Category: House of the Dragon

B4TD069: HotD S1E02 – A Newsflash of Differences with the Books

Matt goes through the differences between S1E02 and Fire and Blood by George RR Martin.

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Some sounds and music in this podcast are licensed to Matt via Artist.io (https://artlist.io/) and all licenses can be viewed via this publicly shared Google folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Intro: “Nemesis”
00:01:02 – Happy Nameday!
00:04:01 – More Nemesis
00:06:53 – Differences between Books and S1E02 of House of the Dragon Newsflash!
00:11:21 – Wrap Up

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B4TD068: HotD S1E01 Book and Show Differences

Matt lays out the differences between the books and show for House of the Dragon S1E01. If you have additional insights regarding this subject, or if this content isn’t to your liking, we are completely open to your feedback! Tweet @B4thedragonpod, Hive or Mastodon mattsaudioblog, email mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, submit comments via mattsaudioblog.com or via the YouTube videos, youtube.com/@B4thedragonpod.

Music in this podcast includes “Monumental Journey” by Jesse Gallagher (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD5hjK3sDzk2W-jw9roHuVw)

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Introduction, What We’re Doing, and Podcast Information
00:04:56 – The HotD S1E01 Book/Show Differences Meditation

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B4TD067: House of the Dragon Season 1 Holly Bleep Awards

Matt is joined by Holly and John to wrap up season 1 of House of the Dragon, with ratings, discussions and the first ever Holly-BLEEP awards for a select group of categories, highlighting the best and the worst of the season. We still want to hear from you! Tweet @b4thedragonpod email mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, comment at mattsaudioblog.com or at youtube.com/@b4thedragonpod or join us on our new social media platform Hive Social by seeking MattsAudioBlog. Some sounds and music used in the podcast is licensed through Artist IO (https://artlist.io/) and licenses are available for viewing in a publicly shared google folder at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing –

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Intro and Hello!
00:02:29 – Happy Name Day!
00:07:22 – Season 1 Ratings!
00:14:49 – What might Miguel leaving mean?
00:15:06 – Podcast Information
00:17:21 – Holly Bleep Award for Favorite Dragon
00:21:21 – Holly Bleep Award for Most Overrated Scene
00:27:17 – Holly Bleep Award for Most Underrated Scene
00:32:09 – Holly Bleep Award for Best Scene
00:37:28 – Holly Bleep Award for Most Tearful Scene
00:42:23 – Holly Bleep Award for The “For Reasons” Scene
00:46:33 – Holly Bleep Award for Favorite Character
00:51:13 – Holly Bleep Award for Favorite Acting Performance
00:55:06 – Holly Bleep Award for Least Favorite Character
00:59:03 – Holly Bleep Award for Best Location/Set
01:06:55 – Dragon Babies! 01:12:26 – How long SHOULD HotD last?
01:15:18 – Feedback 01:18:18 – Final Season 1 Thoughts
01:21:17 – What’s Ahead and other pods with us on them!

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B4TD066: House of the Dragon S1E10 – From Beyond the Grave

Happy Halloween to all who partake! In Part 3 (of 3), Holly reaches out from beyond the grave to give her rating, three words, and brothelmates,as Kelly. Susan, John and Matt go through YOURS as well, and give a couple of real-world thoughts too.

Even though the season is over we STILL want to hear from YOU! Tweet @b4thedragonpod, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, and leave comments at the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on the YouTube videos (search for Before the Dragon Podcast to find the channel).

Some sounds used in this podcast are licensed to Matt via Artist.io (https://artlist.io/), and all applicable licenses can be found in a publicly shared Google Folder for inspection: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Spoiler Alert and Intro
00:00:52 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Winds of Winter and Rise of the Dragon Discussion
00:13:19 – Three Words (3 word descriptions of the episode)
00:17:57 – Brothelmates (Best Coupling)
00:22:26 – Feedback
00:40:36 – Final Season Thoughts

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B4TD065: House of the Dragon S1E10 – Holly is STILL Dead

Happy Halloween to all who partake! In Part 2 (of 3!), Holly is STILL DEAD, forcing Kelly. Susan, John and Matt to continue to grieve by discussing more things about the House of the Dragon Season 1 Finale, then conclude their out of control Top 5 lists to close this section out.

Even though the season is over we STILL want to hear from YOU! Tweet @b4thedragonpod, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, and leave comments at the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on the YouTube videos (search for Before the Dragon Podcast to find the channel).

Some sounds used in this podcast are licensed to Matt via Artist.io (https://artlist.io/), and all applicable licenses can be found in a publicly shared Google Folder for inspection: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Spoiler Alert and Intro
00:00:52 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Fancy meeting you here…again?
00:06:25 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: The (Red) Queen who never was..
00:13:44 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: The Strong Boy, How to Train your Dragon, and Storms End.
00:50:15 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Daemon the Dragon Whisperer (and wife strangler)
01:08:23 – MORE Out of Control TOP FIVE Lists!

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B4TD064: House of the Dragon S1E10 – Holly is Dead!

Happy Halloween to all who partake! In Part 1 (of 3!), Holly is DEAD, leaving Kelly. Susan, John and Matt left to rate the House of the Dragon Season 1 Finale, and talk about 3 big topics, then get down to some out of control Top 5 lists to close this section out.

Even though the season is over we STILL want to hear from YOU! Tweet @b4thedragonpod, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, and leave comments at the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on the YouTube videos (search for Before the Dragon Podcast to find the channel).

Some sounds used in this podcast are licensed to Matt via Artist.io (https://artlist.io/), and all applicable licenses can be found in a publicly shared Google Folder for inspection: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing –

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Blacks and Greens (Music)
00:01:17 – Hello and Holly is Dead.
00:05:23 – Episode Ratings
00:15:59 – Music Analysis
00:31:47 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Bookends! Births, Book Pages, and Others!
00:42:16 – Reckless Mysaria Speculations!
00:44:22 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Can you have a Coronation without a Funeral?
00:54:27 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: The Painted Table and a WHOLE LOT of Stuff that Happened There.
01:20:20 – Out of Control TOP FIVE Lists!

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B4TD063: House of the Dragon S1E10 Initial Reaction

Matt gives his initial reaction to the season finale of House of the Dragon “The Black Queen”. Send us your 3 words descriptions, brothelmates of the episode (best coupling), and thoughts by tweeting @b4thedragonpod, sending emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, commenting on the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on our YouTube videos (search for Before the Dragon Podcast there). Do so by 5pm Pacific on Tuesdays to be included in our panel podcast(s) later this week!

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B4TD062: House of the Dragon S1E09 – Just Kelly

Siren of ASOIAF from the West Kelly (@kellyunderfoot on twitter) takes over the podcast S1E09 of House of the Dragon, “The Green Council”! We want to hear from you too! Tweet the podcast @b4thedragonpod, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, leave comments on the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on the YouTube channel (search for “Before the Dragon Podcast” there)!

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B4TD061: House of the Drgaon S1E09 – Just Matt

It’s the 2nd look podcast for S1E09 of House of the Dragon, “The Green Council”! Matt is never alone really, and he shares some perspectives sent in by his usual panel, and YOUR thoughts, three words, and brothelmates as well! We want to hear from you too! Tweet the podcast @b4thedragonpod, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, leave comments on the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on the YouTube channel (search for “Before the Dragon Podcast” there)!

Some sounds used in this podcast are licensed by Matt through Artist IO (https://artlist.io/) and all licenses held are viewable in a publicly shared Google folder for inspection: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Spoiler Alert and Intro
00:00:50 – Hello and Podcast Business
00:04:46 – Matt Rethinks S1E09 and his Initial Reaction
00:18:54 – Music Analysis: SO MUCH GOOD MUSIC!
00:43:32 – Three Words (3 word descriptions of the episode)
00:49:00 – Brothelmates (Best Coupling)
00:52:21 – Feedback, a Part 2 is Coming, and Closing Thoughts

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B4TD060: House of the Dragon S1E09 Initial Reaction

Sorry for the audio issues (which clear up at 4:45), it’s going to be a weird week (more on that in the podcast). Otherwise you get Matt’s initial reaction to S1E09 of House of the Dragon, “The Green Council” Tweet @b4thedragonpod send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, comment on the web posts at mattsaudioblog.com, or the YouTube (search for “Before the Dragon Podcast” there).

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