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Be The Serpent

A podcast by three red-headed fantasy authors talking about everything from academic mythology to dick jokes (and sometimes, both at once), as well as the role of fanfiction as an integral yet oft-ove... Read more

Ranked #1

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Episode 53: The Untamed (featuring guest star Ruoxi Chen!)

Episode 53: The Untamed (featuring guest star Ruoxi Chen!)

On this episode, the Serpents are welding themselves to their bullshit with the help of a friend, glamorous guest star a... Read more

29 Jan 2020

1hr 6mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 4: The Bastard's Lying to You!

Episode 4: The Bastard's Lying to You!

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about LIAR by Justine Larbalestier, Yuri!! On Ice, "The Women Men Don't... Read more

14 Mar 2018

1hr

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Ranked #3

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Episode 5: O Captain, My Captain

Episode 5: O Captain, My Captain

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, Jupiter Ascending, and "... Read more

28 Mar 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #4

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Episode 49: And I Shall Sit Here Consumed With Lust for the Rest of the Evening

Episode 49: And I Shall Sit Here Consumed With Lust for the Rest of the Evening

On this week's episode we're discussing another of our favorite tropes of all time: enemies-to-lovers! The tentpoles are... Read more

4 Dec 2019

1hr

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Ranked #5

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Episode 6: Cross Your Stars and Hope to Bi

Episode 6: Cross Your Stars and Hope to Bi

On this episode of Be The Serpent, we're talking about bisexuals in fiction. And because this is us, we have to come up ... Read more

11 Apr 2018

53mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 40: Extravaganza

Episode 40: Extravaganza

*bangs on pots and pans* It's the Extravaganza! We're answering listener questions and definitely not sneaking in a ques... Read more

31 Jul 2019

1hr 6mins

Ranked #7

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Episode 37: Emotions Are Hard, Let's Do Murder!

Episode 37: Emotions Are Hard, Let's Do Murder!

On this week's episode, we're discussing ASSASSINS! Tentpoles this week are The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore, the tele... Read more

19 Jun 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #8

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Episode 51: How to Romance Your Dragon

Episode 51: How to Romance Your Dragon

On this episode, we're talking about dragons, specifically dragons that shapeshift into a hot person so you can kiss the... Read more

1 Jan 2020

56mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 3: Apocalypse Sometime, Maybe Next Tuesday

Episode 3: Apocalypse Sometime, Maybe Next Tuesday

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about The Book of the Unnamed Midwife by Meg Elison, the Broken Earth T... Read more

28 Feb 2018

52mins

Ranked #10

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Episode 12: Yes, It Goes On and On, My Friends

Episode 12: Yes, It Goes On and On, My Friends

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about our favorite long-form stories -- epic fantasy, extremely long po... Read more

4 Jul 2018

1hr 2mins

Ranked #11

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Episode 13: Machiavellian Overthinkers

Episode 13: Machiavellian Overthinkers

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're discussing some of our favorite sneaky, conniving little shits and their scheme... Read more

18 Jul 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #12

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Episode 15: My (Psychic, Firebreathing) Little Pony

Episode 15: My (Psychic, Firebreathing) Little Pony

On this episode, we're talking about horse books! It's just that a lot of the horses in these horse books have wings... ... Read more

15 Aug 2018

1hr 7mins

Ranked #13

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Episode 39: The Serpents' School of Witchcraft and Wizzzardry

Episode 39: The Serpents' School of Witchcraft and Wizzzardry

On this episode, we're talking wizards! We're comparing the magic systems of Brandon Sanderson's The Emperor's Soul and ... Read more

17 Jul 2019

59mins

Ranked #14

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Episode 17: A Bump in the Night (The Sexy Kind)

Episode 17: A Bump in the Night (The Sexy Kind)

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about sex -- why we write about it, why we read about it, and more. Our... Read more

12 Sep 2018

1hr 5mins

Ranked #15

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Episode 33: Turn In Your Badge and Gun!

Episode 33: Turn In Your Badge and Gun!

On this episode, we're discussing police procedurals! Who breaks the rules? Who goes by the book? Tentpoles this week ar... Read more

24 Apr 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #16

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Episode 27: I'm Not a Lady, I'm a Witch!

Episode 27: I'm Not a Lady, I'm a Witch!

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about witches! Our tentpoles this week are I Shall Wear Midnight by Ter... Read more

30 Jan 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #17

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Episode 18: Heist, Heist, Baby

Episode 18: Heist, Heist, Baby

On this episode of Be the Serpent, we're talking about heists and thieves and how much we love them. We almost called th... Read more

26 Sep 2018

58mins

Ranked #18

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Episode 24: The Room Where It Happens

Episode 24: The Room Where It Happens

On this episode, the Serpents take a break from reading things to debrief about how their projects for National Novel Wr... Read more

19 Dec 2018

1hr 4mins

Ranked #19

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Episode 31: A Podcast of Three Cities

Episode 31: A Podcast of Three Cities

On this episode, we're talking about cities so vibrant they might as well be characters in their own right! Our tentpole... Read more

27 Mar 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #20

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Episode 38: A Hugo Award Special -- The Novels of 2018

Episode 38: A Hugo Award Special -- The Novels of 2018

On this episode, we're doing a bird's-eye view of the six finalists from this year's Best Novel ballot of the Hugo Award... Read more

3 Jul 2019

58mins

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