Jill C. Havens, English instructor at TCU, sits down with host James Creange '17 to discuss themes George R. R. Martin incorporates in his bestselling book series, A Song of Ice and Fire, which has been made into the hit HBO show Game of Thrones. Havens talks about how she uses Martin's mastery of world building in her popular Game of Thrones-themed classes. She details the differences between the books and the show (and their use of explicit content). Havens also provides her prediction on how the show will end — and the complication of the White Walkers. NOTE: This podcast contains spoilers.

Read the TCU Magazine story: https://magazine.tcu.edu/winter-2019/game-of-thrones-classes-explore-medieval-literature/

Photo by Ross Hailey.

“Zoo” performed by GG Riggs, used under license from Shutterstock.