Good Girls

We kick things off with our very first free product (not a paid sponsorship...though by our level of excitement over a freebie, you'd think it was), the Blush Rose from glamrose toy.com. Kay brought it over still sealed so we could “jointly” review it without any weird shared-use vibes, and we talk about why even a thoroughly cleaned sex toy feels like sharing underwear. From there we spiral into...

We read and watched the The Love Hypothesis , Ali Hazelwood’s contemporary romance that started as a Kylo Ren/Rey fanfic, became a massive book, and is now a Prime movie. We compare the book and film side-by-side (we experienced them in opposite orders), rank the most unrealistic academia moments with input from an actual bench science professor, talk casting (Lily Reinhart yes, Tom Bateman… compl...

We talk audio erotica this week after experimenting with apps like Dipsea and Quinn. We debate the difference between a smut audiobook and audio erotica, why one of us is firmly not into it, and how Hollywood stars are jumping into the space. Then we shift to a much darker note: the Cornell sexual assault case, what it reveals about consent (or the complete lack of it), fraternity culture, alcohol...

We talk consensual non-consent this week...Kay’s actual fantasies, though maybe not exactly “chased by masked men." We talk why the “he’s in charge but we already talked about it” dynamic works, and how romance books handle (or completely skip) the consent conversation. We roam from Bridgerton-era novellas and hockey smut to Ali Hazelwood, dark mafia, why-choose summer reads, and the limo scene th...

We talk about the teen drama Crew Girl, a YA show on netflix that got a few things about rowing right...and a whole lot wrong. But, hey, the lead actress is great so it has that going for it. From the rough form in the close-ups to the coxswain who has never coxed before, the stroke-seat rivalry that would not be a thing, and the mysterious total absence of Title IX influencing any actual girls’ c...

We’re back with what is officially our kinkiest episode yet. We dig into the research: SJ read Kink Curious by Gigi Engel cover-to-cover and brings us the highlights. We talk about definitions of kink that expand way beyond the fire-and-brimstone version, the surprisingly high prevalence of fetishes, breeding kink, consensual non-consent, trauma processing through play, and the underrated importan...

Up front warning: this is by far the worst smut we’ve ever forced ourselves through. After last episode’s questions about medieval monks and sexual denial, we dove headfirst into the unsettling subcategory of priest erotica. We rank the least-believable setups (the tatted-up priest living with two bisexual “town sluts,” the age-gap parishioner romance, the stripper-with-an-MBA who suddenly lives f...

We’re back from summer travels and diving straight into history class, specifically the sexy (though mostly very unsexy) side of medieval/Tudor times. We talk about surprising ways people actually thought about desire, orgasm, and conception. We cover the two-seed theory and how it was used against women, the long list of church-banned sex days, the five “not-quite-hell” positions (including doggy...

A listener recommendation sent us down a rabbit hole with the documentary The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs, and Who Has Control. We dig into the long, messy fight to get the first drug for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (Addyi) approved, the neon-pink CEO who wouldn’t quit, and the really frustrating bias that showed up in the FDA hearings...there's an infamous “too drowsy to fight off their husba...

We dive into four sex dilemmas that range from “how do I gently wake her up already inside her?” to “my fiancé can’t come and I need cum play,” “he turns aggressive mid-sex despite my clear boundaries,” and “we haven’t touched since the baby and I don’t know how to get her desire back.” As two moms who have read up on a lot form sex experts like Esther Perel and Emily Nagoski lately + a little sci...

We’re back from the movie theater with a double feature discussion. First we sat through nearly three hours of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and came out with mixed feelings: stunning visuals, endless fight scenes, and a version of Odysseus who keeps making the same dumb choices instead of using his famous cleverness. We talk casting (Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway’s very specific bedroom positioning...

In this episode of Good Girls, we dig into our questionable summer reading. We review Liv Zander’s Crown Me Dead and Crown Me Yours (complete with skeleton sex, maggots, and unexpected emotional depth), compare it to her darker raven-shifter work, and debate whether beautiful writing can save truly unhinged premise choices. We also dive into Jessica Kane-style age-gap novellas versus weaker imitat...

In this episode of Good Girls, we talk he mysterious phenomenon of “the ick”...that sudden, visceral turn-off you get toward someone you were previously attracted to. We share our personal ick lists, discuss celebrity examples like Nick Cage, Adam Levine, Harry Styles, and even our newfound appreciation of Timothee Chalamet. We explore whether the ick is a helpful defense mechanism, a form of stra...

