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What in the Smut? Podcast

What in the Smut? Podcast

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Ever accidentally stumble upon a novel where the main character falls in love with a sentient object? Heard about a romance book online that you want to know all about? Join Elle and Kay as they discuss novels that make us all ask "What in the smut?"

2024
Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • 57. My Date with Caps Lock
    Apr 13 2026

    Welcome back WITS listeners!

    Join Elle and Kay this week as they discuss My Date with Caps Lock by one of the Queen's of Sentient Object Romance, Thea Masen.

    WITS Smut Scale: 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙

    In a dark world these days, this book was an incredibly fun, light read! It also read like an ode to writers everywhere, with each chapter leading off with one of the rules of writing... Thea Masen said "Oh really? Watch me." Despite the fact that there are 26 love interests, they all have distinct personalities.

    Overall, both Kay and Elle think that this book could be a master class in creative writing, and for the first time in a very long time, it was a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ from both.

    Links for this week:

    My Date with Caps Lock by Thea Masen

    Next week's book: Earthed by Holly Wilde

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    Love Sponge byTriple5 Here is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 56. Taken by the Haunted HDMI Cable
    Apr 6 2026

    Welcome back WITS listeners!!

    Join Elle and Kay this week as they discuss Taken by the Haunted HDMI Cable by Sinn Lee. This was mentioned by the one and only Stephen Colbert when discussing the use of AI- we're also sometimes surprised that human minds come up with things like this week's book.

    WITS Smut Scale: 🐙/🐙🐙🐙🐙 (the HDMI cable never turns into a person, but theres some dub con elements)

    This week, Elle primarily takes issue with the way a 20 year old purchased an old house seemingly sight-unseen. Kay is most upset with the fact that she moved with only 12 boxes, and that Elle moved cross country with even less. The description of the cable being rough immediately has everyone no longer on board with what is about to happen.

    Overall, Kay gave this ⭐ and Elle went with .5⭐.

    Links for this week's episode:

    Taken by the Haunted HDMI Cable by Sinn Lee

    Next week's book: My Date with Caps Lock by Thea Masen

    Follow us on Instagram and Threads @thewitspod and TikTok @what.in.the.smut

    Visit our Buy Me a Coffee page!

    Don't forget to like, follow, subscribe, and tell all your friends!

    Love Sponge byTriple5 Here is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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    50 mins
  • 55. Mating with Mallows
    Mar 30 2026

    Welcome back WITS listeners!

    This week, Elle and Kay bring you an Easter themed book, Mating with Mallows by Nora Noodle.

    WITS Smut Scale:

    Join the ladies as they discuss how this book had far too much childhood trauma for 20-something pages (and we think that however unintentionally, the trauma makes for a bit of an icky-sticky back story). We knew that the incorporation of sugar was already going to be a hard no for Elle, but we discover that she also is opposed to sweet-smelling candles? Unsurprisingly Kay is on the other side of this argument. Also unsurprising, a book about food led us down a tangent about cooking over a campfire- mainly superior s'more recipes. Some more real-time fact checking research about "natural flavors" horrifies Elle, and Kay is pleased that she was at least half right.

    Overall, despite the overwhelming popularity on social media, Kay gave this 1.5 ⭐ while Elle gave it .5 ⭐ mostly for the "Sugar Plum Dicks" line.

    Links for this week's episode:

    Mating with Mallows by Nora Noodle

    Next week's book: Taken by the Haunted HDMI Cable by Sinn Lee

    Follow us on Instagram and Threads @thewitspod and TikTok @what.in.the.smut

    Visit our Buy Me a Coffee page!

    Don't forget to like, follow, subscribe, and tell all your friends!

    Love Sponge byTriple5 Here is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

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    1 hr
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