Dick of the Week

Join Stephanie, The Duchess, and Liz as they chat about all of their favorite, and not so favorite, aspects of the Romance genre.

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Episodes

DotW: Gimme that Beef!

Episode 8: Gimme that Beef! Join Duchess, Liz, and Stephanie as they tackle a topic they’ve been excited for since the beginning of this podcast: Erotica and Erotic Romance! Bring on those hot, steamy moments! Authors and Books mentioned in this week’s episode: In the Line of Duty by Cathryn Fox Bad Boy Confessions by Read More

May 23, 2018•1 hr 19 min

DotW: This Feels WEIRD: The Virgin Trope

Episode 7: This Feels WEIRD: The Virgin Trope In this week’s episode Liz and Stephanie discuss (sadly without Duchess, womp womp) about the use of virgins in romance novels. We talk about the differences between virgins in historical romance versus contemporary and how (spoiler alert) it is totally lame to use virginity as a personality Read More

May 09, 2018•1 hr 7 min

DotW: Burning Rage: Or Why We Hate “Trashy”

Episode 6: Burning Rage: Or Why We Hate “Trashy” You know what angers us more than most other things regarding Romance Novels? How often and automatically folks use the term “trashy” to describe the genre. Listen to us rant about this topic, while still cracking each other up, because we don’t know how to not Read More

Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 8 min

DotW: Bare Chested Men; Hair Optional

Episode 5: Bare Chested Men; Hair Optional In the 5th installment of Dick of the Week, the ladies discuss who their ideal hunky heroes are (spoilers: they all have beautiful hair and strong arms) before discussing the one aspect of a book everyone is quick to judge: the cover. Stephanie, Duchess, and Liz dive into Read More

Apr 11, 2018•1 hr 11 min

DotW: Hot Tasty Treats & Happy Ever Afters

Episode 4: Hot Tasty Treats & Happy Ever Afters Romance is officially defined as having a central love story and an optimistic and uplifting ending, however the gals at Love & Lust wanted to dive deeper into that definition and question it. Does every single romance novel really need a happy ending? Spoilers: we don’t Read More

Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 3 min

DotW: Fighters, and Cowboys, and Babies, OH MY!

Episode 3: Fighters, and Cowboys, and Babies, OH MY! Join Duchess, Liz, and Stephanie in this week’s episode of Dick of the Week where they discuss all of the romance novel tropes they love and hate (and the ones they should hate but love anyway, or love to hate and therefore sort of love? (whew, Read More

Mar 16, 2018•52 min

DotW: The Faves: Real Dirty, Real Raunchy, Real Good

Episode 2: The Faves: Real Dirty, Real Raunchy, Real Good In the second installment of Dick of the Week, Stephanie, Duchess, and Liz discuss all of their favorites within the Romance genre. Check out some of the best books, authors, and series that they highly recommend! Just a few of the favorites mentioned: Tessa Dare Read More

Feb 28, 2018•42 min

DotW: Meet the Smutsluts: Uncut & Uncircumcised

Episode 1: Meet the Smutsluts: Uncut & Uncircumcised In this first ever episode of Dick of the Week, CalamityCast’s sexiest new podcast, Stephanie, The Duchess, and Liz introduce themselves and explain what got them interested in creating a podcast dedicated to the vast and fantastic world of Romance novels. The ladies also explain what first Read More

Feb 14, 2018•39 min

DotW Season One Preview!

From the creative minds of Love & Lust, CalamityCast‘s upcoming Smutcast, comes Dick of the Week, our sexiest podcast yet! Join Stephanie, The Duchess, and Liz as they chat about all of their favorite, and not so favorite, aspects of the Romance genre. Each episode will dive into their own personal experiences with reading and writing within this Read More

Feb 12, 2018•29 sec

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