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Episodes
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Friday Jan 26, 2024
Dead man walking and hanging the Bloody Mummers. A dog returns to beg.
Chloe's "girls rock" anthems for Arya:
- Comeback kid - sleigh bells
- Wolf like me - tv on the radio
- Abraham’s Daughter by Arcade Fire
- Fangless by Sleater Kinney
- Human Behavior by Bjork
Listen to more from her playlist, "I am a Direwolf, and done with wooden teeth"
Background music:
"Past the Edge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jan 19, 2024
Friday Jan 19, 2024
The year is 2024
And here is Sandor
Doing trial by combat for R'hllor
Beric died... but wait there's more!
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Background music:
"The Pyre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Join us in a special Patreon Bonus Episode being released by Stranger tier and above for public. Patrons at patreon.com/girlsgonecanon in the Stranger tier and above get a bonus episode every month - this episode was released in the beginning of 2023, so expect a few "dated" cultural references!
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Join us to discuss one of George's earliest short stories. It's raw, poetic, and blobby. Share with us a look and a voice—mostly a voice because it's a podcast—as we connect together to talk about A Song for Lya.
Intro by Kevin MacLeod, "Fairytale Waltz"
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Join us in a special Patreon Bonus Episode being released by Stranger tier and above for public. Patrons at patreon.com/girlsgonecanon in the Stranger tier and above get a bonus episode every month - this episode was released in 2021 (WOW), so expect a few "dated" cultural references!
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Robb's a pretty big deal in the first three books; his death stunned readers and viewers everywhere while cementing the story's legacy.
But beyond shocking twists, there's a lot of emotional depth to Robb's storyline—so much that George R. R. Martin even regrets not giving him viewpoint chapters. We dissect what we think Robb's chapters would focus on and how it relates to the overall story.
Intro by Kevin MacLeod, "Fairytale Waltz"
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Arya listens to disco legend Anita Ward while at a tavern full of girls with her BFF Gendry who is one of many people with black hair. She learns about her dad's history during the rebellion when someone brings a stray dog.
WOW, END OF THE YEAR. LAST EPISODE OF 2023—SEE YOU IN 2024 AKA TWENTY-TWENTY-SANDFOUR CLEGANE (I really tried there)
Image created by Chloe re: Bullratheon:
Credits:
Attribution 3.0 GoodListener's Stable Noises at https://freesound.org/people/GoodListener/sounds/322443/All other sounds used via Commons 0
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Lady Smallwood, the Ghost of High Heart, the Lady of the Leaves, Anguy... who isn't in this chapter? We'll tell you who's here to greet these characters with us: It's Carm! This episode, Carm joins us to discuss their favorite character and favorite minor character, and to scrub past the surface of gender in Arya's storyline.
Where to find Carm:
- Carm's Twitter: https://twitter.com/caeservalid
- Carm's Tumblr: https://weaseloftarth.tumblr.com/
Background music:
"Vulcan" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Turns out, being Arya Stark of Winterfell ain't all it's cracked up to be. When you're a "lady," everyone wants something from you.
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Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
“Harwin, it’s me, don’t you know me, don’t you?”
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
It's Black (Moon) Friday! And by that we mean the start of the Dead Moon Circus Arc with the first Sailormoon Eternal movie. This arc was split into two movies. Chloe and Eliana talk mirrors, dreams, and magical animals as our moonlit princess and fellow heroines do some self-reflecting.
BIG SPECIAL THANKS TO SANRIXIAN AND WARREN DUDSON FOR THIS IMAGE OF US AS MAGICAL GIRLS!
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro:
"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Adventure! Skinchanging! Moss! New book! The opening chapter to a new arc for Arya has it all.
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
An important announcement from Girls Gone Canon: Our sincerest apologies
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Nov 03, 2023
Friday Nov 03, 2023
New people get to Harrenhal—and new guests are here at GGC: BWord aka Beth of Kissed by Fire Podcast joins us to talk about this new turn in Arya's storyline, Jaqen, and Roose's leadership.
Where to find BWord
- Kissed by Fire Podcast — https://rss.com/podcasts/kissedbyfire/
- Beth's Twitter — https://twitter.com/b_petersen85
- Kissed by Fire's Twitter — https://twitter.com/kissedpodcast
- Kissed by Fire Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/user?u=80234533
- Kissed by Fire merch — https://kissedbyfire.threadless.com/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
!! GIVEAWAY ALERT !!
Shiloh Carroll's new book, The Medieval Worlds of Neil Gaiman: From Beowulf to Sleeping Beauty, is now out! Carroll joins us this week to discuss medievalism in Gaiman's works and to dig into The Sandman TV series and a bit of the comic books.
