Tropes & Tirades

The Lads have a chat about our favorite grumpy bearded miners.

Continuing the discussion on Elves, this time the boys talk about how they would make elves "better." The solution.. Mosquitoes.

Preston and Tristan share their hate for Elves in fiction.

Preston and Tristan talk about prophecy and "the chosen one" trope. this quickly devolved into a brainstorming session for their upcoming saga "giga fishn' " about a young boy who was prophesized to hunt and kill the deadly Giga Fish!

Preston and Tristan have the podcasts editor on the show to talk about stories that say the name of the book.

Preston and Tristan talk about magical weapons and the materials they are made from.

Preston and Tristan are talking about your favorite old wizards and have a long talk about magic

Preston and Tristan have a chat about magical light sources.

Preston and Tristan talk about magical worlds hidden in reality.

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