Heaving Bosoms

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Our 2026 Reading Embrace Categories! | 412.2 Jan 13, 2026

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It's time for the 2026 Reading Embrace!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here are the category explanations.

For the next few weeks, we'll be rereleasing previous episodes and taking a little break. Follow our socials for more details!

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Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

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2025 Reading Embrace Celebration!!!! | 412.1 Jan 12, 2026

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It's time for the 2025 Reading Embrace! Thank you to everyone who participated this year, even if we didn't find out about it. YOU'RE EMBRACED!

Come back tomorrow for our 2026 Category announcement!

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Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

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The Year in Smut with our Reading Smut Pals! | 411 Jan 05, 2026

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Hey HBs! We've got a special crossover episode with our pals from the Reading Smut podcast! Sabrina and Mel are joined by Mallory and Brea to go over 2025 in Romancelandia!

SEND IN YOUR READING EMBRACES! Either via email at heavingbosomspodcast@gmail.com, via DM, or use our handy shared spreadsheet!

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Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult

Credits:

Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

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The Long Game by Rachel Reid (Part 2) | 410.2 Dec 30, 2025

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When we left you yesterday Shane had proposed to Ilya in a recreation of the proposal Ilya described in HEATED RIVALRY and they’ve decided to get hitched this summer! That’s where we’re jumping in for part 2 of THE LONG GAME by Rachel Reid.

Bonus Content: Mel trolls Sabrina mercilessly and ANYA THE DOG!

Lady Loves:

ZAMBRINA: Sabrina got to ride the Zamboni at her local hockey rink!!!

Mel: care about something even if it doesn't impact you. Maybe ESPECIALLY if it doesn't impact you.

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel is telling Sabrina all about the last two books in the Stage Dive series LEAD and DEEP by Kylie Scott.

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Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult

Credits:

Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

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The Long Game by Rachel Reid (Part 1) | 410.1 Dec 29, 2025

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The boys from HEATED RIVALRY get their HEA in this follow up to their story! This is part 1 of our recap of book 6 in the Game Changers series, THE LONG GAME by Rachel Reid!

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Mel is telling Sabrina all about the last two books in the Stage Dive series LEAD and DEEP by Kylie Scott.

Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE!

Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail

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Instagram @heavingbosoms | Tiktok @heaving_bosoms | Bluesky: @heavingbosoms.com | Threads: @heavingbosoms

Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult

Credits:

Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Christmas of Queer Joy! (Part 2) | 409.2 Dec 23, 2025

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Hey HBs! Today we're recapping the two other shorts from Eli Wray's "A Very Enby Christmas" series: THE FIRST NOEL and SECRET SANTA by Eli Wray! We've got a new couple negotiating Christmas for the first time and a poly couple inviting a guest star for the night, only to get an old friend and maybe a new flame. We really enjoyed all of these!

Lady Loves:

Sabrina: finally pivoting to a new knitting hyperfixation! Out with the all-cotton washcloths and in with the cozy headbands!

Mel: my new, second-hand walking pad for my desk! I LOVE IT and I can get all my steps while still managing to edit.

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina and Mel are gushing about books 4 and 5 of the Game Changers series: COMMON GOAL and ROLE MODEL.

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Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail

Follow our socials:

Instagram @heavingbosoms | Tiktok @heaving_bosoms | Bluesky: @heavingbosoms.com | Threads: @heavingbosoms

Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult

Credits:

Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Christmas of Queer Joy! (Part 1) | 409.1 Dec 22, 2025

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Hey HBs! It's a Trans Joy Extravaganza this Christmas! This week we've got a buffet of queer shorts that made us super happy. Today we're recapping VINTAGE JOYS FOR LUCKY BOYS & JUNK by G.R. Richards and SUGAR & SPICE by Eli Wray!

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina and Mel are gushing about books 4 and 5 of the Game Changers series: COMMON GOAL and ROLE MODEL.

Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE!

Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail

Follow our socials:

Instagram @heavingbosoms | Tiktok @heaving_bosoms | Bluesky: @heavingbosoms.com | Threads: @heavingbosoms

Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult

Credits:

Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake (Part 2) | 408.2 Dec 16, 2025

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Hey HBs! We're here with part 2 of DELILAH GREEN DOESN’T CARE by Ashley Herring Blake! It's time for Delilah, Claire, and Iris to SCHEME!!!! And camp. A very unlikely camping trip.

Bonus Content: More tumbler jokes, capturing the drama of your mid-twenties, the sanctity of journals, and so much more!

Lady Loves:

Sabrina: Have you been on the fence about that getting that sex toy? BUY IT! No more hesitating.

Mel: Root beer floats! After being reminded that they exist, Mel's fam went root beer float crazy.

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the first two books in this series: ASTRID PARKER DOESN'T FAIL and IRIS KELLY DOESN'T DATE.

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Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail

Follow our socials:

Instagram @heavingbosoms | Tiktok @heaving_bosoms | Bluesky: @heavingbosoms.com | Threads: @heavingbosoms

Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult

Credits:

Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake (Part 1) | 408.1 Dec 15, 2025

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Hey HBs! It's another sapphic romp with part 1 of DELILAH GREEN DOESN’T CARE by Ashley Herring Blake! Delilah is forced to go back to her childhood hometown to photograph her step sister's wedding and boy do sparks fly when she reunites with an old crush!

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the first two books in this series: ASTRID PARKER DOESN'T FAIL and IRIS KELLY DOESN'T DATE.

Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE!

Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail

Follow our socials:

Instagram @heavingbosoms | Tiktok @heaving_bosoms | Bluesky: @heavingbosoms.com | Threads: @heavingbosoms

Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult

Credits:

Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Part 4 of 4) | 407.4 Dec 09, 2025

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Hey HBs! Here's the final part of our recap of HEATED RIVALRY by Rachel Reid! The boys are making it work!!

This Friday on Patreon and our Apple Podcast subscription, Sabrina is telling Mel all about the first two books in this series: GAME CHANGER and TOUGH GUY.

Curious about the ridiculous faces we make? Subscribe and watch us on YOUTUBE!

Want to tell us a story, ask about advertising, or anything else? Email: heavingbosomspodcast (at) gmail

Follow our socials:

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Facebook group: the Heaving Bosoms Geriatric Friendship Cult

Credits:

Theme Music: Brittany Pfantz

Art: Author Kate Prior

The above contains affiliate links, which means that when purchasing through them, the podcast gets a small percentage without costing you a penny more.

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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