{"id":141,"date":"2019-04-24T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T05:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calamitycast.com\/dotw\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=141"},"modified":"2019-04-24T02:37:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T02:37:58","slug":"dotw-alpha-in-the-sheets","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/calamitycast.com\/dotw\/podcast\/dotw-alpha-in-the-sheets\/","title":{"rendered":"DotW: Alpha in the Sheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Episode 23: Alpha in the Sheets<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie and Liz are running solo this week, so they decided to put a hold on part 2 of the Choose Your Own Adventure. Instead, they are diving into the world of Book Boyfriends! What makes the male leads in books stand out? Do we like the same traits in books that we like in men in real life? How do you create an alpha character without crossing over into total D-bag territory? 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