Beyond The Trope

Susan Spann returns this week to talk about her upcoming trip to Japan to work on her first non-fiction book, all about hiking the 100 famous mountains. Also, horrifying bugs.

Mentioned in this episode:

TRIAL ON MOUNT KOYA by Susan Spann (Out July 2018)

Agatha Christie

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie

100 SUMMITS by Susan Spann (Work In Progress due 2020)

ONE HUNDRED FAMOUS MOUNTAINS IN JAPAN by Kyūya Fukada

RMFW Colorado Gold Conference

Riding The Storm Out (Song) by REO Speedwagon

Mukade

GHOST OF THE BAMBOO ROAD (Working Title) by Susan Spann (Due 2019)

Shadow Valley Manor (Book Series) by Kerry Schafer

DEAD BEFORE DYING by Kerry Schafer

Kerry Anne King

Lisa Alber

THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Scooby Doo (TV Show)

Stephen King

Scully and Mulder from the X-Files TV Show

THE BOOK OF YOKAI: MYSTERIOUS CREATURES OF JAPANESE FOLKLORE by Michael Foster

http://www.susanspann.com

http://twitter.com/susanspann

http://facebook.com/susanspannauthor

The Denver Podcast Network http://DenverPodcast.net

Functional Nerds http://functionalnerds.com

Patrick Hester http://atfmb.com

Thank you to all of our amazing Patrons over at http://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope

James P returns for a third week, this time to discuss a set of trunk pages that he submitted for us.

Mentioned in this episode:

FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell

Up (Pixar Movie)

Dungeons and Dragons (Roleplaying Game)

Disney

Moana (Movie)

The Princess and the Frog (Movie)

Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

Reel Nerds Podcast http://reelnerdspodcast.com

Thank you to all of our Patreon supporters over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

In part 2 of our Languages series, we're talking about made up languages, how to develop them, and how to use them in your writing. James Persichetti returns, too, and shares a wealth of wisdom with us.

Mentioned in this episode:

Star Trek

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

Starfest

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

A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE (Book Series) by George R. R. Martin

CODEX ALERA (Book Series) by Jim Butcher

Star Wars

Knights of the Old Republic (Video Game)

Mass Effect (Video Game)

The Sims (Video Game)

The Big Bang Theory (TV Show)

Klutz Press

THE ART OF LANGUAGE INVENTION: FROM HORSE-LORDS TO DARK ELVES, THE WORDS BEHIND THE WORLD-BUILDING by David J. Peterson

Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

Left Hand Right Brain http://lefthandrightbrainpod.com

Thank you to all of our amazing Patreon supporters over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope 

James Persichetti returns to the show this week to talk about using real languages in fiction, giving us insights as from his linguistics education and his slush pile reading.

Mentioned in this episode:

Klingon (From Star Trek)

Dorothy L. Sayers

Lord Peter Wimsey (character by Dorothy L. Sayers)

Saga (Comic)

CITY OF GLASS by Cassandra Clare

Terry Pratchett

Forvo.com

YouTube

John Green

Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot (character by Agatha Christie)

OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon

The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

Changing Denver http://changingdenver.com

Thank you to all of our Patreon supporters over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

Today we're talking to Trai Cartwright, screenwriter and consultant. She has an amazing history and fantastic story insights, and we're delighted to bring her to you.

Mentioned in this episode:

NYU

Tisch Program

HBO

Prelude Pictures

Paramount

Universal Studios

Newline Cinemas

Larimer Community College

Colorado Film School

University of Denver

Steven L. Sears

A-Team (TV Show)

Xena Warrior Princess (TV Show)

YouTube

Beanduck Productions

LARPs The Series

Superstore (TV Show)

The Office (TV Show)

IKEA

Walmart

Susan Spann

Geek And Sundry

Felicia Day

The Flog (Web Series)

Are You Being Served (TV Show)

The Red Green Show (TV Show)

Home Improvement (TV Show)

MacGyver (TV Show)

MythBusters (TV Show)

Julie Cameron

Pikes Peak Writers

Jim Butcher

Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers

Northern Colorado Writers

Castle Rock Writers

Women In Film And Media Colorado http://wifmco.org

Mystery Science Theater 3000

http://craftwrite.com

http://traicartwright.com

https://www.facebook.com/trai.cartwright

The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

The Revisionists http://www.revisionistspodcast.com

Thank you to all of our supporters on Patreon over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope 

This week Indie Game developer, Ben Wander, joins us to talk video games, pop culture, and the newly-released A Case of Distrust.

