 69 for the week of March 4th, in which we host our fourth Guys Night Out episode. Our returning guest hosts from the previous Guys Night Out are Elio Garcia [ Westeros.org], Alex [Tower of the Hand] and Apocalypse Dan from our forums.

FaBio from House Greywatch [Winter is Coming] was unable to make it at the last second, but Stefan from the [Boiled Leather] podcast was able to sub in for part of the episode. Kyle rides in commanding the rear guard for the episode, as some of the guys leave to “make dinner.”

In this Guys Night Out, we start with a lengthy discussion about the upcoming season 2 of HBO’s Game of Thrones TV series. We subsequently move into covering a smorgasbord of topics and theories from A Dance with Dragons, in another episode of Tormund Giantsbane proportions. As always, the discussion is PG25 and contains spoilers for all published A Song of Ice and Fire books.

Notes: This is the [map] that we look at ~2 hours in.

In other news, Amin recently guest hosted again the Boiled Leather Podcast.

Episode 68 for the week of February 19th, in which we continue our reread of A Clash of Kings, chapters 9 (Davos I) and 10 (Theon I).  The podcast is back in full force, and brings you yet another crackpot theory authored by our very own Amin.  Bonus: Mimi tells Kyle to shut up about forty times!

Listeners can follow along our reread progress and comment for future episodes here.

Episode 67 for the week of February 12th, in which we continue our reread of A Clash of Kings, chapters 8 (Tyrion II) and 9 (Arya III). Listeners can follow along our reread progress and comment for future episodes here.

We are joined by guest host Cosmia from the forums, for a special all Canadian Edition.

In other news, Amin recently guest hosted on the Boiled Leather Podcast. Part 1 of the episode is here. Part 2 (Winds of Winter Spoiler Chapter) is here.

Episode 66 for the week of December 18, in which we finally continue our reread of A Clash of Kings, chapters 6 (Jon I) and 7 (Catelyn I).

Notes:

There are spoilers for the Hedge Knight Stories, as well as all five published books, as usual. We were talking about the shorter Stannis narrated trailer, not the longer one that we watched after recording. Also, our new editors didn’t work on this one: that will start from our next episode (hopefully), which possibly explains the mediocre audio quality..