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Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 232: A FEAST FOR CROWS, CERSEI I: "Like a Moth to a Flame" ft. RohanneHello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire! In this episode, special guest Rohanne joins us to welcome the one true queen to the NotACast with AFFC, Cersei I.
Next time: we head out on the road with the truest NotAKnight in AFFC, Brienne I!
Rohanne's twitter: https://x.com/cyrilwoodcock
Rohanne on Girls Gone Canon discussing Cersei, gender, and sexuality: https://girlsgonecanon.podbean.com/e/asoiaf-episode-235-%E2%80%94-affc-cersei-vii-featuring-rohanne/
A Most Uncommon Woman - Cersei Lannister’s Gender Trouble by Ro...
2025-01-201h 57Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastSpecial Episode: To Go Forward, You Must Go BackHello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire! In this special episode, we look back on everything we loved about the first three books of ASOIAF and look ahead to everything we're excited to cover in the next two.
Thanks for listening to our episodes on A Storm of Swords! Before jumping into A Feast for Crows, we're going to be releasing a couple of special episodes. Next time on the NotACast: we talk about how Season 4 of Game of Thrones wrapped up the ASOS material an...
2024-11-111h 19Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 228: A STORM OF SWORDS, EPILOGUE: "From Beyond"Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire! In this episode, we wrap up the book as Lady Stoneheart and her Brotherhood outlaws string up Merrett Frey, whose life really seemed to suck anyway.
Thanks for listening to our episodes on A Storm of Swords! Before jumping into A Feast for Crows, we're going to be releasing a couple of special episodes. Next time on the NotACast: we look back on the first three books and talk about what we're excited to cover in the next t...
2024-10-281h 24Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 150: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN VII: "Tree of Life" ft. ManuclearBomb!
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Bran leaves his home, his childhood, and the book behind as we reach the end of A Clash of Kings. And we were joined by Manu AKA ManuclearBomb as a special guest!
This week, we:
- Talk about the future of the NotACast pod-cast in which Jeff will be taking a few months hiatus for work
- Emote through this chapter
- Journey with Summer through the destruction of Wi...
2021-04-191h 48Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastGuest Episode: Merry from Learned Hands
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Jeff is away for the month, so Emmett is joined by guest host Merry of Learned Hands!
This week, we discuss:
- Merry's origin story with law and ASOIAF
- Learned Hands, her excellent podcast with NotACast guest Clint W
- Favorite legal scenes in fiction
- How to think about storytelling as a moral speculative space
- Jon Snow: what is his deal?
Merry's website: https...
2021-01-191h 04Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 123: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN VI: "Winter Falls" ft. Stanford Fraser
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, new guest Stanford Fraser joins us to dissect the fall of Winterfell to Theon Greyjoy, who in his finest hour somehow still looks less impressive than his child prisoner Bran.
This week, we:
- Explore Bran's longest wolf dream to date
- Talk through the changing dynamic between Theon and the Starks
- Praise Bran for doing his duty, and Ned for teaching it to him
- Boo Theon...
2020-08-171h 34Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 122: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN VI: "Songs and Screams"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Edmure fights and wins the Battle of the Fords. So why does Catelyn feel so afraid...?
This week, we:
- Examine Edmure's personal and political motivations
- Dig into Catelyn's lifelong devotion to duty
- Ponder the role songs and stories play in drumming up war
- Describe the Battle of the Fords as it unfolds in all its terrible beauty
- Watch prophetic dread coil a...
2020-08-101h 54Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 121: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION X: "The Old Powers"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tyrion slaps Joffrey and tries to clean up after the mess the Lannisters have made.
This week, we:
- Unpack the conspiracy to send Tommen to Rosby
- Get a glimpse of the streets of King's Landing after the riot
- Analyze Tyrion and Shae's relationship and wince at Tyrion slapping Shae
- Talk about Varys' origin story
Next week: we're back wit...
2020-08-032h 02Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 120: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION IX: "We the People, Part 2"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tyrion slaps Joffrey and tries to clean up after the mess the Lannisters have made.
This week, we:
- Judge the Lannisters justly for their conduct regarding Lollys Stokeworth
- Talk extensively about Tyrion slapping Joffrey (again)
- Get into the political fallout from the riot
- Examine the root causes of the riot
- Theorize on what happened to Tyrek Lannister
Next wee...
2020-07-271h 50Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 119: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION IX: "We the People (Part 1)"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tyrion bids farewell to Myrcella and runs straight into a peasant riot.
This week, we:
- Examine Myrcella as a political figure
- Peel back the layers of Tyrion's mindset RE both Stannis and the smallfolk as threats
- Contrast the potentially manufactured spark of the riot with the genuine grievances motivating it
- Praise George's exquisite pacing and ramp-up to the riot itself
- Brainstorm...
2020-07-201h 20Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 118: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt, Part 4"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Davos sails Melisandre beneath Storm’s End, where she gives birth to a beautiful baby boy with his Dad’s face
This week, we:
- Discuss the metaphysics of Davos and Melisandre's morality and culpability in the act that's about to happen
- Get in on the parallels between Robert and Stannis/Ned and Davos
- Note that Melisandre's onion metaphor is wrong.
- Get spooky with the birth...
2020-07-131h 41Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 117: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt (Part 3)" ft. Joe Magician
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, we are joined by Matt aka Joe Magician as Stannis and Davos continue their conversation from last time. We're never getting out of this chapter alive!
This week, we:
- Talk about Stannis' tent and how well it captures the man
- Dig further into the complexities and contradictions of the Stannis-Davos dynamic
- Lay out all the many options Stannis has on the table
- Watch sadly...
2020-07-062h 01Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 116: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt (Part 2)"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Stannis calls forth Davos to give him the truth. Much debate ensues.
