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VoK 716 – Wolfcast – House of the Dragon s1e5 review – Dumb Kids

Posted on September 21, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Join the wolves Bina(007), David(HHH), Elle (Nettles), Jock (Munrojock2), Marie (Nymeria), (Ser) Patrick (The Tall), Sara (Dr Blood) and Zander (The Lord Baron) as they review episode 5 of House of the Dragon, “We light the Way”. We open with our lemoncake ratings out of 5, and then discuss the momentous, if slightly confusing, events of the episode. Discussion includes the character development of Alicent and Criston, Viserys’s legacy, and how dumb all of these kids are. The aftershow starts at 1hr27m. Once again, we will not spoil the TV show as it moved ahead of the books. TW for sexual violence and suicide..

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VoK 713 – Wolfcast – House of the Dragon s1e4 review – The Dysfunctional Bloodworm

Posted on September 13, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Join Bina(007), David(HHH), Elle (Nettles), Hannah (Shadowbaby), Michael (Khal Wadege), (Ser) Patrick (The Tall) and Sara (Dr Blood) as they review ep4 of House of the Dragon. We open with our lemoncake ratings out of 5, and then discuss how sex and power relationships in Westeros are intertwined with and complicate each other by focussing on the following couples: Alicent and Viserys (9m); Viserys and Otto (19m); Alicent and Rhaenyra (26m); Rhaenrya and Daemon (35m); Viserys and Daaemon (48m); Rhaenrya and Criston (52m). The aftershow starts at 1hr9m. Once again, we will not spoil the TV show as it moved ahead of the books.

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VoK 706: Wolfcast – House of the Dragon s1e2 review

Posted on August 31, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Vassals Assemble! Wolfcast offers its firmly imperialist opinion on the new series from the A Song of Ice and Fire Universe – HBO’s House of the Dragon. Join us to review s1e2 with spoilers for all of George R R Martin’s published works but NOT for Game of Thrones, the TV show as it moved ahead of the books.

Intro – Game of Thrones Main Title (Church Organ Version) [From “Game of Thrones”] – TAM TAM MUSIC – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp-xjcKW4uE

Outro: Mr.ACCORDION – [Accordion]game of thrones – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_zuP2xqmB4 

Hosts: Bina007, Bing (Shoeshiner), Patrick (The Tall), Sara (DrBlood), Jock (MunroJock1), and Elle (Nettles)

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VOK 684: Song of Achilles

Posted on January 29, 2022 by | Leave a comment

Sing, Vassals, of Achilles’ rage! Kat/kitkathistory24601, Sara/DrBlood, Katie/deadleavesinmyhand, and Jock/munrojock2 gather to talk about Madeline Miller’s novel, The Song of Achilles.

(Note: We lost the first 25 minutes of the podcast and had to rerecord them. Apologies for any editorial inconsistencies.)

Credits:
Edited by Peter/Shellfish
Image by artswade

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VoK 677: Creature Chat – Ghosts

Posted on November 15, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Is this the night the hand comes out?

Hosts:
Peter/Shellfish
Sara/DrBlood
Matt/Varley
Kat/kitkathistory24601
Adam/drownedsnow
Michal/inkasrain
Zander/TheLordBaron
Jock/munrojock2

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Edited by Peter/Shellfish

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VoK 672: Creature Chat – Zombies

Posted on September 12, 2021 by | Leave a comment


Just a Saturday morning chat about walking corpses.

Hosts:
Peter/Shellfish
Sara/DrBlood
Abby/Daceymormont
Zach/Alias
Matt/Varley
Duncan/Valkyrist
Kat/kitkathistory24601

Credits:
Edited by Peter/Shellfish

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VOK 668: What We Do in the Shadows

Posted on July 26, 2021 by | Leave a comment


The Vassals review and discuss the What We Do in the Shadows series and film. Bat!

Hosts:
Peter/Shellfish
Zander/TheLordBaron
Sara/DrBlood
Abby/daceymormont
Jock/munrojock2
Tanja/scilens

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Edited by Peter/Shellfish

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VoK 666: Creature Chat – Demons

Posted on July 13, 2021 by | Leave a comment


The Vassals delve deep into devilry, and hope to escape with their souls intact. Why is it goats?

