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VoK 71: Jean Cocteau Cinema (Q & A)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Travis (travisotraviso from the forums) went to one of the Game of Thrones showings at GRRM’s Jean Cocteau Cinema in Sante Fe, and talks through the experience with Brian (Ikswarum). Travis went on the night where Maisie Williams visited, and he plays the audio from the Q&A sessions that George and Maisie held. Hear about Maisie’s dream role, what she learned most during filming, and her thoughts on which character has most influenced Arya. GRRM shares the experience that inspired Tyrion’s loss of nose, and stick around for the after show, where Travis and Brian stumble through understanding the “Pop Vinyl” figures.

Credits:
Edited by TravisoTraviso

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VoK 69: SoccerCast (Vol.1)

Posted on March 5, 2014 by | 5 comments

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Bina007 is joined by Linecom1, Lordmanderblee, and Pod’s Plight from the APOIAF forums to discuss the World Cup, British Snobbery, the English Premier League, and the EPL to Westeros Converter.

Credits:
Edited by Linecom1

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VoK 55: A Flight of Sorrows – Collector’s Edition

Posted on January 11, 2014 by | 3 comments

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Duncan (Valkyrist) welcomes the newest member of the VoK family, Silvana (silvaubrey), for an in-depth discussion of Westerosi justice, vengeance, ethnicity and conspiracy. This episode focuses on the fabled “Collector’s Edition” of A Flight of Sorrows, specifically the four new essays added to the compendium:

7:02 – Savouring the Taste? On the role of revenge in songs of ice and fire (by Stefan Sasse)
24:09 – The Prince is Riding: Rebutting the identity of—and the aim of the conspiracy around—Aegon Targaryen (by Miles Schniederman)
36:13 – A Feast of Vipers: Ethnic diversity, personal identification, and fandom theories in Dorne (by Amin Javadi)
58:27 – The King’s Justice is Mute, Not Blind: Why trials in Westeros are not what they seem (by John Jasmin)
1:12:43 – Other Essays in A Flight of Sorrows (edited by Marc N. Kleinhenz)
1:24:27 – Game of Thrones news and discussion
1:36:28 – ????

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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Links:
Follow “Westeros Indonesia” on Twitter
Tower of the Hand: A Flight of Sorrows
The World of Ice and Fire: The Official History of Westeros and The World of A Game of Thrones (released October 28, 2014)
A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook
Tower of the Hand: A Hymn for Spring (released June 14, 2014)

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VoK 39: BlizzCon 2013 Recap

Posted on November 18, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Join Vikram (Fortytwo), Zach (Alias) and Bill (MrKorb) as they Recap BlizzCon 2013.
@ 7:05 mins They Discuss New WoW expansion Warlords of Draenor
@ 42 mins they compare who spend the most money of Hearthstone
@ 53 mins they discuss Heroes of Storm Blizz’s new MOBA
@ 59:50 mins they debate if its worth buying the new Diablo expansion Reaper of Souls
@ 66:30 mins they discuss the state of StarCraft 2

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Music:
Stormwind from WoW Soundtrack
Main Theme from Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Main Theme from Heroes of the Storm
Main Theme from Diablo 3 soundtrack
Terran from Starcraft 2 soundtrack

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Conan O’Brien takes over Arena casting at BlizzCon

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VoK 36: Women in Geek Culture

Posted on November 10, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Things get raucous as Bina007, No True Lady and Valkyrist navigate the murky waters of geek culture’s woman problem and attempt to slay the myth of the Fake Geek Girl. This episode also features a shocking lack of Tolkien knowledge, the secret behind Tom Hiddleston’s charm and the heartbreak of discovering that the creators of things you like are actually terrible people.

