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The Hopeless Romantic

Amanda Jean delights in wrestling manuscripts for her day job, worships at the altar of tropes, and has never met a villain or sexy alien she doesn’t like. Austin Chant writes books about gay magic an... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 20: The Captivating Pacat

Episode 20: The Captivating Pacat

Content warnings: The Captive Prince series contains dark subject matter, including sexual and physical abuse, so please... Read more

14 Feb 2017

1hr 49mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 31: A Peach by Any Other Name

Episode 31: A Peach by Any Other Name

Content warning: part of this episode discusses a fictional relationship between a 17-year-old and a 24-year-old. THR re... Read more

30 Jan 2018

1hr 15mins

Ranked #3

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Episode 35: The State of Things

Episode 35: The State of Things

Content warning: This episode references sexual abuse and harassment, and generally a lot of toxic behavior and boundary... Read more

27 Mar 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 4: Bi Bi Bi

Episode 4: Bi Bi Bi

Content warning: This episode of THR features some discussion of biphobia, transphobia, and other potentially sensitive ... Read more

17 Dec 2015

45mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 23: Amnesia and Peril and Cowboys, Oh My

Episode 23: Amnesia and Peril and Cowboys, Oh My

Content warning: There are a few mentions of racism and a mention of rape in this episode. THR talks tropes! From their ... Read more

4 Apr 2017

1hr 15mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 5: The Anatomy of a Sex Scene

Episode 5: The Anatomy of a Sex Scene

Content warning: This episode of THR features frank and explicit discussion of sex scenes (and a lot of swearing for bon... Read more

20 Jan 2016

55mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 26: Gay Elves and Sexy Lizard People

Episode 26: Gay Elves and Sexy Lizard People

Fantasy and speculative fiction is the topic of the day! Austin and Amanda throw around some loose definitions, give exa... Read more

27 Jun 2017

58mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 14: Grim Jim

Episode 14: Grim Jim

THR returns from summer hiatus with Jim Grimsley. He's the LAMBDA Literary Award-winning author of "Dream Boy" and "Comf... Read more

23 Aug 2016

1hr

Ranked #9

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Episode 11: Disability Representation

Episode 11: Disability Representation

Tracy Timmons-Gray, the director of Gay Romance Northwest conference, joins THR to discuss characters with disabilities ... Read more

11 Apr 2016

1hr 22mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 9: Boy Meets Earl

Episode 9: Boy Meets Earl

Content warning: There is a mention of an ethnic slur in the episode, as well as some discussion of historical racism (i... Read more

8 Mar 2016

1hr 3mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 18: You Only Liver Once

Episode 18: You Only Liver Once

Content warning: Austin and Amanda are tipsy/drunk in this episode. They also discuss the TV shows Hannibal and Attack o... Read more

22 Nov 2016

1hr 10mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 33: If I'm Wrong, @ Me

Episode 33: If I'm Wrong, @ Me

This episode contains spoilers for God's Own Country. Celebrate Valentine’s Day two weeks late with the always-prepared ... Read more

27 Feb 2018

1hr 10mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 25: Avon & Roan

Episode 25: Avon & Roan

Co-authors of the upcoming Heart of the Steal, Avon Gale and Roan Parrish, join THR to chat about their cowriting proces... Read more

13 Jun 2017

48mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 28: The Long Con

Episode 28: The Long Con

Ginn Hale's newest book, The Long Past, is out as of 10/3/17! She joins THR to talk about writing and researching alt We... Read more

3 Oct 2017

1hr 16mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 15: Self-Publishing with Jordan L. Hawk

Episode 15: Self-Publishing with Jordan L. Hawk

Author Jordan L. Hawk brings her expertise to the program to talk about her own beginnings in self-publishing, the decis... Read more

20 Sep 2016

1hr 4mins

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