Podcasts about kingsgrave

The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world to discuss the games they enjoyed playing in 2024 and look ahead to the new releases in 2025. Join Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Matt (blu3arm0r), Katie (Lady Griffin), and Alex … Continue reading →

The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to discuss the second season of Netflix’s animated show, Arcane. Join Zach (Alias), Abby (DaceyMormont), Alex (LuckyCharms), Matt (blu3arm0r), and Michal (inkasrain) as they thoughtfully consider the show and its conclusion. This podcast contains spoilers … Continue reading →

Jeff and Christian welcome Vic Hood from Dot Esports to the show this week to discuss Disney $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games, a potential franchise reboot for Virtua Fighter, plans to make the next Call of Duty into a Far Cry-esque open world games, and more! The Playlist: TLOU Part 2 Remastered, Dead By Daylight, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo, Helldivers 2, Steam Next Fest demos: Rotwood, Kingsgrave, Terra Memoria, Gatekeeper, Pepper Grinder, Ember the Werefox VR Talk: Apple Vision Pro demo Parting Gifts!

The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world to discuss the games they enjoyed playing in 2023 and look ahead to the new releases in 2024. Join Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Matt (blu3arm0r), Katie (Lady Griffin), Patrick (Ser … Continue reading →

The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world to discuss the games they enjoyed playing in 2023 and look ahead to the new releases in 2024. Join Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Matt (blu3arm0r), Katie (Lady Griffin), Patrick (Ser … Continue reading →

The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world with their second round of VOK Video Game Hall of Fame nominations. Join Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Matt (blu3arm0r), Katie (Lady Griffin), Alex (LuckyCharms), Jock (munrojock2), and Patrick (Ser Patrick … Continue reading →

The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world with a new format for discussion inspired by the Easy Allies YouTube channel. Join Zach (Alias), Bing (Shoeshiner), Matt (blu3arm0r), Katie (Lady Griffin), Alex (LuckyCharms), Jock (munrojock2), Peter (Shellfish), and … Continue reading →

The Vassals of Kingsgrave return to the video game world to discuss one of the biggest releases of 2022, Elden Ring. Join Zach (Alias) and Matt (blu3arm0r) as they talk everything they enjoyed from this expansive game. Credits:Edited by Zach/Alias … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave returns for our 13th Anime and Manga Corner, recorded in December 2021. Our usual anime/manga crew is joined once again by returning guest host Zach (Alias) to cover the anime and manga watched and read in 2021. … Continue reading →

From 2015, Amin and the Vassals review George R. R. Martin's "The Last Super Bowl" in a spoiler filled discussion that was recorded before the Super Bowl, which thus explain their pro-Seahawks hopes. Sports are universally beloved. Geographically, athletic competitions take on various forms; the NFL, NBA, MLB are strong in America; NHL in Canada; Premier League in Europe; and Cricket in India. But the now legendary George R. R. Martin wrote about the downfall of them all in “The Last Super Bowl,” a fantastically written short story in February 1975's issue of Gallery Magazine, a men's magazine. The story is actually two tales, as he covers the last Super Bowl which takes place in January 2016 and interjects the depiction of that Super Bowl, between the Green Bay Packers and the Hoboken Jets, and the downfall of real sports. Real sports, in the 2016 of Martin's fictional world, have been overtaken in popularity by simulated sports. Simulated sports are controlled by a computer that can put any team, from any era, against any other for the enjoyment of the spectators. The technology he describes in the computers that control the simulated sports may have been a thing of science fiction in 1974, when I assume he wrote the piece, but here in 2022, our computers are powerful enough to create those simulations. Just look at video games like Electronic Arts' Madden and FIFA series. The implications that computer simulated games would overtake the real thing isn't so far fetched now, but back in 1975, Martin was looking to a future where the complexities of computers and their power seemed infinitely abundant. The last Super Bowl – just think about it. No more National Football League, no more National Basketball Association, no more Major League Baseball, the players all replaced by pixels and simulations. The piece is entitled “The Last Super Bowl” because the NFL was the last sport to fall to the computerized simulations. Martin explains that the NBA and NHL disbanded in 2010, while the MLB lasted just until 2014, with the NFL holding on just long enough to have one last Super Bowl in 2016. Why have the real leagues folded to simulations? Money, of course, which is the underlying scariest thing about this piece. The power of the media, which still exists to a certain degree, functions in Martin's simulation to make decisions not in the interest of art or tangible implications for the cultures we live in but for profit and a healthier bottom line. These are things that aren't science fiction, as they are now an overt fact of our society. You can read it here at Sportsmaster Simulations...

