Say Smut? A Literary Podcast

Grab your water and sunscreen, we're headed to the desert in search for some ghouls. Sarah shares the story of "Given to the Ghoul" by Desiree M. Niccoli. Mina is sacrificed to a monster in the desert, little does she know that monster is just her type. Hope explains the difference between ghost and ghouls, and the folklore behind ghouls. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com.

Happy fall y'all! You can already tell by the title that we're feeling seasonal with our PSL smut this week. Hope tells the history behind the spice trade that led to these famous drinks. Sarah shares how the beverage made the main character of "Seduced By The Pumpkin Spice Latte" hot and bothered at a Starbucks. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

Grab your garlic, wooden stakes, and crystal balls, we're headed to New Orleans. For this spooky episode Sarah recounts the book "La Petite Mort" by Olivie Blake which includes a turf war between witches and vampires. Hope gives a history lesson on St. Germain and the casket girls. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

Happy Spooky Season! To kick off the month of October, we're getting out our carving tools and candy corn. Sarah shares the story of "Jack" by Layla Fae, which includes a jacked demon and a witchy female main character. Hope provides the history of the jack-o-lantern. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

Someone get human resources on the phone because this nanny/boss relationship is heating up. This week, Sarah share the spicy story "The Nanny" by Lana Ferguson. Aiden has the hots the nanny he hired, but it turns out they have more of a past than it seems. Hope shares some of the most infamous reports of celebrities sleeping with their nannies. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gma...

Bundle up and grab your caber, it's time to go to Scotland! For Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, and Connie Brockway's "The Lady Most Willing," Sarah shares the tale of a group of women kidnapped and brought to a Scottish castle as prospective brides. Hope shares what the political tone during 1819 in the U.K. and what a caber toss consists of. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

It was once said that love is an open door, and nothing could be more true for the book "Unhinged" by Vera Valentine. Greek mythology and brass door handles come together for this... unhinged smut book about a door that has an infatuation with his tenant. Sarah shares the tale of Door, Tana, and the creepy apartment supervisor, while Hope gives a brief retelling of Zeus' hookups. Have a book recom...

Get your wish list ready! Special guest, Liz, joins Sarah in this mini episode as they recount some of their favorite books they've read this year, some of the worst, some of the most surprising, and some they're still anticipating reading. Reminder: We're on hiatus for the month of August and will be returning with regular episodes in September. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gm...

Come on down! You're a contestant on the Say Smut? Trivia Show! Who can identify the books behind 1 star reviews and the 1 sentence summaries of books? Have any suggestions? Email them to saysmutpodcast@gmail.com .

Dish out your jam sandwiches and saddle up because we're riding into the post-apocalyptic world of "Pestilence" by Laura Thalassa. Sarah shares the story of Sara Burns who becomes prisoners to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Hope shares some religious text of where the story of the four horsemen originated. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

Saddle up, cowboys, cowgirls, and cowfriends! We're headed to the Wild West where Sarah's going to share the brother's-best-friend-based romance "Done and Dusted" by Lyla Sage. Our main character, Emmy, is a rootin' tootin' barrel racer, so Hope shares with us details about the sport, as well as how dangerous horse riding can be. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

Check your bunsen burners, it's time to crack open the book you've all been waiting for. Based on Rey-Lo fan fiction, Sarah shares the story of "The Love Hypothesis" by Ali Hazelwood. Hope gets into the legality behind fan fiction and why Hasbro encourages it. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

Grab your khuis! It's timed to get beamed up by Ruby Dixon's "Ice Planet Barbarians." Sarah explains the story of humans crashing on an icy planet with some hot, tall, blue aliens looking to mate. Meanwhile, Hope provides some insight on the first alien abductions and how Harvard researched the validity of abduction claims. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

For the first mini episode Sarah and Hope dive into the discussion about men joining the Booktok community, diversifying your feeds and the responsibility that comes with a large following. Have any suggestions? Email them to saysmutpodcast@gmail.com .

Stay clear of the closing doors, Hope and Sarah are breaking down "One Last Stop" by Casey McQuiston. What happens when you meet your soulmate on the Q line? What if they aren't even from this century? We even look at significant historical events such as the New York Blackout of 1977 and the fatal fire at New Orleans LGBTQ+ bar UpStairs. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

What do you do when you think you're bad at sex? Stella Lane hired a male escort. For this episode, Hope and Sarah discuss "The Kiss Quotient" by Helen Hoang, along side what an econometrician is, how much econometricians make and whether pointy nipples are a workplace hazard. Have a book recommendation? Email saysmutpodcast@gmail.com

For the first episode of "Say Smut? A Literary Podcast," Sarah recounts the fishy tale of "It Happened One Summer" by Tessa Bailey. Hope did some deep diving on king crab fishing and how much our fictional male love interest, Brendan Taggart, actually would make doing the job. Content warnings include: sexual content, death of a parent, death of a spouse, and grief. Do you have a book recommendati...

Dearest Reader, Shondaland did their best to recount Viscount Bridgerton's love story with Kate Sheffield, but took quite a few creative liberties. For this episode, Sarah and Hope break down the differences between the book "The Viscount Who Loved Me" and the second season of Netflix's Bridgerton. Content warnings include: Sexual content, death of a parent, anxiety attacks Have a book recommendat...