From books to ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ to ‘Wonder Man,’ the House of R mailbag is here. Jo and Mal answer all of your burning questions about the content you love!(00:00) Intro(01:21) Programming Reminders(05:39) Is Ser Arlan an Actual Knight?(11:23) A ‘Game of Thrones’ Movie Is in Development(15:43) Book Recommendations - 'The Will of the Many'(23:48) Book Recommendations - 'The Everlasting'(25:11) Book Recommendations - 'Katabasis”'(31:04) 2026 Book Recommendations(39:09) Anticipated Book Adaptations(43:28) Underrated Show or Performance(56:12) Who Will Win ‘Survivor 50’ and Who Will Cameo on ‘White Lotus’?(01:07:19) ‘Pride and Prejudice’ on Netflix Casting(01:12:09) ‘The Vampire Lestat’ Coverage(01:17:18) Would You Rather Hang Out With The Doctor or Rocky?(01:20:35) Thoughts on the ‘Traitors’ Finale(01:32:00) Thoughts on ‘Wonder Man’(01:42:46) Most Exciting Thing About Joanna’s MoveHosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘House of the Dragon' Season 3 Trailer Deep Dive
2026/02/25 | 1h 30 mins.
Mal and Jo aren’t ready to leave Westeros yet! They are back to dive deep into the trailer for ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3!(00:00) Intro(05:43) Opening Snapshot(19:22) Deep dive(01:03:45) Book spoilers!Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducers: Carlos Chiriboga, Jon Jones, and Chris ThomasSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 6 Deep Dive
2026/02/25 | 2h 59 mins.
Mal and Jo are back with Dunk and Egg to dive deep into the final episode of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 1! They talk about the offers from Maekar and Lyonel, the green-apple Fossoways, and some changes from the novella. Plus, they look ahead to the future of the show!(00:00) Intro(05:29) Opening Snapshot(15:30) The Laughing Storm’s offer(50:12) Hard conversations at Baelor’s funeral(01:03:03) Mr. and Mrs. Fossoway, of the green-apple Fossoways(01:11:30) Maekar summons Dunk(01:38:53) Arlan’s final words(01:55:44) Daeron crashes the wake(02:09:02) Egg’s dark night of the silver-haired soul(02:21:54) Dunk counters Maekar’s offer(02:25:25) Sweetfoot returns!(02:29:35) ‘Tales of Dunk and Egg’(02:34:03) Book spoilers!Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Chris ThomasSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 6 Reactions | Talk the Thrones
2026/02/23 | 54 mins.
Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are back to break down ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 6, “The Morrow.” They discuss the aftermath from the trial, Dunk and Egg beginning their adventures, and the future of the show. Plus, they talk about the ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 teaser.
(00:00) Intro
(1:49) CR’s recap
(5:08) Favorite moment
(12:45) War is coming
(18:49) Can this show continue beyond the text?
(24:38) Valarr Targaryen reflects on his father’s death
(30:10) Egg's future and his Targaryen roots
(34:33) Which S1 characters could return for S2?
(39:05) Dunk was never knighted
(41:38) ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3
(48:18) Needle drop at the end of the episode
Hosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson
Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Carlos Chiriboga
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Lighting Director: Sarah Reddy
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 3 Rewatch (Part 2)
2026/02/20 | 1h 58 mins.
Mal and Jo are finally back in the Hellmouth! They continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the second half of Season 3! They talk about the best fights, most dated moments, the best fits, horniest moments, and more!(00:00) Intro(03:08) Mailbag(05:52) Opening Snapshot(01:11:13) SuperlativesHosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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 in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.
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