House of R
Hosted by Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin and Jo and Mal · The Ringer
4.8from 8,322 ratings
- 448
- Episodes
- 267
- Transcribed
- 8,322
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About House of R
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, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.
- Publisher
- The Ringer
- Category
- tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
267 of 448 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
‘Rings of Power’ Season 3 Preview With Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
‘VisionQuest’ Episode 7 Deep Dive. Plus, Paul Bettany!
1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
‘Fellowship of the Ring’ Revisited Episode 1: Prologue and Concerning Hobbits With Kumail Nanjiani | Fellowship of the Pod
Inside a recent episode
‘Rings of Power’ Season 3 Preview With Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You point your story towards that. This season, it's all about Sauron forging the one ring. which is huge in its own way because it happens in a volcano, but it's also huge character-wise for him. And so we really wanted to focus the season story-wise on his character journey. […]
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- JD Payne
- Patrick McKay
- Paul Bettany
- Kumail Nanjiani
- Tom King
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 3,397 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 4,925 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin and Jo and Mal host the show. Published by The Ringer.
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