From 2015, Amin and the Vassals review George R. R. Martin's "The Last Super Bowl" in a spoiler filled discussion that was recorded before the Super Bowl, which thus explain their pro-Seahawks hopes. Sports are universally beloved. Geographically, athletic competitions take on various forms; the NFL, NBA, MLB are strong in America; NHL in Canada; Premier League in Europe; and Cricket in India. But the now legendary George R. R. Martin wrote about the downfall of them all in “The Last Super Bowl,” a fantastically written short story in February 1975's issue of Gallery Magazine, a men's magazine. The story is actually two tales, as he covers the last Super Bowl which takes place in January 2016 and interjects the depiction of that Super Bowl, between the Green Bay Packers and the Hoboken Jets, and the downfall of real sports. Real sports, in the 2016 of Martin's fictional world, have been overtaken in popularity by simulated sports. Simulated sports are controlled by a computer that can put any team, from any era, against any other for the enjoyment of the spectators. The technology he describes in the computers that control the simulated sports may have been a thing of science fiction in 1974, when I assume he wrote the piece, but here in 2022, our computers are powerful enough to create those simulations. Just look at video games like Electronic Arts' Madden and FIFA series. The implications that computer simulated games would overtake the real thing isn't so far fetched now, but back in 1975, Martin was looking to a future where the complexities of computers and their power seemed infinitely abundant. The last Super Bowl – just think about it. No more National Football League, no more National Basketball Association, no more Major League Baseball, the players all replaced by pixels and simulations. The piece is entitled “The Last Super Bowl” because the NFL was the last sport to fall to the computerized simulations. Martin explains that the NBA and NHL disbanded in 2010, while the MLB lasted just until 2014, with the NFL holding on just long enough to have one last Super Bowl in 2016. Why have the real leagues folded to simulations? Money, of course, which is the underlying scariest thing about this piece. The power of the media, which still exists to a certain degree, functions in Martin's simulation to make decisions not in the interest of art or tangible implications for the cultures we live in but for profit and a healthier bottom line. These are things that aren't science fiction, as they are now an overt fact of our society. You can read it here at Sportsmaster Simulations...

In alignment with Bastards of Kingsgrave’s longest running reread of George RR Martin's earlier works, BOK releases the recording of the A Podcast of Ice and Fire & Vassals of Kingsgrave panel hosted online at Ice and Fire Con in … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our longest running reread of George RR Martin's earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about George’s novel Fevre Dream, published in 1982. Notes: This is the article we briefly talked about. Here is another … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave records our 12th Anime and Manga Corner. Our usual anime/manga crew is joined once again by returning guest host Zach (Alias) to cover the anime and manga we’ve been watching and reading the past year. Following up … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave continues the longest running re-read of George RR Martin's earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about The Glass Flower and The Stone City.   Notes: This episode was recorded in May 2020. Episode 85 download … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave continues the longest running re-read of George RR Martin's earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about The Way of Cross and Dragon and And Seven Times Never Kill Man!   Notes: This episode was recorded … Continue reading →

