Ep.30—Ensnared: Exposure Therapy with a Healthy Side of Spider Smut?

Ketahn, our alien spidery hero, has caught himself a brand new pet...who happens to be Ivy, a human crashlander who was venturing into the unknowns of space in the hopes of starting a new life before it all came to a screeching halt. Ivy soon realizes that Ketahn's world is unlike anything she’s ever thought possible and she is forced to depend on him to survive. But of course, first contact with new alien life comes with its set of hardships and quite a few...interesting discoveries. Who knew alien spiders would turn out to be kinky! Also discussed: choosing one's own happiness over the well-being of a group and how hard it is to navigate this choice, the ethics involved in handling the fate of people who are unable to voice their own wishes, neglect of a parent versus indifference of a parent and how they may affect someone's future relationships with other people. Trigger warning: mentions of sexual assault, sexual exploitation, neglectful and indifferent parenting, homelessness, rights being taken away, a society under an authoritarian rule, matriarchy, patriarchy, bondage, and interspecies relations. Book of the week: Ensnared by Tiffany Roberts Books mentioned: Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon Shielded Heart by Tiffany Roberts Find us: E-mail—romancingthemonsterspodcast@gmail.com Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@Romancingthemonsterspod Youtube—Romancing the Monsters Podcast Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.