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Ragman’s Harbour22 - A Storm of GendersIn this episode we talk about gender nonconforming people throughout history, and ASOIAF. We cover everyone from Joan of Arc, genderqueer Viking era people, possible trans saints, and a Polish gender criminal (of sorts). And we compare them to characters like Brienne of Tarth, Morna White Mask, Alleras the Sphinx, Arya Stark, Brave Danny Flint, and more. Join us as we discuss how the gender binary is fake and heteronormativity is bullshit!     You can contact us at: ragmanspod@gmail.com BlueSky Thank you to Matt Graham for the theme mus...
2025-11-291h 45Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour21- More blood on the shadowsIn this episode, your hosts take you once more to the delightful (or not) realm of political deaths. Some of them just stop being alive, some are murdered, some experience chop chop, but all men must die -kings, princes who are also kings, men who used to be kings, people who got rid of kings, people who didn't want to get rid of kings, people who are not monarchs too. Also, Virginie needs to come clean: she said "kings" were banned from the streets of Paris but she meant "pigs" 😅 (also, as her voice testifies, she was sic...
2025-10-241h 45Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s HarbourHarbour's Reader d- Wyman ManderlyIn this episode, we talk about one of our absolute favourite characters: Wyman Manderly. We analyse where he and his family stand in the North, how he is perceived and how he uses that, his sense of ethics, why we love him in spite of some... less savoury bits and we finally get to share artwork by the fantastic Hanieh @dr3adlady.bsky.social‬ (We'll share it on social media and on our Patreon, on a public post like all our public episodes) We also talk about some of the cast around him and we ha...
2025-08-281h 02Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour20 - A Storm of Cultures - feat RayIn this episode, your hosts and guest Ray, discuss what happens when different cultures meet, in ASOIAF and irl. We discuss migration, culture clashes, prejudice, racism, colonialism, and more! Along the way we conclude that both Viserys Targaryen and Jorah Mormont are the worst (albeit in different ways), and that the Free Folk makes a good parallel to climate refugees.  We also chat with our guest about his journey through both the ASOIAF fandom and life in general!  Tell your friends and fandom acquintances about this episode, and if you liked what you he...
2025-07-302h 34Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s HarbourHarbour's reader c -sigils as storytellingIn this third episode of our series looking at the books, actually, we look at a neat trick GRRM uses for subtle storytelling: the blasons/sigils of the main Houses of the North, through the prism of semiotics -and specifically, the tools developed by the researcher, Greimas. You don't know what semiotics are? Fair enough! Let us explain that it's the study of signs and symbols, and how they are used to create meaning, tell stories, communicate ideas. And that GRRM provides the keen-eyed reader with a prime example of how to use images well
2025-07-0359 minNot A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read Podcast
Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 243: A FEAST FOR CROWS, BRIENNE III: "Ghost Hunt" ft. LoHello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire! In this episode, our friend Lo joins us to discuss Brienne's return to Maidenpool and how everyone she meets reflects back on her past and personal journey.  Next time: we kick off another quest in AFFC Samwell II, in which Sam and his companions set sail across the narrow sea, somehow having an even worse time than Brienne. Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/PoorQuentyn Manu's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManuclearBomb  Lo's Bluesky: https://bsky...
2025-06-232h 00Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour19 - Valar MorghulisAll men - and people in general - must die, but what happens afterwards? In this episode we discuss understandings of death, burial rituals, and the afterlife in ASOIAF and real life! Join us to learn about how the pop culture understanding of "Viking funerals" is somewhat inaccurate, but also how funeral processions for kings and nobles in ASOIAF are far less extra than they were in real-life France.    Tell your friends and even your enemies about this episode, and if you liked what you hear, leave us a firework of stars and rave about us...
2025-05-291h 49Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s HarbourHarbour's Reader b- Brienne of TarthIn this second episode of our series looking at the books, in an extremely shocking twist of event (not), we are analysing Brienne! We're talking gender, the patriarchy, transphobia, toxic gender norms, heresy and Podrick Payne, Hyle Hunt and Jaime Lannister get a mention. So do Cercei and Catelyn, for different reasons. We hope you like this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Tell your friends and even your barista about it, and if you like what you hear, leave us a firework of stars and rave about us in a...
