podcast – Bellwether Friends

In this episode, we discuss our favorite romantic comedies that were not on the list we covered in Episode 103. More happy endings for lesbian couples! The Sandra Bullock sidebar! Aunt Lynne's picks!

In this episode, we review and comment on a ratings-based Rotten Tomatoes list of the 150 best romantic comedies of all time! Tune in for many opinions about romance, comedy, and the intersection of the two in film.

In this episode, we talk about our favorite awards shows and what we like about them, then share our top Oscar picks.

In this episode, we tackle Anna's lifelong obsession, Robin Hood, in all his (her? its? their?) incarnations and formats. Thwip!

Can you believe there have been a hundred episodes of Bellwether Friends? Well, there haven't. THIS is the one hundredth episode! Carolyn, Margaret, Sophie, and Ally joined us to discuss our inspiration and beloved novel Bellwether, by our beloved and inspiring Connie Willis, complete with all the digressions you've come to love over our past 99 episodes, readalikes, and other suggestions!

In this episode, we look back over a year of movies, television, music, experiences, and books. We did the same for 2017 in Episode 77, 2016 in Episode 53, and 2015 in Episode 27. Links Movies Black Panther Crazy Rich Asians Ocean’s 8 To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before The Spy Who Dumped Me […]

In this episode, we discuss the ocean and her presence in movies, books, music, television, and art, in partial response to Episode 94, when our guests were not as pro-sea as Alene might have liked. The #1 takeaway from this episode is that boat safety is very important to Alene. Also, WHAT is the DEAL […]

In this episode, we discuss our favorite animated heartthrobs with friend of the podcast Sarah. Come for the strangely attractive cartoon foxes, stay for the romance recommendations! Links HuffPost: 27 Cartoon Characters Who Gave Us The Hots As Kids BuzzFeed: 38 Characters That Were Oddly Hot Even Though They Were Animated Robin Hood Dimitri (Anastasia) […]

In this episode, we discuss our favorite animated heartthrobs with friend of the podcast Sarah. Come for the strangely attractive cartoon foxes, stay for the romance recommendations! Links HuffPost: 27 Cartoon Characters Who Gave Us The Hots As Kids BuzzFeed: 38 Characters That Were Oddly Hot Even Though They Were Animated Robin Hood Dimitri (Anastasia) […]

We visited New York City to hear from a variety of publishers about their upcoming titles, and we’re here to share some of our favorites, as well as likely candidates for library collections, against a backdrop of rustling paper!