This week, Katie caught Carl slipping and forgetting what Sinful Signings is all about. (Spoiler: the dark stuff.) Luckily, Katie read Their Goddess by Sabrina G. this week, and that was all the reminding that Carl needed! Tune in and you'll almost literally HEAR a man get whiplash from the tone shift! Book Description Ethan and Syrus met online. Their true identities hidden behind a mask, but the chemistry they feel cannot be denied. What started as a few collaboration videos turned into lives ...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 126
We know that Sinful Signings celebrates the darker side of the romance world, but sometimes you gotta lighten up and let a little sunshine in! That's exactly what we're doing this week with Concussion Protocol by Sinful Signings attending author Rebecca Rathe! Join us for this breezy and sexy tale of a hot nurse and his hunky, rugby-playing patient! Book Description A sweet and spicy short story by Rebecca Rathe He's a ten, but he's my ex-boyfriend's straight teammate and my patient. Rugby Playe...
Jun 09, 2025•52 min•Ep. 125
Sinful Signings 2025 is on the horizon (July 19th-20th in Roanoke, Virginia), so things are getting dark here at Smutco Industries! We're kicking off our coverage of the dark romance genre with a book that came highly recommended by patron/dear friend Katie Hurd; Draga & the Savage: Dragobete by Jenny Allen. The spice may be on the low end, but the passion is INTENSE! Book Descirption Luminita As a woman in medieval Romania, the inability to control my fate quickly grew from annoyance to a f...
Jun 02, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 124
This week, Katie and Carl continue to gush about their time at Monsterotica Book Con, including how delighted they were to meet B.C. King and Phantom Dame, co-creators of Cold Nights In A Warm Cave , the book we are covering this week. Join us and marvel at how quickly this book goes from sweet to silly to spicy in the blink of an eye! Producer's Note: there is a tone at the 29:55 mark to indicate this week's Brief Descriptions of Long Books. Book Description Olivia, a fearless homesteader on th...
May 26, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 123
Katie and Carl Mizell are Smutco Industries. Together, they create Cheap Smut, a podcast for people who would never let anyone see their Kindle library. Each week, Katie explains the plot of a cheap, smutty book ($4.99 or less) to her husband Carl, who has little to no idea what the book is about. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
May 20, 2025•2 min•Ep. 1
When we debuted Cheap Smut in February of 2023, there was no way we could have imagined that we would make it to one hundred episodes. And yet, not only did we make it to one hundred episodes, the stars aligned and we ended up recording it in Baltimore because we were influencer guests at the first-ever Monsterotica Book Con . In celebration of our centennial episode, we're honoring the works of Dr. Chuck Tingle , because were it not for his groundbreaking works, Cheap Smut would not be here tod...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 122
Things are hectic at Smutco Industries as we prepare for Monsterotica Book Con , so this week we're letting off some steam and revisiting our beloved New York Nighthawks! Join us as Katie quarterbacks us through Spread Offense by Fiona Davenport, and find out if our running back of an MMC fumbles his dream girl! Book Description Gage Ledger didn’t know Rory Abernathy beyond her online gamer tag, but he still couldn’t get her off his mind. Although he’d never met her in real life, he had a feelin...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 121
Monsterotica Book Con is right around the corner (DO NOT REMIND US WE ARE NOT READY!!!), but we had time to get one more attending author's book in front of Katie! And what a book it was, 'cause we were sweating by the end of Blood Moon by Jillian Graves! The spice is as high as the stakes are in this one! Book Description Hazel knows exactly how to get over her bar's troubles: getting under something big, hairy, and monstrous at her coven's supernatural mixer. The hottest club in Los Angeles ma...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 120
Katie has never hidden her love for the cozier books we cover, and this week the cozy gets cute with Kass O'Shire's The Curious Incident of the Great Cookie Snackcident of 979 ! Book Description The Curious Incident of the Great Cookie Snackcident of 979 is a cozy, slower burn workplace romance with two MCs who connect over a shared passion for their calling. It features a demi heroine, a non-binary shadow monster, wooing with snacks, footnotes from an in world narrator, and shadow tentacle play...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 119
Katie was such a fan of Thea Masen's My Date With a Rubber Duckie (which we covered in our March Patreon bonus episode) that she wanted to do ANOTHER Thea Masen book! And that is why this week, we're talking about Stiff , the book that dares to ask the question, "What's the worst way to get punished when you pull a 'Rail n' Bail' on a witch expecting reciprocal cunnilingus?" Also: we're trying out a new segment this week where we briefly highlight a second book for your consideration. This week'...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 118
