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Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast

Each week on Smart Podcast, Trashy Books, Sarah Wendell interviews authors, readers, reviewers, bloggers, publishing professionals, editors, and librarians about romance novels, which are among the most popular genres in fiction worldwide. Popular guests include: Ilona Andrews, Robin Bradford, NPR's Barrie Hardymon, Chuck Tingle, Sarah J. Maas, and Rachel Aaron. Amanda Diehl, co-pilot of the SS Smart Bitches, makes regular appearances with maximum silliness, especially during our Romantic Times Rewind episodes, where we take a look at old issues of Romantic Times Magazine (1981-2018). Frequent topics include romance novels, the way the genre is changing, and the brilliant and interesting...

612. Poetry in Scots with Len Pennie

48 mins; April 26, 2024

611. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Ads & Features

63 hours 20 mins; April 19, 2024

610. Writing Super Fun Fantasy with Kimberly Lemming

36 mins; April 12, 2024

609. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Reviews

61 hours 59 mins; April 05, 2024

608. Women as Shields and Scapegoats: Talking Kate Middleton with Melissa Blue

52 mins; March 29, 2024

607. RT Rewind: March 2016 Ads & Features

53 mins; March 22, 2024

606. Behind the Scenes of Classic Cover Art: Shirley Green and Sharon Spiak

49 mins; March 15, 2024

605. RT Rewind: March 2016 Reviews

67 hours 51 mins; March 08, 2024

604. Dessert Projects, Romantasy, and Whimsy with Katee Robert

55 mins; March 01, 2024

603. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2006 Ads and Features!

62 hours 51 mins; February 23, 2024

602. Foundations of Fantasy Romance with Jennifer L. Armentrout

43 mins; February 16, 2024

601. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2006 Reviews!

68 hours 24 mins; February 09, 2024

600. Life is Too Short to Have Sex You Don’t Like, with Emily Nagoski

69 hours 32 mins; February 02, 2024

599. Romantic Times Rewind: December 2015 Ads and Features

47 mins; January 26, 2024

598. Historical Romances for Horse Girls with Mimi Matthews

36 mins; January 19, 2024

597. Romantic Times Rewind: December 2015 Reviews

85 hours 37 mins; January 12, 2024

596. Books, Wishes, and Extremely Good Jokes with Sneezy, Sandra, Jenna, Lisa, and Shana

40 mins; January 05, 2024

595. Holiday Wishes from Amanda, GarlicKnitter, Alanna, and Claudia

36 mins; December 29, 2023

594. Holiday Wishes and Recs from Verity, Elyse, Carrie, and Rich

44 mins; December 22, 2023

593. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Ads & Features

68 hours 5 mins; December 15, 2023

592. Holiday Wishes and Recs from Agnès, Sue, Jo and Varian

35 mins; December 08, 2023

591. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Reviews

71 hours 28 mins; December 01, 2023

590. Audiobooks and Romance Tropes with Mara Wilson

47 mins; November 24, 2023

589. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Ads & Features!