2025-05-1357 minRagman’s Harbour
Ragman’s HarbourEp 18_a Feast of Food- feat AbiYour hosts and guest Abi ( @szegfu.bsky.social ) take you on a trip around the world and across time to learn more about George's favourite topic, probably: food! We discuss having to adapt to a new food culture in real life, like Catelyn and Tyrion as well as Areo Hotah and Ser Arys do in the books, what people eat in the North(s), what spices were found in medieval European kitchens, how to preserve food when you don't have a fridge or an ice cell (or even if you have one), how to recreate Joffrey's wedding...
2025-04-251h 54Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour17_a Game of GamesWho wants to play? Swedish games the Ironborn would not shy from or French games Tyrion approves? Tell your friends and even your enemies about this episode, and if you liked what you hear, leave us a firework of stars and rave about us in a review on your podcast app of choice. Also, check out our Patreon where we publish exclusive bonus episodes for our beloved patrons: Virginie reads LOTR for the first time, you do not* want to miss it! (*or maybe you do) (up to you!) You can contact us...
2025-03-301h 31Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbourthe Harbour's reader -a: TormundWe debute a new episode series, all about, who could have predicted: ASOIAF. Like, actually, the books/ shows and not historical parallels. In this first episode, we talk about the greatest leader possibly ever, and certainly, a speaker for GRRM's pet project (to finish off the work JRR Tolkien left pending, something something genocide of baby orcs and tax policy): Tormund. If you've only watched the show and are confused about the previous statement (or if you have read the books and are confused about the previous statement), worry not: we contextualise everything we analyse. ...
2025-03-0550 minRagman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour16- Make Westeros Great Again --political recuperation of medievalismWe take you on a trip to discover how fascists in our world and Westeros use what they like in the Middle Ages, pick and choose and lump it all together and bam! have lovely (or not) symbols to show and things to say to justify their hatred and actions. We mostly only look at our world, and how Vikings and the Crusades are used, and look at what GRRM uses and doesn't use. Tell your friends and even your enemies about this episode, and if you liked what you hear, leave us a firework of stars...
2025-02-132h 03Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s HarbourEp 15 - Queens: they want to break freeIn this episode, your hosts take you on a trip all the way to the Early Middle Ages and back, to discuss queens of France and Sweden -a couple each, no one is jealous! And also Cercei, a lot. Somehow. And ask the real question: is Catelyn the most medieval character of ASOIAF? Tell your friends and even your enemies about this episode, and if you liked what you hear, leave us a firework of stars and rave about us in a review on your podcast app of choice. Also, check out our Patreon where...
2024-12-191h 26Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s HarbourBonus 1 - LOTR Book Club - prologueThis is but a taste of what is to come on our Patreon! In this bonus episode, one of your hosts discovers the prologue of the Fellowship of the Ring as she ventures into reading the Lord of the Rings for the first time. Sometimes, your other host represses a remark so there is suspense: what went wrong? Please don't spoil her: Your newbie host is curious and thrilled! She looks not only at the meta analysis and the story told, but also at the anthropological and linguistic elements provided in the prologue, and questions...
2024-12-031h 00Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour14 Bloody shadows on the wallIn this episode, your hosts tell you stories you best not try at home: political assassinations, successful and failed, in Sweden and France. From the Middle Ages to the 2OthC, discover stories bigger than fiction which sadly don't include dragons :(( Also, we have a Very Exciting Announcement: we're starting a Patreon! Find out more at the end of the episode and directly at the mouth of the river of time: Ragman's Patreon Tell your friends and even your enemies about this episode, and if you liked what you hear, leave us a firework...
2024-11-232h 19Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s HarbourEp 13 "Oh the banners!": of sigils and heraldryIn this episode, your hosts take you on a journey to medieval and not so medieval Europe to explore the rich world of heraldry to compare it to its Westeros counterpart: sigils.  Who gets to have a coat of arms? How to pick your doodle? What are the rules? Are imaginary coat of arms a new thing? We discovered so much we didn't know about, it was an actual delight to learn so much -and hopefully you enjoy learning with us. It's not just pretty images, but it is *also* pretty images. And identity.  ...
2024-09-261h 47Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour12 And the dragons danced (HotD season 2 discussion w/Bidonica)In this episode we discuss season 2 of House of the Dragon with a special guest, Bidonica! Together we talk about art in ASOIAF/HotD compared to the history of art in our world, (trans)gender politics in HotD and our world, language and power, class politics, and more!  And also why Italian fan artists draw Sansa with dark hair...    You can contact us at: ragmanspod@gmail.com Twitter/X BlueSky   Where to find Bidonica: https://x.com/bidonica1 https://bido...
2024-08-232h 50Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour11 Mini-episode: tv show recommendationsAre you feeling bereft after season 2 of HotD? Not sure what to do with your free time? We are here for you! In this mini-episode, we provide tv show recommendations to fill the void that HotD might have left in your life.   Lo's recommendations: SKAM Young Royals Ragnarok    Virginie's recommendations:  Polar Park Icon of French Cinema Peepoodo and the Super Fuck Friends   Unplanned bonus chat about: Jordskott Maria Wern Nói a...
2024-08-131h 10Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour10 Mini-episode: book recommendations!During this HotD season, we thought both our dear listeners and ourselves could use a break from just talking about the dragon show. So here is the second of three mini-episode where we recommend stuff to you all! In this episode we talk books!   Lo’s books & authors: Stöld (Stolen) - Ann-Helén Laestadius (Sápmi/Sweden) Kallocain - Karin Boye (Sweden) Muminböckerna (The Moomin Books) - Tove Jansson (Finland) Virginie’s books & authors: La Jument Verte (the Green Mare) by Marcel Aymé (France) Métaphysique des Tubes (the character of rain) by...
2024-07-241h 07Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s HarbourBONUS EPISODE: The Silent Harbour outtake (HotD S2E3)The Ragman's Harbour visited The Silent Sisters to chat about House of the Dragon season 2 episode 3! We had so much to say that not everything could fit in the podcast episode, so here is an outtake just for our listeners. Join us as we discuss how the name Ulf comes from the Swedish/Norse world "ulv", meaning "wolf", the history of that word and other taboo words, and the history of languages in general. And of course, go listen to the whole episode with The Silent Sisters! You can contact us at: ragmanspod...
2024-07-0714 minRagman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour09 Mini-episode: Movie recommendations!During this HOT HotD season, we thought both our dear listeners and ourselves could use a break from just talking about the dragon show. So here is the first of three mini-episode where we recommend stuff to you all! In this episode we talk movies!   Lo talked about, in chronological order: The Millenium movies, especially Män som hatar kvinnor/The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - by Niels Arden Oplev & Daniel Alfredson (the movie with a journalist and hacker trying to solve the 40 year old mystery of a missing girl, while also delving in...
2024-07-0200 minRagman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour08 Of Blood and fire (HotD season 1 discussion w/ Obie)In this episode we welcome our first guest, Obie, to discuss season 1 of House of the Dragon ahead of the season 2 premiere.  Together we recap season 1 and discuss how it works as an adaptation of Fire & Blood. We also discuss reproductive rights in Sweden, France, and Aruba, a queen who was a king, and the real life Aegon the Conqueror (but Frankish). Join us in the HotD hype!   You can contact us at: ragmanspod@gmail.com Twitter/X BlueSky Thank you LittleWolfBird for th...
2024-06-123h 04Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour07 Of Grumpkins and SnarksIn this episode, your hosts take you on a second cruise through folklore and chivalric romance to discover more real world people-like creatures and humanish people that are just as real as national borders that parallel characters (or not) from ASOIAF/ Game of Thrones. We still don't mention her because we're horrible people, but you know this episode is in honour of Old Nan, our queen of love and stories
2024-05-082h 02Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour06 Of snarks and grumpkinsIn this episode, your hosts take you on a cruise to discover real world people-like creatures and animalistic people that are definitely real (or were!) that parallel characters and, hmm, stories from ASOIAF/ Game of Thrones. We don't mention her because we're horrible people, but you know this episode is in honour of Old Nan
2024-04-132h 15Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour05 Unnatural HistoriesIn this episode, your hosts take you on a cruise to discover real world creatures that are extremely real, as our friends the Orcs of Winterfell reminded us, and as attested by medieval bestiaries. We also draw parallels with what creatures we see in the books A Song of Ice and Fire, A World of Ice and Fire as well as Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon the TV shows: dragons, unicorns, wyverns etc. and even weirwood trees! Tell your friends and even your enemies about this episode, and if you liked what...
