Forced Proximity: a husband, a wife, a romance novel
128 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Romance writer wife shares and reviews her favorite romance novels and films with her sports-loving husband and not-so-shockingly, he wants to convince the men of the world to read and watch more romance.
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Moviesode: THE WEDDING SINGER
June 16, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBSometimes you can be married for 10 years and find out something that still surprises you. Johnathon had never seen The Wedding Singer. Support the show
SHIPPED by Angie Hockman
June 07, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBShipped by Angie Hockman. The book you need to read this book this summer! Henley Rose Evans is a digital marketing employee for sea quest cruises. A small company that specializes in long term cruises to amazing locations. Henley is up for the newly opened position of director of digital marketing, and she is shoe in. she is a busy little worker bee, she excels at her job, and is amazing at detail. The only problem is Graeme. Who is also good at the same job, with seemingly virtuosity le...
SHADOW OF NIGHT by Deb Harkness: Book 2 of the All Souls Trilogy (A Discovery of Witches)
May 26, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBHey humans! We’d love for you to rate us on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. It helps bring us to the fans that need to hear this stuff. Also, our Patreon page is now live. You can join at the $4 level and help choose our content and listen to our Patreon-exclusive content (like A Discovery of Witches tv series episodes), and take us with you on your date nights. https://www.patreon.com/ForcedProximity Support the show
A Discovery of Witches re-release + a mini moviesode: Season 1, Episode 1 of ADoW tv show
May 10, 2021 01:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBThis is a long episode and that’s okay, because it has double the content. In honor of our new Patreon account, where we’ll be streaming lots of All Souls content, we’re re-releasing a fan favorite episode and talking about the first episode of the first season of the tv show. Support the show
MOVIESODE x2: Emma. & Clueless with Petra Orloff
May 03, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBThis week we welcome our resident historical romance expert and podcast BFF, Petra Orloff to discuss Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. and Amy Heckerling’s Clueless. Support the show
Bonus MOVIESODE: Emma. & Clueless with Petra Orloff
May 03, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBThis week we welcome our resident historical romance expert and podcast BFF, Petra Orloff to discuss Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. and Amy Heckerling’s Clueless. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ForcedProximity)
MOVIESODE: Fever Pitch(es)
April 18, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBThis week we watched both Fever Pitches from ‘97 and ‘05. Support the show
HOW TO FAIL AT FLIRTING by Denise Williams
April 12, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/ForcedProximity)
ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN by Talia Hibbert
March 29, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBUgh. This episode was rough. Good book. And it probably won’t dredge up the childhood and adolescent traumas like it did for Megan, but the actual episode was rough. Support the show
Moviesode: PRETTY WOMAN
March 23, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThat ending though... Support the show
Lisa Kleypas’ SECRETS OF A SUMMER NIGHT w/ guest Petra Orloff
March 15, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBSupport the show
MOVIESODE: The Big Sick
March 08, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBWatch it, people. So good! Support the show
ALWAYS ONLY YOU by Chloe Liese
March 01, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBSometimes a book seems so perfect for us, there’s almost no way it could go wrong. And sometimes there’s Always Only You and it lets you down so thoroughly, it breaks your heart. Autism and Hockey. What can be more Forced Proximity than those topics? Apparently anything besides this book. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ForcedProximity)
Oh yes we did: 50 SHADES OF GREY
February 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBWe had to. It's Valentine's Day, the cheesiest day of the entire year. A day that coats your tongue with garbage idioms of romance like the waxy chocolate that hallmarks February 14th. So I ask you: what better time to glory in the cheesiest romance-ish film of recent history, 50 Shades of Grey? Do you love this film? Do you hate this film? Yes. Us too. Its simultaneous ridiculousness meets a strange watchability. You'll just have to listen to our whiplash attempts to unpack this cultur...
Rachel Lynn Solomon’s THE EX TALK
February 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBWe’re your hosts Johnathon and Megan and you’re listening to . . . . . . Forced Proximity Thanks for joining us today for a very special show about a very special book, The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon was such a quirky, (yeah, the word is overused but it fits here so get over it) geeky, enemies to fake exes to lovers, contemporary romance set in the world of public radio! Solomon explores so many relationships in her book and it was a delight to dig in to the many nuanced characters wh...
