Vladimir Putin Is Basically Tywin Lannister

Former chess champion Garry Kasparov sounded the alarm about Vladimir Putin's regime in his 2015 book Winter Is Coming. "As you can guess, I'm a big fan," Kasparov says in Episode 321 of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. "I recently had a great experience touring some of the spots when they were shooting in Belfast, taking my wife and my daughter, who are also big fans of the show." Kasparov sees many parallels between life in Westeros and real-world politics. He says that Americans--like our fictional counterparts--are so consumed with petty squabbles that we've ignored a gathering threat.