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VoK 663: The Movie Passport #2 – Indonesian Cinema

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

Selamat pagi! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a new podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Silvana (silvaubrey), Matt (Blu3arm05) and Bina (Bina007) travel to the country of Indonesia to discuss the following films:

7:59 – Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts / Marlina Si Pembunuh dalam Empat Babak (Mouly Surya, 2017)
28:34 – The Raid / Serbuan Maut (Gareth Evans, 2011)
52:03 – The Act of Killing / Jagal (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2012) & The Look of Silence / Senyap (Joshua Oppenheimer, 2014)
1:04:57 – The Dancer / Sang Penari (Ifa Isfansyah, 2011)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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Tagged Bina007, Blu3arm0r, silvaubrey, Valkyrist

VoK 374: A Hymn for Spring (ASOIAF Essays)

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Valkyrist | 1 comment

The Vassals convene in the Tower of the Hand to set the realm to rights. Join Duncan (Valkyrist), Silvana (silvaubrey), Michael (Khal Wadege), Sara (DrBlood), and Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall) for a review of A Hymn to Spring, a collection of essays on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Essays covered in this podcast include:

04:57 – Machiavellianism for a Purpose (by Steven Attewell)
37:48 – Iron Bends (by Jeff Hartline)
57:05 – How to Win Thrones and Rule People (by Jim McGeehin)
1:28:48 – The Patriarchs of Westeros (by Stefan Sasse)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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Tower of the Hand: A Hymn for Spring (Amazon)

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

Tagged DrBlood, Khal Wadege, Ser Patrick the Tall, silvaubrey, Valkyrist

VoK 370: The Expanse (Syfy series) – Seasons 1 & 2

Posted on May 8, 2017 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

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Join the Vassals as they review the first two seasons of Syfy’s The Expanse, a science-fiction/drama/thriller set in a future where humanity has colonized the solar system and which has been described as “A Song of Ice and Fire in space”.

In this podcast, a balanced group of book-readers and show-watchers made up of Alix (Aiwendil), Adam (drownedsnow), Mariana (LillyKaneIsNotDead), Marie (Nymeria), Patrick the Tall and Silvana (silvaubrey) discuss the TV series in great detail while steering clear of show-spoiler territory.

Aftershow begins at 1 hr 59 min
(Who are the Expansionistas? Which characters would Patrick have a threesome with? Stick around to find out!)

The Hosts:
Alix (Aiwendil)
Patrick (Ser Patrick the Tall)
Adam (drownedsnow)
Mariana (LillyKaneIsNotDead)
Marie (Nymeria)
Silvana (silvaubrey)

Aftershow begins at 1 hr 59 min

Alix (Aiwendil) – Editor

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Tagged Aiwendil, drownedsnow, LillyKaneIsNotDead, Nymeria, Ser Patrick the Tall, silvaubrey

VoK 220: KrakenCast – “Mother’s Mercy” (S05E10 Review)

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

THE KRAKEN SENDS ITS REGARDS! Aussie & Asia-Pacific vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Joseph (Ciao_Gamer), Silvana (silvaubrey) and Michael (Khal Wadege) review the tenth episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, entitled “Mother’s Mercy.”

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

01:03 – Introduction/Lemoncake Ratings
13:53 – Winterfell
43:55 – Bravos
59:48 – Dorne
1:13:12 – Meereen
1:26:41 – King’s Landing
1:38:20 – The Wall
1:55:44 – Closing Thoughts
2:06:31 – Aftershow

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist
“Valyrian Steel” by Adam WarRock

That concludes KrakenCast for this season of Game of Thrones. Thank you to all of our hosts, listeners, and commenters.

What is dead may never die, but rises again, harder and stronger!

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Tagged Ciao_Gamer, Khal Wadege, silvaubrey, Valkyrist

VoK 207: KrakenCast – “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken” (S05E06 Review)

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

THE KRAKEN LASHES OUT! Aussie & Asia-Pacific vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Joseph (Ciao_Gamer), Silvana (silvaubrey) and guest host Glen (Dagos_Rivers) review the sixth episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, entitled “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.”

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

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

KrakenCast typically records on Tuesday at 7:00pm (AEST) / 10:00am (GMT).

This time is meant to cater for Australian and Asian-Pacific fans, but everyone is welcome. Just let us know on the “Call to Arms” thread HERE, if you’d like to join us for an episode.

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Tagged Ciao_Gamer, Dagos_Rivers, silvaubrey, Valkyrist

VoK 204: KrakenCast – “Kill the Boy” (S05E05 Review)

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Valkyrist | 2 comments

THE KRAKEN SCRAMBLES ASHORE! Aussie & Asia-Pacific vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Joseph (Ciao_Gamer), and Silvana (silvaubrey) review the fifth episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, entitled “Kill the Boy.”

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

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

KrakenCast typically records on Tuesday at 7:00pm (AEST) / 10:00am (GMT).

This time is meant to cater for Australian and Asian-Pacific fans, but everyone is welcome. Just let us know on the “Call to Arms” thread HERE, if you’d like to join us for an episode.

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Tagged Ciao_Gamer, silvaubrey, Valkyrist

VoK 202: KrakenCast – “The Sons of the Harpy” (S05E04 Review)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Valkyrist | Leave a comment

THE KRAKEN DOES NOT SLEEP, IT WAITS! Aussie & Asia-Pacific vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Joseph (Ciao_Gamer), and Silvana (silvaubrey) review the fourth episode of Game of Thrones’ fifth season, entitled “The Sons of the Harpy.”

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

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

KrakenCast typically records on Tuesday at 7:00pm (AEST) / 10:00am (GMT).

This time is meant to cater for Australian and Asian-Pacific fans, but everyone is welcome. Just let us know on the “Call to Arms” thread HERE, if you’d like to join us for an episode.

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Tagged Ciao_Gamer, silvaubrey, Valkyrist

VoK 92: DragonCast – “Oathkeeper” (S04E04 Review)

Posted on May 1, 2014 by vokadmin | Leave a comment

This week the Vassals attend a sacred White Walker initiation ritual, bid farewell to Brienne and Olenna Tyrell, then receive common tongue tutoring from Missandi. HBO’s Game of Throne Season 4 Episode 4 “OathKeeper” directed by Michelle MacLaren and written by Bryan Cogman.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and the Dunk and Egg novellas, as well as all aired episodes of HBO’s Game of Thrones. It does not cover published spoiler chapters for The Winds of Winter.

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Hosts: Alias, clauidusthefool, easttexasdirewolf , Pod’s Plight, inkasrain, silvaubrey and Fortytwo.
Intro Background score is Topher Mohr and Alex Elena ‘s Festival
Outro Music is Mark Neil’s 11_strANGE_Ls

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Tagged Alias, claudiusthefool, Dragoncast, easttexasdirewolf, fortytwo, inkasrain, Pod's Plight, silvaubrey

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

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Valkyrist | 3 comments

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:
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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)