THE FACES BEHIND THE MICROPHONE

Ser Duncan, Lord Stirling

After getting into Game of Thrones in spring 2014, and marathoning the series at a dizzying pace (instantly hooked), Ser Duncan caught up to HBO’s release dates in time to watch Season 4’s explosive “The Mountain and the Viper” for his first episode live. For the rest of Season 4, Ser Duncan watched each episode live, and filled out the rest of his week with listening to podcasts analyzing the episodes, to prevent GoT withdrawals. After watching the end of Season 4 with the rest of the world, and struggling to cope with the lack of GoT during the hiatus, Ser Duncan embarked on the fantastic journey of A Song of Ice and Fire, listening through all of the available audiobooks whenever and wherever possible. Whether he was driving, or working, or in the shower, our Lord Stirling would have his car stereo blasting, or his portable speaker (hanging around his neck) emitting the hundreds of voices of ASoIaF as performed by Roy Dotrice. Luckily he was aware of the Boiled Leather Tandem Read, so he experienced Books 4 and 5 together for his first read through, for a much smoother experience with greater continuity, even though jumping back and forth between audiobooks was a bit confusing at times. Once Dunc’s first read through was complete, he dove even deeper into podcasts. He listened to the book analyses of Radio Westeros, and the character and house studies by History of Westeros, and the mythological decoding of The Mythical Astronomy of Ice and Fire, as well as countless other fantastic GoT/ASoIaF related podcasts. He explored the theories and speculation of Podcast Winterfell, and the community oriented Game of Owns. He read fan theories on reddit, and bought fan art at conventions, and acquired prop replicas of the Hound’s Helm, and various swords and daggers from GoT. All this while listening through the audiobooks a second time. After so much research and enjoyment, Ser Duncan decided it was time to share what he’d learned with the world. He began guest hosting on Game of Microphones, and submitted a series of podcast episodes comparing the new show episodes to their book counterparts, jokingly titled “Still Smug Book Talk”. Eventually he was offered a permanent co-hosting slot in GoM. After the completion of Season 7 of GoT, he spearheaded a Series Rewatch, starting from the Game of Thrones Pilot episode, to bring some light to the Long Night (the extended hiatus) in between Seasons 7 and 8. Being impressed with Duncan’s rewatch, GoM was handed over to Duncan to make his own. Now, GoM is on track to complete its Game of Thrones Series Rewatch right on time for the Game of Thrones Season 8 premier. Join us as we experience all the beautiful nuances of the series together as we head towards the final season of Game of Thrones. Ser Duncan has a long history of recording and editing sound. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, studying Guitar and Music Business Management, and currently attends Arizona State University as an Electrical Engineering Major, as well as going to Connecticut School of Broadcasting to further his production capabilities.

Lady Rachel, House Fox