History of Westeros

Mantarys: City of Monsters (audio)

A special patron-only episode on Mantarys, a great companion to our episode on Gogossos!

The Free City of Pentos

The #1 destination for exiles and closest Free city to King's Landing has a story all its own. Did it exist before the Freehold? What state is it in now and why is it important? Lots on Tyrion, Dany, Illyrio, the Tattered Prince and more.

Pentos & Mantarys Quick Update, and Nicknames

Hey fellow Westorians!

Slight delay on releasing the Pentos episode on podcast feeds. If you caught the livestream you saw that we had a power outage and while we didn't lose any content, we did lose a lot of time. So the episode might not be up until tomorrow afternoon, but that's about the latest it will be.

T...

Patron Gaming - Now!

We are about to start the first monthly patron hangout - this time, we are playing custom Quiplash for ASOIAF/HOTD/GOT, so join the Discord server (link) and tag Ashaya to be given the Patron role. You can also go to the Facebook group once we are playing and ju...

The Free City of Pentos (livestream)

In this episode, we explore the city of Pentos, one of the Free Cities of Essos, with a rich history that includes visits from multiple members of house Targaryen over the years.

Baelor Breakspear (part 2)

Baelor's adult life, featuring the Blackfyre Rebellion and his role at the Redgrass Field, his time as Hand of the King afterwards, the state of politics and family and his relationships with the other luminaries of the era, a Vulture King, the Hedge Knight and his everlasting legacy.

Baelor Breakspear (part 2) (livestream)

Join us for an episode on the second half of Baelor Breakspear's life! This episode is live, so tune in to have your live questions and comments answered, this Sunday at 3 pm eastern.

Discord Hangout & Gaming June 21

Join us for a hangout session on Wednesday, June 21st at 9pm Eastern to play some games! We'll be playing a variety of Jackbox games, including custom ASOIAF & HOTD Quiplash, so come prepared to have some fun.

We'll be using Discord for the hangout, so make sure you have an account and are logged in - the link to th...

June 25th Episode Poll

Baelor Breakspear part 2 is this coming weekend's episode, and it will be a livestream this time, unlike part 1 which was pre-recorded.

Bad News: Starting in August polls will be rare for a while...

Good News: it's because we're doing Valar Re-readis for Fire & Blood!

Let's mix it up and do a grab bag ...

Baelor Breakspear (audio)

Here is the audio version of the latest episode. In this episode, we explore the early life of Baelor Breakspear. You can join us on Sunday June 18th at 3 pm eastern for a live episode on the second half of Baelor's life, and get your live comments and questions answered!

Baelor Breakspear (part 1)

In this episode, we explore the early life of Baelor Breakspear. This episode will be a prerecorded premiere, but you can also join us on Sunday June 18th at 3 pm eastern for a live episode on the second half of Baelor's life, and get your live comments and questions answered!

A Neducation

How Ned treats his children (and children in general) is a big part of who he is, but his own father Lord Rickard was quite different. In many ways, Ned's upbringing was not at all typical for a Stark, and those differences played a large role in Robert's Rebellion and A Song of Ice and Fire. We explore Ned's early life with ...

A Neducation (livestream)

We will be live this Sunday at 3 pm eastern with a look at Ned Stark's youth. We'll cover his friendship with Robert, his mentorship with Jon Arryn, his siblings Brandon, Lyanna, and Benjen, and his parents Rickard and Lyarra.

June 11th* Episode Poll

This coming Sunday we have the Neducation, which won the poll handily. Part of the reason to handle Ned this way is that he's clearly a multi-episode character given the way we tend to cover topics.

Let's do another character, but one that actually can be covered in one episode. A Four Royals theme this time - a King,...

The Isle of Naath (audio)

The isle of Naath is unique and unlike anything we’ve seen in the Known World, populated by extreme pacifists. However, their island is naath for the faint of heart, as it is also populated by extremely poisonous butterflies. Here's the audio version of this Sunday's episode (also scheduled as a video premiere at the usual ...

