Summary:   This week we dive into The Lovebirds, starring two of our favourite actor-comedians Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani. Also discussed: Studio Ghibli, Las Culturistas, and the rules of rom-coms.     Show notes:   Perm week on Jimmy Fallon (Haircutting Fun)   So Long, Ice Queens and Gay Best Friends: Hollywood’s New Rules of Rom-Coms (The Hollywood Reporter)    

Recommendations: Lisa:  Las Culturistas: The Top 200 Moments in Culture History (podcast) Andrea W.:  For Black Women In Media, A “Dream Job” Is A Myth (Refinery29)

Andrea G.: Studio Ghibli on Netflix (Nerds and Beyond) Music credits:

"Good Times" by Podington Bear From Free Music Archive CC BY 3.0   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From Incompetch CC BY 3.0 Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst Courtesy of Free Music Archive CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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Lisa Christiansen is a broadcaster, journalist and longtime metal head. Andrea Warner is a music critic, author and former horoscopes columnist.

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