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 travel across the multiverse to Earth-828 to break down the latest entry in the MCU, ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’! They dive deep into...
Mal and Jo are coming to you from San Diego Comic-Con to give you their favorite moments from the convention! From the ‘Alien Earth’ panel that Jo hos...
Hot Nolan Summer continues! Mal and Jo are back to revisit Christopher Nolan’s 2010 movie, ‘Inception.’ They discuss how the movie holds up 15 years a...
We’ve called in the Justice Gang! Mal is joined by Van Lathan and Sean Fennessey to dive deep into James Gunn’s 'Superman.' They delve into their thou...
Destiny has brought you here, this podcast is your density. Mal and Jo are back as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of ‘Back to the Future'! They d...
Mal and Jo are back to wrap up ‘Squid Game’ Season 3! They break down the final three episodes by discussing the final game, a CGI baby, a surprising...
Mal and Jo are back for some more life-or-death games in ‘Squid Game’ Season 3! They break down the first three episodes by discussing the characters...
Mal and Jo are back in Hawkins and the Upside Down for a rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. First up: Revisitin...
Mal and Jo are here to discuss ‘28 Years Later.’ They talk about what worked, what didn’t, the future of the franchise, and more! Plus, they create th...
Mal and Jo are going through their favorite speeches of the century. Listen as they struggle to narrow it down from ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Game of Thro...
It’s Hot Nolan Summer! Mal and Jo are back to revisit Christopher Nolan’s first Batman movie, ‘Batman Begins.’ They discuss how the movie holds up 20...
Let the hype flow through you! Mal and Jo are here again to get you hyped for the things they are most looking forward to this summer season! (00:00)...
Mal and Jo are back to go through the latest installment in the John Wick universe, ‘Ballerina.’ They discuss the film’s box office results, break dow...
Mal and Jo are joined by Rob Mahoney for the ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie draft! They’ll be drafting their best Ethan Hunt, two team members, a villain...
Mal and Jo are joined by ‘Andor’ showrunner Tony Gilroy! They dive into everything from the world-building and ideology of ‘Andor’ to the fate of the...
From books to ‘Star Wars’ to ‘The Last of Us,’ the House of R mailbag is here. Jo and Mal are here to answer all of your burning questions about the c...
Mal and Jo are joined by Chris Ryan to talk about how ‘Andor’ has changed their perception of ‘Rogue One.’ Then they dive deep into the movie and talk...
Joanna and Mal are back to talk about the season two finale of ‘The Last of Us’! They take their signature deep dive and discuss this devastating epis...
Joanna and Mal are back to talk about the latest episode of 'The Last of Us'! They take their signature deep dive and discuss this flashback-filled ep...
Jedha, Kyber, Erso. Mal and Jo return to recap the final three episodes of ‘Andor’ Season 2. They break down Dedra's fate, Kleya and Luthen’s backstor...