Credits:
Edited by No True Lady

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Links:
Feminist Frequency YouTube Channel
Harassment Against Anita Sarkeesian
The “Fake Geek Girl” Has Got to Go
Tony Harris’ Facebook Rant
Tolkien’s Ladies: Is Geek Culture Female-Friendly?
Podcast Awards
Suits and Madness Podcast

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VoK 35: Anime Roundtable (Vol.1)

Posted on November 9, 2013 by | 4 comments

In this Anime edition of VoK Roundtable, APOIAF’s Amin makes his first VoK appearance along with forum regular MrKorb.
@ 2mins Bill aka MrKorb introduces the crew to “Simoun” a steampunk yuri anime.
@ 14:30 mins Vikram aka Fortytwo talks about his favorite anime “Darker than Black”
@ 24mins Amin talks about some anime he liked, and his plan to do BoK on them.
@ 41:50 mins A Blizzcon distracted Vikram reminisces about world of Warcraft with Bill.

Credits:
Edited by Fortytwo
Music from:
Simoun Opening soundtrack
Howling by Abingdon Boys School and
Tsukiakari no Michishirube from Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini

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Links:
Podcast Awards
Simoun DVD @ Amazon
Darker Than Black @ Hulu
Amin’s Anime BoK todo
MrKorb’s Tumblr
Amin’s Tumblr
Amin’s Twitter

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VoK 25: Star Wars

Posted on October 9, 2013 by | 2 comments

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Join our ramshackle crew of rebels as they go up against the evil galactic empire and discuss all things Star Wars, rage against special edition edits and the prequels, and show some love for Chewie and Bobba Fett.  Naturally, there are spoilers for all Star Wars movies, as well as the expanded universe, and some tangential spoilers for George R R Martin’s A Song Of Ice and Fire.

Running order:

00:00  Introduction

21m:  A New Hope

49m: Empire Strikes Back

1hr 10: Return of the Jedi

1hr 30: The Prequels; the new movies; the extended universe

2hrs: Aftershow – One Night, Marry, Frozen In Carbonite; Who’s the biggest badass?; who’s the biggest dumbass?; who do characters resemble in ASOIAF?

Credits: Edited by Bina007 with music taken from the official soundtrack albums of the movies, which are also available on iTunes.

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VoK 22: Best of A Podcast of Ice and Fire

Posted on September 24, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Dagos_Rivers, Nadia, Vaarsuvius and Erinyes discuss A Podcast of Ice and Fire, their origins with the podcast, favourite moments and take a trip down memory lane to discuss the following theories, some more outlandish than others, devised by the podcast:

-Pink Walder Theory
-Feathered Hat Theory
-Crooked Wang Theory
-Blood Oranges Theory
-Creaking Door Theory
-Booby-trapped Saddle
-Ygritte is Tormund’s daughter
-Heir to the Iron Islands
-Say My Name (Hodor)
-Red Walder Theory
-Sam got sent to the wall for taking Margaery Tyrell’s maidenhead
-Bronn is Yoren’s brother
-Hot Pie is the most devious man in Westeros
-Melisandre is the class dunce, marwyn is the valedictorian

Included is a compilation of clips chosen by APOIAF listeners, of their favourite podcast moments from all 118 episodes of APOIAF.

Credits:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

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VoK 17: Deeper than Swords (Exhibition)

Posted on August 30, 2013 by | Leave a comment

TravisoTraviso and ikswarum discuss about the Deeper than Swords exhibit at Texas A&M. Deeper Than Swords presents objects, editions, and manuscripts from the full scope of George R. R. Martin’s career, from early letters and stories to his most recent writings. Major sections of the gallery will be devoted to the writing and reception of A Song of Ice and Fire, the range of his other novels and collaborations, and the international impact of Martin’s work.

Credits:
Edited by TravisoTraviso

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Deeper than Swords exhibit at Texas A&M
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VoK 3: London Meetup (CockneyMoot 2013)

Posted on June 8, 2013 by | Leave a comment

This is Vassals of Kingsgrave News Network (VOKNN), bringing you live coverage from the 2013 London Meetup. Also its Erinyes and jed o’white hart ‘s Birthday :D.

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