Spice Makes Us Talk Wed, 27 May 2026 15:14:48 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2198830 en-us © 2026 Spice Makes Us Talk yes fb17bd0e-6d25-52e9-aca0-dfaf6f2c1779 amymcmurdo@me.com Amy and Steph episodic true Welcome! We are Amy and Steph and this is our monthly podcast discussing our favourite spicy books. Join us while we ramble about our favourite book boyfriends, play some games and give you recommendations on what you NEED to read!
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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Amy and Steph amymcmurdo@me.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/1yetj44ihxs7mwb7rwqevbkugj3p?.jpg Spice Makes Us Talk 29| The One with The Yellow Haze 29| The One with The Yellow Haze WE ARE BACK!! And it only seemed fitting to return discussing the same books from our very first episode the Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy. But now it is even better that we have a TV show that turned our dream boys into a reality! We discuss everything hockey boys, big bazongas, TV adaptations and discover we may not understand Gen Z's!

]]> WE ARE BACK!! And it only seemed fitting to return discussing the same books from our very first episode the Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy. But now it is even better that we have a TV show that turned our dream boys into a reality! We discuss everything hockey boys, big bazongas, TV adaptations and discover we may not understand Gen Z's!

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-19246680 Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 -0400 4143 29 full true 28| The One with The Smut Virgin (Pt. 1) 28| The One with The Smut Virgin (Pt. 1) OUR FIRST EPISODE WITH A GUEST!! This week we welcome our friend Brittney from the fabulous Los Angeles for her first podcast experience! She is not a romance reader so we are discussing some tropes and taking bookish quizzes to see if we can convince her to come to the dark side. We don't think we have ever laughed this much in 1 episode!

]]> OUR FIRST EPISODE WITH A GUEST!! This week we welcome our friend Brittney from the fabulous Los Angeles for her first podcast experience! She is not a romance reader so we are discussing some tropes and taking bookish quizzes to see if we can convince her to come to the dark side. We don't think we have ever laughed this much in 1 episode!

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-17303345 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:00 -0400 3409 28 full true 27| The One Where She's Back ... Again ... and Again 27| The One Where She's Back ... Again ... and Again This week it's Steph's turn to discuss her Book Boudoir pick, Blood Orange by Karina Halle. A spicy Dracula, forbidden romance with a little reincarnation thrown in but be warned... this is not like Twilight. We can confidently say this book was much more of a success for Steph! 

]]> This week it's Steph's turn to discuss her Book Boudoir pick, Blood Orange by Karina Halle. A spicy Dracula, forbidden romance with a little reincarnation thrown in but be warned... this is not like Twilight. We can confidently say this book was much more of a success for Steph! 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-17238431 Wed, 28 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400 3673 27 full true 26| The One That Exquisitely Ruined My Life 26| The One That Exquisitely Ruined My Life We are back this week to discuss Amy's pick from our visit to The Book Boudoir. This episode contains spoilers as Amy does her best to summarize Exquisite Ruin by Adrianne May. Hopefully you can follow along with the rambling and poor understanding of mythology. 

Sorry not sorry, but this one was a miss for me - Amy

]]> We are back this week to discuss Amy's pick from our visit to The Book Boudoir. This episode contains spoilers as Amy does her best to summarize Exquisite Ruin by Adrianne May. Hopefully you can follow along with the rambling and poor understanding of mythology. 

Sorry not sorry, but this one was a miss for me - Amy

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-17156618 Wed, 14 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400 3030 26 full true 25| The One at the Book Boudoir 25| The One at the Book Boudoir Sadly our special guests weren't able to make it for this episode but we still had the best time! This week we visited our local romance book store The Book Boudoir and picked out some spicy romantasy books to read for future episodes. Join us for this modge podge episode of book discussions and help us decide if Peeps are sexy...??

]]> Sadly our special guests weren't able to make it for this episode but we still had the best time! This week we visited our local romance book store The Book Boudoir and picked out some spicy romantasy books to read for future episodes. Join us for this modge podge episode of book discussions and help us decide if Peeps are sexy...??

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-17070494 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0400 3446 25 full true 24| The One with The Rivals Sister 24| The One with The Rivals Sister Cheerio mates! We are back this week with a spicy sports romance, The Striker by Anna Huang. Join us as we discuss football hooligans, big romantic gestures and Amy's surprising ick. 

]]> Cheerio mates! We are back this week with a spicy sports romance, The Striker by Anna Huang. Join us as we discuss football hooligans, big romantic gestures and Amy's surprising ick. 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16980221 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0400 4704 24 full true 23| The One That Is Not a One Direction Song 23| The One That Is Not a One Direction Song Never have I ever seen a family with 3 brothers who are all super hot! In this weeks episode we discuss Story of My Life by Lucy Score and are back in the small town romance vibes! We apologize for all the rambling but the quiz at the start of the episode did us dirty and we could not resist a few tangents after that!


