We talk audio erotica this week after experimenting with apps like Dipsea and Quinn. We debate the difference between a smut audiobook and audio erotica, why one of us is firmly not into it, and how Hollywood stars are jumping into the space.

Then we shift to a much darker note: the Cornell sexual assault case, what it reveals about consent (or the complete lack of it), fraternity culture, alcohol, and why we keep putting the burden on women instead of teaching boys and men what enthusiastic, ongoing consent actually looks like. We talk sex education, American discomfort with sexuality, and why five-to-six-person situations should never be decided after ketamine and beer.

We talk consensual non-consent this week...Kay’s actual fantasies, though maybe not exactly “chased by masked men." We talk why the “he’s in charge but we already talked about it” dynamic works, and how romance books handle (or completely skip) the consent conversation. We roam from Bridgerton-era novellas and hockey smut to Ali Hazelwood, dark mafia, why-choose summer reads, and the limo scene that somehow worked. Along the way we talk what real consent looks like (freely given, reversible, informed, enthusiastic, specific), why some non-con tropes turn us off, and the surprisingly recent history of marital rape laws. Plus a quick detour into a viral lesbian bar story, foot-fetish workplace trauma, and why crew rowing is secretly full of innuendo. As always: two hot moms, mostly smut, zero parenting advice.

We talk about the teen drama Crew Girl, a YA show on netflix that got a few things about rowing right...and a whole lot wrong. But, hey, the lead actress is great so it has that going for it. From the rough form in the close-ups to the coxswain who has never coxed before, the stroke-seat rivalry that would not be a thing, and the mysterious total absence of Title IX influencing any actual girls’ crew team at a prep school, we break it all down. We talk body types, coaches who never leave the dock (c'mon, we all know they follow along in their own motorized boat), and why the whole “she’s the tiny princess yelling at eight strong boys” fantasy is both kind of fun and completely unearned. Come hate-watch with us.

We’re back with what is officially our kinkiest episode yet. We dig into the research: SJ read Kink Curious by Gigi Engel cover-to-cover and brings us the highlights. We talk about definitions of kink that expand way beyond the fire-and-brimstone version, the surprisingly high prevalence of fetishes, breeding kink, consensual non-consent, trauma processing through play, and the underrated importance of aftercare for literally everyone.

We also get side-tracked by a wild real-life throuple story that popped up on social media, the logistics of actually trying primal chase scenes without alarming the neighbors, why some book tropes work better on the page than in real life, and practical entry points like Yes/No/Maybe lists and ethical smut inspiration. As always, we’re two moms talking openly, consent-first, and very NSFW...so headphones recommended and kids elsewhere. Come hang out while we figure out which kinks we’re curious about, and which ones we’re happily leaving in the books.

Up front warning: this is by far the worst smut we’ve ever forced ourselves through. After last episode’s questions about medieval monks and sexual denial, we dove headfirst into the unsettling subcategory of priest erotica. We rank the least-believable setups (the tatted-up priest living with two bisexual “town sluts,” the age-gap parishioner romance, the stripper-with-an-MBA who suddenly lives for pancake breakfasts), share the most horrifying sex-scene concepts (confessional oral with an unexpected voyeur, sacramental oils used as lube, chocolate cake and wine as holy foreplay), and debate why the collar, the rosary, and the altar are instant turn-offs for us. We also give credit where it’s due to the one book that at least tried to grapple with power dynamics, sprinkle in some actual history about erotic language in Christian mysticism, and somehow end up talking about pilot smut as revenge. Proceed with extreme caution, good girls.

We’re back from summer travels and diving straight into history class, specifically the sexy (though mostly very unsexy) side of medieval/Tudor times. We talk about surprising ways people actually thought about desire, orgasm, and conception. We cover the two-seed theory and how it was used against women, the long list of church-banned sex days, the five “not-quite-hell” positions (including doggy style for the obese), leather dildos with harnesses, and the medical recommendation that midwives vigorously stimulate nuns who couldn’t marry. We also touch on Mary Boleyn’s reputation at fifteen, Thomas Seymour’s deeply inappropriate behavior toward young Elizabeth, and why we’re now obligated to watch The Tudors and read priest smut as follow-up homework. It’s short, messy, and full of the kind of historical details that make you equal parts fascinated and slightly horrified.

A listener recommendation sent us down a rabbit hole with the documentary The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs, and Who Has Control. We dig into the long, messy fight to get the first drug for hypoactive sexual desire disorder (Addyi) approved, the neon-pink CEO who wouldn’t quit, and the really frustrating bias that showed up in the FDA hearings...there's an infamous “too drowsy to fight off their husbands” comment. We talk Viagra’s very different path to acceptance (complete with a Bob Dole commercial....Google and thank us), the 26-to-zero drug disparity, why “just read smut / get a better shower head” is still the default advice for women, and how the whole saga left us equal parts radicalized and a little suspicious of the documentary’s single-company focus. We also flag the second approved drug, Vyleesi, and the ongoing exclusion of postmenopausal women. It’s messy, infuriating, and weirdly fascinating...exactly our kind of conversation.

We dive into four sex dilemmas that range from “how do I gently wake her up already inside her?” to “my fiancé can’t come and I need cum play,” “he turns aggressive mid-sex despite my clear boundaries,” and “we haven’t touched since the baby and I don’t know how to get her desire back.” As two moms who have read up on a lot form sex experts like Esther Perel and Emily Nagoski lately + a little science, we talk logistics, red flags, ADHD meds that aren’t an excuse, postpartum realities, and why sometimes the kindest advice is just to try the gentler version first...or walk away.