
Two foul mouth book baddies, 1 podcast and zero filter. We break down the stories taking over your feed-from viral #BookTok to bestselling books-one hot take at a time. New episodes weekly, because therapy is expensive.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 31 | Founded | 5 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ArtsHobbiesBooksLeisure | |||

We’re BACK with your favorite romance book podcast! In this episode of ‘The Story Is’, Katie and Amanda talk about holiday movie traditions, our love for Costco, the return of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and the controversial new Skims' underw... more
We finished Zodiac Academy: The Awakening and we have THOUGHTS!
This is definitely our favorite book yet. The Twins' order is FINALLY revealed. Tory and Darius might finally hook up?! And what's the deal with the shadow realm? Our final recap for b... more
We're almost done with book 3 of Zodiac Academy: The Reckoning! Listen to our recap on chapters 21-30 including The Heirs discovering the Vega Twins revenge plot, the final trials for the reckoning (fire and earth) and the infamous fairy fair!
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We’re back with your regularly scheduled programming to talk Taylor Swift’s 12th album, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s breakup, Bad Bunny Super Bowl, and what we’re reading this week. Stay tuned for the latest in bookish news, too!
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I’m loving this podcast. I’m re-reading Zodiac Academy as they are posting. and I love the feedback and reaction as they read new chapters. Cultural references are 10 out of 10 Can’t wait for more episodes!!
I am so happy to have this pod to add to my weekly listening rotation and so excited to hear about the deep dive series that’s starting! I am loving these episodes, my only suggestion is more in depth info and time spent on the book report, that’s my favorite part of the episodes but it’s too short!
As a CLT local, I’ve been following Katie since 2023 when she launched Trope Book Shop as a mobile, romance-only bookstore—aka the iconic Green Girl! When she opened a storefront this February (Trope HQ, baby!), my favorite book spot finally got a forever home. Katie and Amanda have built such a fun, welcoming bookish community in Charlotte, and post-COVID, they completely reignited my love of reading. I started going to their monthly book clubs, hit up their events, and kept thinking… these two... more
Kicking my feet cackling and gasping. Feels like a long overdue chat with your besties 💕
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