This is The Story is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! Papa Trope aka Charlie is back to share his Throne of Glass updates as he finished Heir of Fire, our theories on Taylor Swift’s wedding, book adaptation news at Amazon Prime Video and of course, what we’re reading! Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) Charlie’s Corner: Heir of Fire (spoilers for Throne of Glass Books 1-3) (29:23) Our thoughts on Charlie’s hot takes (spoilers for the entirety of Throne of Glass) (31:10) Taylor and MSG (???...

We’re back in Zodiac Academy! Today we’re finishing our part 2 recap of Heartless Sky, the 7th book in the Zodiac Academy series, with chapters 31-71. We’re happy to announce we’ll be going forward with the tandem read for book 8 and book 8.5 (reading both books simultaneously). Sharing our plans at the beginning of the episode and a chapter guide below! Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro (0:08) Our plan for book 8 and 8.5 (2:22) Chapter 31 Tory (4:04) Chapter 32 Darcy (9:05) Chapter 33 Orio...

It’s The Story Is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! This week we’re discussing book threads controversies: are big words ableist, Sierra Simone’s devil artwork, arcs vs. preorders, and Icebreaker’s Netflix adaption. And more! Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) Catch up (0:37) Travis Kelce bachelor party (3:20) Dua Lipa and Callum Turner wedding photos (20:41) Tom Holland + Zendaya are officially married (23:21) Las Culturistas Awards (29:52) The Obama Presidential library + a yee yee moment...

We’re back in Zodiac Academy! Today we’re starting book 7 of the series and covering chapter 1-30. Next week we will cover chapter 31-end of the book! We’ve heard your feedback on the tandem read for 8 and 8.5 and are still trying to figure out if we’d like to or not… we’ll keep you updated! Time Stamps: (0:00) Intro (0:50) chapter 1 Darcy (4:39) chapter 2 Tory (5:56) chapter 3 Lionel (9:29) chapter 4 Orion (13:25) chapter 5 darcy (14:24) chapter 6 Caleb (21:20) chapter 7 Darcy (2...

It’s The Story Is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! This week we’re sharing our experience about meeting Brynne Weaver and Nikki Payne, romance book announcements, and sports?! Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:00) Trope Tries Treats? (7:00) Sporty Spice moment (Knicks, Canes, and World Cup) (27:06) Ariana Grande, Keke Palmer, Love Island, (35:45) Meeting Nikki Payne and Brynne Weaver (43:30) Book Report: New Emily Henry, AH2 x Rachel Reid collab, Sierra Simone, Max Monroe, Victoria Wilder and Eliza...

Welcome back to The Story Is Podcast! We’re chatting the Tony’s, our F1 era, and of course the viral Hot Girls Read trademark drama. Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (2:13) Niall Horan performing 1D content (6:53) Ariana Grande kicks off Eternal Sunshine tour (11:05) Belmont Camelli (13:45) Mika Abdula breaks engagement (17:00) Summer House: The Saga continues (18:51) F1 WAG Era (34:33) The Tony Awards 2026 recap (43:50) Dua lipa wedding part 2 (49:03) Book Report: Hot Girl’s Read™️ (1:...

Today we’re recapping the 6th book in the Zodiac Academy series, Fated Throne (Chapter 26-end), by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham! We’re back to our previous format but still zooming along! Join us next week for the 7th book, Heartless Sky part 1! (Time Stamps) (0:00) Intro (0:08) episode outline (1:10) Chapter 26-30 (7:47) Darcy Chapter 31 (9:27) Chapter 32 Lance (16:49) Chapter 33 Tory (21:10) chapter 34 Xavier (24:10) Chapter 35 Max (29:45) chapter 36 Darius (33:38) Cha...

Welcome back to “The Story Is” Podcast with Amanda Earle and Katie Mitchell! We’re chatting about Dua Lipa’s wedding, Taylor Swift’s Toy Story announcement, and the updates about quicksilver 3. Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) catch up (weekend recaps, massages, and brands we love) (16:35) Dua Lipa gets married (18:51) The Canadian Awards* (22:14) Forcing our friends to watch Off Campus, Quinn Episodes (33:00) Toy Story 5 x TS (40:06) Euphoria, Summer House reunion drama (44:35) Megan Rapinoe ...

Welcome back to Zodiac Academy! Today we’re recapping the 5.5 novella, “The Big A.S.S. Party” and Chapter 1-25 of Book 6, Cursed Fates, by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham! We’ve heard your feedback to bring back the chapter by chapter recap, however we were too far along in the read to have it for this book. We’ll make sure to keep this in mind for book 7! Next week, we’ll be covering chapter 26-end of Book 6. (0:00) Intro (0:08) 5.5 Novella Recap (9:33) Book 6 Intro and Acru...

Welcome back to The Story Is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! We’re chatting about Tayvis spotted curtsied, Off Campus potential award show buzz, and the biggest news in Romance book world this week. Time Stamps (0:00) Intro (0:08) catch up and weekend plans (14:13) Tayvis Curtsied (24:42) Michael B. Jordan + Khloe Kardashian?! (29:21) Off Campus, Emmy noms? (39:27) Stephen Colbert (47:14) Yale Grad Speeches (50:55) Podcast Maxxing (59:49) Summer House Grind (1:06:43) Book Report: Rebecca...