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VoK 200: The Dance of the Vassals II

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Valkyrist | 5 comments

To celebrate their 200th podcast, the curators of VOK don their tokars, pack a crate of honeyed locusts, and take a trip down to the fighting pits of Meereen. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Michal (inkasrain), Greg (claudiusthefool), Zach (alias), and Katie (Lady Griffin) for one-night only performance of Daenerys IX from George R. R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons.

And stick around backstage for a discussion of the chapter, as well as some general Aftershow tomfoolery.

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

02:36 – Full Cast(le) Recording #9: One to Dread
36:43 – Daenerys IX (ADWD) Chapter Discussion
1:20:19 – Aftershow
2:08:14 – ???

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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Links:
The Meereenese Blot

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Posted in A Song of Ice and Fire, Books & Novellas, Fandom, Full Cast(le) Recording, Podcast

Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, inkasrain, Lady Griffin, Valkyrist

VoK 198: DragonCast – “High Sparrow” (S05E03 Review)

Posted on April 30, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

DragonCast is back to review the third episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “High Sparrow”.

Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Zach (Alias), Matt (Varley), Bing (Shoeshiner), Paul (Pod’s Plight), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Steven (SJLee), & defector from WolfCast Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall) for an in depth and highly intelligent review and analysis in traditional VOK style.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones (including Season 5 promotional material), as well as all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Credits:
Edited by Greg

Episode image created by Zach

Music: “Baby Elephant Walk” by Lawrence Welk

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, Dragoncast, drownedsnow, inkasrain, Pod's Plight, Ser Patrick the Tall, Shoeshiner, SJLee, Varley

VoK 196: DragonCast – “The House of Black and White” (S05E02 Review)

Posted on April 23, 2015 by vokalias | Leave a comment

DragonCast is back to review the second episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “The House of Black and White”.

Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Matt (Varley), Bing (Shoeshiner), Paul (Pod’s Plight), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Steven (SJLee), Brett (White Raven), and Zach (Alias) for another show review that’s not offensive in the slightest.

Credits:
Edited by Alias
Music: Kellan the Undying by Drumurboy

Links:
Emilia Clarke Body Double
Dragons
Pizza (Mhysa)
Tumblr Thing

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, Dragoncast, drownedsnow, inkasrain, Pod's Plight, Shoeshiner, SJLee, Varley, White Raven

VoK 193: Video Game Roundtable (Vol.1)

Posted on April 19, 2015 by vokadmin | 2 comments

The Crew talk about their favorite games, gaming console and games they are looking forward to playing in 2015.

1min 50sec – Dark Souls 2 Discussion
24mins 30sec – Hello Kitty Online
25mins 30sec – Honeypop
28mins – Valkyria Chronicles
43mins 50sec – Gaming Console discussion
51mins 20sec – Bayonetta
1hr 11mins – Darkest Dungeon
1hr 30mins – Metroid Prime
1hr 52mins – League of Legends
1hr 55mins – Star Wars Games
1hr 58mins – Antispated releases of 2015
2hr 15mins – Game of Throne Games and Mods (caution minor spoiler)

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: White Raven, Valkyrist, Alias, Khal Wadege, Shoeshiner, Patrick the tall, Ciao Gamer and Fortytwo
Music: Gablé , BoxCat , Bass Assassin , Bassinfected , Christian Bjoerklund , Flex Vector, Ghost

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Posted in Fandom, Game of Thrones, Podcast, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Video Games

Tagged Alias, Ciao_Gamer, fortytwo, Khal Wadege, Ser Patrick the Tall, Shoeshiner, Valkyrist, White Raven

VoK 192: DragonCast – “The Wars to Come” (S05E01 Review)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by vokalias | Leave a comment

DragonCast has broken free of its chains, returned to review the first episode of Game of Thrones Season 5, “The Wars to Come”.

Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Adam (drownedsnow), Michal (inkasrain), Julia (No True Lady), Matt (Varley), and Zach (Alias) as they jump back into the world of Game of Thrones in classic VOK fashion.