This week, we:
- Talk Stannis' relationship to his turncloak lords and how it contrasts with his relationship to Davos
- Explore Davos' self-image and how it leads him to both tell Stannis the truth and shape that truth into euphemisms
- Watch as Stannis slowly realize that his conscience is calling him a hypocrite
- Praise...
2020-06-292h 10Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 115: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS II: "Shadow of a Doubt, Part 1)"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Stannis and his new turncloak lords would very much like to move on from Renly's death, please...but Ser Cortnay Penrose won't let him
This week, we:
- Talk D&D
- Introduce (and say farewell) to Cortnay Penrose
- Loudly boo the arrogant hypocrites who have joined Stannis
- Praise George's brilliantly written dialogue
- Discuss how Davos' perspective changes the scene
- Debate Cor...
2020-06-221h 32Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 114: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS III: "The Fiery Ladder"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Daenerys gets rejected by the Pureborn, gets manipulated by Xaro and watches a really fun magic show. Oh, and Quaithe is there. Yay?
This week, we:
- Talk about GRRM's worldview vs Tolkien's.
- Get into the Pureborn and what boredom and wealth do to the Pureborn (and people)
- Demonstrate that Xaro is a total POS
- Talk about the rise of magic and what that means
2020-06-011h 33Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 113: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN V: "Family, Duty, Honor"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Catelyn returns to the riverlands, Brienne swears her sword to Catelyn, Edmure announces his battle plans and Ned's bones show up at Riverrun.
This week, we:
- Analyze the Petyr Baelish backstory
- Evaluate Catelyn's mental state as she returns to the Riverland
- Answer whether Starks can commit war crimes too (they can)
- Get deep on Brienne and how her brokenness doesn't make her unique, onl...
2020-05-252h 10Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 112: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA VIII: "The Second Wish" ft. Michal
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tywin "the Lion Loser" Lannister marches from Harrenhal, and Arya whispers a second name to Jaqen H'ghar...only to regret it far too late.
This week, we:
- Praise George's writing of an army in motion
- Talk about the transitional, small-scale nature of the second of three wishes
- Frame this chapter (laden with animal imagery) as the food chain, a hierarchy driven by hunger and pain
- Dis...
2020-05-181h 30Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 111: A CLASH OF KINGS, THEON III: "Turncloak"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Theon Greyjoy descends through the first five layers of hell, takes a look around, and decides that the fifth layer isn’t deep enough. He’s going for the sixth layer.
This week, we:
- Praise George's in medias res structure for the chapter
- Watch Theon's opposing identities come into conflict
- Roll our eyes at the selfish violent ways he tries to resolve that conflict
- Raise a glass...
2020-05-111h 25Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 110: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION VIII: "The Webs We Weave"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the Lannister small council absorbs the news of Renly’s death and starts finding ways they can benefit. Traitors, all of ‘em, just like Renly.
This week, we:
- Talk about how we evaluate combined reading orders of Feastdance and whether the battles should have been in ADWD
- Get in depth on Varys and the small council as detectives in noir fiction
- Get in on Joffrey and Littlefinge...
2020-05-041h 37Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastPatreon Episode #27: "Sunflower"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast that usually goes through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! But not this week.
This week, we present for everyone our 27th Patreon episode: "Sunflower," an analysis of Renly Baratheon, in the wake of his death in the main cast.
In this episode, we:
-Force Jeff to make the case for Renly
-Talk about what inspired Renly and what he in turn inspired: narrative function, historical parallels, background characters, etc.
-Go over what we know of his backstory and personal life
-Discuss Renly's legacy (such as it is)
...
2020-04-271h 01Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 109: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN IV: “Judgment Day Part 2"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, King Terrorist Renly Baratheon is righteously vaporized by the magical equivalent of a drone strike.
This week, we:
- Talk about why Robert didn't have sworn men around him
- Get into the philosophy and metaphysics of the shadowbaby and its impact on the narrative
- Talk about how the shadowbaby attack didn't just kill Renly. It nearly got Brienne killed and very much got Robar Royce and Emmon Cuy k...
2020-04-201h 47Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 108: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN IV: "Judgment Day, Part 1"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Catelyn Stark gives herself over to her gods before making a final plea for peace...which Renly Baratheon promptly shoots down.
This week, we:
- Trace Catelyn's changing relationship to the Seven
- Dig deep into all the gorgeous imagery in this chapter
- Talk about how gods (and stories) are fluid vessels needing an audience to be complete
- Praise Catelyn for sticking up for the truth
2020-04-131h 28Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 107: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN III: "Brotherly Love, Part 2"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Stannis and Renly chase each other down the drain as the kingdom burns in the background and Catelyn threatens to send them both to bed without dinner. Everything's going just peachy.
This week, we:
- Indulge in one of Emmett's favorite tinfoil theories: Renly as Robert's bastard son
- Discuss how the political is always personal and vice versa with Stannis v. Renly
- Marvel at how George builds up S...
2020-04-061h 47Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 106: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN III: "Brotherly Love, Part 1"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Catelyn Stark arrives at Storm's End and has an encounter with the one true king on the one true podcast.
This week, we:
- Talk about why Renly didn't back Stannis
- Get into the type of castle Storm's End is and why it works as archetype for Stannis and Renly
- Stannis and Catelyn dance. More accurately, Stannis huffs, Catelyn tries to smooth things over. It doesn't work
...
2020-03-301h 13Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 105: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN V: "Under the Skin"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Jojen Reed further instructs Bran on prophecy and skinchanging, as well as foreshadowing his grisly death at the hands of a new character: "Reek."
This week, we:
- Talk about the news Bran, Rickon and those little monstrous Freys receive from Oxcross
- Analyze Jojen's green dreams and how everyone takes it so damn literally!
