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Starch your shirts and polish your boots, we're off to the police academy. This episode Abby and Sam are looking at police and power plays. Listen to two abolitionists try to work out what makes a man in a uniform sexy and decide it might just all come down to the suspenders. Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuries Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a journey into the Christian blogosphere where the Song of Solomon is sexy, God might be listening to your thoughts and we're all touching each other through our jeans. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just in case you needed a sexier threesome than Abby, Sam, and a microphone, we're bringing you some questionable threesome erotica. Sam reads two short stories and we discuss threesome logistics, ponder the sexual politics of acronyms and consider the physical possibility of fitting someone's entire boob in a mouth.References for nerdy sluts:Scoats, Ryan. "‘If there is no homo, there is no trio': women's experiences and expectations of MMF threesomes." Psychology & Sexuality 10, no. 1 (2019): 45-55.Scoats, Ryan, Lauren J. Joseph, and Eric Anderson. "‘I don't mind watching him cum': Heterosexual men, threesomes, and the erosion of the one-time rule of homosexuality." Sexualities 21, no. 1-2 (2018): 30-48.Thompson, Ashley E., and E. Sandra Byers. "Heterosexual young adults' interest, attitudes, and experiences related to mixed-gender, multi-person sex." Archives of sexual behavior 46, no. 3 (2017): 813-822. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Sam and Abby for an intergalactic sex journey! We're looking at alien tropes and galaxy sluts and wondering if this book is actually good or have our standards just dropped? *episode correction - war of the worlds was published 1897, Abby is just bad at reading numbers.Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuries Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back Booksluts, we Choo-choo-choose you all for another year! In our first episode back we have our sights set on the big V. Warning, this podcast contains: Valentine's Day cards, a sexy clutz, bad trope bingo, a jizz pen, and Sam purring like a kitty cat. Tune in to hear us ask (but not answer) if celebrating love is always a good thing or has capitalism ruined this too?Genuine content warning: this episode includes some references to rape.Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuries Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your two favourite Ho's are wrapping up the year with a Christmas special! Abby has read a sexy Christmas tale about a young, naive seductive elf who is sent out to the world of men and so of course the conversation centres around unionising elves and Grinch porn. To thank you all for listening we are sliding down your chimneys with the greatest Christmas gift of all; many useless factsOriginal artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're riding the crimson wave right into this fortnight's episode with a menstruation-themed erotic short story read by Abby. We discuss the way periods affect our lives in ways we hadn't even thought about and how we feel about a threesome with Aunt Flo. This one's for all the menstruators and bloodhounds out there who like to get down and dirty.References for nerdy slutsWatch "The Period Poem" by Dominique Christina hereFor more information about the DSM and the PMDD debate, see Offman, Alia, and Peggy J. Kleinplatz. "Does PMDD belong in the DSM? Challenging the medicalization of women's bodies." Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality 13, no. 1 (2004).The book Abby references multiple times is: Bobel, Chris, Inga T. Winkler, Breanne Fahs, Katie Ann Hasson, Elizabeth Arveda Kissling, and Tomi-Ann Roberts. "The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies." (2020): 1037.Studies:Fahs, Breanne. "Sex during menstruation: Race, sexual identity, and women's accounts of pleasure and disgust." Feminism & Psychology 21, no. 2 (2011): 155-178.Rempel, John K., and Barbara Baumgartner. "The relationship between attitudes towards menstruation and sexual attitudes, desires, and behavior in women." Archives of Sexual Behavior 32, no. 2 (2003): 155-163.Lete, Iñaki, Paloma Lobo, Rossella E. Nappi, Axelle Pintiaux, Christian Fiala, Günther Häusler, and Nathalie Chabbert-Buffet. "Male perception about the inconveniences associated with monthly bleeding for their partner–an international survey." The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 23, no. 1 (2018): 1-11.Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Because who doesn't love a sequel? Abby spends two weeks of quarantine updating her research on sex in the time of COVID-19 while Sam reads viral erotica ‘Kissing the Coronavirus.' Together we slowly come to terms with potentially disappointing podcast favourite Chuck Tingle as we ask, can coronavirus ever be sexy? Is it ever okay to poke fun at something that has caused such harm, even as satire? And how many ferrets is too many?Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trick or treat it's a spooky halloween special! Abby brings two sexy ghost tales while we cross over to ask the big questions; Is there life after death? Do departed spirits walk among us? And if so, can we have sex with them? The answers may surprise you. Not the last one, it's definitely yes.Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a perfect meeting of interests Abby and Sam get to nerd out about the effects of legal and digital censorship on erotic material. We trace the history of book banning in Australia up to the chilling effects of the current American SESTA/FOSTA laws on internet content. Turns out when the people making censorship decisions are overwhelmingly pale, male and stale, it isn't just about sexy books but also ongoing censorship of minority groups. Who'd have guessed? Resources and further reading for nerdy slutsOn the history and ongoing impact of obscenity laws and censorship, where it comes from and who makes the decisions:Introducing Australia's Bibliography of Banned Books by Marita Bullock and Nicole MooreSex Censorship: The Assumptions of Anti-Obscenity Laws and the Empirical Evidence, by Robert B Cairns, James CN Paul, and Julius WishnerMinnesota Law Review (1962).If not a fist, then what about a stump? Ableism and heteronormativity within Australia's porn regulations, by Ryan Thorneycroft, Porn Studies (2020), 7:2, p 152-1.On modern censorship, sesta/fosta, sex work vs sex trafficking and algorithmic bias:Listen to the 'You're Wrong About' podcast episode on Human Trafficking, moral panic, and it's conflation with sex work here.Learn more about SESTA/FOSTA and it's impact on internet freedoms and modern censorship with this Electronic Frontiers Foundation ArticleMake sure you check out and support Salty, especially their report into algorithmic bias here.Check out the panel Sam organised on censorship and expression online- full of amazing badass speakers: Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Claire Fitzsimmons (founder of Salty), Lola Hunt (Sex Worker and cofounder of Assembly Four), and Celeste Carnegie (of Indigitek), watch it here.Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we chat to special guest Tegan Higginbotham, comedian, writer, actress and all round smut lover about writing sexy words for modern women. This fortnight Tegan read the classic Lady Chatterly's Lover, a book banned in the UK until 1960 for its use of “four letter words,” and together we ponder why the author, DH Lawrence, never talks about foreplay, always talks about the bowels, and thinks the clitoris is a beak.A huge thank you to Tegan for joining us on this episode - make sure you check out her podcast, Rue Lamark.Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a feminist podcast! New to Lipp Media, Feminism Ruins Everything is a weekly show offering feminist critiques to movies, musicals, and pop culture phenomena... potentially ruining them forever in the process. Hosted by Millicent Sarre ('Friendly Feminism for the Mild Mannered') and Ellis Dolan ('School of Rock' Australasian Tour), this episode explores the classic teen film 10 Things I Hate About You, dissecting the dense feminist values embedded in it's foundations.Listen to Feminism Ruins Everything wherever you listen to us! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're tackling the hairy questions in an episode dedicated to pubes! Whether you love them or hate them we're sure everyone has spent a chunk of their adult life thinking about their thatches of curls. Sam and Abby look at the history of pubic hair removal and how changing standards of beauty affect the bodies of women and men. Content warning: this episode references use of whorephobic language References and extra reading for nerdy sluts:For a look into the history of women's hair removal check out this visual exploration or this post from the Women's Museum of California. The Cosmopolitan/Esquire/AskMen survey that Sam referenced is here.And the study of Australian women's motivations behind hair removal: "The hairlessness norm extended: Reasons for and predictors of women's body hair removal at different body sites," Marika Tiggemann and Suzanna Hodgson, Sex Roles, 59, 2008: 889-897.For details on the cross-cultural perspectives of pubic hair removal, check out "Pubic hair removal practices in cross-cultural perspective," Lyndsey K Craig and Peter B Gray, Cross-Cultural Research, 53(2), 2019: 215-237. To explore issues related to male body hair: "“I think gorilla-like back effusions of hair are rather a turn-off”:‘Excessive hair' and male body hair (removal) discourse," Gareth Terry and Virginia Braun, Body Image, 17, 2016: 14-24.Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

