Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! The quarterfinals of the World Cup are set, and to coincide with the tournament, we thought we had to chat about a film about the beautiful game! 

Break out the kit for your favorite team because today we chat about Bend It Like Beckham! 

Bend It Like Beckham (2002) is about Jess and her dream to play football professionally and balance the plans her family has for her future.

We discuss in today’s episode the film and what we love about football! 

Bend it LIke Beckham is available on streaming and and check out your local library for availability on Hoopla and Kanopy.

We recorded this episode in June 2026 during the group stage of the tournament. 

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode! 

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello!

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! When the genre of RomCom is mentioned, this film is often at the top of the list. Today we review When Harry Met Sally. 

We share our thoughts on the film and its cultural impact as well as its influence in romcom movies and books of today. 

We recorded this episode in December 2025. We already had this episode slated on the schedule before the news broke about Rob & Michele Reiner. We debated back and forth about whether to postpone this episode out of respect for the situation, but ultimately agreed to move forward with it, and pay our respects at the beginning of the episode. Rob and Michele Reiner’s legendary legacy will live on through their works, which include several seminal movies in not only the genre we cover, but film as a whole. That said, any criticisms we levy against today’s movie in this episode are our pure, honest opinions, and are done with the utmost respect. 

May Rob and Michele Reiner rest in peace and their memories be a blessing to their families, friends, and colleagues. 

When Harry Met Sally is available for streaming and check out your local library for availability on Hoopla and Kanopy.

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode! 

We also want to thank our editor, Steve Angello! 

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable! 

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! Season 2 is here!!

Today’s episode features a summer classic: Mamma Mia! And we have a guest co-host! Our friend Katie joins us on the podcast! 

In today’s episode, we chat about ABBA, their music and impact on culture; tribute concerts to ABBA, including The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA; and our thoughts on Mamma Mia! We’ve got lots of fun facts about ABBA and the film! 

The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA! has dates nationwide! Check out their summer tour dates on their website and Instagram (THE CONCERT- a tribute to ABBA (@atctheconcert)).  It's a great show, and we highly recommend!

Did you know there’s an ABBA Museum in Sweden as well (ABBA The Museum)? We love the motto: Walk In. Dance Out. 

Mamma Mia the film is available for streaming and check out your local library! 

Thank you, Katie, for joining us on the podcast and being our first guest co-host!! We had so much fun!! 

We recorded this episode in May 2025 after we attended The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA. 

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode! 

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello!

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable! 

We are also on Buy Me a Coffee! If you’d like to contribute, we appreciate your support, which allows us to bring you the best content here on the pod! Thank you!!  

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! We have an update about Season 2! Our new season starts next week! 

Starting next week, we will have a regular schedule for episodes starting on Tuesdays! Stay tuned for later this week for our review preview for the next episode! 

We also want to welcome, Steve Angello, who has joined us at The RomCom Roundtable as our audio engineer! Thank you Steve! Check out Steve’s website, Stephen Angello Productions, to learn more about his career in music, podcast production, and audio engineering! 

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable! 

We are also on Buy Me a Coffee! If you’d like to contribute, we appreciate your support, which allows us to bring you the best content here on the pod! Thank you!!  

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! We have our first interview with an author on today’s episode of the podcast! Today, Christy Schillig joins the podcast! 

Congratulations, Christy, on the re-release of Wish You Weren’t Here!!  

In this episode, we learn about the inspirations for Wish You Weren’t Here and Lessons in Falling, Christy’s journey as a writer and teacher, her upcoming projects, and the community forged among readers, authors, and local bookshops. 

We also talk about travel and studying and living abroad, the themes of the novels, and Christy’s experience in publishing traditionally and independently. We discuss the central themes of the novels for both Ava and Devon’s story are about pursuing your happiness, defying societal expectations, and finding joy in life. 

Thank you so much, Christy, for joining the podcast, your support for our podcast, sharing two fantastic novels with us, and all you do as a teacher and advocating for students and their mental health!! Thank you!! 

Both Wish You Weren’t Here and Lessons in Falling are available on Christy’s website and at your local bookseller, including our sponsor The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade! 

Christy will also be traveling to Urbino this September and created a special itinerary based on Wish You Weren’t Here with Lumina Literary Tours (@luminaliterarytours on Instagram).

Follow Christy on Instagram @christyschillig for the latest on her books and upcoming events! 

We mentioned many books, authors, and films as well throughout the episode, and Caitie has reviewed both of Christy’s novels on her book blog! Follow our instagram (@theromcomroundtable) and Caitie’s book blog (@caits_reading_nook) for the reviews!  

• Favorite RomCom: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

• Recent Read: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

• Authors and Books We Should Check Out:

• Work in Progress by Kat Mackenzie

• Love Sick and Until I Die by Deidre Duncan

• 32 Days in May by Betty Corello as BC Dolce My Italian Vampire

We recorded this episode in November 2025.

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode! 

We also want to thank our editor, Steve Angello, who has recently joined us at The RomCom Roundtable! Thank you, Steve!

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable for our latest updates! 

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! So we had a layover….a literary layover if you will. We’ve got one more stop in our mini series! We talked for a while about Roman Holiday, but how could you not? It’s a classic! 

In our previous episode for Roman Holiday Caitie mentioned a book that features the themes and some similar scenes to the film. Today we have a bonus book review episode for you where we discuss When in Rome by Sarah Adams. 

When in Rome is the first in the Rome, KY Series by Sarah Adams where each of the four books of the series (all available now!) mirror an Audrey Hepburn film. As we were getting ready for recording Roman Holiday, we thought we had to include When in Rome into the conversation as well!

