House of the Dragon: Before the Dragon Podcast

Matt breaks down the new House of the Dragon Season 2 teaser from a TV-Friendly and (later) a Book-Reader perspective, as well as issuing his definitive TOP 5 shots within it. What were YOUR top 5 shots? Let us know by posting to @B4TheDragonPod  on the site formerly known as Twitter, sending emails to [email protected], or by leaving comments on our YouTube videos (like subscribe and get notified for releases there at https://www.youtube.com/@b4thedragonpod)! 

Matt produces this podcast and video using some sounds and songs licensed through ArtlistIO (https://artlist.io/) and a list of all licenses held can be found in a publicly shared Google Drive folder for inspection: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing 

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Intro!
00:00:27 – “She Can Fix Him” Remix!
00:01:47 – Welcome!
00:05:01 – 65 Recap of the Season 2 Teaser!
00:06:29 – Overall Impressions!
00:09:47 – Observations and Questions!
00:15:46 – Matt’s Top 5 Teaser Shots!
00:26:26 – Checking The Poll!
00:28:37 – Book Spoilers Section!

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Watch as Matt’s podcast abilities and resistance to whining and complaining continues to deteriorate right in front of your eyes, all while delivering some news you probably have already heard. 

Send emails to [email protected], or posts to @B4thedragonpod on the site formerly known as twitter, or leave comments on our YT channel https://www.youtube.com/@b4thedragonpod  

Matt produces this podcast and video using some sounds and songs licensed through ArtlistIO (https://artlist.io/) and a list of all licenses held can be found in a publicly shared Google Drive folder for inspection: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00- Intro and Spoiler Alert
00:01:46: Welcome back!
00:05:33: Get Off My Dragon News Lawn! (News and Takes)
#HouseOfTheDragon #HBO #News #Castings #Takes #ASOIAF #FireAndBlood #HOTD #EmmaDarcy #MattSmith #OliviaCooke #FitCheck #GeorgeRRMartin 

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There will be no podcasts from any of Matt’s feeds, nor content for other content provider feeds until these strikes are over. Hopefully they will be resolved soon so that we can get back to discussing all the shows Matt loves! 

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Matt goes through the differences between House of the Dragon S1E03 and Fire and Blood by George RR Martin.

Tweet the podcast @B4thedragonpod, send emails to [email protected] or leave comments on the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on our YouTube videos (youtube.com/@B4thedragonpod).

Some sounds and music in this podcast (including “Breathe” by Ian Post) are licensed to Matt via Artist.io (https://artlist.io/) and all licenses can be viewed via this publicly shared Google folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Intro and Podcast Information
00:02:15 – Happy Name Day
00:04:56 – Show and Book Differences HotD S1E03: St. Elmo’s Fire (and Blood)
00:14:16 – Wrap Up

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Matt goes through the differences between S1E02 and Fire and Blood by George RR Martin.

Tweet the podcast @B4thedragonpod, send emails to [email protected] or leave comments on the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on our YouTube videos (youtube.com/@B4thedragonpod).

Some sounds and music in this podcast are licensed to Matt via Artist.io (https://artlist.io/) and all licenses can be viewed via this publicly shared Google folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Intro: “Nemesis”
00:01:02 – Happy Nameday!
00:04:01 – More Nemesis
00:06:53 – Differences between Books and S1E02 of House of the Dragon Newsflash!
00:11:21 – Wrap Up

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Matt lays out the differences between the books and show for House of the Dragon S1E01. If you have  additional insights regarding this subject, or if this content isn’t to your liking, we are completely open to your feedback! Tweet @B4thedragonpod, Hive or Mastodon mattsaudioblog, email [email protected], submit comments via mattsaudioblog.com or via the YouTube videos, youtube.com/@B4thedragonpod.

Music in this podcast includes “Monumental Journey” by Jesse Gallagher (youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD5hjK3sDzk2W-jw9roHuVw)

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Introduction, What We’re Doing, and Podcast Information
00:04:56 – The HotD S1E01 Book/Show Differences Meditation

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Just like Matt has been covering the music of Ramin Djwadi for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, he also really loves Lorne Balfe’s score for His Dark Materials, so we’re adding this episode of music analysis for the His Dark Materials series finale on this feed. SPOILERS! This episode describes scenes in the last 2 eps of His Dark Materials – if you haven’t seen those episodes and don’t want to be spoiled – DON’T LISTEN!

Hope your holiday season (whatever that season is or isn’t) has been happy and safe! We’ll be back in 2023 with more ASOIAF and House of the Dragon content!

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Matt likes Lorne Balfe’s score for His Dark Materials and Wheel of time as much as he likes Ramin’s score for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. Join Matt and Holly on Thursdays covering Series 3 of His Dark Materials on another podcast called The Dust Podcast! You”ll get story analysis and music analysis, just like you do here with HotD! Here’s a sample where Matt breaks down the first 5 cuts of Lorne’s new album “His Dark Materials Series 3 Music Anthology !

The Dust Podcast info:

Twitter: @thedustpodcast – email: [email protected] Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@DoublePMedia – Web: mattsaudioblog.com

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Matt is joined by Holly and John to wrap up season 1 of House of the Dragon, with ratings, discussions and the first ever Holly-BLEEP awards for a select group of categories, highlighting the best and the worst of the season. We still want to hear from you! Tweet @b4thedragonpod email [email protected], comment at mattsaudioblog.com or at youtube.com/@b4thedragonpod or join us on our new social media platform Hive Social by seeking MattsAudioBlog. Some sounds and music used in the podcast is licensed through Artist IO (https://artlist.io/) and licenses are available for viewing in a publicly shared google folder at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing –

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Intro and Hello!
00:02:29 – Happy Name Day!
00:07:22 – Season 1 Ratings!
00:14:49 – What might Miguel leaving mean?
00:15:06 – Podcast Information
00:17:21 – Holly Bleep Award for Favorite Dragon
00:21:21 – Holly Bleep Award for Most Overrated Scene
00:27:17 – Holly Bleep Award for Most Underrated Scene
00:32:09 – Holly Bleep Award for Best Scene
00:37:28 – Holly Bleep Award for Most Tearful Scene
00:42:23 – Holly Bleep Award for The “For Reasons” Scene
00:46:33 – Holly Bleep Award for Favorite Character
00:51:13 – Holly Bleep Award for Favorite Acting Performance
00:55:06 – Holly Bleep Award for Least Favorite Character
00:59:03 – Holly Bleep Award for Best Location/Set
01:06:55 – Dragon Babies! 01:12:26 – How long SHOULD HotD last?
01:15:18 – Feedback 01:18:18 – Final Season 1 Thoughts
01:21:17 – What’s Ahead and other pods with us on them!

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Happy Halloween to all who partake! In Part 3 (of 3), Holly reaches out from beyond the grave to give her rating, three words, and brothelmates,as Kelly. Susan, John and Matt go through YOURS as well, and give a couple of real-world thoughts too.

Even though the season is over we STILL want to hear from YOU! Tweet @b4thedragonpod, send emails to [email protected], and leave comments at the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on the YouTube videos (search for Before the Dragon Podcast to find the channel).

Some sounds used in this podcast are licensed to Matt via Artist.io (https://artlist.io/), and all applicable licenses can be found in a publicly shared Google Folder for inspection: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Spoiler Alert and Intro
00:00:52 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Winds of Winter and Rise of the Dragon Discussion
00:13:19 – Three Words (3 word descriptions of the episode)
00:17:57 – Brothelmates (Best Coupling)
00:22:26 – Feedback
00:40:36 – Final Season Thoughts

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