Davos' Fingers - A Song of Ice and Fire Podcast

Scad guides the listener through Jon I from A Clash of Kings as Jon visits Sam in the Castle Black Library, discusses kingliness with Donal Noye, contends with the (seemingly?) random musings of a pet crow, and learns a great deal about the history of House Targaryen from Lord Commander Jeor Mormont (it seemed extraneous at the time!). In this series of solo episodes, Scad will draw a random chapt...

In this new normal, Scad takes the reins to talk directly with the Khalasar.  He will draw a random chapter every week and bring his thoughts on it to the fandom.  In this episode, the epic showdown between The Viper and The Mountain.  Tyrion's fate and the long dormant case of Elia's murder take center stage in this chapter featuring an epic battle between two of the finest fighters in the 7 King...

In Episode 155 Kvothe plays a trick and a song at the Eolian.  But the reaction is not what he hoped for, perhaps affecting hs ability to collect coin from the wealthy establishment there.  To make matters worse, Kvothe has been poisoned, causing him to bungle his admissions and achieve his worst tuition yet!  Even after he has collected his various moneys from his artificing, and playing tips, hi...

In this episode the Fingers kick off their coverage of The Wise Man’s Fear, the second book of The Kingkiller Chronicle, by Patrick Rothfuss.  In what is a bit of a catchup series of chapters, we see the silence of the Inn, the magical illusion Kote has laid upon the civilians of the town that even he can’t overcome, and we reacquaint ourselves with the Eolian as Kvothe tries to make some money fo...

In the final episode of their coverage of The Name of the Wind, Matt and Scad get to meet a skindancer as the Waystone Inn is attacked, by someone or something that doesn’t seem to know what it is looking for.  We also learn a little bit about Bast’s intentions, get a feel for the (dis)organization of the University Archives, and sink into the loudest and most disruptive silence you can imagine. ...

In this episode of Davos Fingers covering NINE chapters, Denna gets over her high while Kvothe confronts the rampaging Draccus and offers it some Sympathy before making his way home to the University.  He has many apologies to give and amends to make there, but one consistent thorn in Kvothe’s side learns that sticks and stones may be bad, but Names actually can hurt something fierce.  He also goe...

In this Epiosode Matt and Scad follow Kvothe and his sometimes companion Denna as they continue to unravel the mystery of blue flame that Denna saw at Mauthen's Wedding.  It isn't what they think as they are forced to contend with a mythical creature of legend:  A Dragon. Or is it.  Not only that but the creature is on an addiction-riddled hunt for his next fix, and Kvothe and Denna feel like they...

Matt and Scad celebrate their 150th episode with a doozy of a selection of chapters from The Name of the Wind.  Kvothe hears that the Chandrian have appeared only one day prior and a mere afternoon’s ride away.  He drops everything, procures a loan for a horse and sets off to see evidence of this childhood faerie tale turned real life trauma.  When he arrives, Denna just happens to be the only sur...

In this episode, Matt and Scad enjoy a delicate dance and strawberry wine with Denna, escape a raging inferno with a friend, lose track of Denna once more, get a new cloak and shoes, and get nearly killed by hired assassins…all through Kvothe's eyes.  Plus more sympathy talk, more speculation about Kvothe's enemies, and more admiration for all the ladies in Kvothe's life at the University.  All th...

In Episode 148, Matt and Scad go walking and talking with Kvothe and Denna as the pair connect for hours after Kvothe skips out on work. It's also a bit of a catchup episode. Kvothe has all sorts of opportunity in front of him now that he has obtained his talent pipes and completed his training in the artificery, but what will he prioritize, and can he focus on getting a little bit ahead in life,...

Episode 147:  Caught By A Smile   The boys from Davos’ Fingers get a nice easy break this episode to sit back and listen to a master at work.  This series of chapters is contained almost entirely within the happening music spot, The Eolian, where Kvothe attempts to “earn his pipes”.  A small trinket fashioned to look like silver pipes, they will earn him money and clout if he is successful.  But i...

The Fingers find Kvothe at the end of his first term considerably richer than he was when he first arrived, with a true enemy in Ambrose, and a wild reputation that is MOSTLY true spreading like wildfire through the University. But as he approaches his second term and finds himself short of tuition money with no easy way to get more, he turns to scary options in order to stay a student, and even s...

