84. Basket Case
84. Basket Case  
Podcast: What in the Smut? Podcast
Published On: Mon Nov 02 2026
Description: Welcome back WITS listeners! This week, join Elle and Kay as we discuss Basket Case: Taken by the Horny Wicker Basket by Skye and Philomena MacKinnon.WITS Smut Scale: 🐙🐙🐙This week, we start with a call to action for our US listeners. Please go out and vote this week, your voice matters! We continue to use this podcast to broaden our understanding of the world, including investigating whether or not Philomena MacKinnon is a pen name (it is) or a cat. Boots on the ground investigative journalism over here. Kay loves the incorporation of Scottish lore in her smut. We learned about some of the traditions of Samhain (including how to properly pronounce it), specifically picking kale to get information about your future spouse. As for the smut... it smuts in this book. Kay was very pleased to find that the basket does, in fact, turn into a flesh and blood man (Fae?) at the end.For the first time in a while, this was a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for both Kay and Elle.Links for this week's episode:Basket Case: Taken by the Horny Wicker Basket by Skye and Philomena MackinnonNext Week: When She's Stuffed by Ruby DixonWhat else we're reading: Mad Mable by Sally Hepworth (Elle)F*cked Up Fairytales by Liz Gotauco (Kay)WE HAVE MERCH!!!Follow us on Instagram and Threads @thewitspod and 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.