- Witness House Bolton entering the Northern game and get introduced to "Reek"
- All...
2020-03-231h 13Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 104: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON IV & V: "The Last Samurai"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the Night's Watch arrives at the Fist of the First Men, where Jon Snow acquires yet another father figure: Qhorin Halfhand.
This week, we:
- Dig into the Fist of the First Men (though not literally like Ghost!) in terms of both its surface strengths and deeper weaknesses as a fortress
- Watch with exasperation as Watch leadership descends into mission creep and the last war's strategies
- Introduce Qh...
2020-03-161h 14Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 103: A CLASH OF KINGS, SANSA III: "The Mad King"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Robb Stark wins a glorious victory...and Joffrey punishes poor Sansa for it. Sigh.
This week, we:
- Contrast the knights beating a helpless child because the king said so...
- ...with the not-knights, the cripples/bastards/broken things, standing up for her
- Take note of how Sansa is maturing and growing wiser, even under such dire circumstances
- Lay out exactly how screwed Team Lannister i...
2020-03-091h 38Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 101: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION VII: "Kissing Cousins" ft. Special Guest Jinx Lierre!
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, all the Lannister dysfunction we talked about in Tyrion VI somehow gets even worse.
This week, we:
- Talk about our favorite funny lines in ASOIAF
- Examine Tyrion's fun-yet-chilling conversation with Lancel
- Zero in on why Tyrion goes to Shae
- Analyze how Tyrion has put on masks of power, intrigue and games while forgetting about doing the justice he promised to do
- Delve i...
2020-02-241h 29Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 100: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN IV: "The Hero's Journey"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Happy 100th episode, and thank you so much to everyone who's listened and supported us so far!
In this episode, Bran is caught between magic and politics, Winged Wolf and Prince of Winterfell, as embodied by his two mentors: Jojen Reed and Maester Luwin.
This week, we:
- Praise how masterfully George changes moods as this chapter goes along
- Shiver as Jojen gets creepy with Bran's dreams
- Zoom out to put the...
2020-02-171h 30Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 99: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS II: "City of a Hundred Colors"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Daenerys arrives at our VERY FAVORITE setting in the series: the city of Qarth. Hooray.
This week, we:
- Discuss the "leftover" bits of ASOIAF
- Praise the trippy imagery in the Qarth storyline...
- ...and critique the shapeless plot and threadbare supporting cast
- Lay out Dany's (somewhat redundant) character beats in ACOK
- Come up with opposite ideas about how we would fix Qarth
2020-02-101h 15Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 98: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA VI: "Death March"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Arya bears witness to war crimes before being enslaved and force marched to Harrenhal. What a cheerful read.
This week, we:
- Talk about our favorite bad movies
- Analyze the smallfolk caught in the chaos and brutality of war
- Evaluate how Arya deals with her powerlessness and watching people be tortured, murdered and raped
- Let Emmett go deep on Harrenhal and why this is his fav...
2020-02-031h 08Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 97: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION VI: "A Lion Still Has Claws"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tyrion brings Cersei good news: Renly and Stannis are fighting each other! Oh, and Tyrion also poisons her, strips her of her protectors, and throws Pycelle in jail without her permission...but for Tyrion and Cersei, this counts as getting along.
This week, we:
- Wonder what would've happened if Tyrion had killed Cersei in this chapter
- Compare and contrast the unhappy Baratheons with the unhappy Lannisters
- Analyze ho...
2020-01-271h 13Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 96: A CLASH OF KINGS, THEON II: "The Favorite Child"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, with friends like these, the Night's Watch doesn't need enemies.
This week, we:
- Talk about Gerion Lannister and whether he'll turn up in TWOW or ADOS
- Get into the Esgred/Theon dynamic
- Interrogate Theon's self-conception and why the Ironborn continue to reject him
- Analyze Balon Greyjoy's great war "plan"
- Analyze the Iron Islands story in ACOK vs. S02 of the Thrones S...
2020-01-201h 23Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 95: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON III: "Winter Knights"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, with friends like these, the Night's Watch doesn't need enemies.
This week, we:
- Theorize about Val's role in the story
- Introduce Craster and his nightmarish prison factory of a Keep
- Introduce Gilly, and watch as her peril unravels the Watch's self-justifications
- Dig into the complex, opaque dialogue between Jon and LC Mormont at chapter's end
- Make explicit all that's implied abo...
2020-01-131h 33Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 94: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN II: "Summer Knights" ft. Special Guest Lady Gwynhyfvar from Radio Westeros!Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Catelyn arrives at the traveling court of the rightful(?) king(?) of Westeros, Renly Baratheon the First of His Name, who makes her a reasonable(?) proposal before Stannis ruins(?) everything, as usual, just because he’s jealous(?)
This week, we:
- talk about the literary influences on GRRM and ASOIAF
- Get in on Catelyn's mental state just prior to her rendezvous with a terrorist king
2020-01-062h 45Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastThe NotACast 2019 Holiday Special Episode: "The Stone is Strong: A Tour of Winterfell!" ft. Special Guest Joe Buckley!
Hi everyone and happy holidays this year! Today, we're releasing our holiday special episode all about Winterfell, its history, its architecture, its future and what the castle means And we were thrilled to be joined by Joe Buckley, author of the book The Great Castles of Westeros: An Unofficial Guide as well as the host of the Isle of Faces podcast!
Thanks for listening and blessing us in our sophomore year of podcasting! Much love to each and every one of you!
Buy Joe's book! https://www.amazon.com/Great-Castles-Westeros-Unofficial-Guide/dp/1712072579
Joe's blog: http://thegrindstone.co.uk/
Joe's Podcast: https://isleoffac...
