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Romantic Comedies Are Making a Comeback. Will They Be Better This Time?
Romantic Comedies Are Making a Comeback. Will They Be Better This Time?
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate culture writer LIli Loofbourow is joined by Nichole Perkins, pop culture writer, author, and co-host of This Is Good for You. They talk about the history of the romantic comedy—and what makes it such an enjoyable, but sometimes insidious, genre. Then they unpack the return of the rom-com, why bromantic comedies are sometimes good for you, and shout to the heavens for more sex in rom-coms.
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Recommendations:
Lili: One in Me I Never Loved, by Carla Guelfenbein
Nichole: The Worst Best Man, by Mia Sosa.
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and June Thomas.
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In Slate Plus, are the cartoon makeovers of M&M’s and Minnie Mouse feminist?
Recommendations:
Lili: One in Me I Never Loved, by Carla Guelfenbein
Nichole: The Worst Best Man, by Mia Sosa.
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and June Thomas.
Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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