The RomCom Roundtable

Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! It’s pub day for The One Where They Fall in Love! Congratulations to our guest, Cristina Wolf, author of How to Write a Rom-Com and her newest novel The One Where They Fall in Love! 

In today’s episode, we talk about Cristina’s journey as an author and her career in publishing, the characters of the series, and RomComs on screen and in books! 

⁠The One Where They Fall in Love⁠ shares Elle and Oliver’s story and is available 11th August in the US and 13th August in the UK, including at our sponsor, The Broken Spine!

Cristina is going on tour for The One Where They Fall in Love! We included tour dates during pub week, and all details for events throughout August, September, and October are available on Cristina’s instagram (@cwolfbooks).    

• Tuesday (11 August): @bnwaltwhitman on Long Island with @cityfarmhouse1 

• Wednesday (12 August): @bnmonmouthsquare with @linnymackwrites

• Thursday (13 August): Friends Trivia at @kissandtaleromancebookshop 

• Friday (14 August): @bn.annapolis with @christyschillig

• Saturday (15 August): Spark in the Park at Parks Books in Severna Park, MD

On 30 August, our sponsor The Broken Spine is hosting a Friends Party & Signing for The One Where They Fall in Love as well! 

Congratulations on your latest book, Cristina, and thank you for joining us on the podcast! 

We recorded this episode in July 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! 

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! Time to cheer on the Greyhounds; today we have our first television series review! Part 1 of our Ted Lasso series is here!

In this episode we chat about the origin story of Ted in the NBC Sports sketches (links below!) and Series 1-3 of Ted Lasso. 

In particular, we talk about an episode of Season 2 (“Rainbow”) that is an ode to the RomCom! Naturally, we had to feature it in the podcast! 

We enjoyed how this episode takes all the elements of the RomCom! There’s so many references to RomComs in the episode - comment below with the ones you found from the episode! 

An American Coach in London: NBC Sports Premier League Film featuring Jason Sudeikis

The Return of Coach Lasso: NBC Sports Premier League Film featuring Jason Sudeikis | NBC Sports  

Ted Lasso Season 4 is available now on Apple TV+. Stay tuned for a Part 2 episode with our review of Ted Lasso Series 4!

Come on, Richmond!  

We recorded this episode in December 2025.

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! In today's episode, we have a special guest: Pavan Moondi, the writer, director, and editor of Middle Life!

We recently had a great opportunity to watch Middle Life, a Canadian RomCom making its stateside premiering in Los Angeles and New York City! 

Middle Life stars @julytalk’s @leah_fay and @peter_dreams.

Andie (Leah Fay Goldstein) is a new mom, a wedding planner, and a perfectionist. Andie has planned for everything, but still feels unfulfilled. One night she saves Ryan (Peter Dreimanis) from a car accident. Ryan’s perspective on life is forever changed, and he vows to live in the moment. Middle Life shares the story of how their paths intertwine over the next year, how Andie seeks change, and Ryan’s newfound perspective on life spark an unexpected connection, leading them to discover that life could be great.

Pavan Moondi is a writer, editor, producer, and director who has written and directed 4 feature films, including Diamond Tongues and Sundowners. 

He directed the CBC SitCom Four in the Morning and was part of the writing team of the fifth season of Schitt’s Creek. 

In addition to being a Toronto sports fan, he has seen every episode of Survivor.

His latest film, Middle Life, premiered at the Calgary International Film Festival in 2025 and is about to premiere in Los Angeles on the 29th of July via Laemmle Theatres and in New York City on the 7th of August at Cinema Village. 

In this episode, we talk with Pavan about his journey as a filmmaker, the RomComs of the 70s and 80s and their influence in Middle Life, and collaborating with Peter and Leah.

Thank you, Pavan, for joining us on the podcast and for the opportunity to watch Middle Life! We really enjoyed the film!

Stay tuned, listeners, for our review of the film in an upcoming episode!

We recorded this episode in July 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! We have an update with details about our Live Podcast and Sports Romance Book Fair! 

We’ve mentioned in a previous episode our upcoming live event that we are co-sponsoring with The Broken Spine in Tinker & Trade.

Today, we are sharing some more details about our live event on August 30 at 2pm at Love City Brewing, and we’re excited! 

There will be 4 authors joining us who all write about different sports: 

• Cassandra Moll - Hockey

• JL Stray - Soccer

• Nikki Castle - MMA

• Stephanie Rose - Baseball

Books by all the authors will be available for purchase and signing at the event or can be pre-ordered with your ticket. 

There will be craft vendors as well, culminating in a live podcast episode with the authors! In the episode, we’ll be chatting about the authors about writing sports romance as well as Heated Rivalry and Off Campus! 

Available now, tickets are $25, and each ticket includes a drink token. Love City Brewing also has a food truck available and non-alcoholic beverages. 

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Welcome to The RomCom Roundtable! Today we’re chatting about the Netflix #1….Voicemails for Isabelle!

Starring Zoey Deutsch, Nick Robinson, Harry Shum, Jr., Leah McKendrick, Ciara Bravo, Lukas Cage, Megan Danso, Tyler Sandeman, and Nick Offerman, Voicemails for Isabelle is available for streaming on Netflix.

Jill (Deutsch) is grieving the loss of her sister and begins to leave voicemails to her. Wes (Robinson), a real estate agent based in Austin, has inherited Isabelle’s number on his new work phone. He hears the messages and begins to develop feelings for Jill without her knowing. On a work trip to San Francisco, Wes meets Jill, and their connection continues to grow.  

In this episode, we talk about the power of the themes of sisterhood and the bond between Isabelle and Jill and the music of Robyn, one of our favorite artists! 

Caitie has another theory about RomComs and talks about the trends we’re seeing in the past few years of the genre! 

We also included the link to the post from Phi Deng that was referenced in the episode. 

We recorded this episode in June 2026 shortly after the premiere of the film.

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

We also want to thank our editor, Steve Angello, who has 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! 

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! We had a great conversation during our Bend It Like Beckham Episode!

As we were talking, we found some comparisons and contrasts to themes we reviewed in other films. We didn’t want to leave this part of the conversation on the cutting room floor and thought this would make for a fun minisode! 

As part of our Season 2, we’re going to be featuring more minisodes and bonus content! Let us know what you think! 

We recorded this minisode in June 2026 during our recording of our Bend It Like Beckham 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!!  

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! 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!

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! 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! 

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! 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!!  

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! 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!!  

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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