Help us raise the money to complete Fable Gazers season 2, which takes a deep dive into the life and work of Georgette Heyer, plus a book club, a cinematic investigation and amazing guests like Stephen Fry, Joanne Harris, Mary Jo Putney and more.  Support us now! Go to our crowdfunding page here: https://igg.me/at/heyertodaypodcast/x/13375442#/ Music provided, with kind permission from Jerome Alexander of Message to Bears and Danny Green of Laish. Original theme tune composed by Sara-Mae Tuson and Tom Chadd. Featured guests include: Stephen Fry, biographer Jennifer Kloester, best-selling author Joanne Harris, film producer Andy Paterson, literary agent for Heyer's estate, Peter Buckman. Also Geraldine Elliot, Jaclyn Greenstock, Aidan Truss, Jane Keehn and her book club.

In this episode, listeners are introduced to Ruby, Sara-Mae's married BFF - a newbie to the sugar baby lifestyle. We learn more about what a sugar baby is, how Ruby got involved, as well as what the terms ‘vanilla’ and ‘hot-wiving’ mean. Ruby gives relationship and sex tips, treating us to a funny story about role-playing with her husband, FP. We meet our first sugar daddy: Mankini. Music used in this episode (including the theme song, 'Petty Ruiners') comes from the Laish album 'Obituaries', with kind permission from Danny Green, as well as Kristin McClement's album 'The Wild Grips'. Find us at https://fablegazers.com  Tweet us: @fable_gazers  Like us on Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Don't forget to rate and subscribe!  Our logo artwork was created by Ottilia Aviram.

In this post-Valentine’s Day episode, we explore the idea of love as it pertains to the sugar babies. We also meet our second sugar baby, Madeleine. The sugar babies explain more about how their arrangements with their sugar daddies are structured. Do their wives/other halves know? Can you still be loyal to someone and sleep with other people? We meet more sugar daddies: Big Fish, Octocock and the Brit. Don’t forget to like, subscribe and rate us! Get in touch with us here: fablegazers@gmail.com Get more information here.  Facebook  Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our email list here.

Talking about sex can be awkward as hell. We discuss ways to ignite your love life, even as a ‘vanilla’ person within a committed, monogamous relationship. Ruby describes what she does to prepare for her sugar daddy encounters. She also tells us about her sexual renaissance following the birth of her children, and how her new diet (Paleo and Whole30), gives her the energy she needs to satisfy two sugar daddies and FP, as well as running around after her kids. Sugar daddy update: Ruby’s first date with the Brit. If you like what we're doing, please rate, review and subscribe. To get in touch, please: Tweet us on: @fable_gazers Friend us here: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Drop us a line: fablegazers@gmail.com Useful links: https://thepaleodiet.com/ https://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/

We discuss filthy lucre. How much do the sugar babies charge? How awkward are those exchanges and how do they feel about accepting money for the use of their bodies? Ruby is thinking about going exclusive with the Brit because the sex is so good. Anecdotes about the sugar daddies, including Chevalier. Our beautiful music (including the theme song, 'Petty Ruiners') comes from the Laish album 'Obituaries', with kind permission from Danny Green, as well as Kristin McClement's album 'The Wild Grips'. And our logo artwork was created by Ottilia Aviram. Find us at https://fablegazers.com  Tweet us: @fable_gazers  Like us on Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Don't forget to rate and subscribe!

In episode 5, Madelaine and ST discuss their reservations about Ruby going exclusive with the Brit. “One way or another, you always pay for sex,” says Madeleine. She discusses her approach to cash and we catch up with her about her sugar daddy experiences. Check out these articles, which we discuss: Vanity Fair - 'Tinder and the Dawn of the “Dating Apocalypse”' Jezebel - 'Twentysomething Men Now Have a Disorder Called ‘Pussy Affluenza’ Music Laish Kristin McClement Find us at https://fablegazers.com Tweet us: @fable_gazers Like us on Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!

Episode 6: Sno Balls (Theme: Power) We discuss the power dynamics of the sugar baby relationships. Ruby and the Brit have sex on a giant beanbag (crunch, crunch, crunch). Are male and female roles evolving? More sugar daddy anecdotes. Books mentioned: Just F*ck Me! - What Women Want Men to Know About Taking Control in the Bedroom (A Guide for Couples) by Eve Kingsley Get in touch: Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Web: https://fablegazers.wordpress.com/

(Theme: Religion) Ruby was brought up Catholic AND as a Jehovah's Witness. Has religion affected her attitude to sex? Ruby updates us on her shenanigans with the Brit, including a wild night of DIY bondage. Yep, actual DIY. She also drops a bombshell about her sexuality and tells us about her very first sexual encounter. Books and extras referenced in the episode: 'The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate' is a 1995 book by Gary Chapman. It outlines five ways to express and experience love that Chapman calls "love languages": receiving gifts, quality time, words of affirmation, acts of service (devotion), and physical touch. My So-Called Life is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. Check it out on YouTube to find out who ‘Brian’ is.