2019-12-301h 51Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 93: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN III: "The Stark in Winterfell" ft. Chloe from Girls Gone CanonHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, friends and family come together to celebrate community and chow down. But Jeff can’t call it Christmas. Thanks Obama.
This week, we:
- Discuss cannibalism v. sacrifice
- Bathe in the warm glow of friends and family at the harvest feast...
- ...while analyzing all the little sad moments that show Bran's frustration with his life
- Introduce Jojen and Meera R...
2019-12-231h 40Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 92: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION V: "Bathing in Fire"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the street preachers ranting about the apocalypse overtaking King’s Landing don’t even know how right they are.
This week, we:
- Ponder if Euron was Quellon's favorite son
- Cringe at the Alchemists and their dreadful "substance"
- Lament the fate of Cleos Frey, a pawn to be moved
- Dig into the layers of dysfunction and missed opportunities...
2019-12-161h 29Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 91: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA V: "The Wasteland"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Arya Stark and her companions learn to never trust anyone over 30.
This week, we:
- Talk about whether Robert would have used magic to kill Rhaegar if he had the opportunity
- Get deep on how starving kids and hunger hollow people out
- Demand answers from Tywin as to why the hell he's using these horror tactics
- Examine the deat...
2019-12-091h 19Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 90: A CLASH OF KINGS, SANSA II: "Beauty and the Beast(s)"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, in which the princess in the tower is sought out by two brave knights who want to spirit her away to freedom. Well, neither of them are knights. And both are completely fucking drunk.
This week, we:
-Discuss theories we hope to be WRONG about (a new concept for Jeff)
-Use Dontos' letter to show how Sansa is gradually maturing in her worldview
-Talk a...
2019-12-021h 07Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 89: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION IV: "Hat Trick"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tyrion’s just gonna need you to sign this NDA. Boilerplate, nothing to it, he swears. Would he lie to you?
This week, we:
- Talk about visual adaptation and what we see when we read ASOIAF.
- Laugh at Pycelle and how he sucks and how Tyrion bowls over him
- Accuse Tyrion of complicity of war crimes as he shrugs his father...
2019-11-251h 24Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 88: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN II: "The Home Front" ft. Steven AttewellHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the Northmen come to Winterfell to offer their services to the Starks for nothing in return, because they’re all about manly honor. Right? Right?!
This week, we:
-Defend George's food porn as an essential part of worldbuilding and character development
-Compare Bran to the terrible horrible Walders as microcosms of the Stark v. Frey approaches to politics
-Dig deep into the layers of...
2019-11-181h 56Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 87: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION III: "Never Break the Chain"READ EMMETT'S ESSAY ON EURON HERE! https://poorquentyn.com/2019/10/31/eldritch-apocalypse/
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode,His Grace King Stannis Baratheon tells the Lannisters to get the hell off his lawn, and they respond in a multitude of ways, some smart, some ... less so.
This week, we:
- Talk about the worst theater commander in ASOIAF
- Look at Tyrion and Cersei, explore their dynamic through lies and mummery
2019-11-111h 17Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 86: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA IV: "Lake of Fire"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the pig-faced shit-knight Amory Lorch wipes out Yoren of the Night’s Watch and most of his charges. It’s not all bad news, though; at least Arya saves Rorge and Biter!
This week, we:
- Go through some of our favorite and "favorite" Apple Podcast Reviews
- Talk about the unsettling feeling of dread settling over the scene well before Amory Lorch shows up
...
2019-11-041h 06Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 85: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAENERYS I: "Follow the Leader" ft. Mighty IsobelHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the messiah, her miracle babies, and her dwindling entourage wander the desert in pursuit of a star, only to be met by three wise men. Well...not all of them are men, and none of them are wise, but you get the idea.
This week, we:
-Rank our favorite Star Wars movies (lest we be the only ones not to)
-Discuss our...mixed feelings about D...
2019-10-281h 27Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 84: A CLASH OF KINGS, THEON I: "You Can't Go Home Again"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, everything goes exactly according to plan for our new protagonist, Theon “The Ladies Love Me” Greyjoy.
This week, we:
- Talk about our favorite to least favorite Greyjoys
- Emmett analyzes how Theon came into being as a POV character and why his character beats far outshine his actual plot beats.
- Analyze Theon in how he constructs his identity around Ironborn lore he doesn't have a personal connection to and how awful this manifests it...
2019-10-211h 48Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 83: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS I: "The Stuff of Heroes, Part 2" ft. Frank BHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, we are joined once more by our own High Inquisitor Frank B as the onion knight gives the freshly crowned Stannis Baratheon some sensible advice, only to get a Shakespeare monologue for his trouble.
This week, we:
- Break down Stannis' public letter declaring himself the rightful king
- Analyze both the simplicity *and* complexity of the Stannis-Davos dynamic
- Dig into the layers of mean...
2019-10-141h 34Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 82: A CLASH OF KINGS, DAVOS I: "The Stuff of Heroes, Part 1" with Special Guest Frank BHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, the humbly-born moral compass of Westeros bears witness to the ascension of gods, kings, and his own uncertain fortunes.
This week, we:
- Talk about Stannis' transactional, Roman relationship with R'hllor
- Discuss, argue, debate over Davos as a POV and whether Stannis or Davos is the bigger hero
- Balance Stannis' justice vs. R'hllor
- Analyze the Azor Ahai ceremony on the beach...
2019-10-071h 36Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 81: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION II: "The Butchers" ft. Clint WHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Tyrion informs Janos Slynt that the company’s moving in a different direction, but they’ll be sure to keep his resume on file.