]]> Never have I ever seen a family with 3 brothers who are all super hot! In this weeks episode we discuss Story of My Life by Lucy Score and are back in the small town romance vibes! We apologize for all the rambling but the quiz at the start of the episode did us dirty and we could not resist a few tangents after that!


]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16881172 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0400 5479 23 full true 22| The One Where Everything is a Trick 22| The One Where Everything is a Trick We have returned to Basgaith War College to discuss the highly anticipated Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros! WARNING: Spoilers ahead. In this episode we find out what character in the series we are most like, discuss major plot points from Onyx Storm and some theories for the upcoming book. So strap in to your seat because this is a long, chaotic episode where we cover a lot but also feels like we covered nothing at the same time! 

]]> We have returned to Basgaith War College to discuss the highly anticipated Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros! WARNING: Spoilers ahead. In this episode we find out what character in the series we are most like, discuss major plot points from Onyx Storm and some theories for the upcoming book. So strap in to your seat because this is a long, chaotic episode where we cover a lot but also feels like we covered nothing at the same time! 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16817959 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0400 5685 23 full true 21| The One with The Faceless Man 21| The One with The Faceless Man The listeners have spoken and this week for Amy's birthday pick we made sure it was extra spicy for you! If you haven't already heard of this book, we don't think you will be disappointed with the spiciness in Lights Out by Navessa Allen. If you're feeling goofy, silly and thirsty we think this will be the episode for you. 

]]> The listeners have spoken and this week for Amy's birthday pick we made sure it was extra spicy for you! If you haven't already heard of this book, we don't think you will be disappointed with the spiciness in Lights Out by Navessa Allen. If you're feeling goofy, silly and thirsty we think this will be the episode for you. 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16730239 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0500 3484 21 full true 20| The One with... Another Coast Guard 20| The One with... Another Coast Guard This week we are trying something a little different... a book with NO SPICE. But it's Stephanie's birthday episode so we let her pick whatever book she wanted to talk about and we think you guys will love it regardless because we had so much fun! So everyone, prepare yourselves for a wild ride as we discuss Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. (try saying that title 3 times fast)

]]> This week we are trying something a little different... a book with NO SPICE. But it's Stephanie's birthday episode so we let her pick whatever book she wanted to talk about and we think you guys will love it regardless because we had so much fun! So everyone, prepare yourselves for a wild ride as we discuss Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman. (try saying that title 3 times fast)

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16650975 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0500 3669 20 full true 19| The One with The Coast Guard 19| The One with The Coast Guard WARNING: Do not read the synopsis of this book unless you want it to spoil the plot, listen to this episode instead! ;) This week we discuss Variation by Rebecca Yarros, our first contemporary romance written by her. Not to take the spotlight away from Onyx Storm, but we think this book deserves some more attention! 

]]> WARNING: Do not read the synopsis of this book unless you want it to spoil the plot, listen to this episode instead! ;) This week we discuss Variation by Rebecca Yarros, our first contemporary romance written by her. Not to take the spotlight away from Onyx Storm, but we think this book deserves some more attention! 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16566721 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:00:00 -0500 3798 19 full true 18| The One Where the Grinch Meets Frozen 18| The One Where the Grinch Meets Frozen This book was very Grinchy, But Stephanie thought. It was actually based on Frozen, Even though it was not. Amy caught the references, She smiled and she cheered. To make up for our Christmas spirit, Which was worse than we feared. Grab your cup of eggnog, And we’ll travel to Whistler Lane. Where a competition is afoot, And we’ll never look at candy canes the same!


]]> This book was very Grinchy, But Stephanie thought. It was actually based on Frozen, Even though it was not. Amy caught the references, She smiled and she cheered. To make up for our Christmas spirit, Which was worse than we feared. Grab your cup of eggnog, And we’ll travel to Whistler Lane. Where a competition is afoot, And we’ll never look at candy canes the same!


]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16259347 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:00:00 -0500 3464 18 full true 17| The One with Our First Taboo Author 17| The One with Our First Taboo Author This week we do an author spotlight on the queen of taboo and bully romances, Penelope Douglas! We discuss the first book that lead us down the dark romance rabbit hole, how Amy cannot resist temptation of Pandoras box and debate the true meaning of reverse harem and daddy kink.  


]]> This week we do an author spotlight on the queen of taboo and bully romances, Penelope Douglas! We discuss the first book that lead us down the dark romance rabbit hole, how Amy cannot resist temptation of Pandoras box and debate the true meaning of reverse harem and daddy kink.  


