We have arrived at the introduction of Euron Greyjoy, who kicks things off with the ultimate supervillain monologue: framing his lifelong commitment to violence as a mockery of every god who fails to answer prayers, allowing him to dominate the world in their place.

Episode 247: A FEAST FOR CROWS, THE IRON CAPTAIN: "Big Brother" is available for everyone! notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-24...

There's no character in the story quite like Victarion Greyjoy, whose POV is a giant joke on him. GRRM gleefully pokes holes in Vic's worldview, showing how it's made him miserable and connecting the dots to what's gone wrong with the Old Way as a whole. He's his own worst enemy!

Episode 247: A FEAST FOR CROWS, THE IRON CAPTAIN: "Big Brother" is available for our Sworn Sword patrons on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

The valonqar, Jojen's fate, the unsolved prophecies of the House of the Undying...these are just some of theories @manuclearbomb.bsky.social and I discuss on our latest episode for patrons. Come join the Patreon so you can listen to exclusive episodes every four weeks!

In part 2 of Beyond Theorydome, we tackle some more ASOIAF tinfoils and predictions - the Valonqar, Jojen Paste, the Northern and Southron conspiracies and more get hashed out in rapid-fire fashion!

Our latest patron-only episode, "Beyond Theorydome (Part 2)" in which we rapid-fire ASOIAF theories is available for all our patrons! Check out all our patron-only episodes here: www.patreon.com/c/NotACastAS...

@notacast.bsky.social asked what happened to Jon Snow's soul, but neither host suggested he sold it to Milhouse for five bucks. Unbelievable

We were so glad to have @lothelynx.bsky.social back on the NotACast to talk through Brienne's ghost hunt (literally, a guy named Hunt shows up) in Maidenpool. Come listen to us talk about gender, knighthood, and Nimble Dick!

This week in Westeros, @lothelynx.bsky.social joined us to discuss Brienne, gender in the Seven Kingdoms, and absolute shitheads Hyle Hunt and Randyll Tarly - but no worries, Azor Azai Reborn himself, Nimble Dick Crabb is here too!

I joined NAC to chat Brienne, gender, violence, and how the biggest dick of this chapter isn’t the guy called Nimble Dick. Among other things!

Episode 243: A FEAST FOR CROWS, BRIENNE III: "Ghost Hunt" ft. @lothelynx.bsky.social is available for everyone! notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-24...

There’s no one in the world we’d rather have on our podcast to discuss Brienne’s journey thru Westeros and patriarchy - listen to @lothelynx.bsky.social on @notacast.bsky.social and then be sure to follow their work over at the excellent @ragmanspod.bsky.social podcast!

I got to the opportunity to guest on @notacast.bsky.social to talk about Brienne which was a blast! It ended up pretty much being my thesis on Brienne and gender structures in Westeros. Plus some stuff about crime and punishment. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ecwx4-...

Episode 236: A FEAST FOR CROWS, CERSEI II: "Personnel is Policy" is available for everyone! notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-23...

@notacast.bsky.social I was listening to Ep. 233 on Brienne and one of the things I love about her arc is that it is the antithesis of Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan. I’m not sure if that’s what GRRM was aiming for, but I thought I would mention it in case you were interested.

Belatedly catching up on @notacast.bsky.social’s episode on Brienne I, and I really appreciated all the historical and literal parallels drawn when it comes to Brienne! Made me add things to my reading list! But because I’m me, I gotta throw two more parallels in there. 🧵

Really appreciated @notacast.bsky.social’s first Arya chapter with all the comparisons to historical cities, like Venice and Amsterdam. Reminded me a lot of what @bidonica.bsky.social talked about with us on @ragmanspod.bsky.social abt European art history! www.podbean.com/ew/pb-wrpiw-...

listening to @notacast.bsky.social affc cersei I back to back with @girlsgonecanon.bsky.social adwd cersei ii and I was today years old when it clicked: cersei's very first pov chapter opens with her having a prophetic dream

Thanking the old gods for a new AFFC @notacast.bsky.social episode this week for some much much needed escapism.

No new episode this week! If you haven't already, check out our previous episode, our introduction to Dorne via Areo Hotah and the Sand Snakes: notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-23...

This week in Westeros: we head down to Dorne, where the Sand Snakes are calling for war and murder as revenge for their father Oberyn, but little do they know that their seemingly passive uncle Doran has his own plot cooking on low heat. Our episode is up for everyone!

Can't wait for this and for y'all to hear it!

Episode 231: A FEAST FOR CROWS, THE CAPTAIN OF GUARDS: "Snakes in the Garden" is available for everyone! notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-23...

