Unabashed Book Snobbery

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline welcome Katie to chat about Bryan Cogman's wistful reminiscence of Season 1 evident in the new  Game of Thrones episode, "Stormborn." With so much empowering representation abounding, these four women can barely contain their excitement! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & recap; 5:40 - Dragonstone; 23:20 - Winterhe...

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline finally experience the dramatic satisfaction they've been craving with Game of Thrones's season 7 premiere, "Dragonstone." Help them decide: is there actually a theme? Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & recap;  7:07 - Arya & Bran; 16:10 - Winterhell; 26:00 - Cheryl's Landing; 43:40 - The Hound;&n...

Julia and Kylie welcome their soon-to-be (for 7 episodes) co-host Caroline in a completely planned chat! They discuss the plot points of the upcoming Season 7 opener, "Dragonstone," and tease the season ahead. Or something. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode posts.

Kylie and Julia talk about Kylie's imaginary boyfriend: Quentyn Martell. Is his arc totally unnecessary? Would YOU kiss a Drinkwater? We answer it all. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. 0:00 - Introduction and overview of Quentyn's arc; 20:20 - Quentyn's relationships; 39:00 -Thematic significance? 56:20 - Open asks

Kylie   and   Julia  soak in their last six weeks of freedom by discussing George R.R. Martin's very consistently written Sansa Stark. They do *not* poke SanSan the Magic Dragon at ALL. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.  Episode Breakdown:  0:00 - Intro & overview of her AGOT plotline; 23:40 - ACOK/ASOS and some Tyrion ranting; 45:00 - A Feast for C...

Kylie and Julia purge themselves of a terrible adaption and instead open their emails and inboxes to book-only questions. What could go wrong? For full episode description & notes, visit TheFandomentals.com. Episode Breakdown: 3:45 - Cersei's rule and patriarchy; 11:15 - Sansa and Lady; 15:35 - Dany and Stannis foils? 21:41 - Jaime situated as a Lannister; 26:35 - Who killed Aenys and Poly Obe...

For some, that one taste is enough to break them. Others go on for years, until they lose count of all the battles they have fought in. For Kylie and Julia, this was the episode that did them in. D&D's attempt at the riverlands. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction; 7:21 - Fandom nicknames & Recap #1; 24:00 - Recap #2 "The Broken Man"...

Julia   and   Kylie   conclude their 5 hour marathon to figure out what Game Of Thrones‘s Season 6 plotline for Jonny Cardboard and Sandra Snark meant. The answer may surprise you! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode posts. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & review of nicknames; 8:50 - "The Door"; 28:45 - Jonny and Sandra's walking tour; 46:10 - Bastard ...

Julia   and   Kylie  sit down for 5 hours to try and figure out what even was  Game of Thrones 's Season 6 plotline in Winterhell. Never fear though; they arbitrarily chop it in half, for your listening pleasure. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for the full episode post. This episode’s saltarello performance is...not a saltarello. But it should still be   dramat...

Julia   and   Kylie   finally take a break from adaptation shaming to gush about  A Song of Ice and Fire , this time with the help of their guest  Gretchen ! What is it that makes George R.R. Martin's close-PoV structure so compelling? To them, it's the way that the he is able to utilize the toxically patriarchal setting to explore character biases for incredibly feminist...

Julia and Kylie interact positively by sharing stabby tales with each other and watching Arya become the next cake boss.  Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode details.  Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & fandom nicknames; 11:15 - Recap part 1 (stick hitting);  30:00 - Recap part 2 (Meta Players Club);   44:40 - Recap part 3 (parkour & cakes)...

Kylie and Julia continue their slog through GoT Season 6 with the plotline that even D&D considered too boring to bother with properly. But at least there were some striking, Emmy-worthy performances along the way! For full episode posts, please visit TheFandomentals.com. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & random anecdotes;  11:33 - Fandom nicknames & recap part 1; 23:00 - R...

Kylie and Julia discuss the most important plotline in Game of Thrones Season 6: the one that took up an entire two scenes! Please visit theFandomentals.com for episode posts/notes.  Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & what is "Porne"? 7:40 - Kylie and Julia's romantic backstory;  10:30 - Season 7 filming spoilers discussion;  14:50 - Other fandom nicknames & Dorne-Dorne;&nbsp...

