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"Ten thousand of your children perished in my palm, Your Grace, she thought, slipping a third finger into Myr. Whilst you snored, I would lick your sons off my face and fingers one by one, all those pale sticky princes. You claimed your rights, my lord, but in the darkness I would eat your heirs."
Professor of Cerseiology at the University of Lesbos, Rohanne, joins us to do a deep dive about Cersei, queerness, and the importance of complex narratives.
Where to find Rohanne:
Essays and resources mentioned in the episode:
A Most Uncommon Woman: Cersei Lannister’s Gender Trouble by Rohanne and Lo the Lynx https://lothelynx.wordpress.com/2021/10/17/a-most-uncommon-woman-cersei-lannisters-gender-trouble/
Rohanne’s psychoanalytic analysis of Jaime and Cersei’s relationship: https://www.youtube.com/live/vLi47CKhFPA?si=tJL7BpchfyqTXY4Q
Rohanne on Melisandre and PTSD on NotACast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VPklta6R9p7JLxVfoRQj1?si=2f98e700206745b6
Scholarly works mentioned in this episode-
The Traffic in Women by Gayle Rubin https://summermeetings2013.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/rubin-traffic.pdf
This Sex Which Is Not One by Luce Irigaray https://www.columbia.edu/itc/architecture/ockman/pdfs/feminism/Irigaray.pdf
Tori Amos being Cersei- https://youtu.be/a9zAE3qL-sU?si=rtxQExndYDxKZDBu and https://youtu.be/tQ9mpu-t-7Y?si=mz83A5W2kXfMA4E6
Rohanne's Cersei playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Vqe6prPlLf54kdP0iYX2W
Music credits:
"Spring Thaw" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Get on your knees: The queen is visiting the Great Sept of Baelor and giving new rights to the Faith. Special guest Maddy breaks down the historical influences and parallels (particularly from the history of the Catholic Church) for the outcomes of Cersei's meeting with the new High Septon.
Where to find Maddy:
Recommended by Maddy: https://twitter.com/hightowerfunk
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Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
It's hard to juggle work-life balance when you're Cersei.
Where to find Maddy:
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Cersei finally gets to join and lead a Small Council meeting made up of mostly unqualified people with newfangled titles.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
There's a wedding (again) where no one dies except Cersei's patience. Ghosts of weddings haunt her (and the reader).
Bonus: Listen to a developing, ongoing B plot where the "B" stands for baseball.
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
It's a fitting day for rain at Tywin's funeral. It's not a very comforting one for the family, though, as Cersei bats away the grasping mourners and tries to keep the pack—er, lion's pride—together. (They do not wish to be together.)
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Okay, it's real this time: We're starting the Cersei chapters. The King's Hand is dead but long live the queen. Cersei Lannister. An icon.
Background music:
Drums of the Deep · Kevin MacLeod Drums of the Deep ℗ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
"Unease" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
The last published chapter of A Song of Ice and Fire, brought to you by a spider, little birds... AND STEF LYONESS of the Kissed by Fire Podcast!
Join us for the heralding of winter: A lion roars his last as the spider's web comes into focus.
Where to find Stef Lyoness
Twitter — https://x.com/KissedPodcast
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Background music
"Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Mermaid" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
She don't speak, but she remember... AND SO DOES OUR SPECIAL GUEST, PAT, who joins us to remember pretty much every single thing about the Freys that you didn't know you missed about their family!
Come hang with us and our special guest for one of the best and mind-blowing chapters of ASOIAF
Where to find Pat
Pat's Reddit account and essays: https://www.reddit.com/user/ClankingDragonInn/
Sanrixian's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sanrixian
Sanrixian's Twitter: https://x.com/sanrixian
Sanrixian's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sanrixian
Kissed by Fire Podcast: https://x.com/kissedpodcast
Background music:
"Right Behind You" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Eliana's twitter: https://twitter.com/arhythmetric
Eliana's reddit account: https://www.reddit.com/user/glass_table_girl
Eliana's blog: https://themanyfacedblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/liesandarbor
Chloe's blog: liesandarborgold.com
Intro by Anton Langhage
Doctor Professor Joseph Magician joins us to talk about Magic in HOTD.
Tune in for the SEASON FINALE of Unleash the D. The critically acclaimed, yadda yadda, yadda
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Welcome back to the final two episodes of S2 UNLEASH THE D, the hit primer series critics are saying serves major [REDACTED VAGINAL TERM].
It's post-season of House of the Dragon. Seamstress, costumer, and all around brilliant mind Meghan (Birdie Dee Costuming) has joined us to talk about everything costuming in the world of Westeros. Let us take you on color journeys, talk about who wore it best, and discuss both real-world and Westeros-world influences.
We have released a PATREON EXCLUSIVE video version of this episode that includes visual aids to help you better follow the conversation. We highly recommend checking that out over at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unleash-d-s2e4-111408996
A special thank you to our patrons at patreon.com/girlsgonecanon for sponsoring every episode that we produce.
You can check out several other visuals below, as well as find Meghan's costuming online at........
Costuming by Meghan
Instagram
X (formerly Twitter)
Chloe's Costuming
Found around the internet in an unorganized fashion, also at
Chloeandthehawk DeviantArt
Screenshots from HBO Series
Game of Thrones
House of the Dragon
(Various episodes and scenes)
Rosalia Culora
Hair, Wigs, Hairpieces
Instagram
Stephanie Miles
Headwear, Hats, Tiaras
Instagram
Claire Kitchener
Embroidery
Instagram
Game of Thrones Embroidery
Michele Carragher Embroidery
House of the Dragon Costumes
Season One
Jany Temime
House of the Dragon Costumes
Season Two
Caroline McCall
French Meadows
18th Century Stays
The Dreamtress
Textile School
Hand Stitch Types
Hellosewing.com
Mindy Makes
The Graphics Fairy
Regency Dresses
Makeup FX
Hand Knotting Wigs
YouTube Video
Fashion Through Herstory
“A Green Medieval Cote”
Website
The Consolation of Philosophy
Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius
(Manuscript)
Treasury.com
Dreamfyre Art by Sanrixian
Sanrixian Threadless
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