Show overview
Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast has been publishing since 2008, and across the 18 years since has built a catalogue of 341 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 310 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 1h 3m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 60% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 34 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 54 episodes published. Published by Sarah Wendell.
From the publisher
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 people who read, write, and produce it, and issues common among romance readers. Plus, we always recommend some books we're reading and really enjoying. Learn more at SB-TB.com/Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 341 episodes732. The Heated Rivalry Unauthorized Musical Parody with Dylan MarcAurele
731. RT Rewind: July 1992 Reviews - The 100th Issue Special!
730. Still the Luckiest Lady in London with Sherry Thomas
729. RT Rewind: March 2009 Ads & Features
728. The Parisian Heist with Jo Piazza
727. RT Rewind: March 2009 Reviews
726. Q2 Pop Culture Report with Kayleigh Donaldson
725. Romantic Hero with Kirsty Greenwood
724. RT Rewind: May 1996 Ads & Features
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
717. Archangel’s Finale with Nalini Singh
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
Ep 713713. Enemies to Lovers with Alisha Rai
My guest this week is podcast community favorite Alisha Rai! We start off catching up on our history of podcasting together, our life changes, and the challenges of making children wear coats.Then it’s enemies to lovers time! Her new book, Enemies to Lovers is out now, and we both brought the good trowels. We dig into the trope to examine how it works, what the essential elements are, and what can easily go wrong. Along the way we touch on:How much we miss buddy road trip comediesThe weight of being an elder daughterAnd her perspective on the threat of AI to authorsVideo is available on our YouTube channel!Special thanks to the sponsor for this episode: Sotto Voce Scents! Listeners get 15% off with code SMART15! Sotto Voce Scents creates candles inspired by romance novels, like their bestsellers, "Scoundrelwood" and "Rosemary Me." Look for "Only One Bed" and the "Grumpy/Sunshine" duo coming this spring!Music: purple-planet.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.