It's our birthday! We turn two years old this month, and instead of celebrating with cake (cause we can't fit into our jeans as is), we decided to celebrate with our former guests. Join us and twelve of our previous guests as we discuss The Rumbling with all its terrifying might. After the break, it's just the Big Girls. We look back on our first year of podcasting to see at what we got right and what we got horribly wrong (not as wrong as the Rumbling though!) Episode Timestamps 00:20 Introduction 04:36 Petter's thoughts 08:38 Coffee's thoughts 15:08 Leslie's thoughts 21:00 Polkka's thoughts 25:06 Annie thoughts from the Big Girls 31:55 Renan's thoughts 36:56 Big Girls discussing Eren's mental state 43:06 Puppet's thoughts 45:41 Big girls discuss Eren's "disappointment" 52:45 Neetaku's thoughts 55:35 Rune Lai's thoughts 59:40 Why is Eren a kid? 1:04:59 Teetanjaeger's thoughts 1:09:02 When did Eren decide to Rumble the world? 1:15:18 Humble's thoughts 1:22:05 Is Eren the villain? 1:29:38 Safflora's thoughts 1:33:55 Can we get an Angry Birds sponsorship already?! 1:38:33 What's up with Ymir-chan? 1:41:10 Heidi's thoughts 1:49:01 How do you feel about Eren now? 1:53:10 Luna and Momtaku remember to give their thoughts too! 1:56:01 Break 1:56:43 YHBG: a retrospective 2:00:51 Humble's Ask 2:08:24 Anon's Ask 2:12:52 Kingsgrave's Ask 2:15:23 Polkka's Ask 2:17:09 Clip from 107: You are the weakest link, Luna. Goodbye! 2:18:29 Clip #2 from 107: Momtaku's boundless optimism 2:22:24 Clip from 112: Momtaku hates on Zeke a little more 2:23:09 Big Girls discuss Zeke's role 2:28:32 Clip from 116: Momtaku shines bright like a diamond 2:31:53 Clip from 119: Scambled eggs all over Luna's face 2:33:51 Big Girls discuss what characters will still get a moment in the limelight 2:39:14 Polkka's special quickfire 2:53:16 Thank yous and goodbye Links this Episode Angrian's AruAni post Andrews live reaction Andrews twitch live reaction channel RogersBase's reaction Samoove's reaction Reiner birthday art by Kikuchiyo Reiner birthday art by Alina James  CoffeeLife photos from the Chronicle Movie Collaboration CoffeeLife photos from the SnK Final Event in Kobe

Bastards of Kingsgrave returns to continue the longest running re-read of George RR Martin's earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about Bitterblooms and In the House of the Worm. In the middle, we talk about our support for … Continue reading →

We're back!! This month we did things a little differently and focused primarily on our twitter and tumblr asks, and we actually managed to keep ur discussion to a reasonable length! Join us as we discuss chapter 123, the chapter poll, and our recent vacation.   Provide Feedback: https://www.youhearbiggirls.com/episode-feedback/ Timestamps 00:02:21 Chapter Impressions 00:05:17 Is Eren Bluffing? 00:11:09  Review of Poll Question: If Eren is not bluffing, do you think he's justified? Do you think Eren is the villain in this story?  Lelouch & Light Yagami comparison? Eren's final titan form - hot or not? Is Historia on Eren's side? 00:23:11 Humble Servant asks “Which moment did you find the most wholesome?” Kingsgrave asks “Favorite Survey Corps moments this chapter?” 00:27:08 Haunterz asks. “Were you surprised at Eren's decision? The importance of Mikasa's perspective? Historia's role? Who will be Helos and stop Eren? Which Mikasa is the cutest - ice cream or ocean?” 00:40:04 Ask from Staraves. “What message could be shown if Eren is presented as justified?” 00:49:53 Vairre's ask “Considering how full of optimism last chapter was, who do you think will slay the monster?” 00:54:24 Anon asks “Are you expecting Annie to wake up since the rumbling has started?” 00:58:10 Additional chapter thoughts. Berlin Wall anniversary. Why did Eren announce his intentions to all Eldians? Norse Mythology. Is the shape of Eren's titan important? 1:04:14 eykonto said:Don't you think it would be better if Wit Studio didn't animate season 4 1:08:23 Details about mom and luna's recent vacation Links in this episode Angrian's post about the important of history and why the rumblng is unnecessary aotophma's post talking about Eren as Light Yagami Reddit post on Reiner as Helos Fan art of Eren's titan About the podcast: YHBG is a monthly Attack on Titan chapter discussion that is available on Youtube, Stitcher, Spotify and iTunes. If you enjoy our content and would like to help offset costs, please consider supporting us on Kofi or Patreon. If you'd like to be a guest, please visit our website.