Were K.L. Hiers still able to attend Monsterotica Book Con, we would lay upon them the biggest of hugs for Shoulda Swiped Left . They can no longer attend, so instead we will heap praise upon their retelling of a classic myth for your listening pleasure. Book Description Joseph Abrams can't believe he's found his perfect match through online dating. Zale Petropoulos is hot, charming, and just the right amount of mysterious. They meet for their first date and the sparks fly all the way through di...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 117
We're gearing up for Monsterotica Book Con here at Smutco Industries, and this week we're featuring another MBC author: Lizzie Strong! Katie could not stop gushing about Gotten By The Gator, a book she described as "like reading a cloud." Tune in and see why that is the highest form of compliment coming from the Smutco CEO! Book Description Aurora's ex-husband got everything in the divorce—the dog, the house, the car, everything—and she's left to pick up the pieces. Crawling back home to her mot...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 116
Spring Break at Smutco Industries brought in some bad vibes, but we're shaking them off and going out of this world with How to Land an Alien Boyfriend by Cassie O. Peia, better known to you smut lovers as Dakota Cockaday! Join us as we ponder the great mysteries of the universe, like how can one MMC be so oily, yet so dry! Book Description It was just another day at work when Araceli Martinez met her fated mate. Okay, so “met” might not be the right word... more like she tried to hit him with a...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 115
When Katie told Carl that this week's book was not so much ABOUT baseball as it was baseball-adjacent, he was undeterred. When he found out what it was REALLY about, he was equally undeterred because we've been doing this for three years now and frankly, he's seen it all. But that doesn't mean that we didn't have a blast with Howls and Home Runs by Biblio Barbie, because we absolutely did! Tune in for some high quality sentient object smut with a heap of spice! Book Description The Westland Wolv...
Mar 24, 2025•56 min•Ep. 114
Nothing I can type here will prepare you for the spicy blast that is Portal to Pleasure by Viano Oniomoh, so go ahead and smash the heck out of that "play" button. Don't believe me? Sneak a look at the book description and tell me you don't wanna know more. Book Description When my best friend sends me the screenshot of an article titled “Female masturbation can apparently open a ‘portal to hell’”, after the day I’d had, I’d jokingly replied with, “Guess who’s about to open ten thousand portals ...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 113
We're working overtime here at Smutco Industries and didn't have time to record a new episode, so as a special lil' treat, we're giving everyone a chance to hear our first-ever Patreon bonus episode, in which Carl covered Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver! If you're a fan of this show, you're probably VERY familiar with this breakout sensation, but if you've yet to take the plunge, let this episode be your introduction! Book Description A friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of mur...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 112
This week's vibes are immaculate and light as we cozy up with Lindsay Reign's Spacetacular Holiday Novellas ! You get two novellas in this episode, and both are full of snuggles and plenty of spice! Book Descriptions Rocket Around the Christmas Tree What's the worst possible thing that can happen when you are traveling home for the holiday season? An ice asteroid storm that halts all forms of space travel and leaves you stranded in a spaceport full of alien creatures with no available rooms at t...
Mar 03, 2025•46 min•Ep. 111
Sure, the rise of AI could give us Skynet, but what if it gave us knee-buckling orgasms instead? Only one author is brave enough to ask that hard-hitting question, and that author is G.M Fairy! Join us this week as we take on My AI and ponder the ethics of soooooo many things. Book Description After social media star Azzy, has a very public panic attack at a red-carpeted award show, her best friend orders her an Andro Corp. Bodyguard. When her robot bodyguard gets delivered, Azzy quickly realize...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 110
WE'RE BACK, BABY! Season three of Cheap Smut is kicking off with those cozy monster vibes we love and appreciate, and the object of our affection this week is Bowling With Bigfoot by Eden Crowe. We didn't make any "gutter ball" jokes because we respect our listeners, but boy did we want to! Book Description Hazel Reed considers Bigfoot, better known as Eric “Big E” Sasqui, to be her mortal enemy. She thought she’d never have to deal with her annoying, academic rival again after graduation. But s...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 109
Season two comes to a close in spectacular fashion, as Katie was thrilled to present Mean One by Ab. Cynthe. Yes, it's a Grinch-fucker book, and yes, we know you're dying to read it, so go and read it! Book Description 'Tis the season for revenge . (Producer's Note: Yes, that's the whole description. Personally, I appreciate Ab. Cynthe's brevity, but we're gonna need the extra space for the Triple T's.) Triple T's: Abuse (Emotional, Physical, and Mental), Anxiety, Mention of Arson, Biting, Blood...
