Ep 16: Black Girl Magic with Anne Shade

Ep 17: Space Horror with Vesper Doom

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: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

Ep 16: Black Girl Magic with Anne Shade

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/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

And Another Thing 1: When Is a Ghost Not a Ghost

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 movie LongLegs  Follow Lou: louinprogress.com Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

Ep 15: Welcome to Forever with Brent Lambert

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 discourse.    Follow Brent Lambert: https://www.brentclambert.com/ Follow the show: linktr.ee/tropeologypod Follow Chris: linktr.ee/themythofpsyche Music: Nick Valerson on Pixalbay

Ep 14: Goblin Markets with Trip Galey

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