Welcome back to Game of Thrones 2 Electric Boop, Kalu.

I'm your Zanthady.

Now, if you've been listening to this podcast for a while, you know that I often have

on academics to put some sort of scholarly lens on a particular chapter.

And then, other times I just have on super fans that love the book series.

Sometimes those super fans are related to me.

This week I have both.

Welcome back, my sister Tara, and I include an excerpt of my conversation with Philip

Haberkern, who's professor of history at Boston University.

And I'll note that both Tara and Phil note a bit of modern American influence on Martin's

world.

I thought that was interesting.

Okay, before we get to Arya, one of my favorite topics.

Tara has a little plant shop that is called Seed and So in Sebastian, California.

So if you happen to live in the Bay Area, pop in, say hi to Tara, buy a plant or two.

And my oldest sister, Lisa, has a vegan restaurant in Sebastian, she also has one in Santa

Rosa, California.

So if that interests you at all and you're in the area, pop into cozy plum.

And that restaurant gets a lot of accolades in the local news.

So even if you're not a vegan, check out cozy plum and then Tara's plant shop Seed and

So.

All right, without further ado, here is my sister Tara Jenkins.

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