The January 2020 NotACast Update!

Hello everyone!

In 2020, we wanted to start a monthly update post welcoming new patrons, talking about our schedule, letting everyone know where they can find all of our content and soliciting your feedback. The original idea was that this would occur at the start of the month, but here we are near the end of the month! Life gets in the way!

But without further ado, let's dive into it!

WELCOME TO OUR NEW PATRONS!

As you all know, we thank our small council and high lords/ladies on every podcast episode along with their unique title. It's always fun to do that, but we're not only thankful for them. We're thankful for all our patrons regardless of patronage. It means a lot that you all support us in whatever way you can. 

In that light, we want to thank our new patrons who have signed up in the new year!

• Nick L: a Poor Fellow patron
• Tim W: a Poor Fellow patron
• Zachary W: A Poor Fellow patron
• Lieutenant Glenn lord of H town: a Small Council patron
• Barry S: a Poor Fellow patron
• Nicholas O: a Sparrow patron
• R!bekka: a Sparrow patron
• Jack D: a Poor Fellow patron
• Spencer V: a Sworn Sword patron
• Jasmine H: a Sparrow patron
• Jamal: a Sworn Sword patron
• Alex: a Poor Fellow patron
• One of Those Pesky Brunos: a Poor Fellow patron
• Marten M: a Poor Fellow patron
• Joe Magician: a Sparrow patron
• Carmen V: a Sparrow patron
• Luis A: a Poor Fellow patron
• Karen L: a Poor Fellow patron

Thank you to our new patrons very much for your support! Going forward, we'll be thanking all of our new supporters in very monthly update!

NEW PATREON STRETCH GOAL

In that light, our original next stretch goal was to achieve ONE THOUSAND patrons. If we achieved that goal, we would write, record and release a brand new episode all about THE FORSAKEN from TWOW. And while we would still very much like to achieve ONE THOUSAND patrons, we realize that with Game of Thrones officially complete and The Winds of Winter still on the horizon, that goal might take a much longer time to achieve. 

SO! We've decided to scale our stretch goal back a bit. Instead of ONE THOUSAND patrons, we've revamped our next stretch goal. If we achieve NINE HUNDRED patrons, we will do THE FORSAKEN. 

As of this writing, we are a mere 29 patrons short of achieving NINE HUNDRED total patrons. So, we think this is a more attainable goal in the short-term, and if we're being completely honest, we're both itching to do THE FORSAKEN sooner rather than later.

So, if you're reading this post and aren't a patron, and you want to hear us do THE FORSAKEN, please consider becoming a patron at any level! 

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

So, here's what we have upcoming general release schedule (Patrons receive these episodes earlier, of course!):

• January 27: ACOK, Tyrion VI
• January 30: Patreon Episode #24: "Flag Day": Heraldry and Sigils in ASOIAF
• February 3: ACOK, Arya VI
• February 10: ACOK, Daenerys II
• February 17:  ACOK, Bran IV (Our 100th episode! P.S. This will be our next LIVESTREAM which will be streamed on February 10th!)
• February 24: ACOK, Tyrion VII
• February 27: Patreon Episode #25: TBD

FINDING NOTACAST PATREON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT

Finally, before we go, we wanted to let you all know where you can find all of our exclusive patreon episodes. We know that it's difficult to find some of our bonus ASOIAF and Fevre Dream episodes. So, here are all the links to everything available for our $5/above patrons! 

23 ASOIAF bonus episodes!

• Episode 1:  Why A DANCE WITH DRAGONS is better than A STORM OF SWORDS (Patreon Special Episode!)
• Episode 2:  The Fate of the White Knight (Will Barristan Selmy turncloak on Dany?)
• Episode 3: Why Is THE WINDS OF WINTER Taking So Goddamn Long?
• Episode 4:  A Burning Crown: The Endgame of King Stannis
• Episode 5:  Old Volantis, Doomed Volantis: The Past, Present and Future of the First Daughter of Valyria
• Episode 6:  The Hammer of Westeros: An Analysis of Robert Baratheon
• Episode 7:  Stump the Chumps, Part 1 (Mass Q&A)
• Episode 8:  Stump the Chumps, Part 2 "Amen Brother"  (Mass Q&A, part 2)
• Episode 9:  FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE, Part 1: Aegon I - Jaehaerys I
• Episode 10:  FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE, Part 2: "The Dying (or Dance) of the Dragons"
• Episode 11:  FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE, Part 3: "The Regency of Aegon III"
• Episode 12:   FIRE AND BLOOD, VOLUME ONE, Part 4: "Stump the Chumps"
• Episode 13:  A Shadow of a Crown: Jon Snow and Young Griff
• Episode 14:  Winter Fell (Game of Thrones Season 8 predictions)
• Episode 15:  The Night Lamp
• Episode 16:  Curtain Call  (Game of Thrones S08 retrospective)
• Episode 17:  Whitewashed: Dany, Jon and Tyrion in Game of Thrones
• Episode 18:  We Should Start Back: AGOT in Review
• Episode 19:  Steamboat Georgie (Intro to FEVRE DREAM)
• Episode 20:  Changes (ASOIAF Ideas and Theories we've changed our minds on)
• Episode 21:  Botchmen (Our analysis of Zack Snyder's 2009 film WATCHMEN)
• Episode 22:  "Rise Again": A Complete Analysis of the Greyjoy Rebellion 
• Episode 23: "The Stone is Strong": A Tour of Winterfell 

Fevre Dream episodes!

• Chapter One: "Plans to Make"
• Chapter Two:  "The Red Thirst"  
• Chapter Three:  "Some Riverman's Dream" 
• Chapter Four: "First Catch" 
• Chapter Five: "Let Joshua Sleep" 

 CONCLUSION

Thank you all very, very, very, VERY much for supporting us. There is no way we could undertake this project without your amazing support. And we want to continue to earn your support. So, let us know how we're doing, and if you have a suggestion for us to improve on the podcast or on patreon, let us know in the comments below, shoot us a message on here or drop us an e mail at notacastasoiaf@gmail.com.

Much love,

Emmett and Jeff