Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 123

Thursday is court day!

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

Question Call: If you have any interesting questions, please tell us!

Please note that our new ebook is up and available on Amazon, collecting the first 60 rulings and the best comments in one place. It's only 5,99$, so what are you waiting for? 

And now, up to ruling 123! Our guest judge this week is FTWard (Thomas), is a sellsword, black of hair and heart. He's a member of the APoIaF community who carries the banner of Team Stannis and specializes in minor opinions. @F_T_Ward on Twitter.

Boiled Leather Audio Hour #46

Forecasting The Winds of Winter, Part 2: Essos

We’re going back to the future with part two of our all-predictions podcast series on The Winds of Winter! This time around we’re traveling to Essos to speculate as to what Volume Six of A Song of Ice and Fire has in store for our old friends, from Braavos to Meereen. What fate will befall the five POV characters currently located east of Westeros—Arya, Barristan, Victarion, Tyrion, and Daenerys? What about supporting players like Jorah Mormont, Moqorro, and Marwyn the Mage? (Forgot about him, didn’t you?) Then, of course, there’s the matter of the dragons to consider, and consider them we do. It winds up being a wide-ranging discussion of lands near and far, futures immediate and distant. Guess along with us!

This episode also features an update on our fundraisers, both our emergency PayPal fund to help fix Sean’s broken laptop and our Patreon drive, where your monthly subscription/donation can help guarantee more episodes, better sound quality, topics of your choosing, and more. We greatly appreciate all our donors and patrons so far, and if you think the podcast’s worth a few bucks a month, we’d be so grateful for you to join their ranks!

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Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 122

Thursday is court day! Sorry we're late.

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

Question Call: If you have any interesting questions, please tell us!

Please note that our new ebook is up and available on Amazon, collecting the first 60 rulings and the best comments in one place. It's only 5,99$, so what are you waiting for? 

And now, up to ruling 121! Our guest judge this week is Ser Drew of the Bluewater, a member of the community. 

A Flight of Links

- Why aren't you watching The Americans? I, for one, because only season 1 is on Netflix.
- Batman v Superman review 
- And another, really haty one
- One more takedown
- And one more
- Yahtzee rips a hole in The Division 
- 6 filmmaking tips from Zack Snyder
- This doesn't sound like it should be a movie at all
- Eh...fun?
- 

ASOIAF meta
- Jaime in the Whispering Wood
- LF strategy in the North
- Melisandre
- Sansa
- Roose
- Davos IV
- Tyrion XV
- Roose and Barbrey
-

A Flight of Links

- We need to go there.
- The Division review
- Few universes are as ridiculous as Warhammer
- Better Call Saul 2.5 review and review
- Why JK Rowling sucks at worldbuilding
- Best and the worst Total War games
- Stellaris preview. Looks nice.
- Making of Firewatch
- Another The Division review
- 15 best space games
- 50 best strategy games
- RPG by Obsidian about evil announced
- LOTR is simple?
- This movie looks fucking bad
- Not much better
- FemFreq reviews the new Hitman
- Risen movie review. Sounds interesting.
- Magneto becomes ambivalent
- 50 facts about GOT
- Skylights
- Animated history of the Marvel Civil War
- Gossip Girls' dark legacy of sex shaming
- Kurt Russel on the ending of Hateful Eight

ASOIAF meta
- POV mood setters
- Dusky woman
- House Tyrell
- Sam Tarly
- Sansa in KL,
- Jojen et al
- Riverlords counterfactual
- Westeros is smaller on TV 
- Political map of the known world
- Beyond the known world
- Population of the Seven Kingdoms
- Dany and KL
- Daemon Blackfyre
- Friends in the Reach
- Stannis and R'hollorism
- Best written characters
- Hidden worlds
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Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 121

Thursday is court day!

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

Question Call: If you have any interesting questions, please tell us!

Please note that our new ebook is up and available on Amazon, collecting the first 60 rulings and the best comments in one place. It's only 5,99$, so what are you waiting for? 

And now, up to ruling 121! Our guest judge this week is James Keene, a member of the community.

A Flight of Links

- Wertzone reviews Man in the High Castle
- This looks incredibly like a game I really don't want to play
- How to fix 4X
- When Early Access sucks
-  GOT season 6 trailer explained
- Yahtzee reviews Far Cry Primal
-History of Tom Clancy games
- New Captain America: Civil War trailer
- Sean T. Collins reviews Better Call Saul season 2 episode 4

ASOIAF meta
- Doran and Balon as opposites
- Theon VI
- More defining character moments
- Gregor Clegane
- Areoh Hotah
- Tyene
- Tywin and the Golden Company
- Euron
- Aenys Blackfyre
- Rodrik the Reader
- Cripples and broken things
- Barristan
- Robb and feudal politics
- Wights military potential
- Giant Doran Martell meta
- More Euron

