Big Yap Energy
By Neely Moldovan & Kailey Costa
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Episodes: 153
Description
Welcome to Big Yap Energy, your weekly dose of romance book chat with a side of real life chaos. Hosts Neely & Kailey dive into the steamiest reads, spills on motherhood moments, and keeps it real about everything in between. We regularly feature authors and special guests who drop by to dish on their latest works and share behind-the-scenes secrets.
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Episode 153: Yapping about…Lisa Frank, Judy Blume, and Nostalgia
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May 12, 2026 |
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Episode 152: Yapping with… Author Katherine Center
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May 05, 2026 |
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Episode 151: Yapping with… Author Meghan Quinn!
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Episode 150: Yapping about…Fairy Smut and Vibes
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 149: Yapping with… Author Rachel Lewis
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 148: Yapping about… Big Ick Energy
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Episode 147: Yapping About… New Podcast Name and Co-host Announcement!
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 146: Well That Sounds Insane — Our Top 10 Books
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 145: She Wrote A Whole Song About His D*CK
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 144: If you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all – F*** Marry Kill with Kailey
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Episode 143: Third Time’s A Charm | Interview with Becka Mack
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode 142: Just Throw Me On A Beach | Spring Book Releases
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 141: There Was A Lot To Discuss…
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 140: All By Myself….
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 139: Interview With Jaclyn Rodriguez
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Ep 138: Here’s the thing…
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Ep 137: Giggle and Kick Your Feet – Rom Coms are SO BACK
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Ep 136: Like Jenna and Friends but Smutty | Arley Is Back!
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Ep 135: The Change! | Rachel’s Last Episode
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Ep 134: It’s Hard To Be Human | Interview with Laura Bishop
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Ep 133: Hallmark, After Dark! | Interview with Lauren Blakely
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Ep 132: Here For The Holiday Novella!
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Ep 131: Interview with Jewel E. Ann
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ep 130: We’re Going to Juliard! | Interview with Joss Richard
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Ep 129: Justice for Brenda Song! | Interview with Susan Lee
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Ep 128: So Many Words About the Bachelor | Interview with Dr. Jodi McAlister
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Ep 127: The Art of the Pivot!
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Ep 126: Hoa Hoa Hoa! | Twilight Rewatch and Fall Reads
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Ep 125: I’ve Got More Trauma! | Interview with Lauren Okie
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Ep 124: Romance is Healing! | Interview with Colleen Conklin
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Ep 123: Chris Briney Erotica! | Recapping The Summer I Turned Pretty
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Ep 122: The Pottery Barn Was Abandoned! | Interview with Olivia Dade
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Ep 121: A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock ‘N Roll | Interview with Hunter Snow
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Ep 120: Y’all Are Getting Crazy | FMK Round 4
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Ep 119: Roll the Dice! | Interview with Emily Giffin
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Ep 118: Don’t Cosplay as a Rom-Com! | Moments That Altered Our Brain Chemistry
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Ep 117: Aliens, Superheroes, and Vikings — Oh My! | Interview with Elizabeth Stephens
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Ep 116: Justin Bieber Mafia Fanfic | Interview with @readwithmeags
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Ep 115: For the Sake of Facts! | A Post-Break Catch Up
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Ep 114: Don’t F*ck with Taylor Swift | A Pop Culture Check-In
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Ep 113: I Guess It’s Fine If He Reads | Interview with Alissa DeRogatis
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Ep 112: Taking Care of Yourself is Not Self Care
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Ep 111: I Love a Personal Pan Pizza | Summer Reading 2025!
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Ep 110: We Love a Good Boy | Interview with Chip Pons
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May 27, 2025 |
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Ep 109: It Gives Me the ICK!
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ep 108: Was it Campbell’s Soup?! | Interview with Chelsea Cole
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May 13, 2025 |
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Ep 107: Velvet Wrapped Steel Anyone? | Some of Our Top Five Favorites!
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May 06, 2025 |
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Ep 106: The Summer Neely’s Heart Broke | Interview with Elizabeth O’Roark
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ep 105: Trauma Dumping & Hot Takes
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Ep 104: Fifty Shades Freed is my Comfort Movie | Podcast Crossover with Page to Picture
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Ep 103: Much Important. Big Jobs.
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Ep 102: ✨Manifest It, Besties✨ | Yap & Manifest With Us
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Ep 101: Welcome to The Girls Room! | Interview with Carly Robyn
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Ep 100: One Hundred Podcast Episodes Wiser!
