Make Out Already

By Make Out Already

Make Out Already recaps contemporary romance novels, rom coms and anything with an HEA, and we take romance VERY seriously. We’ll tell you what we LOVE, air our grievances, tell you our fan casts and ... more

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How many episodes does Make Out Already have?

The podcast currently has 147 episodes available.

Make Out Already episodes:

August 09, 2025 Hot, Sweaty, Scandalous Summer Books
Hi friends! We’re stopping by to drop off a little treat — some books that feel like summer to us. Whether they’re literal beach reads, scandalous soap opera style dramas, or sci fi horror romance with that claustrophobic, sweaty feeling, we’ve got some of everything.

Where to find us

Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en

Find all of Liz’s author links, including books and editorial services, at ellediazromance.com

Stuff we mentioned

Consumed by Aja Barber

Little treat video essays — Swell Entertainment, Tiffany Ferg and The Financial Diet cover this aspect of consumerism a lot.

Thrum by Meg Smitherman

Date Everything (video game)

The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Swept Away by Beth O’Leary

Our Little Secret by QB Tyler

Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood

The Love Haters by Katherine Center

The Rom Comers by Katherine Center

K-Pop Demon Hunters (Liz HAS seen it now, and it’s the best movie ever made)

K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

Faster by Andie J. Christopher (preorder, September 9)

All the Feels by Olivia Dade

Ride With Me by Simone Soltani

Half Truths by Claire Contreras

Deep End by Ali Hazelwood

The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
...more
54min
February 27, 2025Two Girls Yapping in a Hot Tub
Hi Smooches! Join us in a Hot Tub Time Machine, but where there's no time machine, it's just a hot tub full of bubbling b*tches and smut. It's truly chaotic, but we talk about what we've been reading lately.
WHERE TO FIND US
Find us on Instagram at:⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠
Find us on Threads at:⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠⁠
Liz’s author links:⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠⁠
Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1⁠⁠
Books/authors we mentioned:

Quit Like a Woman, by Holly Whitaker

Bride, by Ali Hazelwood

Chronicles of the One series, by Nora Roberts

Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler

Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel

The Hunger Games series, by Suzanne Collins

Olive J. Kelley

The Celestial Kingdom series, by Sue Lynn Tan

Twilight (unfortunately), by Stephenie Meyer

The Iron Widow series, by Xiran Jay Zhao

Fate and Flame duology, K.A. Tucker

Ice Planet Barbarian series, by Ruby Dixon

Karina Halle

Mexican Gothic, by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

#NSFW (Not Safe For Work), by Tosca Fasso

Capitalist Realism, by Mark Fisher
...more
46min
February 09, 2025MASH on the Moon: Bad Reputation by Emma Barry
Hi Smooches! We haven't died, just fallen off the face of the earth for a bit. On this episode, which we recorded way back in October 2024, we talk with Emma Barry about her latest release, Bad Reputation. Because it took us so damn long to put out this episode, Emma Barry's next book, Bold Moves, will be releasing very soon! So, you're welcome for the shorter wait. Spoilers ahead!
WHERE TO FIND US
Find us on Instagram at:⁠https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod⁠
Find us on Threads at:⁠https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod⁠
Liz’s author links:⁠https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance⁠
Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel:⁠https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1⁠
Books/authors we mentioned:
Emma Barry's incredible books: https://authoremmabarry.com/books-2/
Mick Herron's Slow Horses thriller series
Gail Carriger's steampunk fiction
Lisa Kleypas' Devil in Spring
Kathy Yardley's urban fantasy
...more
47min
December 31, 2024 Killer Rendition: Your Monster Recap
Hi Smooches! Happy New Year. Thanks for riding out a weird and wobbly 2024 with us. Whether you’ve been here since the beginning or are just tuning in, Meg and I are grateful for you. Now, we don’t know about you, but we have a pretty good feeling that you’ve been feeling some rage lately. So let’s process that together. We’re recapping the horror rom-com Your Monster, with special guest Deanna. Spoilers ahead!
WHERE TO FIND US
Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod
Find us on Threads at: https://www.threads.net/@makeoutalreadypod
Liz’s author links: https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance
Subscribe to Liz’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ellediazromance?si=dl14EFyyCtYoolui&sub_confirmation=1
Our Female Rage Recs
Books:
Falling Under by Danielle Younge Ullman
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
Selah Gothic by Kat Blackthorne
Movies and TV:
(500) Days of Summer
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The One I Love
Yellowjackets
The Babadook
Immaculate
...more
58min
October 31, 2024 You Don’t Face Your Fears, You Ride Them: “Lights Out” by Navessa Allen
Hi Smooches! Liz here. On today’s episode, I’m telling Meg about one of my favorite books of the year, definitely in the top 3 and possibly my book of the year. It’s a dark rom-com between a black cat trauma nurse, and a golden retriever thirst trap creator who is more than a little obsessed with her. It’s a book that asks, what if the obsessed stalker hero is actually so babygirl? We’re talking about Lights Out by Navessa Allen. Spoilers ahead. And if you’d like a mood playlist for this book, we made you one!: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DnobOug3shqCHuPUGDO3x?si=keegKl2CTiaPh-TdgWRS7w
Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en
Buy Liz’s new book, IN ON THE ACTION, or read it in Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC
MMF short story, also on Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C
...more
1h 1min
October 16, 2024 On that Demon Time: A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne
Hi Smooches! On this episode, Meg takes us on a wild ride through A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne. Do you like demonic love interests, creative anatomy, a little sexy body horror, and plots thicker than dat ass? Then this is the book for you. Spoilers ahead!
Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en
Buy Liz’s new book, IN ON THE ACTION, or read it in Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC
MMF short story, also on Kindle Unlimited: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C
...more
1h 10min
October 02, 2024 When You Do Clownery, the Clown Comes Back to Bite — The Dare by Harley Laroux
Hi Smooches! Did you miss us? We’re back from hiatus to celebrate spooky season, and kicking things off with a recap of a kinky Halloween novella, The Dare by Harley Laroux. Spoilers ahead!
Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en
Preorder Liz’s next book, IN ON THE ACTION: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC
MMF short story: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C
Stuff we mentioned
By Harley Laroux:
The Dare
Losers Duet
Souls Trilogy (starting with Her Soul to Take)
The Love Archives anthology for Palestine
Vibe by Liza James
Praise by Sara Cate
The Neon Moon tarot deck
...more
34min
June 18, 2024 An Incomprehensible Number of Books and To-Do Lists
Hi Smooches! We’ve been truant, and we’re sorry, OK?! Life is just like really really hard. But we have so many books to talk about, including my new MMF short story, And They Were Roommates, and all the very informative and depressing books Meg is reading in her therapy studies. Meg kept getting kicked out of the Zoom meeting, and I kept in every time it happened because it was pretty funny. But that only goes on for the first maybe 10 minutes of the episode so don’t worry about it from an audio perspective, it’s not the whole episode. We’ve got lots and lots of news, including our plans for the summer, so let’s get into it!

