Fated Mates - A Romance Novel Podcast
129 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 414 ratingsFated Mates is a romance novel podcast co-hosted by author Sarah MacLean and critic Jen Prokop. Weekly episodes include romance novel read-alongs and discussions of the work of the genre, highlighting the romance novel as a powerful tool in fighting patriarchy…with absolutely no kink shaming.
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S03.22: For Real by Alexis Hall: Jen had to Google Some Things
January 13, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIt’s 2021, and we’re back on the reading train with one of Sarah’s favorite erotic romances ever, Alexis Hall’s For Real. We dig into sex on the page, how sex and identity work together to make an erotic romance an erotic romance, power dynamics, and the difference between fear & risk. Enjoy! You still have time to buy the Fated Mates Best of 2020 Book Pack from our friends at Old Town Books in Alexandria Virginia, and get the seven traditionally published books on the list, a Fated Mates...
S03.21: An Interview with Sex Columnist Sophia Benoit: Prom is Cancelled
January 06, 2021 04:59 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBThis week, we’re thrilled to be joined by the fabulous Sophia Benoit, sex columnist for GQ magazine and romance novel lover! We talk about romance, about why it’s so hard to talk about sex in the world, about the books Sophia has written and is planning to write, and about Jimmy Butler. Because, obviously. Happy New Year! Next week is our first read along of 2021, Alexis Hall’s For Real! Get it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, or Kobo. Show Notes Welcome GQ sex columnist, Sophia...
Jessa Kane New Year's Eve Extravaganza
December 31, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBWELCOME 2021! As is customary on Fated Mates, we’re releasing a special New Year’s Eve episode that requires headphones if you’re in mixed company! We brought some of our most favorite people together for a very special crossover episode of Fated Mates and Andie J. Christopher’s Instagram TV Juggernaut: Drunk Romance History, during which we drink a delightful mix of alcohol and talk about a delightful mix of erotic romance by the queen of the quick and dirty novella—Jessa Kane. We’re tal...
Another AMA with Sarah and Jen
December 30, 2020 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBIt’s the Holidays and the end of 2020 and we don’t really know what’s happening, but Eric is keeping us honest with another AMA! This one was recorded during our Fated States postcard writing party for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock — the Democratic candidates for the Senate Runoff in Georgia — answering reader questions that came in during the live recording! We talk about pen names, working class heroes, whether or not you should DNF books, and Rasputin’s penis. Come back tomorrow for ...
Bonus: Xmas recs (from 2019) + Holiday recs (from 2018)
December 25, 2020 03:00 - 45 minutes - 42.9 MBHolidays are about traditions and it's a Fated Mates tradition to rerun the previous year's holiday episode. So here it goes!
S03.20: Romance Families Interstitial
December 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 72 MBIt's the holidays and we're talking family romances because many of us are with our families or thinking about them this week. No matter whether you have a perfect family life or one that's a bit more of a journey, romances focusing on families have been around from the beginning -- this week, we're talking royal houses like the Westmorelands and the Malorys, the LeVeqs and the Montgomeries, and the Holmeses and the Hathaways. We also talk a lot about our own families...which was unintended,...
S03.19: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn: Because everyone else is doing the Bridgertons
December 16, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBBRIDGERTON is nearly here! Make sure you have batteries in your remote and your Netflix subscription is up to date, because on 12/25, Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series is coming to your TV courtesy of Shonda Rhimes! We are EXTREMELY EXCITED, and in honor of the series, we’re reading Sarah’s favorite Julia Quinn romance which, *surprise!* isn’t a Bridgerton book! If you want Bridgerton deep dives, do not miss the series at Learning the Tropes with our amazing friends Erin & Clayton. But we’re ...
S03.18: Julie Garwood Interstitial: Damnit, Sara! (Not our Sarah!)
December 09, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBThis week, we tried something a little different—recording a live interstitial episode! We’re talking about Jen’s formative queen, Julie Garwood, and we dig into dialogue, alphas who are instantly gone for their heroines, heroines who tame wild animals, arranged marriages between children, and why every Garwood historical feels medieval whether or not it actually is. We recorded this episode live during a Fated States postcard-writing party to get out the vote for the January 5th runoff el...