Moviesode: The Mountain Between Us
February 01, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBThe coldest time of the year and we are CELEBRATING that! In honor of love in the time of snowy days, we’re talking about what happened when the incomparable Kate Winslet and Idris Elba crash a plane on top of the Rocky Mountains and hoof it through the ice and snow to find civilization (and love, of course) in the film, The Mountain Between Us. Sound familiar? Oh yeah, it’s kind of like that book we read last week! (See: WHITEOUT by Adriana Anders) Please rate or review us if you liked...
WHITEOUT by Adriana Anders
January 25, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBA romantic suspense on our must read list! Here’s a YouTube video of a very enthusiastic dude showing you around the ice tunnels. Please do follow the rabbit trails of Antarctica. You’re going to want the extra visuals while reading this. Support the show
Moviesode: While You Were Sleeping
January 18, 2021 10:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBCasting greatness. Okayish script. Support the show
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
January 10, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBWARNING: don’t listen if you are related to Megan. This book brings up “dad” talk. It’s a touchy subject and Megan is under no delusion that she’s a nice person. 💀 To everyone else, just know this gets dark. Listener discretion advised. We don’t mention that Calla and Jonah’s story continues with Wild at Heart and Forever Wild but if you want to follow this basic couple through their relationship, there you go. Support the show
BRIDGERTON on Netflix (danger: spoilers)
January 05, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBWelcome to Season 2! This is all we’re going to say about Bridgerton, because you have to listen. https://www.themarysue.com/everything-movies-have-told-you-about-corsets-is-wrong/?fbclid=IwAR1OpZYgVfexbM2XkMHmTK3ynhg2Bc9uVxtkCw6qWcnKahBOsPu9Zni7D_U Support the show
2020 Recap
December 28, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBIt’s the last Monday of 2020 and we’re here to revisit what worked and what didn’t in our podcast. We’ll be back next week with the 1st episode of season 2. Support the show
Moviesode: Happiest Season
December 21, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBA great Christmas story of relationships and family redemption. Watch it on Hulu. Support the show
Christina Lauren’s IN A HOLIDAZE
December 16, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBA delightful romp through the looping world of an ultimate Christmas vacation. Support the show
Moviesode: Holiday Affair
December 07, 2020 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBJust watch it, okay? Support the show
Well . . . That Was Awkward by Megan Montgomery
November 30, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBHere is a link we’re you can buy Megan’s book. Well ... That Was Awkward https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578768275/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_r.iXFbDPQ5NHR Support the show
Moviesode: Four Christmases
November 23, 2020 06:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBWhat can we say? The premise is great, the acting is phenomenal, and Vince Vaughn is hilarious. Enough said. Support the show
Stuffed: a Thanksgiving Romance by Jessica Gadziala
November 16, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBIt’s a cozy time of year. Sweaters, tryptophan, the memory of 90 poisoned Wampanoags at the real 1st “Thanksgiving” feast . . . . yeah, maybe not so cozy after all. But cheer up, there’s a romance for that. STUFFED, by Jessica Gadziala is the perfect, light, quick, yet still thoughtful story to cozy up with during the cold November rains. In other news, it’s Native American heritage month. here’s a link from the National Museum of the American Indian with resources for teaching children (...
Helen Hoang’s The Bride Test
November 02, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBRomance makes us better humans. It’s just the truth. Find out why in this episode as we stan (cringe at word use) Helen Hoang’s follow-up to The Kiss Quotient. Update: you can now buy Megan’s book from The Ripped Bodice Let’s be friends: Megan Johnathon Forced Proximity Support the show
Moviesode: Dracula with Special Guest Petra Orloff
October 26, 2020 02:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBIn the spirit of Halloween, we continue our spooky love story series. This week, we watched Francis Ford Coppola’s horror romance classic, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. But for a subject this dark and brooding, we needed to outsource. When you have a friend who is THE expert on Victoriana, gothic romance, and all things Dracula, you can’t NOT bring her in. Petra Orloff was welcomed into our podcast and she entered freely, providing us with her incredible knowledge about Victorian literature an...
Moviesode: Dracula with Special Guest Petra Orloff
October 26, 2020 02:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBIn the spirit of Halloween, we continue our spooky love story series. This week, we watched Francis Ford Coppola’s horror romance classic, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. But for a subject this dark and brooding, we needed to outsource. When you have a friend who is THE expert on Victoriana, gothic romance, and all things Dracula, you can’t NOT bring her in. Petra Orloff was welcomed into our podcast and she entered freely, providing us with her incredible knowledge about Victorian literature an...
