Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Man cannot survive on loathing alone. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: The Mating of Elves Eyelet The Bondservant Lady & Maid Cold Blooded Beast (Full Version) Silver Foxed by Kayla Grosse Guarded by the Snake by Layla Fae Gotten By the Gator by Lizzie Strong My Orc (Fake) Boyfriend Next Door by Veronika Kane Music: HOLY MOLY by Shane Ivers Hosted on Acas...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Guest Host: Our guest this week is Deepa (no pronouns), who has been in fandom since age 13 and interested in sapphic media and femslash just as long! Deepa co-hosts a Pretty Little Liars podcast with Deepa’s friend Cameron called “Don’t Forget the Chickpeas”. Deepa is barely on socials these days, but is technically on bluesky @deepasivarajan and instagram @deepa...
Mar 02, 2025•2 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Guest Host: Saeed Jones is a poet and cultural critic. His most recent book, ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD, won the 2023 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Poetry. He co-hosts VIBE CHECK with Zach Stafford and Sam Sanders. In Acrimony … how did she get on the boat???? Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Black in Blues by Imani Perry Fall in Love You False Angels by...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) You’re telling me a beast built this library? Reading Recommendations: Fiction: The Deliciously Dark Fairytales series by K.F. Breene The Wicked Villain series by Katee Robert Of Roses and Rituals by S.L. Prater The Taming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure A Wicked Tale of Cinderella's Stepmom by Sunset , Kiarne Ever After (film) Ella Enc...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) What, exactly, is a female presenting nipple and why can’t I find it on a shelf? Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning The Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian To Ravish a Rogue by CM Nascosta How to Win My Husband Over by spice&kitty The Glamorous Life of the Fake Mistress by BerrySoda, LeeZen, KimPpopi, and hemo I Fa...
Feb 02, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) You can excuse racism? Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Haru Wo Daiteita/Embracing Love by Youka Nitta Touch My Little Brother and You're Dead (webtoon) by Cheolmujangmi and Toonga, original novel by Morpho The Maid by Nita Prose The Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan Non-Fiction: The Use Value of D. A. F. de Sade by Georges Bataille Bad Writing T...
Jan 27, 2025•2 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Guest Host: Jeanne, aka Fangirljeanne, is a media critic, author, and geriatic fangirl who has been pissing people off on the internet for decades. She’s on almost every social media plaflorm (@Fangirljeanne), but since the untimely death of Twitter she spends most days doomscrooling on Tiktok. “Think of the messiest person you know. It's a man isn't it?" Reading ...
Jan 19, 2025•2 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Since when is “breeder” a slur? Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Moon Blooded Breeding Clinic by CM Nascosta Warriors of Luxiria series by Zoey Draven Alpha Horde series by Milana Jacks As Morning Falls by Teddy Radiator The Gilded Cage by ApollinaV Low Tide in Twilight by euja Smyrna and Capri by Brothers without a tomorrow Tiger’s Den by huung and Dam-rain Swea...
Jan 05, 2025•2 hr 51 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Guest Host: Jeanne, aka Fangirljeanne, is a media critic, author, and geriatic fangirl who has been pissing people off on the internet for decades. She’s on almost every social media plaflorm (@Fangirljeanne), but since the untimely death of Twitter she spends most days doomscrooling on Tiktok. “Mama, I fear I may be in love with a criminal.” Reading Recommendatio...
Dec 23, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) OPEN THE SCHOOLS! Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Like a Butterfly by suu Morishita A Villainess for the Tyrant by Yoo Iran The Sicilian’s Stolen Son (manga edition) by Lynne Graham and Shion Hanyu Scheme by Colette Rhodes (part of the On the Shelf series) Penelope & Prince Charming by Jennifer Ashley Romeo, Romeo by Robin Kaye Music: HOLY MOLY by ...
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Do not cite the “bad smut” to me, witch. I was on Ao3 when it was written. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Dani Galliaro The Prince’s Dearest Guards by Beau van Dalen The Princess in the Henhouse by mieun-lee, Samyeon, DOHA The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy The Of Flesh and Bone series by Harper L. Woods Games Khywae ’s Reader-Inse...
Dec 01, 2024•2 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Guest Host: Naomi Lucas is an indie author who’s been writing sexy romance since 2016. She loves being creative whether it’s with painting, writing, or making little jingles about her dogs, Barracuda and Mahi Mahi. A mother since 2020, a wife since 2013, her son and husband are her world. The Lucas pack lives near Portland, seeking their happily ever after. Ever a...
Nov 24, 2024•2 hr 58 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Watch out boys, we got us a real intellectual here. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Necking by Chris Salvatore The Claws & Cubicle series by Kate Prior Perfect Buddy by Daki Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight by Rin Mikimoto Music: HOLY MOLY by Shane Ivers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Show Notes: Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Guest Host: Hanna Phifer (@writtenbyhanna on instagram, thought daughter ) One time, my therapist told me to ask myself, “Do you know why you’re angry, or do you just think that you should be.” And I took that personally. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: May I Ask for One Final Thing? by Soora Hoonoki and Nana Otori An Observation Log Of My Wife: A Se...
Sep 01, 2024•2 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Hosted by: Adrie Rose (@adrierising on bsky, twitter, instagram, & tiktok) Stitch (@stitch on bsky, @stitchmediamix on instagram) Guest: Sanj (@baskinsuns on twitter, instagram, and tiktok, scratch paper on substack) Sanj (she/her) is a PhD student and bookish content creator living in New York. She studies health, sex, gender, intimacy, and bodies, sometimes in the real world and sometimes in romance novels, depending on her mood. Shame ain’t worth as much as you think, let it go. [The Wire...