Hosts:
Peter/Shellfish
Sara/DrBlood
Jock/munrojock2
Adam/drownedsnow
Zach/Alias
Kat/kitkathistory24601
Patrick/Ser Patrick the Tall

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Edited by Peter/Shellfish

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VoK 655: Creature Chat – Werewolves

Posted on May 22, 2021 by | Leave a comment


Absolute lunacy erupts as the Vassals come face to face with werewolves! Is the beauty of this beast more than skin-deep? Topics include the history of werewolf tales, possible inspirations, shapeshifters around the world, and general human-canine relations.

Hosts:
Peter/Shellfish
Sara/DrBlood
Abby/daceymormont
Adam/drownedsnow
Matt/Varley
Kit/kgcanary
Jock/munrojock2

Credits:
Edited by Peter/Shellfish

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VoK 652: Creature Chat – Animal Beef and Phobia

Posted on May 1, 2021 by | Leave a comment

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The Vassals confront their fears and air their grievances about animals! Topics include insects that infest and invade your home, the true meaning of beef, penguin prostitution, and more!

Hosts:
Peter/Shellfish
Zander/TheLordBaron
Sara/DrBlood
Jock/munrojock2
Abby/daceymormont
Amber/amberrocks
Marie/Nymeria
Adam/drownedsnow

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Edited by Peter



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VoK 649: A Seminar of Ice and Fire (Part 3) – Monsters

Posted on March 31, 2021 by | Leave a comment

In the third installment of A Seminar of Ice and Fire—the VoK series that examines A Song of Ice and Fire through various theoretical texts—the Vassals take on Jeffrey Jerome Cohen’s essay “Monster Culture (Seven Theses).”

We talk about what makes a monster, what monsters we see (or don’t see) in a Song of Ice and Fire, and what particular types of monsters might suggest about the culture that created them.

Hosts:
Sara/DrBlood
Ben/KingJucio
Varley
Peter/Shellfish
Wilson/The Wandering Prophet
Patrick/Ser Patrick the Tall

Credits:
Edited by Shellfish

A PDF of the Cohen reading is available here. For more reading on some of the other topics mentioned in the episode, you can start with Bauman, Zygmunt, Community: Seeking Safety in an Insecure World (2000); and Tajfel, H., “The achievement of inter-group differentiation” (1978).

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VoK 647: Creature Chat — Vampires

Posted on March 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Creature chat discusses vampires!

Hosts:
Peter/Shellfish
Zander/The Lord Baron
Sara/DrBlood
Jock/munrojock2
Abby/daceymormont
Matt/Varley
Patrick/Ser Patrick the Tall

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion and descriptions of sex and sexuality, bodily fluids, decaying corpses, murder, torture, animal distress, and very bad vampire impressions.

Credits:
Edited by Shellfish

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VoK 642: A GameShow of Thrones #3 (VOKathon Edition)

Posted on March 11, 2021 by | Leave a comment


During their 24-hour VOKathon, the Vassals face off in another thrilling round of A Song of Ice and Fire trivia. Join quizmaster Duncan (Valkyrist), scorekeeper Matt (Varley), reigning champion Michal (inkasrain), and challengers Abdullah (Quaith from Asshai), Peter (Shellfish), Abby (DaceyMormont), Sara (DrBlood), Zach (Alias), Ben (King Jucio), Matt (mattdaze13), Michael (Khal Wadege) David (davidhhh), Hannah (thewingedshadow), Patrick (TheTall), and Kevin (nuncle kevin).

Who will claim the crown? Who will spit the dummy? There’s only one way to find out!

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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A GameShow of Thrones #2
A GameShow of Thrones #1

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VoK 639: Creature Chat – Dragons

Posted on February 24, 2021 by | Leave a comment


The Vassals convene to chat about magical reptiles of various shapes and sizes. So grab your ceiling wax and look out for sharkdoors.

