Raven On: A Pop Culture Podcast

With Natalie in New York for the big GoT S7 finale, she and Stu catch up via the wonders of VOIP for this intermediary podcast. They discuss the potential fall out from the Jon/Dany Boning Potential reaching 100% likelihood, and Natalie's strong reactions to said boning (so strong she didn't even take time to appreciate gratuitous ass shots). They also chat a bit about the very timely justice that...

Something's in the frozen water as Nat and Stu get as giggly as helium-sucking schoolgirls in this week's Raven On. But then, this was the episode with man-banter, and zombies, and dragon rescues, and the Night King's epic darts effort, and an ice dragon, and goo-goo eyes, and JON SNOW'S ABS. We can forgive all the time-jump craziness for that, surely? There's a few diversions into Sherlock Holmes...

Stop. For Nat & Stu, it's Hammer Time. Yes, a beloved long-missed character makes his return in this eventful episode that somehow managed to not have a big event. But there was the fall out from the loot train battle of last episode, and the promise of exciting wild men adventures next episode. In between, there was discord at Winterfell, Jaime and Cersei celebrating a little lion in the oven (or...

It's a rather screechy start to this week's podcast, as Nat and Stu express their excitement at the EPIC F***ING FINALE of that episode. The Dothraki charge at an unprepared Lannister army! Drogon starting the biggest flame war since Gamergate! Bronn wielding a huge weapon that isn't his personal organ! Drogon shot in the shoulder! Jaime charging at Dany! Jaime falling into the lake! It's almost a...

They're back, and they're excited! Dany and Jon finally met in person, and so Nat and Stu - who've been meeting in person now for years - are keen to discuss it. Well, mostly keen to discuss Jon's clifftop brooding and Tyrion's zingers. Our intrepid GoT natterers pay floral tributes to Olenna Tyrell, discuss the crazy geographical criss-crossings of the Greyjoy fleet and Lannister army, and do the...

HOT PIE is back, and to celebrate, here's a steaming hot Raven On recap podcast. Nat & Stu delve deep into the politics of game-playing - from Dany's LARP table in Dragonstone, to Jon's courtly chess in Winterfell. Arya tries to teach an old dog new tricks, and Euron proves he is the new king of Battleship. Plus there's a VERY awkward episode of "Living at Home with Grey Worm and Missandei" which...

IT'S FINALLY HERE! Season Seven has arrived, and Stu and Nat couldn't be more excited if you plonked a stark naked Jon Snow in front of them. Well, in front of Nat anyway. This is a fresh, piping Hot Pie podcast served basically unedited to ensure it gets in your earholes fast and furiously, so excuse any errors (and a random Shakespeare soliloquy). Our intrepid hosts discuss Arya's FEROCIOUS FREY...

Welcome to a very special extra podcast! Nat and Stu team up for their first ever collab podcast, with Dan & Greg from Smart Enough to Know Better - a podcast of science, comedy and ignorance. Greg runs through his "Jorah is Azor Ahai" theory, while Dan retools a popular SE2KB segment for Westeros. Enjoy the banter!

Well folks, this is a long one. Natalie is the middle of a impending-Season-Seven-induced mania, and her obsessions with Jon Snow are starting to take disturbing turns. OK, more disturbing turns. The result is a lot of chatter. A note on times with this one - Nat and Stu spend the first 15 minutes or so chatting about Natalie's recent victory at a GoT trivia night, then there's a few minutes about...

With S7 now just two weeks away, Natalie and Stu are into the home stretch of season recaps. This week it's Season 5, famous for a little thing called THE FOUL AND UNJUST MURDER OF JON SNOW. Oh yeah... um... spoilers? Join our intrepid Westerosi correspondents and catch up on all the hard-hitting highs and home truths of Hardhome, more best made plans gang agley for Cersei, the Dorne Bros and thei...

It's a shocking display from Natalie this week as she completely fails to remember most of the important events/plot points of Season 4. Lucky Stu is here, as usual, to set things right. Oberyn Martell and the Viper/Hound showdown, the Purple Wedding, Tyrion on trial and the deaths of Shae and Tywin, Littlefinger and Sansa head to the Eyrie, Arya and the Hound buddy-adventure through the Riverland...

Clearly nothing much happened in Season 3 of "Game of Thrones", so why Nat & Stu are even bothering..... except of course THE RED WEDDING and JAIME'S HAND and JON AND YGRITTE AND THE CAVE and EVERYTHING ELSE. There's so many storylines and our intrepid Thronecasters fail to cover them all in the depth they deserve, but by crikey they give it a shot. A special big THANK YOU to everyone who's subscr...

