The Boiled Leather Audio Hour

We talk about the many monsters of Planetos.

Apart from ultra-violence, Starship Troopers and Rambo don't seem to share much, but you may be surprised.

We talk about the differences between the books and the show in a sweeping manner.

Some series deserve much more light than they get. We shed some.

We're talking about the impact that ASOIAF had on people and literature alike.

Sean and I look at the newest Star Wars entry, and we're not of one mind on this.

We take a look back.

Who are the sons of the dragon? You'll need to listen to find out!

We talk about the seventh season of "Game of Thrones".

Because you've been so good we share yet another Patreon episode, in which we talk about whether the Hound could be Azor Ahai. Spoiler: no.

We share another exclusive from the Patreon, where we talk about the 2006 movie "Children of Men".

We talk about other works of fantasy that we like.

We take a look back at the novel that began it all.

We talk about children in ASOIAF. They're important.

Two new series just popped, and we talk about both of them.

We break our pledge and talk about politics again, because this moment in time is unprecedented. This time will be last, though.

A new Star Wars movie is out, and so we have to talk about it.

We return to Star Wars, talking about the prequel trilogy, which is actually better than you remember.

For the first time ever, we do a political episode and talk about the US elections. This will be a one-off.

After the North and Essos, we tackle the South and try to predict how it will go in TWOW.

We talk about the Netflix phenomenon of "Stranger Things".

We give you the second part of our narrative analysis as a present - if you want more of this, join the Patreon?

We talk about animated shorts.

We continue the criticism series with season 6.

Brother vs. brother, but a bit lopsided.

Who holds the door?

We take a deep dive into the character of Arianne.

Did you know we have a Patreon? We share this formerly exclusive episode with you, talking about Ice and Blackfyre, the most famous swords of the saga.

We predict TWOW, closing with a tour of Essos.

We make predictions about TWOW, starting in the North.

The eminences of ASOIAF join us again for a wide range of topics.

A new Star Wars movie came out! We're too much nerds not to talk about it.

We take a detour today and talk about the history of the Third Reich.

It's time to talk about the Others and Wights!

We do the big round-up of the women of Westeros.

Is Stannis comedy gold? We think so.

We talk about Alayne. Not Sansa. Alayne.

How best to analyze theories? We have a narrative approach that we believe in and want to share that with you.

We start a new series in which we invite prominent fans of ASOIAF and talk about their favorite angles. This time, it's Slate columnist Jamelle Bouie.

We do our first four-some.

Now that "The World of Ice and Fire" is out, we review it.

We never talked about Dunk&Egg. Now we remedy it.

After "The Princess and the Queen", we discuss the second novella that gives us the prequel story.

Westeros.org has its own excerpt of "The World of Ice and Fire", and we talk about it!

Season 4 concluded, and naturally, we continue our streak of TV criticism.

Not an ASOIAF sample chapter, but a sample chapter nonetheless! We get a sneak peak into Aegon from "The World of Ice and Fire".

Will wonders never cease? George R. R. Martin released another sample chapter, this time on his own homepage. We're with Arya again!

Yet another sample chapter dropped, this time from the "Ice and Fire" app. Strange places, but welcome surprises.

We talk with the author of "The Meereenese Blot", Adam Feldman, who made quite the impression on fandom.

Rather unexpectedly, the new paperback edition of "A Dance with Dragons" contained a new Barristan sample chapter.