Pop star Amelia (aka Rae Rose) is burnt out from life on the road as a global pop star, feeling as though she’s lost her love for singing and music. She realizes she needs a break before her global tour and after watching Roman Holiday, decides to  travel to the closest Rome she can find. From Nashville, she drives to Kentucky. Her car breaks down just as she arrives in town where she meets Noah, a pie shop owner. As they get to know each other, their connection grows. 

When In Rome is available at your local library or local bookseller, including our sponsor The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade! Sarah Adams’ website has all the latest updates about her publications and a newsletter!

We recorded this episode in June 2025 when we recorded our Roman Holiday episode.

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade and Arobone Adventures for sponsoring this episode! 

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable. We’re growing our Letterboxd and in the future will have Patreon!

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! It’s been a fun, nostalgic journey in our mini series throughout Italy through the lens of film. We knew from the beginning the mini series should have a grand finale! 

The movie that walked so the films of the future could run…..(cue the drumroll).....

….Roman Holiday! 

Starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck, Roman Holiday (1953) is the story of Princess Ann (Hepburn) and journalist Joe Bradley (Peck). Princess Ann is looking for a holiday from the pressures of life and being a royal. Joe is looking for the scoop for his reporting beat about the Princess. Together, they have a whirlwind journey across Rome. 

In this episode, we talk about how this movie is one of our favorites and how it set the stage for the films that follow. 

We hope that you have enjoyed this episode and our tour of Italy through RomComs! 

Roman Holiday is available for streaming and also check out your local library! 

We recorded this episode in June 2025.

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade and Arobone Adventures for sponsoring this episode! 

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable. We’re growing our Letterboxd and in the future will have Patreon!

We are also on Buy Me a Coffee! If you’d like to contribute, we appreciate your support, which allows us to bring you the best content here on the pod! Thank you!!  

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! And to our One Year Retrospective!! 

It’s been an incredible first year of the pod, and we are so thankful for all of you for being part of the journey! 

In this mini episode, we reflect on highlights of the first year of episodes we’ve recorded and published and what’s upcoming for our second season!

Thank you to our guests, sponsors, and to you the listeners! We greatly appreciate all of you, and we are so excited to bring you more great episodes of The RomCom Roundtable!! 

Stay tuned for our next episode! It’s a RomCom classic! 

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode! 

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable. We’re growing our Letterboxd and in the future will have Patreon!

We are also on Buy Me a Coffee! If you’d like to contribute, we appreciate your support, which allows us to bring you the best content here on the pod! Thank you!!  

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Hey now! Hey now! This is what dreams are made of! 

Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! We’re back in Italia with our mini series! 

And it’s all millennial nostalgia today - we’re chatting about The Lizzie McGuire Movie! Thank you to Fareena for the request! 

Starring Hilary Duff, The Lizzie McGuire Movie is based on the hit Disney Channel show. The film had a theatrical release in 2003 and is set at the end of the second series. Lizzie is graduating from middle school and getting ready for a class trip with her best friend Gordo. When she arrives, she is mistaken for a pop star and has a memorable adventure to perform at a music awards event at the Colosseum. 

In this episode, we talk about the Disney Channel shows that were popular among millennials, reminisce about our trip to Italy, and the reboot that had been planned for the show Lizzie McGuire in 2020. 

The Lizzie McGuire Movie is available for streaming on Disney+. 

We recorded this episode in July 2025.

As we were preparing to publish this episode, we learned of the passing of Robert Carradine. 

We extend our condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and to the cast of Lizzie McGuire on their loss.

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade and Arobone Adventures for sponsoring this episode! 

Let us know what you think of the movie and this episode! What was your favorite Disney Channel show? 

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable. We’re growing our Letterboxd and in the future will have Patreon!

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! Today we’re talking about People We Meet on Vacation! We recorded this episode the day after the film’s premiere on Netflix! 

Starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, People We Meet on Vacation is the story of two friends Alex and Poppy who make a pact to meet for a trip for one week every summer. The film takes place over the course of over a decade of their friendship, their travels, as well as what drove them apart. We see the evolution of their friendship from friends to more than friends. 

In this episode, we talk about the themes of the novel and the movie, its adaptation from book to film, authors' participation in book to film adaptations, and how it celebrates all the things we love about the RomComs! We also talk about a super fun watch party hosted by our sponsor, The Broken Spine!

People We Meet On Vacation is available now for streaming on Netflix. 

We referenced a few articles about the film and its journey from page to screen:  

• People We Meet on Vacation Streaming: Cast, Release Date, First Look Photos, Plot of Emily Henry Adaptation - Netflix Tudum

• Unpack 6 Easter Eggs from People We Meet on Vacation

• Is People We Meet on Vacation Based on a Book? Go Inside the Adaptation with Author Emily Henry - Netflix Tudum

• Let's go on vacation! - by Emily Henry

• Who Plays Poppy and Alex in People We Meet on Vacation? Emily Bader Tom Blyth Interview, Photos - Netflix Tudum

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode as well as a great watch party for the premiere of the film! 

Copies of the novel People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry are available at The Broken Spine as well as Bookshop.org or your local library! 

Let us know what you think of the movie and this episode! Have you read the book and / or watched the film? 

Don’t forget to follow the pod for future episodes and check out our socials on Instagram @theromcomroundtable. We’re growing our Letterboxd and in the future will have Patreon!

We are also on Buy Me a Coffee! If you’d like to contribute, we appreciate your support, which allows us to bring you the best content here on the pod! Thank you!!  

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This episode will also be featured as a special cross over episode as part of Cait's Reading Nook - The Podcast, which will be debuting soon!

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