That Rom Com Pod

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Victoria Brookman (Instagram)Burnt Out, Victoria BrookmanMystic Ridge, Lucy LeverAnnie SeatonThe Most Important Job In The World, Gina Rushton“Why We Need More Climate Change Love Stories”A Court of Thorns and Roses / Throne of Glass series / Crescent City series Sarah J. MaasBride, Ali Hazelwood Love From Scratch, Amy HuttonMe That You See, Anne FreemanAll The Beautiful Things You Love, Jonathan SeidlerBecause of Her, Devon May (Devon’s Instagram)Claire Christian’s Substack, PEARLERPart of Your World / Yours Truly / Just For The Summer / Worst Wingman Ever, Abby JimenezRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Guest: Saman Shad (Saman Shad, Instagram, TikTok)The Matchmaker, Saman Shad (2023, Penguin)‘Rom-coms need more diverse characters, and I’m helping to make that change’, Saman Shad, SBS VoicesAnyone But You (2023)Set It Up (2018)Upgraded (2024)‘Anyone but You was a mega hit, but romcom sequels are a terrible idea’ (GQ)‘First trailer for Zach Braff's new rom-com with Vanessa Hudgens’The Leo graph (Reddit)The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020)Emma, Jane Austen (1815)No Strings Attached (2011)Friends With Benefits (2011) Set It Up (2018)The Set Up, Lizzy Dent (2022, Penguin)Five Blind Dates (2024)What’s Love Got To Do With It (2022)See Also with Monica HeiseyRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod

Guest: Amy Hutton (Sit, Stay, Love / Love From Scratch) @amyhuttonauthorMarley & Me, John Grogan The Dog Sitter, Zara StoneleyLove, Just In, Natalie Murray The Other Bridget, Rachael Johns Breaking All The Rules, Amy AndrewsYou’ve Got Mail Who Gets the DogPuppy Love Colin From Accounts Love Unleashed, Melanie SawardThe Truth About Cats and DogsRomance Writers of Australia In A World The Word Count The Hating Game, Sally ThorneTom Lake, Anne PatchettRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod | Full shownotes on Substack

Full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/The Rise of Rom-Com at Newcastle Writers FestivalSomeone Else’s Bucket List, Amy T Matthews Who’s That Girl, Mhairi McFarlane Love and Other Scores, Abra Pressler Notting Hill Starstruck Music And Lyrics The Bodyguard, Katherine Center Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld The Idea Of You, Robinne LeeOne Day, David Nicholls / Netflix series / Official playlistHigh Fidelity, Nick Hornby / 2000 film / 2020 TV seriesThe Matchmaker, Saman Shad The Dead Romantics, Ashley Poston Sit Stay Love, Amy Hutton Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co.

Guest: Rachael JohnsThe Other Bridget, Rachael JohnsHelen Fielding: Bridget Jones’s Diary / film / The Edge of Reason / film / Mad About The Boy / Bridget Jones’ Baby / film The Sparkle Pages, Meg Bignell Sweet Home Alabama Dawson’s Creek Felicity Twilight West Side Honey, Claire ChristianThe Search Party, Hannah Richell Naked in Death, J.D. RobbWatermelon, Marian KeyesSomeone Else’s Bucket List, Amy T Matthews Grace Under Pressure, Tori Haschka Magpie / Friendaholic, Elizabeth Day Just Friends, Gyan YankovichRecorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod | Full shownotes

Shownotes on SubstackGuest: Josh HortinelaGood Material, Dolly Alderton Love, Just In, Natalie MurrayPerfectish, Jessica Seaborn She's The Man One Day, David Nicholls / Netflix  Sleepless in Seattle / An Affair To Remember You've Got Mail The Seven Year Slip, Ashley Poston / The Lake House Fire Island Anyone But YouRalph’s Party, Lisa JewellJust Friends, Gyan YankovichA Winter in New York, Josie SilverEveryone and Everything, Nadine CohenPart Of Your World, Abby JimenezRecorded on Gadigal land | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co

Full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/The Bronze Horseman, Paulina Simons Cloudstreet, Tim Winton The Other Bridget, Rachael JohnsGreen Dot, Madeleine Gray Search History, Amy Taylor Nobody Puts RomComs In the Corner, Kathryn Freeman Love Interest, Claire Gilmore The Burnout, Sophie Kinsella Edenglassie, Melissa Lucashenko The Hummingbird Effect, Kate Mildenhall Everyone and Everything, Nadine Cohen The Work, Bri LeeAnything Joanna Nell & Sophie GreenWho’s That Girl, Mhairi McFarlaneSomeone Else’s Bucket List, Amy T Matthews Dreaming in French, Vanessa McCausland A Winter In New York, Josie Silver Anything Penelope JanuThe Next Big Thing, James ColleyHer Fidelity, Katharine PollockFour Night Stand, Georgia Moore Loving Lizzie March, Susannah HardyRecorded on Gadigal land | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co.

Subscribe to our Substack for full, linked shownotes: https://thatromcompod.substack.com/Spoiler alert!This episode we’re digging into the three Christmas texts we assigned as homework, and there will be spoilers! You’ve been warned! If you want to read/watch for yourself before listening, the texts are:One Day in December by Josie Silver (2018, Penguin) Falling For Christmas (2022, Netflix)Window Wonderland (2013, Prime) Christmas cocktailCheers with a Candy Cane Christmas cocktail. Love how this recipe does not include quantities, it’s a really choose-your-own-adventure, but you’ll need:VodkaCranberry juiceGrenadinePeppermint schnappsSplash of lemonadeIce cubesCrushed candy canes for rim and/or mini peppermint candy cane for garnishAlso randomly mentionedLonely Harts Club Radio by Adeline Knight, Audible Original novella (2023)Mean Girls (2004, Binge)New Girl (2011-2018, Disney+)The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (2023, Hachette) recommended by Jacinta Rose Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey (2023, HarperCollins) recommended by @ReadingWithCake All I Want For Chris-mas, “A spicy holiday romance inspired by Hollywood’s hottest man”, anthology featuring Elouise Tynan, Stephanie Hazeltine, Alison Middleton, Emma Mugglestone (2023) (Friend of the pod) Penny Carroll’s interview with Emma Mugglestone Recorded on Gadigal land. | Editing: Joshua Broadbent, Marker Creative Co. | @thatromcompod