Their Tropes Battled for Dominance: A FanFic Podcast

Prepare for the Mini onslaught as Gabs goes out of town for 3 weeks and is sick! Liz has finals and also no time! Soooo we bring you back to the wonderful worlds of Quotev and Wattpad as Gabs and Liz delve into some of the earliest bandom literature there is. Connect with the Their Tropes Battled for Dominance podcast: Email: tropedominance@gmail.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/TropePodcast IG: h...

Gabs and Liz are still swamped with work. So, time for another mini! Liz is buzzing about this trope due to a certain Swedish drama recently getting a season 2. Gabs has to rein her back in and brings a She-Ra "more" royal AU fic to the table. Connect with the Their Tropes Battled for Dominance podcast: Email: tropedominance@gmail.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/TropePodcast IG: https://www.insta...

As Liz and Gabs prep for one of the busiest times of the year, they bring you another Mini, this time refocusing on Soulmate AUs! Gabs surprises us all by being the one to pick a Stucky fic instead of Liz for once. Period-typical homophobia AND homosexuality ensue. Connect with the Their Tropes Battled for Dominance podcast: Email: tropedominance@gmail.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/TropePodcast...

Liz picks one of her favorite tropes that we frequently reference in the fanfic world as a joke. She also introduces a fic that makes Gabs actually want to read MCUfic. Gabs gets randomly assigned a nostalgic piece where we wish that TERFs did not exist. You can help counteract the harm that J.K. Rowling has done to trans individuals by contributing to the National Center for Transgender Equality...

Back-to-back (not so) minis! This week, Gabs and Liz return to the fun, beautiful, statistical world of Omegaverse. They specifically stop by Cronbach and his alpha's house as they discuss statistics, but fly back to the land of Femslash in Omegaverse. Overwatch fans, this one is for you! Connect with the Their Tropes Battled for Dominance podcast: Email: tropedominance@gmail.com FB: https://www.f...

Mini episode #2 has arrived as Gabs and Liz battle injuries, sickness, work, and class! They revisit episode 46, drunken confessions. This becomes an excuse for Gabs to talk about her current favorite ship! Connect with the Their Tropes Battled for Dominance podcast: Email: tropedominance@gmail.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/TropePodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/tropepodcast/ Twitter: https...

Gabs starts off with a seemingly innocent trope, which quickly delves into hell at the sight of Ted Cruz's sparkling brown orbs. Liz gets assigned to talk about everyone's favorite boys; Mothman, Nessie... Danny Phantom??? Find the TTBD Podcast duo at New York ComicCon 2022 Friday-Sunday! Connect with the Their Tropes Battled for Dominance podcast: Email: tropedominance@gmail.com FB: https://www.f...

This was supposed to air last week, but about 20 hours after recording the episode, Gabs literally broke her back. Stay tuned for next episode and she'll share how! | Welcome to Hollywood by Mitchell Musso suddenly blasts through your ears. Liz has brought all the stardom and glitter this episode as we explore the stunning world of the rich and famous. Gabs and Liz say ACAB while understanding the...

Liz and Gabs wanted to make sure you got an episode despite having negative time to record, so they are introducing their first mini episode!! Liz was the brains for the idea while Gabs provided the beauty (aka the fanfic). What better way to talk about both of these tropes than Ali Hazelwood, the current star of the ascended fanfic trope, whose amazing works ( The Love Hypothesis & Love on th...

TW: This episode briefly discusses non-consensual sexual acts and some fetishes that may squick out those not comfortable with the BDSM scene. Gabs is inspired after some Google searches to discuss an unfamiliar trope. Both Liz and Gabs are far from thrilled! Liz turns a delicate trope into one full of Gab's least favorite things-- anyone up for some miscommunication? | Find the TTBD Podcast duo a...

Liz reads Gabs's mind and brings up a trope we all love! Not only that, but she throws it back to some high school shoujo favorites as well as giving everyone an excuse to think about Haikyuu!! again. Gabs gets assigned the trope of her nightmares. Seriously though, she keeps it as squick-free as possible.

