The Just Enough Trope Podcast

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!Some are maybe magical schoolgirls, some may be hardened biker dudes, some may even be your typical cape-and-tights h

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!It doesn't matter if you don't know it...you do know it. The hidden musical cheat code that laces the foundations of

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!A spider-bite, a lightning strike, cosmic rays...why do so many of our comic book heroes get their start as accident

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!It's the world's oldest profession and surprisingly, one of it's oldest stock characters. But why is the cheery sex w

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!You've heard it...you just don't know it. It's the secret sauce of pop success, the splinter in Paul Anka's eye, the

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!In 2023, video games are more impressive than ever, they make billions of dollars, and they're played by people all o

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!There is something decidely Japanese about the idea of a giant robot, whether it needs a little kid to control it, tr

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!Every single time that two superheroes meet...they have to fight. Every damn time. But why? Mistaken identity? Establ

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!Time loops in media are scenarios where the protagonist is trapped in a day or place and sees the world round him res

Welcome to the all-new Just Enough Trope, the podcast where we explore the reasons that your favorite media is the way it is. From movies to TV shows to literature to video games, stories are often built around repeated elements and we're here to talk about them all!On our inaugural episode, we're tackling one of the most recognizable tropes in recent cinematic history. Picture a m