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This is a show where my sister Belle and I talk about different bookish content. Topics include recent read talks, book to movie comparisons, bad retellings of classic stories, and more. New episode releases every other Sunday!
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Game of Groans

Emily Bateman and Kate Koballa

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Emily Bateman, a millennial woman who never got into Game of Thrones, finally sits down to watch and analyze each consecutive episode of the popular HBO show. With the help of her sister, Kate Koballa, and sometimes a guest, Emily tries to figure out what the heck is going on in the show, why it was so popular at the time and who is actually going to win the game of thrones (if there actually is a winner at the end).
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Old Sounds and the New

Momentous Voice Productions

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"Old Sounds and the New" is a show dedicated to the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" by George R.R. Martin. Join Dan, Bill and Alex on our Game of Thrones hype train rewatch marathon leading up to HBO's EPIC SERIES FINALE in Season 8 as well as all breaking news on the remaining books in the series and television spinoff's that follow.
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Hello everyone! Today Belle and I are going to talk about some upsides to being blind. We know sometimes it may seem like there are only downsides, but a lot of time there are positives even if they are very random and not ones you would expect. If you want to reach out, email us at blindgirlspodcasts@gmail.com Check out our other podcast, Blind Gi…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 3 of Season 1, Second of His Name. They discuss the confusing title, The Mummy, that a pug would not survive in Westeros, poor communication, hunting trip red flags, dragon genetics and The Wicker Man. Additionally, Emily still finds the crabs hilarious not menacing, Kate thinks Caraxes…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle is going to talk about her thoughts on fantasy books now that she has started to read more of them. There are also many other random topics in this episode Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A Tale of Two Beasts" on Wattpad Check out our other show "It's…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are talking about what we would do if we had a book club. We had a lot of fun discussing all aspects of our fictional book clubs so let us know what you would do if you ran a book club. Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A Tale of Two Beasts" on Wa…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 2 of Season 1, The Rogue Prince. They discuss Westeros small claims court, sea carnage, too many council meetings, the movie adaptation Rampage, and the confusing title sequence. Additionally, Emily doesn't believe t…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are going to be talking about the books we have read so far this year. Since I have been going through a major reading slump, I have read far less than Belle has. SPOILER WARNING FOR THE BOOKS BELLE TALKS ABOUT Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A …
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Nelson from Super Bracket Bros to talk about House of the Dragon Episode 1 of Season 1, The Heirs of the Dragon. They discuss weird vibes, good CGI dragons, too many council meetings, really bad communicators, GOT nostalgia, big Jorah energy, and that Daemon is the Hot Topic Targaryen.…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate list everything they collectively know about House of the Dragon before starting to watch the series. They discuss the Aryan race of Game of Thrones, Hot Fuzz, British actors and incest. Additionally, Kate explains why she didn't want to watch HOTD originally, and they both make a large prediction about t…
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Hello everyone! Today I am going to be talking about the different reasons that blind people could wear sunglasses. I'm sure there are other reasons as well, but these were the ones that made the most sense to me. If you are listening to this on Youtube and you are a blind person who wears sunglasses for a different reason that what is listed here,…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today I am going to be going over another Belle recommends book. This time, the book recommended was "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde. Not sure why Belle recommended this one, but it was a very interesting read. LIGHT SPOILER WARNING Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsboo…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate react to listener voicemails and then take some Game of Thrones character quizzes. They discuss bad acting from Bran, Vin Diesel, that chapter books should have numbered chapters, love gets everyone killed in GOT, an Olenna Tyrell backstory would be dope, and that super villains never have good lives. Add…
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Hello everyone! Since Belle is not with me today, I decided to tell another funny story. This one is about how I have basically zero directional sense. Sorry for the shorter episode but hopefully next week we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming. If you want to reach out, email us at blindgirlspodcasts@gmail.com Check out our other p…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers. Since Belle isn't with me today, I decided that I wanted to talk about some books that I recently read. The first book is "The Book of Azrael" by Amber V. Nicole and the second book is "The Blonde Identity" by Ally Carter. LIGHT SPOILER WARNING. Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbo…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about The Last Watch, the HBO Max Documentary. They discuss spoilers for Frozen 2, table read politics, actors on Cameo, the heroes of the documentary, the dope wrap jackets, the sad looking Ghost head and how stressed everyone was. Additionally, Emily really has come around on Kit Harrington as a pe…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are going to talk about a new "series" that we are planning to do. We want to talk about the kids' shows we watched when we were younger that promoted reading and literacy. In this episode we are just talking about what we remember about the shows we are going to cover. The shows include: Word Town, Mart…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Game of Thrones as an entire series, Emily's prior "knowledge" of GOT, as well as some links and videos pertaining to GOT. They discuss Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie's wedding, the Coldplay Game of Thrones Musical, practical effects and sets, vaguely European accents, murder butterflies and pl…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are talking about our ideal reading habitat as well as some of the craziest places we have ever read. Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A Tale of Two Beasts" on Wattpad Check out our other show "It's a Blind Life" which can be found wherever you c…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about the series finale Episode 6 of Season 8, The Iron Throne. They discuss the short recap, the happiest Dany has ever looked, red flags, dramatic irony, evil dictator vibes, democracy, Tyrion’s joke from season 1, what happened to Arya’s horse, that the episode didn’t feel like a finale, renting V…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are going to be ranking some romance tropes. Our tiers are as follows if you want to play along at home: More of This Like it, but not my Favorite Meh I'll Pass Immediately No Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A Tale of Two Beasts" on Wattpad Chec…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 5 of Season 8, The Bells. They discuss Hunchback of Notre Dame, the reserve Dothrakis, aggressive dog breeds, Arya’s concussion count, Rotten Tomatoes scores, unnecessary scenes, copy-pasted ships, the Oberyn special, closure vs neat li…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! We are back today to talk about some bookish frustrations. A quick note: this show will be going to a biweekly upload schedule. We thank you for your understanding and for listening. Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A Tale of Two Beasts" on Wattpad Check out our o…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 4 of Season 8, The Last of the Starks. They discuss that winter has ended, Mean Girls, loose ends that don’t need to be wrapped up, giant horses, how Jon would be a good house husband, Dany’s tiny army, the Starbucks…