Boiled Leather Audio Hour 45

Forecasting The Winds of Winter, Part 1: The North

If fools rush in where angels fear to tread, then we’re about to pull a Patchface: We’re foolishly forecasting the events of The Winds of Winter in our new episode! The start of a series, this installment sees us attempting to predict what’s in store for the North in volume six of A Song of Ice and Fire. What fate awaits our POV characters—Bran, Davos, Melisandre, Asha, Theon, and of course Jon Snow? How will things shake out for supporting characters like Rickon, Osha, Hodor, Tormund Giantsbane, Wyman Manderly, the Reeds, and the Boltons? What will happen at Hardhome, Winterfell, the Wall? Like everyone who isn’t George R.R. Martin, we have no freaking idea, but it’s fun to guess, and our best guesses await! (NOTE: We do refer on occasion to the TWoW preview chapters Martin has published or read aloud, so be warned!)
But wait, there’s more! This episode also includes the formal announcement of two new fundraising drives for the podcast. The first is our new Patreon page, where you can pledge to pitch in a few dollars a month to help keep the podcast running. The podcast will always be free, but even a little money per month will make it easier for us to record more frequently and with better equipment. There are also some cool goals and rewards, so please check it out!
Our second fundraiser involves a more urgent concern: Sean’s laptop screen was recently shattered in a mishap involving his kids’ Wii controllers, and replacing it is an expensive proposition on a fulltime-freelancer’s salary. So we’re opening the coffers at our PayPal donation page. A one-time donation of any amount will help Sean revive the computer he uses to work and record—a real necessity. Again, any amount helps. Thank you so much for your generosity, and enjoy the episode!

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a Patreon!

Listen up, all you fans of the Boiled Leather Audio Hour! Sean T. Collins and I have finally decided to gear up and to try to get this franchise on a more professional level. The criticism we hear the most is that there just aren't enough episodes coming out. And while of course the time difference between the Old World and the New plays a big role in that, we have often alluded to real life being a bit of a bitch as well.

The main reason for this is that both Sean and I have dayjobs, and in doubt, paying the bills takes precedence. And unfortunately, there was a lot room of doubt in the past. To make up for this difference between passion and necessity, we thought that setting up a Patreon would be the way to go.

For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, Patreon is a homepage for content creators where you can pledge a certain amount of money per month for a project (or projects) of your choice. In our case, this would, of course, be the Boiled Leather Audio Hour. In return, we pledge ourselves to certain stretch goals. If enough backers come together, we're obligated to keep this pledges. And of course, several of them include a regular schedule for episodes.

Additionally, there are also rewards to be had, depending on your pledges. You can directly ask as questions and even gain a spot on the show, setting the topic and all. So we hope that we can excite some of you guys to pledge for us and keep these shows coming!

Find our Patreon here!

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 120

Thursday is court day! Sorry for the delay. 

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

Question Call: If you have any interesting questions, please tell us!

Please note that our new ebook is up and available on Amazon, collecting the first 60 rulings and the best comments in one place. It's only 5,99$, so what are you waiting for? 

And now, up to ruling 120! Our guest judge this week is Michael, a member of the community who also serves the court as a clerk, checking our questions and helping us with keeping it all straight, for which we are immeasurably grateful. 

A Flight of Links

- Cartoons as adult versions is hilarious
- Star Trek turns 50
- Far Cry Primal review
- Battlestation: Harbinger review
- GOT deleted scene
- People's History of X-Men, Magneto
- Layers of Fear/Firewatch review by Yahtzee
-

ASOIAF meta:
- Maps of ASOIAF: Fan maps, GOT maps, Lands, World, RPG, Planetos size, Westeros size, Essos size
- Invasion plans
- Sansa
- Euron and Aegon's intrusion in the narrative
- Daeron II
- Reach and Westerlands rivalry
- Defining chapters, great meta
- Jon's rebirth
- The title of High King
- Hornwood inheritance
- More defining moments

Supreme Court of Westeros, ruling 119

Thursday is court day! Sorry for the delay. 

Welcome to the Supreme Court of Westeros! Every week, three pressing questions from the community will be answered by the esteemed judges Stefan (from your very own Nerdstream Era) and Amin (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire). The rules are simple: we take three questions, and one of us writes a measured analysis. The other one writes a shorter opinion, either concurring or dissenting. The catch is that every week a third judge from the fandom will join us and also write a dissenting or concurring opinion. So if you think you're up to the task - write us an email to stefan_sasse@gmx.de, leave a comment in the post, ask in the APOIAF-forum or contact Amin at his tumblr. Discussion is by no means limited to the court itself, though - feel free to discuss our rulings in the commentary section and ask your own questions through the channels above.

One word on spoilers: we assume that you read all the books, including the Hedge Knight short stories, and watched the current TV episodes. We don't include the spoiler chapters from various sources in the discussion, with the notable exception of Theon I, which was supposed to be in "A Dance with Dragons" anyway.

Question Call: If you have any interesting questions, please tell us!

Please note that our new ebook is up and available on Amazon, collecting the first 60 rulings and the best comments in one place. It's only 5,99$, so what are you waiting for? 

And now, up to ruling 118! Our guest judge this week is James McCullough, a 31 year old History MA student who enjoys a wide range of literature but has been hooked on ASOIAF since his younger sister introduced him to it just before the TV show came out. She recently returned from Australia, which is great as they have many discussions on what is going to happen in TWOW and how they feel the show should have gone with certain story lines (Jaime in Dorne, ouch!!!).