Just scooting in before the finale, Nat & Ben manage a late recording to discuss the S3 penultimate episode "The Dragon in Winter". Aegon is back (and how!), Aemond is having weird Mummy dreams, and power is making Rhaenyra dumb and horny. Also, there's lots of love for a broken Gwayne and sensible Daeron, hot dragon fighting action and chicken fantasies. Enjoy!

Natalie & Ben are back just in time to crawl over the ashes of this white hot, content-full episode of House of the Dragon. Marvel at all the things Ben remembers that Natalie realises she forgot to include in her recap! But also, was Oscar Tully's bait actually a dumb plan? Will we miss Criston? Is Rhaenyra aware of how she's coming across? And also a fair bit of love for Gwayne and Daeron, the new power duo. Enjoy!

Nat & Ben are a bit hysterical this week, and consequently there's a lot of tangents as they pick their way through Episode 5: a particular scene from Billy Madison, cultural criticism and review, being a terrible spy, considering West End theatre choices and so much more. But don't worry, your intrepid pair do manage a bit of chatter about the episode itself, including Aegon's well-deserved kill & brotherly comparison, Ormund's strategic genius and personal awfulness, Criston Cole's death march, Daemon being right all the time, and the sassy genius of Torrhen Manderly. Enjoy (add in intervals if you need them)!

It's bath time with Ben and Nat! Enjoy 15 mins of bath chat as your favourite pair of podcasters discuss the finer points of tub-based hygiene, nudity rules and Ser Ormund Hightower's public bathing rituals. Never fear, there's a whole other bunch of topics covered in this week's episode recap, including who is Helaena's baby daddy, why making changes from the book can be, you know, a good thing, Daeron's sweetness/cowardice, Rhaenyra's decision-making gaffs, the cult of Hightowers and Daemon expressing some surprising fatherly care. Enjoy!

Nat and Ben are back to dive deep into Rhaenyra's first few days of queening, which are throwing up more challenges than you might think. There's a lot of menstruation chat, so buckle in. They also ponder all things Fake Daeron (aka "Cubic Targaryen"), Daemon's god complex and whether Ser Corlys is right in his level of vitriol, plus a bit of Tapestry Talk for funsies. Enjoy!

Queen's Landing-er! Natalie & Ben are back with some origin myths & musical chit-chat, but then tangent time is over and they buckle in for intense Hot D action. Rhaenyra has the Iron Throne - at what cost? Daemon's having a very good day, Aemond is going ever more nuts, there's some massive casualties, Ben still can't stand Mysaria and Natalie just wants to see some locker room nudity. Enjoy!

Raven On returns for House of the Dragon Season 3! Mother of Kittens Natalie Bochenski is once again joined by writer extraordinaire Ben Pobjie to take a deep dive into the first episode "Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood", which features as its bloody centrepiece the Battle of the Gullet. Big name characters are lost, others merely trying to find direction (Christon Cole, looking at you). Nat and Ben dust off the cobwebs and try to get the various incestous family trees straight and gear up for a massive season. Enjoy! Relevant recaps accessible via www.nataliebochenski.com

Raven On | AKotSK S1E6 by Natalie Bochenski & Stuart Layt

Natalie and Ben return to SOB INCESSANTLY about the tragic end of a beloved character. Well, Ben is relatively adult and circumspect, but Natalie retains an irrational reaction to the inevitable. Ben has some excellent advice on retrieving lance spear points from your body (don't) and Natalie manages to bring Timothy Dalton into proceedings for some reason. Listen, there's a lot of chat, so strap in and enjoy!

Natalie and Ben return to revel in the majesty of this terrific episode. The Baelor Targaryen Fan Club is in full voice as the pair praise the Sexy Hand for his Sexy Stand. Dunk is lovely, Ben has a bone to pick with Egg, Natalie fears a devastating result, and both agree Steffon can go eat a bag of dicks. Note - there are digressions into musicals and dodgy Australian castles, so beware.

Natalie and Ben are back to delight in a) delightful team bonding between Dunk and Egg and b) Aerion getting smashed in the face. But Ben has questions about exactly what the rules are in jousting, and why it's not clear whether Dunk should take that offer from the Master of Games. In true Raven On style, there are tangents, this time into alcohol culture and famous people getting away with stuff. Enjoy!