Vassals of Kingsgrave
Vassals of Kingsgrave (VOK) is a podcast for fans of fantasy fiction, particularly George R. R. Martin’s A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE and J. R. R. Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS. We also love to chat about movies, TV shows, comic books, video games, anime, and fandom culture.
Since our first episode in June 2013, we have attracted over 50 regular contributors, and recorded almost 1000 hours of original content. Currently, our hosts span four continents, and argue in a variety of different accents, but the one language we all share is geek! Full episode archive available at VOKpodcast.com
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Episodes
- 103
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
VOK 778 – Agatha Christie Reread 35 – Toward Zero
Bina and Pat discuss the last Superintendent Battle novel, Toward Zero, which is typically admired by Christie aficionados. An old wealthy lady is found bludgeoned to death in her cliff-top home. As …
Sat 16 Dec 2023
VOK 777 – Agatha Christie Reread 34 – The Moving Finger
Bina discusses Christie’s third Miss Marple mystery. The village of Lymstock is afflicted with nasty anonymous poison pen letters, one of which drives the solicitor’s wife to suicide. Young airforce …
Wed 06 Dec 2023
VOK 776 – Ridley Scott’s Napoleon Reviewed
Bina and OG Vassal Julia aka No True Lady discuss Ridley Scott’s new historical epic. Spoiler-filled. [MP3] Download or play this episode directly[Archive]View this episode’s page on Archive.org[Disc…
Fri 01 Dec 2023
VoK 775: POV Horror (Interview with Duncan Hubber)
In this episode, Bina (Bina007) interviews Duncan (Valkyrist) about his new book POV Horror: The Trauma Aesthetic of the Found Footage Subgenre. They discuss his fascination with the horror genre; hi…
Thu 23 Nov 2023
VoK 774: The Movie Passport #14 – Canadian Cinema
Hello and bonjour! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Scott (skywaltzer), Abby (Daceymormont), and Steven (SJLee) travel to the c…
Fri 10 Nov 2023
VOK 773 – Agatha Christie Reread 33 – Five Little Pigs
Bina and Pat discuss the sublime Hercule Poirot cold-case murder mystery set in a gorgeous English country house. Fashionable portrait painter Amyas Crale is poisoned and his wife is convicted of the…
Sun 05 Nov 2023
VoK 772: The Movie Passport #13 – Mexican Cinema
Hola! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist), Matt (Varley), Matt (Blu3arm0r), and Zander (The Lord Baron) travel to the country of Me…
Tue 24 Oct 2023
VOK 771 – Agatha Christie Reread 32 – The Body In The Library
Bina does a quick minipod on what some see as the quintessential Miss Marple mystery published in 1942. A young ballroom dancer is found strangled in St Mary Mead, and Marple must save the reputation…
Sat 21 Oct 2023
VOK 770 – Agatha Christie Reread 31 – N or M?
Bina does a quick minipod on a rare Tommy and Tuppence thriller. This is a rare Christie novel that is heavily reflective of World War Two, as our middle-aged spies try to uncover Nazi fifth columnis…
Mon 02 Oct 2023
VOK 769 – Agatha Christie Reread 30 – Evil Under The Sun
Bina and Pat discuss the Hercule Poirot murder-mystery set in a holiday resort on an island. Glamorous Arlene Marshall is holidaying with her stuffy husband and hated stepdaughter. Not uncoincidental…
Sun 24 Sep 2023
VOK 768 – Agatha Christie Reread 29 – One Two Buckle My Shoe
Bina reviews the Hercule Poirot mystery set in a dentist’s office that seems to be part of a political conspiracy. This novel is arguably better viewed as a snapshot of the political turbulence of th…
Sat 16 Sep 2023
VOK 767 – Agatha Christie Reread 28 – Sad Cypress
Bina, Pat and Hannah discuss the 1940 Hercule Poirot mystery that is told mostly from the perspective of proud heiress Elinor Carlisle, accused of poisoning her love rival and on trial for her life. …
Sun 10 Sep 2023
VOK 766 – Agatha Christie Reread 27 – And Then There Were None Part 2
This is the second of a two part discussion of Agatha Christie’s frighteningly bleak standalone mystery, And Then There Were None. In this second spoiler-filled episode, Bina, Pat, Hannah and Bing di…
Mon 28 Aug 2023
VOK 765 – Agatha Christie Reread 27 – And Then There Were None Part 1
This is the first of a two part discussion of Agatha Christie’s frighteningly bleak standalone mystery, And Then There Were None. In this first spoiler-free episode, Bina, Pat, Hannah and Bing discus…
Mon 28 Aug 2023
VoK 764: The Movie Passport #12 – Kuwaiti Cinema
Marhaba! Welcome to The Movie Passport, a podcast series about world cinema. In this episode, Duncan (Valkyrist) and Abdullah (Quaithe from Asshai) travel to the country of Kuwait to discuss the foll…
Thu 24 Aug 2023
VOK 763 – Agatha Christie Reread 26 – Murder Is Easy
Bina007 discusses the 1939 standalone murder-mystery Murder Is Easy in this minipod. The novel features retired police officer Luke Fitzwilliam investigating a spate of murders in a picturesque Engli…
Sat 19 Aug 2023
VOK 762 – Agatha Christie Reread 25 – Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
Bina007 and TwoPointOh aka Pat discuss the 1938 Hercule Poirot locked room mystery set in an English country house. Mean father Simeon Lee is found brutally murdered in his room. Was it one of his ch…
Tue 15 Aug 2023
VOK 761 – Agatha Christie Reread 24 – Appointment With Death
Bina007 and TwoPointOh aka Pat discuss the 1938 Hercules Poirot murder-mystery set in Jerusalem and Petra. Christie paints an acute psychological portrait of a sadistic mother who controls her childr…
Sun 16 Jul 2023
VoK 760: Yellowjackets Season 2
Meat’s back on the menu, girls! Join Michal/inkasrain, Glen/dagos_rivers, Matt (it’s his real name), and Adam/drownedsnow in a free-wheeling review and discussion of Showtime’s delectable survivalist…
Sun 02 Jul 2023
VoK 759: The Little Mermaid (2023)
Join Glen/Dagos_Rivers (Discord/Podcast of Ice and Fire Forums) and David (Davidhhh) as they discuss the 2023 live-action reimagining of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. We provide our reviews of the mov…
Mon 12 Jun 2023
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