The True Smut Podcast

This week, we're joined by the one and only BoredTrophyHusband! We're talking all things romance, BookTok, and what it's like being a man in a community full of women who love their fictional men just a little unhinged. From book reviews, buddy reads, and our favorite authors to age gaps, fictional men, and convincing your guy friends to pick up a romance book, we're getting into a little bit of e...

We’re catching up on a little bit of everything this week! We get into our personal styles, Book Bingo, what we’ve been reading lately, and reveal the books we picked for each other. Plus, Doug gives us his take on what a “shadow daddy” would actually be like in real life… and let’s just say, maybe some things are better left in fiction. 😂 We also chat about what’s coming up for True Smut, includ...

This week, we’re joined by the man behind the voice, Corvin King! Corvin takes us behind the mic to talk about his journey from a military background to becoming a full-time narrator and voice actor, what his day-to-day life actually looks like, and how he balances recording multiple books with work and family. Of course, we had to get into the questions we really wanted answered. 👀 We talk about...

Apparently Addie "can" swim, Essie is on a mission to find a very specific book, and we have some bookish opinions that may get us kicked off BookTok. This week, we're catching up on swimming adventures, reading slumps, current reads, and the struggle of hunting down a book you absolutely NEED to own. Then we're playing a little game of bookish hot takes where every opinion gets a verdict: valid.....

This week, we're doing what we do best: getting wildly off topic. 😂 We’re talking about everything from our completely rational thoughts on wicker and the everyday chaos of running a podcast to upcoming guests, LitRPG Con, DIY drinks, and whatever else manages to derail us along the way. And, of course, we have to talk about Dungeon Crawler Carl. Addie is officially making her way through the dun...

We’re getting behind the mic with voice actor and audiobook narrator Robb Moreira Robb gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the world of audiobook narration - from creating character voices and nailing different accents to working with authors, interacting with fans, and figuring out just how much freedom a narrator actually gets when bringing a character to life. Of course, we also had to get int...

Luke joins us for his first appearance on The True Smut Podcast, and absolutely nothing is off limits. We kick things off talking about Stephen King, horror books, audiobooks, and why a good narrator can completely change a reading experience. From haunted hotels and horror movies to temperature debates and feral questions, things spiral pretty quickly. Then...well...it turns into exactly what you...

This week we're catching up after Addie's vacation, talking about her new hair, and admitting how (not) on track we are with our reading goals. We pick our books for the month, plan a buddy read, and somehow end up spiraling into one of our favorite debates: when should books become movies or TV shows... and when should Hollywood just leave them alone? We chat about the adaptations we're excited f...

This week, we're throwing the outline out the window and embracing complete chaos. We play a round of Smash or Pass , somehow end up debating pet rocks, tampons, denim, yachts, vacation homes, alcohol enemas (yes, really), and whether eating scabs is weird. Nothing is off limits. Between technical difficulties, roasting each other over our filler words, and somehow circling back to books every fiv...

Monster romance has officially entered the chat, and we're bringing in reinforcements. This week we're joined by TikTok creator Molly to dive headfirst into the weird, wild, and surprisingly wholesome world of monster romance. We talk about what actually counts as a monster romance (because apparently not everyone agrees), the different subgenres—from aliens and demons to shifters and everything i...

This week we're recapping everything we read in June, deciding which books were actually worth the hype, and (once again) attempting to create a realistic July TBR...that we'll probably ignore. We debate what makes a book an automatic yes, discuss audiobook narrators we're completely incapable of saying no to, spiral over some highly anticipated upcoming releases, and somehow turn picking our next...

On this episode of True Smut, Essie and Addie kick things off with introductions, chaotic reading preferences, and the kind of unhinged book conversations you’d expect from two girls who spend way too much time reading smut. From "cheating" scandals and revenge buddy reads to audiobook obsessions and wild theories about how a book is going to end, absolutely nothing stays on track for long. The ch...

This episode is a chaotic mix of taboo book talk, unhinged opinions, and us absolutely exposing ourselves through one-star reviews. We kick things off talking controversial reads, book conventions, and our ongoing battle with microphone issues before diving headfirst into some truly wild one-star book reviews. We get into the differences between how men and women react to spicy books, the things r...

