- 1 hour 26 minutesFantasy of Competence - Lights Out with Jen Yamato and Kara Warner!
Brea 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. Email us at [email protected]!
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InstagramCome As You Are by Emily Nagoski
Willing Prey
Why Are People Into That by Tina Horn
Butcher and Blackbird
The Ritual
Penelope Douglas
Rina Kent
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1 May 2026, 2:30 pm - 44 minutes 2 secondsSPECIAL EPISODE! Sloshing Around - Cold Sweat!
Brea and Mallory talk about Cold Sweat by Vera Valentine and debate how sexy the Kool Aid Man is. Email us at [email protected]!
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24 April 2026, 2:30 pm - 9 minutes 58 secondsMost Bangable Creatures Round 2!
Brea and Mallory debate the most and least bangable fantasy creatures!
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21 April 2026, 2:30 pm - 21 minutes 14 secondsCasters on Casters: Jordan Morris and Mallory O'Meara
It'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 O'Meara (Reading Glasses & Reading Smut), and Jordan Morris (Free with Ads & Jordan, Jesse, Go!) improvise a musical number, sing the praises of one another, and Yes, AND...with one another. It's a hilarious conversation with a few life lessons sprinkled in.
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Edited by Jesus Ambrosio and Produced by Laura Swisher for Maximum Fun.
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20 April 2026, 7:05 am - 1 hour 9 minutesShould You Read Classic Romance? with Sarah Wendell!
Brea and Mallory talk to Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches Trashy Books about classic and foundational romance novels! Email us at [email protected]!
Cold Sweat by Vera Valentine
Smart Bitches Trashy Books
Smart Podcast Trashy Books
Beyond Heaving Bosoms
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Midsummer Magic but Catherine Coulter
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
The Windflower by Laura London
Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
Silver Angel by Johanna Lindsey
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17 April 2026, 2:30 pm - 1 hour 3 secondsDone & Dusted with Amber Nash!
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3 April 2026, 2:30 pm - 44 minutesFrom Clinch to Cartoons - Romance Covers with Katie Anderson!
Brea and Mallory talk to art director Katie Anderson about the history of (and the future of!) romance covers. Email us at [email protected]!
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Half CityNext month’s book is Done and Dusted!
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20 March 2026, 2:30 pm - 1 hour 25 minutesCommunity Spirit - Why Choose with Jordan Morris and Jesse Thorn!
Brea 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 [email protected]!
Web of Venom
Amazing Spiderman - Spiderversity
Predator BloodshedQueenie and the Krakens
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6 March 2026, 3:30 pm - 45 minutes 9 secondsDesperate for Smut - History of Romance with Cailey Hall!
Brea and Mallory talk to writer and academic Cailey Hall about the history of romance novels! Email us at [email protected]!
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Cailey Hall
Unsettling Sexuality
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20 February 2026, 3:30 pm - 1 hour 2 minutesWhy Do We Love Rakes? A Week to be Wicked with Drea Clark!
Brea 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. Email us at [email protected]!
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A Week to be Wicked
Next month’s book: Queenie and the Krakens
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6 February 2026, 3:30 pm - 43 minutes 14 secondsBONUS - Huge Butts & the Heated Rivalry Adaptation
Brea and Mallory talk about the Heated Rivalry adaptation with Tom DeTrinis and Brooke Seguin!
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Heated RivalryNext month’s book is A Week to Be Wicked
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