Sabrina and Torsten vow to be better than the Gap and try to figure out how many degrees of separation are needed in order for everything to come together in this tale of Steve Carell getting pygmalioned by Ryan Gosling.

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

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Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.