You can buy Shiloh's book now or tune into the episode to learn how to win a SIGNED COPY for free:
- Available in paperback, ebook, or audiobook
Learn more about Shiloh's work and other essays on her site — https://shilohcarroll.wordpress.com/
- Follow Shiloh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/medievalismish
- Follow Shiloh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/medievalismist.bsky.social
- Follow Shiloh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medievalismist/
From the author of Medievalism in A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones, comes a new collection of essays:
Neil Gaiman is one of the most widely known writers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, having produced fiction and nonfiction, fantasy and horror, television, comics, and prose. He often attributes this eclecticism to his “compost heap” approach to writing, gathering inspiration from life, religion, literature, and mythology.
Readers love to sink into Gaiman’s medieval worlds—but what makes them “medieval”? Shiloh Carroll offers an introduction to the idea of medievalism, how the literature and culture of the Middle Ages have been reinterpreted and repurposed over the centuries, and how the layers of interpretation have impacted Gaiman’s own use of medieval material. She examines influences from Norse mythology and Beowulf to medieval romances and fairy tales in order to expand readers’ understanding and appreciation of Gaiman’s work, as well as the rest of the medievalist films, TV shows, and books that are so popular today.
Out now for purchase as paperback, audiobook, or ebook—or check out our episode to learn how to win a free, signed copy.
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Friday Oct 20, 2023
Weasel has had a hard day's night, and she's been working like a dog, no thanks to Weese. Well, he won't be barking orders that much longer.
SANSA/ARYA Paradise AMV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWel9lPz6Vk&t=1s&ab_channel=ChemicalAttraction
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Friday Oct 13, 2023
Weasel 2.0 aka Arry aka Lumphead aka Horseface aka Underfoot aka Arya has a new job at Harrenhal. Her boss, Weese, has some dogs (that are in the background of this cast).
Sanrixian aka Sanri aka Mallory joins us to discuss Arya's time at this colossal, haunted castle as a new ghost comes to haunt it.
Where to find Sanrixian:
- Linktree (has all links) — https://linktr.ee/sanrixian
- Subscribe to Sanrixian's Twitch channel — https://www.twitch.tv/sanrixian
- Threadless — https://sanrixian.threadless.com/
- Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/sanrixian
- Twitter — https://twitter.com/sanrixian
- Bluesky — https://bsky.app/profile/sanriscribbles.bsky.social
- YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbc4oItFKlZtLhnEd_C3iAQ
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Arya learns two new prayers as she enters Harrenhal, shepherded by the Mountain.
Background music:
"Tempting Secrets" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Sep 29, 2023
Friday Sep 29, 2023
We're back with Part Two of Sailormoon Crystal Season 3. Sailor Saturn is here and ready to rip ship apart with the Silence Glaive. Join as as we discuss parenting, sacrifice, and rebirth.
This episode covers season 3 episode 8 until the end of the season (Act.34 Infinity 8 "Infinite Labyrinth" 1 up to Act.38 Infinity 12 Infinite - Journey).
BIG SPECIAL THANKS TO SANRIXIAN AND WARREN DUDSON FOR THIS IMAGE OF US AS MAGICAL GIRLS!
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro:
"Glitter Blast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Friday Sep 22, 2023
Both Arya and our misinformation campaigns get unraveled. Arya loses a protector and someone else she felt she should protect.
Links mentioned:
- ASOIAF Bluesky feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ebjaynkk5yhraodrfeocvpsk/feed/Bsky-ASOIAF
- Learned Hands Episode 32, The United States of Westeros: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-32-the-united-states-of-westeros-federalism/id1504807044?i=1000599381064
- Learned Hands Episode 1, The Long Night Court: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-the-long-night-court/id1504807044?i=1000469672322
- Lo's essay, "The queer potential of a blank slate- Stories of transition at The Wall, The Citadel, and The House of Black and White": https://lothelynx.wordpress.com/2022/11/14/the-queer-potential-of-a-blank-slate-stories-of-transition-at-the-wall-the-citadel-and-the-house-of-black-and-white/
- Lo's essay, "Brienne and Arya: gender outlaws": https://lothelynx.wordpress.com/2020/08/27/brienne-and-arya-gender-outlaws/
- Ragman's Harbour Podcast: https://ragmanspod.podbean.com/e/01-the-red-wedding-and-other-bloodbaths/
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Arya is winning over new allies this episode and so are we, joined this episode with another other host—Arah from her channels ieatzebra and Direwolf City! She helps us read the undercurrents of magic here in the Riverlands that saves the lives of Arya and (some of) the crew.
Where to find Arah
- Arah's Youtube channel — https://www.youtube.com/c/ieatzebraarah
- Arah's Twitter — https://twitter.com/ieatzebra
- Arah's Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/ieatzebra/
- Direwolf City Youtube Channel — https://www.youtube.com/@direwolfcity
Watch Arah's theory about Aemon being in a secret society — https://youtu.be/F9WcmeTDwiQ?si=Wwy_JRIKeYR84BLl
Check out these other links
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Wow, it's our 200th episode. We've just been pissing the time away. Like Arya in this chapter.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: www.liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage