The Boiled Leather Audio Hour

The Boiled Leather Audio History Hour is coming to your house! Aziz and Ashaya from the “History of Westeros” podcast are doing us the honor of providing not one but two illustrious guest co-hosts for this episode. Of course, I’m taking them to task and interview them about the near and far history of Westeros. We talk the Dance of the Dragons and the Blackfyre rebellion as precursors to the narrative and foreshadowing it, delve into oily black stones and the Long Night and, finally, break some eggs. You have to listen to the show to get that reference. DOWNLOAD EPISODE 80 Additional Links: Torrent Download Link Stefan’s blog Sean’s blog History of Westeros podcast

What’s this? Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s a bonus episode of the Boiled Leather Audio Hour! Back when I did the episode with gues host Jim McGeehin on military matters, we reaffirmed our shared love of games - video games, roleplaying games and board games, but decided to keep it out of the podcast (and failing to do so). We couldn’t let go of the topic, however, and so we decided to come back round to it and dedicate an entire episode to it. Since our gaming interests are somewhat niche even in nerd terms, I thought it would be a bit much to sell this as a regular BLAH episode to our listeners who might not really be interested in this. Therefore, this is episode 80.5, a purely bonus episode. If you’re interested in this stuff, give it a shot, if not, well…don’t. The regular December episode will still come, and it will be a special treat. A quick comment on the audio: I give the seperation of audio tracks yet another go, so hopefully this finally works with headphones. Please give me feedback on this. And second, after finally being almost finished cutting and editing the episode, the file crashed and I had to start over. I currently don’t have the time to do this again, so this is largely a rough cut. I’m really sorry about this, and the audio will be better again next time. DOWNLOAD EPISODE 80.5 Additional Links: Torrent Download Link Stefan’s blog Sean’s blog Jim’s blog Jim’s tumblr — Jim’s recommendations: Gloomhaven - Scion - Steam sale Stefan’s recommendations: Twilight Imperium 4 - The Dark Eye - Company of Heroes 2

The Boiled Leather Audio History Hour is coming to your house! Aziz and Ashaya from the “History of Westeros” podcast are doing us the honor of providing not one but two illustrous guest co-hosts for this episode. Of course, I’m taking them to task and interview them about the near and far history of Westeros. We talk the Dance of the Dragons and the Blackfyre rebellion as precursors to the narrative and foreshadowing it, delve into oily black stones and the Long Night and, finally, break some eggs. You have to listen to the show to get that reference.  DOWNLOAD EPISODE 80 Additional Links: Torrent Download Link Stefan’s blog Sean’s blog History of Westeros podcast

Sean is taking a time off due to personal reasons. Until he’s back, to keep you guys with the content you know and love, Stefan will soldier on and line up co-hosts that are illustrious as Sean, or near enough that makes no matter. The first in this colorful row is Emmet Booth, aka PoorQuentyn. Emmet is righfully famous for his tumblr, and he delivered first-rate analysis of Euron Greyjoy, Quentyn Martell, Tyrion Lannister, Davos Seaworth and Theon Greyjoy, only to name a few. But Emmet is also one of the most ardent defenders of “A Dance with Dragons”’s literary qualities, and Stefan shares this feeling, so this is the topic we chose: What makes “A Dance with Dragons” the best of the five main novels. DOWNLOAD EPISODE 78 Additional Links: Torrent Download  Link Stefan’s blog Sean’s blog Emmet’s blog NotACast

We’ve tackled the North and the lands of Essos. Now our popular series of podcasts predicting the events of The Winds of Winter returns with a look at what Northern partisans such as ourselves would call “the South” — aka the rest(eros) of Westeros! With our usual emphasis on thematic and narrative resonance — and our usual caveat that this is all just fun speculation — we’re offering our theories on the fates of every major player and region. What does Book Six hold in store for our POV characters Sansa Stark, Cersei Lannister, Jon Connington, Arianne Martell, Brienne of Tarth, Jaime Lannister, Areo Hotah (hey, blame George), Samwell Tarly, and Aeron “the Damphair” Greyjoy? What about key supporting cast members like Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish, the Tyrells, the Faith Militant, Doran Martell, the Sand Snakes, (f)Aegon Targaryen, Varys, Catelyn “Lady Stoneheart” Stark, Brynden “the Blackfish” Tully, Tommen and Myrcella Lannister, Walder Frey, and so on? What fates will befall King’s Landing, Oldtown, Highgarden, Storm’s End, Sunspear, and Casterly Rock? And of course, where and when will the Others and the dragons strike first? We’re taking our best guesses. See what you think! DOWNLOAD EPISODE 55 Additional links: Forecasting The Winds of Winter, Part 1: The North Forecasting The Winds of Winter, Part 2: Essos Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour. Our PayPal donation page (also accessible via boiledleather.com). Our iTunes page. Mirror. Previous episodes. Podcast RSS feed. Sean’s blog. Stefan’s blog.

