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In this episode, we complain more about the Coronavirus, and talk about how to celebrate Mother's Day during a global pandemic. We also find out some shocking news: Raven has never seen The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air! In A Clash of Kings, Jess schools Raven when she overthinks an obvious metaphor, we try to figure out where the hell Greywater is, and Raven finds a typo in the novel. We also try...

Welcome to Writing School with Raven! In this week's episode, Jess complains about her boyfriend's reckless driving, and Raven talks about the process of applying for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) after getting laid off and how writing has been during the pandemic. In A Clash of Kings, hell freezes over when Cersei shows Tyrion some affection, Tyrion's schemes blow ou...

Is it spelled Will or Wyl? In A Clash of Kings, Catelyn can't make up her mind and still refuses to GO HOME, we meet Brienne, Gilly, and Asha (Yara from the show), Balon Greyjoy is the true king of the Seven Kingdoms, one of the kings makes a move against another, the Free Folk are a cult and make their houses out of poop, and Theon thoroughly embarrasses himself! Other topics include: corona...

What?! Arya is a GORL?? In this episode, Raven talks about her struggle to get refunds for the trip she had to cancel due to the virus and how writing has been in quarantine, Jess explains how her hands have been affected by all the hand-washing, and we debate how the world will change once the pandemic passes. In A Clash of Kings, someone finds out Arya's secret, wildfire makes its first app...

What are the four horsemen of the Coronavirus apocalypse??? In this week's episode, we talk about Jess's birthday in quarantine, how quarantine is making Raven agoraphobic, and how George R.R. Martin has actually been working on Winds of Winter. In A Clash of Kings, Bran's chapters are the new Eddard chapters, marrying your cousin is normal, we hear our first mention of Bolton'...

No Rona in this episode! Jess tells us about what's happening with her nosebleeds and what she found out about her health when she had her bloodwork done (spoilers: it's not good). In A Clash of Kings, Jess is still calling wights 'wrights,' Sam is unwise for being unafraid, Arya yeets a crying girl at the Lannister army, we debate about whether we would risk our lives to save...

Welcome to our first remotely recorded episode while Raven is quarantined! (Sorry for the audio clipping, we are still figuring it out!) We talk about Covid-19, money stress, the toilet paper apocalypse, and how we've been keeping ourselves busy in our self-isolation. In A Clash of Kings, we learn who the 7 gods of Westeros are, Raven questions Melisandre's power, Theon creeps his way to...

The sisters cannot English! Jessica talks about the scary nosebleeds she's been getting lately, and Raven addresses Jessica's constant sniffling. In A Clash of Kings, Raven is already over summarizing Catelyn's chapters, though has a moment of respect for her when Cat disses her own son, the sisters learn a cool life lesson from Varys, and Raven falls in love with the term "hel...

This week, Jess tells Raven about some personal-life drama, the discussion about tattoos continues, and Raven is informed about Corona-chan. In A Clash of Kings, Bran finds he has an unusual connection with his direwolf, Arya meets Jaqen H'ghar, and Jon prepares for his journey beyond the Wall. Other topics include: coronavirus, Anubis, and Bo Burnham.  Character perspectives in this episode:...

It's our 1 year anniversary episode! We celebrate by trying the bizarre new Timbits by Tim Hortons cereal, and discussing what makes a good donut. Raven also talks about her upcoming trip to Disney World! In A Clash of Kings, Arya has a lumpy head, Gendry is sexy, Sansa manages to manipulate Joffrey for the first time, Tyrion calls out Cersei on her incestual behaviour, and Littlefinger is a...

It's the first episode of A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin! Jess tells Raven how she feels about having lunch with her company's CEO, Raven talks about the embarrassing thing that happened while getting her newest tattoo, and going to the dentist for the first time in 7 years. And, in A Clash of Kings, we break down the prologue, in which we are introduced to Stannis Baratheon, th...

It's the last episode of A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin! Jess and Raven talk about what it would be like to date a billionaire, how Raven's phone number was stolen, and The Witcher. In the last chapter of A Game of Thrones, Dany gets on Raven's nerves, the sisters compare the last scenes of the show to the last scenes of the book, and Jess reflects on her first time watchi...

Deserters get dead! In A Game of Thrones, Jess and Raven discuss the differences between catapults and trebuchets, struggle to say "Tyrell," and debate what Robb would do if Jon became a deserter. And Raven's rage at Catelyn finally explodes. Other topics include: how the internet used to be, a Raven piercing update, pimple popping, the woes of going to the dentist, and more! Charac...

