Episodes

Monday Jul 30, 2018
Patreon Bonus Sample Episode: The Fate of the White Knight
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Monday Jul 30, 2018
Hello! And welcome to a very, very special edition of the NotACast ... podcast - a patreon sample episode where PoorQuentyn and BryndenBFish throwdown on the fate of Ser Barristan Selmy!
Now, if you listen to us regularly, you know that typically, we give you all one chapter per week, but this past week, both Emmett and Jeff had some IRL responsibilities which prevented them from recording the next chapter episode. So, instead as a little treat, we are making our first patreon-only episode of the NotACast podcast available to the general public!
In this nearly 2 hour long episode, we cover topics like:
- The story of Ser Barristan so far
- Do we like Barristan? Is he a hero or a villain? (The answer may surprise you!)
- Emmett's arguments: the cowboy's last ride, the dangers in Meereen, the need to hew down the # of POV characters
- Jeff's arguments: Barristan as a Rhaegar fanboy and what Aegon's reveal would mean to Barristan, Dany is too OP for the second dance of the dragons, Barristan's guilt in serving Aerys and how that may mean something when a reborn Dany arrives back in Westeros
It's great fun, and please consider our patreon if you're able to (But if not, no worries, friends. We'll keep doing our chapter by chapters for YOU!)
To quickly recap what our patreon is and the reward tiers, it’s:
$1-4/month: Sparrows: A Thank you from us at the end credits, show notes
$5-9/month: Poor Fellows: Thanks and show notes, special episodes
$10-19/month: Sworn Swords:Thanks, show notes, special episodes 1 day early release of main episodes, show notes for special episodes and the option to submit a question for us to answer in our rotating “Question of the week”
$20-29/month: Kingsguard:Thanks, show notes, special episodes 2 day early release of main episodes, show notes for special episodes and the option to submit a question for us to answer in our rotating “Question of the week”
$30 and above/month: Lords Commander: Thanks, show notes, special episodes 3 day early release of main episodes, show notes for special episodes and the option to submit a question for us to answer in our rotating “Question of the week”, all episodes are brought to you by your, yes your name!
The Girls Gone Canon outro Barristan episode can be found here: https://girlsgonecanon.podbean.com/e/girls-gone-canon-barristan-outro-ft-bryndenbfish/
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff are joined by twitter and IRL extraordinaire ManuclearBomb! He joins the boys today in analyzing AGOT, Bran IV
This week, we:
- Answer questions about the Blackfyres, the Brotherhood without Banners and the fate of Davos Seaworth
- Bran's physical and emotional broken state
- Old Nan's stories and what horror as a genre actually means
- Robb Stark, Tyrion and the Direwolves
- Theon Greyjoy foreshadowing
- Children of the Forest foreshadowing
- And finally, Manu takes us through his awesome dragon-saddle theory!
We need to take one week off on account of IRL things. So, in TWO WEEKS, we hit AGOT, Eddard V!
Manu's work:
Website, A Scene of Ice and Fire Podcast, twitter, instagram
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday Jul 16, 2018
Monday Jul 16, 2018
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff are joined AGAIN by ASOIAF mystic and mythical astronomer: Lucifer Means Lightbringer, AKA LML. He joins the boys today in doing the deep-dive into Daenerys Targaryen's third chapter.
Fair warning: there is discussion about rape and sexual assault in this episode.
This week, we:
- Answer questions about Cersei Lannister's TWOW arc, whether Stannis failed his brother and the realm by not telling Robert/Ned about the incest, and LML answers a question about ducks in his mystical, wonderful way!
- Dany's so dense chapter and why we love it
- PQ gets deep into Dany's cosmic apotheosis
- Dragon dreams and how they temper Dany, making her stronger and more resilient
- Why Jorah's grand statement about what the common people pray for is cynical bullshit for Jorah himself
- How GRRM dropped the ball a bit in the evolution of Dany and Drogo's sexual relationship
- Dragon dreams, the Others, the birth of dragons foreshadowing
- LML shows the plebs what it means to embrace the fire of the gods as he takes us through his AMAZING theory on the Long Night, Moon Meteors and the Forging of Lightbringer
- And finally, LML sings Radiohead's Karma Policeonce again to Jeff's deep and abiding sighs.
Next Week: AGOT, Bran IV with Manuclear Bomb!
Lucifer Means Lightbringer:
Website, podcast, youtube, twitter, patreon
Between Two Weirwoods: "Parenting in Westeros" ft the Girls Gone Canon Podcast and Crowfood's Daughter from the Disputed Lands!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7ErvcEEqcI
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday Jul 09, 2018
Episode 22: A GAME OF THRONES, ARYA II: "The Wolfblood"
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Monday Jul 09, 2018
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff are back in King's Landing, looking at George doing his best emotional work with AGOT, Arya II!
This week, we:
- Answer questions on Valyrian Steel, Littlefinger, the Age of Heroes adaptation and Ned's plan when he drew the dagger on Littlefinger.
- Talk the impact of trauma on Arya Stark
- The way the world works and how it impacts Arya
- A new catch from Jeff
- More Arya death foreshadowing(?)
- Ned Stark's noble lies
Next Week: AGOT, Daenerys III with return special Guest LML!