This week, we:
-Debate who qualifies as protagonist of each book in the series
-Praise how George paces Tyrion's tipping point from luring in Janos Slynt to turning on him
-Discuss the many ways in which Tyrion's victory is undercut, from Cersei...
2019-09-301h 39Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 80: A CLASH OF KINGS, CATELYN I: "Heavy Lies the Head" ft. Steven Attewell
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Good King Robb makes his peace with the Lannisters, and all is well in Westeros forevermore.
This week, we:
- Discuss our favorite and least favorite themes in ASOIAF
- Praise the Young Wolf, our shining son and the best of the clashing kings (in this book, anyway)
- Dig into the possibilities and impossibilities of Robb's peace deal
- Analyze Catelyn's strengths and weaknesses as a political observer
...
2019-09-231h 40Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 79: A CLASH OF KINGS, JON I & II "The True Steel" with Special Guest JoeMagician!
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Jon meets up with good friends, gets challenged by his mentors and readers are introduced to Azor Ahai Reborn: DOLOROUS EDD!
This week, we:
- Talk about the Others and the Five Year Gap
- Make the case that these chapters are a bit slow but still good!
- Analyze the Castle Black library and talk about how it symbolizes the Night's Watch as a whole
- Discuss Jon as Aemon...
2019-09-161h 54Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 78: A CLASH OF KINGS, BRAN I: "Call of the Wild"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the Winged Wolf and the Stark in Winterfell fight for the soul of our precious baby boy Bran, the future King of Westeros. Long may he reign. Yeah, we said it.
This week, we:
- Defend King Bran
- Analyze the interior conflict of Bran's story: Stark vs wolf
- Look at Bran's role as Prince of Winterfell in Robb's absence
- Talk about the Walders Frey and why they are...
2019-09-091h 30Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 77: A CLASH OF KINGS, TYRION I: "The New Boss"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, everyone’s a gangster until a gangster walks in the room.
This week, we:
- Discuss the themes of each book
- Look at Tyrion at Michael Corleone from The Godfather
- Analyze the series of tests that Tyrion has to undergo on his first day at the job
- Talk about what Tyrion is actually doing in propping Joffrey up
- Make the uncontroversial argument that Tyrion in Seasons 2-4 of...
2019-09-021h 30Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 76: A CLASH OF KINGS, SANSA I: "Fool's Gold"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Arya Stark wanders the war-torn Riverlands with her new companions: kids who try to rob her, adults who threaten to kill her, and her guardian Yoren, who beats her. It’s...it’s just so much fun to make new friends.
This week, we:
- Consider Ned's executions from the POVs of Cersei, Barristan and Sansa
- Examine Sansa Stark as a hostage and her place in the narrative...
2019-08-261h 38Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 75: A CLASH OF KINGS, ARYA I-III: "On the Road"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter (though not in this case) podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Arya Stark wanders the war-torn Riverlands with her new companions: kids who try to rob her, adults who threaten to kill her, and her guardian Yoren, who beats her. It’s...it’s just so much fun to make new friends.
This week, we:
- Wonder whether Jon will adopt his mother's heraldry when he learns the truth
- Frame...
2019-08-191h 40Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 74: A CLASH OF KINGS, PROLOGUE: “Red, Part 2″Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, STANNIS the objectively rightful King of Westeros and his morally unambiguous sorceress begin their crusade to set the world to rights. We foresee no complications whatsoever.
This week, we:
- Talk about the choice of introducing Stannis and Melisandre through Cressen's POV instead of Davos
- Attempt and ABSOLUTELY SUCCEED in re-evaluating Stannis against the memes and preconceived notions
- Set Stannis's chara...
2019-08-122h 55Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 73: A CLASH OF KINGS, PROLOGUE: "Red, Part 1"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Maester Cressen stares down a giant Eye of Sauron in the sky above Dragonstone before meeting with his king...and the latter will be covered next week, as part of "Red, Part 2." Don't blame us, the chapter is 10,000 pages long!!
This week, we:
-Consider why George has been stingy on Stannis-Shireen moments so far relative to the show
-Give a quick overview of A Cla...
2019-08-051h 50Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 72: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS X: "Bride of Fire"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, an exiled widowed teenager stranded in the wasteland is reborn as the Mother of Dragons. Now that’s how you end a book.
This week, we:
- Frame the dragonbirth as as religious experience, not only for the characters but for us, the audience
- Break down the chapter's structure in terms of what Dany is planning v. what George reveals to us
- D...
2019-07-221h 45Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 71: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN XI: "Independence Day" with Special Guest Steven Attewell!Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the vassals of Winterfell and Riverrun come together to declare with one voice that Robb Stark is the King in the North! King in the North! KING IN THE NOOOOORTH!
This week, we:
- Reminisce a bit on AGOT and what we're looking forward to in ACOK
- Reflect on the key changes between this chapter and events from the Thrones Show
- Th...
2019-07-152h 06Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 70: A GAME OF THRONES, JON IX: "Should I Stay or Should I Go"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Jon Snow attempts to abandon his Night's Watch vows in order to ride off and join Robb in avenging Ned...only for his brothers and his LC to tell him that his place is at Castle Black fighting the army of the dead.
This week, we:
- Ponder what Jon might get up to while inside Ghost
- Acknowledge that the occasionally overbearing Teenage Dra...
2019-07-081h 21Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 69: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION IX: "Wounded Lions"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tywin helpfully lists all the myriad ways in which Team Lannister is screwed before putting Tyrion of all people in charge of saving the day.
This week, we:
- Talk about how Tywin kind-of forgot about Dorne and the Reach
- Tywin gets his sweet, sweet comeuppance
- Everything is going quite badly for the Lannisters in every geographical direction
...
