Lit Bae Pod
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LBP: Season 6 Episode 4 - The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave Culture
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Delectable Negro: Human Consumption and Homoeroticism within US Slave CultureAudiobook edition by Vincent WoodwardLibro.fmLibro.fm is an employee-...
LBP Season 6 Episode 3: You, Me and Cozy Fantasy - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst and The Palace of Eros by Caro De Robertis
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstThe Palace of Eros by Caro De RobertisLibro.fmLibro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares pr...
LBP Season 6 Episode 2: All The White Friends I Couldn’t Keep: Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: All The White Friends I Couldn’t Keep: Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives by Andre Henry...
LBP: Season 6 Episode 1: The Lit Bae Podcast has Returned!
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode:When No One is Watching by Alyssa ColeHow to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny CaineHere is how to support The Lit Bae Bo...
LBP: Season 5 Episode 12 - Bae Wants to See More Transformative Justice Themes in Contemporary Romance
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Call your representatives, email them, use 5calls, and fight for our freedom to get information! Support your local libraries!https://linktr.ee/tomesa...
LBP: Season 5 Episode 11: Bae wants to get intimate
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned:Transland: Consent, Pleasure and Kink by Mx. SlyThe Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora ReyesThe Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Di...
LBP Season 5 Episode 10: When Bae Gets Flewed Out
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode:Meet Me in Madrid by Verity LowellShow Notes:Interview with Verity Lowellhttps://www.bookpage.com/interviews/verity-lo...
LBP Season 5 Episode 9: Bae Wants to Play Sportsball
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned:Love and Sportsball by Mika JamesSingle Player by Tara TaiDungeons and Drama by Kristy BryceGame On by Seressia GlassLibro.fmLibro.fm ...
LBP Season 5 Episode 8: Bae wants us to heal our racial trauma
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in Episode: My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares...
LBP Season 5 Episode 7: Bae finds out what a reverse harem is
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Sweet Vengeance by Viano Oniomoh Phantom’s Thrall by Jessamine Rue Pirates’ Witch by Jessamine Rue Meet Me in Los...
LBP Season 5: Episode 6 - Bae loves the unfolding of a queer love story
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned: Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver Old Wounds by Logan Aahley-Kisner Sources Ci...
LBP: Season 5 Episode 5: 2024 Reading Wrap Up
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your audiobook purchases with your chosen bookstore, givin...
LBP: Season 5 Episode 4 - Bae shares their Ins and Outs list for 2025 and beyond (Bookish Edition)
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guardian Ai + Publishing article https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/26/writers-condemn-startups-plans-to-publish-8000-books-next-year-using-a...
LBP: Season 5 Episode 3 - When Bae is Gone For the Holidays
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book Mentioned: I'll Be Gone For Christmas by Georgia K. Boone Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profit...
LBP: Season 5 Episode 2: When we turned bae into an OnlyFans superstar
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned: Only For The Cameras by Viano Oniomoh Show Notes: Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares pro...
LBP: Season 5 Episode 1: When bae serves you eviction papers 😬🙃😭
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey Show Notes: Libro.fm Libro.fm is an employee-owned social purpose corporation that shares profits from your ...
LBP: Everything for Everyone (Bonus Episode)
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned: Everything for Everyone: A History of the New York Commune 2052-2072 by Eman Abdelhadi, M.E. O'Brien Coming Home by Brittney Gr...
