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Each week on Smart Podcast, Trashy Books, Sarah Wendell interviews authors, readers, reviewers, bloggers, publishing professionals, editors, and librarians about romance novels, which are among the most popular genres in fiction worldwide. Popular guests include: Ilona Andrews, Robin Bradford, NPR's Barrie Hardymon, Chuck Tingle, Sarah J. Maas, and Rachel Aaron. Amanda Diehl, co-pilot of the SS Smart Bitches, makes regular appearances with maximum silliness, especially during our Romantic Ti ...
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Discourse on AI Ethics. News, explanation and Interviews with academics, authors, business leaders, creatives and engineers on the subject of autonomous algorithms, artificial intelligence, machine learning, technology ethics and more.
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633. RT Rewind: September 2015 Ads & Features
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The ads and features of the September 2015 issue of Romantic Times are a nine-layer cake of wonderment and weird. Don't miss the visual aids! WE GOT FONTS. And dogs! Side trips include: Janet Dailey and who is writing her books (we don’t know) lawyer romances changes in cover design a twist cliffhanger in a quiz with no answer key! Plus, this issue…
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E138: Dark Academia with Alexis Henderson
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Today I have Alexis Henderson on the show to discuss Dark Academia, as well as her new book, AN ACADEMY FOR LIARS. We discuss the origins and central themes to this subgenre, and we give a few of our favorite book recommendations so you can explore the gothic, sinister and secret worlds hidden within the walls of elite schools, libraries and museum…
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632. Being Fine with Friends, with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer
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Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer are podcasting powerhouses with shows like By the Book and How to be Fine With Friends. This season they’re looking at friendship, the research behind sustaining friendships, ending relationships, and creating new connections with people – and they joined me to talk all about it. You can find their show, How to…
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E137: THE THIRD WIFE OF FARADAY HOUSE with BR Myers
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Today I have BR Myers on the show to chat about her new book, THE THIRD WIFE OF FARADAY HOUSE, a gothic novel that revels in beloved tropes like remote coastal manors, insufferable guardians, ghosts, and dead brides. The book also has a sexy French minister as a love interest, which we get into as well. Show notes available on my website at https:/…
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631. RT Rewind: September 2015 Reviews
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We’re going back to September 2015, and I want to ease you into this knowledge, so take a breath, center yourself: that was nine years ago. I don’t get it either but apparently it’s true? JR Ward is on the cover, and there’s all kinds of good stuff inside! Come with us to visit some reviews that are word salad, and some that made me say, a few time…
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In this special filmed podcast swap episode I'm chatting with Alex Tsakiris about: should you learn to code to be in AI? stockfish chess AI, AI truth and What is Truth? Deductive and inductive learning, everything is statistics, statistical ethics, free will and conciousness, ESP, red teaming LLMs, Shadowbanning, and much more...…
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630. Behind the Scenes of Real Housewives with Chris DeRosa
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Chris DeRosa is co-host of the podcast Fixing Famous People, and has been a reality tv producer for 11 years. We talk about his career starting with Food Network then moving into unscripted reality tv like the Real Housewives, how reality tv has changed, and how much of the narrative producers have influence over – and what parts they don’t. We’re …
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Today I kick off my new season by welcoming Rachel Harrison back to the show. We chat about her new book, SO THIRSTY. It’s pitched as “Thelma and Louise with vampires,” but it’s also about personal and societal concepts of aging, and finding our worth within this cultural context. The book comes out September 10th.…
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629. RT Rewind: October 1999 Ads & Features
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Alison aka Fashionably Evil is back with us recapping the ads and features from Romantic Times’ October 1999 issue! There were leers, horny men, and nipples with personalities, and we explore effective friction and learn about The Douche Chills. The visual aids are amazing this week – don’t miss the horny covers! We also mentioned: Daniel Craig’s c…
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628. Real Housewives and Romance Readers with Shana
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Continuing my exploration of reality franchises that are favorites of romance readers, Shana joins me to talk about the Real Housewives franchise: her favorite Real Housewives locations and seasons, and what aspects of this reality franchise appeal to romance readers. We cover relationships, conflict, and the blend of fiction and “reality,” and som…
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627. RT Rewind: October 1999 Reviews!
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We have a special guest! Alison, aka Fashionably Evil, won our Romancing the Vote auction to co-host this round of RT Rewind with us! Congratulations!! Alison picked our issue, October 1999, and wow, it’s just as weird as we’d hoped. And, as part of the auction, we offered a midroll ad, which we typically don’t run. Alison chose to use her midroll …
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626. The Bachelor and Romance with Dr. Jodi McAlister
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This month on the podcast, I wanted look more closely at the intersection of romance and reality tv, particular the Bachelor franchise and Real Housewives. There is only one place to start with that inquiry: with Dr. Jodi McAlister. Jodi McAlister is a scholar of romance and an expert on all things The Bachelor, and she’s the author of the Australi…
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E135: Gothic Shakespeare with Mary McMyne
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Today I chat with Mary McMyne about her new book, A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME. It’s a gothic Shakespeare retelling of the sonnets from the point of view of the Dark Lady or witch in the poems. We discuss the scandalous nature of the Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, as well as the dark turn the famously revered sonnets take.…
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625. RT Rewind: December 1997 Ads & Features!
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We’re going back to December 1997 to look at the Ads & Features from Romantic Times. We’ve got a cover with many, many fonts, several memorials for Princess Diana, and we find out what happens when you win an award and find out while you’re on the john. There are profiles of readers and romance reading book clubs, AOL chat rooms about romance for w…
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624. Academic Research about Romancelandia with Christine M. Larson
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Christine M. Larson is the author of the new book Love in the Time of Self-Publishing: How Romance Writers Changed the Rules of Writing and Success, published by Princeton University Press. This book is NIFTY - it’s about us! I was interviewed for it, and we are going to talk about ALL The Things, from identity-driven ethics of care to RWA to the n…
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This is a bonus episode we're looking back over answers to our question: What scares you about AI?By Ben Byford and friends
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The book reviews in 1997 may be fewer in number but they are ample in wtfery. Prizefighter younger sons getting kicked out of brothels on their wedding night! Nicknames that follow you around the globe in the 1880s! Regency cats! We’ve got truly glorious covers, so do not miss the visual aids. They’re incredible. Join our Patreon for complete mayhe…
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