Allie Martina

Zipless

Arts EN ↓ 28 episoder

A (sometimes spicy) podcast for romance lovers and listeners. Women have been reading and writing about romance for centuries. But what was once considered a scandalous and secretive pastime, the romance novel has now burst proudly onto the open market. In fact, romance novels account for nearly a quarter of all adult print fiction sold in the United States. And with more and more women listening to romance books, it also matters how these books sound. Hosted by Allie Martina, a professional romance novel narrator, Zipless explores how the language of romance is shaped by writers and narrators...

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Forfatter

Allie Martina

Kategori

Arts

Podcastens hjemmeside

www.ziplesspodcast.com

Seneste episode

3. nov. 2026

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Episoder

Ep. 2: Dirty Words and Daring Women: Exploring Historical Romance with Evie Dunmore 21.01.2025 41:27

The language of love is forever changing, but a constant theme throughout time has been the use of sexualized words to label women, shame them, and take away their power. Modern romance novels are one of the ways women are taking back the language of sex, and flipping words and behaviors - once deemed inappropriate - into scenes of empowerment and independence. Evie Dunmore, historical romance a...

Ep. 1: Strong, Sexy, and ... Submissive? An interview with Sara Cate 07.01.2025 38:19

From pillow talk to praise kinks, romance novels have the power to uncover women's deepest desires and bring them to life in the pages of a book. Allie Martina explores the stories and sounds of taboo, forbidden romances, and independent women from across a century of writing, and tops it all off with an interview with best-selling author Sara Cate. Listener discretion advised.

Introducing... Zipless (Official Trailer) 04.12.2024 1:54

What is it about forbidden love, age gaps, love triangles, friends to lovers, and steamy sex scenes that women find so timelessly appealing? Do romance novels offer windows into the lives women want, or mirror the lives they already have? With more and more women listening to romance audiobooks, how does narration, depth of a male voice, or cadence in artistic performance affect a romantic scene?...