Credits:
Edited by Alias
Music: Bearheart by Drumurboy

Links:
Et tu, Edmure?
“I’m going to light the biggest fire the North has ever seen.”
Season 5, Episode 1 with Captions
MLB Teams as Game of Thrones Characters

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, Dragoncast, drownedsnow, inkasrain, No True Lady, Varley

VoK 189: Alayne (The Winds of Winter – Sample Chapter)

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Valkyrist | 3 comments

The Vassals assemble at the Gates of the Moon to review and dissect the latest sample chapter from George R. R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter, entitled “Alayne.”

Join Michal (inkasrain), Zach (Alias), Greg (claudiusthefool), Duncan (Valkyrist), Julia (No True Lady), Shane (easttexasdirewolf), Matt (Varley) and Nadia as they ponder the evolution of Sansa Stark, courtly politics in the Vale, the master plan of Petyr Baelish, and the treachery of hedge mice.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published and unpublished books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, as well as all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones (including Season 5 promotional material).

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

Links:
Alayne (chapter text)
VoK 61: The Winds of Winter (Preview Chapters)
VoK 79: Mercy (The Winds of Winter – Sample Chapter)

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, easttexasdirewolf, inkasrain, Nadia, No True Lady, Valkyrist, Varley

VoK 185: Book Club (Vol.4) – Ready Player One (by Ernest Cline)

Posted on February 25, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

Join the Vassals of Kingsgrave for the fourth meeting of the VOK Book Club. We leave the real world to enter the OASIS and discuss “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline.

Join hosts Greg, Zach, Brett, Duncan, Paul & Alex as they debate how awesome the 80s actually were, how healthy it is to live in a virtual world even if you do have your own X-Wing fighter, the pros and cons of watching Highlander 200 times, and why you should always let the girl say, “I love you” first. We also ponder what the true nature of happiness is anyway.

Be sure to vote on the forums for the next pick of the VOK Book Club!

Note: The first 27 minutes of the discussion is spoiler free. When you hear “The Safety Dance” playing that means we are moving to the spoiler-filled discussion.

Credits: Edited by Greg

Image created by Zach (Alias)

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, LuckyCharms, Pod's Plight, Valkyrist, White Raven

VoK 184: Game of Thrones (Ep.2) – The Lost Lords (Telltale Games)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by vokalias | Leave a comment

[audio http://archive.org/download/VoK184TellTalesGameOfThronesEp2/VoK%20184%20TellTale%27s%20Game%20of%20Thrones%20Ep2.mp3]

Join Vassals Peter (Shellfish), Zach (Alias), Greg (claudiusthefool), Brett (White Raven), and Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall) as they discuss the latest episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones game series.

Warning: Spoilers for the first two episodes of Telltale’s Game of Thrones game series.

Credits:
Edited by Peter (Shellfish)
Music by Jared Emerson-Johnson

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, Ser Patrick the Tall, Shellfish, White Raven

VoK 183: The World of Ice and Fire – The Iron Islands

Posted on February 11, 2015 by vokalias | 2 comments

[audio http://archive.org/download/VOK183TheWorldOfIceAndFireTheIronIslands/VOK183_TheWorldOfIceAndFireTheIronIslands.mp3]
The Vassals of Kingsgrave head towards the inhospitable coasts of the Iron Islands to continue their ongoing discussion on The World of Ice and Fire.

Join Vassals Greg (claudiusthefool), Patrick (Patrick the Tall), Alex (LuckyCharms), and Zach (Alias) as they sort through the gruesome Ironborn history, consider what about the complicated culture fascinates them, and identify real-world parallels.

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

0:26 – Introduction
9:30 – The Iron Islands
31:22 – Driftwood Crowns
42:58 – The Iron Kings
44:42 – The Black Blood
51:08 – The Greyjoys of Pyke
56:48 – The Red Kraken
1:06:10 – The Old Way and the New

This podcast is part of a series of in-depth discussions covering all of the various sections of The World of Ice and Fire (by George R. R. Martin, Elio Garcia & Linda Antonsson). Stay tuned to VOK for lots more installments!

Credits:
Edited by Zach (Alias)
Outro Music: Longborn’s Legacy by Drumurboy
Art: Mattolsonart

Links:
The World of Ice and Fire (Amazon page)

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Posted in A Song of Ice and Fire, Books & Novellas, History, Podcast

Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, LuckyCharms, Ser Patrick the Tall

VoK 181: The Hobbit 3 – Battle of Five Armies [2014] (Review)

Posted on February 8, 2015 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

In this podcast the crew give eulogies for their (second)favorite Hobbit…trilogy.