For our chapter 121 discussion we were joined by  The Humble Servant and  Akaikitsu, a member of the SCNK  who is responsible for amazing manga colorings like the one below. Since Humble and Akai are both very much fans of Eren Jaeger and we are not, the conversation very much became a discussion of Eren's mindset and morality. Discussion Timestamps 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:45 Chapter impressions 00:05:26 Importance of panels with Mikasa and Armin 00:09:02 “From birth I've always been like this.” Discussion of Eren's motivation 00:22:14 Luna's view of Eren now and Humble and Akai's response 00:26:11:00 Was there a chance of peace before Eren's attack Liberio 31:32: Momtaku's issue with Eren 34:25 Discussion of why a character is our favorite 49:19 Ask from @cyborgboy95 51:41 Do You Think Isayama's Evil Portrayal Of Eren Is A Ruse? 57:54 To What Extent Do You Believe That The Ends Justify The Means? 01:06 At this point in the story is Eren a villain? 01:07:26 Eren kicking puppies :) 01:11:47 Let's talk about time travel 01:13:26 Determinism vs Compatibilism 01:18:13 Which plan do you agree with Karl? Eren? or Grisha? Does the rise of Eren Jaeger make sense? Should we trust Eren? 01:23:53 The Hug™️ 01:31:37 Was Grisha's reveal always planned by Isayama? 01:36:26 Next chapter predictions 01:39:45 Question from Kingsgrave  regarding Eren's monologues in chapters 90 and 97 01:43:07 Q&A with Akai about her work with SCNK  01:51:30 How to support us, special news about next month and goodbyes Links Time travel explained by Skyclad__Observer.   Colored manga chapters by the SCNK Akai's youtube and instagram About the podcast: YHBG is a monthly Attack on Titan chapter discussion that is available on Youtube, Stitcher, Spotify and iTunes. If you enjoy our content and would like to help offset costs, please consider supporting us on Kofi or Patreon. If you'd like to be a guest, please visit our website.

Bastards of Kingsgrave talks about Comic Con 2019,  in particular our experiences setting the world record at the Dragonball World Tour and attending the Orville Experience. After the initial convention chat, we proceed with our Anime and Manga corner: talking … Continue reading →

