The Boiled Leather Audio Hour
Episodes
BLAH 122 | The Weimar Republic: Depression, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1929, the Great Depression started, and boy, did it depress the Weimar Republic.
BLAH 121 | Teachers of Ice and Fire II - Ice and Fire, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series on the teachers of Ice and Fire.
BLAH 120 | The Weimar Republic: Society, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the societal structure of the Weimar Republic, which is essentially torn between past and future. You know, like every society ever.
BLAH 119 | The Weimar Republic: Stabilization, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the crisis of 1923, the Weimar Republic entered a phase of stabilization.
BLAH 118 | Teachers of Ice and Fire I - The Stark Sisters, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Characters get taught a lot by mentors. We start a new series on all of the teachers of Ice and Fire.
BLAH 117 | The Weimar Republic: Crisis, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The year 1923 was the make-or-break year of Weimar. Surprisingly, the republic was kept.
BLAH 116 | Aeron I, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our TWOW series.
BLAH 115 | Swords sworn and forsaken, with Clint Woods and Merry
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Clint and Merry, I talk about "The Sworn Sword", everyone's favorite Dunk&Egg novella.
BLAH 114 | The Weimar Republic: Fever, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The crisis years of Weimar from 1919 to 1923 had an almost feverish quality to them.
BLAH 113 | Victarion I, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series on the TWOW chapters.
BLAH 112 | The Weimar Republic: Revolution, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jim McGeehin and I start a new series about German history. We start with the Weimar Republic, talking about its genesis in the revolution of 1918/19....
BLAH 111 | Tyrion II, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our TWOW series.
BLAH 110 | Barristan 1 and 2, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our TWOW series.
BLAH 109 | Plagues and diseases, with Steven Attewell
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of plagues and diseases, especially in Feastdance. I'm bringing in Steven to analyze them.
BLAH 108 | A dozen at dinner, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did Tywin really only kill a dozen at dinner, or is he talking out of his ass?
BLAH 107 | Arianne II, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our TWOW series.
BLAH 106 | Arianne I, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our TWOW sample chapters series.
BLAH 105 | The Iron Bank and Communism in Westeros, with Steven Attewell
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Capitalism and communism, who doesn't want to talk about it? Steven Attewell for sure does!
BLAH 104 | So say we all, with Bret Deveraux
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I bring Bret Deveraux back, and we talk about Battlestar Galactica!
BLAH 103 | Alayne I, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our TWOW series.
BLAH 102 | The Laws of Ice and Fire part 2, with Clint Woods
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There were so many laws to talk about left that we return to it!
BLAH 101 | The big themes and the big picture, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I did this already with bookshelfstud, but there's no reason not to repeat it with my esteemed colleague.
BLAH 100 | A Rise of Mediocrity, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After "A Storm of Swords", a lot of mediocre people come into power. We talk about that.
BLAH 099 | Elections of Ice and Fire, part 2, with Marcus A. Roberts
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With campaign expert Marcus A. Roberts, I take another look at the elections of Ice and Fire.
BLAH 098 | Mercy I, TWOW, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our TWOW sample chapter analysis.
BLAH 097 | The Laws of Ice and Fire part 1, with Clint Woods
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With expert lawyer Clint Woods, I'm talking about the legal situation in Westeros.
BLAH 096 | Theon I, TWOW, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate Sean ending his hiatus, we're going through all TWOW chapters again, starting with Theon. It's been a few years, and it'll be interesting...
BLAH 095 | The Lord of the Rings, with Javi Marcos
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first time we talk about "The Lord of the Rings", believe it or not.
BLAH 094 | A Song of Ice, Fire and Water, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about the elements!
BLAH 093 | The Geography of Ice and Fire, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You cannot only examine locations, but the very geography itself. Martin isn't exactly putting a huge emphasis on realism here, so let's discover inco...
BLAH 092 | The big themes and the big picture, with Bookshelfstud
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WIth Bookshelfstud I talk about the big themes and what ASOIAF is really about, viewed over the whole series.
BLAH 091 | Squaring the circle - historical realism and fantasy literature, with Bret Deveraux
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With prolific history blogger and fantasy nerd Bret Deveraux I talk about how to square the circle between realism and storytelling necessity.
BLAH 090 | Locations as storytelling devices, with TurtlePaced
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Locations aren't just places and names on a map. They're storytelling devices.
BLAH 089 | Game of Thrones Season 8 review, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The series finally concluded! I talk about it with Sean T. Collins, who comes out of hiatus again for it.
BLAH 088 | A meta-discussion on Game of Thrones, with Gretchen Falker-Martin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're going deep into the meta-level with prolific critic Gretchen Felkner-Martin.
