Too Stupid to Live: Romance Reviews $5 and Under

Too Stupid to Live: Romance Reviews $5 and Under

"Too Stupid to Live" is the smartest podcast to ever review romance novels $5 or less. It's basically if a comedy podcast fell in love with a romance novel podcast and had an unhinged and horny romance reader -- Becky Feldman -- hosting. Actually that's EXACTLY what it is. But it's so much more! The show also includes special episodes featuring your favorite and soon-to-be favorite romance authors talking about their latest books and careers. Come! (Happy endings guaranteed.)

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October 29, 2025 68 mins

Happy Hallow-PEEN month has the happiest of endings with the return of Becky’s best pal Courtney Davis! On today’s bonus episode, they discuss The Scarecrow’s Queen by Mel Braxton and Naomi Lucas. Even better, horny heartthrob Leatherface makes a cameo!

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SURPRISE! It’s a special EARLY-IN-THE-WEEK Halloween episode! And today it’s all about those weird d*ngs, baby! Today, Peach from Creature Feature Toys brings their expertise on fantasy adult toys to the world of knots, claspers and more! Peach and Becky discuss the monster why-choose romance CARNAL CRYPTIDS by Vera Valentine.

* Because of technical issues, there are a few audio quality issues with this record. It doesn’t detract fr...

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It’s ALWAYS a happy ending when two romance novel podcasts COME TOGETHER! In part 3 of the rom-pod crossover discussing Amazon’s Scared Sexy originals, Mel from Heaving Bosoms and Becky from Too Stupid to Live tag-team a joint mission to the RUBYVERSE to chat about Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon.

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October 14, 2025 83 mins

Boo-oing!! Why the ghost b*oner? It's Too Stupid to Live's "Happy Hallow-Peen" Month! And our horny Halloween starts off with some EXXXXTRA SPICE! On this romance MOVIE review episode, the hilarious Mark Rennie brings his love for cinema and monster torsos to discuss LISA FRANKENSTEIN.

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September 30, 2025 69 mins

You know what they say about men with big shoes… THEY MUST BE SWEET, DEADLY CLOWNS?! To celebrate the start of your unofficial sexy spooky season, the hilarious and clown-positive Julie Brister joins the show to discuss the BOZO-horny erotic thriller, Send in the Clowns by Molly Likovich.

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September 23, 2025 81 mins

Josh Simpson puts aside Le Guin for some HONEY, honey! (As in Honey Phillips, the author.) He joins Becky to review the Mars-based love story of a cyborg cowboy and a human homesteader with The Cyborg Way ($3.99). And, ladies, let’s just say that Mars may not be as DRY as we thought! 

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Two horny romance pods that sound even HORNIER together?! Yes, please! TSTL and Reading Smut have the romantic podcast team-up of the CENTURY. Together, they revisit the sex-saturated paradise of Cambric Creek as they review SWEET BERRIES by C.M. Nascosta.

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LISTEN and FOLLOW READING SMUT


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August 22, 2025 81 mins

Much like Erik Patterson’s “Write a Romantasy”, this latest episode of TSTL has ALL THE INGREDIENTS required for a most SEX-cellent time! The writer and creator Your Daily Writing Prompt joins Becky to review “Prince and Assassin” by Tavia Lark.


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That scorching heat you feel? It may just be Andrea D’Alessio’s SPARKLING debut romance HOLD ME INSTEAD. Today, she and Becky get HOT AS HELL with TSTL as they talk about how her writing and healing journey coincided to create something special (and SIZZLING).


CONTENT NOTICE: While this episode will make you feel like a snuggly warm cat relaxing in a sunbeam, there is a discussion of pelvic pain. If you find yourself...

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Do you remember the 7th grade classmate who snuck a dirty book into school? Of course you do. And guess what?! She’s today’s guest!  Deanna Russo (a.k.a. Pe-TREE-ta) joins Becky to review the mind-and-time-bending romance, "Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon" by Annie Mare.


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Ready to get extra spicy and extra STUDIOUS? Romance editor, instructor and writer (a.k.a. Professor of Smut) Jeanne De Vita returns to TSTL to talk to Becky about what it’s like to teach romance to new and experienced writers. They talk story structure, keys to writing intimacy, and NOT ONCE does the teacher give Becky a detention for not raising her hand.


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Marlene is happy to talk about bras and boobs so OBVIOUSLY she had a be guest on TSTL with a Little Extra Spice! In this bonus episode, Marlene talks about what it’s like working at Jenette’s Bras in Los Angeles, how everyone deserves something pretty, and much more!

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June 18, 2025 87 mins

Conner Shin ("Harley Quinn", "And Just Like That") joins Becky to ask the questions we’re all thinking when it comes centaur romance and erotica. In this episode, they review "The Centaur’s Bride" by Tamsin Ley where they discuss sexy things like horse-herd politics, shifter bodily functions, and estate planning.


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The Centaur's Bride by Tamsin Ley

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No tiger-monsters were harmed in the making of this episode (if you're not counting emotionally.) Do you like your monster balls to be a LITERAL MONSTER BALL? The hilarious Wayland McQueen joins the show to review the Regency (tiger) monster romance HOW THE MARQUIS FOUND HIS MEOW. They talk character backstories, monster stigma, and the importance of a good spook!

 

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How the Marquis Found his Meow

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Becky’s cousin wrote her erotica for her birthday, so she had to join the pod to discuss her writing process, artistic journey, and all the stuff that made her feel weird! They also talk about their Bubbie because what cousins don’t bring up their GRANDMOTHER when talking about smut?!

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May 21, 2025 83 mins

To quote Becky’s first crush Goliath from the famous Disney animated series -- “A gargoyle doesn’t whine; he ROARS!” But in today’s book, he also F*CKS! The hilarious Mark Rennie returns to the show to review GARGOYLE VIGILANTE by M.M. Wilde, which, if you can believe it, is a WILD mm paranormal romance.


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Storyteller/author Margot Leitman has a lot of free time now, so obviously she HAD to be a guest on TSTL! She joins Becky to ask the IMPORTANT QUESTIONS about the kissy-kiss romance “Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-Up” Bree Livingston, $4.99.


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BOOK: Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-up: A Mistaken Identity Romance by Bree Livi...

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A lot of great things have popped up for Jessie Rosen since her last appearance on TSTL. She got amazing bangs. She’s working on her posture. Oh, and she WROTE A NEW BOOK! Today, Jessie joins Becky to discuss her second novel ALL THE SIGNS. And funny enough, YOUR horoscope today just happens to read, “All the signs point to this episode making your day!”

 

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Book: All The Signs  

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May 7, 2025 1 min

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It’s all about the sex scenes, baby! Author Noël Stark joins Becky to discuss her entertainment-industry (and-NOT-typical-Hollywood) romance “Love, Camera, Action”. She and Becky also chat about working in entertainment, the writing process, and how directors-of-photography are never NOT the sexiest one on set. (Sorry, George Clooney.)


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