Hey you tumbleweeds, I updated that reserved post. Reading the radio posts are completely optional, but it'll make me happy if you do. (But if your character isn't one who regularly listens to the radio you really wouldn't have any access to this information, would you?)

I think GRRM's problem is that he's so focused on expanding the world that he doesn't realize he's completely forgetting about characters who have relevance to the story in the process, and dropping certain plotlines for similar reasons.