Too Stupid to Live: Romance Reviews $5 and Under

Too Stupid to Live: Romance Reviews $5 and Under

"Too Stupid to Live" is the smartest podcast to ever review romance novels $5 or less. It's basically if a comedy podcast fell in love with a romance novel podcast and had an unhinged and horny romance reader -- Becky Feldman -- hosting. Actually that's EXACTLY what it is. But it's so much more! The show also includes special episodes featuring your favorite and soon-to-be favorite romance authors talking about their latest books and careers. Come! (Happy endings guaranteed.)

Episodes

The Centaur's Bride with Conner Shin

June 17, 2025 • 86 mins
Conner Shin ("Harley Quinn", "And Just Like That") joins Becky to ask the questions we’re all thinking when it comes centaur romance and erotica. In this episode, they review "The Centaur’s Bride" by Tamsin Ley where they discuss sexy things like horse-herd politics, shifter bodily functions, and estate planning. SHOW NOTES: The Centaur's Bride by Tamsin Ley Paperback (https://bookshop.org/a/110809/9798895480045) Kindle (...
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How the Marquis Found his Meow with Wayland McQueen

June 14, 2025 • 79 mins
No tiger-monsters were harmed in the making of this episode (if you're not counting emotionally.) Do you like your monster balls to be a LITERAL MONSTER BALL? The hilarious Wayland McQueen joins the show to review the Regency (tiger) monster romance HOW THE MARQUIS FOUND HIS MEOW. They talk character backstories, monster stigma, and the importance of a good spook!   ****SHOW NOTES**** How the Marquis Found his Meow Paperba...
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A Little Extra Spice: Birthday Erotica

May 26, 2025 • 45 mins
Becky’s cousin wrote her erotica for her birthday, so she had to join the pod to discuss her writing process, artistic journey, and all the stuff that made her feel weird! They also talk about their Bubbie because what cousins don’t bring up their GRANDMOTHER when talking about smut?! Show Notes: Boys Behind Backs: (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3XJB2BG) TSTL on Substack: (https://tstlpodcast.substack.com/) Learn more ...
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Gargoyle Vigilante with Mark Rennie

May 20, 2025 • 83 mins
To quote Becky’s first crush Goliath from the famous Disney animated series -- “A gargoyle doesn’t whine; he ROARS!” But in today’s book, he also F*CKS! The hilarious Mark Rennie returns to the show to review GARGOYLE VIGILANTE by M.M. Wilde, which, if you can believe it, is a WILD mm paranormal romance. SHOW NOTES: Purchase Gargoyle Vigilante: ⁠Paperback⁠ (⁠https://bookshop.org/a/110809/9798326850379⁠) Kindle⁠ (⁠htt...
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Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-Up with Margot Leitman

May 14, 2025 • 71 mins
Storyteller/author Margot Leitman has a lot of free time now, so obviously she HAD to be a guest on TSTL! She joins Becky to ask the IMPORTANT QUESTIONS about the kissy-kiss romance “Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-Up” Bree Livingston, $4.99. SHOW NOTES: TSTL on Bookshop.org! (https://bookshop.org/shop/tstlpodcast BOOK: Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-up: A Mistaken Identity Romance by Bree Livingston Kindle: https://amzn.to/42AKM...
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Hot as Hell with TSTL: Jessie Rosen Returns!

May 14, 2025 • 72 mins
A lot of great things have popped up for Jessie Rosen since her last appearance on TSTL. She got amazing bangs. She’s working on her posture. Oh, and she WROTE A NEW BOOK! Today, Jessie joins Becky to discuss her second novel ALL THE SIGNS. And funny enough, YOUR horoscope today just happens to read, “All the signs point to this episode making your day!”   SHOW NOTES: Book: All The Signs   Paperback (https://bookshop.org/a...
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Trailer - Too Stupid to Live

May 7, 2025 • 1 min
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A Little Extra Spice: From Screen to Book

April 24, 2025 • 63 mins
It’s all about the sex scenes, baby! Author Noël Stark joins Becky to discuss her entertainment-industry (and-NOT-typical-Hollywood) romance “Love, Camera, Action”. She and Becky also chat about working in entertainment, the writing process, and how directors-of-photography are never NOT the sexiest one on set. (Sorry, George Clooney.) LOVE CAMERA ACTION: Paperback - https://www.therippedbodice.com/aff/Beckles212/book/97988924204...
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No Knot About It with Sara Phoebe Miller

April 14, 2025 • 86 mins
Olivia Rellim a.k.a. SARA PHOEBE MILLER checks into TSTL’s Monster M.A.S.H. Resort to review No Knot About It by Elliot Ason ($1.49), a novella that puts the HOT in HOTEL! But before their departure to the omegaverse, she chats with Becky about her new graphic novel You Belong Here.    BOOKS: You Belong Here: (https://bookshop.org/a/110809/9781250822307) No Knot About It: (https://amzn.to/44a8xYS)   FOLLOW SARA: Website: ...
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A Little Extra Spice: Audio Erotica

March 27, 2025 • 102 mins
Hey baby! What’s sexier audio than TALKING about SEXY AUDIO? Mindy Marzec (This Fairy Tale Life) joins Becky to discuss their favorite audio erotica creators and stories! SHOW NOTES: Quinn (Mindy’s faves): Naudio – (https://www.tryquinn.com/creators/naudio) Anonyfun – (https://www.tryquinn.com/creators/anonyfun) drRapture – (https://www.tryquinn.com/audio/drraptures-office-dom) Follow Mindy (https://www.instagram.com/fairy...
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Blair M. Shadows Gets HOT AS HELL with TSTL

