Heart of the Dragon

Send a text Madeleine Wintr and LittleWolfBird join the finale coverage to dive into the ship of the show: Rhaenicent. Audio production, editing, and mixing/mastering by LittleWolfBird . Intro/outro were created by LWB with stock media provided by FxProSound/Pond5. 0:00:00  Introduction & Rapid Fire 0:09:39  Details That Give Us Feels 0:27:09   Big Thematic Shit 1:51:35    High Valerian Interl...

Send a text Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn joins the podcast to dragons, power, and class! She applies her scholarship at the intersection of history and literature to give give us new ways to look how HotD is adapting Fire and Fire and presents a her theory on Mushroom's true identity/identies, and caps it off by showing off her impeccable High Valyrian! Somehow, Les Miserables, Evita, and King Lear...

Send a text What if you listened to a two person bookclub about gender trouble...but with dragons and Shakespeare? Lauren aka Shakes of Thrones joins the podcast to talk feminine character archetypes, including how they influence Rhaenyra and reveal the potential of Alys Rivers. We also compare Daemon to Hamlet and sing a hymn to the three heads of the dragon in two languages, improvisational-ly. ...

Send a text A HotD Doubleheader! Special guest Frank Bumb joins to explore how war and trauma are parts of a single whole.  We process how the hand of human artistry reveals itself in real and fake history! Merry mourns Rhaenys through poetry and Frank disses Criston in the language of film. Audio production, editing, and mixing/mastering by LittleWolfBird . Intro/outro were created by LWB with st...

Send a text Everyone in this episode seems trapped. Lo the Lynx joins to explore how patriarchy and the gender binary are to blame and to share the perfect poem for the moment. Lo's scholarly analysis sheds light on the show's brilliant decision to lean into "Rhaenyra the Cruel" as a propaganda piece. We both love Aemond's mommy issues, Seasmoke's mysterious return, R...

Send a text HotD podcasting with 150% more poetry--this time on a "Son for a Son" main theme: the cycle of death and violence, interwoven with birth and history.  Maddie Kay guests,  reminding us how often women are left out stories and how OK it is to hate Criston Cole. We both share our love for nods to Mushroom, set and costuming details, and the storytelling choices made with Blood &...

Send a text The surprise pilot episode of a brand new podcast! Maester Merry sketches a plan for vibing with Season 2 of House of the Dragon. Sanrixian guests, inviting us into her spacious mind palace, adorned with dragon history and love for the artistry of HotD. Sanri shares how her art was influenced by a famous Japanese zen master. We wonder if there is any zen in House Targaryen.  Audio prod...