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Which came first, the romantic comedy or our messed up ways of thinking about love and relationships? Each week Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman break down the romcom tropes that make their hearts sing and the ones that need to be tuned up. Listen to them talk about how these movies affected their relationships–for better and for worse.

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312. The Spirit of Halloween (2026)

2026/10/22

Hallmark brings us this week's watch with The Spirit of Halloween (2026), which takes the Christmas Carol format and applies it to, well, Halloween. It's a good format! We also discuss overlooking the tall firefighter, molding the minds of young graduates, and not spending too much time alone.

311. Best of the Best (2026)

2026/10/15

You know we love a dance movie, and we get exactly what we want from Best of the Best (2026). We also discuss how damaging mothers can be, how cool tigers are, and how many actors are simply from Britain.

310. The Love Hypothesis (2026)

2026/10/08

Remember to wear your goggles in the lab as we get ready to discuss The Love Hypothesis (2026). We chat about how mean attractive people are allowed to be, the subtleties of manipulation, and that hotel room scene.

309. Practical Magic 2 (2026)

2026/10/01

Nicki and Sandy are back for Practical Magic 2 (2026), and this time they're joined by Lee Pace! We discuss the nature of sequels, undoing all of a story's hard work, and what women's faces are allowed to look like.

308. Do Us Part (2026)

2026/08/27

Do Us Part (2026) takes "wedding crasher" a bit further than you might be used to--the female lead is trying to be a full-on marriage crasher. We discuss the rationality of this plan along with secure brides, overstepping best friends, and our preferred wedding antics.

307. One Night Only (2026)

2026/08/20

Does One Night Only (2026) manage to weave a satisfying romantic tale through the high-concept world of "The Purge but for sex"? We discuss our answers to this question along with Mister Dua Lipa, the importance of casting, and brand name medicine jingles.

306. I Want Your Sex (2026)

2026/08/13

I Want Your Sex (2026) might not have a lot of rom, but the com about rom is the bomb. I'm sorry, I was having fun with it. We discuss the new film from Gregg Araki along with our time machine plans, playfulness in storytelling, and our Seth Rogen support group.

305. Summer Sparks (2026)

2026/08/06

Summer Sparks (2026) is a Hallmark-style romcom brought to us by Roku. America truly is a melting pot. Along with the plot, we also manage to discuss how to ask someone out, whether or not a wife is alive, and what elements are required to make a situation a Parent Trap.

304. Heartstopper Forever (2026)

2026/07/30

A beloved Netflix series wraps up with Heartstopper Forever (2026). We see where all our favorite characters end up, and along the way we discuss character growth, people-pleasing, and our fade-to-black preferences,

303. Finding Emily (2026)

2026/07/23

We've recovered from last week's wacky premise to bring you a simple movie about a boy looking for a girl and finding 300+ girls. It's this year's Finding Emily (2026), and we're so excited to discuss our new actor-crush Spike Fearn, as well as proper email etiquette, ethics in psychological studies, and boys being brothers.

302. 40 Dates and 40 Nights (2026)

2026/07/16

40 Dates and 40 Nights (2026) asks the question, "Would you do something inconvenient if your Grandma agrees to pay your rent?" The answer is a resounding yes. We discuss dating stamina, aunts vs. grandmas, and the amazing impact of proximity when it comes to romance.

301. Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)

2026/07/09

Pro tip: grab a box of tissues before you watch this one. Voicemails for Isabelle (2026) is a tearjerker in all the right ways. Through our tears, we discuss cellular privacy, relationship podcasters, and how you can tell when a filmmaker truly loves the genre.

300. Your Fault: London (2026)

2026/07/02

A huge thank you to every single one of you who have listened to and supported us as we've made our way to 300 episodes. We couldn't be more grateful for our listeners, supporters, and Patrons to make this all possible. Ahem. Enough sappy stuff. Back to the serious matter of secretly-dating step-siblings in Your Fault: London (2026).

299. My Fault: London (2025)

2026/06/25

My Fault: London (2025) has all the tropes we've come to expect from the New Adult genre--fistfights, car chases, main character in distress--with an added step-sibling twist. We also discuss bad valets, the lawyer from Fleabag, and Tokyo Drift.

298. Office Romance (2026)

2026/06/18

The creatively-titled Office Romance (2026) shows us what happens when a strict HR no-dating policy comes face-to-face with a handshake from a glowing Jennifer Lopez. We also chat about restricted raunch, self-insert fanfiction, and the powerhouse performance from Betty Gilpin.

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Xega 2024/05/09

Chungking Express

Found this podcast while looking for commentary on Chunking Express. Can you please do Before Sunrise and Chasing Amy?

★★★★★

kbacian11 2021/05/02

The podcast you didn’t know you needed

Sam and Shelby are amazing. Give it a listen you will not be disappointed. Promise.

★★★★★

goatandcatandram 2020/01/28

It's Rom-Simply a good podcast

If you watch rom-coms or have heard of rom-coms or have never heard of rom-coms or even if you've never heard of anything and are a baby I would recom...

★★★★★

jetjeans 2020/01/05

Needed this in my life

Love Shelby and Sam’s hilarious POV’s on my favorite garbage rom coms. I think the best moment so far is when they decided to recap their movie choice...

★★★★★

R2Shelby2 2019/09/28

Movies, love, silliness

Always surprised by the quality of conversation Sam and I can get out of this deeply silly obsession. I love doing it and am happy we can share it.

★★★★★

Carter R. Adams 2019/09/27

The best podcast about romantic comedies

How did it take over a decade of podcasts for someone to start talking about how those movies warp so many minds? Shelby and Sam are GENIUSES.

★★★★★

Thatsabingo! 2019/09/09

Way overdue !

So excited for this show! Subscribing and letting every one know!