Matt gets a full house for the final fan call-in of the season! Kelly, Nicole, Ruta, ZephyrCat7, Axel (from DVRpodcast.com), Albert, and Red Kraken all chime in on the finale for House of the Dragon Season 2 “The Queen Who Ever Was”. Thanks to everyone for their participation and feedback this season! One more music podcast for the season is coming…

Matt gives his initial reaction to House of the Dragon S2E08 “The Queen Who Ever Was”. Give us your feedback by finding @b4thedragonpod on social media and on YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Music and sounds in this podcast are licensed through ArtList IO ( https://artlist.io/ ) and a publicly shared google folder of all license…

Zephyrcat, Nicole, and Red Kraken join the call to discuss S2E07 of House of the Dragon, “The Red Sowing”. There’s only one Fan Call-in left (August 5th, 2024 at 8pm Eastern Time). Join us to discuss the finale! Find the info on how to participate at mattsaudioblog.com or send in your feedback using @b4thedragonpod on the socials and YouTube, or se…

Matt takes a much closer look at the multiple delightful variations of Rhaenyra’s “Mission” in S2E06-07. If you have thoughts about the music of House of the Dragon – or just the show itself, feel free to leave comments on our YouTube videos, or reach out on social media @b4thedragonpod – or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Some music peform…

Matt gives his initial reaction to House of the Dragon S2E07 “The Red Sowing”. Give us your feedback by finding @b4thedragonpod on social media and on YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Music and sounds in this podcast are licensed through ArtList IO ( https://artlist.io/ ) and a publicly shared google folder of all licenses held c…

Kelly , Nicole, and Red Kraken join the call to discuss S2E06 of House of the Dragon, “Smallfolk”. Join us on the fan call-in! Find the info on how to participate at mattsaudioblog.com or send in your feedback using @b4thedragonpod on the socials and YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Music and sounds in this podcast are licensed t…

Matt gives his initial reaction to House of the Dragon S2E06 “Smallfolk”. Give us your feedback by finding @b4thedragonpod on social media and on YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Music and sounds in this podcast are licensed through ArtList IO ( https://artlist.io/ ) and a publicly shared google folder of all licenses held can be…

Kelly (who is always right), Nicole, Red Kraken, and Zephyrcat7 join the call to discuss S2E05 of House of the Dragon, “Reagent”. Join us on the fan call-in! Find the info on how to participate at mattsaudioblog.com or send in your feedback using @b4thedragonpod on the socials and YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Music and sounds…

Matt explores his favorite music bits in S2E05 of House of the Dragon “Reagent”. What were your favorite parts? @B4thedragonpod on socials and YouTube or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Some music peformed in this podcast is composed by Ramin Djawadi. No copyright infringement intended! Other music and sounds in this podcast are licensed th…

Matt gives his initial reaction to House of the Dragon S2E05 “Reagent”. Give us your feedback by finding @b4thedragonpod on social media and on YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Music and sounds in this podcast are licensed through ArtList IO ( https://artlist.io/ ) and a publicly shared google folder of all licenses held can be f…

NightWolfNym, KellyUnderfoot, Zephyrcat7, and Red Kraken call in to discuss S2E04 of House of the Dragon “The Red and the Gold”. Share YOUR thoughts about the episodes each week on Monday nights at 8pm Eastern! (info on how is found at: https://mattsaudioblog.com/fan-call-in-show-is-back/ ) Or give us your thoughts via social media and YouTube comm…

Matt goes over his favorite musical bits for S3E04 of House of the Dragon. Some music peformed in this podcast is composed by Ramin Djawadi. No copyright infringement intended! Other music and sounds in this podcast are licensed through ArtList IO ( https://artlist.io/ ) and a publicly shared google folder of all licenses held can be found at: http…

Due to Matt’s schedule: No preview cast on YT for episode 4 of HotD. No initial reaction. Fan call-in show still happening on Monday night at 8pm Eastern (find all info at mattsaudioblog.com ) Musical Analysis will be released on Wednesday as usual, and fan call-in will be released on Thursday as usual! Thanks for your patience this week! mp3 https…

Matt goes through some of his favorite pieces of music from House of the Dragon S2E03 “The Burning Mill”. Give us your feedback by finding @b4thedragonpod on social media and on YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Some music peformed in this podcast is composed by Ramin Djawadi. No copyright infringement intended! Other music and so…

Matt goes through some of his favorite pieces of music from House of the Dragon S2E03 “The Burning Mill”. Give us your feedback by finding @b4thedragonpod on social media and on YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Some music peformed in this podcast is composed by Ramin Djawadi. No copyright infringement intended! Other music and so…

Matt gives his initial reaction to House of the Dragon S2E03 “The Burning Mill”. Give us your feedback by finding @b4thedragonpod on social media and on YouTube, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Music and sounds in this podcast are licensed through ArtList IO ( https://artlist.io/ ) and a publicly shared google folder of all licenses held…

Matt is joined by The Red Kraken and NightWolfNym to discuss S2E02 of House of the Dragon, “Rhaenyra the Cruel”, in this week’s addition of the Fan Call-in Show! If you have thoughts about House of the Dragon feel free to share them with Matt! @b4thedragonpod on socials, and on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/@b4thedragonpod ) or send emails to m…

Matt breaks down select pieces of music from Ramin Djawadi in S2E02 of House of the Dragon, “Rhaenyra the Cruel”. If you have thoughts or questions about the score in House of the Dragon feel free to share them with Matt! @b4thedragonpod on socials, and on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/@b4thedragonpod ) or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.co…

Matt gives his initial reaction to House of the Dragon S2E02 “Brothers in Arms”. Send us your thoughts and we’ll share them with our listeners! @b4thedragonpod on the socials and on youtube or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com. Music and sounds in this podcast are licensed through ArtList IO (https://artlist.io/) and a publicly shared google …

The Fan-Call-In-Show is BACK! The Red Kraken, Nicole, Kelly, and Zephyr Cat join the call to talk about House of the Dragon S2E01 “A Son for a Son”! Remember to participate with the podcast this season – join our fan call-ins (info at https://mattsaudioblog.com/fan-call-in-show-is-back/ ) send posts to Matt or comment on our YouTube channels (look …

In this episode Matt goes through some of the music we heard in S2E01 of House of the DragonRemember to participate with the podcast this season – join our fan call-ins (info at https://mattsaudioblog.com/fan-call-in-show-is-back/ ) send posts to Matt or comment on our YouTube channels (look for @b4thedragonpod on YouTube or at the site formerly kn…

Sorry for the delay! Matt fell asleep while editing the night the episode aired! LOL! Matt gives his initial reaction to House of the Dragon S2E01 “A Son for a Son”. What did YOU think of the episode? Tells us via @B4thedragonpod on socials and YouTube, or mattsaudioblog@gmail.com. Music and sounds in this podcast are licensed through ArtList IO (h…

In this episode Matt goes over some spoiler-free news and feedback, and then dives into all kinds of spoiler feedback, and spoiler rumors (you’ll be warned before the spoilers come)! Remember to participate with the podcast this season – join our fan call-ins (info at https://mattsaudioblog.com/fan-call-in-show-is-back/ ) send posts to Matt or comm…

Matt outlines how this podcast will cover Season 2 of House of the Dragon. Remember that we want YOU to be part of our fan call-in shows. All info needed can be found at: https://mattsaudioblog.com/fan-call-in-show-is-back/ – if you can’t contribute there then give us your thoughts about each episode via socials (@b4thedragonpod) or YouTube (same s…

In this final (of four) installments Matt starts off with some more recent spoiler-free feedback and then goes FULL Book-Spoilers as he is joined by Kelly to breakdown the official trailer for season 2 of House of the Dragon, PLUS they go through some more of your spoiler-oriented feedback! What did YOU think of the trailer? Contact @b4thedragonpod…

In this third (of four) installments Matt is joined by Kelly to breakdown the official trailer for season 2 of House of the Dragon in SPOILER-FREE fashion, PLUS we go through some of your spoiler-free feedback! What did YOU think of the trailer? Contact @b4thedragonpod on the socials with your thoughts, use that same handle to leave comments on our…

In this second (of four) installments Matt is joined by Kelly to breakdown the official trailer for season 2 of House of the Dragon in SPOILER-FREE fashion! What did YOU think of the trailer? Contact @b4thedragonpod on the socials with your thoughts, use that same handle to leave comments on our YouTube videos, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmai…

In this first (of four) installments Matt is joined by Kelly to breakdown the official trailer for season 2 of House of the Dragon in SPOILER-FREE fashion! What did YOU think of the trailer? Contact @b4thedragonpod on the socials with your thoughts, use that same handle to leave comments on our YouTube videos, or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail…

If you’re House of the Dragon Season 2 spoiler-adverse, this presentation may not be for you (you’ve been warned). Otherwise, Matt discusses the theme of Love versus Duty, as he explores the plight of the Cargyll twins, Erryk and Arryk. How do you think the show should handle what Matt calls “The Royal Guard Rumble” (Matt is adverse to calling this…

