Romance Replay: Second Chance Romance with Dr. J
Send us a text (I'll be taking a break in the next few weeks for my sweetie's extended visit!) Seeking hot, healthy sex and love later in life is quite the adventure, as I have discovered. It helps to have a compassionate, wi...
Expecting Love and Miracles
Send us a text The new Amy Schumer romcom Kinda Pregnant follows how far one woman will go to realize her fantasy of motherhood and a family of her own. After her best friend gets pregnant and tired of waiting for her own mom...
No Good Deed
Send us a text (Some clips in this episode have minor spoilers). Oh I love a tone like this: funny, smart but also emotional, dark and dramatic: let's call it an American neurotic-cozy murder mystery. There is a mystery at th...
Bittersweet British Holidays: Last Christmas/This Is Christmas/That Christmas
Send us a text (I'll be taking a brief break in January – see you next year!) There's a unique flavor to British romcoms and especially British romantic holiday movies: a dash of vinegar mixed in with the sugar and spice, a g...
The Grace of Love: Dan in Real Life
Send us a text The world can be harsh place, but the grace of love — familial, chosen family, platonic and especially intimate and romantic love — always helps you through. It's a gift that keeps on giving and keeps you goin...
Holiday Harmony: Meet Me Next Christmas
Send us a text Who doesn't love a romantic meet cute? Who doesn't love a double meet cute, a story about fate, searching for the one — when the real one is right under your nose? Add a great script, good banter, two lead char...
Spellbound: Practical Magic/The Love Witch
Send us a text It's the season: bring on the witchy energy. These movies could be called dark romcoms, because they center romantic love in their plots, and they're often funny, but it's a corrupted or disappointing love, wit...
Quick Take: Challengers
Send us a text It took me a long time to check out this sport romance, but to say I was knocked over by this inventive, dramatic, erotic story is an understatement. It's about a threesome, a love triangle, sport prodigies, ea...
Faith in Love: Nobody Wants This
Send us a text Mismatched family cultures, personal values and beliefs: most romantic couples can relate. The sexy atheist and the hot rabbi at the center of this funny and often deep and touching fish out of water romcom dod...
Romcom Parody: They Came Together/Isn't It Romantic
Send us a text (I'm taking a little break over the next few weeks because my sweetie is coming to visit! See you in October). This month, I'm celebrating the fourth anniversary of my podcast! After more than 100 episodes, I h...