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

Posted on April 3, 2015 by | 3 comments

AlayneStone

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Warning: Contains spoilers for all published and unpublished books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, as well as all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones (including Season 5 promotional material).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

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

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VoK 188: The World of Ice and Fire – Talking Targaryens (Part 1)

Posted on March 28, 2015 by | Leave a comment

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The Vassals meet in the Aegonfort to make sure you pass your Targaryen history test and discuss – at extreme length and enormous detail – the Conquest of Westeros and the reign of the first four Targaryen kings. Roman emperors, Viking history, and the Olsen family are also discussed, to varying degrees of elucidation.

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

2:50 – Aegon the Conqueror
53:00 – Aenys (the Annoying)
1:06:08 – Maegor the Cruel
1:30:00 – Jaehaerys the Conciliator

This podcast is part of 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 inkasrain

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

Posted on January 1, 2015 by | 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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VoK 173: The Legend of Korra (“Kuvira’s Gambit” Review)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by | 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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VoK 171: The Legend of Korra (“Operation Beifong” Review)

Posted on December 11, 2014 by | 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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VoK 170: Women in Geek Culture (Vol.2) – GamerGate

Posted on December 8, 2014 by | 12 comments

GamerGate

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

Posted on December 3, 2014 by | 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 167: The Legend of Korra (“Reunion” Review)

Posted on November 20, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 15, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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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VoK 165: The Legend of Korra (“Battle of Zaofu” Review)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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

Posted on November 11, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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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VoK 161: The Legend of Korra (“Enemy At the Gates” Review)

Posted on November 6, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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VoK 157: The Legend of Korra (“The Coronation” Review)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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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VoK 152: The Legend of Korra (“After All These Years” Review)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by | 1 comment

Whatever happened to those Vassals anyway? Michal, (inkasrain) Stephanie (gsdg), Katie (Lady Griffin), Amin, and Zach (Alias) awaken from their Korra catnap to review the season premiere of Book 4: Balance: “After All These Years.”

Edited by Katie

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VoK 141: Captain America: The Winter Soldier [2014] and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Posted on September 2, 2014 by | Leave a comment

AgentsOfShield

In this long-awaited episode, Vassals Michal (inkasrain), Bina (Bina007), Eddie (Teddard) and Nadia converge to converse about Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier film, and season one of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Sobering real-world parallels are drawn, the morality of redemption arcs is discussed, and furious debate breaks out over which member of the cast is the hottest.

Credits:
Edited by inkasrain

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VoK 140: The Legend of Korra (“Enter The Void” and “Venom Of The Red Lotus” Review)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by | Leave a comment

Into each life a little rain must fall, Vassals. Join brothers and sisters of anarchy Zach (Alias), Katie (Lady Griffin), Michal (inkasrain), Amin, Stephanie (gsdg), and Leigh (LordManderBlee) as they let go their earthly tethers and bid farewell to yet another season of The Legend of Korra.

Edited by Katie

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VoK 139: Full Cast(le) Recording #8 – The Abridged Princess Bride

Posted on August 25, 2014 by | 1 comment

PRINCESSBRIDE

The Vassals perform extracts from the beloved spoof fairytale movie, The Princess Bride, using incidental music from Mark Knopfler’s classic eighties score. The table reading ends c50m in, whence follows an aftershow containing a spirited defence of Rocky.

The Cast:
Michal (inkasrain) – Narrator, Princess Buttercup & Miracle Max
Zach (Alias) – The Man In Black
Amber (Amberrocks) – Humperdinck & The Kid
Duncan (Valkyrist) – Grandpa, Yellin & Vizzini
Bina007 – The Impressive Clergyman, Mother, Valerie & Inigo
Shane (EastTexasDirewolf) – Fezzik & Rugen

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VoK 138: The Legend of Korra (“The Ultimatum” Review)

Posted on August 21, 2014 by | Leave a comment

The Vassals cry themselves to sleep as Tenzin Deathwatch nears midnight! Leigh (LordManderBlee) returns from exile to fight the good fight alongside Stephanie (gsgd), Michal (inkasrain), Amin, and Katie (Lady Griffin) as they review S03E11: “The Ultimatum.”

Edited by Katie

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VoK 137: Full Cast(le) Recording #7 – The Motherf**king Queensmoot

Posted on August 20, 2014 by | 4 comments

Queensmoot

What is dead may never die… After an interminable scheduling process, and an even lengthier edit, the fabled “Queensmoot” chapter reading finally emerges from the Darkling Depths. Eleven salty vassals wade onto the shores of Pyke to claim their crowns, and perform “The Drowned Man” from George R. R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows.

And stick around afterwards for an in-depth discussion on Greyjoy psychology, Ironborn culture and Victarion’s ill-fated foray into nature documentaries.

2:27 – Chapter Reading
39:32 – Chapter Discussion
1:26:53 – Aftershow

The Cast:
Michal (inkasrain) – Narrator
Brooke (Asha Greatjoy) – Aeron Greyjoy
Dan (witless chum) – A Drowned Man / Meldred Merlyn / Baelor Blacktyde
Zach (Alias) – The Drowned God / Eric Ironmaker / Harmund Sharp
John (BarrelRoll42) – Rus / Red Oarsman / Ralf Stoneshouse
Seif (reg roone) – A Drowned Man / Ralf the Limper / Sexual-Harassment Kraken / Euron Greyjoy
Leigh (LordManderBlee) – Gylbert Farwynd / Lucas Codd
Peter (Shellfish) – Victarion Greyjoy
Paul (Pod’s Plight) – Dunstan Drumm
Elena (Lady_Grey) – Asha Greyjoy
Greg (claudiusthefool) – Rodrik Harlaw / Qarl the Maid

The Crew:
Michal (inkasrain) – Host
Duncan (Valkyrist) – Editor

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VoK 135: The Legend of Korra (“Long Live The Queen” Review)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by | Leave a comment

Sorry, the Vassals need a moment to catch their breath.  Amin has been taken down! Michal (inkasrain), Stephanie (gsgd), and Katie (Lady Griffin), tough out the ensuing riot to bring you their review of S3E10: “Long Live The Queen.”

Edited by Katie

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