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A Song of Ice and Fire

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3 Apr 2026 · 01:04:43

You Wake Up As... Ned Stark

Hello, and welcome to Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. In a new series (being released in Early Access over on Patreon), Sean and Vib are diving back into You Wake Up As, starting with eveyone's favourite doomed hero Ned Stark. So sit back and enjoy as we realise this one is actually, shockingly, really, really easy. Make sure you get in touch and let us know who you'd like us to cover next! Could be absolutely anyone, just send us your ideas. Twitter

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16 Mar 2026 · 01:02:13

Red Hot Review: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Hello, and welcome to episode 93 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. In what we can almost call another Red Hot Review (check us out being topical), we chat about the latest installment in HBO's adaptation of George RR Martin's literary universe - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. We're talking Dunc, we're talking Egg and we're talking all things Hedge Knight. Spoiler, it's pretty good, as is our chat (of course)... See you next time for some more absolute nonsense!

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13 Oct 2025 · 01:13:55

Fixing the Stupid - Season 8 of Game of Thrones

Hello, and welcome to episode 89 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We're back with another rendition of "fixing the stupid" where we revisit things that are objectively bad and, well, fix them. This week, we take aim at one of the most impressive fumbles in entertainment history: season 8 (and a bit of 7) of Game of Thrones, the HBO phenom that enthralled everyone for 5 seasons. Until they messed it up. Luckily, we're here. Let us know if you agree, and if you don't, come tell us how you'd fix it! See you next time for some more absolute nonsense!

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10 Jun 2024 · 01:08:53

House of the Dragon - Black vs Green

Hello, and welcome to a special bonus episode of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. In excited anticipation of Season 2 of HBO's House of the Dragon, we look back over Season 1, asking what we liked, what we didn't, whose side we're on and what we're looking forward to from the next Season. Dragons. Mostly what we're looking forward to is dragons. We're simple folk...

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29 Apr 2024 · 00:55:44

Winning at the Tower of Joy

Hello, and welcome to episode 74 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. What really happened at the Tower of Joy? How do you beat Arthur Dayne in a fair fight? Sean and Vib tackle these life changing questions, limiting each side to just three fighters and asking who, if anyone, can take on three of the greatest kingsguard to ever wear the white.

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5 Feb 2024 · 01:07:11

Winning the Iron Throne - Robb Stark

Hello, and welcome to episode 68 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Here we launch into a big discussion - how do you win the Iron Throne. How do we, as Robb Stark, secure the seven kingdoms and usher in an era of eternal peace? We make it sound almost easy. Almost...

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16 Oct 2023 · 01:13:05

Most stupid mistake in A Song of Ice and Fire

Hello, and welcome to episode 61 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We're not quite fixing the stupid today, but we are pointing it out. We discuss who made the most stupid decision(s) in George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Turns out there might be nothing but silly decision making in this series...

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26 Jun 2023 · 01:11:33

How A Song of Ice and Fire will end

Hello, and welcome to episode 53 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. Given the ever decreasing likelihood of us getting a satisfactory ending, we have taken it upon ourselves to provide closure by writing the ending of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire! We wrap up all loose ends and craft a glorious ending befitting this epic, or so we would like to think... Let us know if you agree!

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28 Nov 2022 · 01:08:55

Hot Take: Edmure Tully, Misunderstood Hero

Hello, and welcome to Episode 42 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. In our latest Hot Take, Sean proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt... Just kidding. Sean talks on and on about Edmure Tully, before just getting yelled at for misunderstanding his own premise. It's great.

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12 Sept 2022 · 01:16:45

The Blackfyre Rebellion - Red or Black?

Hello, and welcome to Episode 38 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. In the wake of the hit TV series House of the Dragon, we return to Westeros to ask about a different Targaryen family squabble. In the famous Blackfyre Rebellion(s), would we pick the Red Dragon or the Black?

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28 Feb 2022 · 01:09:35

You wake up as... Joffrey Baratheon

Hello, and welcome to Episode 26 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. This is the first episode in our new segment: "You wake up as" where we discuss what we would do if we wake up as fictional or historical characters at a certain point in their lives. Today, we wake up as the much maligned Joffrey Baratheon just after the atrocity of the Red Wedding. Our task: survive. Can we do it? Almost certainly not. Will we make stupid suggestions? Almost certainly.

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26 Jul 2021 · 01:19:36

Top 10 Warriors in A Song of Ice and Fire

Hello, and welcome to Episode 15 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. We're back in Westeros this week, as Sean and Vib argue about who is the greatest warrior in GRRM's A Song of Ice and Fire. Is it Gregor Clegane? Jaime Lannister? Big man Bobby B? Bran...? No, it's not Bran. Definitely not Bran.

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17 May 2021 · 01:12:23

Who is the hero of A Song of Ice and Fire

Hello, and welcome to Episode 5 of Expertise is Overrated, where two nerds with an inflated sense of their own intelligence take the time to answer questions no one was asking. In this episode, listen along as your hosts get to the bottom of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, trying to work out in the midst of all the chaos and carnage who we should actually be rooting for. And, in what might be a first, they actually get to an answer.

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