Plot is Optional

By Alli Hobbs

A podcast were we read, love, and talk about smut.

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The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.

Plot is Optional episodes:

June 02, 2025 Episode 20: The Bro and the Bar Keep by AJ Truman
Alli assures Trey that this week’s read is not problematic as they dive zucchini first into the final installment of the Single Dads Club trilogy. And no, you didn’t miss any episodes. Sometimes at PiO, we eat dessert without dinner. Sometimes, that dessert is a bear dad who falls in love with the new employee he hires at his bar, the formerly straight-identifying ex-boyfriend of his adult daughter. Music by Alex and Cody.
Content Warnings-
unwelcomed sexual advances @ 16:29 – 18:30
themes of sexual assault @ 18:30 – 19:01
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1h 29min
May 04, 2025 Episode 19: Proficiency Bonus by Charlie Novak
Alli and Trey keep it short and sweet this time around, yet manage to ramble all the same. They discuss the final book of the Roll for Love trilogy by Charlie Novak. They talk Pokémon, body fluid ballistics, ADHD in a capitalist society, and non-linear space.
Music by Alex and Cody.
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43min
March 08, 2025 Episode 18: Charisma Check By Charlie Novak
Hey there George fans, Alli let Trey back on the podcast. They dive in deep, two at a time, into the second installation of the Roll for Love trilogy. We are talking wild coincidences, hate sex, tentacle dildos, DPing, and panty boys. Sorry Charlie and thank you for your service.
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1h 11min
January 21, 2025 Episode 17: Natural Twenty By Charlie Novak
Alli is joined by one of her bestest friends Trey! They discuss Natural Twenty by Charlie Novak. Also, they talk about DnD (naturally), small businesses, and fantasy dildos!
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1h 22min
December 25, 2024 Episode 16: Smashed by the Christmas Inflatables by S.R.Griffith
Alli and Ashlee are back to talk to you about a piece of unhinged Christmas smut! They talk various fetishes, the definition of monster, and literary analysis.
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37min
December 24, 2024 Call It a Comeback
Did you miss us? We sure missed you!

Alli is finally getting her stuff together! This coming new year expect more of us talking about books! More silliness! And more of us loving love!
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4min
June 20, 2024 Episode 15: Latrexa Nova Interview
Alli interviews Latrexa Nova, author of the Sacrificed to the Monster Gods series, Love the Sin Hate the SInner, Jacked Up, and the Mated to the Xrirashi series. Together they talk about representation in romance, Southern California as a place for weird and exciting things, and their shared love of historical romance.
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1h 39min
May 27, 2024 Episode 14: Alli Talks! Your Coffin or Mine by Jacklyn Hyde
Alli tells Ashlee all about the Dracula social media romcom Your Coffin or Mine by Jacklyn Hyde. They also talk about real life Vlad Tepesh, make bad puns, and just generally have good times.
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1h 2min
April 28, 2024 Episode 13: Interview with Ash Raven
Alli interviews author Ash Raven. Ash Raven is a queer author who writes romances featuring queer characters, plus sized characters, non white characters, and monsters! Together they talk about their love of the romance genre, Disney Channel original movies, and all the wonderful books Ash has written.
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1h 1min
April 18, 2024 Episode 12: Found by the Lake Monster by Lilian Lark
Alli and Ashlee read Found by the Lake Monster. They talk about the Gilman, monster romcoms, and ovipositors.
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37min

FAQs about Plot is Optional:

How many episodes does Plot is Optional have?

The podcast currently has 21 episodes available.