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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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31:53

Tumblereads 19: Identifying with the Characters

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2026/02/16

Holly got big mad at a hero, which prompted the team to talk about identifying with the characters in a book. This conversation could have been five hours, but we kept it to 30 minutes.Shownotes at smutreport.com

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31:59

Tumblereads 18: How to Ruin a Black Moment in 10 Ways

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2026/02/09

In which the team comes up with 10 ways to ruin a black moment.Show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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29:00

Tumblereads 17: Snowstorms and Thunderbangs

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2026/02/02

This week, we chatted for a while about what we're reading, and then Ingrid got real nerdy about how weather can impact the tension in a book.Show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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47:52

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2026/01/26

Welcome to the first Smut Report book club! We’ve done buddy reads before, of course, but this year we’re going a little more unstructured. Our plan is for each of us to take a turn picking a book to read—any book, for any reason—and our discussion may be based on a specific idea or it may simply be a discussion of what the book is doing on its own merits.Our first book discussion is An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole.Show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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29:20

Tumblereads 16: A Moment of Reflection

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2026/01/19

We cannot believe that we've been Smut Reporting for 8(!) years on the blog, and 2 years on the podcast!Shownotes at smutreport.com/podcast.

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35:22

Tumblereads 15: Euphemistic Bits

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2026/01/12

In which Ingrid embraces her brave side and leads the Smut Report team in a conversation about the words we use to talk about those parts of our bodies. NSFW.Show notes at smutreport.com/podcast.

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68:18

6th Annual Smut Report Superlatives

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2025/12/31

It’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 Sixth Annual Smut Report Superlatives.Superlatives in list form can be found at smutreport.com/podcast

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32:15

Tumblereads 14: The Subtleties of Artistry and Expertise

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2025/12/22

Isn't it amazing how some people are good at making and analyzing art?!?Full show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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31:12

Tumblereads 13: COVID and Trauma in our Reading

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2025/12/16

We went serious this week and are talking COVID in contemporary romance.(This is a slightly modified version of the previously-posted Tumblereads 13)Show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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32:27

Tumblereads 12: Heated Rivalry and Hot Takes

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2025/12/08

Erin squees about Heated Rivalry and Ingrid leads the Smut Report team in a game of This or That.Show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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59:12

Found Family and Forced Family

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2025/11/24

In honor of Thanksgiving, we're talking about family in romance book today: the families we leave behind, the families we reconcile with, and the families we make ourselves.Full show notes (which this month is a long list of all the books we mentioned) at smutreport.com/podcast.

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34:14

Tumblereads 11: HEATED RIVALRY IS COMING TO HBO MAX!...

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2025/11/24

Erin had a plan to talk about something serious and erudite but got distracted by *big television announcements* and spent the first half squeeing.Show notes at smutreport.com/podcast

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29:13

Tumblereads 10: Chores

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2025/11/17

We're talking about characters doing chores in romance books today: what purpose they might serve, and if we like reading about them.If you know if a romance book where characters clean the toilet, please tell us about it.Full show notes at smutreport.com/podcast.

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27:54

Tumblereads 9: Dark Heroes

The Smut Report Podcast ·

2025/11/10

In which the Smut Reporters talk about dark heroes, and the line between hotness and troubling. This conversation was inspired by Ingrid reading the Alliance series by S.J. Tilly.Show notes at smutreport.com

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25:20

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

The Smut Report Podcast ·

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

The Smut Report Podcast ·

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

The Smut Report Podcast ·

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?

The Smut Report Podcast ·

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

The Smut Report Podcast ·

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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