Hissin' and Kissin' Podcast

There’s no bones about it… we’ve got a bonefied epsiode this week for you! Sarah teaches us all about skeletons and baculum, and Jess dives into the sexuality that accompanies our skeleton romances. We chat with Desirée M. Niccoli about her book Untethering Dark, the first monster romance under the publisher Harlequin. We consume some bonefied monster media, and explore bone daddies as we rate tho...

Things are getting ssssssssexy in this week’s episode! Sarah slithers through the history of snakes, naga, and basilisks, and Jess hisses and kisses her way through snake sex and sexuality. Get wrapped up in The Kiss of the Basilisk, before journeying through a spicy “You’ve Got Mail” retelling. Then we coil up with our rankings list, before sliding into AO3. Don’t let this episode slither away, u...

Things are getting ssssssssexy in this week’s episode! Sarah slithers through the history of snakes, naga, and basilisks, and Jess hisses and kisses her way through snake sex and sexuality. Get wrapped up in The Kiss of the Basilisk, before journeying through a spicy “You’ve Got Mail” retelling. Then we coil up with our rankings list, before sliding into AO3. Don’t let this episode slither away, u...

We're back with Part 2! And coming to the field we’ve got… MASCOTS! We’re donning our jerseys, putting on our game faces, and diving into the world of mascots! From Gritty to Grimace, we’ve got the field covered.  Sarah explores the origin of mascots, and digs into into Gritty’s emergence, while Jess shares the internet’s rankings, and teaches us about sexuality and mascots. Jess also shares...

And coming to the field we’ve got… MASCOTS! We’re donning our jerseys, putting on our game faces, and diving into the world of mascots! From Gritty to Grimace, we’ve got the field covered. Sarah explores the origin of mascots, and digs into into Gritty’s emergence, while Jess shares the internet’s rankings, and teaches us about sexuality and mascots. Jess also shares her absolutely wild book...

Part 2: We’re taking you the right way for a smackbottom in this week’s epsiode topic: Ogres. Journey with us into the swamp as we explore the fairy tale origins, before diving into romancing ogres in video games and literature. Sarah watches the entire Shrekverse, and Jess explores the absolutely cursed library of ogre fan fiction available on AO3. Grab your donkey, ready your quest, and hit play...

We’re taking you the right way for a smackbottom in this week’s epsiode topic: Ogres. Journey with us into the swamp as we explore the fairy tale origins, before diving into romancing ogres in video games and literature. Sarah watches the entire Shrekverse, and Jess explores the absolutely cursed library of ogre fan fiction available on AO3. Grab your donkey, ready your quest, and hit play now!&nb...

Part 2: We’re going back in time with this week’s monster - Dinosaurs! Dig into the jurassic period and explore the mating habitats of dinos with Sarah, before falling down the Chuck Tingle rabbit hole with Jess. We dive into dino romance novellas, before rating several sexy mammoth beasts. Monster romance… uh… finds a way! Get ready to roar with us and hit play now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

We’re going back in time with this week’s monster - Dinosaurs! Dig into the jurassic period and explore the mating habitats of dinos with Sarah, before falling down the Chuck Tingle rabbit hole with Jess. We dive into dino romance novellas, before rating several sexy mammoth beasts. Monster romance… uh… finds a way! Get ready to roar with us and hit play now!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Welcome back monster lovers! We’re kicking off our Season 4 with a minisode! After many listeners requests, we brought back Katherine of The Ripped Bodice Brooklyn to talk about monster romance in 2025. Get your TBR up to speed as we chat upcoming releases, authors you should know, and the monster romance trends you don’t want to miss!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Relive the best of season 3 with us! From demons and insects, to masks and mothman, we got up close and personal with it all! Laugh along with us, and bring in the new year with Hissin’ and Kissin’… and stay horny in 2025!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tis the season… for us to slide down your monster romance chimney. It’s our Holiday episode! This week we chat about monsters of the snow and ice variety. Think snowmen, ice princesses, and Jack Frost. Sarah teaches us about snow, and discovers who the heck Suzy Snowflake is. Jess teaches us about tempature play, and we learn brussel sprouts are for more than just eating. We both watch the Netflix...