S03.17: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne: Lucy! Obviously Danny didn't send the roses!
December 02, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBThere aren’t many recent romances you can point to and categorically label as game changers, but Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game definitely fits this bill. We talk about all the ways we love it, about sparkling dialogue and witty writing and what makes a romcom and how this book changed the cover game for a generation of romance. Oh, and yes, we get to the bottom (jk, there is no bottom) of Jen’s issues with first-person present. You still have time to buy the Fated Mates Best of 2020 Book...
Transcript for Episode S03.06: We Are Grateful For You - Freewheeling with Sarah & Jen
November 28, 2020 20:46Enjoy.
S03.16: Best Romance Novels of 2020
November 25, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBThe Best Romance Novels of 2020! It’s the best and worst task of the year for us, because we read so many AMAZING books over the course of the year, and choosing ten and not one hundred is hard for us, ok? But here they are — ten gorgeous books that we adored—books with badass heroines, larger-than-life heroes, brilliant structure, and outstanding writing. Buy the Fated Mates Best of Book Pack in one fell swoop from our friends at Old Town Books in Alexandria Virginia, and get the seven...
S03.15: Menage Romance Interstitial with Katee Robert
November 18, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBIt’s getting colder out there, so we’re getting hot in here! We’ve got the fabulous Katee Robert with us to talk about ménage romance and why she writes them so well. We get to the bottom of why it always gets shoved into the taboo corner of romance, the fantasy of the trope, and why we like it so very much. Also, we topple the TBR (as usual)! Thank you, as always, for listening! If you are up for leaving a rating or review for the podcast on your podcasting app, we would be very gra...
S03.14: Our 100th Episode! Fated Mates Live
November 11, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBONE HUNDRED EPISODES! You’ve seen us through Immortals After Dark, through Books that Blooded Us, and through a presidential election, so if there was any doubt that you’re stuck with us, put that right out of your mind! We love you so much for listening…and we hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we had recording it! Thanks to Tracey Livesay, Andie J Christopher, Kate Clayborn, Christina Lauren, Adriana Herrera, Nisha Sharma and Joanna Shupe for joining us, and to Steve...
S03.13: Fated States Author Recommendation Interstitial
November 04, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBThe last six weeks have been rough, but Fated Mates listeners and a wild number of Romance Authors made them easier by being a part of Fated States, our weekly phonebanking initiative with Indivisible Action. We don’t know how yesterday went, but we know we are so incredibly proud to have worked alongside so many listeners who volunteered their time to phonebank, and so many amazing authors who donated books to phone bankers! On this episode, we rec books by every author who donated free b...
S03.12: The Immigrant Story and Joy in Romance with Adriana Herrera
October 28, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBThe fabulous Adriana Herrera is here for her fourth time to talk about Joy! We had a great time with one of the greatest people this week — talking about the American immigrant experience, how hope and bravery make for beautiful love stories, and listing a huge number of books that we love. IMPORTANT UPDATE: Next Thursday, November 5th, we’ll be recording our 100th Episode LIVE on Zoom, and we want you to be there! Join us and special guests, for games, laughter, romance recommendations, an...
Transcript for Episode S02.44: Freewheeling with Kennedy Ryan
October 23, 2020 18:26A full transcript is now available for season 2, episode 44. Enjoy.
S03.11: Comfort Reads with Dani Lacey
October 21, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBIt’s comfort read week! What makes a comfort read, why do we turn to them, what do we want from them, and why on earth do blue aliens fit the bill?! This week, we all need a comfort read, and we’re joined by Dani Lacey, host of Ice Planet Pod and Black Chick Lit Podcast, to talk about all things comfort reads! We’re putting read alongs on hold for a bit to spend the next few weeks hanging out with some of our favorite people and talking about books and tropes that give us joy, so we hope yo...
