Beyond The Trope

This week we're talking about which literary characters we would want to be our best friend, have a casual dating relationship with, and who we'd want to marry.

Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, including our patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Ron Weasley (from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)

Harry Potter

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Percy Weasley

Terry Pratchett

Granny Weatherwax

Moist von Lipwig

Thursday Next (created by Jasper Fforde)

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher

Percy Tunstell (from The Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger)

Quesnel Lafoux

Bloody Jack (created by L. A. Meyer)

Kaz Brekker (from SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo)

A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES by Sarah J. Maas

Rhysand

Prudence Akeldama

Karen Murphy

Ginny Weasley

Claire Fraser (created by Diana Gabaldon)

James Fraser

Lincoln O'Neill (from ATTACHMENTS by Rainbow Rowell)

Chris Pratt

Parks and Recreation (TV Show)

How I Met Your Mother (TV Show)

Mr. Darcy (from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen)

Lizzy Bennet

Michael Carpenter

THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir

Mark Watney

Alexia Maccon

Queen Mab

Care Bear

Grumpy Bear

Rainbow Bright

Jo March (from LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott)

AN EMBER IN THE ASHES by Sabaa Tahir

Harper (from A TORCH AGAINST THE NIGHT by Sabaa Tahir)

Alec Hardison from Leverage (TV Show)

This week we are joined by Richard K. Morgan, author of THIN AIR and ALTERED CARBON. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/quellist1, and check out his website, https://richardkmorgan.com.

Thank you to all of our amazing supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope for helping us to record great interviews like this one.

Mentioned in this episode:

William Gibson

NEUROMANCER by William Gibson

The Sprawl Trilogy by William Gibson

Paul Anderson

Netflix

Orion Publishing Group

STEEL REMAINS by Richard K. Morgan

George R. R. Martin

Laeta Kalogridis

Warner Brothers

Skydance Media

Blade Runner (Movie)

Ridley Scott

Nine Inch Nails

Ozark (TV Show)

The Sopranos (TV Show)

The Wire (TV Show)

Solaris (Movie)

Jimi Hendricks

THE RAVEN by Edgar Allen Poe

Chris Conner

Keith Richards

Joel Kinnaman

Martha Higareda

We're reading our mailbag this week! Thank you to our amazing listeners who reach out to say hi.

Also, thank you to our supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

This week we're joined by James Anthony, author of SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS, RETOLD. If you ever had trouble understanding Shakespeare's sonnets, or you just love great poetry, this is the book for you!

Thank you to all of our amazing listeners, included our Patrons over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Mentioned in this episode:

Penguin Random House

Franco Zeffirelli

Romeo and Juliet

BBC's Shakespeare Retold

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Taming of the Shrew

Much Ado About Nothing

Macbeth (The Scottish Play)

Hamlet

THE ODE LESS TRAVELLED by Stephen Fry

Paapa Essiedu

Sam Elliott

J. K. Rowling

The Blair Partnership

Kenneth Branagh

Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

Reading from:
Shakespeare, William, and James Anthony. Shakespeares Sonnets, Retold: Classic Love Poems with a Modern Twist. Three Rivers Press, 2018.

Used with permission.

This week we're chatting with Jeanne Cavelos, founder of the Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust. Find out more about the workshop at http://www.odysseyworkshop.org.

Thank you to our amazing supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope. You keep us up and running, and you help keep the weekly episodes free for all of our amazing listeners.

Mentioned in this episode:

Bantam Doubleday Dell

Saint Anselm College

Nisi Shawl

Paul Witcover

Neil Clarke

Fran Wilde

Sara King

Scott H. Andrews

Beneath Ceaseless Skies (Magazine)

Holly Black

Joshua Bilmes

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien

NASA

Charlton Heston

Planet of the Apes (Movie)

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Movie)

Carrie Vaughn

Rebecca F Kuang/R. F. Kuang

THE POPPY WAR by R. F. Kuang

Meagan Spooner

Theodora Goss

World Fantasy Award

MileHiCon

We're talking to Kyle Newman, one of the contributers to Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana!

Thank you to all of our amazing listeners and supporters. For exclusive content and advance notice of our recording schedule, please consider becoming a patron over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Mentioned in this episode:

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS ART AND ARCANA: A VISUAL HISTORY by Jon Peterson, Kyle Newman, Michael Witwer, and Sam Witwer
Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition (D&D Next)

EMPIRE OF IMAGINATION: GARY GYGAX AND THE BIRTH OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS by Michael Witwer

Star Wars

The Legends of Zelda (Video Game Series)

Fortnite (Video Game)

GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien

Harry Potter (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling

The Hobbit (Movie Trilogy)

EMP (Experience Music Project)

Origins (Gaming Expo)

READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline

Skype

FaceTime

TSR, Inc. (Tactical Studies Rules)

Acquisitions, INC.

Penny Arcade

Reddit

https://twitter.com/kyle_newman

https://www.facebook.com/kylenewmanfanpage/

https://www.instagram.com/kyle_newman/

10 Speed Press

Penguin Random House at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com

Welcome to 2019! With only two full-time hosts moving forward, we decided to revisit the first five episodes of the show. We're rebooting, so what better way to begin anew?

Also, we openly enjoyed some bourbon during this recording, for a change of pace (don't worry, it doesn't get out of hand).

