Game of Groans
Emily Bateman
A podcast where Emily Bateman, a millennial woman who never got into Game of Thrones, finally sits down to watch and analyze each episode with Game of Thrones enthusiasts and maybe see what all the fuss is about.
- 2 hours 6 minutesSBBCU Holiday Special 2025: The Twitch Stream Present Draft
It's that time of year for the Super Bracket Bros, The Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Game of Groans, and The Wait For It podcast to gather around the microphone for the holidays. For our sixth anniversary, the gang changes things up and does a Christmas present draft to see who would have the best childhood Christmas morning.
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https://www.fngamers.com/24 December 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 57 minutesEp. 97 - HOTD Series and Podcast Wrap-up
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate join together to do a wrap-up of HOTD and the podcast as a whole.
They discuss cast interviews, Rotten Tomato scores, a GOT storybook, negronis, fancy dress time, wigs, and nice guys.
Additionally, Kate wants thematic symbolism and Emily has feelings about internet spoilers.
THANK YOU for joining us on this journey! We love each and every listener so much and appreciate all of your support throughout the life of this podcast. We are not saying goodbye completely and are open to returning to this show/series if the timing is right. Please follow our socials for our next project that should be coming out this fall. <3 Emily and Kate
YouTube Video Links:
- House of the Dragon: The Puppy Interview
- Leslie Jones Reacts to HOTD Season 1
- 'House of the Dragon' Cast Answer The Show's Most Googled Questions | WIRED
- Emma D'Arcy & Olivia Cooke Get To Know | House of the Dragon Season 1 | Max
- "I want a sandwich!" Matt Smith, the House Of The Dragon cast on dragon riding, wigs and 'horses'!?
- Emma D'Arcy & Olivia Cooke Talk Love Scenes And Fan Edit Song Requests
Music is by Simon Daum.
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6 May 2025, 8:00 am - 2 hours 55 minutesEp. 96 - HOTD S02E08 The Queen Who Ever Was w/ Jay Davis
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jay Davis from Super Bracket Bros to talk about the season finale, Episode 8 of Season 2, The Queen Who Ever Was.
They discuss horse-mermaids, a chunky recap, men with blue hair, Larys' Swiss bank account, the Fast and Furious movies, The Witcher, rabid lamination, and the Kit Harrington cliff.
Additionally, Kate enjoys Tyland being bullied, Jay has strong feelings about the finale, and Emily spirals about the podcast coming to an indefinite end.
Music is by Simon Daum.
Super Bracket Bros
Website: https://superbracketbros.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/superbracketbros/
Instagram: @superbracketbros
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superbracketbrosDiscord: https://discord.gg/4Zhf9WTd
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22 April 2025, 9:00 am - 2 hours 48 minutesEp. 95 - HOTD S02E07 The Red Sowing w/ Dylan Wren
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Dylan Wren from Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers to talk about Episode 7 of Season 2, The Red Sowing.
They discuss spoilers for "The Witch" movie, the power of friendship, purebred dogs, the aura of ableism, a dragon arms race, Daemon and his influencer apology, the whisper campaign cloak, and Hamlet.
Additionally, Emily finds out who Black Phillip is, Dylan expresses his distaste for Harrenhal this season, and Kate questions not showing a beheading.
New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming April 22nd. Music is by Simon Daum.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers
Instagram: @yourfriendlyneighborhoodgamers
Discord: https://discord.gg/euhEYZxC58Website: www.fngamers.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRgS_YRAM8_PlWNvxrjQshA
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Email: [email protected]
8 April 2025, 8:00 am - 2 hours 43 minutesEp. 94 - HOTD S02E06 Smallfolk w/ Jason Edwards
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Jason Edwards to talk about Episode 6 of Season 2, Smallfolk.
They discuss where lions live in Westeros, Alicent's gentle parenting, fantasy bullshit & deep lore, Aemond not having enough therapy, Dire Hard Goldenbooks, Larys going into worm mode, and Alicent's backup son.
Additionally, Jason questions firing your own mom, Kate makes an additional death prediction, and Emily wonders what Larys wants.
New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming April 8th. Music is by Simon Daum.
Support us on Patreon! Become one of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/gameofgroanspod
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Email: [email protected]
25 March 2025, 9:00 am - 3 hours 5 minutesEp. 93 - HOTD S02E05 Regent w/ Eliah Nelson
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Eliah Nelson from Super Bracket Bros to talk about Episode 5 of Season 2, Regent.
They discuss gay marriage in Dorne, the YA spinoff of GOT, ghost confessionals, overstimulating crowds, angry husband vibes, widow wine moms, and actual chaos ladder, and that Daemon is a Kardashian.
Additionally, Emily is surprised about the longevity of the Freys, Kate talks about eating dragons, and Eli talks about ice fishing.
New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming March 25th. Music is by Simon Daum.