]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16174912 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0500 3447 17 full true 16| The One Where We Were On a Break 16| The One Where We Were On a Break Unlike Ross, we didn’t fall asleep reading (more than 18 pages front and back!) while we were on a break. This episode we each discuss 3 books we read in the last year while being away from the podcast. We bet you can’t guess who read the dark romances and who kept going back to small town…

]]> Unlike Ross, we didn’t fall asleep reading (more than 18 pages front and back!) while we were on a break. This episode we each discuss 3 books we read in the last year while being away from the podcast. We bet you can’t guess who read the dark romances and who kept going back to small town…

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16073910 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0500 3749 16 full true 15| The One With the Dead Guy Next Door 15| The One With the Dead Guy Next Door It took a book about a real psychic to make Steph realize that maybe she can’t always predict the ending. The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score is a lighthearted romcom/whodunit that keeps you laughing and guessing the whole way through. (Spoilers included)

]]> It took a book about a real psychic to make Steph realize that maybe she can’t always predict the ending. The Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score is a lighthearted romcom/whodunit that keeps you laughing and guessing the whole way through. (Spoilers included)

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-16016900 Wed, 30 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 2599 15 full true 14| The One with The Mountain Man 14| The One with The Mountain Man Have you ever started reading a book and in the first chapter you have to double check you read the synopsis right? Because same. This week Amy discusses her recent read Unwanted by Mia Sheridan and shares the wild ride that this story took her on. (Spoilers included).

]]> Have you ever started reading a book and in the first chapter you have to double check you read the synopsis right? Because same. This week Amy discusses her recent read Unwanted by Mia Sheridan and shares the wild ride that this story took her on. (Spoilers included).

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15931085 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 3655 14 full true 13| The One with Pumpkin Spice 13| The One with Pumpkin Spice Much like the pumpkin spice latte, our return has been highly anticipated! In this weeks episode we learn what our fall aesthetics are and discuss The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore. So get in your flannel and light a pumpkin scented candle for this cozy fall themed romance.

]]> Much like the pumpkin spice latte, our return has been highly anticipated! In this weeks episode we learn what our fall aesthetics are and discuss The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore. So get in your flannel and light a pumpkin scented candle for this cozy fall themed romance.

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15846697 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0400 3013 13 full true 12| The One Where We're Unprepared 12| The One Where We're Unprepared Welcome to the mess! This week we didn't really have a game plan so we take some bookish quizzes and discuss some of our general romance book likes and dislikes and try our best not to ramble. 

]]> Welcome to the mess! This week we didn't really have a game plan so we take some bookish quizzes and discuss some of our general romance book likes and dislikes and try our best not to ramble. 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742600 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 3642 12 full false 11| The One with the Jam 11| The One with the Jam The week we take a break from the darker romances and find solace in a romcom. Don't let the over fool you though, In a Jam by Kate Canterbary is a spicy one! So treat yourself to this sweet (and spicy) story because we definitely ate it up!

]]> The week we take a break from the darker romances and find solace in a romcom. Don't let the over fool you though, In a Jam by Kate Canterbary is a spicy one! So treat yourself to this sweet (and spicy) story because we definitely ate it up!

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742597 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 4088 11 full true 10| The One with the Anti Book Recs 10| The One with the Anti Book Recs Screaming. Crying. Calling my therapist. In this weeks episode we each talk about books we cannot recommend to the other. We fell down the dark romance rabbit hole and we haven't been the same since. Whether or not dark romance is your thing, we hope you enjoy this weeks episode because we definitely learned a lot about ourselves while making it. Now on to more sunny pastures!

]]> Screaming. Crying. Calling my therapist. In this weeks episode we each talk about books we cannot recommend to the other. We fell down the dark romance rabbit hole and we haven't been the same since. Whether or not dark romance is your thing, we hope you enjoy this weeks episode because we definitely learned a lot about ourselves while making it. Now on to more sunny pastures!

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742594 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 5774 10 full true 9| The One in the Windy City 9| The One in the Windy City Does your friend ever tell you to read a book but it takes you months to finally do it? Same! This week we are discussing Mile High and The Right Move by Liz Tomforde. We have some fun with a bookish quiz, try and pretend like we are sports experts and gush about some of our favourite books that we regret not reading sooner!

]]> Does your friend ever tell you to read a book but it takes you months to finally do it? Same! This week we are discussing Mile High and The Right Move by Liz Tomforde. We have some fun with a bookish quiz, try and pretend like we are sports experts and gush about some of our favourite books that we regret not reading sooner!

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742592 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 3853 9 full true 8| The One with the Yellow Brick Road 8| The One with the Yellow Brick Road We're melting! Melting! Because this book is spicy! This week we are discussing Wretched by Emily McIntire, a fracture fairytale take on The Wizard of Oz. It's a little darker than some of our previous reads but we are into it. Be careful because you don't know where the yellow brick road may lead you...

