Katie and her husband Maxx Joy 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 Maxx, who has little to no idea what the book is about.
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Season four is here! After a longer-than-anticipated hiatus, Katie and Maxx are back! Tune in to hear what's been going on during hiatus, where we'll be appearing this year, and some new projects in the works! Oh, and we have thoughts on Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights ! So...What Are You Into? Katie: The Wandering Village and "Miyazaki" by Paris Paloma Maxx: "Fabienk" by Angine de Poitrine Our Linktree Music: "Storytime" by Maxx Joy ★ Support this podcast ★...
After a much-needed hiatus, Katie and Maxx are back with their holiday episode! Yes, we know that the holidays are technically behind us, but that doesn't mean that we can't keep celebrating! Join us as Katie and Maxx marvel at My Boyfriend Has a Christmas Train Peen (and Other Holiday Classics) by Smutco Industries' favorite mad genius, Holly Wilde! Book Description When Fa-La-La brings the WTF, you know you’ve stumbled into a Holly Wilde Holiday! If you’re craving a holiday read that’s complet...
"Ghostlight Fall" rolls on, and we're stoked to feature an author new to the show: Elsie LePlant! We've never covered her work before, but we'll never forget our first encounter with her! Give us a listen as Katie recaps Defined and Defiled . You may think you love books, but not like this tome's FMC loves them! Book Description Shirley would do anything for her students. Even flirt her way into the closed off basement of her school. But her students might not be the only ones learning a thing o...
Week two of Ghostlight Fall features two books from show favorite Nicole Parker! We kind of knew what we were in for with Nicole, but in classic Nicole fashion, she still found ways to surprise us! Give us a listen as Katie blasts through The Totally Typical Tale of Mappy McMapface and Hello, Nurse , Nicole's contribution to the Ghostlight Falls series . Book Descriptions Mappy McMapface takes pride in being Ghostlight Falls’ very own himbo. Who needs brains with wings like those? Carter regrets...
On the one hand, this week's episode is a few days late. On the other hand, for the month of November, Cheap Smut is going weekly again as we celebrate the release of Ghostlight Falls , a 13-book series co-created by some of our favorite authors: Dakota Cockaday, Nicole Parker, Thea Masen, G.M. Fairy, Sabrina Cross, Sylvia Morrow, Luna Cantrip, Clover Holloway, Elsie LePlant, Kenzie James, and Latrexa Nova. All month, we're covering books from the interconnected world of Ghostlight Falls, a cree...
On this week's episode, Maxx mentioned that he would be making his return to stand-up comedy. Like any good comic, he recorded the seven-minute performance, and now he would like to share it with all of you! Prior to the set, Katie and Maxx talk briefly about Maxx's history with stand-up comedy, his inspirations, and his plans going forward. (Audio recorded 13 October 2025 at Crunchie's in East Lansing, Michigan.) Music: "Storytime" by Maxx Joy ★ Support this podcast ★...
It's a race against the clock this week, as Katie and Maxx barrel through The Flower Queen by Phenix Lynn, each with a heroic amount of edibles (consumed right before Maxx hit "Record") slowly kicking in. Whether they won or lost depends on how you feel about a married couple giddily recounting a smutty Thumbelina retelling! Book Description Leena is a day away from marrying her best friend, King Obe. When she is kidnapped the night before the wedding, she must face her fears and remember the su...
A while back, Katie put the word out on Bluesky asking for book recs, and AS Adams said, "Hey, check this shit out!" and suggested their book " MILF: A Holiday Romance ." We are grateful for their boldness, as this episode was a sexy and hilarious blast from start to finish! Book Description After six months of late night feedings, dirty diapers, and a baby who’d rather be held than sleep in his crib, Daphne and Cooper Jones need a break. So when he books a romantic stay-cation at a luxury hotel...
A certain neurodivergent producer/husband has an affinity for truth in advertising, so it should come as no surprise that Katie had a blast telling Maxx all about My Billionaire Boss Is A Vampire by Kate McDarris. All that was missing in the title was a "But" and then a comically long list of things they wanted to do to their boss. (Producer's note: Oh, just you wait...) Book Description "My boss is worth $42 billion. I just found out he’s a vampire... and I'm about to be his next snack." Alice ...
Katie opted to keep things light and the stakes low this week, and you won't hear Maxx complaining! Join us this week for Ready For Her Alien Husband by Marian Pattechat and snuggle up with the cozy, "slice of life" vibes! Book Description Trixie’s dream has come true: she has been identified as the fated mate of a Gaenthian. He’s handsome, buff, winged, and horned. It’s just what she’s been fantasizing about ever since his warrior race came to Earth’s assistance two years ago. The trip to her n...
To Maxx's delight, the darkness of Sinful Signings is behind us ( Producer's Note: LOVE YOU, SINFUL BESTIES!!! ), and now things can get back to normal, with "normal" meaning "the weird and goofy stuff," and few do weird and goofy like Bjorn Wilde! This week, Katie covers books 1-5 of Bjorn's stepparent taboo series, Taking The Step , and we lose our collective minds at the notion of an 18-year-old with a penis who's barely touched the darn thing! Book Description Shy eighteen-year-old Cam is re...
Producer's Note: we understand that this isn't a normal episode, and that you may not be interested in hearing us talk about Sinful Signings again . If you would like to hear about the giveaway, jump ahead to the 24:50 mark. No book this week as we're blasting this one out far and wide for patrons and main liners alike! This week we're recapping Sinful Signings 2025, looking ahead to BOTH Sinful Signings events next year, talking about the future of the show, and we're hosting our first-ever giv...
Producer's Note: given the difficult nature of capturing live sound, this episode's volume levels are going to be higher than what you are used to. For our first Sinful Signings in 2024, we interviewed New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver and had no idea how we could top that. Well, thanks to the amazing Sinful Signings team (thank you, Autumn, Desi, and David!), we were able to top it and then some with our first-ever LIVE episode! Katie and Carl were joined by narrator Lizzie Heard ...
Our last pre- Sinful Signings episode is here and it is a WILD one! This week, Katie and Carl are joined by fellow Sinful Signings attendees Kelly and Branden of Blush Podcast , and they were game for Only Her by N. Slater. After the traumas inflicted upon Carl by last week's book ( Producer's note: Still love you, Burd! ), Katie felt like something sweet and sapphic was in order! Book Description Daniela has stolen my heart, my body, and my soul. She’s mine. Even if she’s the soon-to-be Queen o...
We are SO. CLOSE. To Sinful Signings 2025 (July 19-20 in Roanoke, Virginia), and the dark parade of attending authors covered on our show marches on with The Three Ring Scavenger by S. A. Burd. Katie has longed to cover one of of Burd's books on the show, and the wait paid off big time, as it led her to this bonkers tale of demons, gods, and vampires getting up to no good. Book Description A vampire and demon walk into a brothel, but they’re not looking for services. They’re looking for HER. Bei...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Katie Mizell and her husband Maxx Joy 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 Maxx, who has little to no idea what the book is about. ★ Support this podcast ★
Celebrating their 100th episode, recorded live from the inaugural Monsterotica Book Con, the hosts reflect on two years of podcasting and their journey as influencer guests. They unveil their new theme song and delve into the groundbreaking works of Dr. Chuck Tingle, covering "The Tell-Tale Butt," "Happy Birthday Frankenstein, Now Pound My Butt," and "I Have No Butt And I Must Pound." The episode highlights their appreciation for Tingle's sex-positive utopia and the vibrant community they've found.
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...
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...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