Join Nat & Stu as they kick off a discussion about Season 2, sometimes forgotten, but always awesome. There's talk of Jaqen H'ghar and Arya's deathly deal, Jon Snow's adventures north of The Wall, the Battle of Blackwater Bay, Melisandre's shadow baby, Robb Stark's seemingly so positive war record, Dany's dreary-ish story arc, and for some reason, a deep dive into what Qarth must be like these day...

Annnnnnnnnnd they're back! Natalie & Stuart return for some pre-season vocal warm-ups: weekly season-by-season recaps of Game of Thrones so far. This week they chat about 2011's Season 1, including some of the controversies about the show's style and portrayal of certain characters, as well as looking back on how some of our favourites started as our most hated. There's also random chats about how...

A special treat* for all Beloved Throners today! I've been staying with my Gran, the esteemed Queen Pat, in Port Vila for the past few days. During a storm yesterday, I was able to sit her down and watch the first two episodes of Game of Thrones with her - she'd never seen it! Afterwards I recorded a special PATcast with her about her thoughts on our crazy show. Please keep in mind it was quite la...

Beloved Throners! Get ready for a very special surprise end-of-year, out-of-season Raven On podcast! Nat & Stu (currently with broken ankle) were very lucky to score a one-on-one chat with actor Michael Condron, aka Bowen Marsh of the Night's Watch from Game of Thrones! Michael has been in Brisbane starring in the hilarious stage show "Graeme of Thrones" at the Brisbane Powerhouse Wonderland festi...

An EPIC podcast to cover an EPIC season finale. This one clocks in at nearly 90 minutes, so grab a drink and settle in for talk central as Nat & Stu forensically comb through both the wreckage of the Sept of Baelor and "The Winds of Winter" as a whole. There's a few detours along the way, of course, including some serious revelations about Natalie's rebellious teenage years. That's right - she onc...

The moment is almost upon us! The final episode of Game of Thrones Season 6. Join Nat and Stu for this (out of character) short preview podcast ahead of the final showdown for this season. It's fast, it's fiery, it's something else starting with an "f".

Now THAT was an episode! Join Nat & Stu as they "unpack" (Stu's new favourite word)this epic Episode 9. All the drama, humour and dragon fire of Meereen, then all the bloody and visceral action of the Battle for Winterfell. We say goodbye to some beloved characters, and a "Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out" to some others. Guess which ones. Go on, guess. We also take a slight me...

Welcome to our first ever live podcast! Having reached a significant goal on Patreon, Natalie & Stuart donned shonky AF costumes and recorded this podcast via Facebook Live. That's why you'll hear them stopping to read comments, but won't actually hear a live studio audience. It's just Nat & Stu laughing at each other's jokes again. This episode sees Arya get her groove back, Brienne and Jaime reu...

Natalie is still editing the Live S6E8 podcast to make it suitable for uploading. It turns out trying to speak into a camera and a microphone at the same time makes for a real pain-in-the-ass situation when it comes to editing. In the meantime, please enjoy this random rap about the 19th century London physician John Snow. Yes, that's right. John Snow. With MASSIVE apologies to Lin-Manuel Miranda...

Woof, woof! Join Natalie and Stu as they discuss the return of the Big Dawg himself - alongside veteran awesome guy Ian McShane. There's rejoicing in the kickass babeness of Lady Olenna and Lady Mormont, a Magical Mystery tour of the North, Margaery being told to lie back and think of Highgarden, and Jaime and Bronn in a stew at the siege of Riverrun. Also at some point Nat & Stu diverge into chat...

It's the soft and smooth sounds of easy listening in this week's podcast as Natalie and Stu delve deep into this breather episode of Game of Thrones. Arya gets her Needle back, Gilly gets a makeover, Sam gets assertive and Dany gets a monologue. Also there's no Jon Snow so Nat & Stu have a chat about Kit Harington's recent comments about being the victim of sexism.

This is why we can't have nice things. After such a fun, happy episode last week, Stu's prediction that it would all come crashing down was proven right with the tragic death of.... well, you probably know by now, but just in case, we won't spoil here. Join Stu and Natalie as they comb through "The Door" looking for any scraps of hope. There's also talk of the Ironborn's game show style method of...

Rejoice, one and all, for it is happy times for (most of) our favourite characters in Game of Thrones this week. Jon! Sansa! Brimund! Tormienne! Daenarys, Mother of Kicking Ass and Taking Names! Join Natalie & Stu as they indulge in one of their most enthusiastic and joyful podcasts to date, full of laughs, gags, skits ("Living at Home with Grey Worm and Missandei") and random characters ("Kevan,...