LBP: A Lil Kissing Between Friends (Bonus Episode)
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned: A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase Second Night Stand by Fay Stetz-Waters and Kareli...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 20: TRUE CRIME SMUT
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned: Ruinous Love Series by Brynne Weaver 1. Butcher and Blackbird 2. Leather and Lark 3. Scythe and Sparrow Bright Young Women by Jessica...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 19 - Mid Year Freak Out Tag ❤️✨📚
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LBP: Season 4 Episode 18 - Be Not Afraid of Love, Compassion, Vulnerability, and Community
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LBP: Season 4 Episode 17 - Capitalism Really Popped Off With This One
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned In This Episode: Chain-Gang All-Stars Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah The Reformatory Tananarive Due All the Sinn...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 16 - The Gay Agenda, Disability Justice, and Defining Sex + Intimacy
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Ten Bridges I've Burnt: A Memoir in Verse Brontez Purnell Family Meal Bryan Washington You, Again Kate G...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 15 - "A riot is the language of the unheard"
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"A riot is the language of the unheard" - Martin Luther King Jr. Books mentioned in this episode: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao All My R...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 14: Duffle Bags of Reparations/Hitachi Magic Wand in the Studio
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you are into social media, you can find the podcast @litbaepod on Instagram, TikTok, Tumblr, and Youtube. If you aren’t into social media, that...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 13 - January Wrap Up
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Bellies by Nicola Dinan Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 12 - Keep it or Leave it? Bookish Edition!
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What am I leaving in 2023 and keeping in 2024 and beyond? If you are into social media, you can find the podcast @litbaepod on Instagram, TikTok, Tum...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 11 - A Slut for the 2023 Bookish Stats🤓✨
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I review my year of reading with y'all. If you are into social media, you can find the podcast @litbaepod on Instagram, TikTok, Tu...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 10 - Top Non-Fiction Reads for 2023!
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Black Girl, Call Home - Jasmine Mans Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Mo...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 9: Top Fiction reads for 2023
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned in the Episode: The Blood Gift N.E. Davenport Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Cañas Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Before I let Go by Kenned...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 8 - Queer Graphic Novels and Comics to Share With the Transphobes in Your Life
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Enlightened Transsexual Comix by Sam Szabo Transitions: A Mother's Journey by Élodie Durand The Out Side: Trans ...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 7 - Love and Other Natural Disasters by Misa Saigura + Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode Love and Other Natural Disasters by Misa Saigura Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angel...
LBP SEASON 4 EPISODE 6: So I came out to my mom finally…
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Kiss and Spell by Celestine Martin The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker Everything is Not Enough by Lola Akinmade Ake...
LBP SEASON 4: Episode 5 - Netflix is really trynna make me care about this white couple and I don’t
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Oathbound by Tracy Deonn available for purchase in early 2025! Instagram @litbaepod - to see when new episodes are...
LBP Season 4 Episode 4: Shout Out To The Public Library
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Looking by Katrina Jackson Office Hours by Katrina Jackson Sabbatical by Katrina Jackson Vampires of El Norte by Isab...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 3: Very Extraneous Details
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: A Touch of Ruin by Scarlett St. Clair The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley He...
LBP: Season 4 Episode 2 - Smells like Teen Spirit
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned in this episode: Heart Stopper by Alice Oseman Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson TV...
LBP Season 4 Episode 1: SMUT TALES PART 2
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Looking by Katrina Jackson Lore Olympus volume 1-4 by Rachel Smythe AliHazelwood STEMinist Novellas 1-3 Under One Ro...
LBP Season 4 Episode 1: SMUT TALES PART 1
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books I mentioned today: Benefriends by Chencia C. Higgins Beyond Benefriends by Chencia C. Higgins Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan King of Battle an...
LBP: Mid Year Freak Out Tag (Bonus Episode)
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin The Kingmaker by Kennedy Ryan The Rebel King by Ke...
LBP: Part 2 of the last episode that I promised y'all weeks ago (Bonus Episode)
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Instagram @litbaepod To read books for free you can use the libby app - Check out books on your phone or tablet from the library! If you are tryin...
LBP: Hands On My Knees Shaking Ass On My Queer Shit *Part 1* (Bonus episode with Queer Ultimatum spoilers)
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned in this episode: Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown Crisis and Care: Queer Activist Responses ...
