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That Rom Com Pod

Two Aussie authors forever chasing 'that rom com feeling'

From meetcute to rock bottom to grand gesture, Karina and Clare ride the highs and lows of classic and contemporary romantic comedies; and share insights from behind the scenes as authors of rom-coms.Presented by:Clare F

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  • 32. Real Life Romance (with Emma Grey)

    56:54||Season 4, Ep. 32
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/@emmagreyauthorThe Woman in The Waves, Camille Booker August Blue, Deborah Levy The Last Illusion of Paige White, Vanessa McCauseland That Island Feeling & Duck a l’Orange for Breakfast Karina MayBridget Jones: Mad About the Boy The Official Podcast Riverina Readers FestivalThe Last Love Note, Emma GreyPictures of You, Emma Grey Everything I Know About Love, Dolly Alderton Left On Tenth, Delia Ephron https://leftontenthbroadway.com/ Nobody Wants This The Notebook No Hard Feelings, Genevieve NovakThe Big SickMore or Less Maddy, Lisa Genova Out On A Limb, Hannah Bonam-Young An Academic Affair, Jodi McAlister Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

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  • 31. 2024-25 Summer Reading Special

    01:00:30||Season 3, Ep. 31
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/That Island Feeling, Karina May Karina’s upcoming events: https://linktr.ee/karinamaywriteHere We Go Again, Alison Cochrun The Pairing, Casey McQuiston The Last Illusion of Paige White, Vanessa McCauselandThe Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard The Woman in The Waves, Camille Booker Summer in the City, Alex Aster All Fours, Miranda July Consider Yourself Kissed, Jessica Stanley You Are Here, David Nicholls Special Delivery, Leesa Ronald Pictures of You, Emma Grey Table For One, Emma Gannon Best, First and Last, Amy Matthews Haunted Hearts, Amy Hutton Cover Story, Mhairi McFarlane Lights, Camera, Love, Natalie Murray My Hot Housemate, Susannah Hardy Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 30. 2024 Christmas Special

    01:09:50||Season 3, Ep. 30
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/The Merry Gentlemen (2024, Netflix)Georgia Moore posts about xmas movies @georgiamoorewriter (here’s her xmas movies highlight)Our Little Secret (2024, Netflix)Hot Frosty (2024, Netflix)‘Netflix and Lifetime Ask: What if Christmas Movies Were Sexy?’ (New York Times piece includes the interview with Dustin Milligan recommended via friend of the pod, Amy Hutton)Meet Me Next Christmas (2024, Netflix)Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 29. Age Gap Romance (with Amy Andrews)

    01:10:20||Season 3, Ep. 29
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Amy Andrews @AmyAndrewsBooks, Facebook, website or Substack. Warnings: Spicy language + Rivals spoilers ~15 min inRivals (Disney+) ‘Horniness, hedonism and hope: why Rivals makes me surprisingly nostalgic’ (Guardian)Breaking the Ice, Amy AndrewsBreaking All the Rules, Amy AndrewsHow To Write AcademyLook What You Made Me Do, Amy AndrewsA Family Affair (Netflix)Lonely Planet (Netflix)The Idea of You (Prime)Natasha Lester’s substackThe Younger Man, Zoe Foster BlakeGreen Dot, Madeleine GrayMistakes Were Made, Meryl WilsnerGirl Falling, Hayley ScrivenerAustralian Gospel, Lech BlaineThings Will Calm Down Soon, Zoe Foster BlakeBananapants, Penny ReidRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 28. So High School (with Gabrielle Tozer)

    01:21:00||Season 3, Ep. 28
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Gabrielle Tozer (@gabrielletozer)Riverina Readers FestivalBefore We Met, Gabrielle TozerTo Stir With Love, Kate Mildenhall Chicken Shop Date - Amelia Dimoldenberg & Andrew Garfield Nobody Wants This The Unexpected Mess Of It All, Gabrielle Tozer One Day, David Nicholls Can’t Say It Went To Plan, Gabrielle TozerHeartstopper, Alice Oseman / NetflixThe Text Prize Looking for Alibrandi, Melina MarchettaPress Gang The Hitwoman's Guide to Reducing Household Debt, Mark Mupotsa-Russell The Wedding People, Alison Espach Rapture, Emily Maguire Things Will Calm Down Soon, Zoe Foster Blake The Sitter, Angela O’KeefeRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 27. EmHen Bonanza (with @DramaKingBooks!)

    01:17:31||Season 3, Ep. 27
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Seth AKA @dramakingbooks / TikTokLove, Just In, Natalie Murray Beach Read, People We Meet on Vacation, Book Lovers, Happy Place, Funny Story, Great Big Beautiful Life, Emily Henry How to End a Love Story, Yulin Kuang ‘How to Write a Good Sex Scene’ (The Cut) That Island Feeling, Karina May ‘Which Emily Henry Books Are Becoming Movies?’ A Novel Love Story, Ash Poston A Love Like The Sun, Riss M Neilson Out On A Limb, Hannah Bonham Young You and I Rewritten, Chip PonsThe Prospects, KT Hoffmann Here We Go Again, Alison Cochrun Seven Days In June, Tia Williams Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod
  • 26. Cowboy Romance (with Amy Barry)

    57:55||Season 3, Ep. 26
    Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Amy Barry (@amybarryauthor / @amytmatthews_author)Kit McBride Gets a Wife, Amy Barry (Simon & Schuster, 2024)Marrying Off Morgan McBride, Amy Barry (Simon & Schuster, 2024)Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)Calamity Jane (1953)Young Guns (1988, Stan)Tess LeSue (Amy’s earlier romance author alter ego)Done & Dusted, Lyla Sage (2023, Hachette)Flawless, Elsie Silver (2023, Hachette)Love on Campus podcastCowboy Carter, Beyonce‘Cowboy Phase’ by Lily O’Brien in Kill Your DarlingsAnne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery (1908)LaVyrle SpencerJude DevereauxJodi ThomasDarry Fraser (Australian historical/colonial romance author)Best, First and Last, Amy T Matthews (March 2025, Simon & Schuster)That Island Feeling, Karina May (Dec 31 2024, Pan Macmillan)Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod