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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 with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.
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- Today1h 47m
Fictional Bands Hall of Fame
Jo is joined by Hrishikesh Hirway and Jessica McKenna to celebrate the greatest fictional musical acts in movies and TV. They hand out awards for the best songs, performances, band names, and more, plus a quick check-in on the upcoming season of ‘The Vampire Lestat.’ Intro Lestat Lestat Lestat Lestat Fictional Bands Hall of Fame The Potential Nominees Explore the exclusive collection at Target.com Host: Joanna Robinson Guest: Hrishikesh Hirway and Jessica McKenna Producers: Cameron Dinwiddie and Scott Lee Studio Production: Jacob Cornett Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 3 days ago1h 30m
The 2026 Summer Hype Meter
Mal and Jo are here again to get you hyped for the things they are most looking forward to this summer season! Intro Rules refresher 2026 Summer Hype Meter ‘Heartstopper Forever’ 'Coyote vs. Acme' Assorted Books Roundup ‘Toy Story 5’ ‘Supergirl’ 'Disclosure Day' 'The Death of Robin Hood' 'Lanterns' 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' 'House of the Dragon' Season 3 'The Vampire Lestat' 'The Odyssey' Honorable mentionsExplore the exclusive collection at Target.comHosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 6 days ago2h 15m
‘Spider-Noir’ Season 1 and Mantzoukas Recommends With Jason Mantzoukas!
Mal and Jo are joined by Jason Mantzoukas to talk about Season 1 of ‘Spider-Noir.’ Plus, Jason talks about ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey's End’ and ‘The Apothecary Diaries’ as well as some other recommendations he has for Mal and Jo! Intro ‘Spider-Noir’ Mantzoukas RecommendsExplore the exclusive collection at Target.comHosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinGuest: Jason MantzoukasProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago2h 10m
‘Tenet’ With R. F. Kuang | Nolan Revisited
A Dream of Nolan Spring continues! As ‘The Odyssey’ approaches, Mal and Jo are joined by author R. F. Kuang to continue their journey through Christopher Nolan’s filmography with ‘Tenet.' They discuss their original experiences with the movie, debate where it stands among the rest of Nolan’s films, and more! Plus, they take a more in-depth look at what to expect from ‘The Odyssey.’ Intro Opening Snapshot ‘Tenet’ revisited Superlatives ‘The Odyssey’ hype Explore the exclusive collection at Target.com Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinGuest: R. F. KuangProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 27m
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Deep Dive
‘Star Wars’ is back in theaters and Mal and Jo are here to dive deep into the newest installment of the franchise, ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu!’ They break down what worked, what didn’t work, and—of course—all things Grogu! Plus, they try some of Grogu’s favorite blue cookies! Intro Opening Snapshot Deep Dive Blue Cookie Taste TestHosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago2h 20m
The ‘Survivor’ Season 50 Crossover Event With The Pod Has Spoken!
Dig deep! Ahead of the finale, Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee of The Pod Has Spoken join Mal and Jo to raise a toast to the highlights from Season 50 so far and pitch their ideas for the future of ‘Survivor.’ Mal and Jo also bring Tyson and Riley into the nerd-verse for some fictional universe mash-ups. Intro ‘Survivor’ check-in ‘Survivor’ enters the nerd-verse Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin Guests: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott Lee Studio Production: Chris Thomas Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago2h 4m
‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Primer and 'Star Wars' Duos Draft With Damon Lindelof
Mal and Jo are joined by Damon Lindelof as they prepare for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu.’ They talk about what they expect from the movie, the characters that they hope to see, and more! Plus, they draft their favorite ‘Star Wars’ duos and do a mini mailbag! Intro ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ primer ‘Star Wars’ duos draft Mailbag Explore the exclusive collection at Target.com Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin Guest: Damon Lindelof Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott Lee Studio Production: Jacob Cornett Social: Jomi Adeniran Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago2h 5m
‘The Dark Knight’ With Mina Kimes | Nolan Revisited
A dream of Nolan Spring continues! As 'The Odyssey' approaches, Mal and Jo are joined by Mina Kimes to continue their journey through Christopher Nolan’s filmography with ‘The Dark Knight.' They discuss their original experience with the movie, the influence it’s had, the story, and more! They also give out some superlatives! Intro ‘The Dark Knight’ revisited Superlatives Explore the exclusive collection at Target.com Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinGuest: Mina KimesProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Scott LeeStudio Production: Jacob CornettSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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About House of R
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 with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.
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