Beyond The Trope

This week we go inside the crazy minds of our co-hosts to find out what happens when they dream! Thank you to all of our amazing listeners for your support, including our Patrons at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Jeff Dunham

Discovery Channel

Darren Brown

Simon Pegg

Brian Brushwood

Scam School

World's Greatest Con podcast

Cord Cutters podcast

SxSW

The Beatles

Yellow Submarine (Movie)

Scooby Doo

Disney's Cinderella (Movie)

The Incredible Hulk

The Great British Baking Show

Mary Berry

Paul Hollywood

The Matrix (Movie)

Inception (Movie)

This week Nicola Griffith joins us to talk about the Arthurian fantasy, SPEAR, out now! Fiind out more at https://nicolagriffith.com, follow Nicola on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nicolaz and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nicolagriffith.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Star Wars

Quest for Camelot (Movie)

Warner Bros.

HILD by Nicola Griffith

MENEWOOD (forthcoming) by Nicola Griffith

AMMONITE by Nicola Griffith

This week Len Vlahos joins us to talk about his work, including THE SCAR BOYS, SCAR GIRL, HARD WIRED, and LIFE IN A FISHBOWL. Find out more at https://lenvlahos.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lenvlahos, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LenVlahosAuthor/, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/len.vlahos/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

GIRL ON THE FERRIS WHEEL by Julie Halpern and Len Vlahos

Rocky Horror Picture Show (Movie)

Cobra Kai (TV Show)

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (TV Show)

Occulus Quest 2

Vader Immortal (Video Game)

READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline

World of Warcraft (Video Game)

The Sims (Video Game)

Sim City (Video Game)

Second Life (Video Game)

Arthur C. Clarke

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS by Jonathan Swift

Monty Python

Graham Chapman

THE ROAD TO MARS by Eric Idle

STARSHIP TITANIC by Terry Jones

Powell's

Tattered Cover

Peter Buck

R.E.M. (Band)

LeVar Burton

Comic Con

Fan EXPO

Pierce Brown

Tamora Pierce

THE NAME OF THE WIND by Patrick Rothfuss

WISE MAN'S FEAR by Patrick Rothfuss

This week Scott Ruesterholz joins us to talk about his debut novel, ROBERT WILSON AND THE INVASION FROM WITHIN, out now! Find out more at https://www.scottruesterholz.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Read_N_Learn.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Animal Crossing

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan books

Star Wars

Independence Day (movie)

Invader Zim (TV Show)

THE 5TH WAVE by Rick Yancey

Jersey Shore (TV Show)

This week we're talking with Timothy Miller, author of THE STRANGE CASE OF ELIZA DOOLITTLE and THE STRANGE CASE OF THE DUTCH PAINTER. Find out more at https://www.thestrangecasesofsherlock.com and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/timotheemiller and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/moSES.a.MiLleR99.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Lawrence of Arabia (movie)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER by Seth Grahame-Smith

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Gene Wilder

Madeline Kahn

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (movie)

THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION by Nicholas Meyer

Nicol Williamson

Robert Downey Jr.

Benedict Cumberbatch

THE STRANGE CASE OF THE PHARAOH'S by Timothy Miller

Harry Bosch (character) created by Michael Connelly

This week we're talking to Molly E. Lee, author of EMBER OF NIGHT and SHADOW OF LIGHT! Find out more at https://www.mollyelee.com and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MollyELee, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MollyElizabethLeeAuthor, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mollyelizabethlee/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Marvel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Show)

Bauhaus

TWILIGHT by Stephenie Meyer

DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth

Entangled Press

RMFW

GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin

Audible

This week Michelle and Giles are sharing their current writing and work playlists! If you're looking for music recommendations, this is the episode for you.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Stacey Kent

Spotify

Denver 102.3

Come Along (Song) by Cosmo Sheldrake

Imagine Dragons

Kesha

Bastille

One Republic

Florence + the Machine

Young the Giant

Human (song) by Rag'n'Bone Man

X Ambassadors

Édith Piaf

Lindsey Stirling

Frank Sinatra

Wolf Totum (song) by The Hu

With Arms Wide Open (song) by Tommee Profitt

Kingsman

Kingsman 2

Freebird (song) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Kung Fu Hustle

Ballroom Blitz (song) by Sweet

Here We Go Again (song) by OK Go

JAXSON GAMBLE

Love Me Dead (song) by Ludo

Lake Pontchartrain (song) by Ludo

Greta Van Fleet

Led Zeppelin

Owl City

Overwhelmed (song) by Ryan Mack

Only Human (song) by Ryan Mack

Ty

Roots Manuva

Superman (song) by Lazlo Bane

Scrubs

Dreamers

Ingrid Michaelson

Fiona Apple

Backstreet Boys

New Kids on the Block

Umbrella (song) covered by All time Low

Forrest Day

This week Derek Künsken joined us to talk about THE QUANTUM WAR, out now! Find out more at http://derekkunsken.com/my-fiction.html and follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/derekkunsken!

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Mentioned in this episode:

THE HOUSE OF STYX by Derek Künsken

THE QUANTUM TEMPLE (upcoming) by Derek Künsken

THE HOUSE OF SAINTS by Derek Künsken

X-Men

New Girl (TV Show)

THE QUANTUM MAGICIAN by Derek Künsken

The Quantum Evolutions Series by Derek Künsken

The Godfather 1 and 2 (Movies)

Looney Tunes

World Con

Angry Robot

Netflix

The Buckhorn Exchange

Scientific American

Popular Mechanics

New York Times

CHARLOTTE'S WEB by E. B. White

Mythbusters

The New Yorker

The Simpsons (TV Show)

This week we're talking with Lara Elena Donnelly about her new book, BASE NOTES, out now! Find out more at https://laradonnelly.com and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/larazontally and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/larazontally/.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Despicable Me (Movie)

Groot

Space Jam (Movie)

George of the Jungle (Movie)

Brendan Fraser

Cary Grant

Audrey Hepburn

Ginger Rogers

Katharine Hepburn

Bringing Up Baby (Movie)

The Criterion Channel

Maureen O'Hara

AMBERLOUGH by Lara Elena Donnelly

John le Carré

Cabaret (Movie)

Sarah Lawrence MFA Program

LARPs the Series

The Labyrinth (Movie)

LABYRINTH: MASQUERADE (Comic) by Lara Elena Donnelly

Boom! Studios

Jim Henson

Gossip Girls (TV Show)

It's been a while since we shared our recommendations, so this week we're bringing you some highly recommended suggestions we think you should try! (NOTE: This episode got lost during the holidays and didn't get posted in January as planned, but here it is a few months later. It's obviously not the first discussion of the year, but we're very excited to bring these recommendations to you today!)

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Mentioned in this episode:

Kerrygold Butter

Triscuit Four Cheese & Herb Crackers

Cheetos Cheese Puffs

TRUFF Hot Sauce and Pasta Sauce

Avery Stampede Lager

CU Boulder

Coors Banquet

Pabst Blue Ribbon

Great Divide Denver Pale Ale

LaCroix

Kroger Flavored Seltzer

Spindrift Sparkling Water

Fruit2O

GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Ascension on AppleTV+

Isaac Asimov

Mythic Quest

Cowboy Bebop (Netflix Adaptation and Anime)

The Great (Hulu TV Show)

A Castle for Christmas (Netflix Christmas Movie)

Hallmark

Cary Elwes

Brooke Shields

Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer

Mint Flavored OREO Thins