About this podcast
Reading Smut is a show about spicy books and the people who love them! Join hosts Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara as they explore the world of romance and erotica. In each episode, they discuss a sexy title or dive into a hot topic from the world of horny literature. What’s so appealing about enemies to lovers? How come the smartest people you know are reading the dirtiest books? And why are readers so hot for fairies? Smut it up with us every other Friday!
Episodes
The newest 50 of 55 episodes
- Duchess is the Female Version of a Hustler - AN ISLAND PRINCESS STARTS A SCANDAL with Avital Ash! · 1 h 8 min · Episode 55Brea and Mallory are joined by Avital Ash to discuss AN ISLAND PRINCESS STARTS A SCANDAL, nice suits, and hot business contracts.
- BONUS - Most Bangable Creatures Vol.3 - Green Edition with Anthony Cousins and Vincente DiSanti! · 48 min · Episode 54Brea and Mallory are joined by filmmakers Anthony Cousins and Vincente DiSanti to debate the sexiest and least sexy green monsters
- Don’t Pull Your (Fruit) Punches - The Appeal of Sentient Object Romances! · 37 min · Episode 53Brea and Mallory discuss the appeal of sentient object romance!
- Ep 52 - Not Knots and Then Knot Knots - Bride with Amanda Mortlock! · 1 h 14 min · Episode 52Brea and Mallory get into spooky season and talk about BRIDE with author Amanda Mortlock!
- How Do You Track Your Smutty Reading? · 29 min · Episode 51Brea and Mallory talk about tracking their smutty books and if that improves their reading lives!
- The Spicy Legacy of 50 Shades of Grey with Elizabeth Held · 1 h 13 min · Episode 50Brea and Mallory bite their lips and discuss the phenomenon and historical impact of 50 Shades of Grey with writer and romance expert Elizabeth Held.
- Smut is the Antidote to Purity Culture + Alyssa Mullett! · 42 min · Episode 49Brea and Mallory talk with writer and entrepreneur Alyssa Mullett about smut as a way to escape high control religion!
- Gimme Those Ridges - Ice Planet Barbarians with Lola Blanc! · 50 min · Episode 48Brea and Mallory are joined by Lola Blanc to venture into space and talk about Ice Planet Barbarians!
- BONUS! How to Make a Smutty TBR List! · 22 min · Episode 47Brea and Mallory talk about their smutty TBR lists and how to make your own.
- Welcome to the Gay Freak Store - FanFiction with This Week in Fandom! · 1 h 20 min · Episode 46Brea and Mallory talk to Emily and V of the This Week in Fandom podcast to discuss the tricky ethics of publishing fanfiction.
- Pound for Pound - Court of the Vampire Queen! · 52 min · Episode 45Brea and Mallory discuss Court of the Vampire Queen, and how much is too much spice in a book.
- Finding Yourself in Romance with Denise Williams! · 51 min · Episode 44Brea and Mallory talk to author Denise Williams about finding yourself through reading smut books.
- Wet for Motorcycles, Dry for Miscommunication - Get a Life, Chloe Brown! · 37 min · Episode 43Brea and Mallory talk about Get a Life, Chloe Brown! They discuss why people are so horny for motorcycles, and whether or not the hatred of the third act break up is justified.
- BONUS - A Court of Mist and Fury and Men Who Listen · 27 min · Episode 42Brea and Mallory return to the Maas-verse to talk about a Court of Mist and Fury
- Org*sms & Self Enlightenment - Second Chance Romances with Amy Spalding! · 34 min · Episode 41Brea and Mallory talk about second chance romances with author Amy Spalding!
- Fantasy of Competence - Lights Out with Jen Yamato and Kara Warner! · 1 h 26 min · Episode 40Brea and Mallory talk about Lights Out with journalists Jen Yamato and Kara Warner, and delve into knife play, stalking, and why we love highly organized men.
- SPECIAL EPISODE! Sloshing Around - Cold Sweat! · 44 min · Episode 39Brea and Mallory talk about Cold Sweat by Vera Valentine and debate how sexy the Kool Aid Man is.
- Most Bangable Creatures Round 2! · 10 min · Episode 38Brea and Mallory debate the most and least bangable fantasy creatures! Skeleton, ogres, and minotaurs! Oh my!
- Casters on Casters: Jordan Morris and Mallory O'Meara · 21 minIt's MaxFunDrive. And here, for the first time, we give you an exclusive look (well, listen) at the craft of podcasting: presenting Casters on Casters. In this episode, Mallory…
- Should You Read Classic Romance? with Sarah Wendell! · 1 h 9 min · Episode 37Brea and Mallory talk to Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches Trashy Books about classic and foundational romance novels!
- Done & Dusted with Amber Nash! · 1 h 0 min · Episode 36Yee-haw! Brea and Mallory get into cowboy romance by reading Done and Dusted with actor and comedian Amber Nash.
- From Clinch to Cartoons - Romance Covers with Katie Anderson! · 44 min · Episode 35Brea and Mallory talk to art director Katie Anderson about the history of (and the future of!) romance covers.
- Community Spirit - Why Choose with Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn! · 1 h 25 min · Episode 34Brea and Mallory dive deep with Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn to discuss Queenie and the Krakens, mermen, the appeal of why-choose books, and jeans boners. Email us at…
- Desperate for Smut - History of Romance with Cailey Hall! · 45 min · Episode 33Brea and Mallory talk to writer and academic Cailey Hall about the history of romance novels!