For our chapter 119 discussion we've invited Neetaku and Rune Lai, two admins from the SnK Wiki Team to join us.  Chapter Discussion time stamps: 00:02:16 Chapter Impressions 00:05:06  Who should've died, Reiner or Porco? 00:08:13 importance of character deaths and why Eren is still alive 00:09:27 How the wiki is listing Eren's status? 00:14:30 Wiki Poll Results "How will it be revealed the Eren is still alive?" 00:17:42 Porco Galliard is the chapter MVP 00:26:54 Discussion of Porco's relationship with Reiner 00:33:07 Porco's memory inheritance 00:37:11 From Tumblr: Did Falco inherit the Jaw Titan Power? 00:43:03 Are the Jaw Titans always destined to sacrifice themselves? 00:46:54 Kingsgrave asked, "Would Reiner agree with Zeke's plan?" 00:51:24 Discussion of Colt and Falco 00:58:32 Reactions to Falco's titan form 01:05:28 Did Zeke care about Falco and Colt? 01:16:53 Neetaku's favorite Braun (and no it isn't Reiner or Gabi) 01:19:28 Gabi discussion 01:25:07 How the final exhibit might indicate a Reiner/Eren alliance 01:28:53 Ask from The Humble Servant, "Why do you think Gabi shot Eren? She learned from Pieck that the goal's to retake the FT otherwise the problem persists. Zeke's the one that turned Falco into Titan, killed Colt & betrayed everyone. Was this narrative brilliance on Isayama's part or does he want Gabi to be hated?" 01:32:01 Do you think Eren had hoped to touch Zeke before he titanized the wine victims? If Zeke catches Eren's head, what's next? 01:37:02 Did Eren or Colt first say "Wait"? Discussion about the wiki's handling of dead characters and also Erwin vs Armin 01:45:46 Inconsistencies this chapter 01:47:45 Asks from @nykloon29, "What do you think about Eren‘s pants?" and @jhwalter17, “It'd be cool if you talked about the theory that eren already activated the founding titan as many believe it to be true” 01:54:22 Pixis, Nile, Floch and Yelena News & QA 02:00:55 Final Battle Game, Final SnK season, Final Exhibition 02:07:08 Q&A with the Wiki Team 02:08:00  ask from @bummsich_‏ ,"I'd love to know more about the people behind this account, how many people are part of the team..." 02:16:10 ask from @ZakkYuriy,  "Will there be an anime on AoT: Before the Fall?" 02:18:30 ask from @zombiehhaunter, "Has the wiki team considered making the wiki more spoiler friendly?" 02:29:45 ask from @translateda, “Who are your favourite voice actors working on Attack on Titan? How much do you know about them?” 02:36:16 Polkka's Quickfire Round #4 Links in this episode AOT Wiki: https://attackontitan.wikia.com AOT Wiki Discord: http://discord.gg/attackontitan AOT Wiki Twitter: https://twitter.com/aotwiki AOT Wiki Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attackontitanwiki/ AOT Wiki Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AttackOnTitanWiki/ YHBG Final Exhibition Livestream and photos: https://www.youhearbiggirls.com/snk-final-livestream/  Romi Park talks about portraying Hange: https://tsuki-no-ura.tumblr.com/post/185745372769/ Moses Braun: https://attackontitan.fandom.com/wiki/Moses_Braun The YHBG podcast is also available on Youtube, Stitcher, Spotify and iTunes. If you enjoy our content and would like to help offset costs, please consider supporting us on Kofi or Patreon.  

YOU HEAR BIG GIRLS ~ ATTACK ON TITAN PODCAST Chapter 118: “Sneak Attack” The titan battles falls to the background while we catch up on what's happening with those inside the building. Reddit's u/ichigosr5 (Angrian) is our guest for chapter 118, “Sneak Attack”. Chapter Discussion time stamps: 00:00:00 - Intros and chapter Impressions 00:04:18 - Onyankopon's loyalties Revealed 00:06:29 - EMA talk 00:26:48 - Connie and Jean discussion 00:31:52 - Is this the last arc? 00:35:49 - Historia's relevance/? Who will control the titans? 00: 41:51 - Yelena'and Floch death flags and Yelena's creepy face 00:45:49 - Mikasa's scarf, will Eren wrap it around her again? 00:48:14 - Nile, Shadis and Pixis discussion 00:50:32 - Was Gabi's awakening well done? 00:59:30 - Tumblr anon about Keith Shadis 01:02:24 - Gabi removing Falco's armband 01:05:01 - Falco's and Reiner's fate 1:12:42 - Pixis and the upcoming battle 1:16:57 - Asks from Kingsgrave and The Humble Servant 1:22:44 - Pieck and Magath discussion 1:26:44 - Next chapter predictions News & QA 1:29:30 - Anime highlights and thoughts 1:48:24 - News (or the lack thereof) 1:51:00 - Ask from Vairre 1:57:26 - Polka's Quick Fire Round 3 Discussion Links Angrian's Gabi Birthday Special Berthold Hoover Video Attack on Titan Concert in Leipzig 2020 Photos from the USJ Event including the clonoids Chapter 118 Poll Results About the podcast: YHBG is a monthly Attack on Titan chapter discussion that is available on Youtube, Stitcher, Spotify and iTunes. If you enjoy our content and would like to help offset costs, please consider supporting us on Kofi or Patreon.

