Heart of the Dragon

House of the Dragon S2 E8: The Queen Who Ever Was ft. MaddyWintr & LittleWolfBird

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2374108/open_sms] Madeleine Wintr and LittleWolfBird join the finale coverage to dive into the ship of the show: Rhaenicent. Audio production, editing, and mixing/mastering by LittleWolfBird [https://bsky.app/profile/littlewolfbird]. Intro/outro were created by LWB with stock media provided by FxProSound/Pond5. 0:00:00  Introduction & Rapid Fire 0:09:39  Details That Give Us Feels 0:27:09   Big Thematic Shit 1:51:35    High Valerian Interlude 2:00:42  Adaptation & Context 2:32:14    Conclusion

House of the Dragon S2 E7: The Red Sowing ft. Kavita Mudan Finn

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2374108/open_sms] Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn joins the podcast to dragons, power, and class! She applies her scholarship at the intersection of history and literature to give give us new ways to look how HotD is adapting Fire and Fire and presents a her theory on Mushroom's true identity/identies, and caps it off by showing off her impeccable High Valyrian! Somehow, Les Miserables, Evita, and King Lear make appearances. Audio production, editing, and mixing/mastering by LittleWolfBird [https://bsky.app/profile/littlewolfbird]. Intro/outro were created by LWB with stock media provided by FxProSound/Pond5. 0:00:00 Introductions & Rapid Fire 0:07:55 The Details That Gave Us Feels 0:26:37 The Big Thematic Shit 1:06:51 High Valerian Interlude 1:12:40 Adaptation & Context 1:32:33 Conclusion

House of the Dragon S2 E6: Smallfolk ft. ShakesOfThrones

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2374108/open_sms] What if you listened to a two person bookclub about gender trouble...but with dragons and Shakespeare? Lauren aka Shakes of Thrones joins the podcast to talk feminine character archetypes, including how they influence Rhaenyra and reveal the potential of Alys Rivers. We also compare Daemon to Hamlet and sing a hymn to the three heads of the dragon in two languages, improvisational-ly.    Audio production, editing, and mixing/mastering by LittleWolfBird [https://bsky.app/profile/littlewolfbird]. Intro/outro were created by LWB with stock media provided by FxProSound/Pond5. 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:32 Rapid Fire 0:10:26 Details That Give Us Feels 0:27:40 Rhaenyra 1:21:22 Alicent 1:31:24 Alys Rivers 1:48:36 High Valyrian Interlude 2:06:34 Adaptational Choices 2:29:29 Conclusion

House of the Dragon S2 E4-E5: The Red Dragon, the Gold, and the Regent ft. Frank Bumb

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2374108/open_sms] A HotD Doubleheader! Special guest Frank Bumb joins to explore how war and trauma are parts of a single whole.  We process how the hand of human artistry reveals itself in real and fake history! Merry mourns Rhaenys through poetry and Frank disses Criston in the language of film. Audio production, editing, and mixing/mastering by LittleWolfBird [https://bsky.app/profile/littlewolfbird]. Intro/outro were created by LWB with stock media provided by FxProSound/Pond5. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:03:10 Rapid Fire Questions 0:18:36 Details that Give Us Feels 0:33:12 War is Hell (and so is Family?) 1:00:55 Rhaenys - Sage Voice of Wisdom? 1:31:59 "Regent" Wrap Up 1:58:44 High Valyrian Interlude 2:15:18 Adaptational Choices & High Fantasy 2:25:14 Conclusion

House of the Dragon S2 E2: Rhaenyra the Cruel ft. Lo the Lynx

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2374108/open_sms] Everyone in this episode seems trapped. Lo the Lynx joins to explore how patriarchy and the gender binary are to blame and to share the perfect poem for the moment. Lo's scholarly analysis sheds light on the show's brilliant decision to lean into "Rhaenyra the Cruel" as a propaganda piece. We both love Aemond's mommy issues, Seasmoke's mysterious return, Ryyk bowl, and the catharsis in Rhaenyra's argument with Daemon. Audio production, editing, and mixing/mastering by LittleWolfBird [https://bsky.app/profile/littlewolfbird]. Intro/outro were created by LWB with stock media provided by FxProSound/Pond5. 0:00:00 - Intro & Rapid Fire 0:07:39 - Details & Feelings 0:18:27 - Thematic Shit 1:21:00 - High Valeryan Interlude 1:27:32 - Big Picture 1:30:55 - Eryk & Aryk 1:33: 11 - Daemon/Rhaenyra/Misaria 1:36:00 - Baela 1:42:21 - Conclusion