0:00 – Spoiler free discussion of the movie, trilogy and the book series
31:30 – Spoiler filled deepdive discussion begins
1:47:00 – Claudiusthefool’s review of the movie

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Beric175, Ser Patrick the Tall, Aiwendil, White Raven, Amberrocks, Alias,Scilens, Teddart, claudiusthefool and fortytwo
Intro Music: “hmm ok” by Gablé
Other Music by BoxCat Games BoxCat’s Discography

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Links:
Tolkien Edit or 4 hour fan edit

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Tagged Aiwendil, Alias, amberrocks, Beric175, claudiusthefool, fortytwo, Scilens, Ser Patrick the Tall, Teddard, White Raven

VoK 176: The Legend of Korra Finale (“Day of the Colossus” & “The Last Stand”)

Posted on January 1, 2015 by kcrumpton2013 | 1 comment

The time has come to say goodbye, Vassals. Clasp hands one last time with Katie (Lady Griffin), Stephanie (gsdg), Zach (Alias), Michal (inkasrain), and Amin as Kingsgrave crumbles around them and they venture together into a brighter, better tomorrow.

Here is the fanart we discuss in the after show.

Thank you to everyone who came along for the ride with us these past two and a half years. To our listeners and co-hosts alike, it’s been a pleasure. Viva la Korrasami!

Edited by Katie

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Tagged Alias, Amin, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin

VoK 174: Game of Thrones (Ep.1) – Iron From Ice (Telltale Games)

Posted on December 21, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

The crew cozy up next to a fire with a cup of eggnog to rate and review 1st episode of TellTale’s Game of Thrones Video game. This game can be played on iOS devices, Android devices, PlayStation 3/4, XBox 360/ONE and Steam PC/MAC.

Spoiler Scope:
First 35 mins of Podcast has NO Game spoilers,
Podcast contains spoilers for HBOs Game Of Thrones upto Season 4, and
Upto Book 5 of A Song of Ice and Fire Series.

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Fortytwo, Alias, claudiusthefool and drownedsnow
Intro Music: “hmm ok” by Gablé
Christmas Music by E’s Jammy Jams courtesy of Youtube’s Audio Library

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Forrester Family Tree
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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, drownedsnow, fortytwo

VoK 173: The Legend of Korra (“Kuvira’s Gambit” Review)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | 1 comment

The end is nigh, Vassals! Join Katie (Lady Griffin), Zach (Alias), Stephanie (gsdg), Amin, and Michal (inkasrain) as they call the caterers and return their wedding gifts in this week’s review of S4E11: “Kuvira’s Gambit.”

Edited by Katie

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Tagged Alias, Amin, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin

VoK 171: The Legend of Korra (“Operation Beifong” Review)

Posted on December 11, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | 1 comment

The Vassals are really just here for the fights this week. Michal (inkasrain), Katie (Lady Griffin), Stephanie (gsgd), Zach (Alias), and Matthieu (Beric175) crowd together for a rambling recap, rousing political debate, paternity tests… and a discussion of S4E10, “Operation BeiFong.”

Edited by Michal

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Tagged Alias, Beric175, gsdg, inkasrain, Lady Griffin

VoK 170: Women in Geek Culture (Vol.2) – GamerGate

Posted on December 8, 2014 by vokadmin | 12 comments

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.

Credits:
Edited by No True Lady

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Tagged Alias, Beric175, inkasrain, No True Lady, Valkyrist

VoK 169: The Legend of Korra (“Beyond The Wilds” Review)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by kcrumpton2013 | Leave a comment

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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VoK 168: The Kingkiller Chronicle (by Patrick Rothfuss)

Posted on November 21, 2014 by vokalias | Leave a comment

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.

Credits:
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

VoK 166: Book Club (Vol.3) – Station Eleven (by Emily St. John Mandel)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

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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VoK 164: The World of Ice and Fire (by Martin, Garcia & Antonsson) – First Impressions

Posted on November 11, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

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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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, fortytwo, inkasrain, Valkyrist

VoK 158: Movie Roundtable (Vol.2) – Horror Edition

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

[audio http://archive.org/download/VOK158MovieRoundtable2Horror/VOK158_MovieRoundtable2_Horror.mp3]

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

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist