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Plot is Optional

Plot is Optional

Written by: Alli Hobbs
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 A podcast where we read, share our love of, and talk about smut. Plot is Optional is a (mostly) lighthearted book club style podcast in which cohosts Alli and Trey (and anyone else they can rope into being a guest host) read and discuss a new piece of erotic fiction each episode. They aim to cover a variety of books and other media, while trying to include works that may otherwise not get the spotlight. Many of the selections feature nontraditional characters or relationships, LGBTQIA+ characters and themes, or come from diverse perspectives. PiO is a celebration of erotic fiction in its many forms and the joy of talking about the weird, the wonderful, the beautiful, and of course the smutty.

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Episodes
  • Announcement: We will be back!

    Announcement: We will be back!
    Jan 15 2026

    Hey PiO pals! Just a heads up that Alli and Trey will be back in February 2026 for more smut-loving pod fun with all new episodes of Plot is Optional. We have some things to do to get ready to serve it to you hot in the new year. We are excited about what is coming around the corner for you. Talk to you soon, just in time for Valentine's. And as always, we love you!


    Music by Cody & Alex

    Music by Cody & Alex.

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    3 mins
  • Episode 26: Rudolph the Butt Raptor by Chuck Tingle

    Episode 26: Rudolph the Butt Raptor by Chuck Tingle
    Dec 25 2025

    Another for the holidays! The Plot is Optional crew hangs out with Brandon of Swampflix! Together they talk about hot raptors, Christmas magic (time travel?), and of course movies!


    Holiday theme written and performed by Ukulele Jake.

    Music by Cody & Alex.

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    52 mins
  • Episode 25: Merry Christmas for Art... and His Tentacles by Amy Bellows and Shannon Mae

    Episode 25: Merry Christmas for Art... and His Tentacles by Amy Bellows and Shannon Mae
    Dec 20 2025

    In this very special holiday episode the Dianas from the Double Dianas podcast join Alli and Trey as the deck the halls with tentacles. This week they decide whether tentacles are hot or not, try to count exactly how many tentacles there were, and attempt to decipher cryptid tentacle anatomy. They even ponder the phenomenology of cryptid cephalopods’ senses of taste.


    Holiday theme written and performed by Ukelele Jake.

    Music by Cody & Alex.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
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