Bubba and Catfish from The Joffrey of Podcasts (@DoublePHQ on the socials, and https://www.youtube.com/@DoublePMedia on YouTube) stop by for a horrific conversation with their Top 5 Most Horrific Moments in the Game of Thrones TV universe. What are YOUR top 5 most horrific moments? Let Matt know with your YouTube or social media comments @B4thedrag…

Heath Snow(lo) from Podcast Winterfell and The Film List on the DVR podcast network (https://dvrpodcast.com/) joins Matt in a spoiler free conversation about the House of the Dragon Trailers, the state of the fandom, the state of other HBO GoT Universe shows coming, and his NEW FILM (which you should order now) called Star City Murders! Order Star …

Ravens have flown in from all over the realm in the first 3 months of 2024, and Matt has gathered them up so he can share them with you, in this (mostly spoilers for Season 2 of House of the Dragon) presentation. Send your own ravens to Matt using @B4thedragonpod on the socials and on YouTube or send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com Matt’s nemesi…

In this presentation Matt goes through both of the new House of the Dragon trailers, first in spoiler free fashion, followed by book knowledge assisted analysis at the end. What did you think of these trailers? Send posts to @B4thedragonpod on the site formerly known as Twitter, leave comments on our YouTube videos found at youtube.com/@B4thedragon…

In this VERY SPOILERY for House of the Dragon Season 2 preview episode, Matt explores the Battle of the Burning Mill, the players in the battle, and ramifications of it. We LOVE your feedback. Tell us what you think about this battle by leaving comments on our YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/@b4thedragonpod), sending posts to @B4thedragonpod…

In this VERY SPOILERY for House of the Dragon Season 2 episode, Matt takes a deep look into the eyes of Blood and Cheese, and tells you what he sees! What do YOU see when you think of Blood and Cheese? Tell us by leaving comments on our YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/@b4thedragonpod), sending posts to @B4thedragonpod on the site formerly kn…

Matt takes a very spoilery look into a key battle that will occur in Season 2 of House of the Dragon: the battle of Rook’s Rest. We’d love to hear from YOU! Send emails to mattsaudibblog@gmail.com, or comment on our videos at youtube.com/@B4theDragonPod (you can use that same spelling to send posts on the site formerly known as Twitter). Matt produ…

Matt gives you the latest House of the Dragon news, and his Top Five list of characters that must “show him something” in season 2, and goes through your feedback! Send the podcast YOUR feedback and Top 5 lists, and we’ll share them with the rest of our listeners/viewers. Contact us via the site formerly known as twitter or via our YouTube channel …

Matt breaks down the new House of the Dragon Season 2 teaser from a TV-Friendly and (later) a Book-Reader perspective, as well as issuing his definitive TOP 5 shots within it. What were YOUR top 5 shots? Let us know by posting to @B4TheDragonPod on the site formerly known as Twitter, sending emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, or by leaving comment…

Watch as Matt’s podcast abilities and resistance to whining and complaining continues to deteriorate right in front of your eyes, all while delivering some news you probably have already heard. Send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, or posts to @B4thedragonpod on the site formerly known as twitter, or leave comments on our YT channel https://www.…

There will be no podcasts from any of Matt’s feeds, nor content for other content provider feeds until these strikes are over. Hopefully they will be resolved soon so that we can get back to discussing all the shows Matt loves! download Mp3 https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g2sqen/TheStrikeAndThePodcasts.mp3…

Matt goes through the differences between House of the Dragon S1E03 and Fire and Blood by George RR Martin. Tweet the podcast @B4thedragonpod, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com or leave comments on the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on our YouTube videos (youtube.com/@B4thedragonpod). Some sounds and music in this podcast (including “Breathe…

Matt goes through the differences between S1E02 and Fire and Blood by George RR Martin. Tweet the podcast @B4thedragonpod, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com or leave comments on the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or on our YouTube videos (youtube.com/@B4thedragonpod). Some sounds and music in this podcast are licensed to Matt via Artist.io (htt…

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.c…

Just like Matt has been covering the music of Ramin Djwadi for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, he also really loves Lorne Balfe’s score for His Dark Materials, so we’re adding this episode of music analysis for the His Dark Materials series finale on this feed. SPOILERS! This episode describes scenes in the last 2 eps of His Dark Materials…

Matt likes Lorne Balfe’s score for His Dark Materials and Wheel of time as much as he likes Ramin’s score for Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. Join Matt and Holly on Thursdays covering Series 3 of His Dark Materials on another podcast called The Dust Podcast! You”ll get story analysis and music analysis, just like you do here with HotD! Her…

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 yo…

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 ma…

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 …

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,…