Hosts:
Peter/Shellfish
Michal/inkasrain
Sara/DrBlood
Amber/amberrocks
Zander/The Lord Baron
Marie/Nymeria
Ben/King Jucio
Adam/drownedsnow

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Edited by Peter

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VoK 634: Creature Chat

Posted on January 25, 2021 by | Leave a comment


The Vassals of Kingsgrave sit down to chat about creatures. Join vassals Shellfish (Peter), Munjorock2 (Jock), Daceymormont (Abby), and DrBlood (Sara) on their expedition into the animal kingdom! Topics of discussion include pets, animal intelligence, and genetic memory. 

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VoK 598: Jon Snow’s Endgame aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 105)

Posted on March 28, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Join us for the penultimate chapter episode of this epic reread! It’s all Jon all of the time as we cover the events of August 13th to 17th 300 AL – Jon 10 (4 minutes in), Jon 11 (38 mins in) and Jon 12 (55 mins in) of A Dance With Dragons. The aftershow begins at 1hr28mins with Game of Thrones spoilers at 1hr29mins.

Your hosts today are Bina007, Nymeria/Maria, DrownedSnow/Adam, Inkasrain/Michal, Blue-Eyed-Queen/Casey and DrBlood/Sara.

The podcast is dark and full of spoilers for all works in George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series but for Game of Thrones, the TV show.

Music credit – Alpine Universe.
Picture credit – HBO’s Game of Thrones.

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VoK 596: A Seminar of Ice and Fire (Part 2) – The Dynamics of Faith

Posted on March 16, 2020 by | Leave a comment


Sara aka DrBlood continues her seminar series examining A Song of Ice and Fire through various theoretical texts. This time, she and the rest of the crew consider whether or not the many central characters in this story have an “ultimate concern,” or an overriding purpose that demands total surrender as Paul Tillich describes in his text, The Dynamics of Faith.

Hosts: Sara (DrBlood), Adam (drownedsnow), and Zach (Alias)

Paul Tillich’s The Dynamics of Faith

This podcast will contain spoilers for all published book in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. 

Credits:
Edited by Zach (Alias)

Music by Alpine Universe and DrumurBoy

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VoK 590: And Seven Times the Man-Baby! aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 101)

Posted on February 2, 2020 by | Leave a comment

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Join Sara/Dr Blood as she corrals her seven nerds – including Reread curator Adam/Drownedsnow; regular contributors Jock/MunroJock2; Matt/Varley; Dan/WitlessChum – and returning OGs – Brett/Whiteraven and Ser Patrick The Tall.  They cover The Kingbreaker/Barristan 3, The Dragontamer/Quentyn 4, and the Queen’s Hand/Barristan 4 from Dance.  These events take place between July 15th and 18th 300 AL.

Music credit – Alpine Universe and Horrible Histories

Picture credit – Dejan Delic on Deviantart

The podcast is dark and full of spoilers for all of George’s published works, but not for Game of Thrones.

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[Essay] The article Dan mentions on Dany as a tragic Shakespearean hero

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VoK 583: Ride or Die! aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 98)

Posted on December 24, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Meereen

Join us for the 98th episode of the linear reread. In this sintallment we spend a lot of time on Dany 9 from Dance and we also get into Arianne 1 from Winds. Your hosts are QueenJames, Dr. Blood, Khal Wadege, Gaiden, Pops88, Shadow_baby, Nymeria, Varley, and Bina007.

Spoilers for all ASOIAF including TWOW preview chapters. We also have a GOT show discussion in the aftershow.

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VoK 582: A Buyer’s Market aka The Great Linear ASOIAF ReRead (Part 97)

Posted on December 20, 2019 by | Leave a comment

Meereen

Join the vassals as we continue our epic linear reread. Tyrion, Penny, and Jorah are sold to Yezzan zo Qaggaz, Dany makes peace with Yunkai, introduces Quentyn to her dragons, attends the opening of the fighting pits and flies away on Drogon. Oh yeah, Arianne is in this episode too…

The episode was split into two parts due to length. In part 1 we review Tyrion 10 and Dany 8 from Dance. In part 2 we spend a lot of time on Dany 9 from Dance and we also get into Arianne 1 from Winds. Your hosts are QueenJames, Dr. Blood, Khal Wadege, Gaiden, Pops88, Shadow_baby, Nymeria, Varley, and Bina007.

Spoilers for all ASOIAF including TWOW preview chapters. We also have a GOT show discussion in the aftershow of part 2.

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