In Part 2 of VOK’s Women and Geek Culture series, hosts Alias, Beric175, inkasrain, No True Lady and Valkyrist bring passion, opinions and insight to GamerGate, the controversy that’s taken the internet by storm.
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Edited by No True Lady
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Tagged Alias, Beric175, inkasrain, No True Lady, Valkyrist
Hi Gang,
As you know we at VoK use archive.org to host and distribute our podcast. Its one of the main reasons we curators have been able to run VoK for free, and don’t have to ask for donations or look for sponsors.
Archive.org hosts other good podcasts like APOIAF and content from independent news sites like Democracy Now!. They also do the fun “Wayback Machine”, which crawls the web and saves sites, like do you miss the look and feel of Martin’s old site? , then check out this.
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The Vassals didn’t mean to poke it with a stick! Zach (Alias), Michal (inkasrain), and Katie (Lady Griffin) contemplate bad decisions and Zaheer’s sexy-sexy hair from their goo cocoons in this week’s review of S4E09: “Beyond The Wilds.”
Edited by Katie
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Tagged Alias, inkasrain, Lady Griffin
The Vassals pay their jots and take a seat in The Eolian to discuss the first two books in Patrick Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicle series, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear. Sympathy, Tinkers, the Amyr, and the Chandrian are discussed, as well as the story’s principle characters. They also take a look at the many theories the books have spawned and what they might mean for the final installment.
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Edited by Zach (Alias)
Hosts: Brett (White Raven), Michael (Mordion), Sif (reg.roone), Chris (Issen), and Zach (Alias)
Music from Mark Haas’ The Name of the Wind: The Unofficial Soundtrack
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Tagged Alias, Issen, Mordion, reg roone, White Raven
The unstoppable Korrasami-Wuko mecha tank assembles! Vassals Amin, Stephanie (gsdg), Katie (Lady Griffin) and Michal (inkasrain) cross the border into love for this week’s review of S4E07: “Reunion.”
Edited by Katie
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Tagged Amin, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin
In this “bonus” episode of VOK, jed o’white hart presents a stirring rendition of the Tower of Joy scene from George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, with all of the key parts recast by Monty Python.
Bonus episodes of VoK are bite-sized podcasts (such as songs, sketches or mini-discussions), which are under 20 minutes in length. If you have a similar project you would like submit or organise via VOK, then please contact us, or let us know on the forums.
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Join the vassals for the third meeting of the VOK Book Club. We review and discuss Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award (that’s right, literature!).
Join hosts Greg (claudiusthefool), Amber (amberrocks), Zach (Alias), Michal (inkasrain) & first-time podcaster Alex (LuckyCharms) as they try to make sense of this “hopeful” post-apocalyptic world in which 99% of the world’s population has been killed by a super-flu and yet Shakespeare (and comic books) have survived.
Come journey the empty weed-ravaged roads of what once was Michigan with the Traveling Symphony and its motley group of eccentric musicians and performers as well as visit The Museum of Civilization with its exhibits from a gone-away world.
Be sure to vote on the forums for the next pick of the VOK Book Club!
Credits:
Edited by Greg
Jacket image and map taken from the US Hardcover Edition published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. Station Eleven Comic by Nathan Burton. Logo from The Adventures in Bookland Blog.
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Tagged Alias, amberrocks, claudiusthefool, inkasrain, LuckyCharms
Wipe that smarmy grin off your face! The Vassals are here to….get thoroughly stomped. Join Amin, Stephanie (gsdg), Michal (inkasrain), and Katie (Lady Griffin) as they nurse their pride and review S4E06: “Battle of Zaofu.”
Edited by Katie
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Tagged Amin, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin
In this (not)161st podcast the crew gather around a coffee table to give their first impressions on GRRM’s The World of Ice and Fire. They lay down plans for more podcasts on this book. In after show they do an impromptu review on Brad Pitt’s Fury. Discussion is mostly kept spoiler free.