The Isle of Naath

The isle of Naath is unique and unlike anything we’ve seen in the Known World, populated by extreme pacifists. However, their island is naath for the faint of heart, as it is also populated by extremely poisonous butterflies. This episode will be published as a YouTube premiere this Sunday at 3 pm eastern, but patrons can w...

Highgarden

A place so rich Catelyn calls their wealth "fabled". They have so much food they supplied... all of King's Landing(!) It's said to grow directly out of the land and is considered the most beautiful castle in the realm. We discuss which POV's might go there, the ancient history and lore, that time it was burned (could that hap...

Game Night Poll

As mentioned on the pod, once a month we'll be starting up a recurring game night (trivia/Quiplash etc). It will occur on Discord, but might be shared to Facebook and other places, we're looking into multi-stream options.

Pick your preferred time(s), multiple choice is enabled. This won't be set in sto...

Highgarden (livestream)

In this episode, we look at Highgarden, one of the most beautiful and opulent castles in the Seven Kingdoms, home to a massive labyrinth, many Tyrells, and both a sept and godswood. Join us for a Tour of the Roses, this Sunday at 3 pm eastern.

Parallel Lives: Blackfyre vs. Mandalorian

In this installment of our Parallel Lives series, we step outside of ASOIAF and real world history. We will compare and contrast the Blackfyres and the Mandalorians. We will look at their history, their culture, and more.

Dance Around this May Poll

This will either be the May 28th or June 4th episode. We have something in mind for May 28th, but it's currently TBD. There will be episodes both Sundays, to be clear. We will clarify as we get closer!

We talk about the importance of childhood quite a lot on our show, and of course it's a huge part of ASOIAF/HotD in ge...

Parallel Lives: Blackfyre vs. Mandalorian (livestream)

In this installment of our Parallel Lives series, we step outside of ASOIAF and real world history. We will compare and contrast the Blackfyres and the Mandalorians. We will look at their history, their culture, and more.

Shiera Seastar

A most mysterious but compelling character. A voracious reader who was highly intelligent, the most sought-after bachelorette of her era... and possibly a bit cruel. She could have married any man she wanted, but never did. We seek to answer or at least discuss: what kinds of magic did she practice? did she know about the pro...

May 21st Poll & Updates

May  7th - Shiera Seastar
May 14th - Blackfyre vs. Mandalorian Parallels (no Sean)
May 21st - Castle time... Multiple choice is on

PS If you're waiting for your new nickname to be posted to the website, that's coming shortly, we're just getting caught back up from being at IaFCon!

Shiera Seastar (livestream)

We are back from Ice & Fire Con after a week off, so join us this Sunday at 3 pm eastern for an episode about the life and legend of Shiera Seastar.

Next Episode Poll

This will be for either May 7th or May 21st, TBD

ICYMI: no episode this coming Sunday, we are at Ice and Fire Con.

Magical Mystery Tour Edition, 4 women of power(s), none of whom need any introduction...

Dreams of Dunk & Egg

With guest JoeMagician, we discuss the just-announced Knight of the Seven Kingdoms TV series! Topics like casting, POV structure, how the story will expand and include Blackfyre-related content, and of course, how they will handle the topic of dreams. We'll name some scenes we're particuarly looking forward to, and how the ad...

Crusader Kings III for AGOT/ASOIAF: Debut! Robert's Rebellion

Crusader Kings 3: A Game of Thrones is finally out in public beta, so join Aziz for a stream during the Robert's Rebellion setting and help decide which character to play, this Friday at 6 pm eastern. After this, we will be moving our CK3 streams to Twitch, starting on May 12th.

Dreams of Dunk & Egg (livestream)

HBO confirmed a straight to series order for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, starting with the first novella, The Hedge Knight. So let's talk about what we expect, what we hope for, and about the actual dreams in the Dunk & Egg tales, joined by guest Joe Magician! This Sunday at 3 pm eastern, as always. However, remember,...

House Celtigar

A look at the well-positioned and sneaky ultra-rich lords of Claw Isle. These Red Crabs of Valyrian origin make for a good time.

WARNING - this episode is particularly silly.