(Theme: Secrets) Ruby talks about the difficulties of keeping her alternative lifestyle choice from friends and family. She also opens up about meeting an uber-narcissist and why she decided to turn him down as a sugar daddy. Get in touch: Fancy getting in touch? Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Web: https://fablegazers.wordpress.com/ Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj

(Theme: The Brit Speaks) Ruby's favourite sugar daddy, The Brit, gives Sara-Mae an in depth interview on why he employs a sugar baby. We discuss his growing feelings for Ruby, while SD tries to catch him out with every journalistic trick in the book. Links mentioned in the podcast: The Savage Lovecast - https://www.savagelovecast.com Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you: Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Web: https://fablegazers.wordpress.com/ Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!

(Theme: Catching up) We catch up with Ruby and Madelaine and see where they are after 7 months of sugar-babying – how have they changed? What are the upsides and the issues they’ve faced? Have their sexual fantasies been fulfilled? Has it all been worth it? Find out what FPs ultimatum to Ruby was and whether or not Madelaine’s decided to stick with sugar babying, or give it up altogether... Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you: Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Web: https://fablegazers.wordpress.com/ Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!

Ruby updates us on what’s happening with her, FP and the Brit. With her marriage on the verge of breakdown, she has realised that she is polyamourous and in love with both the Brit and FP. FP is deeply unhappy about this. Can they find a way to make it work? Notes: The book Ruby mentions is: More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory by Franklin Veaux https://www.amazon.co.uk/More-Than-Two-Practical-Polyamory/dp/0991399706   Get in touch: Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Web: https://fablegazers.wordpress.com/ Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe!

Episode 12: Tipsy Tart I (Theme: Feminism & sex work) Guest host (and general badass) Katherine Hofmeyr bravely takes the role of feminist policewoman to referee our discussion of feminism and how it relates to the sugar babies. Are the sugar babies reclaiming the word ‘whore’? We talk #metoo, #notallmen, Harvey Weinsten, the Nordic Model, the SESTA/FOSTA bill, the pros and cons of decriminalizing sexwork…plus 1980s cartoons. You can’t afford not to listen to this fiery conversation. Links and notes You can find all of Katherine's references on a downloadable document on our website fablegazers.com.  Plus: Episode 598 of Savage Lovecast: https://www.savagelovecast.com/episodes/tag?t=mistress+matisse#.WyqI8i2ZPVo German Lopez: 'The case for decriminalizing prostitution': https://www.vox.com/2015/8/18/9166669/why-legalize-prostitution nordicmodelnow.org Get in touch: Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts Web: https://fablegazers.wordpress.com/ Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe!

(Theme: Feminism and mental health) We chat to Lauren, a psychologist and feminist, on the possible psychological effects of sex work on the sugar babies. Then journalist and broadcaster Bibi Lynch and ex-sex worker and comedienne Miranda Kane from the Good Sex Bad Sex podcast talk internet dating, incels, unsolicited tit pics, Cat Person, millennial sex, everyday sexism and why we should combat sex worker stigma. It. Is. Fire!  Bibi Lynch - www.bibilynch.com Miranda Kane - www.mirandakane.co.uk The Good Sex Bad Sex podcast: https://metro.co.uk/2018/03/28/good-sex-bad-sex-podcast-episode-1-with-annabelle-knight-do-men-name-their-fleshlights-7413362/ Notes: Shana Vrangalova Ph.D., Psychology Today,‘Do Sex Workers Have More Mental Health Problems?’, https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/strictly-casual/201410/do-sex-workers-have-more-mental-health-problems Rossler W, Koch U, Lauber C, Hass A-K, Altwegg M, Ajdacic-Gross V, Landolt K. (2010). The mental health of female sex workers. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20105147)Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 122, 143–152. Doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01533.x [free pdf- https://www.collegium.ethz.ch/fileadmin/autoren/pdf_papers/10_roessler_sexwork.pdf] ‘Beyond The Gaze' – University of Leicester: https://www2.le.ac.uk/news/blog/2018-archive/january/largest-study-of-uk-online-sex-work-highlights-findings-and-recommendations 'Reviewing the occupational risks of sex workers in comparison to other ‘risky’ professions' - July 2017 by Professor Teela Sanders; Stewart Cunningham; Dr Lucy Platt; Pippa Grenfell; Dr PG Macioti Https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/criminology/people/teela-sanders/briefingpapersexworkandmentalhealth.pdf Jessie Sage, Men’s Health, May 16, 2018: ‘4 Sex Workers on What They've Learned About Men's Mental Health’: Https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a20717745/sex-workers-on-mens-mental-health/ For more information on how to get help for anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues, please check out our list of resources. If you would like to locate treatment services in your area, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Treatment Referral Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357). Get in touch: Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts

Madelaine updates us on what’s she’s been up to a year since we last spoke. She’s bought a house and lives independently with her cat in the suburbs. Well, not quite independently. There’s still a very important person lingering on in her life... can you guess who? Find us at fablegazers.libsyn.com or fablegazers.com for more info and  updates. Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts

“He doesn’t love me, he doesn’t want me, he doesn’t need me…” Two and a half years after starting our conversations, and one year since we last recorded, Ruby takes stock of the effect of the sugar baby experience on her life. There are tears and laughter in this final episode, as we hear Ruby bare ALL.  This climactic finale has Ruby breaking down, as she reveals the difficult choices she made in the name of love…have she and FP broken up? Is The Brit still a fixture in her life? Find out in the final episode of The Sugar Baby Confessionals.  Music in this episode: Laish -https://laishmusic.com Kristen McClement - https://kristinmcclement.bandcamp.com Mock Deer (Ricky Damiani) – From his ep ‘How We Used To Live’ https://mockdeer.bandcamp.com Laura Frances – ‘Safe from me’ https://laurafrances.bandcamp.com/releasesor https://soundcloud.com/laura_frances(Fun fact: Sara-Mae duets on this demo track) Scarlet Starlings - https://scarletstarlings.com– look out for their new album in 2019   Get in touch: Find out more at https://fablegazers.com fablegazers.com or fablegazers.libsyn.com Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts

“I never had a problem meeting women in my whole life. I’m not being modest…I had matchmakers telling me ‘hey, you’re a Beverly hills producer who comes from a great family and is intelligent, handsome…let me set you up’. But I didn’t want that, I wasn’t ready for that.” – David Our 2018 British Podcast Award winning season 1: The Sugar Baby Confessionals, has caught the attention of David, a real life Hollywood film producer… and also sugar daddy. Over the course of two bonus episodes, Ruby and Sara-Mae interview David about the LA sugar dating scene, mental health issues, the Harvey Weinstein effect, #MeToo movement and much more. To get a fuller understanding, binge season 1 to hear Ruby’s story, in which producer Sara-Mae interviews her married BFF about her sugar dating adventures. Shocked about her BFFs choice to embrace an extremely alternative lifestyle, she follows her candid, sexy journey for two years - with all the ups and downs that come with it. But where is Ruby now? And what is the tragic link she and David share? Look out for these free bonus episodes by subscribing to Fable Gazers or looking up ‘The Sugar Baby Confessionals’ on any good pod player.   Music used in this episode: Nadine Khouri - https://www.nadinekhouri.com Message to Bears - https://messagetobears.com Laish - https://laishmusic.com Remember to rate, review and subscribe… it helps small indie companies like us to thrive. The Sugar Baby Confessionals is a Fable Gazers production. Website: fablegazers.com

“The potential for abuse, and the level of darkness on the [sugar dating] website(s) is much greater than you guys have seen.” – David In part II of our bonus episodes featuring Hollywood film producer, David, we talk about effect of the #MeToo movement, Harvey Weinstein, feminism, sex work and much more. Plus, David has some cracking stories about the sugar dates he’s been on, and continues to grill Ruby about dealing with shame, privacy and other issues. Binge season 1 to hear Ruby’s story, in which producer Sara-Mae interviews her married BFF about her sugar dating adventures. Shocked about her BFFs choice to embrace an extremely alternative lifestyle, she follows her candid, sexy journey for two years - with all the ups and downs that come with it. But where is Ruby now? And what is the tragic link she and David share? Find these free bonus episodes by subscribing to Fable Gazers or looking up ‘The Sugar Baby Confessionals’ on any good pod player. Don’t forget to rate and review our 2018 British Podcast Award winning season 1: The Sugar Baby Confessionals, as this helps to get our work out there. Music used in this episode: Nadine Khouri - https://www.nadinekhouri.com Message to Bears - https://messagetobears.com Laish - https://laishmusic.com Ricky Damiani/Mock Deer – https://mockdeer.bandcamp.com   The Sugar Baby Confessionals is a Fable Gazers production.   Get in touch: Find out more at fablegazers.com or fablegazers.libsyn.com Email us: fablegazers@gmail.com Twitter: @fable_gazers Subscribe to our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/cQYMEj Facebook: fb.me/fablegazerspodcasts