The Boiled Leather Audio Hour
An in-depth thematic discussion of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, the basis for HBO's Game of Thrones, featuring Sean T. Collins and Stefan Sasse. Warning: Westerosi wonkery ahead.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 231
- Years Active
- 2025
BLAH 016 | Book-Report - The Lands of Ice and Fire / A Flight of Sorrows, with Sean T. Collins
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 Sorrows" is an essay collection that yours truly al…
BLAH 015 | Women of Westeros, Part 2: Brienne and Asha, with Sean T. Collins
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
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
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
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
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
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
Why is it always the innocent who suffer most? We try to answer Varys' question.
BLAH 008 | Prophecies, with Sean T. Collins
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
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
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
We discuss my theory of Southron Ambitions, now that it's fresh out.
BLAH 004 | Religion in Westeros, with Sean T. Collins
In the last episode of this miniseries, we take a look at religion in Westeros.
BLAH 003 | Good rulers, with Sean T. Collins
What makes a good ruler? Are there even good rulers in this story?
BLAH 002 | Political reform in Westeros, with Sean T. Collins
In this episode we tackle the possibilities and necessities of political reform in Westeros.
BLAH 001 | Honor in Westeros, with Sean T. Collins
In our very first episode, we tackle the question of what honor is exactly in Westeros.
BLAH 202 | A Tale of Two Germanies - Berlin, with Jim McGeehin
BLAH 200 | Best of ASOIAF: The Red Wedding, with Sean T. Collins
BLAH 201 | Few Dungeons and Rare Dragons, with Adrian Daub