S03.10: Mafia Romance Interstitial with Nisha Sharma
October 14, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBThis week, as part of joy month, we’re joined by Nisha Sharma, author of The Takeover Effect and The Legal Affair, to talk about her favorite trope — Mafia Romances! We talk about why organized crime works in romance, fill your TBR to the brim…and share some real life mafia stories. Or, at least, Sarah does. It’s a lot. We’re putting read alongs on hold for a bit to spend the next few weeks hanging out with some of our favorite people and talking about books and tropes that give us joy, so ...
Transcript for Episode 14.5: Space Romance Interstitial - There Are No Wallflowers in Space!
October 13, 2020 12:46A full transcript is now available for season 1, episode 14.5. Enjoy!
S03.09: Christina Lauren on FanFiction and Romance: Blissward is How it Should Be
October 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBIt’s joy month! We’ve got two of our very favorites with us — Christina Lauren is here with us to discuss fan fiction, romance, their romance origin stories, what they love about fic and how fic makes romance better! We talk about about a thousand books and authors, and do a little giggling too, so strap in! We’re putting read alongs on hold for a bit to spend the next few weeks hanging out with some of our favorite people and talking about books and tropes that give us joy, so we hope you’...
S03.08: Serving Pleasure by Alisha Rai: He didn't buy curtains, so frankly it's on him.
September 30, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBThis week, we’re talking about a book and author who has given both of us a whole lot of joy — Alisha Rai! We’re reading Serving Pleasure, which is the story of the most relatable of heroines and the outrageously hot painter who moves in next door! Voyeurism, sex positivity and family in romance are all on the table here. We love it. We’re putting read alongs on hold for a bit to spend the next five weeks hanging out with some of our favorite people and talking about books and tropes that ...
S03.07: An Interview with Julie Moody-Freeman from the Black Romance Podcat
September 27, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutes - 49.6 MBTwo episodes in one week! We are doing what we can to take care of you, Fated Maters! This week, we’ve got Julie Moody-Freeman, professor, self-proclaimed romance nerd, and host of the new “Black Romance Podcast” with us! We’re freewheeling about the importance of oral history, Black romance, romance and academia, her life as a romance reader, her favorite books and authors, and her dream interviews. Subscribe to the Black Romance Podcast at Apple, Overcast, Spotify, or your favorite podcas...
S03.06: We Are Grateful For You - Freewheeling with Sarah & Jen
September 21, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBThis is a tough week for everyone, so we did what we could do to make ourselves feel a little bit more ourselves despite existential despair—we recorded a podcast. We’re all over the place (we promise this won’t be a theme for the whole season!), but we recommend a TON of books, which is basically all we can do. Next week, we’ve got an interstitial for you! And the week after, we’re deep diving on Alisha Rai’s Serving Pleasure, which is a fantastic erotic romance. Find it at Amazon, B&N, Ko...
Transcript for Episode S02.30: Nobody’s Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips : Grandma has her Shotgun
September 18, 2020 14:26A full transcript is now available for season 2, episode 30. Enjoy!
S03.05: A Heart of Blood and Ashes by Milla Vane: Because Moon Reasons
September 16, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBThis week, we begin the Season 3 read alongs, and we announce the first wave of work of romance we want to honor -- joy. Romance is supposed to be fun, and sometimes, especially now, as 2020 rages around us, it can be difficult to remember that. So, we begin talking about joy this week with a book that gave us both immense joy, Milla Vane's A Heart of Blood and Ashes. This one is a long one, y'all, so get ready. We're all over the place because we loved it so much, and it's a ride. Eric wan...
S03.04: Friends to Lovers Interstitial with Tracey Livesay: Handstand, Hammock, and Horse
September 09, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBTwo years in the making, we’re finally talking to one of our very favorites, Tracey Livesay, about friends-to-lovers romances! Ironically, for a group of people who say they don’t love friends-to-lovers, we sure had a lot of books to recommend! We’ll also peel back the curtain on Tracey’s feelings about Jamie Dornan, talk about the strangest places romance couples have sex, and get to the bottom of why this trope works so well when it works. Sarah wrote a contemporary novella during a pande...