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday Jul 02, 2018
Episode 21: A GAME OF THRONES, TYRION III: "A Giant At the End of the World"
Monday Jul 02, 2018
Monday Jul 02, 2018
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff journey back to the Wall to visit with Tyrion as he eats, drinks and japes his way through dinner and then heads on up to the Wall to hang out with Jon
This week, we:
- Answer questions on what Robert, Stannis or Renly would have done with Joffrey, Tommen and Myrcella and answer a question about the alliance between Janos and Alliser in ASOS.
- Get our introduction to Maester Aemon!
- Vows in conflict: Lord Commander Mormont
- Why Mormont's speech to Tyrion about the Others being spotted is nice and spooky, BUT MAKES NO GODDAMN SENSE (Damn, George)
- The endgame and Tyrion's role
- Jon Snow as Lord Commander of the NW foreshadowing
- Is the Night's Watch as classless and meritocratic as it seems?
Next Week: AGOT, Arya II!
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday Jun 25, 2018
Episode 20: A GAME OF THRONES, EDDARD IV: "The Hand of the King"
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Monday Jun 25, 2018
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff get their hands dirty in the swamp politics of King's Landing as Lord Eddard Stark enters King's Landing, and we have our first small council session.
This week, we:
- Answer questions on why other theories besides R+L=J don't make sense and answer why there are few Valyrian steel weapons in Essos
- Breakdown Ned's no-good, very bad first day at the office.
- Analyze each of the small council counselors, who they are, their aims, their ambitions
- Littlefinger the Incel
- Is Pycelle an idiot, just pretending to be an idiot or is an idiot who thinks he's pretending to be an idiot?
- The beautiful tragedy of Ned and Catelyn's final meeting
- Get into foreshadowing and talk about why Ned fundamentally misunderstands his role as Hand of the King and how it leads to his downfall
- Do you like debt economics? We do! We analyze who is truly to blame for the 6 million golden dragon debt the crown currently has.
Next Week: AGOT, Tyrion III
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday Jun 18, 2018
Episode 19: A GAME OF THRONES, JON III: "Lord Snow"
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Monday Jun 18, 2018
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff journey north to the beauty and horror of the Wall, hang out with Jon Snow, Alliser Thorne, Tyrion Lannister and Donal Noye
This week, we:
- Talk about the Age of Heroes show and answer a question about whether Stannis will burn Theon, Asha and Rickon
- Jon as a bully and how he gets his privilege checked hard
- Weep about how much of a BAMF Donal Noye is
- How Ser Alliser is a terrible trainer of men
- Get into foreshadowing and callbacks, talk about the "cold gods of winter" as the Others and other assorted fun mini-theories
- We sing "Where in the world is Benjen Stark of Winterfell" and talk about what happened to Benjen and what his future role in the story!
Next Week: AGOT, Eddard IV!
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday Jun 11, 2018
Monday Jun 11, 2018
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff get into the thick of King's Landing and all its amazing architecture and wretched politics
This week, we:
- Answer questions about House Dayne in TWOW and our favorite music from GAME OF THRONES.
- We stare in awe at George's description of King's Landing
- Cash Rules Everything Around Me (in King's Landing)
- Littlefinger and Varys as poker players
- Untanling the conspiracies of Varys and Littlefinger
- Rodrik, Catelyn, Varys foreshadowing/mini theories
- Are Varys and Littlefinger working together? It's a real theory (and it's ugly)
Next Week: AGOT, Jon III!
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Hello and welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff are joined by ASOIAF mystic and mythical astronomer: Lucifer Means Lightbringer, AKA LML. He joins the boys today in analyzing AGOT, Bran III, the trippy as shit chapter where Bran falls and learns to fly via the Three Eyed Crow
This week, we:
- Answer questions our favorite actors in GAME OF THRONES, what religions we'd follow and whether Robert's hatred for Rhaegar was motivated by Lyanna
- We get deep into Bran's vision sequence
- LML walks us through "the fire of the gods."
- We do work on getting into the foreshadowing in this chapter
- We address every, and I mean EVERY vision Bran sees and lay out possibilities for what it means
- LML sings Radiohead's Karma Police to Jeff's deep and abiding sighs.
Next Week: AGOT, Catelyn IV
Lucifer Means Lightbringer: Website, podcast, youtube, twitter, patreon
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

Monday May 28, 2018
Monday May 28, 2018
It's been a while. We missed you (sort-of), but welcome back to the NotACast, the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast going through A Song of Ice and Fire one chapter a week!
Today, Emmett and Jeff tackle TWO chapters from AGOT: Sansa I and Eddard III
This week, we:
- Answer questions!
- Emmett does Emmett things and talks about how Sansa is the embodiment of the fantasy reader
- Life is not a song and the thematic motif of Sansa's chapters gets talked
- We shit on Renly
- We talk about Robert and Ned death foreshadowing
- Get in deep on the feudal structure of Westeros and how it helps the powerful oppress the powerless!
It's just the best thing you'll hear until our next podcast!
Next week: AGOT, Bran III with special guest Lucifer Means Lightbringer!
Our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NotACastASOIAF
Our twitter: https://twitter.com/NotACastASOIAF
Emmett's tumblr: http://poorquentyn.tumblr.com/
Emmett's twitter: https://twitter.com/PoorQuentyn
Jeff's twitter: https://twitter.com/BryndenBFish

