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House of R

Welcome to ‘House of R,’ where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Star Wars,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes, and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales

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All Episodes

89:09

‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The Running Man’

House of R ·

2025/11/14

Mal and Jo go to the movies! They discuss two recent releases with ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The Running Man.’ Plus, they get into the horniest moments in Guillermo del Toro’s movies and the best action sequences in Edgar Wright’s movies!(00:00) Intro(06:29) Opening Snapshot(11:49) ‘Frankenstein’(53:44) ‘The Running Man’ Prepare for one last adventure at Target. Visit target.com/StrangerThings Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Mike WargonSocial: Jomi

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166:29

‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Revisited (Part 2)

House of R ·

2025/11/11

Mal and Jo are ready to face off against Vecna as they wrap up their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. Now it’s time for Part 2 of Season 4! They talk about their original experience with this season, hand out some superlatives, and look ahead to Season 5.(00:00) Intro(08:25) Opening snapshot(50:52) Stranger superlatives(02:15:32) Season 5 look-ahead Prepare for one last adventure at Target. Visit target.com/StrangerThings Hosts: Joanna Robinson and

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184:04

Our 10 Favorite Musical Moments of the Century (So Far)

House of R ·

2025/11/07

Sing along with Mal and Jo as they go through their favorite musical moments of the century. They talk about everything from ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ to ‘The Leftovers’ and ‘Lost’!(00:00) Intro (05:55) Our favorite musical moments (27:02) Jo’s no. 10 (34:18) Mal’s no. 10 (40:43) Jo’s no. 9 (46:10) Mal’s no. 9 (56:45) Jo’s no. 8 (01:03:11) Mal’s no. 8 (01:10:24) Mal’s no. 7 (01:19:00) Jo’s no. 6 (01:26:38) Mal’s no. 6 (01:35:09) Jo’s no. 5 (01:40:50) Mal's no. 5 (01:49:08)

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157:43

‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Revisited (Part 1)

House of R ·

2025/11/05

Mal and Jo are back in the Upside Down to continue their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. Next up: revisiting the first part of Season 4 (Episodes 1-6)! They talk about their original experience with this season and hand out some superlatives! (00:00) Intro (11:11) Season 5 trailer reaction (23:54) Opening snapshot (50:33) Stranger superlatives Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional

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166:21

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 2 Rewatch (Part 2)

House of R ·

2025/10/28

Mal and Jo continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the second half of Season 2! They talk about their favorite episodes, the most dated moments, the funniest moments, the horniest moments, and more!(00:00) Intro (09:58) Opening snapshot (37:11) Our favorites (01:40:41) Superlatives Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson Producer: Carlos Chiriboga Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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149:17

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 2 Rewatch (Part 1)

House of R ·

2025/10/23

Mal and Jo are back in the Hellmouth! They continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the first half of Season 2 (through Episode 14 “Innocence”)! They talk about their favorite episodes, most dated moments, the best fits, how hot Giles is, and more!(00:00) Intro(12:49) Opening Snapshot(38:48) Our Favorites(01:19:40) Superlatives Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about

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152:20

Our 10 Favorite Villains of the Century (So Far)

House of R ·

2025/10/21

It feels good to be bad! Mal and Jo share their top 10 villains of the century (so far) and round it out with some honorable mentions.(0:00) Intro (6:19) Rules (24:31) Jo’s no. 10 (29:50) Mal’s no. 10 (37:56) Mal’s no. 9 (42:31) Jo's no. 8 (49:12) Mal’s no. 8 (54:21) Jo's no. 7 (1:04:15) Jo's no. 9 and Mal's no. 7 (1:08:28) Jo's no. 6 (1:16:39) Mal's no. 6 (1:22:14) Jo's no. 5 (1:28:30) Jo's no. 4 (1:34:55) Mal's no. 4 (1:40:22) Mal's no. 3 (1:47:29) Jo's no. 3 and Mal's no