Aug 18, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 19
If you'd like to skip the gynaecological talk this week, we get to the actual episode at 10: 15. Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) You do know that you can read something else, right? Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Morning Glory Milking Farm by CM Nascosta A Blue Ribbon Romance by CM Nascosta The Tempting Monsters series by Kathryn Moon The Smash Agency series by Kathryn Moon The Fae-ted Kings series by Milana Jacks The Clecanian seri...
Aug 11, 2024•2 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) Guest Host: Kit ( twitter | A03 ) [fandom] after [doing bad thing] because [something vaguely related to the aforementioned fandom]. Music: HOLY MOLY by Shane Ivers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 05, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) The grass has never been more touchable. Reading Recommendations: Non-Fiction: authors in reviewer spaces. let’s discuss. (reads with rachel on YT) i am a goodreads bully (reads with rachel on YT) authors behaving badly (playlist by reads with rachel on YT) Talking About Authors and Reviewer Spaces (A Critical Dragon on YT) S51E02 of Writing Roots: Being an Author in Reader Spaces The Difference Between Read...
Jul 28, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) You have to do whatever I say, because I'm all you got! And I want... a BIGGER ROOM ! I want a closet like Big made for Carrie in Sex and the City, I want a Labradoodle , and a nice camera to take PICTURES OF US ! Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Beware the Villainess Fake Around and Find Out by S.M. Shade Ogami-san Can’t Keep It In by Yu Yoshidamaru Miss Night and Day (Netflix) Shrill (Hulu) Music: H...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Show Notes: Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) Loving v. Virginia has done irreparable harm to our society. - Hanna Phifer Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Courtney Milan’s Cyclone Series If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie My Dear Agent by Ebino Bisque First Kill (Netflix) Interview With the Vampire (AMC+) A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole Rebekah Weatherspoon’s FIT Trilogy Josh & Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren Nalini Singh’s Ps...
Jul 15, 2024•2 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) I don’t want to fix him, I want to make him worse. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Literally anything Loki Reynard writes, I fear Shade’s Embrace by Olivia Riley The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent The Sins Series by Eve Silver Lord of Population by Elizabeth Stephens Sing Me to Sleep by RM Virtues Minotaur Blooded by Naomi Lucas T...
Jul 07, 2024•2 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) Since when is shipping the worst thing a fandom can do? Music: HOLY MOLY by Shane Ivers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 01, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) “Since we all live in the universe, it is well worth remembering that underneath the outer dressing of ethnicity, color and gender, we are all the same. Showered with the gift of stars.” – Vivian Stephens Reading Recommendations: Non-Fiction: Inside the Spectacular Implosion at the Romance Writers of America (Jezebel) The Romance Writers of America Convention is just super. (New York Press) Queen of romance ...
Jun 23, 2024•3 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Show Notes: Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) Stealing is very bad and also illegal. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Cinder’s Wolf by Sylvia Frost Sprinkled in the Stars by Violet Morley If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory Daytime Star I didn’t Mean To Seduce the Male Lead Seoulmates Once Upon a K-Prom Muse on Fame My Love From Another Star Beauty Inside Touch Your Heart Love To Hate You So I M...
Jun 17, 2024•2 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) I don’t know what you expected. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot Dune by Frank Herbert The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer Carry On by Rainbow Rowell The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer Alchemised by SenLinYu Legacy of Orisha series by Tomi Adeyemi Non-Fiction: NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America by ...
Jun 09, 2024•3 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Show Notes: Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) Guest Host: Rogue ( twitter , A03 ) May I offer you a Plan B in these trying times? Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Tadaima, Okaeri by ICHIKAWA Ichi Surge Towards You by Cheongyeon (Lezhin) Love is an Illusion by @13.fargo on IG (Lehzin) The Sweetverse series by Kathryn Moon and Lana Cole I've Become an Omega Today by Sachi Maiki The Florida Omegaverse Extended Universe by Stitch The Catboy...
Jun 04, 2024•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) This one will get us cancelled, for sure. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Inheritance by Devin Grayson Dracula: Norton Critical Editions The Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian The Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks The Mead Mishaps series by Kimberly Lemming Once again, literally anything by Milana Jacks CM Nascosta’s entire back catalogue Sing Me to Sleep by RM Virtues The Planet of Kings series by...
May 26, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) When you look at someone through rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: Twisted Series by Ana Huang Naga Brides Series by Naomi Lucas Hoarded by the Dragon by Lillian Lark There Arose Such a Clatter by CM Nascosta Sweet Pea Mysteries Series by Kathryn Moon Literally anything by Milana Jacks Queens & Monster Series by JT Geissinger Deliciously Dark ...
May 20, 2024•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Hosted by: Adrie Rose ( bluesky , twitter , instagram ) | Stitch ( bluesky , instagram ) I do not dream of labor, but if I did, it would be written better than this. Reading Recommendations: Fiction: A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins Sugar Daddies by Jade West Money Shot by Tim Seeley Asumi-chan is Interested in Lesbian Brothels! By Kuro Itsuki Duchess Debauchery by GOYO/Jusang The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to ...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Do you think the gods stay in Olympus because they too live in fear of the horniness they've instilled in us? Recommended Reading: Neon Gods by Katee Robert Electric Idol by Katee Robert Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert Circe by Madeline Miller (not romance) The Rose by Tiffany Reisz Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips (not romance) Out of Practice Aphrodite by SE Babin A Touch of Greek by Tina Folsom Demigods of San Francisco (Sins) series by KF Breene Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe Persephon...
May 05, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 4
