All Episodes

723. Magic and Gardens with Ashley Poston

722. RT Rewind: May 1996 Reviews

721. Exploring Platform Decay with Martha Wells

720. RT Rewind: December 2012 Ads & Features

719. Tropetails, Books and Drinky Chatting with Amanda

718. RT Rewind: December 2012 Reviews

716. Here for All the Reasons: Bachelor Critique With Ilana Masad and Stevie K. Seibert Desjarlais

715. Books, Wine & Nachos at Joie de Livres, with Claire Trottier

714. The Edge of Space-Time with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

713. Enemies to Lovers with Alisha Rai

712. Like, Follow, Subscribe: The Cost of A Childhood Online with Fortesa Latifi

711. RT Rewind: July 2000 Ads & Features

710. Writing Characters with Chronic Illness (Plus Restaurant Recs!!) with Riss M. Neilson

709. RT Rewind: July 2000 Reviews

708. From the Vault: Sociology, Romance, and Community with Drs. Jen Lois and Joanna Gregson

707. RT Rewind: June 1997 Ads & Features

706. The Astral Library with Kate Quinn

705. RT Rewind: June 1997 Reviews

704. JQ Editions with Julia Quinn

703. Oscars and Gossip with Kayleigh Donaldson

702. Heated Rivalry with Candy Tan

701. Holiday Wishes with Amanda and Sarah

700. An Art History Analysis of Romance Covers with Amanda Matta

699. Holiday Wishes VII with Katie, Kate and Adam

698. Holiday Wishes VI with Jenna Grinstead, Stephanie Violet, Lisa, and Bull

697. Holiday Wishes V with Shana, Sue, and Rhonda

696. Holiday Wishes IV with Rae A, Josephine, and Sneezy

695. Holiday Wishes III with Garlic Knitter, Claudia, Christine, and Jo

694. Holiday Wishes II with Agnés, Emily, Sarah Jane and Jenn

693. Holiday Wishes I with Susie, Elizabeth, Alanna

692. Soap Opera Nostalgia with Amye Archer from Little Miss Recap

691. Romantic Times Memories with Heather Graham

690. Disability in Romance with Lux Raven

689. RT Rewind: May 2016 Ads & Features

688. Rewind Replay: June 22, 2018

687. RT Rewind: May 2016 Reviews and New Releases

686. Ladies in Hating and Yearning with Alexandra Vasti

685. RT Rewind: August 1996 Ads & Features

684. Thief of Night with Holly Black

683. RT Rewind: August 1996 Reviews

682. Pivoting Between Historical and Contemporary Romance with Valerie Bowman

681. RT Rewind: July 2016 Ads & Features

680. Aro and Ace YA Romance with Molly Horan

679. RT Rewind: July 2016 Reviews

678. The Osmanification of Fiction Covers with Kayleigh Donaldson

677. Everyone is Lying to You with Jo Piazza

676. Exploring Atonement Sky with Nalini Singh

675. Celebrating Confident Fat Black Women with Danielle Allen

674. Enchanted Romantasy Feasts with Gaby Leon, HappyGabyCooks

673. RT Rewind: May 1995 Ads & Features

672. Part III of A Soul to Keep with Heaving Bosoms

671. RT Rewind: May 1995 Reviews

670. I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This with Chelsea Devantez of Glamourous Trash

669. RT Rewind - February 2015 Ads & Features Part II

668. Hot Takes with Sarah & Amanda

667. RT Rewind - February 2015 Ads & Features Part I

666. HelenKay Dimon and Darby Kane are Really Interesting

665. RT Rewind - February 2015 Reviews

664. Haunted Abbeys and Hidden History with Alexandra Vasti

663. RT Rewind: July 2000 Ads & Features

662. What’s Deeanne Gist Been Up To? With Dakota Lacoy

661. RT Rewind: July 2000 Reviews

660. Murder By Memory with Olivia Waite

659. RT Rewind: May 2015 Ads & Features

658. Romance and Penetrative Sex: A Conversation With Jane Buehler

657. RT Rewind: May 2015 Reviews!

656. Every Girl Deserves a Happily Ever After: with Rep. Stacey Abrams and Princess Mabel van Oranje

655. RT Rewind: October 2000 Ads & Features

654. Dialogue and Shenanigans with Kimberly Lemming

653. RT Rewind: February 2000 Reviews!

652. Smart Bitches Turns 20 with Candy Tan

651. Little Free Libraries and Sports with Savannah Carlisle and Kristi Dosh

650. “I’m Going to Keep Daring” - Romance and History with Joanna Shupe

649. Kindness Everywhere: New Year’s Recs & Wishes from Claudia, Carisa, Verity, Colleen, and Elyse

648. Welcome and Comfort : New Year’s Wishes from Sarah Jane, Lilisonna, Martin

647. Finding Home: Recs and Wishes from Megan, Alanna, Sue and Rhonda

646. Swashbuckling and Historical Romance Classics with Elizabeth Hoyt

645. Support and Comfort: Holiday Wishes from Carrie, Jenna, Melissa, Lisa, Josephine, and Cara

644. Fanfic, Generosity, and Really Long Books: Holiday Wishes from Anne, Sandra, Miriam, Carrie A, and Lisa

643. Safety, D&D, and Smut Logic: Holiday Wishes from Dani, Katie, Sneezy and Lisa

642. Books Journalism and Social Media with Sophie Vershbow

641. RT Rewind: November 2015 Ads & Features

640. Cozy Witchcraft with Lucy Jane Wood

639. RT Rewind: November 2015 Reviews

638. Smart Bitches After Dark - Tara interviews Sarah & Amanda

637. RT Rewind October 1988 Ads & Features

636. Swordcrossed Cozy Romantasy with Freya Marske

635. RT Rewind: October 1988 Reviews

634. Climbing Mt. Fuji with Courtney Milan

633. RT Rewind: September 2015 Ads & Features

632. Being Fine with Friends, with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer

631. RT Rewind: September 2015 Reviews

630. Behind the Scenes of Real Housewives with Chris DeRosa

629. RT Rewind: October 1999 Ads & Features

628. Real Housewives and Romance Readers with Shana

627. RT Rewind: October 1999 Reviews!

626. The Bachelor and Romance with Dr. Jodi McAlister

625. RT Rewind: December 1997 Ads & Features!

624. Academic Research about Romancelandia with Christine M. Larson

623. RT Rewind: December 1997 Reviews

622. The Love of my Afterlife with Kirsty Greenwood

621. RT Rewind: September 2002 Ads & Features

620. Romance and Kickstarter with Oriana Leckert

619. RT Rewind: September 2002 Reviews

618. The Romance Reader’s Handbook with Steve Ammidown

617. A Romance Soundtracks Sampler

616. Reading Rubrics with Shana

615. RT Rewind: May 1994 Ads & Features

614. Dollar Princesses and Marriages of Convenience with Harper St. George

613. RT Rewind: May 1994 Reviews

612. Poetry in Scots with Len Pennie

611. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Ads & Features

610. Writing Super Fun Fantasy with Kimberly Lemming

609. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Reviews

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

607. RT Rewind: March 2016 Ads & Features

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

605. RT Rewind: March 2016 Reviews

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

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

602. Foundations of Fantasy Romance with Jennifer L. Armentrout

601. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2006 Reviews!

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

599. Romantic Times Rewind: December 2015 Ads and Features

598. Historical Romances for Horse Girls with Mimi Matthews

597. Romantic Times Rewind: December 2015 Reviews

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

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

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

593. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Ads & Features

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

591. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Reviews

590. Audiobooks and Romance Tropes with Mara Wilson

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

588. True Crime as Social Change with Sarah Weinman

587. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Reviews

586. Saying Yes to the Dress with Valerie Bowman

585. May 2014 Ads & Features: Romantic Times Rewind

584. Queer Pirate Decolonization Fantasy with Maggie Tokuda-Hall

584. Romantic Times Rewind: May 2014 with Amanda

Bonus: Introducing Romantic Times Rewind

582. COVID Bereavement and Activism with Lorelei King

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

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

579. Punk Rock Writing with Chuck Tingle

578. Harlem After Midnight with Louise Hare

577. Killing Folks with Deanna Raybourn

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

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

574. Historical Romance with Mimi Matthews

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

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

571. Geeky Gen-X Romance with Cathy Yardley

570. Sex Positivity with Lana Ferguson and Rachel Lynn Solomon

569. Romance in Libraries with Robin Bradford

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

567. Historical Research and Ill Mannered Ladies with Alison Goodman

566. The Blessings of Comfort Reads with KJ Charles

565. Once More with Feeling, with Elissa Sussman

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

563. A Bookish Random AMA with Amanda!

562. Cover Snark Live: May Bunny Edition

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

560. Reading Conundrums & Habits

559. Essentials of Accessibility with Jeff Adams

558. The Myths of BookTok, with Chels Ebooks

557. Behind the Scenes with Karelia Stetz-Waters

556. Excellent Romance & Recs with Olivia Waite

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

554. All Things Bramble and Romance with Monique Patterson

553. Improv Improving Your Writing with Kelly Farmer

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

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

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

549. Spare by Prince Harry, with Melissa Blue

548. Enthusiastic Sex and Podcasting with Emily Nagoski

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

546. Love and Mayhem with Ali Hazelwood

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

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

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

542. Recs and Reality TV with Shana and Maya

541. Recommendations and Revolutions with Tara and AJ

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

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

538. Jane Austen, Anthropologist, with Nikki Payne

537. Romance Cliché Throwdown with Amanda

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

535. All Things Magical with Freya Marske

534. Spooky Season Cover Snark

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

532. Ghosts, Pets, and Zany Questions with Amanda

531. Solving Murder in Space with Mur Lafferty

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

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

528. A League of Their Own with Tara Scott

527. Killers of a Certain Age with Deanna Raybourn

526. Fall Book Wishlists and Trends

525. Cover Snark Live!

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

523. Summer Reading (and Shoe) Recs with Amanda

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

521. Heists That Bang and World Travel with Erica Ridley

520. Telling Stories with Julie Garwood

519. Publicist, Bookseller, and Author Danielle Jackson

518. Celebrating Big Happy News with Sonali Dev

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

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

515. Celebrity Romance and Juicy Narratives with Elissa Sussman

514. Officiating the HEA with Denise Williams

513. Fat Representation and Recommendations with Shana McDavis-Conway

512. Secret Clubs and Exclusive Spaces with Laura Hankin

511. Cover Snark Live: Long Thumbs and Shifter Mayhem with Amanda

510. Book Lovers with Emily Henry

509. Catching Up and Looking Ahead at Book Recs with Amanda

508. Celebrating 100 Books with Jess Michaels!

507. Romance Kickstarters with Lucy Eden and Katee Robert

506. Part II of the Bonkers Romance Recap of A Lady of Rooksgrave Hall

505. Wedding Tales with Jesse Q. Sutanto

504. Kamila Knows Best with Farah Heron

503. Bread, Cozy Fantasy, Sex, and Romance with Jane Buehler

502. Classic Rom Coms with Kate Spencer

501. More Celebratory Mayhem with Amanda!

500. Mayhem with Amanda!

499. Sweet Dreams Romance Recap: Cover Girl, with Jeff and Will

498. Valentine’s Love, Candy, and Wishes with Amanda

497. The Invisible Goddess, Part II, with Melody from Heaving Bosoms!

496. The Invisible Goddess, Part I, with Melody from Heaving Bosoms

495. Fearless Knitting and Writing with Vanessa North

494. Tubthumping with Anxiety, and More New Year’s Wishes!

493. Sweet Dreams Romance Recap: Green Eyes by Suzanne Rand

492. Squeeing About Fandoms and Feels with Olivia Dade

491. Book Recs, Wishes, and Jokes: Farewell to 2021, and Wishes for 2022

490. Sweet Dreams Romance Recap: California Girl by Janet Quin-Harkin

489. Archangel’s Light with Nalini Singh

488. Sweet Dreams Recap: Little Sister by Yvonne Greene

487. The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton with Julia Quinn

486. Sweet Dreams Recap: Princess Amy by Melinda Pollowitz

485. BONUS! Romance in Games at Talking Simulator

484. The After Party with AC Arthur

483. Sweet Dreams Recap: Laurie’s Song by Suzanne Rand

482. Big Gay Podcast AMA Part II!

481. Sweet Dreams Recap: The Popularity Plan by Rosemary Vernon

480. Love In the Mix: A Cookbook for Romance Readers, with Leslie Hachtel

479. Sweet Dreams Recap: PS I Love You by Barbara Conklin

478. The Magic of Interactive Fiction with Rebecca Slitt from Heart’s Choice

477. “Faust Meets Galaxy Quest”- Light from Uncommon Stars with Ryka Aoki

476. Behind the Scenes of Reviewing Romance with Shana and Amanda

475. Badass Anthologies and Vintage YA with Dahlia Adler

474. Day Trips, Fluffy Books, And Some Fries

473. We Love Books and Convenience Store Snacks

472. Fantasy and Historical Recs Plus Behind-The Scenes with Amanda & Sarah

471. Romance Games and Interactive Fiction with Laura Nash of The Short Game Podcast

470. Sending a Hug Into the World: A Conversation with Becky Chambers

469. Awakened by the CEO’s Kiss, with Morgan and Isabeau from Whoa!Mance

468. Romance and Video Games with Amanda and Sarah

467. Realizing Sexuality Through Romance with Tara Scott

466. Recipes, Seasonal Reading, and Adventure Romance with Amanda and Sarah

465. TV, Book, and Mayo Recs with Sarah and Amanda

464. Guilty Pleasures with Dr. Arielle Zibrak

463. Women and Poison in History with Mikki Kendall

462. An AMA with AMAnda and Sarah, Part the First!

461. Gods, Demons, and Retirements with Lois McMaster Bujold

460. A Lowcountry Bride and Fulfilling Dreams with Preslaysa Williams

459. Facts, Feminism, and Menopause with Dr. Jen Gunter

458. Hard Sell and Revolutionary Romance with Hudson Lin

457. YouTube Vlogging And a Very Meet Cute With Colin Dobson-Fox of Foxes Afloat

456. Bananas, Pajamas, Cat Yak, and a TV Theme Sing-Along with Sarah & Amanda

455. History, Engineering, and Air Fryers, with Vanessa Riley

454. Anchored Hearts and Appetites with Priscilla Oliveras

453. Uzma Jalaluddin and Hana Khan Carries On – with Bonus COVID Vaccine Info with Dr. Jen Gunter

452. Historical Pandemics and Ye Olde Social Media with Anna Lee Huber

451. More Earl Had to Die: Victoria Helen Stone’s The Last One Home

450. Dragons on the Sex Planet with Shani and Bridget from Romance at a Glance

449. PB & Mayo Sandwiches (and Girl Scout Cookies) With Amanda and Sarah

448. Strong Food Opinions and Sandwich Debates With Amanda and Sarah

447. Hanging Out with Sarah J. Maas

446. Fantasy and Sci Fi in 2021 With Caroline Perny from Tor

445. Hot Locksmith Action, Dumplings, and Murder: Book Recs from Amanda and Sarah

444. The Wife in the Attic: All Things Gothic and More with Rose Lerner

443. Snowed In Romance Recs with Amanda & Sarah

442. A 2021 Books Preview with Erin Galloway from Berkley

441. Bosoms and Bitches: A NSFW Discussion of Toxic Desire

440: Laziness Does Not Exist with Dr. Devon Price

439. Later, 2020! With Shana, Claudia and Carrie

438. Later, 2020! With Kiki and Amanda

437. Farewell 2020 With Catherine Heloise, Sneezy and Maya

436. Saying Goodbye to 2020 With Ellen, Elyse, and Tara!

435. Fashion, History, and Romance with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

434. Fried Food, Family Drama (and Jazz): Sexy Small Towns with Reese Ryan

433. Life, Death, Memory, and Immortality: A Conversation with VE Schwab

432. Saving Endangered Animals, Plus Romance: A Conversation with Michelle Hazen

431. Amanda and Sarah’s Q&A Part Deux: Silly Bugaloo

430. A Very Silly Q&A with Amanda and Sarah

429. Here She Is: Discussing Beauty Pageants and History with Dr. Hilary Levey Friedman

428. The Cheese Plate is a Technology: Because Internet with Gretchen McCulloch

427. Mailboxes to Bonetown: Amanda and Sarah Talk Sex Ratings

392. Earth is Garbage, Space is Horny: Sarah & Amanda Look at Space Romance

391. RWA One Month Later, Part IV: A Conversation with Courtney Milan

390. RWA One Month Later, Part III: Jessie Edwards, Marketing and PR Manager, RWA

389. RWA One Month Later, Part II: A Conversation with HelenKay Dimon

388. RWA One Month Later: C. Chilove, Laurel Cremant, Diana Neal, The Officers of CIMRWA

147. An Interview with Jen Lois & Joanna Gregson – Sociology, Romance, and Community

51. An Interview with Drs. Joanna Gregson and Jen Lois about the Gendered Community of Romance

27. Contemporary Romance

26. An Interview with Sylvia Day

25. A Look Ahead at Summer Reading

24. An Interview with Nalini Singh

23. What Are You Reading?

22. The Romance Canon

21. It’s DABWAHA Time!

20. The Mysterious Hymen

19. Buying, Reading and Reviewing

18. Coltish! A visit with our listener email.

17. Ridiculousness Threshold: 29 December 2011

16. Shopping, Reading, and Renaming the Podcast: 16 December 2011

15. What We’re Reading: November 28, 2011

14. Sarah Mayberry Interview: November 15, 2011

13. Reader Mail: October 18, 2011

12. Getting Cross-Examined About Everything I Know About Love – Oct. 3, 2011

11. Romangst: September 22, 2011

10. Digital backlist, prices, and old skool romances we love: September 14, 2011

9. Stephanie Laurens and KISS and Teal: September 6, 2011

8. Adirondack Chair Pr0n, historical romance, and streak reading: August 30, 2011

7. We’re back! And we’re talking about Romance!

6. Tropes, empowerment, women in history, and Carolyn Jewel: March 9, 2009

5. Victoria Dahl, responding to reviews, and talking dirty: February 23, 2009

4. Claudia Dain, subversive women, and empowering heroines – February 10, 2009

3. Small Presses and eBooks, with Angela James – Dear Bitches, Smart Authors: Jan 27, 2009

2. eBooks, the Economy, with guest Malle Vallick – Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: Jan 12 2009

1. Our First Episode