Maester Monthly, your favorite (pseudo)monthly podcast, is back!

Last month we kicked off a new podcast hosted by us, the moderators of /r/asoiaf. Maester Monthly is our space to talk about our favorite recent highlights from the subreddit, as well as doing a little in-depth ASOIAF discussion of our own.

This episode covers some of our favorite stuff from February (and late January) 2017. We introduce a new segment, the Unpopular Opinion Thunderdome, and debate the merits of A Feast for Crows – is it as Subtly Nuanced as some people claim? Finally, we round out the hour with an in-depth discussion of, fittingly, the Maesters and the Citadel.

Your hosts are /u/Bookshelfstud, /u/glass-table-girl, and /u/JoeMagician; we’re joined this episode by Very Special Guest /u/MightyIsobel!

https://archive.org/download/MaesterMonthlyE2TheCitadel/Maester%20Monthly%20E2%20TheCitadel.mp3

As always:

– We make NO MONEY from this, no ads/patreon etc. You can pay us in upvotes and sweet nothings whispered in our ears.

– A HUGE THANKS to /u/-Sam-R- and /u/AdmiralKird, our fearless, tireless editors/producers who put in an insane amount of effort to make sure we sound like fairly well-adjusted, funny people.

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Rhaneys should have lived by /u/akimble1

The Power of Confirmation Bias by /u/LifeOfPhi

Why was Robert’s Kingsguard so bad? by /u/RagnarGreystark, and the top comment on that post by /u/blackofhairandheart2

Sandor Clegane the anti-knight and how GRRM is building up his character to fulfill (or perhaps deconstruct) the ‘dragonslaying knight’ trope by /u/7th_Cuil

Theon’s fourth encounter with a heart tree by /u/chadimmaculate

Bran failed a test when he met some new friends by /u/senatorskeletor

Discussion from January about the Book of Swords, the best educational discussion of Targaryens on the planet, and outtakes!

https://archive.org/download/MaesterMonthly/Maester%20Monthly%20E1%20Bonus%20Track%20-%20Book%20of%20Swords,%20Rogue%20Prince,%20Outtakes.mp3

Hello!

As the recent Best Ofs have demonstrated, this subreddit somehow continues to churn out high-quality posts and discussions. We moderators are always bowled over by these posts, and wanted to provide people with a curated highlights reel of our personal favorite posts over the past month or so.

After months of discussing, planning, sweating, and chatting, we’ve put together a (pseudo)monthly podcast, Maester Monthly!

This episode covers some of our favorite posts from January 2017 (and very late December 2016); after those subreddit highlights, we then talk about all the Best Of winners for the Best Of 2016 awards. Your hosts are myself (/u/Bookshelfstud) and /u/glass-table-girl, with special guests /u/JoeMagician, and GRRM /u/BryndenBFish. /u/AdmiralKird pops up in there too.

https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/MaesterMonthly/Maester%20Monthly%20E1%20Bestof2016.mp3

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The Martells: Trapped in a Fantasy by /u/SerPlant

Why TWOW is likely taking a bit longer than we hoped by /u/AdmiralKird

Why is the “Snow” in “he only shows me Snow” capitalised? by /u/Yauld

The Devil’s Advocate: an essay about the Red Wedding by /u/aowshadow

The So Spake Martin Search Engine by /u/hollowaydivision

Ask the Medievalist Nerd Anything by /u/AlamutJones

The Best Of Winners!