Tis the season… for us to slide down your monster romance chimney. It’s our Holiday episode! This week we chat about monsters of the snow and ice variety. Think snowmen, ice princesses, and Jack Frost. Sarah teaches us about snow, and discovers who the heck Suzy Snowflake is. Jess teaches us about tempature play, and we learn brussel sprouts are for more than just eating. We both watch the Netflix...

This episode, fly with us into cryptid lore as we explore the highly requested Mothman. Sarah learns the bird-like origins of the creature, and Jess gets to know his sexual side, as we learn why everyone loves Mothman. We’re joined by author Paige Lavoie to chat about her series “I’m in Love with Mothman” and the third book in the series coming out in early December. Jess watches The Mothman Proph...

This episode, fly with us into cryptid lore as we explore the highly requested Mothman. Sarah learns the bird-like origins of the creature, and Jess gets to know his sexual side, as we learn why everyone loves Mothman. We’re joined by author Paige Lavoie to chat about her series “I’m in Love with Mothman” and the third book in the series coming out in early December. Jess watches The Mothman Proph...

Part 2 is up! It’s Sarah’s Birthday and so you know what that means: It’s another OMEGAVERSE epsiode! This time, we take a deeper dive into this topic. There’s much more to this gerne than knotting and scenting, and we explore it all, including the queer origins of this growing popular genre. We talk about the FIRST Omegaverse, and look deeper into Mpreg, heats, and more. We chat to @so.theres.thi...

It’s Sarah’s Birthday and so you know what that means: It’s another OMEGAVERSE epsiode! This time, we take a deeper dive into this topic. There’s much more to this gerne than knotting and scenting, and we explore it all, including the queer origins of this growing popular genre. We talk about the FIRST Omegaverse, and look deeper into Mpreg, heats, and more. We chat to @so.theres.this.book, “Profe...

Happy Halloween Monster Lovers! We’re getting into the festive season with this week’s topic: MASKS! We talk about the history and origins of masks, and their influences in pop culture. Then we unmask the hornification of masked characters and the role they play in sexuality and culture. Jess dives into The Boy, driven by endless thrist traps on TikTok, and Sarah explores The Mask — is it horror o...

Happy Halloween Monster Lovers! We’re getting into the festive season with this week’s topic: MASKS! We talk about the history and origins of masks, and their influences in pop culture. Then we unmask the hornification of masked characters and the role they play in sexuality and culture. Jess dives into The Boy, driven by endless thrist traps on TikTok, and Sarah explores The Mask — is it horror o...

Get your green thumbs ready because we’re digging into plant monsters this week.  Sarah teaches us about  carniverous plants and some real life leafy mating habits. Jess gets wrapped up in the tentacled ways of vine erotica, and learns just how invasive Kudzu can be. We visit a little shop of horrors, and we rate some unhinged plant daddies. And this week’s A03? It’s florishing...

Get your green thumbs ready because we’re digging into plant monsters this week. Sarah teaches us about carniverous plants and some real life leafy mating habits. Jess gets wrapped up in the tentacled ways of vine erotica, and learns just how invasive Kudzu can be. We visit a little shop of horrors, and we rate some unhinged plant daddies. And this week’s A03? It’s florishing. So grab yo...

Class is in session! Jess and Sarah head back to basics, and discuss the question that has been sitting in their minds since Dragon Con, which is, “Is Monster Romance its own genre?”  We dive into the establishment of monsters, and the inability to seperate it from world cultures. We talk about WHY monsters, how authors and medias use them as a tool, and we explore the queer and sexual spaces...

Class is in session! Jess and Sarah head back to basics, and discuss the question that has been sitting in their minds since Dragon Con, which is, “Is Monster Romance its own genre?” We dive into the establishment of monsters, and the inability to seperate it from world cultures. We talk about WHY monsters, how authors and medias use them as a tool, and we explore the queer and sexual spaces...

We brought Hissin' and Kissin' to Dragon Con to chat all things Dragons. There's no fair ladies to be saved here. Expect sexy monsters, a debauched history, today's media hot takes, & audience participation as we rate our favorite sexy beasts & more. **This is the recording of our LIVE panel at Dragon Con.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hissin’ and Kissin’ decended upon Dragon Con this year, and whew… did we have a time! From our first panel on the Digital Media Track, to the silly cosplay antics of Jess and Sarah. We sat down, together, IN PERSON, to recap it all on our last night. This episode is a little different as we catch our listeners up on all the monster fucking fun we had, and this acts as a part 1 of 2, as next week w...