Through The Moon Door

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Through The Moon Door is a podcast all about George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy "A Song of Ice and Fire". Join Archmaester Buzzkill as he analyses the literary elements of the tale and deep-dives into even the most outlandish crackpot theories (the bad ones are sent flying!).

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Episodes

Episode 10: Other Others (ft. Archmaester Emma)

For this special Halloween-ish episode, I am joined by Archmaester Emma to discuss the ghastly gang of ghoulish gangsters known as the Brave Companions, who - upon closer inspection - turn out to be much more than your average one-note mini bosses. Link to Emma's Brave Companions series: https://redmiceatplay.wordpress.com/the-not-so-brave-companions/ Link to Bronsterys' duel essay (titled "White and Black: the archetypal duel"): https://redmiceatplay.wordpress.com/2020/04/12/white-and-black-the...

Oct 18, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Episode 9: Gays of Thrones

This episode I am joined by the outstanding Rohanne, a friend of the podcast, to talk all about queer representation in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones. Here is the link to Kolya's transition fund. Please help her achieve her goal: https://gofund.me/59cfb438 Here are Rohanne's (very gay) fanfics: https://t.co/TsoAPNnhvN?amp=1 Rohanne's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cyrilwoodcock My Twitter: https://twitter.com/Joggi98 Thank you all in advance for your donations, and thank you for liste...

Jun 12, 2021•1 hr 37 min

Episode 8: Ships for Brains! (ft. Kelly aka jdedredhed)

Ever wondered what the difference between a galley and a galleon is? Or why George RR Martin can't stop fat shaming cogs? This episode, Archmaester Buzzkill is joined by the amazing Kelly (aka jdedredhed) to talk all about the ships of A Song of Ice and Fire.

Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 7: One Heart, One Flesh, One Soul (ft. Rohanne)

For this special Valentine's Day episode, Archmaester Buzzkill is joined by Rohanne (no, not that one) to discuss one of the most complex and fascinating relationships in all of A Song of Ice and Fire. That's right, we're talking Cersei and Jaime, baby! Sadly, my audio was messed up again but luckily Rohanne's sounds great, and she was making all the good points anyway! The audio issue will hopefully be fixed in future episodes. Follow Rohanne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cyrilwoodcock Rohann...

Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 6: Favourite Minor Characters! (ft. Micah Clark)

For this episode, Archmaester Buzzkill is joined by Micah Clark, co-host of the Planetos Podcast and Maker of Spreadsheets, to give some love to the often underappreciated minor characters of A Song of Ice and Fire! Follow Micah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Micah_ofClark Follow Planetos Podcast: https://twitter.com/PlanetosPodcast Follow me here: https://twitter.com/Joggi98

Jan 28, 2021•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 5: Dunk and Egg on HBO!

Archmaester Buzzkill calls an emergency meeting of the Conclave to discuss the breaking news that HBO is developing a Dunk and Egg project! My Twitter: https://twitter.com/Joggi98 Lo's Twitter: https://twitter.com/lo_the_lynx Aemy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre Aegon's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AegonNo Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTDqVDBWy37XJNm1tOetrgA...

Jan 24, 2021•2 hr 1 min

Episode 4: Interviewing Lewis (aka @asoiafreadthru)

This episode, Archmaester Buzzkill is joined by Lewis, better known as Books from the asoiaf Twitter fandom. Join them as they chat about all things asoiaf, including Lewis's five-year project of tweeting out the entirety of A Song of Ice and Fire! My apologies for the audio being laggy in the beginning. It gets better after a few minutes :) Follow Lewis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/asoiafreadthru Subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTDqVDBWy37XJNm1tOetrgA Follow...

Jan 07, 2021•2 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 3: The Crackpot Crackdown (ft. No F in Aegon)

In this episode, Archmaester Buzzkill is joined by No F in Aegon of asoiaf Twitter fame to discuss some of the more out-there theories the fandom has come up with over the years. It's the Crackpot Crackdown! Which theories hold up to scrutiny and which will be sent flying through the moon door? Follow Aegon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aegonno Subscribe on Youtube to catch the live recordings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTDqVDBWy37XJNm1tOetrgA Thanks for listening! :)...

Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 2: Colonialism of Ice and Fire (ft. Aemy Blackfyre)

In this episode, Archmaester Buzzkill is joined by the amazing Aemy Blackfyre to take a look at Daenerys Targaryen's ark from a postcolonialist perspective. Watch the video version of this podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwHjwMZdVv4&ab_channel=ThroughTheMoonDoor My Twitter: https://twitter.com/Joggi98 Aemy's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AemyBlackfyre Aemy's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeqZSiWwklXHX0hveC_2zOA Aemy's Blog: https://asoiafchineselit.word...

Nov 28, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Happy Halloween! - Reading "The Forsaken"

In this special Halloween episode, Archmaester Buzzkill reads the pre-released Winds of Winter chapter "The Forsaken" in celebration of the spoooooky season! Photo by pixx from FreeImages

Nov 01, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 1: The Dragons And The Critics

In the first episode of Through The Moon Door, Archmaester Buzzkill takes a look at some of the most famous dragons in literary history as he tries to analyse the narrative function Daenerys's children serve in George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire. Photo by St. Mattox from FreeImages

Oct 21, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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