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Things are getting horny in this week’s episode — literally. We’re covering the most magical of creatures this week: Unicorns. Sarah teaches us about the origins of the one horned mythical beasts, and explores the wild world of unicorns in art history. Jess pokes into the sexual significance of unicorns, exploring the horns, symbolism, and smut. We watch ‘Death of a Unicorn’ and Jess dives into an unhinged monster romance. We rate popular unicorns and end with a little A03. Saddle up listeners, get ready to ride, and hit play now!

Episode 45: Vigorous Video Games

Get ready to plug in, boot up, and have all your buttons pushed. This week we’re covering Video Games and exploring all those monsters that are just a click away. Sarah and Jess journey through the history and sexuality of video games, and Molly (Jakface) logs on as player 3 to teach us all about the monsters we need to have on our screens. From Baulder’s Gate Bears to romancing pigeons (coo!) we cover it all. Grab your controller… the game starts now!

There’s no bones about it… we’ve got a bonefied epsiode this week for you! Sarah teaches us all about skeletons and baculum, and Jess dives into the sexuality that accompanies our skeleton romances. We chat with Desirée M. Niccoli about her book Untethering Dark, the first monster romance under the publisher Harlequin. We consume some bonefied monster media, and explore bone daddies as we rate those skeletal baddies. Hit play on this spine-tingling episode now!

Things are getting ssssssssexy in this week’s episode! Sarah slithers through the history of snakes, naga, and basilisks, and Jess hisses and kisses her way through snake sex and sexuality. Get wrapped up in The Kiss of the Basilisk, before journeying through a spicy “You’ve Got Mail” retelling. Then we coil up with our rankings list, before sliding into AO3. Don’t let this episode slither away, undulate on over and hit play now!

And coming to the field we’ve got… MASCOTS! We’re donning our jerseys, putting on our game faces, and diving into the world of mascots! From Gritty to Grimace, we’ve got the field covered.  Sarah explores the origin of mascots, and digs into into Gritty’s emergence, while Jess shares the internet’s rankings, and teaches us about sexuality and mascots. Jess also shares her absolutely wild book find of the week, while Sarah watches something a bit more wholesome. You don’t want to miss our massive mascot list, and of course, there’s some unhinged fan fiction at the end to give you a hand… hint hint. The crowd is cheering, the mascots are ready, and the big game starts now! Hit play to join in!

We’re taking you the right way for a smackbottom in this week’s epsiode topic: Ogres. Journey with us into the swamp as we explore the fairy tale origins, before diving into romancing ogres in video games and literature. Sarah watches the entire Shrekverse, and Jess explores the absolutely cursed library of ogre fan fiction available on AO3. Grab your donkey, ready your quest, and hit play now!

We’re going back in time with this week’s monster - Dinosaurs! Dig into the jurassic period and explore the mating habitats of dinos with Sarah, before falling down the Chuck Tingle rabbit hole with Jess. We dive into dino romance novellas, before rating several sexy mammoth beasts. Monster romance… uh… finds a way! Get ready to roar with us and hit play now!

Welcome back monster lovers! We’re kicking off our Season 4 with a minisode! After many listeners requests, we brought back Katherine of The Ripped Bodice Brooklyn to talk about monster romance in 2025. Get your TBR up to speed as we chat upcoming releases, authors you should know, and the monster romance trends you don’t want to miss!

Relive the best of season 3 with us! From demons and insects, to masks and mothman, we got up close and personal with it all! Laugh along with us, and bring in the new year with Hissin’ and Kissin’… and stay horny in 2025!

Tis the season… for us to slide down your monster romance chimney. It’s our Holiday episode! This week we chat about monsters of the snow and ice variety. Think snowmen, ice princesses, and Jack Frost. Sarah teaches us about snow, and discovers who the heck Suzy Snowflake is. Jess teaches us about tempature play, and we learn brussel sprouts are for more than just eating. We both watch the Netflix holiday movie “Hot Frosty” and learn why everyone in the movie seems ok with the snowy criminal. (Spoiler: It’s Christmas!) We also chat other snowy romance movies, before rating some chilly hotties, and diving into AO3. Bundle up, gather round the fire, and hit play!