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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 180: Hot D Takes on “Unbowed and Unbent”

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Episode 180 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 5, “Unbowed and Unbent”.

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Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – talk badly planned escape attempts, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alys Rivers, Daeron bucks, and more in their discussion of “Unbowed and Unbent”.

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 180: Hot D Takes on “Unbowed and Unbent”

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 179: Hot D Takes on “Tumbleton”

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Episode 179 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 4, “Tumbleton”.

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Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – ponder who the new MVP of King’s Landing is, wonder at the petty delivery of certain news, and question Aemond’s continued absence in their discussion of “Tumbleton”.

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 179: Hot D Takes on “Tumbleton”

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 178: Hot D Takes on “Rhaenyra Triumphant”

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Episode 178 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 3, “Rhaenyra Triumphant”.

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Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – admire the many amazing facial expressions of Alicent and question Daemon’s colonization goals in their discussion of “Rhaenyra Triumphant”.

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 178: Hot D Takes on “Rhaenyra Triumphant”

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Harrenhal is to castles as Chipotle is to Mexican restaurants…discuss

The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 177: Hot D Takes on “Queen’s Landing”

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Episode 177 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on House of the Dragon season 3 episode 2, “Queen’s Landing”.

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Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – relive drinking songs with Daemon, extoll Helaena’s virtues, and celebrate that OUR QUEEN is finally sitting on THE Throne in their discussion of “Queen’s Landing”.

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 177: Hot D Takes on “Queen’s Landing”

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 176: State of the Saga June 2026

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Episode 176 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga June 2026 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, and watching, including pop culture news – this month featuring our takes on the Bricks and Minifigs/Reckless Ben situation!

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Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released!

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 176: State of the Saga June 2026

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 175: Hot D Takes on “Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood”

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Episode 175 of The Geek Saga Podcast features our Hot D Takes on the House of the Dragon season 3 premiere, “Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood”.

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Hosts Tara – an avid reader of all things ASOIAF – and Manny, a Game of Thrones fan who is Unsullied (aka has never read the books) – are back and pondering the hows of proper dragon training in their discussion of “Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood”.

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 175: Hot D Takes on “Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood”

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 174: Impulsive Hyperfocus “[N]everlasting Bonds – A Sorority Story”

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Episode 174 of The Geek Saga Podcast is the 10th episode in my “Impulsive Hyperfocus” series, in which I reminisce about my experiences joining a sorority and participating (or…not?) as an alum of that sorority…

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I’ve been working on this [sort of] tell-all about being in a sorority off and on for about two years now. It’s got drama, fun (but admittedly, mostly vague) memories, and some general musings…also, take the title with a grain of salt 😉

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 174: Impulsive Hyperfocus A Sorority Story

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 173: State of the Saga May 2026

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Episode 173 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga May 2026 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, and watching, including pop culture news and a Reddit story!

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Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released!

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 173: State of the Saga May 2026

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 172: 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor on “What a Girl Wants”

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Episode 172 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our seventh 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor discussion about a film that is possibly more fun than cringy – 2003’s What a Girl Wants!

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Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are back with another Cringe Factor installment, in which we watch, dissect, and discuss the most popular teen movies and rom coms of the 90s and early 2000s! Our 7th “lost episode”, originally recorded way back in 2024, was something of a palate cleanser – still including the 10 Things We “Hate” About What a Girl Wants…as well as the “These’re All That” things that we actually enjoyed about this movie, and our final 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor rating of it on a scale of 1 to 10 Zach Morrises!

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 172: 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor Discussion of “What a Girl Wants”

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 171: State of the Saga April 2026

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Episode 171 of The Geek Saga Podcast is our State of the Saga April 2026 update on what we’ve been listening to, playing, reading, and watching, including pop culture news and a Reddit story!

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Hosts Tara and Manny from Geek Saga Podcast series Hot D Takes, 90s & Noughties Cringe Factor, and Media That Made Us are here with their new monthly update series “State of the Saga”! This series is available as a webcast ONLY to our Patrons, with these podcast versions being released approximately 2-2.5 weeks after recording, so be sure to check out the Geek Saga Entertainment Patreon – $5/month and up can watch our State of the Saga episodes LIVE, while $3/month and up get access to the video recording at least a week before these podcast episodes are released!

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 171: State of the Saga April 2026

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