Thank you to all of our amazing listeners. We'd like to hear from you, too. What drew you to the show? How long have you been listening? Is there anything in the coming year that you would like to hear from us?

Also, thank you to all of our amazing patrons. If you would like to support the show, please let your friends know about it, and consider joining us over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope.

Mentioned in this episode:

Brandon Sanderson

MISTBORN by Brandon Sanderson

WorldCon

Denver Comic Con (now Denver Pop Culture Con)

William Shakespeare

ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare

MACBETH by William Shakespeare

HAMLET by William Shakespeare

THE GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee Williams

DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller

THE ICEMAN COMETH by Eugene O'Neill

West Side Story (Musical)

OTHELLO by William Shakespeare

Shrek (Movie)

The Producers (Movie and Musical)

Mel Brooks

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Musical)

OEDIPUS REX by Sophocles

O (Movie)

The Punisher (TV Show)

Clint Eastwood

Gran Torino (Movie)

Guardians of the Galaxy (Movie)

Kingsman: The Secret Service

Matthew Vaughn

Kickass (Movie)

Mark Hamill

Calvin and Hobbes (Comic Series) by Bill Watterson

JOHNNY TREMAIN by Esther Forbes

THE GIVER by Lois Lowry

Paul Revere

The Chronicles of Narnia (Book Series) by C. S. Lewis

Berenstain Bears (Book Series) by Stan and Jan Berenstain

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN by Harriet Beecher Stowe

THE METAMORPHOSIS by Franz Kafka

This week we're talking about reboots. What do we like about them? Are some reboots better or worse than the originals?

Mentioned in this episode:

Reboot (TV Show)

Netflix

CBS

Queer Eye (TV Show)

Ocean's 8 (Movie)

Ocean's 11 (Movies)

Star Trek

J. J. Abrams

Lens Flairs

Leverage (TV Show)

Spiderman (Movies)

Superman (Movies)

Spiderman: Homecoming (Movie)

Tom Holland

Fox 31 (Denver TV Station)

Tobey Maguire

Andrew Garfield

Ghostbusters

She-Ra

The Toys That Made Us (TV Show)

Noelle Stevenson

Lumberjanes (Comic Series) by Noelle Stevenson

Star Wars (Movies)

Voltron (TV Shows)

Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal (TV Shows)

Pokemon

Peanuts

Lost in Space (TV Shows and Movie)

Matt LeBlanc

The Magic School Bus (TV Shows)

Arthur (TV Show)

Neil Gaiman

Wishbone (TV Show)

Interview With A Vampire (Movie)

THE VAMPIRE LESTAT by Anne Rice

QUEEN OF THE DAMNED by Anne Rice

Firefly (TV Show)

Robotech (TV Show)

Terry Pratchett

HOGFATHER by Terry Pratchett

THE COLOR OF MAGIC by Terry Pratchett

SOUL MUSIC by Terry Pratchett

MONSTROUS REGIMENT by Terry Pratchett

THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien

THE SILMARILLION by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Chronicles of Narnia (Book Series) by C. S. Lewis

THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW by C. S. Lewis

A HORSE AND HIS BOY by C. S. Lewis

The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker (Video Game)

World of Warcraft Legacy (Video Game)

Jurassic Park (Movies)

Thank you to all of our amazing supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope

A very special thank you to Emily/Emer for working with us for five fantastic years. We look forward to what your future has for you.

This week we're talking to John and Vito Gutilla, the two creators of the World Builders Anonymous podcast.

Mentioned in this episode:

SF Signal

Patrick Hester

Patrick Rothfuss

Brandon Sanderson

The Kingfountain Series by Jeff Wheeler

Scott Lynch

THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA by Scott Lynch

BLOOD SONG by Anthony Ryan

STAR WARS: SCOUNDRELS by Timothy Zahn

THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien

Jimi Hendricks

The Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling

Marvel Cinematic Univers

Dungeons and Dragons

Jim Butcher

John Palmer

Master and Commander (Movie)

Pirates of the Caribbean (Movie)

The Witcher series by Andrzej Sapkowski

Call of Duty (Video Game)

Red Dead Redemption 2 (Video Game)

Final Fantasy XV (Video Game)

Portal (Video Game)

Pokemon

Boba Fett

https://www.worldbuildersanonymous.com

https://twitter.com/wbapodcast

https://www.facebook.com/WBAPodcast/

Thank you to all of our amazing supporters over at https://patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope

This week we're talking to voice actress and audiobook narrator, Lauren Fortgang!

Mentioned in this episode:

Red Dead Redemption 2 (Video Game)

Grand Theft Auto (Video Game)

Magic The Gathering Arena (Video Game)

Hearthstone (Video Game)

THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING by Sheila Turnage

Mo And Dale Mysteries Series by Sheila Turnage

Leigh Bardugo

KING OF SCARS by Leigh Bardugo

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee

THE NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern

RENT (Broadway Play)

Audible.com

Pottermore

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD (Play) by J. K. Rowling

NaNoWriMo

Les Misérables (Broadway Musical)

Miss Saigon (Musical Play)

Rodgers and Hammerstein

CATS (Broadway Musical)

E. E. Cummings

OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS by T. S. Eliot

THE DARKEST PART OF THE FOREST by Holly Black

http://laurenfortgang.com

http://twitter.com/laurenfortgang

Thank you to all of our fantastic supporters over at https://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope