The intrepid Tropestormers navigate the labyrinth monster mashup versus movieJim channels his inner Luddite against the snooping AI, Dr. Evil helps the “crab-faced” predator people fire a giant laser while Chris does a hand count and throws an

13. "Anybody touches me, and we go" - The Thing (1982)

Mar 25th, 2021 1h 22m

New year. New Tropes. The Trope Stormers return with their first instalment of 2021 and it's a barnstorming opener. Boggly-eyed monsters, Kurt Russel's beard and overly camp aliens all feature as the boys drink their weight in J&B (or is it pe

Storm In A Teabreak: Reboot, Remake or Rehash?

Feb 24th, 2021 32m 46s

2021 brings new topics and a bold new sound. Tropenauts assemble for the Storm opener debating the best (and worst) of the Reboot...Doctor Who, Total Recall, Robocop. One question is pertinent to all - ‘woo’ or ‘poo?’ What does that even mean?

12 Minutes Of Tropestorming - A Year in Tropes

Feb 3rd, 2021 11m 18s

2020 and it’s predecessor were pretty crappy right? WRONG. TropeStormers was born and we’ve put together some bits we like whilst we storm tropes in Movies so you don’t have to. Here’s some bits we liked and think you’d like the ruddy lot tbh.

12. A New Year To Trope Hard (Die Hard 1988)

Dec 31st, 2020 1h 23m

Well 2020 kindly does one and the Tropestormers give one last ho-ho-ho on the eve of 2021. What better way to cap off the festive season & symbolise the hijacking of the year with a spot of Yippee-ky-ay & McClane? Ho ho ho have now we have a NY

Storm in a (Merry Xmas) Teabreak: Franchise Sequels

Dec 25th, 2020 40m 53s

MERRY CHRISTMAS! It’s the most wonderful time of the tropestorming year and we’ve another juicy dangler for you in the shape of the 1st of our double Christmas special episodes. A franchise Christmas quiz! All your favourite streaming and movie

11. Avengers Colon Endgame (2019)

Dec 2nd, 2020 1h 44m

Whatever it takes. A behemoth of an episode and the biggest trope storm yet. Cap. Stark. Cosmic crises. Kazoos. What battle sequence tops this for Chris? Problematic punctuation for Jim. Stand aside Asgardian two new storm gods are here to take

Storm In A Teabreak: Tropestormers - Origins...Best, Worst & Wanted

Oct 17th, 2020 32m 21s

The Trope Stormer boys take a Teabreak to look at the original story trope...the origin. From Genesis to Jar-Jar Chris & Jim talk their faves & those they’d love to see adapted as well as those that can go back where they came from. Radioactive

10. Van Damme those Tropes - Timecop (1994)

Sep 29th, 2020 1h 11m

Time travel AND an 80’s Action Hero in one Trope Storming ep?! Jean Claude Van damn that’s roundhouse kicking good. Chris’ one man crusade against a certain time bending basic b*tch continues and Timecop trips the light tropetastic in an effort

Storm In A Teabreak: Who & What Makes An (80’s) Action Hero?

Sep 10th, 2020 1h 11m

In the 80’s the action movie reached a pinnnacle. From our lowly beta male base camp your two favourite soy boys try to scale the mountain of Action Hero tropes. Weaver. Arnie. Stallone. Willis. Norris. Exploding dicks. Who makes it to the very

9. Time Actually - About Time (2013)

Sep 3rd, 2020 1h 14m

After navigating time travel tropes - the Trope Stormers arrive in 2013 to tackle Richard Curtis’ innocent time travel rom-com. Is all as innocent as it seems or does a darker time bending underbelly lie beneath? Even more Benard’s watch talk.

Storm In A Teabreak (Gonna Need a Bigger Mug) - Time Travel Tropes ⏱⏳

Aug 25th, 2020 47m 37s

Our biggest Teabreak trope chat yet overruns for one big reason - the big kahuna of Tropes - Time Travel. The theories, the science, the confusion. Jim and Chris risk cross-eyes & ethical dilemmas as they dissect your chronometer crushing faves

8. Trope Up Or Shut Up: Zombieland (2009)

Aug 19th, 2020 57m 3s

Resurrected like their beloved zombies - your two & only TropeStormers return for Zombieland. More dodgy survival tactics. Jim explains Apocalypse logistics, Chris espouses his love of Emma Stone & the greatest cameo of all time is dissected li

Storm in a Teabreak: Our Fave takes on...The Zombie 🧟‍♂️

Apr 29th, 2020 19m 1s

The Tropestorming troupe talk their favourite Zombie examples and twists on the character trope before they tackle Zombieland. Zombies. Lawnmowers. Custard. Nuff Said...

7.The End is Extremely Troping Nigh - 28 Days Later...(2002)

Apr 18th, 2020 1h 5m

Parted though seldom downhearted, the TropeStormers are back to dissect a noughties cult classic in 28 Days later. With viruses spreading outside and speculation spreading in the podcast - will it be Utropia or the affliction of Dystropia for a

6. Hakuna Matropa - The Lion King (1994)

Mar 16th, 2020 1h 15m

Your two loyal cubs are back to tackle the 1994 smash hit of stage and screen - Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ Who is the best British baddie? What is a Leagan diet? Who is Leaky Steve? And do Japan have a right to be angry? All this debate is mauled

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Storm In A Teabreak: Are We The Baddies? Great British Bad Guys

Mar 7th, 2020 7m 36s

This Storm in a Teabreak brings some teaser content from next week’s upcoming podcast. We love talking bad guys and as two of the tightest ass (arse) Brits no one does them better than us. Do your favourite British baddies feature? TS social me

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Trope Stormers: Assassins of pop-culture tropes in TV & Movies (Trailer)

Feb 29th, 2020 59s

5. Cancelling The Tropocalypse - Pacific Rim (2013)

Feb 28th, 2020 1h 24m

The TropeStormers are fashionably late heading into 2020 and kick off with a monster podcast of epic proportions. The last decade’s best take on the the giant monster movie genre in our sights and set in 2020, how much has come true? Kaiju? Jae

4. An Hauer of Power: Lost In Tropes, Like Tears In Rain - Blade Runner (1982)

Aug 7th, 2019 1h

Last month saw the sad but eerily timely passing of Rutger Hauer. RIP. In his honour and back with a bumper episode. Chris and Jim decide whether Ridley Scott’s Sci-fi Noir spectacle is a Utropian dystopia worthy of comparison with views off th

Storm In A Teabreak: ‘Technology Is...?’

Aug 1st, 2019 20m 23s

After a somewhat forced hiatus (Chris has an interview and now an IRL job besides Trope Storming and Jim was marrying his brother abroad (?!) But now the gents are back and are kicker off with an appetiser for their upcoming Blade Runner episod

3. Got ‘em on the Tropes - Rocky (1976)

Jun 17th, 2019 1h 49m

The Trope Stormers are back and the gloves are on/off. Delete as appropriate for the surprise hit boxing classic, Rocky. Who is Dr. Octagon? Would you 5 egg smoothie? Will Balboa’s story get a TKO Dystropian bruising? Or will it go the distance

Storm In A Teabreak - What Is...’A Dragon?’

Jun 14th, 2019 15m 58s

Love movies? Got a teabreak? Tropestormers bring a mug sized dose of their film and TV deconstruction for your. Jim and Chris look at the character archetype of ‘the Dragon’ and discuss their faves. Subscribe and give the main pod a whirl.

2. Jeeves on Reeves - Point Break (1991)

May 26th, 2019 1h 24m

The Trope Stormers return as threatened, with a look at the best (and worst) surfing heist movie of all time. Jim hates someone called Mary Sue and Jeeves passes judgement on Reeves...

1.pt2 - Big Bird’s A Tw-t Jurassic Park (1993)

May 9th, 2019 50m 56s

The Tropestormers continue their trope trial of Spielberg’s blockbuster classic adaptation. Dino science, a Jack Russell and more bad impressions feature. Will it be a first ever Utropia...or the unthinkable?