2019-07-011h 34Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 68: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS IX: "The Meaning of Life"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Eliana from Girls Gone Canon joins us to talk about how Daenerys wakes up from nightmares of fire and blood and death to...a reality full of fire and blood and death. Cheerful stuff, George.
This week, we:
- Discuss what it means to come back from the dead
- Analyze Dany's nightmare in terms of her endgame in the show and (probably) the bo...
2019-06-241h 41Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 67: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA VI: "Paradise Lost" featuring Special Guest Michal SchickHello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Sansa Stark, reeling from witnessing her father’s execution, is forced to stand strong against Joffrey (who is the worst), Meryn Trant (also the worst), and Sandor Clegane (not entirely the worst??)
This week, we:
- Talk some Shirley Jackson
- Get deep on Sansa's grief
- Ponder Sandor Clegane as anti-cynicism
- Show how it's not all horror. George ain't...
2019-06-171h 51Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 66: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN VII: "Only in Dreams"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, good ol' Maester Luwin reassures Bran and Rickon that their creepy nightmares about their dad being dead are meaningless...and of course, he is proven 100% right. Since when do dreams *mean* things?!
This week, we:
-Discuss the different directions George considered going with books four and five
-Set up the struggle that will dominate Bran's storyline in the next book: the secular v. the ma...
2019-06-101h 41Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 65: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA V: "The End of the Beginning"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, George RR Martin finally stops dicking around, pulls out our hearts, and steps on them while we watch. This is the chapter where Dad dies.
We also talk:
- An off-screen event we would have loved to see on-page
- Ned's death is a tragedy, not a genre deconstruction
- Arya's training arc continues and she grows through adversity
- Re...
2019-06-031h 35Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 64: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS VIII: "Shadow Puppets"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, George gets his horror on as everything collapses around Dany--personally, politically, and of course, magically.
We also talk:
- Daenerys as a physical dragon
- Foreshadowing things to come with flies, hitting the mood just right
- The importance of POV: a bad act by someone we sympathize with
- The real (black) magic was the friends we made along the w...
2019-05-271h 53Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 63: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN X: “Moonlight Sonata”Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Catelyn Stark describes the Battle of the Whispering Wood with such lyrical beauty you almost forget that a bunch of people are dying horribly.
- Discuss Arianne and Daenerys
- Unpack the poetry and the hard tactics of the battle
- Contrast Robb's relationship to Cat with Tyrion's to Tywin
- Chest-thump for Robb's victory, but what does it all truly mean ult...
2019-05-201h 23Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 62: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION VIII: "The Iron Rose"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tyrion has yet another frosty conversation with his dear old Dad, meets the woman he’ll murder at the end of book three, and then gets knocked out by a hammer, thus missing the battle ...oh wait, that’s the show. No offense, they didn’t have the budget to bring the Battle of the Green Fork to life! But books don’t have budgets, so we’re gonna get to dive into...
2019-05-131h 43Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 61: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS VII: "Paying the Iron Price"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Dany plays witness to the war crimes committed by Drogo and his Dothraki in the name of her claim to the Iron Throne, and decides to save (some of) the innocents...one of whom will change her life forever.
This week, we:
-Discuss those weird half-dragon (?) Targaryen babes
-Compare and contrast the atrocities in this chapter to what's going down in Westeros
-P...
2019-05-061h 07Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 60: A GAME OF THRONES, JON VIII: "The Once and Future King" Featuring Special Guest Kim Renfro!Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Jon Snow, Zombie Hunter, is confronted with split loyalties and hears some heavy advice on that subject from his secret great-great-great uncle Aemon. Oh, and he gets a sweet Valyrian steel sword too, I guess.
And the Amen Brothers were joined by an AWESOME guest in the form of INSIDER writer Kim Renfro!
This week, we:
- Answer a question about the 2019 ASOIAF calendar
...
2019-04-291h 36Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 59: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN IX: "The Bridge Troll"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Catelyn secures passage across the Green Fork for Robb and his army by negotiating a marriage pact with Walder Frey, an irascible old ass who will thankfully never turn up in the story again.
This week, we:
-Discuss how the Frey army is larger than it should be, along with other examples of early installment weirdness (weir-ness? We apologize for nothing)
-Marvel at how wel...
2019-04-221h 00Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 58: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XV: "Enter the Void" Featuring Special Guest Shakespeare of Thrones!Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, the Amen Brothers are joined by Lauren, AKA Shakespeare of Thrones to discuss George RR Martin's best Shakespeare pastiche in Ned’s final (sob) chapter in ASOIAF.
This week, we:
- Muse about whether we'd rather read TWOW or ADOS if we could only read one
- Get massively Shakespearean on this grim Ned chapter
- Was Ned really responsible for Robert's death...
2019-04-151h 50Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 57: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA V: "In the Court of the Crimson King"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Sansa Stark begs the newly-crowned King Joffrey for mercy for her father Eddard, and Joffrey agrees! We love a happy ending here at the NotACast...
This week, we:
-Wonder how Sansa would have fared as the Tyrells' hostage rather than the Lannisters'
-Discuss Robert's controversial tapestries, both as metaphor and political tool
-Say goodbye (for now) to Barristan Selmy--I'm sorry, "Arstan Whitebeard"
2019-04-081h 04Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 56: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION VII: "The Lion's Den"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Tyrion is finally reunited with Tywin Lannister, beloved father, friend to the smallfolk, and our very favorite character.
This week, we:
-Recount Tywin's crimes in the Westerlands
-Talk the intricate and horrific family dynamic between Tyrion and Tywin
-Hey Tyrion, you're acting like a villain here. QUIT THAT!
-The shadow of Joanna and Tysha hanging over everything
-Tywin and...
