The Slovenly Trulls

By The Slovenly Trulls

Join two Big Bad Evil Girls as they rant about D&D, feminism, and the High Wizard of Patriarchy. In this monthly deep dive, hosts Shardae and Lyssa discuss the problematic past of tabletop RPGs

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How many episodes does The Slovenly Trulls have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

The Slovenly Trulls episodes:

August 01, 2025 Episode 53: Gnoll & Behold(er)
Are gnolls a matriarchy? What about beholders? The Slovenly Sleuths are on the case!
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Timecodes
(0:00) Intro
(04:38) Beholder + Gnoll Origins + SCIENCE
(20:58) Gnoll Analysis
(01:05:03) Beholder Analysis
(01:57:37) Concluding Thoughts
(02:10:27) Outro
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2h 13min
July 01, 2025 Episode 52: Monstrous Matriarchies
Back at it again with more matriarchies! This time, we're looking at the female-led societies in monster manuals, comparing them to past deep dives and animal kingdom matriarchies.
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Timecodes
(0:00) Intro
(04:47) The Animal Kingdom + Past Episode Context
(22:40) Fishie Matriarchies
(01:14:33) Froggies and Hybrids and Hags, Oh My!
(01:59:24) Concluding Thoughts
(02:10:46) Outro
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2h 13min
June 01, 2025 Episode 51: Two Fertility Gods Walk Into a Bar
Did you know Frey and Freya from Norse myth are in D&D? We sure didn't! Lets find out how they gamified them and what that says about how D&D writes about fertility.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(03:54) Twinsie Time Context
(40:46) Freya Analysis
(01:26:33) Frey Analysis
(02:05:24) Concluding Thoughts
(02:14:54) Outro
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2h 17min
May 01, 2025 Episode 50: Mommy? Sorry.
D&D has a weird relationship with pregnancy and motherhood and we're gonna talk about it. From pregnancy mechanics to a fertility goddess to drow breast milk, Freud is gonna have a field day with this one.
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(05:38) Sexualizing Motherhood
(41:41) Shiallia Analysis
(01:25:14) Other Weird D&D Pregnancy Stuff
(02:06:32) Concluding Thoughts
(02:12:52) Outro
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2h 15min
April 01, 2025 Episode 49: Maiden, Matron, Medusa
Is Medusa really a monster? Well, D&D certainly thinks so! Join Lyssa and Shardae as they discuss how the Medusa myth, her feminist rebirth, the monstrous feminine all impact D&D's version of their medusa monster.
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Sorry for the wonky audio! Shardae's regular mic died an hour before recording started so we had to resort to a backup that did not like our presets 🫠
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(04:22) Medusa IRL Mythology
(25:35) Feminist Medusa + The Monstrous Feminine Recap
(43:39) Medusa Monster Analysis
(01:44:12) Concluding Thoughts
(01:55:02) Outro
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1h 57min
March 01, 2025 Episode 48: An Amazon's Guide to Matriarchies
Lyssa and Shardae revisit two of their fave topics as they deep dive into the niche D&D matriarchal societies of Ixinos, Huroola, and Dambrath.
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Timestamps
(00:00) Intro
(05:45) Amazon + Matriarchy Context
(32:54) Ixinos + Haroola Analysis
(01:15:44) Dambrath Analysis
(02:07:33) Concluding Thoughts
(02:19:16) Outro
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2h 22min
February 01, 2025 Episode 47: The Monster Smash (feat. Table Talk!)
Ale and Mariah from the Table Talk podcast join the Trulls to reclaim sexuality in D&D by learning about monster porn and playing Smash or Pass with a wide array of monsters from D&D history.
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Rate and review us wherever you listen, and don't forget to call us good girls. ;)
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Timecodes
(00:00) Intro
(08:14) Monsterfucking Context
(45:53) D&D Monster Smash or Pass
(01:35:51) Concluding Thoughts
(01:49:06) Outro
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1h 53min
January 01, 2025 Episode 46: Mark Us Down as Scared and Horny
Graz'zt is the epitome of masculine sexuality in D&D, so how does he compare to all of the sexy evil women we've covered? What does he say about masculine sexuality in general? And who the heck is Keptolo?!
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Shardae wrote an article for Rascal all about sexism in D&D! ⁠Read it here⁠ and support independent TTRPG journalism.
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(0:00) Intro
(04:50) Female Sexuality Recap
(11:41) Masculine Sexuality Context
(36:52) Keptolo + Incubi Analysis
(01:14:25) Graz'zt Analysis
(02:07:28) Concluding Thoughts
(02:19:40) Outro
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2h 22min
December 01, 2024 Episode 45: The Abyssal Queens of Chaos (Demons Pt.3)
Are all women evil? Who is the Queen of Chaos? Is the Abyss a woman?! These are the questions Lyssa and Shardae try to answer in their deepest dive into D&D lore to date.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(05:18) Women are Evil Context
(39:09) The Queen of Chaos Analysis
(01:16:57) The Abyss is a Woman
(02:09:38) Concluding Thoughts
(02:20:10) Outro
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2h 23min
November 01, 2024 Episode 44: Demons Gone Wild (Demons Pt.2)
Lyssa and Shardae continue diving into the Abyss, looking at "The Beautiful Evil," hawt monster stats, and analyzing two female-exclusive demons: mariliths and lilitus.
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Timestamps
(0:00) Intro
(05:31) The Beautiful Evil + Sexy Monster Stats
(37:14) Marilith Analysis
(01:14:01) Lilitu Analysis
(01:51:33) Concluding Thoughts
(02:06:16) Outro
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2h 9min

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How many episodes does The Slovenly Trulls have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

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