Episodes

We’re diving into the spicy Korean web-drama Hit the Spot , aka Fanta G Spot . There was so much ground to cover (and once again, so much sex) that we’re splitting our discussion into two parts. In part one–which …

It's time for our yearly celebration of pop-culture: "What's Sparking Joy 2023!" We start off with a round of “What’s Sparking Joy” for us in January, move on to thinking about our favorite pop culture of 2022, what we’re loo...

This is our spoiler-filled deep dive into the Chinese Drama, Love Between Fairy and Devil . (If you'd like to hear our take on the drama sans-spoilers, check out "E23: Love Between Fairy and Devil (Part 1, Spoiler Free)".) I...

Happy New Year, SLL Listeners 🎉🎉 For our first episode of 2023, we’re diving into our first Chinese Drama discussion with the high fantasy romance Love Between Fairy and Devil . If you haven’t seen this drama, don’t worry! Th...

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault, from (28:34 - 35:55). At the last YASA Conference, we answered the very pressing question on the mind of every Lore Olympus reader: Why is Hades So Hot? (Re...

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault, beginning at (18:55). In this special episode, we ask the question on the mind of all Lore Olympus readers: why is Hades so hot? This episode was originally...

This episode is the second of our two-parter on Bridgerton , Jane Austen, and the appeal of the Regency Romance genre. Continuing our tête-à-tête with Mav and Hannah from Vox Popcast , we get into why Netflix’s Persuasion may...

Back in your ear holes for the first time since May, we’re fresh off our summer hiatus. This episode we’re joined by friends of the show, and fellow pop-culture connoisseurs, Mav and Hannah from VoxPopcast . In part inspired ...

In the second of two episodes on Netflix’s Love is Blind , we continue our discussion with June and Lauren on dating reality television. We get into the gendered expectations around love and sex; why you should never feel gui...

This episode, we’re joined by Lauren and June, two fellow PhD candidates and podcasters, to discuss Netflix’s Love is Blind and other dating/matchmaking reality shows. In the first part of two, we discuss how being on a reali...

In this "La Petite," we check in about pop culture that has brought us joy in the past and present, and hopefully will continue do so in the future. We start off with a round of “What’s [Was] Sparking Joy” …

In the first SLL episode of 2022, we get into why we love (and love to hate) love triangles. We talk what makes a love triangle truly top-tier, second male lead syndrome, and–let’s be honest–a lot of Kdramas. But don’t …

In part two of two of our The Great, S eason Two deep dive, we focus more on the second half of the season. We take a closer look at Peter and Catherine’s evolving relationship, how sex is used to …

Welcome to the first of our two-part deep dive on Hulu's "anti-historical" comedy-drama: The Great , Season 2. We had so much to say (and honestly, there was just so much sex) we decided to break our discussion in half. …

The SLL crew takes a trip to the seaside and deep dives into another Korean drama: Netflix's Hometown Cha Cha Cha . This episode, we’re joined by friend/spouse-of-the-show Andrew Cooper as we chat about the "manic pixie dream...

In the third and final installment of our keyword mini-series, we ask the burning question “Why Literature?” We cover the difference between "Capital L" and "lowercase l" literature, the so-called canon, and tie it all back t...

We know we've been missing in action for a hot minute, so this episode we let you know what's been going on in our lives and check in about what media has been ✨sparking joy✨. We've been doing everything from …

In the second installment of our podcast keyword mini-series, we continue our reflection on the first year of SLL and ask the question, “Why Love?” We get into the entanglement of sex and romance, our favorite (and least favo...

Join us for the first of our meta-mini-series on our titular keywords, "Why 'Sex'?" Instead of looking at a particular text, we reflect on the first year of SLL. We chat about our research, the ways we approach questions abou...

This episode, we’re joined by Frannie and Sophie, hosts of the Girls Like Us podcast, to chat Casey McQuiston’s runaway hit novel, Red, White, and Royal Blue. The four of us talk queer romance, political fantasy--and what it ...

In this special episode, we’re joined by the delightful Dr. Leah Phillips to chat Tamora Pierce’s lasting legacy on the landscape of young adult literature, especially as it relates to sex. Join us as we cover everything from...

Come along as we go way back in time…or back a decade anyway, to the early 2010’s! In this La Petite SLL, we tackle the 2011 romantic comedy Crazy. Stupid. Love. Described by Corinne as “comfort film adjacent,” this classic …

Episode Content Warning: Discussion of sexual assault, violence against women, and suicide. For our 10th episode, we dive into Emerald Fennell's Oscar Award winning revenge-thriller Promising Young Woman . The conversation ta...

Episode Content Warning: Brief Mention of Suicide and Abuse. Introducing La Petite SLL, our new mini-episodes! This time, we take a quick look at the use of the tropes “Love Makes You Evil” and “If I Can’t Have You, No …