The RomCom Roundtable

Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! We’re heading back to Richmond! Series 4 just wrapped, and we wanted to do a Ted (Lasso) Talk Part 2!   

We also welcome Steve to the show!! Steve is our editor and sound technician here at The RomCom Roundtable.  We chat about Steve’s experience in music production. Check out Steve’s website to see music he’s produced!   

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We chat about Series 4 of Ted Lasso and the women’s team at Richmond, the evolution of the show and characters. It was really fun to reminisce about the first 3 series of Ted! We also talk about the trends in watching television and how Ted is a great show for appointment TV to let us process the emotional journeys of the characters. 

Thank you, Steve Angello, for joining us on the pod, your support, and being part of The RomCom Roundtable Team!! We had a great time talking about Ted Lasso!

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

We recorded this episode in October 2026, just after the finale episode for Series 4 of Ted Lasso.

To hear our thoughts on Series 1-3, check out Episode 30 with Part 1.

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! 

Let’s go back…back to the beginning. We venture into cinema history with one of the original RomComs films: It Happened One Night. 

Starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, It Happened One Night is the story of Peter and Ellie. Ellie has recently eloped with a pilot King Wesley. Ellie’s father thinks Wesley is after his family’s fortune and separates Ellie from Wesley. Ellie runs away to New York City and along the way, she meets Peter, a journalist, who sees Ellie’s story as his ticket for his big break. 

This story has many of the elements we see in the RomComs of today. In today’s episode, we talk about the role of the film in movie history, the RomCom genre, and the history of the production of this movie.  

We also chat about movies of the 1930s, the experience of watching a film from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and the evolution of film scripts over the past century. 

We open the episode with some Oscars Trivia: Did you know this film swept all the major awards at the Academy Awards in 1934? A RomCom was the first to do so! 

We included links to the articles that we referenced in the episode during our discussion.

• Wrap Shot: It Happened One Night

• Trivia - It Happened One Night - Trivia & Fun Facts About It Happened One Night

• ‘It Happened One Night’ and the Case of the Curiously Modern Old Movies

Also check out our previous episode with our discussion of Falling In Love at the Movies by Esther Zuckerman, whose book features It Happened One Night as one of the pioneering RomCom films! 

It Happened One Night is available on streaming platforms, DVD, and check out your local library to watch the film!

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

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello! 

We recorded this episode in March 2026.

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! We debut our new segment: This is a RomCom…And I’ll Prove It! 

In the inaugural episode of the segment, we chat about Dungeon & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Caitie presents her thesis for why she thinks D&D can be considered a RomCom. We chat about the production of the film and how the cast bonded over a game of D&D. 

We also share with whom we would like to play D&D. Who would be at your table? What character would you be in the game? 

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant, Rege-Jean Page, Justin Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, and Daisy Head. 

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is available on streaming.

What do you think? Do you agree? Can D&D be included in the RomCom canon? 

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

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello! 

We recorded this episode in December 2025.

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! It’s been a little while since we chatted about a Hallmark movie! Today we talk about travel too! Let’s head to Australia! In our latest episode, we chat about A Melbourne Match! 

A travel writer heads to Melbourne for an assignment where she meets a former Australian Football player who unexpectedly becomes her tour guide. It’s a story about identity and how work should not define us.  

A Melbourne Match is available on Hallmark+.

We also talk about travel and the impact travel can have on our lives in seeing the world and meeting new people. 

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

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello! 

We recorded this episode in July 2026.

CW: There are references to disordered eating, which takes place from 25:00 - 27:00 in the episode if you would like to skip ahead. Please take care as you’re listening. 

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! A long awaited adaptation is the topic of today’s episode! Today we chat about The Love Hypothesis!  

Check out your local bookshop (including our sponsor, The Broken Spine!) for Ali Hazelwood’s books, including The Love Hypothesis! For audiobook readers, Libro.fm is a great way to support local bookshops! 

The film adaptation of The Love Hypothesis is available on Prime Video.

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

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello! 

We recorded this episode in September 2026 shortly after the premiere of The Love Hypothesis on Amazon Prime.

CW: There are mentions of harassment in the workplace and academia mentioned in this episode in the discussion of the film. Please take care as you listen to the episode. 

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 mentioned during our Live Show that we could keep talking about Heated Rivalry and Off Campus, and so we did! Check out our bonus epilogue with more of our thoughts about both shows. 

Heated Rivalry is available on HBO Max, and Off Campus is available on Amazon Prime. Check out your local bookstore (including our sponsor The Broken Spine!) or library for the books from which each show was adapted! 

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

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello! 

We recorded this episode in September 2026.  

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! 

You have a seat at the table! Send us questions for a future mailbag episode; your favorite books, movies, and music, which could be on a future episode; and your feedback!

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! Today’s episode is our Live Show! This year was the Summer of Sports in Philly, and it was a great day of celebrating RomComs and Romance and the joy they bring, Sports Romance, Heated Rivalry, Off Campus, indie authors and artisans! 

Our guests in our Sports Romance Roundtable include Cassandra Moll, J.L. Stray, Nikki Castle, and Stephanie Rose. We chat about their journeys as authors and the respective sports in their novels, including hockey, soccer, MMA, and baseball as well as Heated Rivalry and Off Campus and the future of Sports Romance. 

We also talk about the role of music in both shows and in the writing process, and we made a playlist for the show! The Live Show Pod Playlist is on our Spotify and features songs from both Off Campus and Heated Rivalry and the playlists of each of our guests books!   

We have so many to thank and are so grateful to everyone!

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode and all your support in planning our live show! 

Thank you to Love City Brewing for hosting us! 

Thank you to our editor, Steve Angello and your support with our audio and being part of our RomCom Roundtable team! 

Thank you to The Stoked Pineapple, Yay Diff, Briese Designs, & Get Lit Candles for joining us!

Check out the Instagrams for each of our guest authors for the latest updates on their upcoming books: @cassandramoll_author, @stephanieroseauthor, @authorjlstray, & @nikkicastleauthor! Thank you for sharing your experiences as authors, writing sports romance, and chatting with us about Off Campus and Heated Rivalry! 

Thank you so much everyone for joining us!! Thank you to our listeners who have been part of the journey! At the pod, we want everyone to have a seat at the table to celebrate all things RomComs and building community among RomCom fans and we had so much fun! 

We're planning more events - stay tuned!

We recorded this episode in August 2026.

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! Let’s unite for more RomComs!! It’s our mission here at the pod! It’s also the mission of our next guest: Keagan Karnes, Director of Love on Tap and Co-Founder of Inspirado TV!

Keagan Karnes is a Latinx award-winning Producer and Line Producer for both narrative films and branded content. Keagan served as the Line Producer on the film Walking With Herb, starring Edward James Olmos and George Lopez, and written by Academy Award nominated screenwriter, Mark Medoff. 

Keagan has also produced Little Brother, a dramedy starring Daniel Diemer, Phillip Ettinger and JK Simmons. Keagan has produced branded content for clients including eHarmony, Match.com, and Paypal and currently manages day-to-day operations and Executive Producer branded content at Inspirado LLC, with his partner and co-owner, Richard Farmer.

We had a great opportunity to chat with Keagan about Love on Tap, the RomCom genre, and Inspirado, which is creating an ecosystem for filmmakers and creatives in New Mexico! 

We also talk about the trajectory of the film industry, creating and distributing independent films, and the genre of RomComs and its evolution.

Set in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Love on Tap tells the story of Amber (McMann) whose efforts to preserve her late father’s legacy collide with Samuel (Moffat), a polished marketing strategist aiming to save her struggling business.

Love on Tap is available on streaming (including CreatorWood, Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, Vimeo, and Fandango) and stars Kennedy McMann and Alex Moffat.

It’s a charming and heartfelt film about community and connection! We highly recommend this film for your next movie night! 

Thank you, Keagan, for joining us on the pod!! Thank you for sharing with us your journey as a filmmaker!

We recorded this episode in August 2026.

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!!  

You have a seat at the table! Send us questions for a future mailbag episode; your favorite books, movies, and music, which could be on a future episode; and your feedback!

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! 

Last month we had a really cool opportunity to attend our first screening at the Philly Film Society prior to the theatrical release of One Night Only! 

One Night Only, starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, is set in the course of a single night in New York City where unmarried people can get together. Allie (Barbaro) and Owen (Turner) meet as they are looking for love. 

One Night Only available on streaming on Prime and Apple TV as of 8 September 2026. 

In this episode, we chat about our experience attending the screening, the movie, as well as the topic of open and closed door books. 

We recorded this episode in August 2026 just after attending the screening of the film. At the time of this recording, the film was still in theatres, but is now available on streaming. 

Thank you to The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade for sponsoring this episode and the opportunity to attend the screening! 

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!!  

You have a seat at the table! Send us questions for a future mailbag episode; your favorite books, movies, and music, which could be on a future episode; and your feedback!

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! It’s a double header episode! We’ve got a compare and contrast of Fever Pitch, both the UK and US versions of the film! We’re in the early weeks of the Premier League season, and although our West Ham United is not in the Premiership this year (come on, Irons!), we wanted to tie in this latest episode with the new season and as baseball approaches the playoffs (Go Phillies!). 

Fever Pitch (1997) was first a British film, starring Colin Firth and Ruth Gemmell, and is based on the book of the same name by Nick Hornby. The film is built around Arsenal FC’s championship winning season in 1988.  

Fever Pitch (2005) stars Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon and is set in Boston at the time of the Red Sox’s (unexpected) World Series winning season. 

Both films center around sports fandom and its impact on the protagonists’ relationships. 

Both films are available on Prime Video and check out Kanopy / your local library to watch both films. 

We recorded this episode in August 2026 prior to our live show.

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!!  

You have a seat at the table! Send us questions for a future mailbag episode; your favorite books, movies, and music, which could be on a future episode; and your feedback!

This podcast features music created using Groovepad. 

Episode cover art is designed on Canva.

© 2026 The RomCom Roundtable. All rights reserved.