We're tackling another listener request as we delve into the very weird world of the 2018 Netflix rom com The Kissing Booth!

Join in as we discuss the careers of the Euphoria cast, Netflix's 2018 rom com boom, a Welsh teen's idea of American high school, and the movie's odd but pernicious sexism.

Plus: What is Jacob Elordi doing with his voice? How did a kissing booth get approved for a school event? Why does Elle's (Joey King) dad hate Flynn so much? Can a freshman really head to college in June? And, most importantly, how does this school's uniform work?

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Next week: Advise & Consent (1962)

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Key sources and links for this episode:

• Kate Erbland's D review of The Kissing Booth (IndieWire)
• "Book Publishing's Latest Success Still Has to Do Her Homework Every Night" (TIME)
• "The Sixteen Most Influential Teens of 2013" (TIME)
• "The Kissing Booth: How a Newport Teen Author Inspired Netflix" (BBC News)
• "Set It Up and the Rise of the Non-Studio Rom-Com" (The Hollywood Reporter)
• "Inside the Binge Factory" (Vulture)
• "How Jacob Elordi Became the New King" (GQ)
• "A Timeline of Snow White and its Many Controversies" (Vulture)