Trope-ology Podcast

In this 17th episode of Trope-ology, Vesper Doom joins to celebrate the cover reveal of their newest book Metropolis Down! The book releases in 100 days, and to celebrate, we get down and nerdy with Space Horror! Enjoy also tangents into Alien and Star Trek lore, writing processes, and what monsters we enjoy thinking about in the dark!   Follow Vesper Doom: https://vesperdoom.com/ Follow the show:...

In this 16th episode of Trope-ology, Anne Shade joins the show to discuss Black girl magic, her newest release The Blessed, and all things fantasy! Along the way we discuss the racial divide in book cons, the importance of representation, and how mermaids just are inherently Black!   Follow Anne Shade: anneshadesapphiclit.com Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themyth...

In this inaugural episode of the show within a show And Another Thing, hosts Chris and Lou explore the trope of when ghosts represent something more through the lens of bl dramas, books, and more! It’s Halloween and we go to all the haunted places (at least all the gay ones)! Along the way we get distracted by other favorite shows, which characters we want to adopt, and Chris’s ongoing hate of the...

In this 15th episode of Trope-ology, author Brent Lambert joins the show to discuss Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares. Along the way we discuss joyful queer resistance, the importance of queer elders, the struggles of the youth in 2025, and how important it is to write about lube.  Bonus Brent holds space (joke fully intended) for me to be vocally so over the Taylor Swift Life of a Showgirl dis...

In this 14th episode of Trope-ology, author Trip Galey, we discuss the goblin market trope while taking a whimsical journey from classic poetics to the class that is the Disney channel original movie, Halloweentown   Follow Trip Galey linktr.ee/tripgaley Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

In this 13th episode of Trope-ology, author Arden Coutts joins the show to discuss the grumpy/sunshine trope with a side of body guard trope. Along the way we discuss BL tv shows, the movies of our youths, and the fun that can be had when tropes are reversed! Follow Arden Coutts https://www.ardencoutts.com/ Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nic...

In this 12th episode of Trope-ology, author AA Fairview joins the show to discuss bisexual awakenings, along the way we discuss late in life discoveries and why hockey romances is so very bi!   Follow AA Fairview: aafairview.carrd.co  Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

On this 11th episode of Trope-ology, author SE Smyth joins the show to Discuss Our Wives Under the Sea while getting into why the sea is a terrifying lesbian and how sometimes we just want to be sad gays!    Follow SE Smyth: https://sesmythauthor.com/ Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

In this 10th episode of Trope-ology, William Dameron joins the show to laugh at funerals, whistle in the dark, and go on a surprising amount of tangents about Fast and Furious while discussing the trope of Dark Humor   Follow William at https://williamdameron.com/ Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

I’m this 9th episode, author Kara Jorgensen drops by to chat chronic magical curses, accident gay revelations, and the horrors of being perceived while we discuss the trope of hurt/comfort Follow Kara: KaraJorgensen.com Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

On this 8th ep of Trope-ology, we discuss the All for the Game series by Nora Sakavic with author MN Bennet! Along the way we get serious about asexuality, silly about murder sports, and giggly about toxic found family!

In this 7th episode of Trope-ology, author Delaine Coppock joins have a laugh out loud conversation about queer grief, while discovering our overlapping lore, the weird things we found at scholastic book fares, and what our first smut reads were!

In this 6th episode of Trope-ology, Gregory Ashe joins for a surprisingly deep discussion of the classic one bed trope. Along the way we talk about beds as relationship metaphors, how we found our pets, and the subtle art of hinting at queerness in Chinese dramas.     Find Gregory Ashe: https://www.gregoryashe.com/ Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Mu...

One this 5th episode of Trope-ology, Steve Westenra joins to discuss Grey Dog by elliott gish! Prepare for a delightfully nerdy discussion as two academics discuss the allure of becoming an eldrith horror and the significance of spore-orr (mushroom based horror) as a concept!       Find Steve Westenra: https://stevewestenra.com/ Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/them...

In this 4th episode of Trope-ology, Andre Bradley joins the show to unpack the ever infuriating, fandom dividing love triangle trope! Along the way we ask team Jess or team Dean, critic the Notebook, and get excited over Shadowhunters! Find Andre: andrelbradley.com Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

In this third episode of Trope-ology, David R Slayton joins to discuss cozy mysteries and found family in the Last Picks Series by Gregory Ashe. Along the way we follow tangents into understanding genre rules, the importance of queer community, and the need for true hatred in enemies to lovers fiction!   Find David R Slayton on https://davidrslayton.com/ Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Fo...

In this 2nd episode of Trope-ology, author Lou Wilham joins the show to discuss the danmei Guardian by priest. We analyze the tropes of morally grey characters, reincarnation, and second-chance romance. Along the way, we get into why author clap backs, sexy outfits, and the ongoing desire for a boo like Shen Wei.

In this first episode of Trope-ology, horror author Chloe Spencer joins the show to discuss the book Kings of B'more by R. Eric Thomas. Along the way we chat coming of age and the one day tropes, giggle about queer platonic partners, and cringe at our awkward teenage selves.    Find Chloe Spencer at chloespenceronline.com/ Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofp...

In this intro episode, host Chris explains the new format, introduces the direction of the show, and gets hyped about the nerdery to come!   Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: https://linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixabay