Wednesday, July 9, 2025

UBS Podcast HotD 1×05 Patriarchy Brains Break

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Julia, Kylie, and Caroline celebrate the royal wedding by squeeing through their entire discussion of episode 5 of House of the Dragon, “We Light the Way.”

Listen below, subscribe/listen on iTunes (the newest episode is updated in the app, even if not on the site yet), subscribe to our RSS feed, search for “Unabashed Book Snobbery” in any podcast app, or download an MP3 of the episode here (go to ‘show all’).

The intro & outro saltarello is performed by Stary Olsa from their album “Liep​š​aje (The Best​)​”, which is available for purchase on Bandcamp.

Episode Breakdown:

  • 0:00 – Intro & episode recap
  • 7:00 – UBS corrections
  • 8:45 – Lady Rhea
  • 17:50 – Alicent’s fun day
  • 25:00 – A proposal is proposed at Driftmark
  • 38:00 – Julia’s Criston Cole headcanons
  • 51:15 – Royal wedding time
  • 1:13:00 – Julia pulls out her Kobo again
  • 1:24:30 – The short, short version
  • 1:32:10 – Highlights & lowlights

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  • Kylie

    Kylie is a Managing Editor at The Fandomentals on a mission to slay all the tropes. She has a penchant for complex familial dynamics and is easily pleased when authors include in-depth business details.

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  • Julia

    Julia is a Managing Editor at The Fandomentals with far too many hobbies and complex emotions. She may or may not be an actual Martell.

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  • Caroline

    Caroline is a lawyer by day, geeky media fan and critic by night, afternoon, and lunch hour. Caroline enjoys long walks on quiet beaches so she can mentally over-analyze fictional characters and settings, and candlelit dinners that don't cause a glare on her TV screen.

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