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“Never before has ACoK felt so short. In Mr Schwift’s hands ACoK can bring pleasure, joy and laughter.”
Ascleepygoose via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/13/24
“Stoked you decided to pick back up with the abridged chapter eps. Discovered your content not long ago and I’ve been using it to temporarily satisfy my hunger to reread the series (again). Speaking of hunger — You should jump-start a segment called “A Crow For Feasts” where you dress up as a crow...”Read full review »
bkaleco via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/12/24
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“OMG IM SOO HAPPY UR BACK!!!”
Zimistaan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/08/24
“The amount of hours I have dedicated in my life listening to this podcast is ungodly.”
UltimaCaster via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/16/23
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“This podcast should have 0 negative reviews, there are none better”
KFK3 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/25/23
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“- to find a cult of personality to join as a hobby. Can recommend this one.”
Juicy Wizard via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
09/20/23
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“Very good”
sphagatti23 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/06/23
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“Very authentic, sticking to GRRM’s pace”
lazy var via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/29/23
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“Keep it up or else I’ll get really sad”
BabyMangla via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/12/23
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“I love the explication of the text, the tangents, the random etymological, scientific, and historical inclusions. Alt Schwift X is truly a renaissance man for our times.”
Scarabic via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/23
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“The podcast is keeping me sane after hearing that GRRM is 500(thousand) pages out from completing winds.”
tttkakakwkchsnaod via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/26/23
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“I like it!”
babiboibinnie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/13/23
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“Went from YouTube to podcast to get more of the early original episodes!”
Cda613333 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/03/23
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“Five food descriptions out of five.”
Dom F. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/13/22
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“Please post a new episode Schwift. I owe 3,000 gold dragons to the Iron Bank and my only source of income is pirating this podcast for my friends.”
Isaac K 14 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/09/22
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“Schwify is a master of on the spot literary analysis.”
darcy010 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/22/22
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“this podcast perfectly walks the line between being hilarious and informative, with great analysis of the Game of Thrones books.”
Mug Chinese via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/06/22
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“Great podcast! Lives up to its name, very swift and very abridged. Only weird thing is how they misspelled “swift” in the name”
Åsmund Aall via Apple Podcasts ·
Norway ·
07/04/22
“Here’s my Hello Rock to the world welcoming you aboard this ever on point, never tangential discussion of the A Song of Ice and Fire.”
Matthew G. Mchale via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/22
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“Keep on keeping on. The only critic is it’s infrequency, but I’ll never get enough anyway!”
cdoaggie via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/01/22
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“Way better than that alt shift X guy”
Ryan_Winter via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
05/14/22
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“So many excellent, hilarious and thoroughly enjoyable readings! If you like the related content then you’re guaranteed to not regret checking these out.”
six wings via Apple Podcasts ·
Japan ·
04/19/22
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“I would sell my last pair of socks for just one more chapter, maybe just a food description… please schwifty please”
Micky4515 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/11/22
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“This is literally my favorite podcast. Whomever this oke is, he’s suuper talented.
Book reviews of songs! 😜”
woohoo2232 via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
02/17/22
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“Before the Alt Schwift X podcast I was homeless and addicted to crack cocaine. Schwifty turned my life around.”
RedWolf6:16 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/09/22
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“When the night is dark and full of terrors and all you can do is hold yourself while rolling around on the floor, only Schwifty (Schwifty means Lightbringer) has the tangents that bring the dawn that vanquish the long night.”
Thatbrownspot via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/22
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“The ramblings of a mad man. Absolutely incredible. Someone should write a book series based on this.”
papadapalapa via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/09/22
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“Exceptionally adequate.”
Silly-Gissum via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/20/21
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“I fall asleep to this podcast every night.”
Kels Curl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/15/21
Thosguyhere via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/13/21
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“We need more Shwifting!”
Shwiftygivemeawristy via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/27/21
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“Love his narration, humor, intellect, insight, theorizing and occasional burps, Alt Schwift X delivers euphonious joy to my ears. Always an excellent, entertaining time <3”
KayteaO via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/21
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“A must for A Song of Ice and Fire fans. Definitely a tangent free zone.”
A.W. Taylor via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/29/21
“Really enjoyable!”
X A-W via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/04/21
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vdgmrpro via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/02/21
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“If you know you know. Paraphrasing of each chapter if the epic medieval fantasy series “A Song of Ice and Fire.” Out host Alt Schwift X, reads through each chapter, and relays the relevant info to you, while analyzing, and making connections to the rest of the series in real time.”
Hipstard via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/13/21
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“This dude, he be a funny wonderful guy. Podcast gives me reasons to live”
ish348 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/21/21
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“You remind of my grandfather from the old country his greasy chin would shutter with excitement during senile tangents about his bodycount
thanks... I guess?”
ameisenkönig via Apple Podcasts ·
Austria ·
06/09/21
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“Just feels like talking to a true blue Uluru, occa bloke. Listened to 15 episodes before realising it was about a song of ice and fire. Do yourself a favour and get involved”
Djdjdjdjdndjdn via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/29/21
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“Schwift’s read-throughs of A Song of Ice and Fire are wonderfully entertaining. He gives magnificent insight into the characters and the lore of George R. R. Martin’s world as he makes his way through the chapters, while also stopping for gloriously bizarre tangents along the way.
The...”Read full review »
Hedwyyn via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/29/21
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“Love you Schwift excited for the 100th episode”
Mollie Tzuyu via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/09/21
“You want turgid literary analysis interspersed with poignant reflections on what it means to be human and ramblings of an immortal softie? Well Schwifty got you. Cheers.”
LindsayRJShelton via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/16/21
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“The best ASOIAF analysis I’ve ever come across. A genuinely thoughtful, humorous, and intelligent look at these awesome books... and so much more. The only downside is that I’m all caught up now and have to wait for new episodes! Hope he continues to make these awesome podcasts. Couldn’t...”Read full review »
converged via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/27/21
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“He’s about to hit episode 100 so had to give it a 5 star for still going strong years later. He will probably finish the series before winds of winter comes out 😭😂”
aj👌🏻 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/21/21
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“Come for the intelligent ASOIAF analysis, stay for the outrageously pertinent tangents.”
zerepallos via Apple Podcasts ·
France ·
02/16/21
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