<p>Ready for more wishes and recs? And bad jokes? I bet you are! This week we’re talking with Agnes, Emily, Sarah Jane, and Jenn – and Min the cat.</p><br><p>And in the outro, you’ll hear from ShoesforAll, aka Sarah.</p><br><p>And! Important announcement 1: thanks to your Patreon pledges, we have reached our goal with the F’ICE campaign, and all dynamic ads will be turned off permanently for everyone who listens. Thank you so much!</p><br><p>Important announcement 2:&nbsp;<a href="https://waxcabincandleco.com/products/smart-bitches-trashy-novels-podcast-candle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Smart Bitches Candle Collection is LIVE</a>! I partnered with<a href="https://waxcabincandleco.com/products/smart-bitches-trashy-novels-podcast-candle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Wax Cabin Candle Company</a>, an independent small chandlery, to offer two limited edition candles just for the holiday season!</p><p><img src="https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/baddec_web-e1764101449225-127x150.png"></p><p>They are on sale now, Friday November 28, through early January, and you can buy one or both in a gift set!</p><br><p><a href="https://waxcabincandleco.com/products/smart-bitches-trashy-novels-podcast-candle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smart Bitches 20th Anniversary candle</a>&nbsp;is an 11 ounce hand poured soy candle with notes of sea salt, book pages, sandalwood and jasmine.</p><br><p><a href="https://waxcabincandleco.com/products/smart-bitches-trashy-novels-podcast-candle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bad Decisions Book Club candle</a>, also 11 ounces, is designed to be the perfect pairing for late night reading, with scents of sweet tobacco, book pages, leather, rose, and sandalwood. I had a marvelous time picking out the scents.</p><br><p>So if you’re looking for the perfect gift for yourself or the book lovers in your life, check out the<a href="https://waxcabincandleco.com/products/smart-bitches-trashy-novels-podcast-candle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;2025 Smart Bitches Candle collection</a>. You can shop small, support the site, and spread light and warmth this year.</p><br><p>We also mentioned:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The episode where we discussed frozen shoulder and other fun menopause things is&nbsp;<a href="https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/658-romance-and-penetrative-sex-a-conversation-with-jane-buehler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 658. Romance and Penetrative Sex: A Conversation With Jane Buehler</a></li><li><a href="https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/392-earth-is-garbage-space-is-horny-sarah-amanda-look-at-space-romance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The episode where Earth is Garbage and Space is Horny is Episode 392.</a></li><li>You can download&nbsp;<em>Stone Butch Blues</em>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leslie Feinburg from the author’s website</a>.</li><li>Emily mentioned some birds, and if you’d like to know what they look like, here are pics!</li><li><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pileated_Woodpecker/overview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The pileated woodpecker</a></li><li><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-bellied_Woodpecker/id" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The red bellied woodpecker</a></li><li><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Crested_Flycatcher/id" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The great crested fly catcher&nbsp;</a></li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>