S03.03: Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James: Romance Has Gotten Hotter And I Think I Like It
September 02, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBIf we’re going to talk about the last 10 years of romance — what we’d call modern romance — it’s basically impossible to do that out in the world without someone who doesn’t know much about the genre asking about EL James’s Fifty Shades of Grey. This week, Fated Mates is talking about Fifty Shades. Or, rather, we’re talking about what we're really talking about when we talk about Fifty Shades of Grey. At no point in this discussion do we talk about tampons. You’re welcome. Next week, we’ve...
S03.2: Summer Reads Interstitial: the "Sarah was Right" edition
August 26, 2020 04:05 - 59 minutes - 58 MBWe’ve been gone for many weeks, as you know, and during that time we read a whole lot of books. In this, our first interstitial of Season Three, we’ll talk about some of those books…and also Jen will spend some really important time confirming that Sarah is, in fact, right. About everything. That’s canon now. Next week, we’ll read Fifty Shades of Grey. We'll talk fan fiction, Christian Grey, 1st person POV, billionaires, the early 2010s, why the book mobilized so many readers, why it made s...
S03.1: Season Three: Back on our Bullsh*t
August 19, 2020 06:00 - 49 minutes - 47.4 MBSEASON THREE! It’s here, we’re back, and we’re back on our bullsh*t because it’s 2020 and it’s all we have, honestly. Season One gave us a full lAD deep dive (if you’ve never read Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark, pandemic anxiety is a really good reason to start), and Season Two gave us The Books That Blooded Us -- the books that made us the romance readers we are. Season Three will pick up where Season Two left off. This season, we'll tackle 15 (or so) books that did heavy lifting fo...
Representation of Trauma Survivors in Romance: Adriana Herrera and Jen Prokop
August 12, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBSurely the silverest lining of the Pandemic is how many fabulous conversations are happening all around us. A few weeks ago, Jen had an incredibly important conversation about the work of romance and writing trauma and trauma survivors. You can follow Adriana on Facebook and watch the video of the conversation there! Representation of Trauma Survivors in Romance: Adriana Herrera and Jen Prokop Fated Mates Download As you know, Adriana is one of our favorite people…preorder her next book,...
No Write Way With VE Schwab and Sarah MacLean
August 05, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBSince the start of the Pandemic, brilliant VE Schwab has been hosting authors from across the spectrum of genres on Instagram Live Saturdays at 3pm et for her No Write Way series, talking about books, writing, the world and whatever else comes at them. Several weeks ago, Sarah joined her, and they had a great conversation about romance and writing, and we’re thrilled to share the audio with you this week! Follow VE on Instagram, preorder her next book, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue, and...
Fated Mates on the Deerfield Library Podcast
July 29, 2020 04:00 - 54 minutes - 50.7 MBWe're still on hiatus between seasons, but your earholes don't have to be! This week, the Deerfield Illinois Public Library turned the tables on us and interviewed us for their podcast! We had a great time talking about romance and why it's the very very best. Subscribe to the DPL Podcast for more great interviews! Thank you, as always, for listening — we hope you’re having a great (and safe!) July! While we’re apart, if you are up for leaving a rating or review for the podcast on your podc...
Fated Tropes! A Live Episode with Learning the Tropes
July 22, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBWe are on hiatus for the rest of July, but never fear! We're still bringing fun content to your earholes! In June, we recorded a live crossover episode of Fated Mates/Learning the Tropes, during which we played delightful games, talked about books, and got to the bottom (or maybe not) of Learning the Tropes's Clayton's interesting romance kinks. We are delighted to share that episode with you this week! If you subscribe to both of our podcasts, this will be a duplicate episode this week....
S02.45: Vivian Stephens' Acquisitions with librarian Steve Ammidown
July 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBIt felt fitting that our final episode of Season 2—during which we celebrated so many of the vintage romances that blooded us—would be with someone we could fully geek out with! We are thrilled to have Steve Ammidown, romance nerd and archivist at the Browne Popular Culture Library at Bowling Green State University, with us today to talk about Vivian Stephens and early category romances. To prepare, all three of us read some of the earliest American category romances, and wow were they a rid...
