711. RT Rewind: July 2000 Ads & Features

About this episode

The episode revisits July 2000's Ads & Features from Romantic Times Magazine, discussing various topics including romance fiction and mortuary science.

We are back in the time machine, heading to July 2000 to check out the Ads & Features from Romantic Times Magazine! We’re going to talk about Geocities websites, author research, and Hands. Lots of Hands. This one is a little spicy, y’all! At about 45 minutes in there’s an extended discussion of anal in romance fiction (as you do) and at about 50 minutes in, we discuss death, mortuary science, and make some allusions to decomposition. That’s right. Dead bodies and anal sex. This episode is a  banger. Don't miss the visual aids! Or, watch the show on YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• romance fiction
• advertising
• mortuary science
• internet culture
• literature

Keywords

• Geocities websites
• author research
• Hands
• anal in romance fiction
• decomposition

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