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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 completely unserious, Holly Wilde’s latest collection delivers! From a flirty red truck to a cursed candy cane crush, these four Christmas romances are silly, spicy, and totally bingeable.
Inside, you’ll find:
My Boyfriend Has a Christmas Train Peen

One woman discovers the true meaning of full steam ahead when her date reveals that he’s part man, part train. All aboard!
Yule Be Coming: The Christmas Truck Who’s DTF

The hot bartender is the only woman who’s ever truly revved his engine. Can the iconic red truck shoot his shot and finally win her over? Or will his fantasy girl remain exactly that…only in his dreams?
One Night Stand with the Candy Cane Man

Never read mysterious Christmas hexes out loud on a first date. It might turn the poor guy into a candy cane…and then there’ll be some very creative—and intensely personal—magic to turn him human again.
(And a fourth title that can't be shared here...for reasons.)
Four Holiday Tales of Sentient Object Shenanigans. It’s Holly. It’s Wilde. This Christmas—crank it all the way to climax.

Triple T's
TRIGGERS: Literally the loosest of all explanations, sentient objects, truly strange anatomy, accidental use of magic, accidental transfiguration, dubious consent, sexual injury, and truly advanced puns. 
TROPES: All short stories in this collection are F/M heterosexual erotica, holiday themes, flagrant misuse of the “it was only a dream” trope.
TITILLATIONS: His peen is a train, no for real. One guy is a truck, no really! Insertion of a foreign object/sentient object*, Oral sex, vaginal sex, anal sex (fingers, objects) and one truly unfortunate money shot. 

* = DISCLAIMER: peppermint burns on contact with any mucosa membrane, sexual contact with peppermint should be avoided for your safety. 

So...What Are You Into?
Katie: The Incredible Dr. Pol
Maxx: Yakuza 0
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Music: "Storytime" by Maxx Joy

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"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 or two when she finds a sentient Dictionary that can re-define what love means to her.

Triggers, Tropes, and Titillations
Triggers: serial workplace harassment, that one guy you avoid at work events, magic, accidental use of magic, non-consensual transfiguration, mild body horror, 90’s references and excessive puns.
Tropes: F/M cis/het romance between a human woman and a man who has been turned into a magic book, age gap (both are over 25,) supernatural small town, secrets, lies, and creepy janitors.
Titillations: unique anatomy, sex with a sentient object, sex in a public place, sex in a car, oral sex, vaginal sex, double penetration, his tongue is the ribbon bookmark.

So...What Are You Into?
Katie: Minecraft ARGs
Maxx: Mystery Science Theater 3000

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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 giving Mappy the spotlight. His bitterness and quest for revenge may lead to a not so happy ending for everyone.
But Mappy is hiding a secret. A secret so secret he doesn’t even know about it. Once the truth is revealed, will the town still love their adorable himbo? Will Mappy be able to keep the love of his life, Miguel? Or will his life go off course?
Growing up in Ghostlight Falls, Rebecca has seen her fair share of the unusual, but when she runs into three mysterious creatures hiding from their past, her curiosity leads her down a path she never expects.
Will their dark history get in the way of a bright future, or can Rebecca help Blabbo, Absurdo, and Angelina find a way to be free from Dr. Sinister forever?

Triple T's
Mapface
TRIGGERS: attempted murder, bad science, car accidents, attempted drowning (not detailed,) memory loss and blackouts, alcohol use, history of bullying, needles, drugging, kidnapping, and forced shifting.
TROPES: M/M Cis/homosexual romance ft bat-winged himbo and an almost totally normal human man.
TITILLATIONS: oral sex, anal sex, flavored cum, masturbation, weird dick, wing play.

Hello, Nurse
TRIGGERS: evil scientist, abused lab experiments, kidnapping, violence, ritual magic.
TROPES: FFMM cis/queer erotic short story, 3 non-human partners and 1 (mostly) human nurse, Animaniacs coded.
TITILLATIONS: all group sex all the time! Oral, vaginal, and anal sex, double penetration, triple penetration, face sitting, knots, mating bites.

So...What Are You Into?
Katie: Rust Valley Restorers
Maxx: Silent Hill 2 Remake

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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 creepy town in the Pacific Northwest that isn't too creepy to keep the citizens from getting horny! To prove our point, we're kicking things off with Close Encounters of the Ghostlight Falls Kind by Dakota Cockaday, and as always, she doesn't let us down!

Close Encounters of the Ghostlight Falls Kind is a standalone prequel novella that follows our journalist FMC as she seeks to uncover the mystery of the Wonder Hole.

Triple T's
TRIGGERS: brief moments of panic and general tomfoolery.
TROPES: F/M cis/het erotic short story, alien romance, insta-lust, fated mates?
TITILLATIONS: a whole lotta tentacles.

So...What Are You Into?
Katie: Law and Order: SVU
Maxx: Matt Baume on YouTube

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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

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