Julia and Kylie talk through the Game of Thrones Season 6 plotline featuring the ironborn in their hopes to make heads or tales of it. The results are as substantive as Yara's political platform. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for episode posts/notes. Episode breakdown:  0:00 - Introduction & fandom nicknames; 10:18 - Recap part 1, all things pre-moot; 30:00 - Recap part 2, saltmoot! 44...

We're so sorry! Kylie and Julia cope with the world ending by hitting the record button, talking about Julia's fanfic, and hoping you don't riot because they promise the Ironboor podcast coming up is going to be fun. Episode Breakdown:  0:00 -  Introduction & political thoughts; 7:25 - Julia's explanation for writing fic & "The Princess and the Septa"; 16:30 - A Wedding in Sunspe...

Julia and Kylie close out their planning for the Simplified Bay of Dragons retrospective with heavy analysis of Deadpan and Saint Tyrion's arcs, featuring "so she didn't burn down any damn patriarchy!" and other hits. Please visit gotgifsandmusings.tumblr.com for podcast episode posts. Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & Deadpan's arc; 32:27 - Tyrion's arc; 53:23 - Deadpan's return to Meereen dis...

Kylie and Julia move to their next retrospective: Simplified Bay of Dragons . Here, they spend a full episode recapping the events, even though it's the biggest nothing plot possible. UBS is about the journey, not the destination, clearly. Please visit gotgifsandmusings.tumblr.com for episode posts. 0:00 - Introduction & Fandom names; 7:52 - Deadpan's pledges a sorority; 29:45 - Dothraki Regio...

Julia and Kylie continue their Game of Thrones Season 6 retrospectives with Sam Tarly's plotline, full of sassy women and puffy sleeves. What even is worldbuilding? Please visit gotgifsandmusings.tumblr.com for episode posts. Episode breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & Sam and Gilly's first scene;  11:51 - So much green in the galaxy; 15:00 - Arrival at the faire; 22:15 - Dress & Dinner; 31:21...

To plan their retrospective , Kylie and Julia finish up their discussion of the S6 King's Landing plotline and all of its...meaning. Please visit gotgifsandmusings.tumblr.com for podcast episode notes. 0:00 - Introduction & GoT S7 news; 14:36 - "highlights/lowlights"; 19:35 - Character analysis: Tyrells; 30:10 - High Sparrow & his plan; 39:39 - Pycelle/Qyburn; 44:39 - Tommen/Madison; 50:20...

Kylie and Julia sit down to discuss the King's Landing plotline of Season 6 in advance of writing their retrospective , and only make it through their **high level recap** after 90 minutes. Though to be fair there is analysis as they go.  Please visit gotgifsandmusings.tumblr.com for podcast episode notes and related links. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & fandom names 9:15 - 6x01...

Julia and Kylie are back and totally didn't record this episode over a month ago! They discuss a spookier element of ASOIAF: Northern Mysticism, which includes Bran/Bloodraven, the Others, and the Children of the Forest. Also get some, Old Nan. For related episode links, please visit the gotgifsandmusings tumblr page. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & our thoughts on Bran; 8:00 - The Children...

Kylie and Julia try to tackle their inboxes and hilarity ensues. They also break their streak of the past 6 episodes and allow themselves to talk about the show as well as the books. What is happening in the world?  For related episode links, please visit the gotgifsandmusings tumblr page. Episode Breakdown: 3:54 - Significance of Lady's death; 10:51 - Why hasn't Sansa thought about Jeyne?; 1...

Kylie and Julia sit down to talk about the most opaque Great House in Westeros: the Tyrells. What is Martin going for with them, and why is the fandom so ding dang obsessed? For related episode links, please visit the gotgifsandmusings tumblr page. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Tortured intro; 5:48 - Rundown of the Tyrell history and players; 24:45 - What they've done in ASOIAF so far & why; 43:15...

Kylie and Julia recap and discuss Jaime and Brienne's riverlands plot-lines and intersecting themes in FeastDance...for two and a half hours. Someone take their microphones away from them. For related episode links, please visit the gotgifsandmusings tumblr page. Episode Breakdown: 5:35 - Brienne I; Jaime I;  14:00 - Brienne II; Brienne III; 25:48 - Jaime II; Brienne IV; 36:20 - Brienne V; Ja...

Julia and Kylie sit down for two hours to gush about "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance with Dragons," the two more divisive novels in the A Song of Ice and Fire fandom. Which frankly, confuses them, because these books' literary value is off the charts. They break it down, first with overviews of the plot-lines, and then discuss the thematic significance surrounding them. For related episode links,...