One of our most requested episode formats is back, thanks to our loyal patrons! Subscribers to our Patreon have selected the topic of this episode, a sequel to a much-loved previous installment in which we took a look at prominent fan theories not just in terms of whether they’re possible or even plausible, but whether they make sense in the framework of the kind of story George R.R. Martin is trying to tell and his overall vibe as a writer. This time around, the individual topics have been pitched in by our patrons as well, and there’s a wide range, from what we think happened at Summerhall to whether we believe Bran is essentially a godlike figure to which fool we like best. Give it a listen, and if you like what you here, become a Patreon contributor so you can select future podcast topics yourself! Download Episode 53 Additional links: The Theory of Everything, Part I Our Vulture article on the biggest fan theories Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour Our PayPal donation page (also accessible via boiledleather.com). Our iTunes page. Mirror. Previous episodes. Podcast RSS feed. Sean’s blog. Stefan’s blog.

Our special interview series returns at last! This episode, Sean & Stefan are pleased to welcome Jason DeMarco, Senior Vice President/Creative Director for Adult Swim On-Air. Jason’s worn many hats at the venerable nighttime animation/live-action/surrealist powerhouse: He’s the co-creator of its anime/action block Toonami, the person responsible for the network’s distinctive promos, and the unofficial “musical director” for both Adult Swim’s on-air sound and the albums and singles it’s released from a variety of hip-hop, electronic, and rock acts. He’s also a longtime fan of both A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones. Jason joined us for a wide-ranging discussion of the books, the show, the network, the seismic changes television has seen during his 20-year career, the connections between animation and comics, how those fields are viewed in America, Japan, and Europe respectively, the difference between European-American fantasy and its Japanese-genre counterpart, and much more. Cue up your Run the Jewels records and listen in! Download Episode 52 Additional links: Jason on Twitter Jason on ask.fm Adult Swim Sean’s article on the legacy of Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Adult Swim Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour Our PayPal donation page (also accessible via boiledleather.com). Our iTunes page. Mirror. Previous episodes. Podcast RSS feed. Sean’s blog. Stefan’s blog.

Like Arya Stark joining the kitchen staff at the Twins, we’re just gonna get right down to business here: This episode, Sean & Stefan discuss the just-concluded sixth season of Game of Thrones, from the finale on down, for a full (boiled leather audio) hour. As a special bonus made possible by our Patreon subscribers, Stefan’s got a new mic, which means this ep sounds better than we ever have before. Enjoy! Download Episode 51 Additional links: Sean’s overview of Season 6. Sean’s review of the finale. Sean’s ranking of all 60 episodes. Links to all of Sean’s Game of Thrones writing. Stefan’s review of the finale. Stefan’s Game of Thrones tag. Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour Our PayPal donation page (also accessible via boiledleather.com). Our iTunes page. Mirror. Previous episodes. Podcast RSS feed. Sean’s blog. Stefan’s blog.

Undoubtedly timed to coincide with our landmark 50th episode, George R.R. Martin has released, or rather read, a brand new sample chapter from The Winds of Winter, and Sean & Stefan are tackling it in our third podcast in a month! Suitably, it’s a biggie: Entitled “The Forsaken,” it’s told from the perspective of Aeron “the Damphair” Greyjoy as he’s held prisoner by his increasingly frightening brother Euron Crow’s Eye. How does this chapter function as prophecy, as plot mover, as horror fiction, as Lovecraftian homage? How far are we willing to go with predictions as to what it all means for the future? What is Euron’s true motivation? Is the apocalypse now? Listen and find out! Download Episode 50 Additional links: “The Forsaken” (Aeron I) preview chapter from The Winds of Winter Poor Quentyn’s Euron Greyjoy posts. Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour Our PayPal donation page (also accessible via boiledleather.com). Our iTunes page. Mirror. Previous episodes. Podcast RSS feed. Sean’s blog. Stefan’s blog.

Sean and Stefan are joined by a very special guest to talk about a very special episode! Emmett Booth, the ASoIaF analyst behind the widely read Poor Quentyn tumblr and a maester at ASoIaF University, hops aboard the BLAH train to discuss the shocking revelations of “The Door,” this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, and use this mid-point opportunity to take stock of the season thus far. What do the secret origins of the White Walkers and Hodor mean for both the show and the books? What does the current political status quo portend for the future, in terms of both plot and theme? What’s wrong with the Game of Thrones critical discourse? Is the show…evil? We’re answering all these questions and more. If you like what you hear, subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes to help the Boiled Leather Rebellion emerge victorious! Download Episode 49 Additional links: Poor Quentyn’s tumblr. Stefan’s review of the episode. Sean’s review of the episode. Sean’s “halftime report” for the season. Our Patreon page at patreon.com/boiledleatheraudiohour Our PayPal donation page (also accessible via boiledleather.com). Our iTunes page. Mirror. Previous episodes. Podcast RSS feed. Sean’s blog. Stefan’s blog.