HEALL Yeah!

This week Misan and Nana are covering Gina Prince-Bythewood classic Love and Basketball, in what might be our longest episode yet. Join us as Misan details her multiple decades' long love for this film and Nana shows off her burgeoning sports knowledge. We also discuss how the Oscars refused to acknowledge The Woman King, another GPB classic.

Stream Love and Basketball on HBO Max: https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GX_9fWg3w8KJrugEAAAA2

Read Gina Prince Bythewood's thoughts on the Oscars' shutout of The Woman King: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/gina-prince-bythewood-oscars-shutout-the-woman-king-1235319026/

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Misan's HEAs:

Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman: https://elissasussman.com/books/funny-you-should-ask/

Love To Hate You: https://www.netflix.com/title/81463556

Nana's HEA:

Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai: http://www.alisharai.com/book/partners-in-crime/

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It's Black History Month, so we're going wayyyy back into the Black RomCom Canon and revisit Boomerang* to see if it still lives up to the hype. Resident skeptic, Misan, is a fairly strong nah, and Nana has more complicated feelings, so we've decided to invite our first guest for additional insight. Please welcome Nana's brother and resident Marcus Graham fanboy, Bonsu, to the Rom Pod! Join us this week for spirited debate and plenty of Black, early 90s nostalgia. 

*Stream Boomerang on HBO Max

A couple of mild spoiler alerts:

Law and Order: SVU spoiler alert: 1:21:50 - 1.23:30

The Last of Us spoiler alert: 1.33:25 - 1:33:50

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Bonsu's Anti-HEA: https://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit/video/blood-out/9000249572

Misan's HEAs:

https://janeporter.com/bookshelf/flirting-fifty.php

https://authoremmabarry.com/books-2/chick-magnet/

Nana's HEAs:

https://christinalaurenbooks.com/books/love-and-other-words/

https://www.hbo.com/the-last-of-us/season-1/3-episode-3

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Have you been existing in the weird liminal space that is the week between Christmas and New Year's Day? If so, Misan and Nana have just the episode for you! This week we're dissecting two different holiday movies, A Christmas Prince and About Fate, and ruminating on our very different reactions to them. Spoiler alert: Nana hates one and loves the other; Misan is indifferent about one and finds the other watchable while hating the lead characters. We also share our manifestations for 2023. Happy New Year, Rom Squad! 

Stream A Christmas Prince on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80160759

Watch About Fate on Amazon Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/About-Fate-Emma-Roberts/dp/B0B6THKV5K

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Nana's HEA: https://www.carleyfortune.com/every-summer-after

Misan's HEA: https://www.lucyscore.net/book/rock-bottom-girl

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Speak up, live loud, and snowboard like you know what you're doing. Join Nana and Misan this week as discuss these and other lessons that we gleaned from Queen Latifah's surprisingly subversive 2006 classic,  Last Holiday*.  Come for the holiday romance and warm-hearted humanism, stay for Misan's impassioned anti-Messi rant. <3 <3. Allez les bleus!

*Stream Last Holiday on Amazon Prime, Pluto (free) and a plethora of other streaming services. 

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Nana's HEA: https://www.netflix.com/title/81059939

HEA: https://katherinecenter.com/books/the-bodyguard/

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Ooh, it's a Black Love bop! Join Nana and Misan this week as we vibe on Entergalactic, debate the merits of dating apps, and marvel at Jessica Williams' Black Manic Pixie Dreamgirl Magic. Also this week we go full MCU and add a post-credits teaser ;) 

Stream Entergalactic on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81053303

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Nana's HEA: https://alihazelwood.com/books/the-love-hypothesis/

Misan's HEA: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59088365-honey-spice

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Guess who's back from our summer hiatus? And not a moment too soon! This week, Misan and Nana cover Do Revenge, a delightful send-up of 90s and 2000s teen movie tropes that still manages to make its own statement. Also this podcast is officially a Camila Mendes stan account.

Stream "Do Revenge" on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81127150?source=35

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We just can't seem to quit Regency-era romances! Join us this week as we review *Mr. Malcolm's List, discuss potential podcast nemeses, and root for the wrong couple. Also Nana almost pronounces Sope's name correctly. 

*Available to rent

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Nana's HEA: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58684524-part-of-your-world

Misan's HEA: https://www.ava-wilder.com/howtofakeit

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It's not your mom's Persuasion (and it might not be Jane Austen's either)! Like the rest of the rom-com loving internet this week, we watched the new Netflix adaptation. Check out our review where we manage to cover Misan's feelings about Love Island UK, how hot Henry Golding is, and what lines in the movie really stuck with us. 

Stream Persuasion on Netflix 

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Nana's HEA: https://christinalaurenbooks.com/books/something-wilder/

Misan's HEA: http://annabelmonaghan.com/nora-goes-off-scrip

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