G'day ya flamin' galahs! Sam's journey to find some sexy Australiana has landed us with a tale of almost no sex but a lot of pregnancies. Tune in as we jump into the Victorian regional community of Wirralong and the life of their sexiest, single policeman. Although we finally found an area that academia doesn't give a shit about, we still have some facts for you. Did you know, for example, that romance by Australian authors is one of our biggest literary exports? Crikey!Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can contraception be sexy? To help answer this question Abby looked at ‘Play it Safe', an erotic anthology that includes safe sex practices and we discuss whether romance and erotica owe it to their readers to include safe practices. We also discuss the logistics of putting condoms on with bad eyesight, ginger butt plugs and our new favourite hero Supermarket Slut. But we know you're all really here for the chats and stats. Featuring special guest: Bec Villanti, one of the founders of vegan-friendly feminist condom brand, Jonny. You can check them out here: https://jonny.com.au/Extra reading and references for nerdy sluts ‘Do condoms kill the mood of a book? Erotia authors don't agree on safe sex demands' by Rachel Kramer Bussel, Salon. ‘Love means never having to be careful: The relationship between reading romance novels and safe sex behaviour,' Amanda B Diekman, Mary McDonald, Wedni L Gardner, Psychology of Women Quarterly, 24 (ZOOO), 179-188. Cambridge University Press.A critique on the above study and the essay that sparked the online debate that Sam references from NPR: Romance Fiction and Women's Health: a dose of skepticism. ‘Sexual Agency, Safe Sex, and Consent Negotiations in Erotic Romance Novels,' Laura M Moore, 2019‘Rates of STIs are increasing but young people still don't use condoms,' Triple J HackOriginal artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam continues to bring the goods with not one but TWO mermaid-themed erotic novels. Come get wet with us as we dive into the erotic debate of whether mermaids would have sex like dolphins or like pelagic fish. If your life has been missing the appropriate amount of sexy fish facts and the word slit (and I mean, haven't they all), this is the episode for you. Content Warning: this episode contains some references to suicideFact check: it is approximately 5% of the ocean that has currently been explored by humans not 15-20% as we guessed atReferences for nerdy sluts “A phallus out of water: the construction of mer-masculinity in modern day illustrations.” Olle Jilkén, 2018. “We are the lost”: Recovering the Feminist and Transcultural Complexity of Mermaids in Literature Schaack, L.J. (2018) Faculty of Humanities ThesesTo understand more about how sirens became the femme fatales we know them of today, check out this twitter thread from Dr. Emily Wilson, who is the first woman to even translate Homer's Odyssey into english. Original artwork by Brady King and original music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Step into our VIP, all white, zebra print, smooth jazz bar-cum-weekend RnB club, as we look at the representation of class in romance. Using a book that flips the ‘white male billionaire' trope on its head, Abby and Sam start to question whether we've been reading romance or capitalist propaganda this whole time. We're talking class wars, father figures and why no penis should ever kiss a womb. Content Warning: This episode includes some references to domestic violenceReferences for nerdy sluts:“Romancing the World: Harlequin Romances, the Capitalist Dream, and the Conquest of Europe and Asia.” Peter Darbyshire, Studies in Popular Culture Vol. 23, No. 1 (2000), pp. 1-10. “Slippery when wet: The shifting boundaries of the pornographic (a class analysis).” Rebecca Huntley, Continuum Vol 12, No. 1 (1998) pp. 69-81.A big thank you and shout out to our talented friends:Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pop your feet up, it's our first fetish episode! Tune in as we dip our toes into the most statistically common of all: foot fetishes. This fortnight Sam read LG Denier's (lol) Leg Lover and we discuss the difference between a fetish and kink, theories of how foot fetishes evolved and the logistics of a footjob from the point of view of two novices. Sam continues her journey of self-discovery, while Abby's journey is more about realising that if she could choose a sentient cloud over people she probably would. As always, it turns out we're here for the sex but not for the sexism.A big thank you and shout out to our talented friends:Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a tale as old as time: boy meets girl, boy stalks girl, girl freaks out that boy has a room full of whips and then love I guess? Yep, we're talking about the phenomenon of 50 Shades of Grey. Everyone has an opinion on this book and Sam and Abby grapple with the question of how you critique such a popular book while respecting the genre. Did it help normalise erotic romance for women? Yes. Did it misrepresent the BDSM community? Also yes. The answer is, as always, complicated. A