In this week's episode, Jess tells the story of her 12-hour shift at work and Raven shows Jess the design for her next tattoo. In A Game of Thrones, Rickon actually makes an appearance, our hosts debate about the origin of Theon's name, and they learn the history behind weirwood trees. Sansa finally sees Joffrey for who he really is, and Dany suffers several terrible losses. Character pe...

This week, Jess and Raven debate why Robb is not a perspective character, Raven struggles with pronunciation, and the sisters find themselves disappointed in Dany for the first time. Ned chooses love over honour for once, and Arya witnesses something terrible (yes, GoT fans... THAT terrible thing). Character perspectives in this episode: Catelyn, Daenerys, and Arya... Thanks for listening! If you...

I am the blood of the dragon! This week, the sisters recall the horror of the recent Vancouver snowstorm, Raven talks about her two new tattoos, and Jess speculates why Raven can't stop getting sick. In A Game of Thrones, Jon obtains Longclaw, we learn why they use ravens to carry messages in Westeros, and we discover a certain someone's secret identity! Dany meets Mirri Mazda, and Tyrio...

Prepare for The Mandalorian spoilers! Jess and Raven discuss the season finale, their favourite things about the show, and their critiques. They also read about the worst possible way to die. In A Game of Thrones, Sansa is no less frustrating than usual, Eddard must make a difficult choice, and Catelyn needs to go HOME ffs. Also, Walder Frey is introduced, and quickly becomes one of the most inter...

Christmas, New Year's, and the turn of the decade! Jess explains why she doesn't give a crap about New Year's, and Raven tells a story about the one time she was that idiot from a horror movie who goes UP the stairs. Yup. In real life. In A Game of Thrones, the sisters are shocked at Dany's lust for power and how she's becoming more and more like her brother. Also, Raven r...

Prepare yourselves for the deepest episode yet. In this one, Jess and Raven discuss their thoughts on the end of the decade and the return to the roaring '20s, share their past and current experiences with depression, abuse, and anxiety, and Raven reveals the struggle she's been dealing with for the past few months. In A Game of Thrones, Jon faces his first wight and Raven breaks down wh...

The sisters kick off this episode with Christmas shopping stress and retail horror stories, then dive into a Canadian's ultimate debate: Tim Hortons vs Starbucks. In A Game of Thrones, Ned's honour finally comes back to bite him in the ass, Arya has her first kill, the sisters read the most frustrating and shocking Sansa chapter yet, and Raven struggles with her conflicting feelings towa...

Who is the khaliest khal?! Jess and Raven start off this week's episode with a not-sponsored ten-minute ad for Disney+, in which they talk about the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda memes. In A Game of Thrones, Raven's shitlist gets one character shorter and she nails down her biggest complaint about the book so far. The sisters find what may be a couple of plot holes, continue shaking their he...

This week, Raven tells the story about how a customer at work sassed her for what she was wearing, and the sisters discuss tattoos and how their brother got stuck in an elevator for hours. In A Game of Thrones, Ned sentences someone to DEATH and makes two new enemies, Sansa is as annoying as ever, Ned finally figures out what Jon Arryn died for, and Ned confronts Cersei! Jess and Raven want to sla...

In this episode, Jess tells a story from one of her favourite SubReddits, and the sisters give piercing updates for the first time in months! They also reflect on how it's been doing the podcast for a full 8 months! In A Game of Thrones, Bronn fights the trial by combat for Tyrion, Jon fights for Sam to saved from Alliser Thorne's wrath, and Tyrion talks his way out of being killed for t...

Raven talks about her doctor visit and her unusual problem with her wrists, and Jess delves into her experience watching the new Doctor Sleep movie as a fan of The Shining. In A Game of Thrones, the sisters learn the differences between regular wolves and direwolves, Robb sees some action for the first time, and Ned deals with the loss of his men. Jess and Raven also try to figure out the meaning...

Jess and Raven discuss how awkward it is to talk to people about the podcast. In A Game of Thrones, the sisters are mind-boggled by the scope of the Eyrie and the path one must take to ascend it, they discover the relations between several characters, they finally find some excitement in one of Eddard's chapters, and Raven decides the Jaime Lannister in the books is a b***h compared to the Ja...