{"podcast":{"title":"House of R","slug":"house-of-r-6578339","podcast_index_feed_id":6578339,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/house-of-r","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/house-of-r","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b46abe3a-3216-11ee-b5d4-fb82a7641e18/image/2e60c4bc96e356d8b5c27d99b55490a3.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":407,"summary":"Welcome to ‘House of R,’ where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Star Wars,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes, and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T10:19:58.883349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-r-6578339"},"episode":{"title":"‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 3 Reactions | Talk the Thrones","slug":"house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-3-reactions-talk-the-thrones","published_at":"2026-07-06T02:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-r-6578339/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-3-reactions-talk-the-thrones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-r-6578339","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2069185053.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT2069185053.mp3","summary":"Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are excited to give you all of their thoughts on the newest episode of ‘House of the Dragon’! They start off by dissecting the immense pressure on Rhaenyra’s shoulders in this episode, then get into the stereotypes of the Targaryen madness, and finally help us answer the biggest question of the episode: Was Daeron Targaryen, in fact, well met?(00:00) Intro(01:36) CR’s recap(04:19) Is this the best episode of ‘House of the Dragon’?(10:14) The pressures of the crown(13:50) The humor in this episode(16:54) Targaryen lineage and the madness(22:32) Matt Smith’s performance in this episode(25:16) Daemon and Rhaenyra speak of the future(27:18) Seeking counsel from Alicent(31:50) Viserys’s complicated legacy(35:12) Have we seen the real Daeron?(40:55) Corlys and the issue of bastards(45:54) Rhaenyra sucks at diplomacy(49:34) The scheming of Ormund Hightower(50:57) Westeros Geography Corner Part 2(53:25) Hunting for the usurpers(57:14) The Faith and the queenHosts: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna RobinsonProducers: Aleya Zenieris, Carlos Chiriboga, and Jamie YukichSocial: Jomi AdeniranSet Production: Jonathan Ratliff and Gitu MehraAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are excited to give you all of their thoughts on the newest episode of ‘House of the Dragon’! They start of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3967,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/house-of-r-6578339/episodes/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-3-reactions-talk-the-thrones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/house-of-r-6578339/house-of-the-dragon-season-3-episode-3-reactions-talk-the-thrones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}