big thank you and shout out to our talented friends:Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther intro music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever asked yourself if you would have sex with a zombie? No? Yeah, us neither... Lucky for you, despite its name this book barely mentions zombies and is instead about a hot werewolf getting it on with a hot Samantha. Come with us on a journey into the absurd as we discuss zombie tropes, the politicised zombie body, zombie fleshlights and of course, nursing.References for nerdy sluts: A staring point if you'd like to read more about the racist history of zombiesThe Tragic, Forgotten history of Zombies, The AtlanticWhere do Zombies come from?, The BBCA big thank you and shout out to our talented friends:Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Abby brings a graphic novel called Open Earth to the table, and with it, a chance to rant semi-coherently about non-monogamy. Is polyamory a radical sex uptopia or really a lot of talking and shared calendars?We're talking hierarchies and anarchy, jealousy and boundaries, while asking some big questions like, if you left Earth (fair enough it's a shit show), how would you reshape society's rules around relationships? Would platonic be just as important as romantic? Would you be monogamous if it wasn't the norm?! And would you have a threesome while also eating a hamburger? References for nerdy sluts:Abby references Understanding Non-Monogamies, edited by Meg Barker and Darren Langrdridge. Routledge: London New York (2010). In particular Chapter 25: What's queer about non-monogamy now? By Eleanor Wilkinson For those looking for a great place to start to explore non-monogamy, check out The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities by Dossie Easton and Janet HardyA big thank you and shout out to our talented friends:Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam gives us our first look at Alyssa Cole's work in The AI who loved me for the opportunity to nerd out about sextech and the implications of getting down and dirty with AI. That's right, we're talking about robots, while, thanks to zoom, sounding like robots. Meta. As it turns out humans love anthropomorphising their Roombas and Alexa has had more lovers proposing marriage than a Mills and Boon heroine. With the sex robot industry being skewed towards men we ask the important questions; would you bang a bot? And if you're going to have sex with a robot, why settle for human features? And perhaps most importantly, is Abby the only person who found the Bicentennial man a 10/10 hottie?Content Warning: this episode includes some references to rape. References for nerdy sluts:If you want to play around with generating your own erotica through a neural network as we do at the end of this episode, you can do that here. Those interested in the total badass Romance author, Alyssa Cole, should check out this interview. ZDNet, Sex robot molested, destroyed at electronics show, 2017Responsible Robotics, FRR Report: Our Sexual Future with Robots 2017 González-González, Gil-Iranzo & Paderewsky. Sex with robots: analyzing the gender and ethics approaches in design 2019Frank, L., Nyholm, S. “Robot sex and consent: Is consent to sex between a robot and a human conceivable, possible, and desirable?” Artif Intell Law 25, 305–323 (2017). Cranny-Francis, A, “Is data a toaster? Gender, sex, sexuality and robots.” Palgrave Commun 2, 16072 (2016). Kubes, Tanja. "New Materialist Perspectives on Sex Robots. A Feminist Dystopia/Utopia?." Social Sciences 8, no. 8 (2019): 224.A big thank you and shout out to our talented friends:Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does the term curvy make you cringe? In this episode, Abby and Sam look at the anthology 'Curvy Girls: Erotica for Women' to examine ideas around body positivity, fat phobia and sex. This is an episode dedicated to the womxn who feel they're being watched when they eat because their bodies don't fit the mainstream definition of physical beauty. Representation of diverse bodies having sex matters. And frankly, everybody deserves stories of getting down and dirty with a hot chef in a professional kitchen.A big thank you and shout out to our talented friends:Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please enjoy the awkwardness of Abby and Sam struggling through zoom podcasting to talk about sex in the time of Corona. Inspired by articles that kept coming up on our news feeds, we're looking into the growth of erotica and porn during self isolation. It starts off promising with legitimate stats, turns to the beauty of a well organised sex toy stash, devolves into our fear of Bloody Mary and then pivots back to our ol' fave: Chuck Tingle. Sure it's a mess but we figure anything goes in a pandemic.Extra reading for nerdy sluts:The Guardian, Filth in a time of handwasing: why lockdown erotica is the hottest trend in publishing The Australian, You give me fever: lockdown lust heats up eroticaABC, Romance fiction got us through the GFC and World War II. Here's why it could help us during Covid-19Pornhub, Coronavirus Insightsand check out Chuck Tingle's work hereA big thank you and shout out to our talented friends:Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alright folx, cuff your jeans* and let's talk about bisexuality. It's not often our Bi+ pals get the spotlight because bi-erasure is a thing and we need to stop it and embrace our non-monosexual friends. In this episode we are serving you pure Sam and Abby anarchy meaning we spend less time on the the book and more time shitting on Freud (figuratively), unzipping pants (literally) and reminiscing about hypersexual teenage games.