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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 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’

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

Mal and Jo are back in the Upside Down to dive deep into the first two episodes of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 1!

(00:00) Intro

(4:25) Opening Snapshot

(28:39) "Chapter One: The Crawl"

(1:56:33) "Chapter Two: The Vanishing of …"

Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Producers: Carlos Chiriboga, Jon Jones, and Mike Wargon

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

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'Stranger Things' Season 5, Episodes 1 and 2 Deep Dive

Mal and Jo hit the yellow brick road and head back to Oz for ‘Wicked: For Good.’ They dive deep into the highly anticipated sequel, breaking down everything from the songs and relationships in the movie to their questions and theories about how a scarecrow has sex.

(00:00) Intro

(9:44) Opening Snapshot

(33:19) Deep Dive

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Producer: Carlos Chiriboga

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell and John Richter
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‘Wicked: For Good’ Deep Dive

It’s Chris-p Nolan Fall! Mal and Jo are joined by Chris Ryan to continue their journey through Christopher Nolan’s filmography with ‘Dunkirk.’ They discuss their original experience with the movie, the unique story structure, the performances, and more! Plus, they give out some superlatives!

(00:00) Intro

(04:08) ‘Dunkirk’

(56:06) Superlatives and Other Sundries

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin

Guest: Chris Ryan

Producers: Carlos Chiriboga and Mike Wargon

Social: Jomi Adeniran

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell and John Richter
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‘Dunkirk’ Revisited With Chris Ryan | Chris-p Nolan Fall

Mal and Jo go to the movies! They discuss two recent releases with ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The Running Man.’ Plus, they get into the horniest moments in Guillermo del Toro’s movies and the best action sequences in Edgar Wright’s movies!

(00:00) Intro(06:29) Opening Snapshot(11:49) ‘Frankenstein’(53:44) ‘The Running Man’

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Mike WargonSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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‘Frankenstein’ and ‘The Running Man’

Mal and Jo are ready to face off against Vecna as they wrap up their rewatch of ‘Stranger Things’ in the run-up to the fifth and final season. Now it’s time for Part 2 of Season 4! They talk about their original experience with this season, hand out some superlatives, and look ahead to Season 5.

(00:00) Intro(08:25) Opening snapshot(50:52) Stranger superlatives(02:15:32) Season 5 look-ahead

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Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory RubinProducers: Carlos Chiriboga and Jade WhaleySocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell and John Richter
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Revisited (Part 2)

Mal and Joanna join one last fight and talk about the two-episode premiere of the long-awaited series 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' (05:43). They talk about the key plot points and the incredible character moments (23:00). Later, Ben Lindbergh joins to talk about the presence of Darth Vader in this timeline (02:14:50). Then they conclude by answering your burning questions with Jomi (02:37:24).
Hosts: Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin
Guest: Ben Lindbergh
Senior Producer: Steve
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal
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'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Episodes 1 and 2 Deep Dive

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