Mentioned in this episode:

Mark Wilson

BioWare

LA Noir

The Gong Show

Visceral Games

Star Wars

Buckaroo Bonzai

Star Trek

Mass Effect

Neil Ross

Dragon Age

Serenity Forge

Zhenghua Yang

Saul Bass

Hotel Dusk: Room 215

Unity Engine

GameMaker by YoYo Games

Unreal Engine

http://Lynda.com

http://twitter.com/thewanderingben

http://twitter.com/acaseofdistrust 

http://thewanderingben.com

http://acaseofdistrust.com

The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

Jon of All Trades http://jonofalltrades.us

Thank you to all of our Patreon supporters over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

This week we're critiquing a short story from one of our listeners. Thanks, Edwin, for sending them in!

Mentioned in this episode:

The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

Left Hand Right Brain http://lefthandrightbrainpod.com

Thank you to all of our amazing Patreon patrons over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

We love video games, and there are a few reasons why. This week, Danielle returns to talk about awesome video games and what makes them so great.

Mentioned in this episode:

Final Fantasy

Madden NFL

Mario Tennis

Mario Kart

Rocket League

Twitch.tv

Nintendo 64

Nintendo GameCube

Nintendo Switch

Sony PlayStation

Horizon: Zero Dawn

The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker

XBox

Star Wars

Dishonored

Dishonored 2

Robbie Daymond

Persona 5

Tales of Zestiria

Final Fantasy XV

Sailor Moon Crystal

Fallout 4

Adam Croasdell

Ray Chase

The Office (UK)

Ricky Gervais

Overwatch

Bethesda Softworks

Skyrim

Sega Genesis

Sonic The Hedgehog

The Oregon Trail

Crystal Caves

Navigator

Tomb Raider

The Fast and the Furious

RMFW

The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

Denver Pizza Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/denver-pizza-podcast/id1153755195?mt=2

Thank you to all of our amazing patrons over at http://Patreon.com/BeyondTheTrope

We're returning to the topic of Fan Fiction this week, focusing on Emily and Danielle, a duo in charge of a fairly popular Final Fantasy XV Fan Fiction.

Mention on this episode:

Final Fantasy VX

HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling

Dungeons And Dragons

THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Book Trilogy) by J. R. R. Tolkien

THE DRESDEN FILES (Book Series) by Jim Butcher

Sincerely Me (Song) from Dear Evan Hansen

http://ArchiveOfOurOwn.org

http://FanFiction.net

AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman

Overwatch (Video Game)

Ignis_Sassentia

SharkBaitHooHaHa 

Second Life (Video Game)

Fantasy Life (Video Game)

The Denver Podcast Network http:://denverpodcast.net

Reel Nerds http://reelnerdspodcast.com

Thank you to all of our amazing Patreon Patrons over at

http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

This week we're talking to Beer Archeologist Travis Rupp. He's a full time professor at CU Boulder, and he works full time at Avery Brewing, developing their beers of antiquity and running their barrel program. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Avery Brewing

CU Boulder

Ales of Antiquity

Apple

Penn State

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Avery's Dionysian Series

Dogfish Head Brewing

TASTING BEER by Randy Mosher

BREW LIKE A MONK: TRAPPIST, ABBEY, AND STRONG BELGIAN ALES AND HOW TO BREW THEM by Stan Hieronymus

THE BARBARIAN'S BEVERAGE: A HISTORY OF BEER IN ANCIENT EUROPE by Max Nelson

http://beerarchaeology.com

http://twitter.com/travis_rupp

The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net

Changing Denver http://www.changingdenver.com

Thank you to all of our patrons over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope