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.)
Episodes
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.
SHOW NOTES:
LISTEN and FOLLOW READING SMUT
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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...
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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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.
SHOW NOTES:
The Centaur's Bride by Tamsin Ley
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!
****SHOW NOTES****
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?!
Show Notes:
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.
SHOW NOTES:
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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.
SHOW NOTES:
BOOK: Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-up: A Mistaken Identity Romance by Bree Livi...
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!”
SHOW NOTES:
Book: All The Signs
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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.)
LOVE CAMERA ACTION:
Olivia Rellim a.k.a. SARA PHOEBE MILLER checks into TSTL’s Monster M.A.S.H. Resort to review No Knot About It by Elliot Ason ($1.49), a novella that puts the HOT in HOTEL! But before their departure to the omegaverse, she chats with Becky about her new graphic novel You Belong Here.
BOOKS:
- You Belong Here: (https://bookshop.org/a/110809/9781250822307)
- No Knot About It: (https://amzn.to/44a8xYS)
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Hey baby! What’s sexier audio than TALKING about SEXY AUDIO? Mindy Marzec (This Fairy Tale Life) joins Becky to discuss their favorite audio erotica creators and stories!
SHOW NOTES:
Quinn (Mindy’s faves):
- Naudio – (https://www.tryquinn.com/creators/naudio)
- Anonyfun – (https://www.tryquinn.com/creators/anonyfun)
- drRapture – (https://www.tryquinn.com/audio/drraptures-office-dom)
Blair M. Shadows may have written as slow burn romance, but the HEAT is still scorching! On this episode of TSTL, Blair talks about her slow-burn yet CLIMACTIC story – the one she wrote ("CRYSTAL IRIS" – now available!) AND the one she LIVED when she finally decided to pursue writing.
SHOW NOTES:
Crystal Iris by Blair M. Shadows
Writer Rebecca Anne Nguyen joins Becky at “TSTL Studios” (i.e. her apartment but with a curtain) to discuss her experience narrating her fantastical, time-traveling, epic love story, The 23rd Hero.
SHOW NOTES:
Book: The 23rd Hero by Rebecca Anne Nguyen
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It’s a TALE as old as TIME: Beauty goes for the Beast… AND Gaston! And then Gaston and the Beast go for EACH OTHER! A practical FAIRYTALE of a human being, Mindy Marzec partakes in a different type of theme park… HER SMUT ERA! She joins Becky to discuss THE BEAST by Katee Robert ($4.99).
SHOW NOTES:
The Beast
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Who could’ve PROPHESIZED this one?! Francesca from Under the Covers Book Blog joins the show to review, yes, a MOTHMAN romance! “Lessons with the Mothman” by Kathryn Moon ($3.99) is today’s subject so be sure to take notes. You can do that one-handed, right?
SHOW NOTES:
Under the Covers
· Under the Covers Book Blog: (https://www.underthecoversbookblog.com/)
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