The Rom Complex

By Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman

Which came first, the romantic comedy or our messed up ways of thinking about love and relationships? Each week Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman break down the romcom tropes that make their hearts... more

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The podcast currently has 287 episodes available.

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March 12, 2020 26. Mannequin: You’re Gonna Have to Love Me Forever (with Jessica Mulder)
Jessica Mulder joins Sam and Shelby to watch Mannequin and become utterly entranced with Kim Cattrall. In between a love story and relationship tips, Jess helps the hosts discuss outdated homophobic “jokes”...
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58min
March 05, 2020 25. Leap Year: You’re Young, Married, In Love!
In honor of leap year, Sam and Shelby discuss, well, Leap Year, and not the sexy Spanish one. It’s a very silly movie that asks the question, “What would you grab from...
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58min
February 27, 2020 24. The Invention of Lying: I Love You Too, Mom
This week Sam and Shelby talk about The Invention of Lying, a movie that could have been good but instead was… not. They also discuss lying in relationships and the weirdest lies...
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52min
February 20, 2020 23. The Apartment: Why Do People Have to Love People Anyway?
Our feelings about romcoms are not black and white, but you know what is? The Apartment, an award-winning romcom from 1960. Shelby and Sam discuss the movie, how lonely people are drawn...
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56min
February 13, 2020 22. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: You Wrote Five Love Letters?
Hey hey whoa whoa whoa, you HAVE to check out this episode about the 2018 hit teen romance To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Sam and Shelby ask the important questions,...
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1h 1min
February 06, 2020 21. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: It’s Our Love Fern!
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is our FAN CHOSEN movie for this episode, and gosh is it a fun watch or what. Sam talks about the concept of the...
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51min
January 30, 2020 20. Silver Lining’s Playbook & Under the Tuscan Sun: You Are My Love Life
Sometimes (most of the time, if we’re talking romcoms) a fresh start means a new life and a new chance at love. Shelby finally watches Under the Tuscan Sun, so she talks...
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57min
January 23, 2020 19. He’s Just Not That Into You: I’m Still a Lot Closer to Love Than You Are (with Lexi Forde)
It’s a super special watch party spectacular! Special guest and relationship expert (she’s in a relationship) Lexi Forde joins Shelby and Sam for a viewing of and chat about He’s Just Not...
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1h 4min
January 16, 2020 18. Waitress & Off the Menu: I Haven’t Loved You for Years
This week we’re serving up a podcast dish of movies revolving around one of the things we love more than romcoms–food. Shelby talks about the missed-the-mark movie Off the Menu and the...
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1h
January 09, 2020 17. Baby Boom & Life As We Know It: I Fell in Love with Our Family
It’s a surprise party! The party is a kid and the surprise is that it’s yours now–that’s the basic inciting incident of this episode’s movies. Life As We Know It has Sam...
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52min

FAQs about The Rom Complex:

How many episodes does The Rom Complex have?

The podcast currently has 287 episodes available.