Donald Quist invites you to join him as he rewatches one of the best sitcoms of all time to make a list of its literary references, beginning with the series’ second episode. While chatting about romance novels and auto magazines, Donald also explains why a podcast that’s about a show that’s about nothing might matter. 

Here are the books and authors discussed in this episode:

Who Makes the Franchises? : Essays on Fandom and Wilderness Texts in Popular Media (edited by Rhonda Knight & Donald Quist)

Harlequin Romance Novels (from Harlequin Enterprises, a subsidiary of HarperCollins)

Jessica Steele (British Romance Author)

Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon

Automotive News & Auto Trader