0:00 Pre Podcast Discussion (minor spoilers for GoT season 5)
9:20 Podcast Begins
1:12:00 After show
Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Fortytwo, Valkyrist, Alias, Inkasrain and Claudiusthefool
Intro Music: “hmm ok” by Gablé
Various other music: BoxCat’s Discography
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Posted in A Song of Ice and Fire, Books & Novellas, Fandom, Podcast
Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, fortytwo, inkasrain, Valkyrist
Join the Vassals of Kingsgrave for the third part of the ongoing Silmarillion re-read project. Today we recap chapters 7-12 of the Quenta Silmarillion which covers “The Silmarils and the Unrest of the Noldor” through “Of Men”.
The action picks up in earnest as the light of the Two Trees are extinguished by Melkor and his giant spider, the Noldor swear a terrible oath, the Valar create the Sun and Moon, and the Dwarves (Stunted People) and Men (The Sickly) finally come into the story.
Hosts Greg, Matt, Shane, Brett & Matthieu debate the dickishness of Feanor, the haughtiness of Elves in general and the unintended consequences of unbreakable oaths made in haste.
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Edited by Greg
Image art of the “Kinslaying at Alqualonde” by Ted Nasmith
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Tagged Beric175, claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, Varley, White Raven
In this episode Bina007 is joined by three high roller oral surgeons from the Tri-City area, Greg (ClaudiustheFool), Shane (EastTexasDirewolf) and Steven (SJLee) to discuss the final two episodes of the first season of Twin Peaks: Realization Time and The Last Evening. As usual, we will fully spoil all episodes up to this point but will not discuss any material from Season Two, allowing our female long-distance trucker Native American listener to join along at home.
Some corrections: Who shot JR featured as a plot in Dallas in 1981 rather than 1984; viewers had to wait a mere four months between seasons 1 and 2 in the USA. The main show ends at 1 hr 8 mins.
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Tagged Bina007, claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, SJLee
Betrayed! All the Vassals did was ask each other not to breathe! Michal (inkasrain), Amin, Stephanie (gsdg), and Katie (Lady Griffin) set aside their ruminations on re-education to review S4E05: “Enemy At The Gates.”
Edited by Katie
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Tagged Amin, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin
VoK 160: Comic Book Club Comics on TV Fall 2014
The third second Meeting of the Secret Book Club invites you to join our conversation about the current state of comics on television.
Thomas (FTWard), Greg (claudiusthefool), Shane (easttexasdirewolf) & Matt (Eiffel) discuss The Walking Dead, Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow, The Flash and Gotham as well as some genuinely nerdy topics like the Top 5 Fighters in the DCU, who everyone’s favorite Flash is, the identity of Skye’s father, the nature of prostitution in Canada and of course Swamp Thing.
3:35 The Walking Dead
17:00 Marvel Agents of SHIELD
33:05 Arrow
49:50 The Flash
1:08:00 Gotham
1:28:00 After Show
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Edited by: FTWard
Image: Art by Al Plastino
Music: Various Artists
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Tagged claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, Eiffel, FTWard
What do you get if you cross a Norwegian and a Swede? For the answer to this and other burning questions, tune in for the second part of the VoK Twin Peaks Rewatch. Bina007 is joined by VoK’s own version of The Bookhouse Boys – Sherriff SJLee (Steven), Deputy EastTexasDirewolf (Shane) and Big ClaudiusTheFool (Greg) to discuss Episodes 3, 4 and 5 of Season One – from Rest In Pain to Cooper’s Dreams. As usual, we won’t be spoiling later episodes of the series so you are safe to follow along at home.
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[VoK 73] Spoiler filled Twin Peaks overview episode
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Tagged Bina007, claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, SJLee
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Happy Halloween vassals! The guys of VOK gather around the campfire to tell spooky stories and reveal their deepest, darkest fears. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Zach (Alias), Greg (claudiusthefool), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), Thomas (FTWard), and Mattias (Beric175) as they discuss demonic ankle-biters, menstrual overkill, insect impregnation, cultured cannibals, manifest vampirism, and “The Sprinting Dead.”