S02.44: Freewheeling with Kennedy Ryan
July 08, 2020 17:40 - 1 hour - 80 MBWe’re so excited to have Kennedy Ryan with us this week — someone who was blooded not once, but twice by old school historicals! Listen to us talk powerful heroines, her brilliant Queen Move, how so much romance is political and why those old romances are still worth reading — problematic and all. Summer is here, and next week is the final episode of Season Two, with a few others to come while we take a few weeks off. To read romance novels. Obviously. Season Three begins in August! While...
S02.43: Daring & the Duke: It's Grace and Ewan Week!
July 01, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBSarah has a new book out, so Jen is playing host this week, and Sarah is playing guest, and Jen is really outrageously good at it…move over Terry Gross! Find Daring & the Duke wherever books are sold, including Amazon, Kobo, B&N, Apple Books, Books-a-Million, or at your local indie via Bookshop.org. Show Notes You can listen to all of our walk-up music suggestions on the Fated Mates Spotify playlist. But in case you've never seen The Music Man, the song Marian the Librarian is very cute. ...
Transcript for Episode 16: Was It as Good For You as it Was For Me? Sweet Ruin
June 29, 2020 11:41A full transcript is now available for season 1, episode 16. Enjoy!
S02.42: Freewheeling with Joanna Shupe -- Unusual Historicals
June 24, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBThis week it's one of our very faves, Joanna Shupe is back! Joanna has a new book out June 30th -- The Devil of Downtown -- which is basically perfection, so we're talking about why Gilded Age romance is the best, and why everyone should be reading unusual historicals (historicals set outside the Regency in England). Get ready, your TBR will groan after this one! Oh, and did you know Sarah also has a book out June 30th? Order Daring & the Duke from Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books,...
S02.41: Audiobook Interstitial with Voice Actor Justine Eyre
June 17, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBThis one’s for you, audio readers! We’re thrilled to have a freewheeling episode this week featuring the fantastically talented Justine Eyre, who has narrated Sarah’s last seven books! Sarah & Justine had never talked until this conversation, when we were able to ask all the questions we’ve always had about how audiobooks work, and what makes them so great. And stay tuned until the end of the episode, when you can hear the first two chapters of the audiobook of Daring & the Duke, available w...
S02.40: A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught: A Romance Reader's Romance
June 10, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBIt’s the last read-along of Season Two! We’re reading Judith McNaught’s A Kingdom of Dreams, which is the actual book that blooded Sarah when she was wee. This week we’re talking old-school romance, what McNaught was doing with this book and this hero who is so unlike all the heroes who came before him, and why (book) Jennifer is the perfect namesake for (our) Jennifer. We might not be doing read alongs until August, but that doesn’t mean your TBR won’t still be groaning under the weight of...
S02.39: Childhood Friends to Adult Lovers Interstitial
June 03, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBOne of readers’ very favorite tropes this week…sometimes it’s friends-to-lovers and sometimes it’s friends-to-enemies-to-lovers and sometimes it’s friends-to-attempted-murder-to-lovers….we’re talking childhood friends to adult lovers and we will get to the bottom of it! Get ready for way too much music from The Saint. But first things first….Black Lives Matter. Next week, we’re officially OFFICIALLY reading Judith McNaught’s A Kingdom of Dreams! Get ready for Sarah’s favorite historical of ...
S02.38: Three Little Mistakes by Nikki Sloane: I Think About Kool Aid A Lot
May 27, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBWe’re talking about one of the best writers in erotic romance this week—Join us for a deep dive into Nikki Sloane’s Three Little Mistakes, which is one of Sarah’s favorite romances. We’re talking about kink, kink shaming, how to make sex discussions less awkward with new partners and how erotic romance is doing some of the best work in the genre right now…and we’re also going to talk about fruity drinks. In two weeks, we’re officially OFFICIALLY reading Judith McNaught’s A Kingdom of Dreams...
