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Come obsess over A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones with us! Our show is an enthusiastic and heavily-detailed look at the past, present and future of Westeros and the realms beyond.

History of Westeros (Game of Thrones‪)‬ History of Westeros

    • Arts
    • 4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

Come obsess over A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones with us! Our show is an enthusiastic and heavily-detailed look at the past, present and future of Westeros and the realms beyond.

    A Trailer Must Have Two Heads - House of the Dragon Season 2

    A Trailer Must Have Two Heads - House of the Dragon Season 2

    A twist, two trailers at once - we dive into them both, turn on video on Spotify to view the images. Many screenshots from both trailers will have their due!


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    • 2 hr 11 min
    A Song of Ice and Fire and Rome

    A Song of Ice and Fire and Rome

    “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” is a fun question that went viral in 2024, but in this episode we’re concerned more with how often GRRM thought about Rome (and not just the empire) when writing ASOIAF. We’ll also take a few minutes to talk about how HBO’s Rome was pivotal to the making of HBO’s GoT.


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    • 2 hr 11 min
    The Education of Varys

    The Education of Varys

    A look at the early life of the man who became the most devious in the Seven Kingdoms. We’ll delve into his days on the street, learning to steal and survive, to the mummer’s troupe and being sold for a ritual that maimed him. When left to die, he vowed to live, and what a life it was for the Spider… From near death to Prince of Thieves and a lifelong partnership with a certain bravo named Illyrio Mopatis.



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    • 2 hr 17 min
    A Song of Ice and Fire and Dune w/ Alt Shift X - Spoilers

    A Song of Ice and Fire and Dune w/ Alt Shift X - Spoilers

    The second half of Aziz's discussion with Alt Shift X. This portion includes spoilers for all Dune books and includes discussions on themes and parallels... and some major differences as well.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    The Curious Case of Coldhands

    The Curious Case of Coldhands

    He’s an undead ranger and skinchanger with an elk and ravens… and a mission. He saves Sam & Gilly and leads them to the Black Gate at the Nightfort so they can bring Bran and friends to him on the other side… because he cannot pass. He leads them far to the north and on the way he kills turncloak rangers, makes cannibals of them all, and calls himself “your monster, Brandon Stark”. He helps them fight off wights at the cave mouth where the Last Greenseer resides, but does not follow… because he cannot pass. He’s Coldhands - but who is Coldhands? We might not know his identity, but his very existence tells us a lot about the Old Gods, the Others and the Children.

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    • 1 hr 58 min
    A Song of Ice and Fire and Dune w/ Alt Shift X

    A Song of Ice and Fire and Dune w/ Alt Shift X

    DUNE is one of the most successful sci fi creations of all time, and GRRM is absolutely one of the many who was influenced by it. In this episode, Aziz and Alt Shift X discuss both authors, their styles and the many parallels to Dune found in ASOIAF. There are NO spoilers for Dune 2 the movie in this episode - but look out for part 2 of this episode, which WILL have spoilers.



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    • 2 hr 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
1.1K Ratings

1.1K Ratings

willstj ,

The Standard

This is the show that sets the standard for all ASOIAF content. I’ve been listening loyally since 2016 and will continue to do so.

Wes Hardin ,

Flaws Keep Podcast From A 5

Overall great content and Aziz is great host. Some agenda topics of Ashaya and guest keep total rating down. Would be nice to just enjoy commentary of the content without trying to inject social issues/politics. Asha’s stoner/valley girl voice is super annoying and it is tiring listening to her trying to spin every topic into a pro-female character dialogue. According to Ashaya, only the female characters are worth discussing. Push your agenda on others and allow us to enjoy the show.

YUsucksobad ,

Yikes

Here’s the thing…..These guys know an INSANE amount of GOT-related history, but when attempting to make the story analogous to actual history, etc., they are almost always laughably inaccurate. Maybe more personal time dedicated to learning about real history and less dragons and magic, but I digress. It’s a show for GOT nerds, so it stands to reason it would lend itself to absurdity. The biggest problem (and why I had to stop following) is the frequency with which Aziz laughs at his own jokes. It’s insufferable. It comes off more as a nervous tick than a sincere appreciation of his own dopey musings, but it’s really uncomfortable to listen to.

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