March 18, 2025 • 59 mins
Blair M. Shadows may have written as slow burn romance, but the HEAT is still scorching! On this episode of TSTL, Blair talks about her slow-burn yet CLIMACTIC story – the one she wrote ("CRYSTAL IRIS" – now available!) AND the one she LIVED when she finally decided to pursue writing. SHOW NOTES: Crystal Iris by Blair M. Shadows Kindle (https://amzn.to/41hxles ) Paperback (https://www.therippedbodice.com/aff/Beckles212/book/97...
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A Little Extra Spice: Rebecca Anne Nguyen

February 28, 2025 • 48 mins
Writer Rebecca Anne Nguyen joins Becky at “TSTL Studios” (i.e. her apartment but with a curtain) to discuss her experience narrating her fantastical, time-traveling, epic love story, The 23rd Hero. SHOW NOTES: Book: The 23rd Hero by Rebecca Anne Nguyen Ebook Audiobook (Now an Audie Finalist!) Paperback Too Stupid to Live is an Amazon Affiliate and may receive a small commission if a purchase is made via certain links Learn...
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The Beast with Mindy Marzec

February 18, 2025 • 79 mins
It’s a TALE as old as TIME: Beauty goes for the Beast… AND Gaston! And then Gaston and the Beast go for EACH OTHER! A practical FAIRYTALE of a human being, Mindy Marzec partakes in a different type of theme park… HER SMUT ERA! She joins Becky to discuss THE BEAST by Katee Robert ($4.99). SHOW NOTES: The Beast Katee Robert·      Ebook - (https://amzn.to/4jqrGLk) ·      Audiobook (https://amzn.to/4h9Sm1j) ·      Paperback (http...
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Lessons with the Mothman with Francesca from Under the Covers

February 4, 2025 • 72 mins
Who could’ve PROPHESIZED this one?! Francesca from Under the Covers Book Blog joins the show to review, yes, a MOTHMAN romance! “Lessons with the Mothman” by Kathryn Moon ($3.99) is today’s subject so be sure to take notes. You can do that one-handed, right? SHOW NOTES: Under the Covers ·     Under the Covers Book Blog: (https://www.underthecoversbookblog.com/) ·     Under the Covers Community: (https://www.underthecoverscommuni...
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Claimed By... TBD!

January 21, 2025 • 20 mins
Catch a special sneak peak of “Claimed By… TBD”, a fictional podcast series now available on TSTL’s Substack! Subscribe to TSTL’s Substack: (https://tstlpodcast.substack.com/) Check out “Claimed by TBD”: (https://tstlpodcast.substack.com/s/claimed-by-tbd) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feast of Love with Gilli Nissim

December 17, 2024 • 79 mins
The final show of 2024 is ready to MÉNAGE À TROIS your Hanukkah, baby!! The hilarious and brilliant comedian Gilli Nissim joins host Becky Feldman to review FEAST OF LOVE (0.99) by Ceri Grenelle. This short novella is a contemporary romance where THREE PEOPLE are “SPINNIN’ THAT DREIDEL”, if you catching that meaning. Enjoy!! SHOW NOTES: Book: Feast of Love by Ceri Grenelle – (https://amzn.to/3CRVjUX) Live Show: We’re Gross at ...
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Merry Inkmas with Amanda Sitko

December 11, 2024 • 97 mins
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Oh, that VIBRATING is the sound of a TATTOO ARTIST working his MAGIC ON YOU. In this super special XX-but-not-XXX-Christmas episode, Amanda Sitko returns to discuss Merry Inkmas by Talia Hibbert ($3.99). SHOW NOTES: Blog: 2024 TSTL Faves (https://www.tstlpodcast.com/more-stupid-stuff/2024/12/9/2024-tstl-favorites) Book: Merry Inkmas by Talia Hibbert: Kindle: (https://amzn.to/4fKOnrC) Audio: (https://amzn.to/4...
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Brianne Gillen Gets HOT AS HELL with TSTL

December 2, 2024 • 69 mins
WOWZA! Is it HOT in here?! Author Brianne Gillen joins the show to talk about her latest Golden-Age-of-Hollywood rom-com meets paranormal romance My Favorite Leopard. She explains how 1930s screwball comedies inspired her, how she got started writing, and giving people the HEA they DESERVE! Show Notes: Giving Tuesday: Join Becky in supporting Tight Lipped, a national grassroots organization fighting for better care for people with ...
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Nora's Kraken with Mike Leffingwell

November 19, 2024 • 76 mins
Is that a TENT-acle in your pants? Hell YES it is! The hilarious Mike Leffingwell (Two Dumb Lawyers) joins the show to discuss this SEA MONSTER of a romance: Nora’s Kraken by Leigh Miller ($3.99). Show Notes: Guest: Mike Leffingwell  ·     Instagram - (https://www.instagram.com/mike_leffingwell/?hl=en) ·     Two Dumb Lawyers  - (https://www.instagram.com/twodumblawyers/?hl=en) ·     TikTok -  (https://www.tiktok.com/@mike_leffingwe...
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The Lady Doctor is a Vamp with Fiona Landers

November 12, 2024 • 79 mins
Performer, writer, and Eric Northman lover Fiona Landers joins Becky as they dig their FANGS into The Lady Doc is a Vamp by Mindy Klasky ($3.99). Walk-ins WELCOME; hard-ons GUARANTEED! Show Notes: The Lady Doctor is a Vamp by Mindy Klasky Kindle: (https://amzn.to/3O54ns8) *** Paperback: (https://amzn.to/3YLeOG1) *** Support TSTL on Buy Me a Coffee! (https://buymeacoffee.com/tstlpodcast) Get a shout-out on an episode! Get fr...
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