503 - High Sparrow

Who is to blame for Tyrion's assassination attempt? Phil Haberkern discusses the possibilities. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Hey there! Check out https://support.ba...

13 Feb 202549min

Professors Iain MacInnis, Kate Olley, and Carolyne Larrington join to discuss Theon's final chapter in A Clash of Kings. Then Prof. Jill Havens introduces The Story of the Volsungs.  Theme song: Game ...

6 Feb 202551min

Sansa is finally free of Joffrey's sadism. Or is she? Professor Phil Haberkern joins to discuss. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar Hey there! Check out https://support.b...

30 Jan 20251h 3min

Wolves, and Vampires, and Mer-people! Arya's final days at Harrenhal have it all. Friends of the podcast Arthur, Padraig, and Hazel return for an across-the-pond roundtable discussion. Visit Magic Min...

23 Jan 20251h 2min

Steve and Anthony talk about Bran's connection to werewolf mythology. Then Ray, Melanie, and Ken discuss the early stages of the "Meereenese knot" in the final Dany chapter of Clash. Listeners of this...

16 Jan 202559min

Should Sansa have gone north with the Hound? Professor Jessica Hines discusses the cost of this decision.  Take advantage of the HOTD special offer for Magic Mind: https://www.magicmind.com/hotdjan Th...

9 Jan 20251h 4min

Elysia (thelorehounds.com) and Valerie Garver (NIU) continue our conversation about Tyrion's journey into warfare. Then Dr. Grant Gearheart (GSU) talks about the medievalism at the heart of Batman myt...

28 Nov 20241h 30min

Historians Iain MacInnis, Kavita Mudan Finn, and Carol Parish Jamison return for part 2 of the Battle of Blackwater Bay. Then Kelly DeVries discusses the typicalities and the oddities of medieval batt...

21 Nov 202453min