Well the Fingers have certainly stumbled into a Tavern Tale, though Kvothe might disagree. This episode moves FAST. Kvothe gets to teach his first lesson at the University (you didn't misread that), gets punished and rewarded for it (you didn't misread that either), then gets his wounds tended to, but then opens a new wound himself by disobeying a serious rule of the University. If only he had fig...

In Episode 144*, the Fingers follow Kvothe into Imre and further into the depths of the University.  Inside, we get a cultural education about the University, and we meet the Masters that control admissions.  Kvothe must work some Kvothian magic to be admitted, but once he is, we get to meet some new friends and some new enemies.  Kvothe is at the University at last; where he thinks he belongs, an...

The Fingers have had enough of Tarbean, and so has Kvothe.  His mind reawakend by a story heard in a bar, Kvothe finds the motivation he needs to scrape some money together, clean himself up and find his way out of Tarbean.  And he does it with his normal flair and creativity while encountering his share of heroes and villains along the way.  This episode covers chapters 26-32. We are just about 1...

The Fingers travel with Kvothe to Tarbean to get some new lute strings, and you faithful listeners are coming with us.  Kvothe's mind is a terrifying place these days, and he is coping via copious lute playing, becoming a master that can compose new works and play through broken strings.  But when his third string breaks he finds himself on the move to a place where he can get replacements, for th...

Kvothe has the Fingers’ stomachs in knots as he relays the story of his departure from his troupe, and he has our minds racing as we learn more and more about the history of this world and one of its major antagonists:  The Chandrian.  So join us for Episode 141, as we wade through this heavy set of chapters, while keeping the mood light with many sojourns into personal stories and side conversati...

Matt and Scad continue their coverage of The Kingkiller Chronicle, as Kote reluctantly contends with a guest who has figured out his identity, a guest that wants, nay demands, to tell Kvothe's story. After some fits and starts Kvothe dives in, and we learn about his early days with his family, his troupe. We also get details about Abenthy, Kvothe's first real teacher, who brings elements of magic,...

In our first episode covering The Kingkiller Chronicle, Davos’ Fingers is introduced to the mostly mild-mannered and seemingly regular Kote.  Then, of course, he becomes totally IRREGULAR and starts talking about demons and trying to hide his obviously prolific history from people.  Oh, yeah, then he befriends a stranger on the road…a Chronicler...before executing a bunch of spider monsters…so enj...

Here it is!  After a rousing episode with Matt, we have followed up with the Scadisode.  So buckle in as Matt interviews Scad about his fandom positions and faves in a meet the Khalasar episode that reveals some of Scad's personal favorites and opinions in: Tyrion III of A Storm of Swords!  In this episode, Tywin gets a grip on the small council and guides it masterfully while Tyrion, Cersei and t...

Meet the Khalasar is back in Episode 137, but with a little twist! Scad interviews Matt with some deep dive questions so that we can all learn a little bit more about one of the best guys in the fandom. And he has picked a great chapter for us to unravel, and one we haven’t spoken about in a long long time: Eddard ONE of A Game of Thrones. In this chapter King Robert arrives at Winterfell and the...

House of the Dragon season one has come to an end and so does our coverage of it in episode 136: The Black Queen.  Rhaenys has delivered the message of Viserys' passing to Dragonstone, and team Rhaenyra has to contend with a baby on the way, a usurped throne, a questionable roster of allies, and their own very conflicted emotions about an impending war and the loss of loved ones. Stretched thin, t...

In episode 135 of the Davos' Fingers podcast, we unwrap the gift that is episode 9 of House of the Dragon: the Green Council.  Viserys has passed and Alicent and the rest of the small council move swiftly to install Prince Aegon as the new King.  What to do with Rhaenyra and Daemon is the only thing they can’t agree on, so the Greens bicker and argue without a King yet in place to make the final d...

In episode 134, the Fingers of Davos sneak into a family occasion at the Red Keep as Vaemond Valaryon has forced the question of Velaryon succession on the Throne, counting on a favorable decision from Alicent and Otto to rule in his favor. But Rhaenayra and Daemon have convinced Viserys to rule in their favor, and Viserys makes it a point to show up for his daughter. Viserys has plans of his own,...

The funeral of Laena Velaryon has brought the whole cast of characters to Driftmark, and we follow them there in Episode 133 of the Davos’ Fingers podcast, also called:  Driftmark.  It is an awkward affair that sparks a romance and wedding, a dragon claimed, Velaryon discord, and family infighting that will ring throughout Westeros for years to come.  Viserys struggles to keep it all together whil...