Jack and Nora are all on their own to discuss #29 on Vanity Fair’s list of the 42 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time: The Big Sick. In this episode, Nora is the most sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll person Jack has ever met, and Jack outs himself as an Animorph. Grab your in-laws, hop in an Uber, and let’s find the missing cat in the research facility!

Topics include:

• Cheeseburger mishaps
• Arranged marriage
• Judd Apatow and the "boy romcom"

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Mysteries we still haven’t solved:

• Which of our favorite scenes happened in real life vs. being written for the movie? 

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Content Warning: A quick heads up from us— as it is a recurring theme in the film, this episode contains a few brief references to post-9/11 Islamophobia and stereotyping.

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• Follow Jack at @thejackgregsonshow
• Follow Nora at @norassic_park

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