Bastards of Kingsgrave starts our coverage of the 2019 convention season with a recap of our time visiting as press at Calgary Expo 2019, including a live interview on the floor with Andrew Phung and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee from CBC’s … Continue reading →

YOU HEAR BIG GIRLS ~ ATTACK ON TITAN PODCAST Chapter 117: “Judgement” The battle in Shiganshina intensifies, Marley learns the Royal Zekeret ™ and Reiner and Eren go head-to-head. Was this chapter a smashing hit or are titan battles not your thing? Listen along as SnK Reddit mods u/DarthMewtwo and u/alooulla  join us to discuss Chapter 117, “Judgement”. Chapter Discussion time stamps: 2:07 - Chapter Impressions 6:35 - Porco and Pieck 9:40 - Who was this chapter's MVP? 15:30 - Pieck's New weapon 23:06 - Magath discussion, including Kingsgave's question from Reddit 24:00 - Kingsgrave question - if Magath wins… 28:32  - Royal Zekeret Revealed and “Last Panel” discussion 34:16 - Why did Eren ignore Yelena 38:53 - Headquarters in the anime 43:28 - Eren's rage mode? Founding titan theory 45:39 - Reiner discussion 47:30 - Reiner and Zeke comparision 55:22 - Will Zeke titanize the wine drinkers 56:19 - Eren's face in the last panel 1:03:05 - Who best represented Helos? 1:07:55 - Is this the final battle, yes or no? 1:11:50 - Next chapter predictions 1:16:42 - Honeylemon's ask SnK New and QA: 1:19:38 - Opinions on this season's anime 1:24:30 - OP and ED discussion 1:30:17 - The Humble Servant's ask, “Will Reiner and Eren reconcile?” 1:32:57 - AttackonMomLife USJ ask 1:34:25 - Polkka's Quickfire Round 1:38:24 - Thank you and how to support YHBG Links for this episode: Chapter 117 poll results The Shingeki no Kyojin Subreddit

Episode 233 for the week of September 2, 2018. A panel of returning guests from the Vassals of Kingsgrave convene to discuss the history of Orientalism in Western fantasy and whether it is an issue in A Song of Ice and Fire. Notes: A link to the academic article  discussed in the episode.

Bastards of Kingsgrave reaches our tenth Anime and Manga Corner. Our usual anime/manga crew is joined by returning guest host Zach (Alias) to discuss the One Punch Man season 2 news and the latest season of My Hero Academia. Then … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave talks about the long running anime Detective Conan / Case Closed. We include a few multiple choice questions that test knowledge of the series. Notes: This episode was recorded before the recent and humorous attention brought to … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with a Anime and Manga Corner for Winter 2017/2018. We complete our earlier review of Orange with a discussion about the recent lackluster movie. We move from Orange to a discussion about Citrus and other shows … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave reviews the Western visual novel and internet sensation: Doki Doki Literature Club. We start with a spoiler free discussion at the start, moving into a spoiler full discussion analyzing the game, reviewing theories, and more. Notes: Part … Continue reading →