BLAH 087 | Elections of Ice and Fire, part 1, with Marcus A. Roberts
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of elections going on in ASOIAF. I'm talking to elections expert Marcus A. Roberts.
BLAH 086 | Myth, symbolism and the apocalypse, with Lucifer means Lightbringer
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You will be surprised that I'm talking about myths and symbolism with their foremost expert.
BLAH 085 | Nature or Nurture. Cersei character study, with Elio Garcia
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Elio, I'm talking about whether Cersei always was like this or if she became this way courtesy of Tywin.
BLAH 084 | What feasts, and who are the crows, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The title of "A Feast for Crows" lends itself to much more interpretation than one could assume.
BLAH 083 | Blood, Fire and Policy, with Steven Attewell
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Steven Attewell, I'm talking about policies of Westeros.
BLAH 082 | Sean & Stefan on Fire & Blood, with Sean T. Collins
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since "Fire and Blood" came out, Sean came back from hiatus to talk about it!
BLAH 81 | A lot of games, and no bread, with Jim McGeehin
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Jim, I'm talking about games. Since this isn't strictly an ASOIAF episode, it gets a special counting number.
BLAH 080 | Fire, Blood, Oily Stones and Narratives, with Aziz and Ashaia
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the team of History of Ice and Fire, I talk about all sorts of weird stuff from the fringes of the magical.
BLAH 79 | The Battles of Ice and Fire, with Jim McGeehin
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who better to talk to about all battles of ASOIAF than Jim McGeehin?
BLAH 078 | The best of the bunch, with Emmet Booth
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean is on hiatus, so I invite a roster of guest stars. We start off with Emmet Booth to talk about why "A Dance with Dragons" is the best o...
BLAH 077 | Before the Game of Thrones
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about all POVs - before the story officially starts. What did Eddard do before he became Hand? And so on.
BLAH 076 | Solo - A Star Wars podcast, with Sean T. Collins
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yet another Star Wars movie came out. We talk about it and how clever it is of Disney to drown us in these.
BLAH 075 | The BLAH Salon, with Matt Zoller Seitz and Sean T. Collins
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have famous TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz over for a talk!
BLAH 074 | Monsters of Ice and Fire
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the many monsters of Planetos.
BLAH 073 | Starship Troopers and Rambo, with Sean T. Collins
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Apart from ultra-violence, Starship Troopers and Rambo don't seem to share much, but you may be surprised.
BLAH 072 | Books vs. Show, with Sean T. Collins
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the differences between the books and the show in a sweeping manner.
BLAH 071 | Underdog TV Better Call Saul, The Americans, & Halt and Catch Fire, with Sean T. Collins
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some series deserve much more light than they get. We shed some.
BLAH 070 | The impact of Ice and Fire, with Sean T. Collins
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking about the impact that ASOIAF had on people and literature alike.
BLAH 069 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean and I look at the newest Star Wars entry, and we're not of one mind on this.
BLAH 068 | 2017 - The year in review, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look back.
BLAH 067 | The sons of the dragon, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who are the sons of the dragon? You'll need to listen to find out!
BLAH 066 | The 'Game of Thrones' Season Seven Post-Game Show, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the seventh season of "Game of Thrones".
BLAH 065 | Azor Ahai a Hound? - A Patreon production, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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.
BLAH 064 | Children of Men - A Patreon production, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We share another exclusive from the Patreon, where we talk about the 2006 movie "Children of Men".
BLAH 063 | Our favorite fantasies, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about other works of fantasy that we like.
BLAH 062 | A Game of Thrones Revisited, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take a look back at the novel that began it all.
BLAH 061 | The Boiled Leather Children's Hour, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about children in ASOIAF. They're important.
BLAH 060 | How the West Was Young - "The Young Pope" & "Westworld", with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two new series just popped, and we talk about both of them.
BLAH 059 | Politics special - Trump, week one, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We break our pledge and talk about politics again, because this moment in time is unprecedented. This time will be last, though.
BLAH 058 | Rogue One, A Star Wars Podcast, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new Star Wars movie is out, and so we have to talk about it.
BLAH 057 | A Long Time Ago The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We return to Star Wars, talking about the prequel trilogy, which is actually better than you remember.
BLAH 056 | Election Special, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, we do a political episode and talk about the US elections. This will be a one-off.
BLAH 055 | Forecasting The Winds of Winter, Part 3 - The South, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the North and Essos, we tackle the South and try to predict how it will go in TWOW.
BLAH 054 | The book of Stranger Things
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the Netflix phenomenon of "Stranger Things".
BLAH 053 | The Theory of Everything- Analyzing Popular Theories from a Narrative Thematic Perspective Part II - A Patreon Production, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We give you the second part of our narrative analysis as a present - if you want more of this, join the Patreon?
