45. Phil and the File Cabinet
45. Phil and the File Cabinet  
Podcast: What in the Smut? Podcast
Published On: Mon Jan 19 2026
Description: Welcome back WITS listeners!Join us this week as we discuss Phil and the File Cabinet by Katy Ipock. WITS Smut Scale: Could be 🐙, but truly could also be 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙 because there are still so many questions. We start this week's episode with another discussion on AI, and Elle brings our attention to the facts behind the AI water usage with the video linked here. For the first time in close to a year, we didn't feel jaded with a sentient object book, and it brought us back to our roots of questioning what in the smut? While we love an origin story, this file cabinet's origin story starts a little dark and only gets more confusing, and Kay really can't get over the fact that this file cabinet is not metal. Our main character Phil works in quite possibly the worst corporate job ever, with so many HR violations. As always, we get a few google searches (and some restraint on Kay's part where she DOESN'T google something for once) and learn a few new words. Overall, Kay gave this 1.5 ⭐ and Elle liked it just a bit more with ⭐⭐Affiliate links for this week's episode:Phil and the File Cabinet by Katy IpockNext week's book: Fake it Til You Mate It by Sarah SpadeFollow us on Instagram and Threads @thewitspod and on TikTok @what.in.the.smutVisit our Buy Me a Coffee page!Don't forget to like, follow, subscribe, and tell all your friends!Love Sponge byTriple5 Here is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.