History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)
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History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)
Come obsess over A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones with us! Our show is an enthusiastic and heavily-detailed look at the past, present and future of Westeros and the realms beyond.
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The Prophecies of Patchface
Patchface drowned on his way to Westeros but somehow rose again on the beach near Storm’s End. The tragic and creepy fool sings of shadows, things und...
War of the Ninepenny Kings (5th Blackfyre Rebellion)
Steven Attewell of Race for the Iron Throne joined us to discuss the fascinating and terrifying Maelys the Monstrous, the Band of Nine, the Stepstones...
Q&A, HBO Updates, and DragonCon 2025
You have questions, we have answers. You have theories, we have opinions. There’s news about the upcoming shows. We also have pictures and anecdotes f...
Who Knows the Song of Ice and Fire?
Prince Rhaegar believed his son was the Prince that Was Promised, that his was the song of ice and fire. But he was not the first to hear those ancien...
Blackfish (2017)
The past, present, and possible futures of Ser Brynden Tully of Riverrun, Knight of the Gate and famous throughout Westeros, called Blackfish. Publish...
GRRM, BwB, HoW & Other Acronyms: WorldCon 2025 Seattle
Ashaya and Aziz describe their adventures at WorldCon, including time with GRRM, panels with him and others such as Brandon Sanderson, Rebecca Roanhor...
A Question of Quaithe
Several questions, actually. Who is the woman behind the red lacquer mask, and more importantly, what is she doing? Is she using a glass candle to spe...
The Legendary Life of Ser Ryam Redwyne
Nina Krusling joins us to discuss the life of Ser Ryam Redwyne, perhaps the most famous Kingsguard knight of all time. He lived during the Targaryen G...
Ragnarök vs The Long Night
Ancient legends and stories told of the Long Night have a lot in common with the Norse conception of Ragnarök, which begins with ice and ends in fire....
House Umber: Broken Chains
House Umber produces unusually large humans, so large that there might be some giant’s blood in their distant ancestry. The Greatjon was King Robb Sta...
The Book of Benjen Stark
A deep dive into the death and/or disappearance of First Ranger Benjen Stark. The mystery surrounding his last ranging, the undead members of his part...
The Winterfell Murders
Boltons, Freys, Manderlys and more all packed into a snowbound Winterfell is a recipe for more than cannibal pies. It seems half the inhabitants of th...
The Shadow of Summerhall: Aerys & Rhaegar
A follow up to our "The Tragedy of Summerhall" episode. This one delves deep into Aerys, Rhaegar and other characters who were impacted by Summerhall....
A Dance with Darkstar
An episode dedicated to the backstory and ambition of who Prince Doran Martell refers to as “the most dangerous man in Dorne”, Gerold “Darkstar” Dayne...
The Tragedy of Summerhall
Ashaya and Aziz delve deep into the mysteries of Summerhall. Egg, Dunk, Aerys, Rhaella...wildfire. What went wrong, who caused it, prophecies, dragon...
Tales of Pretenders and Impostors
Over time there have been those who claimed to be royalty but were absolutely, positively not. These deceptions come in many forms, and we have many e...
Daenys the Dreamer - The Targaryen Who Foresaw The Doom of Valyria
Of all the dreamers in Targaryen history, it’s difficult to argue Daenys wasn’t the most crucial. It was her vision of the Doom that brought their Hou...
Balerion the Black Dread
The full story of the biggest dragon of all time, from a hatchling in Valyria to a skull in the basement. Video available in the Spotify app. (scripte...
The Summer Isles
Lying far to the south of Westeros and Essos are the Summer Isles, representing the most southwesterly peoples of the known world. Famed for their shi...
House Frey
Though not an ancient House, the Freys are powerful and prominent in plotlines of all kinds, usually for all the red reasons. Wrong reasons, rather. B...
The Brotherhood Without Banners
They began as King’s men on a mission - what seemed a clear cut case of heroes vs. villains. Even after the death of King Robert, the Brotherhood With...
The Burning of King’s Landing
There are caches of wildfire hidden in the city of King’s Landing just waiting to go off. The inevitable violence between the factions still vying for...
The Defiance of Duskendale
(fully scripted) Barristan's finest hour, or was it? He's not sure saving Aerys was a good thing, but it sure was amazing. In many ways this story is...
Necromancy in ASOIAF
Bring out your dead! Though the term isn’t used often, necromancy as a concept has a major place in ASOIAF. It’s a deep topic: from wights beyond the...
The Ghost of High Heart
The Ghost of High Heart is a pale woman no more than 3 feet tall with red eyes and white hair so long it almost touches the ground. She lives in a gro...
Lord Barth “Blacksword” Stark
The years following the death of the Old Man of the North were marked by instability at Winterfell as several of Cregan Stark’s sons ruled in short su...
The Divisive Death and Lasting Legacy of Blessed Baelor
Baelor ruled as king for a decade from the assassination of his brother Daeron to his own sudden death. Was he murdered? If so, why and by whom? Even...
The Killing of Kevan by Varys the Spider
The final event of ADWD was the assassination of Kevan Lannister by Varys. The Spider, in typical fashion, had the gall to apologize for the fatal cro...
Lies & Arbor Gold
(remastered audio!) We are joined by Chloe of Girls Gone Canon & Drunk ASOIAF History to discuss a recurring theme of deception. Sansa, Young Griff, C...
My Champion Is Fire: The Execution of Brandon and Rickard Stark by Mad King Aerys
King Aerys II had Brandon Stark seized and imprisoned on charges of treason, but Lord Rickard declared he would stand for his son in a trial by combat...
Nymeria: The Sun and the Spear (Part 3)
This is part 3 of 3 of the Nymeria series, but this episode works as a stand-alone! We cover the unification and Conquest of Dorne by Nymeria and Mors...
Nymeria: Ten Thousand Ships (Part 2)
A project with this exact name "Ten Thousand Ships" is in development at HBO as of 2021. GRRM's version of the Odyssey is here! We've got Brindled Men...
Nymeria: Mother Rhoyne (Part 1)
Recently named as an "in development" project for HBO! Foreshadowing for ASOIAF via the Rise & Fall of the Rhoynar! Includes: Greyscale, Darkstar, Wat...
Arya Stark’s List
Dunsen, Raff the Sweetling, Queen Cersei, Ser Ilyn, Ser Meryn… Valar Morghulis. A look at Arya’s kill list that she calls a prayer. The origin of the...
The Skinchangers of House Stark
Each of the younger Starks received a direwolf, and each of them have skinchanger talent… But talent is not skill. We look at each Stark’s experience...
TWOW Audio Dramatization - Mercy
A production of the "Mercy" chapter by GRRM from The Winds of Winter (published on his website and read at conventions). Voice acting, sound effects,...
Stormborn: The Legendary Birth of Daenerys
The very night Daenerys Targaryen was born one of the worst storms in living memory struck. This earned her the nickname Stormborn, a moniker that has...
The Black Bat of Harrenhal - House Lothston
House Lothston ruled Harrenhal during what is arguably the darkest portion of its 300 year history… Given what Arya and others experienced there, that...
The Shadow-by-Asshai
Daenerys is told more than once that “to touch the light, you must pass beneath the shadow”. What is the shadow? We break down what the phrase means f...
The Real Life Red Wedding: The Black Dinner of Scotland
Scotland’s late medieval period was a Game of Thrones-like environment with powerful families fighting and scheming for power. A particularly notoriou...