A Cast of Kings is a podcast featuring recaps and reviews of each week’s episode of HBO’s Game of  Thrones. This week, Joanna and Dave discuss the second season’s sixth episode, The Old Gods and the New. Special guest Myles McNutt joins us from Cultural Learnings.





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S2 Ep6: A Cast of Kings S2E06 – The Old Gods and the New (GUEST: Myles McNutt from Cultural Learnings)

Decoding TV Presents A Cast of Kings: A quasi-weekly discussion of the plots, themes and highlights of the HBO series "House of the Dragon." Your hosts Dave Chen (The Filmcast and The Tobolowsky Files) and Kim Renfro (entertainment reporter at Insider, author of The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones) will dish up both praise and criticism and will try not to sound too pompous if the book was better. Questions, comments, oaths of fealty? Email acastofkings@gmail.com

TV & Film

David and Kim welcome Jessie Earl to the podcast and run down some of the Thrones-related developments in the past few weeks.

House of the Dragon Season 2 Preview: Reacting to the Black and Green Trailers

David Chen and Kim Renfro reflect back on season 3 of 'Succession' and look forward to season 4.

Decoding TV: Succession Season 3 Look-Back and Season 4 Preview

Over on the Decoding TV podcast, David Chen, Joy, and Kim Renfro recorded a bonus episode discussing season 1 of Netflix's 1899.  In this excerpt we discussed our overall thoughts on the show. Later, we dive into our thoughts on the production design, each character's arc, and the unexpected ending to season 1. 



This clip contains the NON-SPOILER parts of our conversation. To listen to our full spoiler chat, go here. Find Decoding TV on Apple Podcasts or wherever your podcasts are found.

Decoding TV Preview: 1899 Season 1

David Chen and Kim Renfro are back! In this bonus episode, Kim Renfro describes her experiences attending the Game of Thrones Official Fan Convention (the first officially licensed fan convention!). Which panels did she see and what did she learn about the current and future state of Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon? Listen to find out!



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Bonus Ep. - Dispatch from the Game of Thrones Official Fan Convention


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In this A Cast of Kings bonus episode, David Chen and Kim Renfro reflect on the first season of House of the Dragon. What questions remain unanswered? What themes stick out the most? And what was it like to make a podcast about it all? Listen to find out. 



Programming note:  Kim and I plan to do other bonus episodes throughout the year as Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon news breaks. Keep it tuned in to A Cast of Kings for more!



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WATCH: David's special send-off for Kim this season

Kim Renfro: What book chapters should you read to brush up on House of the Dragon? 
Kim Renfro: 11 questions the House of the Dragon season left unanswered
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S2 Ep6: A Cast of Kings S2E06 – The Old Gods and the New (GUEST: Myles McNutt from Cultural Learnings)

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