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:/

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:

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

We tried our hand at scripted radio, and it was a lot of fun. We hope to bring you more episodes like this in the future. Mentioned in this episode: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelly THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson THE INVISIBLE MAN by H. G. Wells BATMAN (Comic) SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (Movie) Cowboy Bebop (Anime) THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ by L. Frank Baum PETER PAN by J. M. Barrie STAR WARS (Movies) Final Fantasy XV SUPERMAN (Comic) THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams STARSHIP TITANIC (Video Game) by Douglas Adams (and Book) by Terry Jones THOR (Movie and Comic) AVENGERS (Movie and Comic) HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling Dr. Horrible (Mini-Series) The Producers (Movie) THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Book Trilogy) by J. R. R. Tolkien Speed Racer (Anime) Sailor Moon (Anime) ANT MAN (Movie and Comic) The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net The Revisionists http://www.revisionistspodcast.com Thank you to all of our wonderful patrons over

Self-published author, Catherine Spader, joins us to talk about her WULFHEDINN series, available now on Amazon and at The Tattered Cover on Colfax in Denver, Colorado. Mentioned in this episode: FEAST OF THE RAVEN by Catherine Spader RETURN OF THE WULFHEDINN by Catherine Spader Red Riding Hood Kirkus Review Publishers Weekly BlueInk Colorado Independent Publishers Association http://cipabooks.com CIPA EVVY Award http://catherinespader.com http://facebook.com/catherinespader The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Jon of All Trades http://jonofalltrades.us Thank you to all of our patrons over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

This week we're reviewing trunk pages from another listener. Mentioned in this episode: NEUROMANCER by William Gibson READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP by Philip K. Dick Summer Wars (Anime) The Matrix (Movie) The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Left Hand Right Brain http://lefthandrightbrainpod.com Thank you to all of our patrons over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope 20 Minute Delay with Gail Carriger and Piper J Drake http://20mindelay.com

This week, Dan Koboldt returns to talk about the third book in his Gateways to Alissia Trilogy. Mentioned in this episode: THE WORLD AWAKENING by Dan Koboldt NaNoWriMo Harper Voyager COLFAX KITSUNE (Short Story) by Emily Singer Science in Sci-Fi and Fact in Fantasy http://dankoboldt.com/science-in-scifi/ PUTTING THE SCIENCE IN FICTION by Dan Koboldt Available Autumn of 2018 Writer's Digest Donald Maas Locus Magazine Harry Potter (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling THE TIPPING POINT by Malcolm Gladwell Mile Hi Con http://dankoboldt.com https://twitter.com/DanKoboldt https://www.facebook.com/dankoboldt 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 on http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

This week we're talking to Kevin Ikenberry, sci-fi author and really cool guy! Mentioned in this episode: VENDETTA PROTOCOL by Kevin Ikenberry SLEEPER PROTOCOL by Kevin Ikenberry WorldCon Mile High Con The Colorado Book Awards The Four Horsemen Universe created by Chris Kennedy PEACEMAKER by Kevin Ikenberry Brandon Sanderson THE WHEEL OF TIME by Robert Jordan Tom Clancy John Ringo THE LOST FLEET by Jack Campbell Denver Comic Con John Scalzi David Weber MY STORY CAN BEAT UP YOUR STORY by Jeffrey Alan Schechter Casablanca (Movie) The Ten Commandments (Movie) Gone With The Wind (Movie) Lou Anders RMFW Pikes Peak Writers COSine Science Fiction Convention Jim Butcher Steve Saffel Kevin J Anderson Superstars of Writing Seminar David Farland Eric Flint Rebecca Moesta The Lego Movie http://kevinikenberry.com http://twitter.com/thewriterike Check out our friends from the Denver Podcast Network over at http://denverpodcast.net The Reel Nerds http://reelnerdspodcast.com Thank you to all of our patrons over at http://pat

An anonymous writer sent us trunk pages, so this week we share them without revealing who the writer is. Listen in next week when we talk to another fantastic guest, Kevin Ikenberry! Check out all of the other great shows over at the Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Revisionists Podcast http://www.revisionistspodcast.com Thank you to all of our patrons over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

This week we're talking to Kate Jonuska, novelist and short fiction author. Mentioned in this episode: The Denver Post The Colorado Springs Gazette Daily Camera Boulder Magazine TRANSFERENCE by Kate Jonuska The Little Mermaid (Broadway Play) Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway Play) Phantom of the Opera (Broadway Play) Andrew Lloyd Webber Rent (Broadway Play) Les Miserables (Broadway Play) THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald RMFW Margaret Atwood Amy Schumer The Tattered Cover BookBar Boulder Bookstore Amazon Barnes And Noble Proof: A 30th Street Fiction Anthology https://www.amazon.com/Proof-30th-Street-Fiction-Anthology/dp/0996914420 https://katejonuska.com https://twitter.com/kjonuska The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Changing Denver http://changingdenver.com Jon of all Trades http://www.jonofalltrades.us Left Hand, Write Brain http://lefthandrightbrainpod.com Thank you to all of our patrons over at http://Patreon.com/betyondthetrope

This week an amazing listener volunteered to let us read her trunk pages for the show! Mentioned this week: X-Men (Comic Book Series) Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Reel Nerds Podcast http://reelnerdspodcast.com Thank you to all of our patrons over on Patreon http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

We're talking about plotting and pantsing this week, two different methods for writing a story. Mentioned in this episode: The Matrix (Movie) Final Fantasy (Video Game Franchise) Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Left Hand Right Brain Podcast http://lefthandrightbrainpod.com Thank you to all of our patrons over on Patreon http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

We're talking about time travel and book travel this week, nerding out about places we'd like to visit in both fiction and history! Mentioned in this episode: THE MAGIC TREE HOUSE (Book Series) by Mary Pope Osborne THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS (TV Show and Book Series) THE BOXCAR CHILDREN (Book Series) by Gertrude Chandler Warner The Butterfly Effect (Movie) THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE by Douglas Adams THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins THE HOBBIT by J. R. R. Tolkien THE LORD OF THE RINGS (Book Trilogy) by J. R. R. Tolkien HARRY POTTER (Book Series) by J. K. Rowling THE DRESDEN FILED (Book Series) by Jim Butcher ENCHANTED FOREST CHRONICLES (Book Series) by Patricia C. Wrede FALLOUT (Video Game Series) Gail Carriger The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Changing Denver http://changingdenver.com Jon of All Trades http://jonofalltrades.us Thank you to all of our patrons over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope