Insights from recent episode analysis
Audience Interest
Podcast Focus
Publishing Consistency
Platform Reach
Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.
Most discussed topics
Brands & references
Total monthly reach
Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.
By chart position
- 🇦🇺AU · Books#1905K to 30K
- 🇵🇭PH · Books#893K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.4K to 12K🎙 Daily cadence·147 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
8K to 40K🇦🇺75%🇵🇭25% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
3.2K to 16K
Market Insights
Platform Distribution
Reach across major podcast platforms, updated hourly
Total Followers
—
Total Plays
—
Total Reviews
—
* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.
On the show
From 15 epsHosts
Recent guests
Recent episodes
Ep 116 “He does WHAT with his CORN DOG?!” Reacting to AITA & AIO 4th of July Stories
Jun 30, 2026
1h 16m 49s
Ep 115 “TEARS EVERYWHERE!” Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A Parker | Book Reviews, Recap, Summary
Jun 23, 2026
1h 40m 37s
Ep 114 *NEW* Psychological Paranormal Horror with CJ Leede and Her Release Headlights | Author Interview
Jun 16, 2026
1h 04m 47s
Ep 113 “THAT’S IT, I’M DNFing!” Ruining the Fantasy (books) some more with the Petty Problems! 🐉😝📚
Jun 9, 2026
53m 45s
Ep 112 Liz makes Ashley Return to Oz, was it worth it? | West of Wicked by Nikki St Crowe
Jun 2, 2026
1h 11m 52s
Social Links & Contact
Official channels & resources
Official Website
Login
RSS Feed
Login
| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/30/26 |  Ep 116 “He does WHAT with his CORN DOG?!” Reacting to AITA & AIO 4th of July Stories | Send us Fan Mail Live from the Barbeque Hotdog Store… It's Tuesday afternoon! Also known as our annual celebration of everything “American” and our Fourth of July 🇺🇸 | Am I the A Hole spoiler free episode! We take it even further this year to expand into a special “AIO,” or “Am I Overreacting?!” segment to remind us all why we love getting together with friends and family for the “holidays.” What a joy it is! If you want to see our most red, white, and blue-coded outfits make sure to tu... | 1h 16m 49s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 |  Ep 115 “TEARS EVERYWHERE!” Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A Parker | Book Reviews, Recap, Summary | Send us Fan Mail We’re fiiine. Totally fiiine. We hope you're fiiine too! Here’s your reminder to go read The Ballad of Falling Dragons by Sarah A Parker. Book two in the Moonfall Series, the follow up to When the Moon Hatched, and what we now know to be the “middle book” in the trilogy hits hard and scores high on our Cry-ometer (IYKYK 😭🫠). Check out our recap video of book one if you need it, then let us help guide you through not only our spoiler free reviews, but our five sentence s... | 1h 40m 37s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 |  Ep 114 *NEW* Psychological Paranormal Horror with CJ Leede and Her Release Headlights | Author Interview | Send us Fan Mail You asked for some horror coverage, and that’s exactly what you’re getting! Today we’re here with CJ Leede, THE Queen of horror, to get to know her, introduce her brand new book Headlights and discuss why horror with feminist themes is so important and is resonating on a different level with readers right now. Don’t worry, this episode is entirely spoiler free, so if you’re horror curious but not sure if it’s for you, stick around to find out why we think the thriller and fan... | 1h 04m 47s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 |  Ep 113 “THAT’S IT, I’M DNFing!” Ruining the Fantasy (books) some more with the Petty Problems! 🐉😝📚✨ | fantasy booksnaysayers+3 | — | THAT’S IT, I’M DNFing!Fantasy | — | fantasy problemsbook discussion+3 | — | 53m 45s | |
| 6/2/26 |  Ep 112 Liz makes Ashley Return to Oz, was it worth it? | West of Wicked by Nikki St Crowe✨ | fairytale reimaginingsbook review+3 | Nikki St. Crowe | West of WickedGreat and Terrible Land trilogy+1 | Oz | Nikki St. CroweWest of Wicked+5 | — | 1h 11m 52s | |
| 5/26/26 |  Ep 111 Let’s UNRAVEL Rites of the Starling by Devney Perry | Book Reviews, Recap, Summary✨ | book reviewfiction+3 | — | The GuardianRites of the Starling+1 | — | Rites of the StarlingDevney Perry+3 | — | 1h 53m 58s | |
| 5/19/26 |  Ep 110 *WHAT HAPPENED IN* Shield of Sparrows? Recap Before Reading Rites of the Starling | Review & Summary Deep Dive✨ | book recapliterature discussion+3 | — | Shield of SparrowsRites of the Starling | — | Shield of SparrowsRites of the Starling+3 | — | 1h 27m 16s | |
| 5/12/26 |  Ep 109 AM I THE A HOLE? + Bookish Unpopular Opinions & Unhinged Questions w/ Little Blonde Books!✨ | unpopular opinionsbook influencer+3 | Kat | littleblondebookslittleblondevegan | — | bookishunpopular opinions+5 | — | 1h 35m 53s | |
| 5/5/26 |  Ep 108 *listen to this* When The Moon Hatched Recap BEFORE Reading Ballad of Falling Dragons!! Deep Dive, Summaries, and Breakdowns✨ | dragon booksWhen The Moon Hatched+3 | — | — | — | When The Moon Hatcheddragon book+3 | — | 1h 18m 02s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Little Women Book VS Movies Deep Dive Discussion ( + Christian Bale VS Timothée Chalamet)✨ | Little Womenbook adaptations+3 | — | Greta GerwigLittle Women | — | Little WomenChristian Bale+7 | — | 1h 46m 23s | |
Want analysis for the episodes below?Free for Pro Submit a request, we'll have your selected episodes analyzed within an hour. Free, at no cost to you, for Pro users. | |||||||||
| 4/28/26 |  Ep 107 Have you tried DYSTOPIAN ROMANTASY? Why you need to read Above the Ashes + Deep Dive!✨ | dystopian romanceadult romance+4 | — | Above the AshesThe Hunger Games+3 | — | dystopianromance+7 | — | 1h 01m 49s | |
| 4/21/26 |  Ep 106 Nikki St. Crowe whisks us back to Oz for her West of Wicked book release! | Author Interview✨ | Ozbook release+3 | Nikki St. Crowe | Besties and the BooksWest of Wicked | — | Nikki St. CroweWest of Wicked+3 | — | 50m 46s | |
| 4/10/26 |  Little Women for Dummies! | A Beginner’s Reading Guide to Literary Classics✨ | literary classicsbook discussion+3 | — | Little WomenWuthering Heights+1 | — | Little Womenreading guide+3 | — | 44m 01s | |
| 4/7/26 |  Ep 105 RANKING & WRAP UP Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 6✨ | book reviewseries conclusion+3 | — | — | — | GoldfinchRaven Kennedy+3 | — | 1h 45m 44s | |
| 3/31/26 |  Ep 104 Your New Post Apocalyptic OBSESSION!! Above the Ashes by K M Lister | Author Interview✨ | post apocalypticRomantasy+3 | K.M. Lister | Besties and the BooksAbove the Ashes+1 | — | K.M. ListerAbove the Ashes+5 | — | 53m 51s | |
| 3/27/26 |  Pride & Prejudice HOT TAKES, UNPOPULAR OPINIONS, & DEEP DIVE | Literary Classics Series✨ | Jane AustenPride & Prejudice+3 | Sarah | Besties and the BooksPride & Prejudice | — | Pride & PrejudiceJane Austen+3 | — | 1h 14m 45s | |
| 3/24/26 |  Ep 103 Gold by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 5✨ | book reviewcharacter evolution+4 | — | GoldThe Plated Prisoner Series | — | GoldRaven Kennedy+5 | — | 1h 08m 50s | |
| 3/21/26 |  Pride & Prejudice for Dummies! | A Beginner’s Reading Guide to Literary Classics✨ | Jane AustenPride and Prejudice+3 | — | Pride and PrejudiceWuthering Heights | — | Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen+3 | — | 41m 41s | |
| 3/18/26 |  Ep 102 RomantasyCon TIPS + TRICKS for BookCon Attendees and Panel Hosts! | Los Angeles 2026 | Send us Fan Mail What’s it like going to a bookcon? What are some tips and tricks we have to make the most of your romantasycon experience? We’ll tell ya! At the beginning of this year we set some podcast goals for 2026 and shared them with you all… and just a week later we were invited to join Fabled Fantasy Events for their 2026 Romantasycon event in LA as media partners! To go to a bookcon in a professional capacity was an absolute dream come true, and a way for us to really see that this ... | 1h 29m 32s | ||||||
| 3/10/26 |  Ep 101 Glow by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 4 | Send us Fan Mail Today we’re taking a DEEP dive right into book four in The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy: Glow. What happens after the FMC realizes her power and lets her feminine rage free? And how does our MMC navigate that? This book is all about that transition… but just when we thought we could relax a little we’re thrown another major curveball and the rug is pulled out from under us (and every character) once again. 😳🤯 We give you our spoiler free star and spice ratings and ... | 1h 27m 50s | ||||||
| 3/7/26 |  “Wuthering Heights” HOT TAKES & UNPOPULAR OPINIONS ‘The Movie… IS actually THAT deep’ | Send us Fan Mail “We can cover Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë in one episode. It’ll be fine.” 😂Yeah, that used to be us. Until we read it… and watched it, and became aware of the insane amount of social issues this story dives into, what people had to say about that in 1847… and what they’re saying about it now. One episode naturally evolved into at least three episodes: the mini reading guide, the deep dive book vs. movie, and now our response to the insane amount of online discours... | 2h 08m 46s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 |  Ep 100 OMG!! "LIVE FROM RomantasyCon ITS Slumber Party NIGHT!!!" | Happy 100 Episodes with Games, Giveaways, and Vibes! | Send us Fan Mail Today is for the real MVPs. Just when you thought things over here at Besties and the Books Podcast couldn’t get any weirder… may we present to you our 100th episode filmed from our hotel room at Romantasycon Los Angeles 2026, slumber party style! We’ll be bringing you a full recap video of RomantasyCon Bookcon in all of its glory, but before then, please enjoy this “after dark” gardening 🌱💨 edition of the pod to get to know us even better. We play our version of the Newley... | 57m 25s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 |  BOOK VS. MOVIE Wuthering Heights Deep Dive | "Haunt Me Then!" | Literary Classics Series | Send us Fan Mail Famous last words: “We can cover Wuthering Heights in one episode. It’ll be fine.” 😂Yeah, that used to be us. Until we read it… and watched it, and joined the amazingly large and polarizing discussion about it on social media. Then it turned into at least three episodes. The mini reading guide, the deep dive book vs. movie (which is what we’re covering today), and at least one more episode responding to the HEAP of online discourse. The 1847 gothic tragedy, Wuthering Heights ... | 2h 02m 17s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 |  Ep 99 Gleam by Raven Kennedy Review, Summary, Deep Dive Discussion | Plated Prisoner Book 3 | Send us Fan Mail Today we’re diving right into book three in The Plated Prisoner Series by Raven Kennedy: Gleam. This book has one of the most satisfying character arcs we’ve ever read, culminating in an ending we never saw coming. If you enjoy a good feminine rage story, prepare yourself to experience one of the most impactful instances of that trope in any Romantasy we’ve read to date! We give you our spoiler free star and spice ratings and faves and fails, then dive into the five sen... | 1h 27m 01s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 |  Ep 98 Ruining Fantasy Books!! aka Petty Things in Fantasy Books that Just Don't Make Sense... | Send us Fan Mail We’re fantasy readers! You can get us to believe anything! Almost… Today we’re unpacking all those things in fantasy and romance books that have us thinking… 🤔what the heck?! Is that even possible? I feel like that doesn’t make any sense…🤔Which for a group that is able to suspend reality to believe in magic, and dragons, and fae, and portals, says a lot. We’re talking about things like sexy time in fighting leathers, dragon 💩disposal, shirts on people with wings, ... | 1h 14m 18s | ||||||
Showing 25 of 159
Pitch Fit is a Pro feature
See how bookable this show is for guests, which brands already advertise, the per-episode ad value, and the best-fit guest and sponsor profile. The numbers are blurred on the free plan.
How readily this show books outside guests like you.
How proven this show is for host-read sponsorships.
For Guests
ProFor Advertisers
ProUpgrade to Pro to unlock guest cadence, sponsor categories, fit scores, and per-episode ad value for this show.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.