72 hours 13 mins; November 17, 2023

588. True Crime as Social Change with Sarah Weinman

51 mins; November 10, 2023

587. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Reviews

64 hours 3 mins; November 03, 2023

586. Saying Yes to the Dress with Valerie Bowman

46 mins; October 27, 2023

585. May 2014 Ads & Features: Romantic Times Rewind

56 mins; October 20, 2023

584. Queer Pirate Decolonization Fantasy with Maggie Tokuda-Hall

55 mins; October 13, 2023

584. Romantic Times Rewind: May 2014 with Amanda

81 hours 59 mins; October 06, 2023

Bonus: Introducing Romantic Times Rewind

13 mins; October 03, 2023

582. COVID Bereavement and Activism with Lorelei King

47 mins; September 29, 2023

581. Death, Candy Corn, and Witches with Amanda and Maria Vale

44 mins; September 22, 2023

580. Stop and Look at the Stars, with Jennifer L. Armentrout

46 mins; September 15, 2023

579. Punk Rock Writing with Chuck Tingle

44 mins; September 08, 2023

578. Harlem After Midnight with Louise Hare

32 mins; September 01, 2023

577. Killing Folks with Deanna Raybourn

48 mins; August 25, 2023

576. BookTok, Hockey Romance, and People as Products with Kayleigh Donaldson

51 mins; August 18, 2023

575. Dragon Called: Part II of a Heaving Bosoms Crossover

74 hours 35 mins; August 11, 2023

574. Historical Romance with Mimi Matthews

40 mins; August 04, 2023

573. Man Titty Fruit Roll Up: Romance Conference Memories with Amanda

43 mins; July 28, 2023

572. Horror Recs for Romance Readers with Agatha Andrews from She Wore Black

37 mins; July 21, 2023

571. Geeky Gen-X Romance with Cathy Yardley

39 mins; July 14, 2023

570. Sex Positivity with Lana Ferguson and Rachel Lynn Solomon

48 mins; July 07, 2023

569. Romance in Libraries with Robin Bradford

60 hours 2 mins; June 30, 2023

568. Behind the Scenes at the Ballet, with Melanie Hamrick

37 mins; June 23, 2023

567. Historical Research and Ill Mannered Ladies with Alison Goodman

33 mins; June 16, 2023

566. The Blessings of Comfort Reads with KJ Charles

43 mins; June 09, 2023

565. Once More with Feeling, with Elissa Sussman

38 mins; June 02, 2023

564. Bunny Aliens in Space: Cover Design with LJ Logosz

36 mins; May 26, 2023

563. A Bookish Random AMA with Amanda!

35 mins; May 19, 2023

562. Cover Snark Live: May Bunny Edition

38 mins; May 12, 2023

561. Love and Money with Meredith Goldstein from the Love Letters Podcast

37 mins; May 05, 2023

560. Reading Conundrums & Habits

41 mins; April 28, 2023

559. Essentials of Accessibility with Jeff Adams

57 mins; April 21, 2023

558. The Myths of BookTok, with Chels Ebooks

43 mins; April 14, 2023

557. Behind the Scenes with Karelia Stetz-Waters

45 mins; April 07, 2023

556. Excellent Romance & Recs with Olivia Waite

36 mins; March 31, 2023

555. Fashion and the State of Blogging with The Fug Girls

52 mins; March 24, 2023

554. All Things Bramble and Romance with Monique Patterson

49 mins; March 17, 2023

553. Improv Improving Your Writing with Kelly Farmer

35 mins; March 10, 2023

552. Contemporary Romance, RomComs, and Grief with Melonie Johnson

41 mins; March 03, 2023

551. Season of Love, with Helena Greer and Sam Brody

50 mins; February 24, 2023

550. Heaving Bosoms Crossover, Part II: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie

63 hours 7 mins; February 17, 2023

549. Spare by Prince Harry, with Melissa Blue

60 hours 33 mins; February 10, 2023

548. Enthusiastic Sex and Podcasting with Emily Nagoski

59 mins; February 03, 2023

547. The HarperCollins Strike with Olga Brudastova, President of UAW 2110

38 mins; January 27, 2023

546. Love and Mayhem with Ali Hazelwood

51 mins; January 20, 2023

545. The Art of Good Apologies with Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy

56 mins; January 13, 2023

544. Wishes, Wins, Recs and Happy New Year with Melonie and Amanda

44 mins; January 06, 2023

543. Recs, Wishes, and Wins with Martin and Cara

35 mins; December 30, 2022

542. Recs and Reality TV with Shana and Maya

43 mins; December 23, 2022

541. Recommendations and Revolutions with Tara and AJ

50 mins; December 16, 2022

540. Holiday Wishes with Carrie, Sneezy, Sandra, Claudia, Darlene Marshall, and Katherine

49 mins; December 09, 2022

539. Wishes, Wins, and Best of 2022 with Sue, JFHobbit, and Maria Vale

47 mins; December 02, 2022

538. Jane Austen, Anthropologist, with Nikki Payne

58 mins; November 25, 2022

537. Romance Cliché Throwdown with Amanda

45 mins; November 18, 2022

536. Meet Us at Meet Cute: A New Romance Bookshop!

52 mins; November 11, 2022

535. All Things Magical with Freya Marske

50 mins; November 04, 2022

534. Spooky Season Cover Snark

39 mins; October 28, 2022

533. Partners in Crime: The Book and the Wedding with Alisha Rai

42 mins; October 21, 2022

532. Ghosts, Pets, and Zany Questions with Amanda

43 mins; October 14, 2022

531. Solving Murder in Space with Mur Lafferty

40 mins; October 07, 2022

530. Writing the Book You Want to Read with Kyla Zhao

39 mins; September 30, 2022

529. The Romancelandia Yarn Collection with Nakia from Wild Star Fibers

37 mins; September 23, 2022

528. A League of Their Own with Tara Scott

45 mins; September 16, 2022

527. Killers of a Certain Age with Deanna Raybourn

45 mins; September 09, 2022

526. Fall Book Wishlists and Trends

32 mins; September 02, 2022

525. Cover Snark Live!

45 mins; August 26, 2022

524. Thank You For Listening, and Also For Romance, With Julia Whelan

39 mins; August 19, 2022

523. Summer Reading (and Shoe) Recs with Amanda

39 mins; August 12, 2022

522. Five Books that Rocked my World with Agatha Andrews from She Wore Black Podcast

42 mins; August 05, 2022

521. Heists That Bang and World Travel with Erica Ridley

35 mins; July 29, 2022

520. Telling Stories with Julie Garwood

37 mins; July 22, 2022

519. Publicist, Bookseller, and Author Danielle Jackson

42 mins; July 15, 2022

518. Celebrating Big Happy News with Sonali Dev

44 mins; July 08, 2022

517. Rebuilding Your Life Over Dinner for One, with Sutanya Dacres

38 mins; July 01, 2022

516. This is What Matters, with Dr. Perpetua Neo

40 mins; June 24, 2022

515. Celebrity Romance and Juicy Narratives with Elissa Sussman

67 hours 8 mins; June 17, 2022

514. Officiating the HEA with Denise Williams

47 mins; June 10, 2022

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