Support us on Patreon! Become one of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/gameofgroanspod
Instagram: @gameofgroanspod
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Bluesky: @gameofgroanspod.bsky.social
Website: www.gameofgroanspod.com
Email: [email protected]
Super Bracket Bros
Website: https://superbracketbros.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/superbracketbros/
Instagram: @superbracketbros
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superbracketbros11 March 2025, 8:00 am - 2 hours 24 secondsEp. 92 - HOTD S02E04 The Red Dragon and the Gold w/ Sarah Sheppard
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Sarah Sheppard to talk about Episode 4 of Season 2, The Red Dragon and the Gold.
They discuss the podcast five timers club, The Haunting of Hill House, Sesame Street names, manic pixie dream witches, Jace being bitchy, peak Jim Carrey, the fine line between horny and suspicious, and dragons exploding when they die.
Additionally, Sarah finds dragon symbolism, Kate has issues with the recaps, and Emily is worried about the ravens in Harrenhal.
New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming March 11th. Music is by Simon Daum.
Support us on Patreon! Become one of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/gameofgroanspod
Instagram: @gameofgroanspod
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Bluesky: @gameofgroanspod.bsky.social
Website: www.gameofgroanspod.com
Email: [email protected]
25 February 2025, 9:00 am - 2 hours 24 minutesEp. 91 - HOTD S02E03 The Burning Mill w/ Andrew Kimball
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 3, The Burning Mill.
They discuss time being irrelevant again, a permanent sneer, Joffrey being the middle child, this episode being poorly written, Dylan's HBO algorithm, Tyland Lannister's character arc, the movie Airplane, and the Amsterdam of Westeros.
Additionally, Emily struggles to see Rhaenyra's strong points, Kate questions if anyone could tell the twins apart, and Andrew brings up the possibility of AI writing the episode descriptions.
New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming February 25th. Music is by Simon Daum.
Support us on Patreon! Become one of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/gameofgroanspod
Instagram: @gameofgroanspod
Facebook: facebook.com/gameofgroanspod
Bluesky: @gameofgroanspod.bsky.social
Website: www.gameofgroanspod.com
Email: [email protected]
Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers
Instagram: @yourfriendlyneighborhoodgamers
Website: www.fngamers.com
11 February 2025, 9:00 am - 3 hours 5 minutesEp. 90 - HOTD S02E02 Rhaenyra the Cruel w/ Nav
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 2 of Season 2, Rhaenyra the Cruel.
They discuss cathartic arguments, Mark Zuckerberg shark eyes, incredible face acting, too many Aegons, Legos, pop-up video for HOTD, the event coordinators for King's Landing, Jon Snow wannabes, Otto is Regina George, and that marriage is a little bit of pvp.
Additionally, Emily describes her continued Hulu commercial saga, Kate forgets Laenor's name, and Nav nerds out about the new intro.
New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming February 11th. Music is by Simon Daum.
A Song of Ice and Fire Symposium
Website: https://popculturesymposium.buzzsprout.com/
Facebook: A Song of Ice and Fire Symposium
Instagram: @popculturesymposium
Discord: https://discord.gg/h8QBg3RGfx
Support us on Patreon! Become one of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/gameofgroanspod
Emily's Socials - @koballabateman (Insta)
Kate’s Socials - @ophelia5wims (Insta)
Instagram - @gameofgroanspod
Facebook - facebook.com/gameofgroanspod
Twitter - @gameofgroanspod
Website - www.gameofgroanspod.com
Email - [email protected]28 January 2025, 9:00 am - 3 hours 2 secondsEp. 89 - HOTD S02E01 A Son for a Son w/ Mark Metta
This week on Game of Groans, Emily and Kate are joined by Mark Metta talk about Episode 1 of Season 2, A Son for a Son.
They discuss Hulu with ads, bad news ravens, all blonde kids look the same, Bruce Willis in Red, more weird little guys, the definition of magnanimous, Larys being an introvert, Costco CEO, the return of the crime hoodie, the plot of Harry and the Henderson’s, and Cheese & Blood.
Additionally, Emily doesn’t understand geography, Kate has a lot of frowny face notes, and Mark makes dad jokes.
New episodes biweekly, the next episode is coming January 28th. Music is by Simon Daum.
Support us on Patreon! Become one of our Patrons at www.patreon.com/gameofgroanspod
Emily's Socials - @koballabateman (Insta), @koballabateman (Twitter)
Kate’s Socials - @ophelia5wims (Insta), @ophelia5wims (Twitter)
Instagram - @gameofgroanspod
Facebook - facebook.com/gameofgroanspod
Twitter - @gameofgroanspod
Website - www.gameofgroanspod.com
Email - [email protected]14 January 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 46 minutesThe One With Big Co-Host Energy - A SBBCU Holiday Special
It's that time of year 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. For our fifth anniversary, the gang aims to find out what the best Santa Claus of all time is.
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https://www.gameofgroanspod.com/
https://linktr.ee/waitforitpodcast
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