I just listened to @notacast.bsky.social's last ep where they discussed the potential future fates of the Sandsnakes, so I just gotta take the opportunity to talk a bit about my fave Sandsnake (Alleras) and what I think their future might hold! 🐍

This week in Westeros: we kick off the sorely underrated Ironborn storyline in Feast with Aeron Greyjoy, whose desperate attempts to use religion to banish the legacy of his abusive brother Euron have failed. The king is dead...long live the king. Our episode is up for everyone!

Episode 230: A FEAST FOR CROWS, THE PROPHET: "The King is Dead" is available for everyone! notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-23...

Listening to @notacast.bsky.social’s episode about The Prophet really makes me think that I should make (write/podcast) about the Ironborn in relation to Nordic neo-Nazis’ usage of Viking imagery. Like en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_...

Our year end episode for 2024 is available for everyone! Come listen to @manuclearbomb.bsky.social and @poorquentyn.bsky.social chat about everything we loved this year: notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/special-ep...

AFFC is built for rereads, a story illuminated by multiple visits. It's by far George's most challenging ASOIAF entry, and by our estimations, some of his best writing. This week we take the gargantuan step in trying to breakdown the most contentious book in the series with the Pate Prologue!

When they talk about how it’s not everyone’s favorite, they mean me, it’s my least favorite, but fam, listening to my dudes cover this is like watching a documentary on ALIEN3, by which I mean the making & analysis of is fascinating and riveting even if the thing itself is not for me personally

ICYMI: this week in Westeros, we kicked off A Feast for Crows! Come listen to @manuclearbomb.bsky.social and I break down the book's prologue!

Just as we start it!

This week in Westeros, we begin everyone's favorite, A Feast for Crows! But Pate's prologue stands outside the book: a self-contained introduction to Oldtown, a bulwark against "the age of wonder and terror," at least until Pate lets the magic in. Our episode is up for everyone!

Today we FEAST

Episode 229: A FEAST FOR CROWS, PROLOGUE: "Wonder and Terror" is available for everyone! notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/episode-22...

Getting back into my ASOIAF reread and @notacast.bsky.social listening after a Southern Reach reread and resisting the urge for a Locked Tomb reread right now.

One of the last episodes of @notacast.bsky.social, @poorquentyn.bsky.social mentioned this quote from Gravity’s Rainbow and it’s stuck with me since: “You may never get to touch the Master, but you can tickle his creatures.” Feels apropos to our current climate.

Absolutely dying at the thought of ASU-Pyke in the latest @notacast.bsky.social episode

come listen to me talk about why all of the issues with Return of the Jedi get burned away by Luke throwing away his lightsaber and saying this iconic line

Surprise! Our very last Star Wars episode for patrons, featuring @manuclearbomb.bsky.social and @lukeisamazing.bsky.social joining @poorquentyn.bsky.social to break down the end of Return of the Jedi, is available for everyone: notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/star-wars-...

This week in Westeros: one more special episode before we kick off A Feast for Crows! @manuclearbomb.bsky.social and I broke down how GoT covered the late Storm of Swords material we've been covering, and unveiled our own adaptational choices for Feast and Dance. It's up for everyone!

A lot more Stannis, a lot less Dorne, and doing something, ANYTHING, with Bran are just some of our ideas for how Thrones could have tackled FeastDance. Davos in Winterfell, Young Griff and Jorah heading west, Tony Shaloub as the Shavepate and Adria Arjona as Arianne!

"If We Did It," our special episode on how Season 4 of Game of Thrones wrapped up the show's adaptation of A Storm of Swords, and how *we* would have adapted A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons, is available for everyone! notacastasoiaf.podbean.com/e/special-ep...

That's a wrap on Star Wars! @manuclearbomb.bsky.social and @lukeisamazing.bsky.social joined me to burn it all down with the final act of Return of the Jedi. I can't imagine a more fun way to bring this series to a close. Our episode is now up for $5+ patrons--great time to check out the Patreon!

Out now for patrons - we wrap up the Lucas Star Wars series with the climax to Return of the Jedi!

Got a real special episode of @notacast.bsky.social for you guys coming next week - how we would have adapted A Feast for Crows and A Dance With Dragons for HBO's Game of Thrones! Plus a mini-retrospective on Season 4 of the show.

I was on the Not A Caat to the end of Return of the Jedi! it was a lot of fun, check the show out, you’ll love it

Our sixth episode on Return of the Jedi--and our final Star Wars episode--is out for our $5+ patrons, ft. @manuclearbomb.bsky.social and @lukeisamazing.bsky.social! www.patreon.com/posts/star-w...

Davos wrestles with his identity, worried about reaching for a star and falling without his magic feather, er... finger bones. He takes that leap as the gargoyles sing the familiar chorus, "But I been done seen about everything when I see an onion knight fly."