A Podcast of Ice and Fire

Episode 253 for the week of March 15, 2020, in which we cover chapter 77 (Jon XI) and chapter 78 (Tyrion XI) of A Storm of Swords. After many years, we return to the questions of whether Tywin’s death was setup by Varys and what Shae was doing in this chapter. We chat about the first […]

Episode 252 for the week of March 1, 2020, in which we cover chapter 75 ( Arya XIII) and chapter 76 (Samwell IV) of A Storm of Swords. The latter chapter involving the election at the Wall was particularly relevant as the episode was recorded one day after Super Tuesday in the US.

Episode 251 for the week of February 2nd, 2020, in which we reconvene our full podcast crew and continue our longest running reread, covering chapter 73 (Jaime IV) and chapter 74 (Jon X) of A Storm of Swords. Nearing the 12 year anniversary of our podcast, we chat about past times including our attendances at San Diego […]

Episode 250 for the week of November 24th, 2019, in which we review A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition, released in honour of the 20th anniversary of the release of that book. We continue our longest running reread, covering chapter 71 (Tyrion X) and chapter 72 (Daenerys VI) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: The audio clip […]

Episode 249 for the week of October 6th, 2019, in which we cover chapter 69 (Sansa VI) and chapter 70 (Jon IX) of A Storm of Swords. We chat about entering the post Game of Thrones era, our final reflections on Comic Con 2019 and our mutual interest in The Orville. Notes: For our listeners […]

Episode 247 for the week of July 7th, 2019, in which we cover chapter 67 (Tyrion IX) and chapter 68 (Jaime VIII) of A Storm of Swords. We chat about the convention season, from Ice and Fire Con 2019 to the upcoming Con of Thrones and San Diego Comic-Con this month. Notes: Check out the […]

Episode 246 for the week of May 19, 2019, in which we review the sixth and final episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Notes: Thanks to FFG for the shout out to Amin for providing feedback for the recent FAQ update for A Game of Thrones: The Board Game.

Episode 245 for the week of May 12, 2019, in which we review the fifth and penultimate episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Notes: This is the GRRM interview with the quote about non-blood flow mentioned in the podcast. Thanks to Daryl for sending us T-shirts from the Mance Rayder […]

Episode 242 for the week of April 21, 2019, in which we review the second episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Episode 241 for the week of April 14, 2019, in which we review the first episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Episode 240 for the week of March 17th, 2019, in which we cover chapter 65 (Jon VIII) and chapter 66(Arya XII) of A Storm of Swords. We are joined by returning guest host Bing(shoeshiner) from the forums and celebrate the 11th anniversary of our podcast. Notes: For our listeners that play the board game or know […]

Episode 239 for the week of February 24, 2019, in which we cover chapter 64 (Davos VI) of A Storm of Swords. We are joined by returning guest hosts Jon (eigenvector), Thomas (FTWard), and Leigh (LordManberBlee) from the forums to discuss our survey in support for another official A Game of Thrones: The Board Game 2nd edition […]

Episode 238 for the week of January 6, 2019, in which we cover chapters 62 (Sansa V) and 63 (Jaime VII) of A Storm of Swords. We are joined by returning guest host Laura (cosmia) and our regular BOK/VOK anime crew. Notes: For our listeners that play A Game of Thrones the Board Game designed […]

Episode 237 for the week of January 6, 2019, in which we cover chapters 60 (Sansa IV) and 61(Tyrion VIII) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: Post a comment here indicating you wish to join the draw for a free ticket to Ice and Fire Con 2019!

Episode 236 for the week of November 25, 2018 in which we interview returning guest host Jason Walden (Senior Board Game Producer) from Fantasy Flight Games. We chat about the recently released Mother of Dragons expansion for the A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Second Edition. Notes: As usual, this episode has spoilers for all […]

Episode 235 for the week of November 18, 2018, in which we do an early press review of Fire and Blood, sharing our initial thoughts on the latest work of George RR Martin (scheduled for release on November 20) and answering questions sent in by our listeners. Notes: The images below are the art, notes, […]

Episode 234 for the week of November 4, 2018, in which we cover chapters 58 (Daenerys V) and 59 (Tyrion VII) of A Storm of Swords. We are joined by Casey (BlueEyedQueen) and Matt (Varley) to consider, among other things, the problem with the Iron Islands. Notes: Send in your questions for the upcoming FFG […]

Episode 233 for the week of September 2, 2018. A panel of returning guests from the Vassals of Kingsgrave convene to discuss the history of Orientalism in Western fantasy and whether it is an issue in A Song of Ice and Fire. Notes: A link to the academic article  discussed in the episode.

Episode 232 for the week of August 26, 2018, in which we cover chapters 56 (Jon VII) and 57 (Bran IV) of A Storm of Swords. We discuss the eerie history of the Nightfort and the horror stories associated with the oldest and largest castle at the Wall. Notes: The audio/video from our panel at […]

Episode 231 for the week of July 8, 2018, in which we chat about Ashley’s wedding and the upcoming San Diego Comic Con 2018, including our panel  there. We cover chapter 55 (Davos V) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: Amin will be in the UK and attending a podcast meetup in London on August 5, check […]

Episode 230 for the week of May 6, 2018, in which we discuss our experiences at Ice and Fire Con 2018! The aftershow at 50 minutes in contains a (rough) recording of the “Other works of GRRM” panel by Amin, Aziz, and Buttefly (with moderator Andrew/Littlefinger). Notes: Here are the PowerPoint slides for the panel and the […]

Episode 229 for the week of April 22, 2018, in which we chat about the upcoming Ice and Fire Convention 2018 and the overall 2018 convention season. We cover chapter 54 (Tyrion VI) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: The awesome Warcraft 2 music is from this Youtube  channel.    

Episode 228 for the week of February 25, 2018. We cover chapters 51 (Arya X), 52 (Catelyn VII), and 53 (Arya XI) of A Storm of Swords, discussing the Red Wedding in depth. Notes: As mentioned, we are only a few chapters away from completing the A Storm of Swords in Paint drawing project: now is your chance to draw a […]

Episode 227 for the week of February 4, 2018, in which we interview The Dragon Demands, co-head administrator from the Game of Thrones Wiki. We have a TV show spoiler filled discussion relating to his youtube videos outlining his research and analysis about what went wrong with HBO’s Game of Thrones. Notes: Apologies for the repeated […]

Episode 226 for the week of January 14, 2018. We are joined by returning guest host Bing (shoeshiner) from the forums to cover chapters 49 (Jon VI) and 50 (Catelyn VI) of A Storm of Swords.