2019-04-011h 37Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 55: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN VIII: "Mother and Son"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Catelyn Stark reunites with her firstborn child Robb at Moat Cailin; she still thinks of him fondly as her squalling infant son, but he's all grown up now and leading men to war.
This week, we:
-Ponder the fate of Ashara Dayne
-Welcome the Manderlys of "the north remembers" fame to the story
-Lay out the Young Wolf's plan of attack as he...
2019-03-251h 24Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 54: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS VI: "Waking the Drogo"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, if you come at the khaleesi, you best not miss.
This week, we:
- Talk about why Jorah sucks
- Get some meta in and how this may have been one of the last chapters GRRM wrote for AGOT
- Dany's identity crisis. Dothraki or Targaryen? Westerosi or Braavosi? etc
- The shadow of Viserys Targaryen hanging over this chapter
2019-03-111h 08Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 53: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN VI: "Marching the Wrong Way"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, Robb Stark proves his mettle in mustering an army to go rescue his father, only for Osha to warn Bran that he's...well...marching the wrong way.
This week, we:
-Confess what we were like in high school
-Watch with pride as the Young Wolf is born
-Drunkenly salute Greatjon Umber
-Hide under the covers from Roose Bolton
-Make...
2019-03-041h 17Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 52: A GAME OF THRONES, JON VII: "Jon of the Dead"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
In this episode, dead men come walking (and killing) in the night in AGOT, Jon VII.
This week, we:
-Predict with 100% accuracy how Jon's arc will go in TWOW
-Praise the razor-sharp structure of GRRM's misdirection in this chapter
-Cheer on Samwell Tarly, crime scene investigator
-Highlight the growing identity struggle that will define Jon's story going forward
-Wonder about what, exa...
2019-02-251h 13Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 51: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA IV: "Princess in the Tower"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff analyze Emmett's 2nd favorite ASOIAF chapter: AGOT, Arya IV: Syrio's last stand.
This week, we:
- Talk about the legends and stories that inspired GRRM in creating Sansa
- The audio horror of war
- Courtesy as armor and manipulation (by Cersei)
- Cersei: bad or the worst?
- No. Littlefinger is the worst
- St...
2019-02-181h 21Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 50: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA IV, "Because That's What Heroes Do"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff analyze Emmett's 2nd favorite ASOIAF chapter: AGOT, Arya IV: Syrio's last stand.
This week, we:
- Talk about why Septa Mordane remains the worst
- Syrio's heroic last stand and what it means for the reader and Arya
- Arya goes back into the tunnels
- Some House with the Red Door clues in this chapter
- Th...
2019-02-111h 22Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 49: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XIV: "Doom"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff do the most consequential chapter in all of fantasy in the past 20 years: AGOT, Eddard XIV: Ned Stark's downfall.
This week, we:
- Send non-tinfoil theories to the Wall
- The dread leading up to Ned's march into the throneroom
- Was Varys genuine in his grief?
- Littlefinger, that motherfucker
- Paper shields are important!
...
2019-02-041h 05Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 48: A GAME OF THRONES, JON VI: "Graduation Day"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff venture into a brief optimistic spot: Jon Snow's graduation into the Night's Watch in AGOT, Jon VI
This week, we:
- Talk about what's in the Crypts of Winterfell
- Sing Vitamin C and recite our Night's Watch vows
- Mormont's speech about the Night's Watch: the good and bad
- Analyze each and every line from the vow...
2019-01-281h 23Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 47: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XIII: "Bed of Blood"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff dive into a VERY emotionally distressing chapter: Eddard XIII.
This week, we:
- Hypothesize about the Lannister role in endgame
-Analyze the parallels between this chapter and the Tower of Joy
-Pay tribute to Robert Baratheon on his deathbed
-Delve into the offers Ned receives from Renly (the worst) and Littlefinger (somehow worse than the worst)
Next We...
2019-01-211h 14Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 46: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS V: "A Crown of Gold" with Special Guest LML!Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff are joined AGAIN by ASOIAF mystic and mythical astronomer: Lucifer Means Lightbringer, AKA LML. He joins the boys today in doing the deep-dive into Daenerys Targaryen's fifth chapter.
This week, we:
- Answer a question about Dany and Quaithe's connection
- Delve into the symbolism surrounding the three major events from the chapter
- LML gets deep on the mythology and the c...
2019-01-141h 59Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 45: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XII: "Save the Children"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff unpack the most pivotal chapter in AGOT yet: AGOT, Eddard XII
This week, we talk about:
- Cersei's downfall
- Ned's struggle with the truth and how to save the children
- Was Ned stupid and this is what got him killed? (NO!)
In two weeks: AGOT, Daenerys V with LML!
Our patreon: www...
2019-01-071h 17Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 44: A GAME OF THRONES, SANSA III: "Life is Not a Song"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Sansa III, where, you guessed it, Sansa hears the phrase "life is not a song."
This week, we talk about:
- Which part of ASOIAF we'd remove if we had too (The Two Amen Brothers fight over what's right)
- Sansa begins to learn that life is not a fairytale and begins editing her own stories to make them seem like...
2018-12-241h 19Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastThe NotACast Holiday Special Episode: "How Much of TWOW/ADOS Did GAME OF THRONES spoil?" featuring Special Guest Joanna Robinson!
Hi everyone and happy holidays! Today, we're releasing our holiday special episode all about TWOW/ADOS and how much of it was spoiled by GoT. And we brought a fantastic guest with us: Joanna Robinson of Vanity Fair, Storm of Spoilers, Decoding Westworld and so many other fantastic podcasts and projects!
Thanks for making our lives so blessed this year. Seriously, you all are the best!