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169:25

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Trailer Deep Dive

House of R ·

2025/10/15

Mal and Jo are back in Westeros to dive deep into the first trailer for the new ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff, ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.’ First, they discuss their overall impressions of the trailer and expectations for the show, then they break down the trailer moment by moment in a spoiler-free fashion. Later, they head over to book corner for a spoiler-filled trailer chat!(00:00) Intro(22:48) Opening snapshot(01:10:49) Deep dive(02:18:17) Book corner: SPOILERS! Hosts: Joanna Robinson and

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72:46

2025 Halloween Costume Recommendations

House of R ·

2025/10/10

Jo is joined by some of your favorite Ringer hosts to talk about Halloween, rules for picking a costume, and what pop culture–related costumes will be the most popular this year. From ‘Weapons’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ to ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Andor,’ this pod has a little bit of everything!(00:00) Intro (02:25) Van Lathan and Charles Holmes (24:28) Chris Ryan (34:40) Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti Host: Joanna Robinson Guests: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Chris Ryan, Jodi

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153:45

‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Revisited

House of R ·

2025/10/03

Mal and Jo are back in Hawkins to continue their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. Next up: revisiting Season 3! They talk about their original experience with this season and hand out some superlatives!(00:00) Intro(03:57) Mailbag(08:36) Opening Snapshot(45:19) Best New Addition(51:00) Best Use of the Summer Setting(53:09) Most Important Relationship(01:00:23) Most Emotional Moment(01:13:49) Funniest Moment(01:23:11) Scariest Moment(01:31:01) Goopiest

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83:28

The 2025 Fall Hype Meter | House of R

House of R ·

2025/09/30

There’s more to be hyped about than falling leaves and Halloween! Mal and Jo are here again to get you hyped for the things they are most looking forward to this fall season!(0:00) Intro (11:06) 'Predator: Badlands' (14:20) 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' (20:21) 'The Running Man' (23:46) 'Star Wars: Visions' Volume 3 (26:44) 'Wicked: For Good' (33:24) 'Fallout' Season 2 (38:05) 'The Everlasting' (42:20) 'The Strength of the Few' (46:00) 'Frankenstein' (51:12) 'Bugonia' (55:34) 'Percy Jackson

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155:28

‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 8 Deep Dive. Plus: Timothy...

House of R ·

2025/09/24

Jo, Mal, and Rob are back together to dive deep into the final episode of ‘Alien: Earth’ Season 1! They talk about how the episode begins in contrast to how the previous episode ended, Morrow vs. Kirsh, looking ahead to a potential Season 2, and so much more! Also, the one and only Kirsh, Timothy Olyphant, joins Jo and Mal! Timothy discusses what he liked about portraying the synthetic character, working with Babou Ceesay, Kirsh’s relationship with Issac, and the "milking" process. (00:00)

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61:12

'The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Trailer Reactions

House of R ·

2025/09/23

Mal and Jo are here to react to the surprise first look at ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’! They talk about their initial reactions and where we left off in Season 3 of 'The Mandalorian' before they each give their five favorite moments from the trailer!Intro (0:00:00)Opening Snapshot (4:09)Moment #1 (15:14)Moment #2 (31:30)Moment #3 (36:13)Moment #4 (40:37)Moment #5 (50:44) Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducers: Isaiah Blakely and Chris ThomasAdditional Production Supervision: Arjuna

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122:53

'Peacemaker' Season 2 Midseason Awards. Plus: James...