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Hello everyone! We are back and today we are talking about what all happened during our move and the moving process. Next week we will be back talking about more blind person specific topics but today we just wanted to talk about our move. If you want to reach out, email us at blindgirlspodcasts@gmail.com Check out our other podcast, Blind Girl's B…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Nav from A Song of Ice and Fire Symposium to talk about Episode 3 of Season 8, The Long Night. They discuss the lack of dialogue, if GOT were a horror movie, Breaking Bad, sad piano music, Beric's crucifixion pose, Marvel's Endgame, and the Unsullied not wearing enough layers. Additionally, …
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by close friend Sarah Sheppard to talk about Episode 2 of Season 8, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. They discuss how people respond when doom is inevitable, fast travel, "peak" Cersei, Bridgerton, closure for Jorah, Tiktok fan edits, Jaime being bad a plans, where Ghost came from, face acting, …
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Hello everyone! Today Belle and I are going to tell some funny stories centered around the color pink. We are also giving a life update. As we state in the episode, we will be taking a few weeks off from the show due to having to move. We will be back sometime in March. We hope to see you when we get back. If you want to reach out, email us at blin…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are doing a Do I Have That Book Challenge. NOTE: We will be taking the rest of February off because we are moving. Since it was a sudden move, we were not able to prep episodes ahead of time. We will be back though in the March. Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsb…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate talk about Episode 1 of Season 8, Winterfell. They discuss episode length for the final season, the Fast and Furious movies, a well-done recap, Euron's manic confidence, Jon not knowing how to talk to girls again, the Saw movies, all of Bran's weird eye contact and Cersei needing just one female friend. A…
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Hello everyone! Today Belle and I are discussing what exactly ableism is. We are also going to talk about some certain instances in our lives where we have experienced it. NOTE: This is not meant to condemn anyone or to cause a spiteful debate. This is merely for educational purposes and to explain our perspective. Everything in this episode is our…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today I am going to talk about some of my recent reads while Belle talks about her most recent crochet project. (A slight spoiler for the episode, the crochet project may or may not be cursed lol) Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A Tale of Two Beasts" on Wattpad C…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today I am going to rank some of my favorite fictional men in a tier list. The tiers are the same as they were for Belle's list but as a reminder they are: Somebody Make Him Real I'd Go On a Date And See What Happens He's Alright But There Could Be Improvement I'll Pass Immediately No Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.…
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Hello everyone! Today Belle and I are going to talk about how we cook. Of course, we are not cooking masters, but we will talk about or thoughts about cooking and some of our favorite dishes to cook. If there is anything you have further questions about, email us at the address listed below and we would be more than happy to answer any questions. I…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today I am discussing a book to movie comparison of "The BFG" by Roald Dahl. As a note: in the episode I do say that you may want to skip ahead at one point. Let me give some context now. There was one part of the movie that wasn't in the book that I found a little weird and it kinda bothered me. I'm not normally one to g…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Andrew Kimball from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 7 of Season 7, The Dragon and the Wolf. They discuss this being the longest episode to date, Jaime's puppy-dog eyes, Godzilla's atomic breath, beautiful music design, speed-running character growth, satisfying deaths…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are going to talk about the books we have enjoyed reading in 2023 and our reading goals for 2024. Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A Tale of Two Beasts" on Wattpad Check out our other show "It's a Blind Life" which can be found wherever you can f…
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Hello everyone! Today Belle and I are talking about our resolutions for the New Year, our thoughts on resolutions in general, and several other bits of randomness. We hope everyone has had a good holiday and that you have a wonderful New Year. If you want to reach out, email us at blindgirlspodcasts@gmail.com Check out our other podcast, Blind Girl…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are going to be talking about our thoughts on Book Tok, BookTube, and the other bookish social media spaces. Belle had watched a video from the creator, According to Alina, about BookTok and overconsumption. We just wanted to talk more about this topic merely as people who are part of the book social med…
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It's time once again for the Super Bracket Bros, The Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Game of Groans, and The Wait For It podcast to gather around a holiday topic and argue about it. This year the gang aims to find out what the best Christmas song of all time is. It goes about as well as you would expect... Check out the playlist of songs that were de…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today I am going to give another tipsy bad retelling of a Dickens' Christmas story. This time we are covering "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain". We hope you enjoy and we hope you have a happy holiday season! A reminder, if you are going to enjoy some special adult beverages because you are of age to drink them, pl…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today I am talking about my experience with the National Novel Writing Month challenge. Email us at blindgirlsbookblog@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @blindgirlsbooks Check out "A Tale of Two Beasts" on Wattpad Check out our other show "It's a Blind Life" which can be found wherever you can find this podcast…
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This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Dylan Wren from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers podcast to talk about Episode 6 of Season 7, Beyond the Wall. They discuss inconsistent body-counts, a lovestruck Tormund, how fast ravens can fly, Dany's second amendment rights, Arya having big feelings, and the deus ex machina of Uncle Ben…
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Hello fellow ink drinkers! Today Belle and I are celebrating 100 episodes of the podcast. Today, I've decided to test Belle's knowledge of famous book quotes as well as connecting Harry Potter quotes to their characters. I don't think I said it in the episode, but I do want to take the time to say a big thank you to everyone who has been listening …
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