*Sam tells me this is a Bi+ thing but I thought it was just fashun.References for nerdy sluts:Shaw, Jeneice. "Trustworthiness and Stability in Same and Different Sex Relationships: Heterosexuals' Attitudes toward Bisexuality." (2019).Flanders, Corey E., Marianne E. LeBreton, Margaret Robinson, Jing Bian, and Jaime Alonso Caravaca-Morera. "Defining bisexuality: Young bisexual and pansexual people's voices." Journal of Bisexuality 17, no. 1 (2017): 39-57.Feinstein, Brian A., and Christina Dyar. "Bisexuality, minority stress, and health." Current Sexual Health Reports 9, no. 1 (2017): 42-49.Campbell, Christine, Nikki Hayfield, and Elizabeth Reed. "Bisexuality and relationships project report." (2020).Sarah McVeigh, Triple J Hack, Bisexuality: 'You want both, but you don't want both all the time' (2016).A big thank you and shout out to our talented friends: Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's high time we tackled the big V. That's right, Abby and Sam are talking maidenhood taking, cherry popping, V card stamping and deflowering so bring your critical thinking sledge-hammers to crack open chastity belts worldwide. The book this week was a gift from a friend whom Abby will never forgive, and we pose the question; exactly what is “virginity” and why should we care?Bonus fun podcast activity: look up synonyms for virginity and rage my fellow booksluts. Raaaaage.References for nerdy sluts:The Latin Book Sam references in relation to historical tests of virginity is called De Secretis Mulierum, or 'Women's Secrets,' frequently attributed to Albertus Magnus, from the 13th or 14th Century. The research Sam refers to is from Laura M. Carpenter :"The ambiguity of “having sex”: The subjective experience of virginity loss in the United States." Journal of Sex Research 38, no. 2 (2001): 127-139.A big thank you and shout out to our talented friends: Original BOOKSLUT artwork by Brady King and music by Ankle Injuries ft. the sexy voice of Tace Kelly. https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesOther music from: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strap in for an episode of cock-filled nonsense. On a quest to find something that actually gets the blood flowing, Sam brings ‘The Collection' by Nina Leger to the studio for an in depth discussion of Nymphomania while Abby becomes side-tracked by the politics of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). We meet in the middle to look at the history of pathologising women and why so many debunked ideas of women's sexuality are still used in popular culture. *Content warning* this episode includes references to female genital mutilation References for nerdy sluts Ussher, Jane. “What Makes a Woman a Nymphomaniac?” The Conversation, 25 December, 2013. Available at: https://theconversation.com/what-makes-a-woman-a-nymphomaniac-20306Luta, Isabella. "Nymphs and nymphomania: mythological medicine and classical nudity in nineteenth Century Britain." Journal of International Women's Studies 18, no. 3 (2017): 35-50. Retrieved 15 March, 2020 from: http://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol18/iss3/4Piquet-Pessôa, Marcelo, Gabriela M. Ferreira, Isabela A. Melca, and Leonardo F. Fontenelle. "DSM-5 and the decision not to include sex, shopping or stealing as addictions." Current Addiction Reports 1, no. 3 (2014): 172-176. Retrieved 15 March, 2020 from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-014-0027-6Groneman, Carol. "Nymphomania: The historical construction of female sexuality." Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 19, no. 2 (1994): 337-367. Retrieved 15 March, 2020, from: www.jstor.org/stable/3174802Original outro music: by Ankle Injuries featuring the sexy voice of Tace Kelly https://soundcloud.com/ankleinjuriesIntro Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365 Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Abby takes her first steps into Harry Potter fan fiction and we realise that maybe we've missed our calling. Join us for a discussion of wizarding sex toys, the eroticism of Firenze and the possibilities of a horcrux orgy.Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365 Ft: Mr. Yesterday, ElRon XChile, Electronico, Duckett, DJ Stupid, robwalkerpoet, Richard Kilmer, inchadney, Sven Erga. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we go back to the 18th century to look at the first Western erotic novel, the aptly titled Fanny Hill. Within the pages we discover that thigh sex is a thing and that the 18th century had a lot of fun words for genitalia. Give it a go with your lovers, spice up your dirty talk and report back.*Content warning* this episode contains references to rape. For those looking to check our academic sources or for further reading (you nerdy, saucy minxes!):Weed, David. "Fitting Fanny: Cleland's" Memoirs" and the Politics of Male Pleasure." In Novel: A Forum on Fiction, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 7-20. Duke University Press, 1997.Fisher, Will. "“Wantoning with the Thighs”: The Socialization of Thigh Sex in England, 1590–1730." Journal of the History of Sexuality 24, no. 1 (2015): 1-24.McCracken, David. "A Burkean Analysis of the Sublimity and the Beauty of the Phallus in John Cleland's Fanny Hill." ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews 29, no. 3 (2016): 138-141.Lubey, Kathleen. Excitable Imaginations: Eroticism and Reading in Britain, 1660-1760. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012.Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365 Ft: Mr. Yesterday, ElRon XChile, Electronico, Duckett, DJ Stupid, robwalkerpoet, Richard Kilmer, inchadney, Sven Erga. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time to look at the creepier side of sex. What happens when you combine horror and erotica, two of the most maligned genres of literature? Is there anything scarier than a sexually empowered woman? And why is Abby kind of turned on by people getting turned inside out?*Content warning* this episode contains some references to suicide Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365 Ft: Mr. Yesterday, ElRon XChile, Electronico, Duckett, DJ Stupid, robwalkerpoet, Richard Kilmer, inchadney, Sven Erga. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In answer to the question no one asked, No. We will never be done talking about books and sex. We have an extra story from our Horrotica exploration for you. It features some psychology and some having sex with your mum.*Content warning* this episode contains references to incest.Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365 Ft: Mr. Yesterday, ElRon XChile, Electronico, Duckett, DJ Stupid, robwalkerpoet, Richard Kilmer, inchadney, Sven Erga. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we want to introduce everyone to the works of the Sentient Pen that was birthed from an intellectual threesome between Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams and Banksy. We are, of course, talking about Hugo Award finalist Chuck Tingle. Using one of Chuck's many masterpieces we discuss bringing food into the bedroom, sploshing and the logistics of a peanut butter man ejaculating peanut butter. Make your life a little bit better by checking out the work of Chuck Tingle: https://www.chucktingle.com/Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365 Ft: Mr. Yesterday, ElRon XChile, Electronico, Duckett, DJ Stupid, robwalkerpoet, Richard Kilmer, inchadney, Sven Erga. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our first Side Note is a bit more cerebral, a bit less clitoral. We delve into the current state of the Romance Writers Association and the far reaching consequences of the recent racism accusation from one of its prominent members.Article Links:'Inside the spectacular implosion at the Romance Writers of America,' Kelly Faircloth, Jezebel, 20/01/2020 https://jezebel.com/inside-the-spectacular-implosion-at-the-romance-writers-1841002358'Fifty shade of white: the long fight against racism in romance novels,' Lois Beckett, The Guardian, 04/04/2019 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/04/fifty-shades-of-white-romance-novels-racism-ritas-rwa'If the Romance Writers of America can implode over racism, no group is safe,' Christine Larson, The Conversation, 23/01/2020 http://theconversation.com/if-the-romance-writers-of-america-can-implode-over-racism-no-group-is-safe-130034Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365 Ft: Mr. Yesterday, ElRon XChile, Electronico, Duckett, DJ Stupid, robwalkerpoet, Richard Kilmer, inchadney, Sven Erga. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

When was the first time you read a sexy book? Perhaps more importantly, when was the first time you felt ashamed for doing it? In this episode we take a broad look at the romance genre, one of the highest grossing genres of printed literature. There's a little bit of history, a little bit of critical thinking and a little bit of the Wild Wild West. Or is it just Austin, Texas? Music: Yesterday's Secret by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/57365 Ft: Mr. Yesterday, ElRon XChile, Electronico, Duckett, DJ Stupid, robwalkerpoet, Richard Kilmer, inchadney, Sven Erga. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.