This episode starts exactly how you’d expect from us… with technical difficulties, chaotic microphones, and a full discussion about embracing natural curly hair. Naturally, that spirals into talking about nose rings, podcast struggles, and trying to keep our lives together for five minutes. Once we finally get semi-functional, we dive into this spicy read, the series as a whole, and whether these...

This week Essie & Addie are recapping the books that wrecked us, surprised us, and made us question our reading choices. We’re talking Heartless , Nocticadia , Sicko , Confessions of a Wildflower , and Addie’s current adventure through Daggermouth — because apparently we love red flags and emotional damage around here. We’re also chatting book boyfriend energy, judging books by their covers (b...

It’s Essie’s birthday episode! 🎂📚 This week we’re celebrating with chaotic morning catch-up conversations, Home Depot adventures (because apparently we’re adults now?), and diving into all things books. We get into taboo romance reads, book recommendations, and create the ultimate book boyfriend birthday party — from choosing which characters are invited, where it’s happening, what’s on the menu...

This episode is fully unhinged in the best way. We’re bouncing between chaotic games, questionable opinions, and all things taboo - with zero filter. From “Spit or Swallow” to debating our ride-or-die book boyfriends (and husbands, obviously), nothing is off limits. We get into the struggle of picking series, the random spirals that somehow make sense in the moment, and wrap it all up with what we...

In this episode, we’re all over the place in the best way - talking through what we’ve been reading, what we’re loving (and not), and how chaotic picking your next book can actually be. We get into different genres we’ve been bouncing between, share some recs, and spiral a little about reading slumps and decision fatigue (because why is choosing a book harder than reading it??). We also chat about...

In this episode, we’re all over the place in the best way—starting with some chaotic life updates (including haircut decisions) before diving into Graves . We kick things off with a fun little game around book character nicknames, which honestly says a lot about our taste 😅 From there, we get into everything - our favorite tropes, what makes a fictional man elite, and of course… the brothers (bec...

We’re catching up on life lately—childhood throwbacks, random DIY memories, and where we’re at with our April reads. We talk about reading slumps (because…same), how we’re getting out of them, and our current reads, plus we each share our top 5 book recommendations. Lots of thoughts on favorites, genres, and why audiobooks are saving us right now. #BookPodcast #ReadingSlump #RomanceBooks #SpicyBoo...

We’re back this week slightly unwell, slightly unhinged, and catching up on everything we’ve been reading lately (plus an unexpected Afrin dependency… don’t ask). We swap recs, talk through our very different reading tastes, and then get into Haunting Adeline - where opinions are definitely not aligned. We dive into character development, questionable nicknames (because some of them apparently jus...

In this episode we bounce around between TV show recommendations, book talk, and some very real conversations about body image and self-consciousness. We also get into our reading habits - why we both still prefer physical books over Kindle, when audiobooks work for us (and when they don’t), and the chaos of trying to squeeze reading into busy schedules. We talk about the eternal reader debate of...

In this episode, we dive into the Sarah J. Maas Call Her Daddy interview and unpack everything - from finally learning it’s Maas, not Moss , to new ACOTAR book announcements and what this means for the ever-expanding Massiverse. We talk about our favorite moments from the interview, Sarah’s writing process, the emotional depth behind her characters, and why fantasy romance deserves more respect th...

In this episode, we kick things off in true chaotic fashion - allergies, failed planning skills, and somehow a passionate detour into hangovers and Taco Bell cravings. Then we dive headfirst into the book series we’re currently obsessed with, breaking down the characters, the relationships, and of course… the morally grey men. We talk character development, emotionally unavailable love interests,...

In this episode, Addie and Essie are fully in their dark romance era. We talk about Essie’s current reading spiral, the chokehold certain audiobook narrators have on us, and what’s sitting (or rotting) on our TBRs. We get into the series that have taken over our personalities, dream casting and adaptations we’d love to see (and the ones Hollywood would probably ruin), and of course our favorite mo...