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, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.
349 episodes transcribedMal and Jo discuss the first half of ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2! They talk about all of the characters and storylines that are working for them...
It’s time for a Dream of Nolan Spring! Mal and Jo continue their journey through Christopher Nolan’s filmography with ‘Memento’! They discuss how this...
Mal and Jo are back to continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch! This time they’re breaking down the second half of Season 4. They talk abou...
Mal and Jo are back to break down the first two episodes of ‘Star Wars: Maul—Shadow Lord.’ They talk about their favorite moments and characters from...
Mal and Jo have enrolled in UC Sunnydale and are ready to continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch! This time they’re breaking down the firs...
Amaze! Amaze! Mal and Jo hop aboard the Hail Mary and head to Tau Ceti to dive deep into ‘Project Hail Mary.’ They talk about everything they loved ab...
Mal and Jo are joined by Amanda Dobbins to continue Space Month! This time, they’re revisiting ‘The Martian’ in preparation for ‘Project Hail Mary.’ T...
House of R and The Midnight Boys team up to bring you the 2026 Versies Awards and celebrate all the highs and lows of fandom content from 2025. Intro...
Mal and Jo are joined by Rob Mahoney and Chris Ryan for the Space Movie Draft! They’ll be drafting space saviors, visual splendor, space horror, first...
It’s Chill Nolan Winter! Mal and Jo are joined by Van Lathan to continue their journey through Christopher Nolan’s filmography with ‘Interstellar.’ Th...
From books to ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ to ‘Wonder Man,’ the House of R mailbag is here. Jo and Mal answer all of your burning questions about...
Mal and Jo are back with Dunk and Egg to dive deep into the final episode of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 1! They talk about the offers fro...
Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are back to break down ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 6, “The Morrow.” They discuss the after...
Mal and Jo are finally back in the Hellmouth! They continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the second half of Season 3! They talk abou...
Mal and Jo are back with Dunk and Egg to dive deep into the latest episode of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’! They talk about the brutality of the t...
Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are back to break down ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 5, “In the Name of the Mother.” They di...
Mal and Jo celebrate another Valentine's Day together by pairing their annual V-Day Quickie with the next installment of the Best of the Century (So F...
Mal and Jo are back with Dunk and Egg to dive deep into the latest episode of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’! They talk about the trial of seven, Ra...
Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson are back to break down ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Episode 4, “Seven.” They discuss Daeron’s dream...
Mal and Jo are back with Dunk and Egg to dive deep into the latest episode of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’! They talk about Dunk and Egg’s morning...