Gabs has a new villain of her week-- the Netflix show "The Blacklist" is back and Liz and Ressler have to act like they like each other! Liz (the podcast host, not the Blacklist) is, of course, back on her Stucky obsession (what else is new). Liz brings us all together as she explains the true meaning of Christmas.

Gabs and Liz have visited Forks, Washington in a previous episode, but this time they are visiting the Twilight Pride Tour! From deep dives into character and ship wars to gay awakenings, Gabs and Liz pull out all the stops. Is Leah Clearwater bisexual? Does Edward love Mike Newton? Let's find out together! You can help counteract the harm that S. Meyers has done with her portrayal of indigenous p...

This episode was recorded about 6 months ago, before TTBD Podcast took an unexpected hiatus. Enjoy this surprise and we will be back with regular uploads next week! | You can help counteract the harm that S. Meyers has done with her portrayal of indigenous people by contributing to the Quileute tribe's fundraiser here: https://mthg.org/ | Please remember the easiest way to be an ally without spend...

Liz continues the angst train, all aboard! She actually manages to make some Star Wars lore make sense to Gabs. Meanwhile, Abed Nadir has broken the 4th wall again and Community is back! But will they survive?

Gabs takes us to an intimate view of our favorite ice-skating gays. Let's learn about our famous friends together! Liz uncovers an ancient relic of a Glee episode that never aired. Everyone is gay, including one Mr. Noah "Puck" Puckerman. Hope he puckers those lips!

Liz once again wows us all with her Star Wars knowledge! Once again, Gabs does not follow. Liz leaves us on a light note when Gabs takes us to ANGST-town, population: Genshin Impact!

Gabs has had enough of being chill and says it is porn time! Grab your sippy cups, time to get thirsty AND horny! Liz takes food the opposite route, deciding to round out the crackhead energy with some bittersweet nostalgia.

Liz brings all of you CartoonNetwork fans back into nostalgia. What was your favorite Teen Titans ship? Gabs gets assigned the one trope she can't stand -- children! She makes it work by bringing in the ever-popular royalty shenanigans... | You can help counteract the harm that J.K. Rowling has done to trans individuals by contributing to the National Center for Transgender Equality here: https://...

Gabs allows her boyfriend to pick a very cute trope! Kwamis, Kittens, Oh My! Liz then ruins everything by getting assigned a trope that has permanently scarred Gabs's brain for life. Unfortunately, they must continue to read to witness two crusty old British men getting it on.... 

*Spiderman spoiler warning: ~10:35-~16:35* | Gabs and Liz take you on a deep dive into fandom history. From Han Solo's elusive baby-making days that can't be found online in 1980 to male omegas being oppressed in 2021, how did so many fictional men become pregnant? Is this fanfic from 1994 the greatest philosophical work of all time?

Gabs and Liz unfortunately are sick this week and want to make sure y'all get an amazing 50th special. As such, they have decided to release chapter 5 of their comparison series to hold you guys over. Happy holidays and Merry Christmas if you celebrate! We will see you again on New Year's Eve. | You can help counteract the harm that S. Meyers has done with her portrayal of indigenous people by con...

Liz picks a topic she is extremely passionate about. Gabs also gets assigned a topic that Liz is even more passionate about! Gabs finally forces Liz to read porn on the pod. Fix Your Attitude (by Kassanovella)? No, fix your Liz! | Come meet us at our FIRST LIVE SHOW at Holiday Matsuri in Orlando, Florida 12/18!

PRE-POD TALK SHOULD END AROUND 19/20 MIN MARKER!! | Gabs picks a cute lil topic to distract from the hell of a week she's had. Don't worry, she made sure you don't have to hear stuff about Voltron in 2021. Liz gets continuously lucky with her assigned topics and manages to make Gabs feel something about League of Legends. | Come meet us at our FIRST LIVE SHOW at Holiday Matsuri in Orlando, Florida...

Liz picks a trope we like to call "I can fix him, please don't call my therapist!" Of course, even in a trope/fic not related to MCU, she finds a way to mention it. Gabs gets assigned a trope that brings her back to high school. Who doesn't love a good royalty AU? | Come meet us at our FIRST LIVE SHOW at Holiday Matsuri in Orlando, Florida 12/18! | You can help counteract the harm that J.K. Rowlin...