S02.37: Partner in Danger Interstitial
May 20, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBIt’s one of our favorite tropes this week — get your pens out, because we’re talking about about a thousand books that tackle Partner in Danger! You know what we’re talking about: “Oh no! This person I sometimes bone is in danger! WAIT! I am feeling feelings!!!” It’s great. We’re going to talk about why. Sarah would like to apologize in advance, because it was really hot in her house when we recorded, and it scrambled her brain. We love having you with us! — subscribe on your favorite podca...
S02.36: Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie: I wanna mash their faces together.
May 13, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBIt’s a Jen week this week! We’re reading Bet Me this week, the book many people put right on the top of Best Contemporary Romance lists — one of Jen’s favorite books and a book Sarah liked to tell people she loved but has now discovered she’d never actually read. Minerva and Cal are absolutely terrific, as is this book, and we’re having a rollicking conversation about fat rep, about friendships in romance, about food (Sarah’s love language), about shoes, and about why grown people at little ...
S02.34: Texas! Chase by Sandra Brown: The Original Sexclamation Point
April 29, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBSometimes there’s a writer who’s so transformative to your experience as a reader that you forget she even was a part of it until you remember, and then you remember every book she’s written. It’s Sandra Brown week here at Fated Mates, and we have loved so many of her romances that we just didn’t know what to read, so strap in, because both Jen and Sarah read Texas! Chase, and then two roads diverged, only to discover some real deep-rooted kinky stuff. Strap in. This one left Eric shellshock...
S02.33: Enemies to Lovers Interstitial with Tasha Harrison
April 22, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBTasha Harrison is joining us this week to talk about an old reliable trope — enemies to lovers! This is one of those that we return to again and again — and of course, since it’s a Pandemic, we have to ask…if you’re into enemies to lovers and you haven’t read Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark, what are you waiting for? Season 1 is here for you! Otherwise, we’re freewheeling with Tasha on everything from the best Chris to the real inspiration for The Wire, so strap in. It’s a ride! We love...
S02.32: Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl: Perfect Books are Perfect
April 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBWe’re back to a more recent book that taught Sarah about contemporary romance, Victoria Dahl’s Taking the Heat. Use headphones for this one, because we’re talking about the best BJs in romance, the power of a great sex scene, and how we want you all to be in a sex pantheon. We’re also talking about flawed characters, true cinnamon rolls, and why Victoria Dahl is a fricken great author. We love having you with us! — subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and like/review the podcast, ...
S02.31: Forced Proximity Interstitial with Christina Lauren
April 08, 2020 15:00 - 50 minutes - 50.4 MBThis week, we’ve got two tremendous guests and we’re coming to you from four different time zones! Coronavirus silver lining — time has literally no meaning any longer. We’re talking to the brilliant duo Christina Lauren about their new book, The Honey Don’t List, and forced proximity romances — which is a crowd favorite…or at least was a crowd favorite until we were all forced into forced proximity! Next week, we’re reading Victoria Dahl’s Taking the Heat. We know it’s tough to get it in p...
S02.30: Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips : Grandma has her Shotgun
April 01, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBWe are feeling really proud of ourselves this week because Nobody’s Baby But Mine was the perfect isolation read for us both. The reread confirmed to both of us that this is, beat-for-beat, one of the best romcoms of all time. We’re talking problematic plots, the 90s, what we expect from jerk heroes and how Susan Elizabeth Phillips is better at flawed characters than anyone else in the game. We love having you with us! — subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and like/review the pod...
S02.29: Health Care Workers Interstitial
March 25, 2020 16:00 - 53 minutes - 53.4 MBWe are very pro health care workers these days — we love all of you…doctors, nurses, EMTs, home health aides…if you know how to work a stethoscope, we’re into you. This week, we’re taking about some of our favorite medical romances. Listen for Jen getting thoughtful, and Sarah getting wildly inappropriate. We’re all just doing our best. We love having you with us! — subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and like/review the podcast, please! Next week, we’re reading Susan Elizabeth ...