House of R ·

2025/09/19

They made a vow to pod, no matter how many realities they have to visit. Mallory Rubin is joined by Ben Lindbergh to hand out their midseason awards for 'Peacemaker' Season 2. Come for the Eagly talk, stay for the alternate-dimension takes. Later, James Gunn pops by for a chat with Mal on 'Peacemaker' Season 2, Episode 5; possible Season 3 theme song choices; the larger DCU; and more!(00:00) Intro (05:14) Opening snapshot (13:13) Most Important Eagly Moment (22:09) Best Fight

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136:18

‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 7 Deep Dive

House of R ·

2025/09/17

Jo, Mal, and Rob are back together to dive deep into the penultimate episode of ‘Alien: Earth’ Season 1! They talk about the Isaac aftermath, Wendy as “Mother,” Kirsh vs. Morrow Round 2, and more!(00:00) Intro (06:34) Opening snapshot (11:14) Mailbag (22:13) Slightly, Smee, and poor Arthur (01:09:56) The Isaac aftermath (01:31:51) Escape from Witch Mountain (01:46:29) Eyeballs and secret synths (01:57:04) Morrow vs. Kirsh: the rematch (02:01:17) Wendy/Marcy is Mother Hosts: Joanna

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147:54

‘The Prestige’ Revisited | Hot Nolan Summer

House of R ·

2025/09/12

Mal and Jo wrap up Hot Nolan Summer by revisiting Christopher Nolan’s 2006 movie, ‘The Prestige’! They discuss all the twists and turns of the movie and give out some superlatives!(00:00) Intro (05:13) 'The Prestige' (01:12:00) Funniest Moment( 01:18:31) Sickest Set Piece (01:25:11) Who Is the Real Villain? (01:33:06) Most Exquisitely Gorgeous Shot (01:35:08) The Scene You Think About the Most (01:45:45) Where Would You Put the One F-Bomb? (01:47:40) Most Baffling Accent (01:48:58) Best

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134:34

‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 6 Deep Dive

House of R ·

2025/09/10

Jo and Rob dive deep into the sixth episode of ‘Alien: Earth’! They discuss some sad character deaths, the implications of resetting Nibs, what is actually canon in the ‘Alien’ universe, and more!(00:00) Intro (05:49) Opening Snapshot (17:45) Mailbag (33:39) The Peter Pan Question (39:00) Hermit and Kirsch Watching Wendy With the Alien (43:40) Resetting Nibs (53:25) Hermit and Wendy (01:01:52) Arbitration (01:13:56) Morrow and Kirsch in the Elevator (01:24:54) Slightly Gets an Upgrade

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165:08

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 1 Rewatch

House of R ·

2025/09/05

It’s finally time for Mal and Jo to venture into the Hellmouth! They start their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with Season 1! They talk about their favorite episodes, most dated moments, the best fits, how hot Giles is, and more! (00:00) Intro (08:15) Opening Snapshot (49:33) Our Favorites (01:36:02) Favorite Line (01:42:21) Best Villain of the Week (01:51:24) Best Fit (01:55:28) Favorite Episode (01:59:25) Best Coredlia-ism (02:02:44) Best Guest Star (02:06:41) When Willow Cries,

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136:58

'Alien: Earth' Episode 5 Deep Dive. Plus, Noah Hawley...

House of R ·

2025/09/03

Mal, Jo, and Rob come together to dive deep into Episode 5 of ‘Alien: Earth’! First, they catch up on how Jo is liking the season so far. Then, they talk about the decision to put a mini ‘Alien’ movie inside the show, the revelations about Morrow’s history, and more. Later, Mal and Jo are joined by showrunner Noah Hawley and the actor who plays Morrow, Babou Ceesay, to talk all about this intense episode!(00:00) Intro(09:07) Jo’s Episode 1-4 Takes(34:10) A Mini ‘Alien’ Movie in our TV Show!(59:23)

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117:58

‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Revisited

House of R ·

2025/08/28

Mal and Jo are back together and in Hawkins to continue their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. Next up: revisiting Season 2! They talk about their original experience with this season and hand out some superlatives!(00:00) Intro (08:46) Opening snapshot (22:08) Best New Addition (31:03) Most Important Relationship (38:39) Funniest Moment (42:46) Most Emotional Moment (45:45) Scariest Moment (54:12) Goopiest Moment (57:51) Best Coming-of-Age

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