Romance Book Podcasts

I've pulled together together a list of currently active romance book podcasts—active meaning they've released an episode in the last 6 months.

Currently, there are 169 on the list! If you know of a podcast that should be added to the list, let me know.

If the list below isn't displaying properly, go directly to the Romance Book Podcasts list I made with Pocket Casts. (NOTE: this Pocket Cast link changes every time I update the list, so please don't bookmark it).

Romance Book Podcast Stats

Based on my own calculations and data from Listen Notes, I've put together some stats and lists about the podcasts.

Note: These lists have been compiled based on research and should not be considered my own personal recommendations or endorsements.

Longest Running Podcasts

Calculated as of November 28, 2024, based on start date from Listen Notes.

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Thank you to these pioneers who have been in the romance book podcast game the longest and are still going! Shout out to Smart Podcast, Trashy Book for almost 16 years!!

1. Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast - 15.92 years
2. Big Gay Fiction Podcast - 9.08 years
3. Too Stupid to Live: Romance Reviews $5 and Under - 8.33 years
4. Not Your Mom's Romance Book Club - 7.36 years
5. Heaving Bosoms - 7.12 years
6. What to Read Next Podcast l Book Recommendation Show - 6.95 years
7. When In Romance - 6.86 years
8. Whoa!mance: Romance, Feminism, and Ourselves - 6.79 years
9. FMKlit Pod - 6.79 years
10. Hot and Bothered - 6.76 years
11. Bad On Paper - 6.68 years
12. Shhh We’re Reading Dirty Books - 6.22 years
13. Bodice Tipplers - 6.12 years
14. Textual Tension - 6.11 years
15. Fated Mates - A Romance Novel Podcast - 6.10 years
16. Learning The Tropes: A Romance Novel Podcast - 6.10 years
17. Chick and Dicks - 6.08 years
18. The Phoenix Nest: Romance Review - 5.72 years

Newest Podcasts

Calculated as of November 28, 2024, based on start date from Listen Notes.

These are the newest romance book podcasts – they’re all less than 6 months old. Welcome to the romance book podcast community!

1. Wednesdays, We're Booked - 1 month
2. High Ladies of the Smut Court - 1.4 months
3. My Perfect Romance - 2.3 months
4. Slow Burn Society - 2.3 months
5. Romance on the Rocks - 2.4 months
6. The Smut Daddy Podcast - 2.6 months
7. The Blushing Bookworm - 2.6 months
8. Just One More Chapter - 3 months
9. Second Hand Smut - 3.3 months
10. Romance and Ruin - 3.3 months
11. Some Like It Spicy - 3.8 months
12. The Smut Peddlers - 3.9 months
13. Black Romance Has A History - 5 months
14. The Christian Romance Podcast - 5 months
15. Science of Smut - 5.1 months
16. Daggers and Shadow Daddies - 5.8 months
17. Unfiltered Romance Nights - 5.8 months
18. Hopeless Romantics - 5.9 months