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All of Liz’s author links are here: https://linktr.ee/ellediazromance

Highly recommend: Jokes on You Podcast (they’re also on all the audio platforms): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIUwImlNmFE-LPkde4LEaAw

Books Liz mentioned
And They Were Roommates by Elle Diaz
So Hectic by Eve Dangerfield
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
Leather and Lark by Brynne Weaver
Motel Spooky Nine by Julie-Anne Munoz
Light from the Dark by R Sullins
Space for More by Emily Antoinette
Junker Seven by Olive J. Kelley
What Kind of Fool by J.L. Minyard
Author E.A. Fortneaux
Author Liz Hambleton

Books Meg mentioned
What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis
Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta
Morning Glory Milking Farm by C.M. Nascosta
Don’t Want You Like A Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
...more
59min
April 30, 2024 We Heard You All Like Poetry: “Just Another Epic Love Poem” by Parisa Akhbari
Hi Smooches! On this episode, we recap a gorgeous YA sapphic romance told partially through poetry, Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari. It’s about two friends who have passed notebooks back and forth for their entire friendship, writing poems to each other, and how everything changes when they acknowledge their deeper feelings. Spoilers ahead.
Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en
Preorder Liz’s next book, IN ON THE ACTION: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC
MMF short story coming in May: https://a.co/d/aUHQx3C
Copy editing and tarot brainstorming services: Editorial Services – Elle Diaz Romance
Stuff we mentioned
The audiobook for Just Another Epic Love Poem does have two narrators.
Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer
Hold Still by Nina Lacour
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist video game
Rooney
Phantom Planet
The Idea of You movie
A very funny video about Nicki Minaj and Megan Thee Stallion https://youtu.be/M3HSoQ8TYt0?si=fFq-pWXsssRws_jx
...more
52min
April 09, 2024 For the Love of Monsters with Researcher Ella Gallego
What makes monsters so erotic? On today’s episode, we talk to writer and researcher Ella Gallego about her Monstrous Desire study. We talk about the increasingly vocalized attraction many of us feel for monsters, our first monster crushes, and how Stephenie Meyer just loves a cuckolding fantasy.
Find us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/makeoutalreadypod/?hl=en
Preorder Liz’s next book, IN ON THE ACTION: https://a.co/d/87RjuZC
Schedule copy editing and tarot brainstorming services with Liz here: http://ellediazromance.com
Monstrous Desire Study podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-monstrous-desire-study-podcast/id1707753667
Study website, where you can sign up for the newsletter and watch for the next round of the study: https://monstrousdesirestudy.com
Where to find Ella on other platforms: https://monstrousdesirestudy.com/contact/
Monster Culture: Seven Theses can be found here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctttsq4d
ContraPoints video on Twilight: https://youtu.be/bqloPw5wp48?si=mYvHvjuw-iPzJE1p
...more
1h

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More shows like Make Out Already

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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