BLAH 052 | The BLAH Salon, with Sean T. Collins and Adult Swim's Jason DeMarco
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about animated shorts.
BLAH 051 | The Game of Thrones Season 6 Post Game Show, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue the criticism series with season 6.
BLAH 50 | Aeron vs. Euron - it's on, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brother vs. brother, but a bit lopsided.
BLAH 49 | We Need to Talk About Hodor - Game of Thrones Season Six, with Sean T. Collins and Emmet Booth
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who holds the door?
BLAH 48 | Arianne Nation, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take a deep dive into the character of Arianne.
BLAH 47 | Ice and Blackfyre A Patreon Production, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
BLAH 046 | Forecasting The Winds of Winter Part 2 - Essos
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We predict TWOW, closing with a tour of Essos.
BLAH 045 | Forecasting The Winds of Winter Part 1 - The-North, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We make predictions about TWOW, starting in the North.
BLAH 044 | A Year of Ice and Fire with Sean T. Collins, Elio M. García, Jr. and Linda Antonsson
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The eminences of ASOIAF join us again for a wide range of topics.
BLAH 43 | Star Wars The Force Awakens or Episode Seven Kingdoms, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new Star Wars movie came out! We're too much nerds not to talk about it.
BLAH 042 | Fire and Blood The Third Reich, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take a detour today and talk about the history of the Third Reich.
BLAH 041 | The Walking Dead of Westeros, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to talk about the Others and Wights!
BLAH 040 | Women of Westeros Part 5 - Arya, Lyanna, the Sandsnakes, Arianne and Ygritte, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We do the big round-up of the women of Westeros.
BLAH 039 | What's so funny about Peace and Love and Bummer Stannis, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Stannis comedy gold? We think so.
BLAH 38 | The Alayne game, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about Alayne. Not Sansa. Alayne.
BLAH 037 | The Theory of Everything - Analyzing Popular Theories from a Narrative & Thematic Perspective, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How best to analyze theories? We have a narrative approach that we believe in and want to share that with you.
BLAH 036 | The BLAH Salon, with Sean T. Collins and Jamelle Bouie
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Bo...
BLAH 035 | Four against the world, with Sean T. Collins, Steven Attewell and Amin Javadi
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We do our first four-some.
BLAH 034 | Around the World - Discussing The World of Ice and Fire, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now that "The World of Ice and Fire" is out, we review it.
BLAH 033 | We Want the Dunk Discussing the Tales of Dunk and Egg, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We never talked about Dunk&Egg. Now we remedy it.
BLAH 032 | Going Rogue Discussing The Rogue Prince or A Kings Brother, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After "The Princess and the Queen", we discuss the second novella that gives us the prequel story.
BLAH 031 | Rhoyne Like Hell Westeros.orgs Rhoynar centric The World of Ice and Fire Excerpt, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Westeros.org has its own excerpt of "The World of Ice and Fire", and we talk about it!
BLAH 030 | The Post- Game Show - Game of Thrones Season Four Reviewed, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 concluded, and naturally, we continue our streak of TV criticism.
BLAH 029 | Conquest! GeorgeRRMartin.com's Aegon-centric "The World of Ice and Fire" excerpt, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not an ASOIAF sample chapter, but a sample chapter nonetheless! We get a sneak peak into Aegon from "The World of Ice and Fire".
BLAH 028 | The quality of Mercy: GeorgeRRMartin.com's new "The Winds of Winter" sample chapter, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Will wonders never cease? George R. R. Martin released another sample chapter, this time on his own homepage. We're with Arya again!
BLAH 027 | Wild is the wind: The new "Winds of Winter" sample chapter from the Ice and Fire app, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yet another sample chapter dropped, this time from the "Ice and Fire" app. Strange places, but welcome surprises.
BLAH 026 | Meereen streets: Talking Danaerys and Jon, with Adam Feldman
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk with the author of "The Meereenese Blot", Adam Feldman, who made quite the impression on fandom.
BLAH 025 | Winds of War: The new "The Winds of Winter" sample chapter in the "A Dance with Dragons" paperback, with Sean T. Collins
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rather unexpectedly, the new paperback edition of "A Dance with Dragons" contained a new Barristan sample chapter.
BLAH 24 | Royals: Discussing "The Princess and the Queen", or "The Blacks and the Greens", with Sean T. Collins and Steven Attewell
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
George R. R. Martin published a new novella, taking us into the Dance of the Dragons. We take history expert Steven Attewell to task.
BLAH 023 | The Boiled Leather Theory Hour: Celebrating the Nerdstream Era's ASOIAF Theory Feature, with Sean T. Collins and Jamin Avadi
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Jamin, I host the Supreme Court of Westeros on the Nerdstream Era. Today, we take the format live and invite Sean to help out!