Episode 123 for the week of October 27th, in which Mimi and Amin are joined by two guest hosts from our forums: Michael (Mordion) & Michal (Inkasrain). We react to our recent Podcast Awards nomination and some news, before continuing the longest running reread of A Clash of Kings, specifically chapter 38 (Theon III) and chapter 39 (Arya VIII).

Notes: Thank you for nominating us for the 9th Annual Podcast Awards, Entertainment category. Daily voting (rules listed below) will start on November 1st and end November 15th. You may vote once per day during that voting period. Winners will be determined entirely by vote numbers, so every vote counts! We didn’t get to cover it, but here is the chapter art for from A Clash of Kings in Paint for chapter 38 and 39. You may post your questions for the upcoming Fantasy Flight Games and Comicbookgirl19 interviews here as comments for this episode.

Podcast Awards – Voting Procedure and Rules (copied from their website):
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