GoTTalkPod. Not your father's ASOIAF pod.
Episodes
Bridge of Dream Analysis--Truth Depends on Who's Doing the Talking
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bridge of Dream chapter (Tyrion Five from A Dance with Dragons) delves deeply into a number of the key themes in the series. These include the sub...
Yes, A Feast for Crows is Great Literature
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feast reminds me of MLK Jr's revolution of values. But whereas he was concerned with race, class and militarism, Feast is concerned with gender, c...
01.12 Tyrion 1/Ch.9 When Hell Really Is Other People
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Covid edition of the pod. Apologies for the scratchy voice, but what can a guy do? In this episode, we pay our usual homage to Plato an...
01.11 Bran 2/Ch.8 When Opposite Twins Attract: Bran, Ishmael, Perspective and Interpretation
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Brant Two, GRRM digs deep into his bag of tricks and comes up with...twincest! But this pair of identical twins couldn't be more dissimilar--they d...
01.10 Arya 1/Ch.7 *PART TWO* Plato's Republic and Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Plato's Republic is the Mother of Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire. Arya One is the Midwife. Contrary to popular belief, Arya One is not s...
01.09 Arya 1/Ch.7 *PART ONE* Communication and Rhetoric as Themes in Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Great things sometimes come in small packages. Arya One is a short little chapter that is easy to overlook. People will call it a palate cleanser or t...
01.08 Game of Thrones Catelyn 2/Ch.6 Re-Read from an Academic, Literary Perspective
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did I tell you that every scene in the series has a double or a triplet? Well, here's one of those doubles--Catelyn Two is the double of the Prologue....
01.07 Game of Thrones Jon 1/Ch.5 Re-Read from an Academic, Literary Perspective
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did I say Cat One and Dany One were a pair? Well, Jon One and Dany One are a pair! Believe that Jon and Dany are destined to be Westeros' new power co...
02.05 Plato's Cave Confirmed! TWOW Arianne II
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Woot woot! Weeks after publishing a special episode dedicated to showing Plato's influence on the series, we get confirmation. Arianne II from th...
01.06 Game of Thrones Eddard 1/Ch.4 Re-Read from an Academic, Literary Perspective
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did I say Joyce's parallax is a central issue in the series? Well, this chapter gives us some key evidence for that statement. Words, lines and scenes...
02.04 Plato's Allegory of the Cave in George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
George Martin's Song of Ice and Fire provides a modern take on Plato's Republic. There, I said it. George takes the themes of Plato's masterwork and s...
02.03 Cat One/Dany One Compare and Contrast Special Episode
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dany One is the bizarro-world version of Cat One. Why is that? Here we deconstruct the ways in which Cat One and Dany are opposites, mirror images of ...
01.05 Game of Thrones Dany 1/Ch.3 Analysis from an Academic, Literary Perspective
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Woot woot! Enter the hero--Daenerys Targaryen! Welcome to GoTTalkPod! Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire Book discussion and analysis. Dany ...
01.04 Game of Thrones Catelyn 1/Ch.2 Analysis from an Academic, Literary Perspective
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to GoTTalkPod! Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire Book discussion and analysis. Catelyn One occupies an important location in the physical...
02.02 Bloomsday Episode on James Joyce' Ulysses in A Song of Ice and Fire
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GoTTalkPod honors Joyce and GRRM in the same pod! Two great epics, unified by many of the same themes. Come along for the ride and see how George stru...
01.03 Game of Thrones Bran 1/Ch.1 Re-Read from the POV of Academic Literary Criticism
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to GoTTalkPod! Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire Book discussion and analysis. Now our watch begins in earnest--we are into the novel pro...
01.02 Game of Thrones Prologue Re-Read from the POV of Academic Literary Criticism
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to GoTTalkPod! Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire Book discussion and analysis. We kick off our virtual book club at the very beginning of...
01.01 GoTTalkPod Intro and the Epic Song
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to GoTTalkPod! Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire Book discussion and analysis. We lay out the rationale for a literary critical analysis ...
02.01 Dante's Divine Comedy in A Song of Ice and Fire
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GoTTalkPod! Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire Book discussion and analysis. Looking at the influence of Dante on the series. Arya's entire plot l...