]]> We're melting! Melting! Because this book is spicy! This week we are discussing Wretched by Emily McIntire, a fracture fairytale take on The Wizard of Oz. It's a little darker than some of our previous reads but we are into it. Be careful because you don't know where the yellow brick road may lead you...

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742590 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 3345 8 full true 7| The One With the Swamp 7| The One With the Swamp Somebody once told us that Shrek is the perfect book boyfriend and we would have to agree. Get comfy while we discuss Get In My Swamp and Stay In My Swamp by G.M. Fairy. We even got to ask the author herself some questions about her inspiration and fave moments in the book. We hope you listen and prepare to fall accidentally in love. 

]]> Somebody once told us that Shrek is the perfect book boyfriend and we would have to agree. Get comfy while we discuss Get In My Swamp and Stay In My Swamp by G.M. Fairy. We even got to ask the author herself some questions about her inspiration and fave moments in the book. We hope you listen and prepare to fall accidentally in love. 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742584 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 3755 7 full false 6| The One On a Roadtrip 6| The One On a Roadtrip This weeks episode is CHAOTIC. Your girls took a road trip to the Calgary Stampede to embrace our cowgirl summer. Unfortunately, the podcast we tried to record en route didn't work out so we are trying again! We don't have a specific book to discuss this week but we play a couple bookish quizzes, chronicle our stampede adventures and discuss some books that we hope to read next. We hope you tune in to find out what unique souvenirs we each took home from the Stampede!

]]> This weeks episode is CHAOTIC. Your girls took a road trip to the Calgary Stampede to embrace our cowgirl summer. Unfortunately, the podcast we tried to record en route didn't work out so we are trying again! We don't have a specific book to discuss this week but we play a couple bookish quizzes, chronicle our stampede adventures and discuss some books that we hope to read next. We hope you tune in to find out what unique souvenirs we each took home from the Stampede!

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742580 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 3009 6 full true 5| The One That Got Amy into Fantasy 5| The One That Got Amy into Fantasy It's finally happening! Amy read her first fantasy book and Steph didn't even have to force her. This week we are discussing Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. So come with us to explore the world of dragons, battles and Steph's fave, enemies to lovers. 

]]> It's finally happening! Amy read her first fantasy book and Steph didn't even have to force her. This week we are discussing Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. So come with us to explore the world of dragons, battles and Steph's fave, enemies to lovers. 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742578 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 4123 5 full false 4| The One With the Book Swap 4| The One With the Book Swap In this weeks episode we choose books we love for the other to read! Amy's pick is The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata and Steph's pick is The Words by Ashley Jade. Let's just say this week we agree to disagree on our book tastes but we love each other anyways :)

]]> In this weeks episode we choose books we love for the other to read! Amy's pick is The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata and Steph's pick is The Words by Ashley Jade. Let's just say this week we agree to disagree on our book tastes but we love each other anyways :)

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742575 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 4820 4 full true 3| The One With the Cowboys 3| The One With the Cowboys Howdy partner! In this weeks episode we are embracing our cowgirl era and discussing Flawless by Elsie Silver. We definitely embarrass ourselves with our lack of cowboy knowledge for a couple of Alberta girls but we still love the book all the same! We hope you enjoy and Yeehaw!

]]> Howdy partner! In this weeks episode we are embracing our cowgirl era and discussing Flawless by Elsie Silver. We definitely embarrass ourselves with our lack of cowboy knowledge for a couple of Alberta girls but we still love the book all the same! We hope you enjoy and Yeehaw!

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742571 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 3305 3 full true 2| The One With the Tropes 2| The One With the Tropes Welcome back! In this weeks episode we give you a chance to get to know our reading tastes a little better. We are discussing tropes and all our favourite book things, as well as some of our book dislikes, with all of our recs thrown in! We also play the best friend game and things get a little competitive. 

]]> Welcome back! In this weeks episode we give you a chance to get to know our reading tastes a little better. We are discussing tropes and all our favourite book things, as well as some of our book dislikes, with all of our recs thrown in! We also play the best friend game and things get a little competitive. 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742566 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 4488 2 full true 1| The One That Got Us Hooked 1| The One That Got Us Hooked Welcome to the first episode of Spice Makes Us Talk! In our first episode we are discussing the books that sparked our love for romance, The Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy. We discuss hockey boys and all our favourite moments within the series. Bear with us while we figure out how to podcast. 

]]> Welcome to the first episode of Spice Makes Us Talk! In our first episode we are discussing the books that sparked our love for romance, The Off Campus series by Elle Kennedy. We discuss hockey boys and all our favourite moments within the series. Bear with us while we figure out how to podcast. 

]]> Amy and Steph Buzzsprout-15742534 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:00:00 -0400 3382 1 full false