Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Jaime and Brienne stop off at an inn, only to find it's full of shit in more ways than one. This week, we: - Analyze the war through the lens of the Inn of the Kneeling Man - Contrast the themes of freedom and trust running through these Jaime chapters - Pick apart the negotiation over horses the NotAnInnkeep plans to steal back - Dig deeper into ho...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Davos tries to assassinate Melisandre despite his pneumonia. Take a sick day, Davos! This week, we: - Return to Dragonstone, with all the gothic gloom that goes with it - Analyze Davos' short-lived identity as a spiritual warrior - Compare Davos' drive to kill Melisandre to Cressen...and Melisandre herself - Give it up for Salladhor Saan, the voice ...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Dany is sailing away, setting a course for the Slaver's Bay! This week, we: - Analyze the sea and its meaning for Daenerys and Viserys - Decipher the realities of Aerys II and Rhaegar along with Daenerys - Introduce ourselves to the backstory of the Unsullied and get excited with Dany about them - Remind ourselves why we hate Jorah Mormont. - Theori...
Oct 11, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, special guest Micah joins us as Jon Snow meets the wildling king Mance Rayder, who has just a few questions for our hero. This week, we: - Praise George's beautiful imagery - Break down Mance's introductory scene - Analyze the layers of performance in Mance's character - Dig into the minor characters Micah loves so dearly - Ask the big question: is ...
Oct 04, 2021•2 hr 52 min•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Emmett is taking a well-deserved week off which means that Jeff will inflict himself upon you all by taking a look at the Five Year Gap and why it was bad. Also, you're a coward if you disagree with me. This week, we: - Define what the Five-Year Gap was and how it came into existence - Talk about all of the plots GRRM had in mind for a post-five yea...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, it's just us innocent girls, hanging out, nothing else going on! This week, we: - Talk about how GRRM set up Sansa's arc in ASOIAF to intentionally frustrate the reader and Sansa - Analyze the image of the Tyrells and how they use soft power effectively - Meet these Tyrells: how they work together as a team - Olenna? Olenna! - Ask the question why G...
Sep 20, 2021•2 hr 49 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Davos is chilling on the beach until the Mother interrupts. This week, we: - Set up Davos' Storm of Swords arc: from rock bottom to the top of the tower - Take stock of the fallout for the Baratheon side of the war - Learn what happened after the wildfire inferno - Cheer on Davos as he decides to live and take charge of his life - Ask the big questi...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Tyrion learns the news and has a chat with dad. It goes great (it doesn't). This week, we: - Explore the changing power dynamics for Tyrion between ACOK and ASOS - See how Tywin undermines Tyrion and claims credit for the victory on the Blackwater - Explore the brutal backstory and why Tywin hates Tyrion - Start to piece together the Red Weddin...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Catelyn's one-way journey to hell begins. This week, we: - Set up Catelyn's arc in this book - Watch as the old men of the castle fail to arrest her - Dig into the tragic Tully backstory - Welcome Edmure home from battle - Debate Hoster Tully: bad or bad? Next week: Tyrion wakes up to find it all taken away from him in ASOS, Tyrion I! Our patre...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, returning guest Shiloh Carroll joins us to discuss Jaime Lannister, objectively the best character in ASOIAF (according to Jeff). This week, we: - Talk about what it's like to be reintroduced to Jaime - Praise George's mastery of atmosphere coming off the Prologue - Dig into the layers of Jaime and Brienne's relationship - Observe how "They Lay...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, some of the Night’s Watch are planning a mutiny...and that’s it. Thanks for listening, folks, thought we’d come back with a quick one! This week, we: - Return in triumph and thank a lot of folks - Talk about the setting, the space and who Chett is. - See how the boot of oppression has helped make Chett into even more of a monster than he is - L...
Aug 16, 2021•2 hr 48 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. But this week, we have a special treat. Emmett's been recording solo episodes on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for all our patrons. We've combined chapters 3-8 into a single episode, and it's now available for...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Angelina Meehan to discuss the 1974 rock opera movie Phantom of the Paradise! Angelina's twitter: https://twitter.com/whyangelinawhy Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: ht...
Aug 02, 2021•59 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, though, he's on his own with a preview episode for ASOS! Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com Our twitter: twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF Our faceboo...
Jul 26, 2021•58 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn to discuss historical narrators! Dr. Finn's twitter: https://twitter.com/KVMFinn Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadles...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Michal to discuss Littlefinger and Judaism in ASOIAF! Michal's twitter: https://twitter.com/inkasrain Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless...
Jul 12, 2021•45 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. But this week, we have a special treat. Emmett's been recording solo episodes on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for all our patrons. We've combined the first couple episodes (covering Tolkien's Prologue and the...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Alex to discuss African-American and Queer criticism of ASOIAF and GoT! Alex's twitter: https://twitter.com/parralex0889 Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: https://notaca...
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Rohanne to analyze Melisandre! Rohanne's twitter: https://twitter.com/cyrilwoodcock Rohanne's fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/users/TerribleAndRed/pseuds/TerribleAndRed Our patreon: www.patreo...
Jun 21, 2021•46 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Gretchen Felker-Martin to talk about horror in ASOIAF and GoT! Gretchen's twitter: https://twitter.com/scumbelievable Gretchen's book: https://tornightfire.com/catalog/manhunt-gretchen-felker-mart...
Jun 14, 2021•52 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Joggi to talk all about our favorite dragons! Joggi's twitter: https://twitter.com/Joggi98 Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com Our tw...
Jun 07, 2021•50 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Lo to talk about gender and sexuality in ASOIAF! Lo's twitter: https://twitter.com/lo_the_lynx Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf.threadless.com Ou...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep 176•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Travis to talk all about a favorite movie of both of ours: Jaws! Travis' twitter: https://twitter.com/ser_travis Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf...
May 24, 2021•2 hr 14 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Shiloh to talk about a favorite topic of hers: medievalism! Shiloh's twitter: https://twitter.com/medievalismish Our patreon: www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF Our merch store: https://notacastasoiaf...
May 17, 2021•35 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Micah to talk about our favorite kids' series: Brian Jacques' Redwall! In this episode, we talk about: - The history of the Redwall series - The consistent tropes of the books - The vivid details ...
May 10, 2021•58 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Luke from the We're Not So Different Podcast to talk about everyone's favorite immortal tree wizard: Brynden "Bloodraven" Rivers! In this episode, we talk about: - Bloodraven's rise in the backsto...
May 03, 2021•2 hr 43 min•Ep 172•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! Jeff is away for a couple months due to work; while he's gone, Emmett will be joined by a rotating series of guest hosts on a variety of topics. This week, we have on Clint from Learned Hands on to talk all about our favorite topic in A Clash of Kings: Varys' riddle about power as a shadow on a wall. In this episode, we talk about: - Tyrion's rise in Clash cont...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Bran leaves his home, his childhood, and the book behind as we reach the end of A Clash of Kings. And we were joined by Manu AKA ManuclearBomb as a special guest! This week, we: - Talk about the future of the NotACast pod-cast in which Jeff will be taking a few months hiatus for work - Emote through this chapter - Journey with Summer through th...
Apr 19, 2021•2 hr 48 min•Ep 170•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Qhorin Halfhand goes out like a badass, but not before laying a heavy duty on our boy Jon Snow. This week, we: - Watch sadly as the Watchmen are picked off one by one - Dig into Qhorin's worldview - Compare and contrast the political and magical forces at work - Salute the Halfhand in his final stand - Get all excited for Jon's undercover plot in AS...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep 169•Transcript available on Metacast Hello and welcome to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week! In this episode, Tyrion has some good and bad dreams and then wakes up to a terrible reality. This week, we: - Talk about the Tyrells as parallels to the Lannisters - Delve deep into Tyrion's subconscious and what he wants - See the dreams Tyrion has and wonder at what they say about Tyrion - Reveal yet again that Tyrion is a supervillain with a compelling and sympa...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep 168•Transcript available on Metacast 