Joanna Robinson at Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/joanna-robinson
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2018-12-212h 47Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 43: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD XI: "Fifty Shades of Truth"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Eddard XI, in which Ned Stark sits high atop the uncomfortable Iron Throne and does a bit of northern justice south of the Neck. But was this the smart play? So much to talk about …
This week, we talk about:
- Loras and Renly's relationship
- What's the future for Fire and Blood, Volume Two
- The Red Keep: a bl...
2018-12-171h 22Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 42: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION VI: "Blood Debts"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Tyrion VI, in which Tyrion shares his brutal backstory with his new friend Bronn before making a whole bunch of new friends with the locals.
This week, we talk about:
-The many battles of TWOW (a favorite topic of Jeff's)
-Bronn and Tyrion's evolving relationship
-Tyrion's cynicism and where it comes from
-The many horrors of Tywin L...
2018-12-101h 03Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 41: A GAME OF THRONES, JON V: "Band of Brothers"
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Jon V, in which Jon Snow is officially offered a place in the Night’s Watch, but doesn’t feel right about it unless his BFF Samwell Tarly gets to come along as well.
This week, we talk about:
- The mysterious letter Princess Deria Martell sent to Aegon the Conqueror
- Alliser Thorne being (wait for it) an asshole
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2018-12-031h 11Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 40: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN VII: "Festival of Fools"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Catelyn VII in which Catelyn watches one duel and recalls another.
This week, we:
- Answer a question Littlefinger's involvement in Robert's Rebellion
- Talk about the idiot monkey morons known as the Vale nobility
- More of the injustice system in Westeros and how it benefits the mighty and hurts everyone else
- The tragedy of Ser...
2018-11-191h 29Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 39: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD X: "Fevre Dream" with Special Guest Chloe AKA LiesAndArbor!Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff are joined by Chloe AKA LiesandArbor to breakdown one of the most iconic chapters in all of ASOIAF: AGOT, Eddard X.
This week, we:
- Talk a whole lot about the battles of ice and fire that will kick off TWOW
- Radio theater the shit out of the Tower of Joy scene
- SO MUCH TOWER OF JOY. DID YOU HEAR...
2018-11-121h 58Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 38: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION V: "Out of the Blue and Into the Black"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff breakdown AGOT, Tyrion V in which Tyrion escapes a perilous situation with his wit, cunning, and a well-timed roll of the dice. Classic Tyrion shit, in other words.
This week, we:
- Answer a question about whether Jaime Lannister might be Dany's "Treason for love"
- Analyze justice in Westeros (Injustice)
- Show how Tyrion's mouth gets him in and out of t...
2018-11-051h 26Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 37: A GAME OF THRONES, BRAN V: "Bran's Day Out"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff analyze AGOT, Bran V in which Bran Stark takes a lovely horse ride atop his brand new saddle, but in ASOIAF-fashion, it ends in blood.
This week, we:
- Answer a question about Jaqen H'ghar in the black cells
- From joy to melancholy to blood: Bran's day out
- Why Robb and Bran acted somewhat stupidly in the circumstance
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2018-10-291h 20Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 36: A GAME OF THRONES, DAENERYS IV: "The Holy Mountain"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff unpack AGOT, Daenerys IV in which Dany and the gang arrive at the “ancient, arrogant, and empty” city of Vaes Dothrak, where in a shocking turn of events, Viserys is an asshole..
This week, we:
- Talk about Dany's identity conflict between Targaryen and Dothraki
- Dany's education as a Khaleesi
- Viserys' racism and arrogance and how his role as "Cart Kin...
2018-10-221h 27Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 35: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD IX: "Tears in the Rain"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff unpack AGOT, Eddard IX in which Ned’s melancholy musings on Robert and Lyanna while riding back from visiting a brothel are rudely interrupted by an attack by Jaime Lannister, which leaves Ned wounded and several of his men killed.
This week, we:
- Talk about the brutal melancholy of the chapter and how GRRM tides the emotions and past experiences in and out.
- Cla...
2018-10-151h 22Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 34: A GAME OF THRONES, CATELYN VI: "Mountain High, Valley Low"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff unpack AGOT, Catelyn VI in which Catelyn Stark makes it out of the Mountains of the Moon to the Vale proper...only to have to climb yet another mountain. She just can’t win, despite doing nothing wrong, ever.
This week, we:
- Give our initial thoughts on the FIRE AND BLOOD excerpt
- Catelyn's growing stony heart
- Feudalism and Brynden...
2018-10-082h 25Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 33: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD VIII: "You Can't Fire Me. I Quit"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff tackle AGOT, Eddard VIII in which Ned Stark pleads with Robert not to murder Daenerys and Viserys and ends up resigning rather than participate in murder.
This week, we:
- Discuss Ned's three arguments to Robert about not killing Daenerys
- How Ned leaving is a breakup
- How much of a shit Renly is
- Who was the merchant...
2018-10-011h 57Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 32: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA III: "Riddles in the Dark"Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff tackle AGOT, Arya IIIin which Arya Stark chases cats through the Red Keep and stumbles upon dragon skulls and a pair of conspirators.
This week, we:
- Talk about a potential First Blackfyre Rebellion show
- Discuss Arya's training montage, chasing cats
- Follow up on her chat with dad and how Ned giving her something to do was the best thing h...
2018-09-241h 39Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastPatreon Bonus Sample Episode: The Fate of the White KnightHello! And welcome to a very, very special edition of the NotACast ... podcast - a patreon sample episode where PoorQuentyn and BryndenBFish throwdown on the fate of Ser Barristan Selmy!
Now, if you listen to us regularly, you know that typically, we give you all one chapter per week, but this past week, both Emmett and Jeff had some IRL responsibilities which prevented them from recording the next chapter episode. So, instead as a little treat, we are making our first patreon-only episode of the NotACast podcast available to the general public!
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