...a thousand years ago... We explore the double backstory of House Manderly, the ancient realm in the south where they came to be, and the ancient realm in the north where they reside and prosper now.
2018-04-10 09:21:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A live roundtable on March 30th, 2018. The discussion centered around selected favorite animal-related quotes, plus an Ice & Fire Con '18 chat! Ash is joined by Lady Gwyn (Radio Westeros), Haley Bowery (The Manimals & DrinkingGOT), Chloe Ketchum (Drunk ASOIAF (and History), Ice & Fire Con) & Tara Lynne (The Geekiary, Ice & Fire Con).
2018-03-31 23:46:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Edited audio from our YouTube Livestream on March 30th, 2018. We discuss some of the best animal moments in the books, some of which have surprising implications. We had a lot of guests for this one, Lady Gwyn (Radio Westeros), Haley Bowery (The Manimals & DrinkingGOT), Chloe Ketchum (Drunk ASOIAF History, Ice & Fire Con) & Tara Lynne (The Geekiary, Ice & Fire Con).
2018-03-31 23:43:31 +0000 UTC View Post- Nicknames: if you are still waiting for one from us, please respond to this post. Occasionally name requests slip through the cracks so I post from time to time to make sure. I'm updating the website today so any names recently sent to me will be up by then (if you don't see it already there).
- House Manderly: will be recorded this weekend! I'm a little bummed that it took me longer than expected to get it ready, but the good news is that the delay has a po...
2018-03-26 19:24:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Bonus content! From Con of Thrones 2017 in Nashville, a recording of a panel with Aziz and Jim McGeehin of "Wars and Politics of Ice and Fire" blog and the "To Wage War" podcast.
Note: this is an audio-only episode, there is no video recording or post to YouTube.
2018-03-05 22:51:50 +0000 UTC View Post
A long time coming, the first of three! From his birth to the death of Daeron II in 209.
2018-02-22 06:57:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A long time coming, the first of three! From his birth to the death of Daeron II in 209.
2018-02-22 06:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post
A special episode! This is a collaboration with Daniele Bolelli of the History on Fire podcast. We chat about a wide variety of real world historical influences on A Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire.
As is often the case with guest episodes/collaborations, we are releasing this differently than the normal method. This time, the episode is up for all patrons 5 days early (to match History on Fire's patron program. Easier for us to adopt to their method than vice versa).
2018-01-13 23:49:39 +0000 UTC View Post
A special episode! This is a collaboration with Daniele Bolelli of the History on Fire podcast. We chat about a wide variety of real world historical influences on A Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire.
As is often the case with guest episodes/collaborations, we are releasing this differently than the normal method. This time, the episode is up for all patrons 5 days early (to match History on Fire's patron program. Easier for us to adopt to their method than vice versa).
2018-01-13 23:38:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Davos IV, ADWD! Manderly action, Frey pie setup, a creepy weirwood, a huge reveal. What a chapter!
2017-12-21 20:52:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Video post! Davos IV, ADWD! Manderly action, Frey pie setup, a creepy weirwood, a huge reveal. What a chapter!
2017-12-21 20:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post- Patreon changed then quickly reversed a new fee structure. Everything is as it was for now. It was both a bizarrely bad call in the first place and one of the best corporate apologies I've ever seen. We will keep an eye on things but for now things are as they were.
- Our septic tank backed up in our basement, delaying.. well most everything. I probably lost about a week of productivity. (if you have a strong stomach, I posted a video of it in our new HoW-only Facebook group). Insurance is c...
2017-12-16 22:30:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I (Aziz) will be starting a new campaign using the Game of Thrones mod for Crusader Kings II. If you show up during the livestream you can help me choose the House and time period for the campaign.
Even if you don't know the game at all, if you enjoy being there live, this will still be fun. Sunday at 2 PM EST / 7 GMT.
2017-12-02 04:23:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Edited audio from the Nameday stream on Nov 25th 2017. A large variety of questions were asked and answered, most of them non-ASOIAF/GoT, so this one's different!
2017-11-28 00:03:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Grab some Thanksgiving leftovers an adult beverage, possibly a question or two, and join us for a fun hangout!
Saturday November 25th, 2 PM EST / 7 PM GMT
(note that the USA uses daylight savings time, and during the TV season, the USA is 4 hours apart from GMT. This time of year, it is 5)
2017-11-18 23:20:18 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to head down into the deep, dark and ancient past of House Stark of Winterfell.
