The Boiled Leather Audio Hour
Episodes
BLAH 022 | Vendettas and Hypotheticals -The Consequences of Vengeance plus a few What-Ifs, with Sean T. Collins and Amin Javadi
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vendettas are a real issue in ASOIAF, and they are bad for everyone involved.
BLAH 021 | "Game" show: "Game of Thrones" season 3 reviewed, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 concluded. Time to dust off our criticism skills.
BLAH 020 | FeastDance - The combined reading order for "A Feast for Crows" and "A Dance with Dragons", with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean wrote a combined reading order for AFFC and ADWD. We talk about it here.
BLAH 019 | Women of Westeros, Part 4 - Melisandre, Margaery and Lysa, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And even more women of Westeros! We lump Melisandre, Margaery and Lysa Arryn together.
BLAH 018 | Women of Westeros, Part 3 - Catelyn and Danaerys, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Even more women of Westeros! This time, it's Catelyn and Dany, which seem to have nothing in common, but they don't know us.
BLAH 017 | She's like the wind: Analyzing the new sample chapter from "The Winds of Winter", with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A new sample chapter dropped! This time, we meet up with Arianne.
BLAH 016 | Book-Report - The Lands of Ice and Fire / A Flight of Sorrows, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not one, but two books came out, and we talk about them! The Lands of Ice and Fire is, of course, more a map collection than book, but "A Flight of So...
BLAH 015 | Women of Westeros, Part 2: Brienne and Asha, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After Sansa and Cersei, we pair Brienne and Asha in this episode. You will find out why.
BLAH 014 | Prophet Motive - The Geopolitical Impact of Prophecy, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode about prophecies, we look specifically into their geopolitical impact.
BLAH 013 | Women of Westeros, Part 1: Sansa and Cersei, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we tackle one of the most interesting female relationships in the series.
BLAH 012 | Hopeless, Romantic: Romanticism and the weight of history, with Sean T. Collins, Elio M. Garcia and Linda Antonsson
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elio and Linda wrote a great essay about Romanticism in ASOIAF for the "Beyond the Wall" essay series. We're here to talk to them about it.
BLAH 011 | Rape, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After we tackled violence against children, we approach another heavy topic: the role of rape in the story.
BLAH 10 | Game theory: what season 2 got right and wrong, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After the end of season 2, Sean and I try our hands at a bit of TV criticism.
BLAH 009 | Violence against children, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is it always the innocent who suffer most? We try to answer Varys' question.
BLAH 008 | Prophecies, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prophecies obviously play a huge part in ASOIAF. This is the first time we talk about them on this show.
BLAH 007 | Games of Ice and Fire, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sean and I talk about the various ASOIAF computer games of 2012.
BLAH 006 | Everyone knows it's windy: The Winds of Winter sample chapter, with Sean T. Collins and Amin Javadi
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
George R. R. Martin released a sample chapter for "The Winds of Winter", Theon I! Together with Amin, we talk about it.
BLAH 005 | Dirty South: Lady Dustin's "Southron Ambitions" Conspiracy Theory, with Sean T. Collins and Amin Javadi
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss my theory of Southron Ambitions, now that it's fresh out.
BLAH 004 | Religion in Westeros, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of this miniseries, we take a look at religion in Westeros.
BLAH 003 | Good rulers, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a good ruler? Are there even good rulers in this story?
BLAH 002 | Political reform in Westeros, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we tackle the possibilities and necessities of political reform in Westeros.
BLAH 001 | Honor in Westeros, with Sean T. Collins
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our very first episode, we tackle the question of what honor is exactly in Westeros.