Learning The Tropes: A Reading Podcast

Erin Leafe and Clayton Gumbert
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Longtime friends Erin and Clayton sit down for a monthly chat about all things books.

  1. 1D AGO

    Erin and Clayton read Lonesome Dove!

    We're back!  A little older, wiser and with a whole new vibe. In this episode Erin and Clayton discuss where they've been, what they've been reading and why they're back! Full episode also on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@learningthetropespodcast Erin's Best Reads of 2025 These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean Our Song by Anna Carey You Dreamed of Empires by Alvaro Enrigue The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa Clayton's Best Reads of 2025 The Wall Marlen Haushofer Sky Daddy by Kate Folk Blue Light Hours by Bruna Dantas Labato Breaking and Entering by Joy Williams Stainless by Todd Grimson -- Please Rate, Review and Follow us on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. Interested in more bookish thoughts? Subscribe to Erin's Substack, Lonesome Animals. Find us- Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@learningthetropespodcast Instagram @learningthetropes --

    1h 21m

  2. 08/29/2024

    It Ends With Us (2024) Movie Review (w/Clayton Gumbert)

    Clayton & Erin return to discuss the Colleen Hoover adaptation It Ends With Us! See Clayton and Producer Patty live onstage in Los Angeles on Tuesday October 8: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bo-boys-present-box-office-save-america-tickets-908516526387 New York City live show on Oct 22! Get your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-b-o-boys-in-box-office-save-america   Please Rate, Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes Instagram @learningthetropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

    1h 5m

  3. 04/10/2024

    Interview with Yulin Kuang!

    This episode I chat with romance author Yulin Kuang about her debut novel How to End a Love Story, adapting romance novels for film and her writing process! ----- See Clayton and Producer Patty live onstage in Los Angeles on Tuesday October 8: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bo-boys-present-box-office-save-america-tickets-908516526387 New York City live show on Oct 22! Get your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-b-o-boys-in-box-office-save-america ----- Please Rate, Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes Patreon Learning the Tropes Instagram @learningthetropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

    1h 14m

  4. 02/28/2024

    Lucky with Andie J. Christopher!

    This week I'm joined by author Andie J Christopher to discuss the truly, marvelously bonkers Lucky, by THE Jackie Collins. Is this a romance? debatable. Is it a very fun book to read? most definitely.    ----- See Clayton and Producer Patty live onstage in Los Angeles on Tuesday October 8: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bo-boys-present-box-office-save-america-tickets-908516526387 New York City live show on Oct 22! Get your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-b-o-boys-in-box-office-save-america ----- Want more Jackie Collins? Check out Fates Mates Trailblazer episode with Jackie Collins' daughters, Rory Green and Tiffany Lerman.    Please Rate, Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes Patreon Learning the Tropes Instagram @learningthetropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

    1h 36m

  5. 01/17/2024

    A Heart of Blood and Ashes with Kelly Noonan!

    This week I'm joined by colorist and dear friend Kelly Noonan as we read her first romance - Milla Vane's A Heart of Blood and Ashes. We chat about fantasy vs. fantasy romance expectations, matching hair color to book series and more! ----- See Clayton and Producer Patty live onstage in Los Angeles on Tuesday October 8: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bo-boys-present-box-office-save-america-tickets-908516526387 New York City live show on Oct 22! Get your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-b-o-boys-in-box-office-save-america ----- Check out Kelly's instagram, and if you're in NYC and would like to book with the most talented colorist, you can find her at Frederic Fekkai Soho until the end of February, and starting March 5th at Maison Seventy-Seven!     Please Rate, Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes Patreon Learning the Tropes Instagram @learningthetropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

    1h 15m

  6. 12/20/2023

    Love At First Sight (2023) Netflix Movie Review (w/ Clayton Gumbert)

    The prodigal podcast host Clayton Gumbert returns to talk about the Netflix movie Love At First Sight!    ----- See Clayton and Producer Patty live onstage in Los Angeles on Tuesday October 8: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bo-boys-present-box-office-save-america-tickets-908516526387 New York City live show on Oct 22! Get your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-b-o-boys-in-box-office-save-america -----   Please Rate, Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes Patreon Learning the Tropes Instagram @learningthetropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

    58 min

  7. 11/29/2023

    Red, White and Royal Blue THE MOVIE with Rob Johnson!

    This week I'm joined by Rob Johnson to chat about the Amazon adaptation of Casey McQuiston's novel, Red, White and Royal Blue!  ----- See Clayton and Producer Patty live onstage in Los Angeles on Tuesday October 8: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bo-boys-present-box-office-save-america-tickets-908516526387 New York City live show on Oct 22! Get your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-b-o-boys-in-box-office-save-america ----- Please Rate, Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes Patreon Learning the Tropes Instagram @learningthetropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

    58 min

  8. 11/15/2023

    Interview with Harlequin Editor, Stacy Boyd!

    This week I sat down with Harlequin editor Stacy Boyd to discuss all things romance publishing (yes, including cartoon covers). https://stacyboyd.com/ Please Rate, Review and Follow on Apple Podcasts. It helps the podcast grow. MERCH! Go to Tee-Public to get T-Shirts, Totes, Onesies and MORE: http://tee.pub/lic/learningthetropes Patreon Learning the Tropes Instagram @learningthetropes Facebook Learning The Tropes Podcast Join The Learning The Tropes Troop! Email: learningthetropespodcast@gmail.com

    26 min
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Longtime friends Erin and Clayton sit down for a monthly chat about all things books.

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