LBP: May in Review (Bonus Episode)
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books Mentioned in today's episode: The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient Teachings i...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 13 - It's time for Summer Baecation
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Instagram @litbaereadings - to see when new episode are out - Also follow the podcast on wherever you listen to it so that you'll get notified of ...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 12 - Black Cake and Nightcrawling
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Books we talked about today: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt Instagram @litbae...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 11 - Low Stakes Television
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talked about The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin and Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitil Gonzalez. The song Petrichor is by Cassyette Instagram @li...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 10 - White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we talked about White Space, Black Hood by Sheryll Cashin, Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala, and Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph Whi...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 9 - Chef’s Kiss + Hola Papi! 👩🏽🍳💋👋🏽👨🏽
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The two books mentioned in today's episode are Chef's Kiss by T.J. Alexander and Hola Papi by John Paul Brammer Instagram @litbaereadings - to see whe...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 8 - When They Go Low, We Go To Hell 😈
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about Ride or Die by Shanita Hubbard, Far Out Edited by Paula Guran, and Wahala by Nikki May. To learn more about the Harper...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 7 - The Holiday Queer Romance Episode - SPOILER ALERT!
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's book was Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochran. Instagram @litbaereadings - to see when new episode are out - Also follow the podcast o...
LBP Season 3 Episode 6 - Top Non-fiction Reads of 2022
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beyond The Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon, The Ethical Slut by Janet W. Hardy, Polysecure by Jessica Fern, Well-Read Black Girl by Gloria Edim, WhiteWallin...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 5 - Black and Gay. My favorite type of magic ✨
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening! In this episode we talked about Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki and Yoga as Resistance by Dr. Stacie C.C. Graham To conne...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 4 - Kindred (TV Adaptation) SPOILER ALERT!!!!
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening! Make sure you listen to my Kindred episode from 2020 for a refresher of Kindred the novel. Libro.FM Wishlist https://libro...
LBP: Season 3 Episode 3: The Blood Trials
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening to the show! Today we talked about the novel The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport You can purchase it here: https://bookshop.org/...
LBP Season 3 Episode 2: The Weight of Blood and White Smoke
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all thanks for listening! Books mentioned in this episode: The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson You can p...
LBP: Season 3 and WE BACK!
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Y'all! Thanks for listening this episode. Season 3 is gonna be hella cozy and full of all the vibes. The books mentioned in this episode: You Made...
Bonus Episode: Ace and The Romantic Agenda
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is another bonus episode during Baecation! I was inspired to put this brief episode about Ace by Angela Chen and The Romantic Agenda by Claire Ka...
LBP: Summer Bonus Episode
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Thanks for listening! Make sure you follow the podcast wherever you listen to episodes so you can stay up-to-date with new episodes. Books ...
Season 2 Episode 12: LBP Season 2 Finale - Time for Summer Baecation
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Thanks for listening. Books mentioned in this episode: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela...
LBP: Season 2 Episode 11 - March Wrap Up and The Return of Aries Season
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you for listening! Sources Cited: Intelexual Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALj4eqVm3cA Casual Sex Sucks! By Jouelzy: https://www.youtub...
LBP: Season 2 Episode 10: Yellow Wife by Sedeqa Johnson
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all! Thanks for listening! In today’s episode I talked about Yellow Wife by Sedeqa Johnson and I am happy to report that there are no spoile...
LBP: Season 2 Episode 9 - In Every Mirror She’s Black by Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Thanks for listening! Please visit phillyvegan9.com to learn more about this community driven local business. If you are going to purchase in E...
Season 2 Episode 8
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yellow Wife by Sedeqa Johnson, The Fifth Agreement by Don Miguel Ruiz, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, In Every Mirror She is Black by Lola Akinmade Akerst...
LBP: Episode 7 Season 2
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all! Thanks for listening. I am no longer on Instagram for the foreseeable future. I’ll let you know when I decide to rejoin society. Howeve...
LBP: Season 2 Episode 6
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening!