- Why Do We Love Rakes? A Week to be Wicked with Drea Clark! · 1 h 2 min · Episode 31Brea and Mallory talk to returning guest Drea Clack about A Week to be Wicked, the appeal of only one bed, and why we all love rakes so much.
- BONUS - Huge Butts & the Heated Rivalry Adaptation · 43 min · Episode 30Brea and Mallory talk about the Heated Rivalry adaptation with Tom DeTrinis and Brooke Seguin!
- Sexy Comics & Laying Eggs with Erika Moen & Matthew Nolan! · 43 min · Episode 29Brea and Mallory talk about smutty comics with Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan from Oh Joy Sex Toy!
- Hello Mr. Pus - Pestilence! · 43 min · Episode 28Brea and Mallory talk about Pestilence, sexy apocalypses, and why readers love a slow burn so much
- The Year in Smut with Heaving Bosoms! · 1 h 11 min · Episode 27Brea and Mallory go over the year in smut with Melody and Sabrina from Heaving Bosoms!
- Gingerbread Handjobs - A MERRY LITTLE MEET CUTE with Griefcat! · 1 h 5 min · Episode 26Brea and Mallory talk about A MERRY LITTLE MEET CUTE with Louisa and Annie from Griefcat!
- Our Smut Origin Stories · 29 min · Episode 25Brea and Mallory talk about their smut origin stories in this special bonus episode.
- The Best and Worst Romance Tropes with Diana Biller! · 1 h 5 min · Episode 24Brea and Mallory debate the best and worst romance tropes with author Diana Biller!
- Guys Being Nice to Each Other - HEATED RIVALRY · 1 h 19 min · Episode 22Brea and Mallory talk about HEATED RIVALRY and sports romance with Brooke Seguin and Tom Detrinis!
- Monsterfucking with Opal Reyne! · 46 min · Episode 21Brea and Mallory talk monsterfucking with Opal Reyne!
- Banging Demons - Her Soul to Take with Austin Taylor! · 1 h 20 min · Episode 20Brea and Mallory talk to Austin Taylor about Her Soul to Take by Harley Laroux!
- Selling Smut with Amanda Anderson from The Last Chapter! · 1 h 1 min · Episode 19Brea and Mallory talk about selling romance and erotica with Amanda Anderson from The Last Chapter bookstore.
- Dimly Lit Smut - Gothikana with Sydney Steinberg! · 1 h 1 min · Episode 18Grab your maxi skirts, folks. Brea and Mallory talk about Gothikana with actor and comedian Sydney Steinberg!
- BONUS: This Town F*cks - Sweet Berries with Too Stupid To Live! · 59 min · Episode 17Brea and Mallory and Becky from Too Stupid to Live talk about Sweet Berries by C.M. Nacosta, low stakes smut, and how millennials long for health insurance.
- Horny for Dukes - Bridgerton and Smutty Adaptations with Drea Clark! · 1 h 20 min · Episode 16Brea and Mallory talk Bridgerton and adapting smut to the screen with Drea Clark!
- Splenda for Inc*st - Credence! · 50 min · Episode 15Brea and Mallory get familial with Credence by Penelope Douglas!
- Live Maas with Natalie Jean and Jackie Zebrowski! · 1 h 7 min · Episode 14Brea and Mallory talk to Natalie and Jackie from the LPN Deep Dives: Crescent City Podcast about the appeal of Sarah J Maas and the horny fairy community.
- Permission to Go F*ckwild - Bull Moon Rising · 1 h 2 min · Episode 13Brea and Mallory discuss Bull Moon Rising, the appeal of knotting, and how to schedule a minotaur rut. Email us at [email protected]! Bull Moon Rising by Ruby Dixon…
- J***ing Into the Void - Gay Fanfiction with Kit Williamson! · 1 h 3 min · Episode 12Brea and Mallory talk about Nifty and online fanfiction with Kit Williamson!
- Horny for Pomegranates - Drag Me Up with Aubrey Shea! · 1 h 9 min · Episode 11Brea and Mallory read Drag Me Up with actor Aubrey Shea and talk about Greek retellings and why people are so horny about them.
- Maps Are My Smut - Romantasy with Jackie Jennings! · 52 min · Episode 10Brea and Mallory talk about the meteoric (or is it??) rise of romantasy and what’s its appeal with writer Jackie Jennings!
- Sorry, Mommy - Mistakes Were Made with BJ & Harmony Colangelo · 1 h 22 min · Episode 9Brea and Mallory discuss Mistakes Were Made with BJ & Harmony Colangelo and get into age gaps, MILFs, and secret relationships.
- Smut as a Cultural Barometer with Alyssa Morris! · 56 min · Episode 8Brea and Mallory talking about smut as a cultural barometer with Alyssa Morris.
- Planet F**k - I Got Abducted by Aliens & Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com with Briana Venskus-Vazquez! · 1 h 2 min · Episode 7Brea and Mallory discuss I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom Com with Briana Venskus-Vazquez!
- Johnny Appleseed of Smut - Growing Up Reading Romance with Amber Benson! · 57 min · Episode 6On this special MaxFunDrive episode, Brea and Mallory talk to writer and filmmaker Amber Benson about growing up reading smut!
- BONUS - The Most F*&kable Fantastical Creatures with Comfort Creatures! · 58 min · Episode 5Brea and Mallory discuss which fantasy creatures are the sexiest (and least sexiest!) with Alexis and Ella from Comfort Creatures!