2017-11-09 21:18:19 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to head down into the deep, dark and ancient past of House Stark of Winterfell.
2017-11-09 21:15:44 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, hope you are having a great week. Here's what's on tap for us coming up soon!
- The Crypts of Winterfell records Friday!
- Another ASOIAF CKII game stream will come once we've gotten Crypts edited and up for patrons.
- Our HoW-only Facebook group will be launching with the Crypts episode. I'll put a link here when it's up.
- Work will begin on Bloodraven, which might be more than one episode. Might split it from the point at which he joins the Night's Watch. We ...
2017-11-01 01:58:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Ashaya and Aziz are joined by BryndenBFish and LmL to discuss the just released Sons of the Dragon. This chat happened live on 10/17/17.
2017-10-21 05:18:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Join us at 7 PM EST / 11 PM GMT this coming Tuesday as we have an open discussion on the newest trove of ASOIAF history.
It's a short story, but the opportunities for reading between the lines and dot-connecting are huge. I've had too many ideas to get them all down... I'm particularly fascinated by Visenya and Alyssa Targaryen, and by how different Westeros was only 250-300 years ago. There are surely things we haven't noticed yet too...
So this is also a precursor for a full scri...
2017-10-13 20:52:57 +0000 UTC View PostI've noticed a few people slip through the cracks, and haven't gotten to some of the recently pledged. So just to make sure...
Please post here (or send me a direct message) if you are waiting for me to send you nickname suggestions!
Thanks again everyone!
2017-10-03 21:09:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Edited audio from our livestream on Fri, Sept 29th 2017, featuring special guest Todd Robert Anderson of FXX's show You're the Worst (also Ray Donovan, Weeds, Angie Tribeca, Film Pigs and more).
We try to convince him to watch Game of Thrones while asking him about how large it looms in Hollywood, and ask him about his own experiences as an actor. We also re-live some of our favorite moments from Todd's character Vernon on You're the Worst.
2017-10-02 01:02:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Join us as we try to convince the hilarious Todd Robert Anderson (@tonnslingdog) of FXX's hit show "You're the Worst" (Vernon Barbara) to watch Game of Thrones. He's never seen it (nor read the books). As a Hollywood actor, we're looking forward to his takes on what it's like for him, given how huge GoT is.
Ashaya, Sean and I are huge fans of "You're the Worst". Todd's character actually has a podcast on the show called "Vernon Down the House" which is sponsored by Red Napkin (an o...
2017-09-27 22:49:31 +0000 UTC View Post- Blackfish is completed and will become available within the next few days depending on your pledge level. Ashaya has yet again upped our production quality by providing secondary camera angles, which tightens the flow a bit, allowing her to cut out some of my pauses and such. Also it looks cool!
- This coming Friday, our Livestream schedule continues as we have special guest Todd Robert Anderson (Vernon from FXX's hit show "You're the Worst") on. He has not seen Game of Thrones (nor read the...
2017-09-27 20:23:12 +0000 UTC View Post
The past, present, and possible futures of Ser Brynden Tully of Riverrun, Knight of the Gate and famous throughout Westeros, called Blackfish.
2017-09-27 17:19:58 +0000 UTC View Post
The past, present, and possible futures of Ser Brynden Tully of Riverrun, Knight of the Gate and famous throughout Westeros, called Blackfish.
We discussed all the possibilities we could imagine for Jaime in the North. Ashaya, Sean and Aziz with special guest Joanna Robinson of Storm of Spoilers podcast and Vanity Fair magazine.
2017-09-25 05:40:00 +0000 UTC View Post
This is our next livestream, happening this Friday at 6 PM EST / 10 GMT!
Featuring special guest Joanna Robinson of Vanity Fair, Storm of Spoilers podcast and more. Feel free to post questions here.
(This is a TV show discussion, but we're recording the Blackfish episode over the weekend, so book readers, you don't have much longer to wait).
2017-09-20 20:33:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This audio comes from Con of Thrones 2017, where Aziz and Emmett Booth (PoorQuentyn) held a panel on how HP Lovecraft has influenced ASOIAF. Some of the audience questions were inaudible so we cut ahead to the answers after a brief pause, in some places.
2017-09-11 04:45:59 +0000 UTC View Post
The second half of our beast of a wrap up episode!
2017-09-10 07:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post