2024-03-132h 43Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour04 Cats of the Harbour and beyondIn episode four of the podcast we talk all about the cats of ASOIAF and our world. What function has cats had in our world historically, and how does that parallel ASOIAF? Are there cats in mythology and religion (in ASOIAF and irl)? Is Ser Pounce the true hero of the story? Join us on a feline trip through ASOIAF and history!   Thank you LittleWolfBird for the sound engineering, and thank you to Matt Graham for the theme music with sounds from zapsplat.com!   You can contact us at: ra...
2024-02-012h 03Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour03 What’s in a name?Today on the 26th of December, the Titan of Braavos brings you a gift: episode 3 of Ragman's Harbour! In our third episode, we discuss naming conventions in ASOIAF and our real world. How did last names come to be a thing in our world, and how does that parallel last names in ASOIAF? Why are there so many Aegons in ASOIAF history, as well as many Louis and Gustavs in French and Swedish history? (Spoiler: it has to do with one of Virginie's favourite words) We also discuss the effects of colonisation and slavery on...
2023-12-262h 34Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour02 Of Scandals and BastardsIn our second episode, we dive into a variety of sex scandals and issues of inheritance, from our own world and ASOIAF. As we go along, we discuss what happens when royals have sex out of wedlock, but also what rights bastards have in various historical and cultural contexts. And much more. We want to give a brief apology for the audio quality in this episode. We had some issues when recording, that has since been identified and won't be a problem in future episodes. This is also the reason why this episode took a bit longer...
2023-12-063h 01Girls Gone Canon Cast
Girls Gone Canon CastASOIAF Episode 202 — ACOK Arya VBoth Arya and our misinformation campaigns get unraveled. Arya loses a protector and someone else she felt she should protect.  Links mentioned:  ASOIAF Bluesky feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ebjaynkk5yhraodrfeocvpsk/feed/Bsky-ASOIAF   Learned Hands Episode 32, The United States of Westeros: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-32-the-united-states-of-westeros-federalism/id1504807044?i=1000599381064   Learned Hands Episode 1, The Long Night Court: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-the-long-night-court/id1504807044?i=1000469672322   Lo's essay, "The queer potential of a blank slate- Stories of transition at The Wall, The Citadel, and The House of Black and White": https://lothelynx.wordp...
2023-09-221h 35Ragman’s Harbour
Ragman’s Harbour01 The Red Wedding and Other BloodbathsIn our first episode, we thought we'd introduce the podcast project then explore some "light and fun" real life parallels to one of ASOIAF's most well known events.  Sources and resources: From Lo:   https://www.so-rummet.se/artikelserier/sturarna-och-bakgrunden-till-stockholms-blodbad https://www.so-rummet.se/fakta-artiklar/kalmarunionens-upplosning-gustav-vasa-tar-makten-i-sverige# https://stockholmskallan.stockholm.se/teman/stockholmshandelser/stockholms-blodbad-1520/ https://popularhistoria.se/sveriges-historia/stockholms-blodbad https://www.so-rummet.se/aret-runt/sten-sture-den-yngres-dod (The painting is of Sten Sture den Yngre dying as his men is trying to get him to Stockholm) Virginie adds: Johannes V. Jensen's Kongens Fald (th...
2023-09-121h 23Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read Podcast
Not A Podcast ASOIAF Re-Read PodcastEpisode 204: A STORM OF SWORDS, BRAN IV: ”Ghost Stories” ft. Lo the LynxHello 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 Lo the Lynx joins us for ASOS, Bran IV, in which Bran better start believing in ghost stories...because he's in one. Next time: ASOS, Daenerys V, in which Dany arrives at Meereen and Strong Belwas wins a duel, only for her other sidekicks to mess it all up. Lo's twitter: https://twitter.com/lo_the_lynx  Lo's podcast: https://twitter.com/RagmansPod  Emmett's twitter: twitter.com/Poo...
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