This week, _Arya_ ready for our look at fans of Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire! We are! _And_ you definitely don 't learn Dothraki to enjoy it! Plus, we have a special guest from the award-winning [A Podcast of Ice and Fire](http://podcastoficeandfire.com/), Amin! Next week, we'll be keeping the fantasy setting (sort of) to talk about one of the most popular RPG series in Japan; we'll be talking about fans of the _Tales_ series of video games! ## Where can I learn more about Amin? If you want to learn more about Amin, you should definitely check out the aforementioned [A Podcast of Ice and Fire](http://podcastoficeandfire.com/); they even provided us with [some slides](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4fkEcWiuGpCV0t6anU3WTAyMW8/view) from their panel at San Diego Comic Con (which we brought up in this week's episode)! You can also find him on his other podcasts, [The Bastards of Kingsgrave](https://bastardsofkingsgrave.wordpress.com/), which covers anime, manga, western animation and other pop culture, and [Vassals of Kingsgrave](https://vokpodcast.wordpress.com/)! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **Introduction, Origins, and History:** Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television adaptation of George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" epic fantasy novels. For the purposes of the fandom, we'll be referring to both of them interchangeably. _A Game of Thrones_ , the first volume in the series, was written in 1991 and published in 1996. Since then, four other volumes have been released, with a total of seven volumes planned. The series follows the adventures of a wide cast of different characters of the continents of Westeros and Essos. Though there are many different perspectives, the books and TV show follow three main plot lines: an epic war among several families for control of Westeros; the rising threat of the supernatural _Others_ to the north; and "the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen, the deposed king's exiled daughter, to assume the Iron Throne" ([Wikipedia - A Song of Ice and Fire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire)). The books have sold over 60 million copies worldwide, has been translated into 47 different languages, have been adapted into comics, card games, board games, and video games (and the television show, of course). The television show (which first aired in 2011) has won 38 Emmies, is the most pirated TV series every year since 2012, and an unnamed episode was downloaded over 4 million times (roughly equal to broadcast viewers) ([Wikipedia - Game of Thrones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones#Copyright_infringement)). **Fandom Origins:** While no doubt fans of the series existed when the books were initially being released, fandom started buzzing closer to the announcement of the cast of the TV show (early 2011). **Most Active:** The fandom is most active [now](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0524b41). Almost definitely now. Game of Thrones has never been as popular as it is today, according to Google Trends data. More than any other fandom we've observed to date, the data is highly periodic (i.e. it spikes whenever a new season is released) and each spike, for the most part, is higher than the last. If you look at the chart, there is a very clear upward trend in interest. **Size of Fandom:** Using some of the data we have on hand, it is possible to get a few different estimates: - 60 million (assuming every book purchase is a new fan) - 12 million (assuming every fan buys a full set of books) - Almost 9 million views (based on [the season 6 finale](http://variety.com/2016/tv/ratings/game-of-thrones-ratings-season-6-finale-record-1201805035/)) - Over 8 million (assuming all broadcast views and pirated episode downloads per episode are unique) - Over 4 million (assuming episode downloads or broadcast view as a rough proxy) Regardless of how you estimate, there are

Episode 224 for the week of November 5, 2017. Over four years since the last Guys Night Out, we return with a 4 person panel including Elio from Westeros, Aziz from History of Westeros, and Duncan from Vassals of Kingsgrave. The guys renew their Winds of Winter predictions, talk about how being in the fandom […]

Bastards of Kingsgrave returns with a Anime and Manga Corner for Summer 2017.  After talking about the anime and manga scene at San Diego Comic Con 2017, we have a full spoiler discussion of the Koe no Katachi movie (4.5 minutes … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave continues our reviews of George RR Martin's earlier works. We have a spoiler filled discussion about George’s first novel, Dying of the Light,  published in 1977. Notes: Michael and Greg had a code duello required match after the … Continue reading →

After 2 years, Bastards of Kingsgrave resurrects our reviews of George RR Martin's earlier works. We launch into a lengthy, spoiler filled discussion about Nightflyers, a horror short that was re-released as a novella that won the 1983 Seiun Award … Continue reading →

Episode 212 for the week of March 5, 2017. We are joined by Ser Patrick the Tall from the Vassals of Kingsgrave to cover chapters 43 (Dany IV) and 44 (Arya VIII) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: Southampton Books’ A Game of Thrones trivia night. At the end of this episode are  discussions with Stephan […]

Note quite an Anime and Manga Corner, our usual crew from Vassals of Kingsgrave returns as we start off with chatting about the One Punch Man dub and manga. We cover about the latest chapters of Attack on Titan (16-28 … Continue reading →

Bastards of Kingsgrave covers the BBC One series Poldark. Guest hosts Aiwendil (Alix) and Nymeria (Marie) from Vassals of Kingsgrave join for a spoiler filled discussion of seasons 1 and 2. Episode 69 download link (right click and download).

