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The Boiled Leather Audio Hour

Sean T. Collins & Stefan Sasse

The longest-running A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon podcast on the internet, featuring Stefan Sasse & Sean T. Collins on pop culture, politics, fantasy, history, and more.

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00:58:12

BLAH 227 | House of the Dragon, S3 Retrospective,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/09/18

Now that Season 3 has concluded, I invited Federica Bocco from "Winter is Coming" to discuss the whole season. She has a more negative take than Sean and I, and so I thought we could discuss the shortcomings of the show a bit.

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01:26:15

BLAH 226 | The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/08/05

There's a faux history book about the titular Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire which I read and then reawakened my urge to discuss totalitarianism and historical modelling in Star Wars with Bret Deveraux, and he was kind enough to oblige!

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00:44:44

BLAM 105 | House of the Dragon, Season 3, Episode 5,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/07/20

Hi everyone, as a special treat, we're publishing the latest episode for our subscriber-exclusive podcast for everyone! If you want to listen to the other and the following reviews, join the Patreon!

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01:06:37

BLAH 225 | A Tale of Two Germanies - Reunification,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/06/14

We are finally reunifying Germany!

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00:42:27

BLAH 224 | Best of ASOIAF - Memories of Yi Ti, with...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/05/10

Why did the Yi Ti build gigantic forts? Where did Azor Ahai really come from? Join us to not get any answers!

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00:57:43

BLAH 223| A tale of two Germanies - The Wall, with...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/04/04

We're nearing the end. Not that anyone expected it when 1989 rolled around, but hindsight is a bitch.

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01:06:07

BLAH 221 | A tale of two Germanies - Turnaround, with...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/03/01

We' re continuing our series and talk about the FRG in the 1980s.

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00:47:03

BLAH 222 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, S01E06,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/02/25

We're reviewing the final episode of the season. What I show!

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00:45:57

BLAH 220 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, S01E05,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/02/21

We talk about the big event, of course, but there's also a huge discussion about the worth of flashbacks and we even add a little addendum about the new trailer for the third season of House of the Dragon!

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00:57:38

BLAH 219 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, S01E04,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/02/10

Payoffs are coming. We talk about the emotional impact this episode had.

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00:45:58

BLAH 218 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, S01E03,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/02/08

We review the third episode of a show that's just getting stronger every week, and giving you some sound structural reasons as to why!

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01:25:56

BLAH 217 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, S01E02,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/01/28

We review the second episode.

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00:50:48

BLAH 216 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, S01E01,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2026/01/19

We are reviewing the first episode of the Dunk&Egg saga! Follow us along interpreting the new Laughing Storm and Dunk's extremely serious naivitée and wonder with us whether it matters how tall he actually is.

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01:50:14

BLAH 215 | The Best of ASOIAF - The Hedge Knight,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2025/12/22

Without any reason in HBO's programming schedule whatsoever, we tackle the "Hedge Knight" and its value system.

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01:52:32

BLAH 214 | A Tale of Two Germanies - Honecker, with...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2025/11/09

In our 11th episode of the subseries about the history of the divided Germany, we're looking at East Germany from 1973 to 1989 - the era named after its charismatic, relatable leader, Erich Honecker.

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00:54:52

BLAH 213 | Revenge in ASOIAF, with Grant Piercy...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2025/11/06

In this episode, I take Grant Piercy, better known as Heathen King, to task. We talk about revenge in ASOIAF and in the real world, as well. Find his books online!

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01:11:21

BLAH 212 Best of ASOIAF - The House of the Undying,...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2025/10/28

It is the day of days - we're tackling one of the biggest chapters yet. Who are the three heads of the dragon? What are the betrayals? Who's the grey-lipped man on a ship? The false dragon? We're talking about none of that. Instead, we're taking the deep dive into what this chapter actually MEANS.

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01:04:25

BLAH 211 | Good and evil in ASOIAF, with Quinn the GM

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2025/09/13

Is there good and evil in ASOIAF, or is just a morally grey mass and mess? I take this up with Quinn the GM, who made a very instructive video essay on it that I really wanted to discuss in depth.

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01:06:29

BLAH 210 | A Tale of Two Germanies - Ostpolitik, with...

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2025/08/18

Today, we're taking a look at the detente between West and East Germany. What were the factors breaking the deadlock in domestic and international politics? How did it happen? And, most importantly, was it a success?

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00:48:40

BLAH 209 | Best of ASOIAF - Jon's death, with Sean T....

The Boiled Leather Audio Hour ·

2025/08/13

Jon's death comes as a big surprise for first-time readers, and not because it's sprung on you but because Martin is a damn good writer. We explain all the ways of why and how.

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