LBP: Season 2 Episode 5
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Books mentioned: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, How To Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days by K.M. Jackson, Bubble which also a podcast, and The Midnight Library by ...
LBP: Favorite Books of 2021
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening!
LBP: December Wrap Up
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello! Thanks for listening to me talk for 45 minutes! Books mentioned in this episode: The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordoza T...
LBP: Season 2 Episode 4 - November Wrap Up
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Thanks for listening. I am so grateful for you. The books for this episode: The Ex-girlfriend of my Ex-Girlfriend is my Girlfriend by Maddy...
LBP: Season 2 Episode 3: October Wrap Up
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Thanks for listening! After all this talking I am parched! Here are some links and information that you can use: Referral code: http://lib...
LBP: Episode 2 - September Wrap Up
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Thanks for listening to my podcast. As always I got hella info down below for you! Here's my referral/Affiliate links. Libro.fm Referral co...
LBP: Season 2 Episode 1 Part 2 (August Reads and And a conversation about media)
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks again for listening! Here are my referral links for books! Libro.fm Referral code: http://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm278588 Referral code: un...
LBP: Season 2 Episode 1 Part 1
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Thanks for listening to Lit Bae Pod. U DA BEST! I'm gonna link somethings in the show notes for you to check out. First of all let's talk a...
Impromptu April/May Reading Wrap Up and other Tings
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all thanks for listening to my impromptu episode of the Lit Bae podcast. This is an April/May reading wrap up episode where I talk about my Summ...
Lit Bae is going on Summer Vacation!
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all! It’s summer break for me and I am ready to recharge! I’ll be back in the Fall. I’ll miss you! You can follow me on Instagram and Tw...
March Reading Wrap Up: When No One is Watching, Ring Shout, The Deep and More...
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Thanks for listening! Here is the information for Intransitive, please to read, learn and get involved. @intransitive.ar (instragram...
January/February Reading Wrap Up Episode! AYEEEEEE!
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening to my episode! Today i'm giving brief summaries on the books i've read so far in 2021 without spoilers! I hope to entice you with...
Episode 7: Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening to my episode! Here are some Instagram accounts to follow so you can learn more about the tragedy on March 16, 2021 in Atla...
A Conversation with Kim C. Lee: Self-Publishing, Technology, and Favorite Reads of 2020.
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Thank you so much for listening this month. This episode I wanted to highlight self-published author Kim C. Lee! We talk about the process ...
Episode 6: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hi y’all! Thanks for listening! I have some links for you! Garner’s Garden is our black business this week https://garnersgarden.com/ Tee Noir’s...
Bonus Episode: Tv/Movies I watched in 2020
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey you! Welcome and/or welcome back to another episode of Lit Bae Pod! We are talking all about tv and movies today! Enjoy! Also, if you want to help...
The Bonus Book Episode - 2020 Reading Wrap Up 📚
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all! Thanks for listening! Today’s episode is dedicated to Third Eye Bag Bookstore, located in Portland, OR. Follow them on Instagram @third...
Episode 5: Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hi there! Thanks for listening! Please follow @litbaepod for bookish content but mostly community initiatives, black businesses and orgs, and the upli...
Bonus Episode: the Music Episode
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for listening to the bonus music episode! Also, if you haven’t already, please check out @pdxfreefridge to donate food, funds, and time. Also...
Episode 4 - Felix Ever After
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all! This month we talked about The Okra Project. https://www.theokraproject.com and you can also check them out on Instagram @theokraproject ...
Episode 3 - White Negroes by Lauren Michele Jackson
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all! Welcome to the 3rd episode of the Lit Bae Podcast. This month we discuss themes from White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue and Other...
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all I had to re-record and re-edit this episode because of my novice editing skills. Welcome to the REAL second episode of Lit Bae Pod! This ti...
Episode #1 - Little Fires Everywhere
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of the Lit Bae Pod and I’m super excited to talk to y’all about Little Fires Everywhere the book and the show. We’re g...