Episode 200 for the week of June 5th, 2016. The Queen of the Podcasters returns to reflect on the history of the podcast, consider the future, and reveal the heir to House Manwoody. We cover chapters 32 (Jaime IV) and 33 (Tyrion IV) of A Storm of Swords.

Episode 186 for the week of October 26th, 2015. We are joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave podcasters and returning guest hosts Bina007 and FTWard. We cover chapters 23 (Arya IV) and 24 (Daenerys II) of A Storm of Swords.

Episode 184 for the week of October 4th, 2015. The gentlemen are joined by the usual anime crew from Bastards of Kingsgrave to cover chapters 21 (Catelyn III) and 22 (Jaime III ) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: Submit your questions for the 100th ruling at the Supreme Court of Westeros and the upcoming crossover episode with […]

Episode 183 for the week of September 6, 2015. Joined by a trio from the Vassals of Kingsgrave, we cover chapters 19 (Samwell I) and 20 (TyrionIII ) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: Apologies for the delay in releasing this episode.  Tickets are on sale for Ice and Fire Con 2016, confirmed attendees are posting in our forum topics.

Episode 181 for the week of August 2nd, 2015,  in which we are joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave curators Zach (Alias) and Bina (Bina007). We cover chapters 15 (Catelyn II) and 16 (Jon II) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: The character tracker created by KCenturion, mentioned in the aftershow.  

Episode 179 for the week of June 21st, in which we are joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave curator Katie (Lady Griffin). We cover chapter 14 (Arya II) of A Storm of Swords. We also do a full review of Amin’s essay (Song and Singers of Ice and Fire) from the eBook A Hymn for Spring. We […]

Episode 167 for the week of March 22nd, in which we are joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave regulars Duncan (Valkyrist) and Greg (Claudiusthefool). We cover the chapters 12 (Jaime II) and 13 (Tyrion II) of A Storm of Swords. Notes: We discuss this interview excerpt with David and Dan covering Game of Thrones spoilers, GRRM’s response, and […]

Episode 160 for the week of November 23rd, 2014. We provide a review of the recently re-released Ice Dragon, written by George RR Martin and illustrated by Luis Royo. Joined by the usual Martinsphere review group from Bastards of Kingsgrave, we deal with the Ice elephant in the room,  before diving into a spoiler filled discussion.   […]

Episode 154, for the week of July 20th, in which we continue our reread of A Clash of Kings, covering chapters 67 (Theon VI) and 68 (Tyrion XV). We are joined by Vassals of Kingsgrave forum members Amber (amberrocks) and Greg (claudiusthefool). Notes: The call quality in this episode degrades in the second half of […]

Episode 141 for the week of April 6th, in which we review the first episode in the fourth season of HBO's Game of Thrones. During  the aftershow, we reveal some very exciting podcast news related to San Diego Comic-Con. We also chat with a popular Vassals of Kingsgrave host. Notes: Like almost all episodes of APOIAF, […]

Episode 133 for the week of February 9th, in which the gentlemen record a thematic episode for Valentine’s Day. We are joined by Duncan (Valkyrist), one of the curators from Vassals of Kingsgrave, the Australian branch. We cover chapter 53 (Sansa IV) of A Clash of Kings, and now wait to receive further listener inspired artwork. Notes:

Episode 131 for the week of Jan 19th, in which the Queen and her Hand are joined by recurring guest hosts Michal and Katie of Bastards of Kingsgrave and Vassals of Kingsgrave fame. We cover chapter 49 (Dany IV) of A Clash of Kings, specifically The House of the Undying.