Dec 30, 2024•58 min•Ep. 108
(Producer's Note: We had technical difficulties at the outset of our recording, so this profile is shorter than our typical Author Profile episodes.) For our final Author Profile of 2024, we were pleased to be joined by Sara Furlong Burr. Join us and hear which sport she wishes was more popular in the smut community, and why she'd never write a hockey romance. Sara's Instagram Our Linktree Music: "Nostalgia" by Makaih Beats freemusicarchive.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Dec 27, 2024•42 min•Ep. 107
It's an all-Michigan episode this week, as your Michigan-based hosts are proud to present Accidentally Under Your Tree by fellow Michigander Marty Vee! If you like your Christmas trees real and your dating fake, this is the book for you! Book Description It's harmless when Will agrees to a fake relationship with his best friend and business partner. She needs an excuse to stay away from her ex-boyfriend while visiting her family for Christmas. And the fans of their online show have always wished...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 106
Katie is spreading holiday cheer with the a steamy office romance this week, courtesy of Lana Love! Give us a listen as Katie walks us through S.I.L.F. , and try not to think about how overworked the HR departments must be in these books! Book Description I can no longer ignore the curvy babe in my office. When the opportunity to join her to select a signature drink for the annual Christmas party appears, I'm all over it like tinsel on a Christmas tree. Chrissy is just as tasty as the cocktail w...
Dec 16, 2024•51 min•Ep. 105
The holidays roll on at Smutco Industries with A Court -Ordered Romance by Lark Green. Not even the heavy use of arousal-smelling could make Katie say an unkind word about this book! Book Description Vale, Hollywood’s newest demon heartthrob, promised never to return home to Winter Bliss. Until his movie’s press tour forces him back. One drunken night with friends leads to the destruction of a historic statue, landing him a 90-day probation. Stuck at home with his premiere looming, Vale’s career...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 104
The holidays are upon us, so you know what that means! It's time for Katie to break out the cozy (but still VERY sexy) vibes, and what better way to kick things off than with a book featuring her favorite trope: "Snowed In"! Join us this week as we cover Stormbound by Maggie Maren, and get ready for the holidays with your favorite smut-loving couple! Book Description Kaylee Waters is a loose cannon. Catching her boyfriend mid-thrust in an affair with her favorite barista was reason enough to bol...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 103
For our November Author Profile, we had the pleasure of chatting with fellow Michigander Samantha Moran, author of Without You and Wicked Little Rabbit . Author's Website Our Linktree Join Our Discord! Support Us on Patreon! Music: "Nostalgia" by Makaih Beats freemusicarchive.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Nov 29, 2024•53 min•Ep. 102
This week we have a sexy, Sapphic romance courtesy of Alyssa Cole! Join us as Katie takes us through Once Ghosted, Twice Shy and swoon as two dapper ladies get a second chance at love with each other! Book Description While her boss the prince was busy wooing his betrothed, Likotsi had her own love affair after swiping right on a dating app. But her romance had ended in heartbreak, and now, back in NYC again, she’s determined to rediscover her joy—so of course she runs into the woman who broke h...
Nov 25, 2024•55 min•Ep. 101
It's a "Why Choose?" week here at Smutco Industries! Katie couldn't pick just one of the books in Darling Day's Fuckboy Karma series, so she read all three! Her greed is your gain, because this is a great week to read about a hot domme punishing shitty men! Book Description Click here for the series page on Amazon, where book descriptions for all three books are available. Triple T's (Series-Wide) Triggers: fuckboys & fat women, dubious consent. Tropes: revenge fantasy, bully porn, campus go...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 100
We're back! After our impromptu week off, we're back! And as a "thank you" for your patience, we brought a banger of a book: Sins and Secrets , the second book in the Four Families series by Meg Fitzpatrick. If you wanna know what it would be like if the Golden Girls ran crime families, this series is for you! Visit her website (linked below) and use promo code CHEAPSMUT for 15% off any book in the Four Families series! Book Description Waverly was never cut out for the family business. While he...
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 99
We have a Spooky Smuttober audible this week, as Katie decided to move back Arsyn Quinn's book one week and go with Little Spark of Flame by Clio Evans this week! It was a much-needed light and adorable affair, as Smutco Industries has been on some serious overtime lately! Book Description Fitz has been searching for his little flame for ages. He wants someone who will enjoy the same cottagecore lifestyle he does. Gardening, taking walks through the forest, kneeling for their pleasure Dom… When ...
Oct 28, 2024•53 min•Ep. 98
