107 - You Win or You Die

Profs Iain MacInnis, Kavita Mudan Finn and Carol Parish Jamison return to talk about the early stages of the Battle of Blackwater Bay. Then Prof. Kelly DeVries answers listener questions about medieva...

31 Okt 20241h 6min

Theon gets great advice from his savvy sister and horrible advice from his sneaky servant. Of course, he takes the wrong advice and spirals toward his own deconstruction. Professor of History, Andrew ...

24 Okt 202455min

Cat, once more, throws chaos into the world of Westeros. This time she gets more than she expected from the Kingslayer. Professors Hammer, Wilson, and Haberkern join the round table.   Theme song: Ga...

17 Okt 20241h 13min

Is Tyrion the ultimate villain of Ice and Fire? Melanie, GDKen, and David discuss. Then S. Dorsey Armstrong explains Authurian legend. Was he a real guy? Why did the legend evolve how it did?   Theme ...

10 Okt 20241h 27min

Lord Commander A.Ron and King Jimhaerys revisit the episode The Queen Who Ever Was and compare it to the corresponding passages from Fire & Blood. Anticipation builds for Rhaena and the ugly wild drag...

3 Okt 20241h 14min

Steve and Anthony talk about virtues and vices of montages. Alicent's turn, Daemon's vision, and the glory that is Simon Strong's eyeball work. We debate: was this really a season finale? Steve argues...

30 Sep 20241h 40min

Lord Commander A.Ron and King Jimhaerys revisit the episode The Red Sowing and compare it to the corresponding passages from Fire & Blood. Both the book and show feature dragons, but how many and whic...

26 Sep 20241h 54min

Should the Corlys progeny connection be more obvious? Also, why is Oscar Tully's take down of Daemon so delightful? Steve and Anthony discuss the Red Sowing. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Them...

23 Sep 20241h 21min