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hello and welcome to nerdette recaps game of thrones with peter seagull i'm greta

johnson i'm trisha bovita and we are joined by Peter Segel, who is paint a picture for us, Peter.

Where are you at this moment?

I am actually sitting in my bedroom at home because my living room was too echoy.

Yes.

And I am sitting on my bed with a glass of sake.

We were discussing beforehand, like, is sake nerd whiskey?

I think it is.

And I think whiskey is nerd whiskey.

Yes.

But we are glad you are joining us, just so folks know why it sounds like you're in a different

room.

You are.

I'm in a different room.

It's the magic of radio, everyone.

Everybody should know who's been following along closely that we're actually recording this right after the feed of Game of Thrones

in central time which means it's after nine o'clock and Brett is still awake.

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