Is GRRM paying homage to our favorite 1980’s television with the Sworn Sword? What does naming a man have to do with grieving him? Steve and Anthony read the first third of the Sword Sword.

Professor Phil Haberkern does his first read of the Hedge Knight and discusses the ideals of knighthood and the curiosity of trial by combat.

Can a good man make for a good story anymore? The Hedge Knight proves the affirmative. Also, help out a woman who needs a pacemaker, by visiting Anthony’s gofundme: https://gofund.me/7ec2af2d

Steve and Anthony cover “The Hedge Knight” (Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, pp.40-74). Warning: major spoilers for Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on MAX.

Notes: Steve and Anthony cover “The Hedge Knight” (Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, pp.1-40). If you want to help a woman who needs a pacemaker, please visit Anthony’s gofundme page: https://gofund.me/7ec2af2d

A.Ron is back to talk Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Then Anthony tries to talk Steve into reading the Hedge Knight with him. Finally, Dr. Stephanie Hammer discusses “narratemes” in folktales. For a list of our 31 narratemes, see here.

Pádraig MacCarron and Phillip Haberkern return for a retrospective on the second book in A Song of Ice and Fire.

Oxford’s Carolyne Larrington, Nottingham’s Katherine Olley, and UHI’s Iain MacInnis discuss the final Bran chapter in A Clash of Kings. Then Anthony and Chad discuss dark and light magic in ASOIAF.

Has Jon yet realized that he is a warg? What was Qhorin’s long-term plan for Jon? Who boasts the better legacy: GRRM, Lucas, or Tolkien? Prof. Chadwick T. Carmichael is back to discuss.

Who is to blame for Tyrion’s assassination attempt? Phil Haberkern discusses the possibilities.