Romance Novels: Is It Porn?

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of romance literature and its classification as pornographic content.

In this conversation on the Podly Women podcast, author Trudy J. Morgan-Cole and Sofia Lindgren, office manager of SPECTRUM Magazine, join journalist Natalie Bruzon to discuss her recently published Substack article, “I’m Sorry, but It Is Porn.” The three women explore the impact of romance literature, what makes content pornographic, and how to safeguard children against the prevalence and normalization of explicit content.

People in this episode

Host: Natalie Bruzon

Guests: Trudy J. Morgan-Cole, Sofia Lindgren

Topics covered

• romance novels
• pornography
• literature
• children's safety
• explicit content
• cultural impact

Keywords

• romance novels
• pornography
• literature
• children's safety
• explicit content
• cultural impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SPECTRUM Magazine

Books & works: I’m Sorry, but It Is Porn

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