In this episode of Good Girls, we talk about keeping the romance and sexual chemistry alive in long-term relationships, especially as parents. Drawing heavily from Emily Nagoski’s Come Together , we explore her ideas around pleasure as the real measure of a good sex life, responsive versus spontaneous desire, and why constantly chasing “the spark” can actually make things worse. We talk about sexu...

In this episode of Good Girls, we go down multiple rabbit holes to explore the science (and pseudoscience) of attraction and chemistry. We talk everything from evolutionary biology and MHC molecules to the smell of ovulation shirts, bad first kisses, and why tall oak-tree romance heroes with chiseled jaws dominate books but don’t always match real life. We discuss social exchange theory, self-esse...

In this episode of Good Girls, we review the classic sex-positive bible The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy. We discuss what it was like reading this foundational (and delightfully cringy) book written by old hippie occasional lovers, and how their boomer perspectives on sluttiness, non-monogamy, consent, jealousy, and pleasure landed with us as monogamous women. We explore the book’...

We read Esther Perel’s Mating in Captivity and came out the other side with way more questions than answers, and a whole new appreciation for erotic fruit bats. In this episode, we talk why steamy romance in marriage is a surprisingly modern invention, how uncertainty and separateness fuel desire, and why the very things that make a great partnership (equality, familiarity, teamwork) can sometimes...

After talking about AI-generated romance, we put AI's romance-writing abilities to the test with ridiculous prompts, questionable book concepts, and a few attempts at crafting the perfect sex scene. From billionaire bosses and secretaries to unhinged romantasy plots, we're sharing the best, worst, and weirdest results we could get from AI. ...With a magical sentient butt plug with anxiety...

In this episode of Good Girls, we talk about the New York Times article "The New Fabio is Claude" and how AI is shaking up the romance industry. We discuss Coral Hart, the author churning out 200 AI-assisted romance novels a year under multiple pen names, and share our honest reactions after reading her work. We break down what feels missing in AI-generated stories...that human connectio...

We rewatch of the early 2000s teen drama The O.C. and break down the things that aged surprisingly well...iconic Y2K fashion, Seth/Ryan bromance, Sandy & Kirsten’s awesome marriage, and killer soundtrack. But we don’t hold back on what didn’t age well...ridiculous financial plot holes that somehow predicted the subprime mortgage crisis, questionable women’s workwear, wild age inconsistencies,...

We’re back with another round of bad sex advice, where we dive into relatable (mostly...few curveballs thrown in) Reddit sex questions and give our zero-credentials take. From the virgin who’s scared her fast-and-hard clit rubbing style will exhaust guys’ wrists, to the woman wondering if she’s even had an orgasm because she doesn’t “explode into a million pieces,” we break it all down with help f...

In this spicy Good Girls episode, we dive into the science and fantasy of female orgasms. We break down the hilarious and illuminating study “She Exploded Into a Million Pieces,” which analyzed 20 years of RWA award-winning romance novels, complete with violent imagery, “little deaths,” male sexual superpowers, and dramatic shattering climaxes. We also talk squirting vs. female ejaculation, the bi...

On this episode of Good Girls, we jump into Evie Magazine, the glossy, sexy “Cosmo for conservatives." Evie serves tradwife realness with low-cut milkmaid dresses, husband-pleasing lap dance tutorials, and a whole lot of “feel sexy by embracing your femininity” advice. We break down their wild takes on birth control (hello, pullout method), why rich women supposedly fake more orgasms (evidenc...

We went deep into the mysterious world of the G-spot this week. Armed with skepticism, Cosmo articles, smutty book recaps, and a whole lot of actual science, we talk the history, the hype, and the reality of this legendary erogenous zone. From Freud’s vaginal orgasm obsession and Kinsey’s groundbreaking (and savage) research, to Masters and Johnson’s glass dildo camera, Dr. Helen O’Connell’s clito...

We sit down with Danielle Frank and talk about her playful take on parenting through the lens of wine. We talk about how wine snobbery is all silliness and her career path from PR to the wine industry. We dive into her adult children's book, A Wine Lover’s Guide to Parenting. It's full of useful wine tips and a lightheartedness...think cheery fun with pictures versus a 400-page textbook on the way...