The Smut
A new podcast from Vogue and Vanity Fair culture journalist Michelle Ruiz about the sexiest stories in news. Michelle has been reading smut since she was definitely too young to be reading smut. She grew up to be a Cosmo sex editor and believes fading to black is criminal.
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The Thinking Woman's 50 Shades (w/ Jessica Knoll) (opens the original)
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It's the high-class smut of summer! The bestselling author tells ALL about her new erotic thriller, "Helpless," its knife-sharp, nuanced treatment of kinky sex, and why dark romance has so many women in its clutches. Plus: Jess and Michelle reminisce about their days as Cosmo sex editors!
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