A Discovery of Witches
October 19, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBBook one of the All Souls Trilogy, Deb Harkness’ magical realism-paranormal-suspense-adventure-romance defies the usual genre limits, but totally fits us! Megan thinks it’s more romance than anything else. Johnathon thinks this is men’s gateway to romance. Have you read it yet? Support the show
Moviesode: WARM BODIES
October 12, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBIt’s the most wonderful time of the year! for Megan, anyway. We hope you are planning safe (maybe not too safe) and spooky Halloween festivities. We are really in the spirit this year. The house has been decorated in and out and we’re watching all our favorite Halloween movies. This week’s choice was WARM BODIES, the zombie romcom and R&J retelling. Support the show
NAUGHTY BRITS by Sierra Simone
October 05, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours - 96.3 MBIN A WORLD . . . . . . where a Duke plays land steward . . . where a bodyguard wears a three piece suit . . . where a movie star just wants to be normal . . . where an American wants the Welsh bar & girl . . . & where an archeologist wrecks his lover, only to wreck her again four years later Simone. MacLean. Together in contemporary London as they battle it out in the back rooms of the British Museum. NAUGHTY BRITS An anthology for the ages featuring novellas written by Sarah ...
Sierra Simone’s bringing that BDE with NAUGHTY BRITS
October 05, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours - 96.3 MBIN A WORLD . . . . . . where a Duke plays land steward . . . where a bodyguard wears a three piece suit . . . where a movie star just wants to be normal . . . where an American wants the Welsh bar & girl . . . & where an archeologist wrecks his lover, only to wreck her again four years later Simone. MacLean. Together in contemporary London as they battle it out in the back rooms of the British Museum. NAUGHTY BRITS An anthology for the ages featuring novellas written by Sarah ...
Moviesode: The Proposal
September 28, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBThis week we watched The Proposal, The greatest, glossiest romcom since Nora Ephron. The movie’s so solid, we realized it didn’t give us that much to discuss. Weird. I guess we’ll be sticking to the bad movies from here on out. nah. Just kidding. Here’s an article a friend sent us that has nothing to do with the show, but you need to read anyway: https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/books/a34047527/indie-romance-is-big-business-why-arent-we-hearing-about-it/ As always, we appreciate you...
Christina Lauren’s The Honey Don’t List
September 21, 2020 16:00 - 2 hours - 90.2 MBOh, how us romance junkies love a punny title. Except maybe this one. It’s just a little too odd. And why is the cover so . . . generic? Why, oh why, didn’t the illustrator go with a stylized home DIY theme? Ugh! Megan would have loved to be in charge of this publication. Megan will read almost any CLo book, especially one that’s . . . forced proximity! This was the 1st time Johnathon liked it better. Let us know what you think! https://instagram.com/forcedproximitypodcast?r=nametag AN...
Sally Thorne’s new classic, The Hating Game
September 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBDiscussing Sally Thorne’s stunning work of modern contemporary romance canon is a rite of passage for romance book podcasts. We’ve waited long enough and IT’S HERE! Here’s a link to Fated Mates’ 50 Shades of Grey episode. Here’s an article Megan didn’t mention in the show, but shares relevancy with romance novels. Support the show
The Hating Game!
September 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBDiscussing Sally Thorne’s stunning work of modern contemporary romance canon is a rite of passage for romance book podcasts. We’ve waited long enough and IT’S HERE! Here’s a link to Fated Mates’ 50 Shades of Grey episode. Here’s an article Megan didn’t mention in the show, but shares relevancy with romance novels.
Sally Thorne’s new classic, The Hating Game
September 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBDiscussing Sally Thorne’s stunning work of modern contemporary romance canon is a rite of passage for romance book podcasts. We’ve waited long enough and IT’S HERE! Here’s a link to Fated Mates’ 50 Shades of Grey episode. Here’s an article Megan didn’t mention in the show, but shares relevancy with romance novels. Support the show
Moviesode: Bridget Jones’ Diary
August 31, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBIt’s been a busy week. Nay, a busy two weeks since school started. But Bridget was a much-needed, comedic respite from the non-stop activities. If you have questions, comments, etc. please ask us on our Instagram! https://instagram.com/forcedproximitypodcast?r=nametag Support the show
Alexia Daria’s You Had Me at Hola
August 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBYou Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria https://humanparts.medium.com/can-we-please-stop-using-latinx-thanx-423ac92a87dc Support the show
You Had Me at Hola
August 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBYou Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria https://humanparts.medium.com/can-we-please-stop-using-latinx-thanx-423ac92a87dc