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Ep 99: Netflix & Yap | Adaptations We Are Excited For!
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Ep 98: Tea & Titillating Conversation! | Interview with @this_mum_reads
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Ep 97: When Love Gets Magical! | Interview with Blair M. Shadows
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Ep 96: Beef Tallow and Period Undies | Ask the Smut Show!
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Ep 95: Connecticut is in Central Time?! | Interview with Rochelle Bilow
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Ep 94: Can We F*ck Them All? | FMK Round 3
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep 93: Did You Miss Us?!
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Ep 92: Until Next Year! | Podcast Wrapped
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Ep 91: More Chaos Please! | Interview with @romancebrookerecs
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Ep 90: The One Where No One Is Shocked | Our Top Reads of 2024
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Ep 89: ‘Tis the Damn Season! | Holiday Book Recs
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Ep 88: Thankful for you! | A Bookish Thanksgiving Ep
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Ep 87: It’s a Smash For Me! | Play Smash or Pass With Us!
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Ep 86: TikTok Made Me Do It | Trope Rankings
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Ep 85: For the Love of Storytelling! | Interview with Leslie McElroy
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Ep 84: Rockstar or F1 Driver? Why Choose! | Interview with Paige Toon
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Ep 83: Twilight to Smut — There Definitely IS a Connection There | Interview with Peyton Corinne
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Ep 82: Daddy Adam, TikTok, and Hot Golfers | Interview with Tessa Bailey
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Ep 81: This Man Should Come with a Trigger Warning | Interview with Carola Lovering
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Ep 80: The Spookiest SZN | Interview with Jennifer Chipman
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Ep 79:…And I Took That Personally | Ranking Book Boyfriends
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Ep 78: A Pucking Good Time | Interview with TD Lua
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Ep 77: Intimacy 101 | Interview with Megan Carver of @thornsnroses.co
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Ep 76: Live, Laugh, Love, Fall | Interview with @what.jordan.reads
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Ep 75: Sexual Tension at its Finest | Trope Showdown!
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Ep 74: Offensive Last Names: A Villain Origin Story | Interview with Hailey Dickert
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Ep 73: Leaving Us Speechless! | Interview with Jess Christine
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Ep 72: These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things!
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Ep 70: Romance, But Make It Murder-y | Interview with Ray Riley
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Ep 69: Save a Horse! | Cowboy Romances with Staci from Romance-Landia
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Ep 68: Smutty Chit Chats! | Interview with @kmc_reads
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Ep 67: Talk Bridgerton To Me | Our Season 3 Breakdown
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Ep 66: The Takes Are Hot! | Interview with Lana Ferguson
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Ep 65: Nothing Like the First Time! | Books We Wish We Could Read Again For the First Time
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Ep 64: We’d Rather Not | Our First Would You Rather Episode!
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Ep 63: Smut Show: The Next Generation | Interview with Julie Olivia
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Ep 62: We’re Yours, Unexpectedly | Interview with AUTHOR Rachel Lewis
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May 28, 2024 |
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Ep 61: Livin’ On a Prayer! | Upcoming 2024 Anticipated Releases
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May 21, 2024 |
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Ep 60: She’d Never Drive a Subaru! | Book Adaptations
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May 14, 2024 |
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Ep 59: This is Not a (Fire) Drill! | Interview with Alexa Martin
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May 07, 2024 |
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Ep 58: Still Pretty Unhinged | F*ck, Marry, Kill Round Two
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Ep 57: We Love Fictional Billionaires! | Interview with Lauren Asher
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Ep 56: Circling Back! | Revisiting Our Icks + Tropes
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Ep 55: And Then What Happened?? | All About Epilogues
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Ep 54: We Love a Crotch Novel | Interview with Narrator Victoria Connolly
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Ep 53: It’s Giving the Male Gaze | Interview with Narrator Teddy Hamilton
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Ep 52: It’s Our Smutiversary! | ONE YEAR of the Smut Show!
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Ep 51: She’s a Marketing Queen! | Interview with Author Meredith Trapp
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Ep 50: Book Boyfriends IRL | A Chat with Rachel’s Book Husband
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Ep 49: Reading is Good for our Brains! | Motherhood & Mental Health with @what.jordan.reads
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Ep 48: See! Manifesting Works! | Interview with Christina of Christina Lauren
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Ep 47: Let’s Hear it For the Girls! | Galentine’s Day with @elitereading
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Ep 46: It’s Getting Hot in Here | Ranking Spicy Books
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Ep 45: Promiscuous Girls | How We Discover New Books
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Ep 44: Twilight To Smut- Surely There’s a Connection There?? | Interview with Peyton Corinne
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Ep 43: Childhood Best Friend’s Brother to Enemies to Lovers? | A Few of Our Favorite Tropes!
