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The Ringer

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.

House of R

Mal and Jo are back in the Hellmouth! They continue their ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ rewatch with the first half of Season 3 (through Episode 12, “Helpless”)! They talk about their favorite episodes, most dated moments, the best fits, how hot Giles is, and more!

(00:00) Intro 

(15:49) Opening Snapshot 

(52:56) Our Favorites: Season 3, Episode 6, “Band Candy” 

(01:12:09) Our Favorites: Season 3, Episode 12, “Helpless”

(01:33:14) Superlatives

Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna RobinsonProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 3 Rewatch (Part 1)

Mal and Jo take a trip to Hawkins one last time to dive deep into the ‘Stranger Things’ finale!

(00:00) Intro

(04:13) Opening Snapshot

(28:57) Operation Beanstalk, Part 1: Lab Edition

(46:21) Operation Beanstalk, Part 2: Sending Joyce Up That Tower

(01:00:51) Operation Beanstalk, Part 3: Time Travel-ish…

(01:14:32) A Reminder of Kali’s Powers

(01:21:20) Hopper Freaks Out

(01:34:14) The Teens (and Joyce) Reach the Abyss

(01:40:26) You Know Who Is Running? The Kids.

(01:50:28) Meanwhile, Sigh, the Military

(02:04:07) Vecna and Henry and One and Will and THE MIND FLAYER

(02:19:41) The Party vs. the Mind Flayer

(02:35:50) Cue the Prince

(02:48:27) 18 Months Later

(03:05:40) Dustin Henderson Graduates

(03:16:41) Hawkins Forever

(03:23:07) Hopper and Joyce Go To Enzo’s

(03:25:13) I Want to Believe

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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'Stranger Things' Season 5 Finale Deep Dive

Mal and Jo are back in the Upside Down to dive deep into Episode 7 of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 2!

(0:00) Intro
(6:10) Opening Snapshot
(22:28) "Chapter Seven: The Bridge"
(2:16:45) Theory Corner

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin
Producer: Oscar De La Luz and Tucker Tashjian
Social: Alysha Tsuji
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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'Stranger Things' Season 5, Episode 7 Deep Dive

Mal and Jo are back in the Upside Down to dive deep into Episode 7 of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 2!

0:00 Intro6:10 Opening Snapshot22:28 "Chapter Seven: The Bridge"2:16:45 Theory Corner

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducer: Oscar De La Luz and Tucker TashjianSocial: Alysha TsujiAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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'Stranger Things' Season 5, Episode 7 Deep Dive | House of R

Mal and Jo are back in the Upside Down to dive deep into the first two episodes of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 2!

(00:00) Intro

(04:15) Opening Snapshot

(32:54) “Chapter Five: Shock Jock”

(01:44:34) “Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz”

(02:42:41) Stage Show Script Reader Corner

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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'Stranger Things' Season 5, Episodes 5 and 6 Deep Dive

Mal and Jo get into the holiday spirit with a gift swap! This time they exchange ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Season 2 for ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’ Plus, they discuss the new ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Teaser.

(00:00) Intro

(08:15) ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Teaser

(20:48) ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Season 2

(01:13:14) ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’

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Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson

Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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The Holiday Gift Swap: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ for ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Season 2

Mal and Jo count down and relive their top moments of 2025! They talk about everything from ‘Andor’ and ‘Stranger Things’ to ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Superman.’

(00:00) Intro(11:25) Jo’s no. 10(15:19) Mal’s no. 10(19:21) Jo’s no. 9(24:06) Mal’s no. 9(29:26) Jo’s no. 8 and Mal’s no. 7(38:11) Mal’s no. 8(42:23) Jo’s no. 7(45:00) Jo’s no. 6(50:51) Mal’s no. 6(57:20) Jo’s no. 5 and Mal’s no. 4(01:03:42) Mal’s no. 5(01:09:16) Jo’s no. 4(01:12:57) Mal’s no. 3(01:16:50) Jo’s no. 3 and Mal’s no. 2(01:26:17) Jo’s no. 2 and Mal’s no. 1(01:37:41) Jo’s no. 1

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducer: Carlos ChiribogaSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell and John Richter
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The Top 10 Moments of 2025!

Mal and Jo are heading into battle as they go through their favorite fights of the century. They talk about everything from ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender.’

(00:00) Intro(18:34) Jo’s no. 10(22:06) Mal 's no. 10(25:58) Jo’s no. 9(29:13) Mal’s no. 9(33:54) Jo’s no. 8(39:09) Mal’s no. 8(43:46) Jo’s no 7(48:44) Mal’s no. 7(55:14) Jo’s no. 6(59:18) Mal’s no. 6(01:05:48) Jo’s no. 5(01:09:00) Mal's no. 5(01:18:56) Jo’s no. 4 and Mal’s no. 3(01:31:02) Mal’s no. 4(01:35:18) Jo’s no. 3(01:39:26) Jo’s no. 2(01:43:15) Mal’s no. 2(01:53:29) Mal and Jo’s no. 1(02:06:53) Honorable mentions

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Jon JonesSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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Our 10 Favorite Fights of the Century (So Far)

Mal and Jo are back in Westeros to break down the final trailer for the new ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff, ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.’ First, they discuss their overall impressions of the trailer and set the stage for this story; then they break down the trailer moment by moment in a spoiler-free fashion. Later, they head over to book corner for a spoiler-filled trailer chat!

(00:00) Intro(06:15) Opening snapshot(28:06) Spoiler-free trailer breakdown(01:44:47) Book corner: SPOILERS!

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Jon JonesSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

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'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Final Trailer Breakdown

Mal and Jo return to the Upside Down to dive deep into episodes 3 and 4 of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5.

(0:00) Intro

(8:15) Opening Snapshot

(48:40) Deep Dive

(2:48:04) Theory Corner

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Producers: Chris Thomas and Mike Wargon

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

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'Stranger Things' Season 5, Episodes 3-4 Deep Dive

We have made our pod a sunless place! But it is full of great discussion on the latest episode of 'Andor,' including some of the best 'Star Wars' content to ever exist! (09:55). Later, Ben Lindbergh joins to discuss some of the best speeches in 'Star Wars' history, and what makes a great speech (90:26). All before an illuminating chat with episode director Toby Haynes about this magnificent episode of television (02:07:31).
If you would like to email Mal and Joanna about the show, you can reach them at hobbitsanddragons@gmail.com.Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin
Guest: Ben Lindbergh
Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Addition Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal
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'Andor' Episode 10 Deep Dive, Plus Toby Haynes

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