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The Smut Report Podcast

The Smut Report Team

Call us Smut Enthusiasts.Call us Smut Scholars.Call us Smut Evangelists.We are The Smut Report: Let’s talk dirty books.Erin, Holly, and Ingrid have been reading romance novels together for 20 years—and we love talking about them.Blog | All show notesConnect with us!Facebook | Instagram | bsky

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25:20

Tumblereads 8: Self-Publishing, Trad-Publishing, and...

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2025/11/03

This week on Tumblereads, the Smut Report Team is talking about self-publishing powerhouses getting picked up by Big 5 Publishers.Shownotes at smutreport.com/podcast

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65:17

Monster Mash Redux

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2025/10/31

We're revisiting Monster Romance (read about the first time we did so here)!Buddy reads:Maneater by Emily AntoinetteReady for Her Yeti by Neva PostMail-Order Minotaur by Lilith StoneFull show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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32:42

Tumblereads 7: Good Sex Writing

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2025/10/27

This week on Tumblereads, we're talking about what makes some sex scenes so great—and some of the authors make it happen.Shownotes at smutreport.com/podcast

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33:43

Tumblereads 6: Random things that give us the ick

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2025/10/13

This week on Tumblereads, we're talking about things we don't like. Full list of books we mentioned can be found on the show notes at smutreport.com/podcast.

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33:24

Tumblereads 5: What is a "diverse" book anyway?

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2025/10/06

Today we talked about diversity in books. What does it mean when someone calls a book "diverse"? (Turns out, different things to different people.)Shownotes (aka a list of the books we talked about) at smutreport.com/podcast

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62:24

Ingrid Explains Hottie McScotties

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2025/10/02

This month on the podcast, we're talking about Hottie McScotties and why Ingrid loves Highlander Romances.We buddy read The Making of a Highlander by Elisa BradenShow notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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28:12

Tumblereads 4: Let's avoid thinking about the state...

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2025/09/29

The title pretty much says it all.Links to the books we're reading at smutreport.com/podcast.Have thoughts? Leave us a comment or drop us a line on bsky.

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30:32

Tumblereads 3: Extremely Problematic but So Fun /...

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2025/09/15

This week on Tumblereads, we're talking about what we're reading and how we're feeling about those books. Honestly, the conversation went all over the place. And ended with madlibs.Our current reading, all the show notes, and a link to the madlibs can be found at smutreport.com/podcast.If you like what we're doing, please rate or recommend us to a friend.

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25:37

Tumblereads: AI and Cold Buckets of Water

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2025/09/09

We're Tumblereading again, and this time we started talking about those things that just pull us out of books when we read—and also about AI (and reader responses to it).Some links to things we talked about at smutreport.com/podcast.Have a question or a discussion point for us? Leave us a comment!

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25:05

Tumblereads #1

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2025/08/31

We're trying something a little different here at The Smut Report Pod, where we just talk about whatever we're reading and see where it takes us. What we got was 30 minutes of unedited chit chat, mostly about Romantasy.For a list of all the books we talked about, go to smutreport.com/podcast.Like the format? Hate it? Have a question you'd like us to answer? Leave us a comment here.

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62:43

The Criminal Archetype

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2025/08/04

The Smut Report Team is back, and this month we're talking about the criminal archetype in romance books. What characteristics does a criminal love interest have—and what makes them so dang sexy?For our conversation, we read Hard Time by Cara McKenna.Full show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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67:01

Metaromance

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2025/06/13

This month, the Smut Report team is talking Metaromance. Not romances that take place at Facebook, but romance books that are talking about romance books.To prepare, we all read Unromance by Erin Connor.Full show notes at smutreport.com/podcast.

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60:03

Hoedown Showdown: Final Thoughts

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2025/05/02

We're wrapping up our Hoedown Showdown! Holly, Erin, and Ingrid all share their Yee Haws and Hell Naws from this project, talk about their favorite microtropes, and share recommendations of other Western Romances.Full show notes at smutreport.com/podcast.

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67:02

Hoedown Showdown: Queer Westerns

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2025/04/26

We're in Week 4 of reading Romance Westerns, and this week we're focusing on queer and poly romances.We read: Heart and Hand by Rebel Carter (Amazon | Bookshop) They Ain't Proper by M.B. Guel (Amazon | Bookshop)Warning: This conversation includes ranting.Full show notes at smutreport.com/podcast.

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71:32

Hoedown Showdown: Westerns from the Present

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2025/04/18

For the third week of the Hoedown Showdown, we're in the 2020s! What's changed in Western romance? What's stayed the same?We read: Wild Rain by Beverly Jenkins (Amazon | Bookshop) Marrying Off Morgan McBride by Amy Barry (Amazon | Bookshop)Full shownotes at smutreport.com/podcast

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69:12

Hoedown Showdown: Westerns from the Aughts

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2025/04/11

For the second week of the Hoedown Showdown, we read two books from the early 2000s: Silver Lining by Maggie Osborne (Amazon | Bookshop) Knight on the Texas Plains by Linda Broday (Amazon | Bookshop)Full show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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68:15

Hoedown Showdown: Westerns from the 90s

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2025/04/04

It's time for a Hoedown Showdown! Every Friday in April, we'll be dropping an episode where we talk about two western romances.We're starting things off Old School with two romances from the 90s: The Touch of Fire by Linda Howard (Amazon | Bookshop) and Texas Destiny by Lorraine Heath (Amazon | Bookshop). Come for the dusty coats and the snake venom, stay for our discussion of how we imagine American history. Plus, of course we're talking about the swoon factor!Full show notes at

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57:57

Spoke and Wheel featuring Four Psychos by Kristy Cunning

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2025/02/13

Erin explains spoke and wheel romances (along with other forms of ethical non-monogamy…and non-ethical non-monogamy). Holly and Ingrid are along for the read.To prepare, we all read Four Psychos by Kristy Cunning, but we ended up talking about a ton of different books.Show notes and book list at smutreport.com/podcast.

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48:12

Enemies to Lovers, featuring The Hating Game by Sally...

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2025/01/31

We're talking Enemies to Lovers this month, and in preparation, we all read The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. We talk about what we want from an Enemies to Lovers romance, whether The Hating Game is a good example of one, and whether it's creepy to paint your walls to match your crush's eyes.Full show notes at smutreport.com/podcast.

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67:05

2024 Superlatives

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2024/12/31

Now Presenting…The Fifth Annual Smut Report SuperlativesIt’s a new year, which means it’s time to look back on the past year. We were tired and found comfort in books. We were tired and struggled to read books. But no matter what, we reaffirmed how much we love to read and talk about books. So instead of a best-of list, we bring you without further ado: The Fifth Annual Smut Report Superlatives.Note: These are books we read this year. We might have reviewed them or not, and they may be published in

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