What They Wrote

What They Wrote

Join Whitney Welsh Gibbs and Megan Brebner as they sit down with a variety of authors and discuss the books that inspired them on their writing journeys!

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September 29, 2025 44 mins

It's Threshing Week! This week Whitney and Megan celebrate Threshing with a trip down memory lane, looking at the Onyx Storm Theories we got right, one we got very wrong, and one we just don't know about yet! Spoilers for Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm are abundant. Listen at your own risk. This was a fun one!


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This week, Whitney and Megan finally make there way back behind the microphone to discuss the highly anticipated read, In Five Years by Rebeccas Serle. Anyone have any tissues? You might need some for this debrief!


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August 4, 2025 52 mins

On this episode of the What They Wrote Podcast, Meg and Whit countdown to the release of the second installment of the Steel Citadel Series with a Q&A discussion about The Curse of Fire!


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July 21, 2025 64 mins

This week, Whitney and Megan have their second book club episode as they talk about the wild (sometimes unbelievable) novel, Missing in Flight by Audrey J. Cole!


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July 7, 2025 36 mins

On this mid-month episode of the What They Wrote Podcast, Whitney challenges Megan to a little game of "Guess the Book Blurb" and they also catch up on all things Fourth Wing adaptation and SJM merchandising!


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Season Two has arrived! This week, Megan and Whitney are back with a new season, a new format, and new books to discover! They start the season off right with a discussion of Powerless by Lauren Roberts. Will the romantic tension draw them in, or leave them wanting more?


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This week, Megan and Whitney reflect on Season One, the interviews they hosted, the friends they made, the laughs, the fun. It has been an incredible season and we are so thrilled to share some of our favorite moments with you.


Don't forget to join us on June 2nd as we kick of Season TWO with our discussion of Powerless by Lauren Roberts!


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  • Podcast intro: 0:00
  • Reflections: 0:59
  • Author Interviews: 7:20
  • Empyrean Theori...
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April 21, 2025 45 mins

This week, Whitney and Megan round out the season’s interviews as they sitting down with author Florence Gray to discuss how Caraval by Stephanie Garber inspired her to write her debut novel, A Sea of Blood and Sapphire.


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April 7, 2025 65 mins

On this episode of the What They Wrote Podcast, Whitney and Megan have a little chat with the hilarious and captivating Maggie Lynn as she discusses her teen love of the House of Night Series and how it helped shape the direction of her debut novel Marked By Destiny.


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This week, Megan and Whitney have a little bit of fun! Instead of their regular content, they sat down and took on a fun challenge... assigning Empyrean signets to Harry Potter characters! Listen in to see how many you agree with. PLUS, as Season One winds down, Megan and Whitney finally share what's to come with Season Two!


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March 17, 2025 57 mins

This week, Whitney and Megan have a little chat with gothic-horror writer JN Kindig to discussMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia!


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March 3, 2025 37 mins

This week, Whitney and Megan sit down with their first ever Canadian author, Sara Shafiei! Interestingly enough, Sara took much of her inspiration from shows she watched growing up! This is a unique episode you do not want to miss!


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February 24, 2025 82 mins

It’s our February Bonus Episode! This week, Megan and Whitney sit down to talk about Whitney’s newest release, The Land of Frost—an epic new romantasy saga coming March 18th! Be sure to stick around for the end for an EXCLUSIVE just for our listeners and don’t forget to preorder your copy of The Land of Frost by Whitney Welsh Gibbs!


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February 17, 2025 53 mins

On this week's episode, Whitney and Megan have the best time with Alecia Kirby, author of A Crown in Shadows, her debut novel releasing TOMORROW! We still have Sarah J. on the mind for this episode and Kirby might have just convinced Meg and Whit to try Crescent City one more time...


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February 3, 2025 69 mins

This week, Whitney and Megan are all laughs as they chat with author Ky Venn all about the MAASVERSE. Will Whitney and Megan finally give in and give Throne of Glass and Crescent City another shot? Find out!


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It’s Part TWO of our surprise episode! Megan and Whitney have made their way through Onyx Storm and broken down a chapter by chapter summary along with their initial thoughts of the book in this special debrief! Spoilers are fully through the one so do not watch unless you have finished Onyx Storm!


Timestamps:

Intro – 0:22

SPOILERS: Chapter Recaps: Chapters Thirty-Four - Sixty—Six -  0:44


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It’s a surprise episode and WOW! It’s one of TWO! Megan and Whitney have made their way through Onyx Storm and broken down a chapter by chapter summary along with their initial thoughts of the book in this special debrief! Spoilers galore so if you haven’t finished yet and just want to hear Whit and Meg’s initial thoughts, make sure to use the timestamps below! 


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Rebecca Yarros Midnight Release – 2:03

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January 27, 2025 62 mins

On our SECOND bonus episode, Megan and Whitney chat about life and about one of their favorite topics: Bookish Travel! You'll want to stick around until the very end for a special exclusive offer just for listeners!


During the podcast, Megan and Whitney discussed the recent Los Angeles wildfires that have devastated the region. If you have been moved by all that has happened and would like to help, here are some of the fun...

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January 20, 2025 45 mins

This week, Whitney and Megan spent some time with author, Rachel Tork discussing The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood and Rachel's latest novel The Lines We Cross which is available now!


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January 6, 2025 45 mins

On the third episode of the What They Wrote Podcast, Whitney and Megan sit down with three-time bestselling author MK Ahearn to discuss Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard as well as spill a little sneak peek of MK's next release, Warring Tides!


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