Smart Podcast, Trashy Books
Hosted by Amanda · Sarah Wendell
4.7from 125 ratings
- 350
- Episodes
- 36
- Transcribed
- 125
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2008
- First episode
- 637
- YouTube views
About Smart Podcast, Trashy Books
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 (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Sarah Wendell
- Category
- arts · fiction
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 31 Dec 2008
- Latest episode
- 23 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
36 of 350 episodes have a transcript.
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
741. RT Rewind: June 2007 Ads & Features
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
740. A Study in Sparkling with Jodi McAlister
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
739. RT Rewind: June 2007 Reviews
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741. RT Rewind: June 2007 Ads & Features
Published 23 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But we do allow them to be advertised. But I feel like they eventually start reviewing male, male books. Yes, I have. I have information about that. Yeah. Publishers of these books claim there is a huge straight female audience for the male, male books. What? They claim. We even posted the question on our website and got positive responses from middle-aged straight women who said they love a tender male-male romance like Brokeback Mountain. They're so close, Amanda. They're so close. As the romance genre has expanded, so have we. And in an effort to be as fair as possible, we feel that advertising the books provides a service. […]
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- Jodi McAlister
- Adib Khorram
- Dylan Allen
- Lucy Wilson-Tagoe
- Jess Rothschild
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- YouTube views
- 637
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 71 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 54 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- Quality
- 61
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 99
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