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Ep 42: New Year, Same Us | Book Couples We Still Aren’t Over
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Ep 41: Four Locos in Meadows, Serenaded by Phil Collins | Interview with Tarah DeWitt
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Ep 40: That’s a Wrap! | Our 2023 Year in Review
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Ep 39: Ladies and Gentlemen… HER! | Rachel Interviews Neely
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Ep 38: She is Beauty, She is Grace! | Neely Interviews Rachel
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Ep 37: Slightly Obsessed with Dolly Parton | Interview with Jennifer Sucevic
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Ep 36: ‘Tis the Season for Smut | Spicy Holiday Reads with BK Borison
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Episode 35: Morally Gray is Our Favorite Color | Interview with Maggie Rawdon
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Ep 34: Playing Us Like A String Quartet | Interview with Chloe Liese
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Episode 33: Unhinged But in a Good Way | Our First F*ck, Marry, Kill Episode!
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Ep 32: Welcome Back, Witches! | Spooky Szn Reads
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Ep 31: By Women for Women | Interview with Kandi Steiner
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Episode 30: Traylor, Road Trips, & Sweet Valley High | Interview with Jessica Joyce
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Ep 29: Daddy Carlisle & Whiskey Kinks | Interview with Lyla Sage
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Ep 28: The Girl in the Yellow Dress | Book Club: Meet Your Match by Kandi Steiner
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Ep 27: Feral for Gray Sweatpants | Interview with Erin Mackenzie
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Ep 26: Danielle Steel’s Skincare Routine | Interview with Laura Pavlov
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Ep 25: I Would Never Date Someone Who Reads | Interview with Alissa DeRogatis
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Ep 24: A Lot About Some Guy Named Brad | Interview with @beachreadsandbubbly
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Ep 23: Santa, the WB/CW, & Hope Floats | Interview with C.W. Farnsworth
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Ep 22: Sex Cults, Gilmore Girls, & IPB | Interview with Stephanie Archer
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep 21: Sports, But Make it Fictional | Interview with @bathtubbookworm
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Bonus Becka! Interview with Becka Mack
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Ep 20: Cereal Bars and Laundry Woes | Deep Dive into College Romances
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Ep 19: Neely Has A Panic Attack | Interview with Robinne Lee
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Ep 18: In Our BookTok Era | Interview with @readingwithkenzz
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Ep 17: Trauma, But Make It Fun! | Interview with Author Hannah Bonam-Young
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Ep 16: Please Listen Responsibly | Interview with Author Julie Soto
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Ep 15: We Love a Good Grovel! | Interview with Kat Singleton
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Ep 14: Still Thinking About the Pamchenko Twist | Interview with Author Rebecca Jenshak
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Ep 13: She Kept the Boots On! | Book Club: Rewrite Our Story by Kat Singleton
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Ep 12: This is a Taylor Swift Podcast Now | Interview with Author Morgan Elizabeth
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Ep 11: Summer Reading — Not Just For High Schoolers | Our Summer Reading Recs
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Ep 10: What’s the Man Version of Sassy?? | Interview with Author Avery Keelan
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ep 9: Is The Book Really Better?? | Our Favorite Book to TV/Movie Adaptations
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May 23, 2023 |
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Ep 8: Those Callahan Brothers, Though | Interview with Grace Reilly (Beyond the Play series)
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May 16, 2023 |
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Ep 7: What Is A Hat Trick And How Do We Get One?? | Sports Romances and Why They’re SO Addictive
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May 09, 2023 |
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Ep 6: This Goes Out To All The Smut Reading Grannies! | Interview with Becka Mack (Playing for Keeps series)
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May 02, 2023 |
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Ep 5: How It Started and How It’s Going But With D*cks | Our Smut Journeys
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Ep 4: We Are Going To Have Words | Overrated & Underrated Books
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Ep 3: One of Us Cried, The Rest of Us Laughed | Interview with Diana Elliot Graham (When We Were)
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Ep 2: She IS Just Like Every Other Girl | Tropes + Book Icks
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Ep 1: We Are Probably Going to F*ck This Up | Introduction
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Mar 28, 2023 |