7:27 – The Appeal of Horror Movies
21:52 – The Omen (Richard Donner, 1976)
39:41 – Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976)
55:18 – The Fly (David Cronenberg, 1986)
1:17:53 – The Silence of the Lambs (Jonathan Demme, 1991)
1:43:51 – Ravenous (Antonia Bird, 1999)
2:02:18 – 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2002)
Warning: Contains #SPOILERS# for all six films
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Edited by Valkyrist
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Gazing into the Abyss: The Uncanny Attraction of Horror Movies
Infographic: For Whom Would Your Favourite Horror Movie Vote?
9 Creepy Facts about The Omen
Carrie: The Musical (2012 Revival)
Roger Ebert’s Review of Ravenous
Why are Zombies still so Popular?
Posted in Fandom, Movies, Podcast, Science Fiction
Tagged Alias, Beric175, claudiusthefool, Dagos_Rivers, FTWard, Valkyrist
The Vassals have been dethroned! Zach (Alias), Stephanie (gsdg), Michal (inkasrain), and Katie (Lady Griffin) take a breather from their rampage through Little Kingsgrave to review S4E03: “The Coronation.”
They also give eulogy to the podcast’s “Korra Alone” episode, last heard screaming as it was dragged beneath the waves by a Skype shark.
Edited by Katie
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Tagged Alias, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin
Prompted by David Lynch’s announcement that his ground-breaking 25 year old TV show Twin Peaks will return to the air, VoK has decided to do a rewatch of the previous two series. Join Shane (EastTexasDirewolf), Bina007, Steven (SJLee) and Greg (ClaudiusTheFool) as they discuss the Pilot and Episodes 1 and 2 of the series in depth.
This episode will NOT contain spoilers for later episodes of the show or Fire Walk With Me, allowing listeners following along at home not to be spoiled. However, those of you looking for an overarching series discussion can tune in to our Twin Peaks episode.
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[VoK 73] Spoiler filled Twin Peaks overview episode
And for all you ladies, a picture of EastTexasDirewolf too sexy to button his shirt.
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Tagged Bina007, claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, SJLee
The Vassals of Kingsgrave continue their Silmarillion re-read series. Today we discuss the first six chapters of the Quenta Silmarillion. We finally meet the first Elves and follow them as they make their way West and along the way many adventures and hijinks ensue. The Dwarves make a brief appearance, there is some bickering between married gods, a lovely island ferry, mighty eagles, Ents and Orcs.
We also learn the twelve different names the Elves have for themselves (Quendi, Eldar, Avari, Falmari, Eldalie, Calaquendi, Umanyar, Moriquendi, Nandor, Sindar, Falathrim & Eglath) in case you were wondering.
Join hosts Greg, Brett, Shane, Alix, Matt & first time podcaster Matthieu as they attempt to keep all the names straight while at the same time try to understand why Tulkas likes wrestling so much.
Credits:
Edited by Greg
Image art by Ted Nasmith
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Tagged Aiwendil, Beric175, claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, Varley, White Raven
Join Fortytwo, Alias and White Raven for their review of Monolith’s new game, “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor”. First half of podcast is spoiler-free. Spoiler filled review starts at 43mins.
Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Fortytwo, Alias, White Raven
Intro Music: “hmm ok” by Gablé
Various other music: BoxCat’s Discography
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Tagged Alias, fortytwo, White Raven
Fortytwo teams up with Alias and White Raven to take on a Boss called “Podcast”. The Crew review Bungie’s Destiny the game. At time of Recording Patch 1.0.2 is live and Iron Banner event is underway.
Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Fortytwo, Alias, White Raven
Intro Music: “hmm ok” by Gablé
Various other music: Gillicuddy’s Discography
Blog image by Janee Meadows
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