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Anna Fox and Louisa Rorschach are two writers in their early 30s who just cannot get relationships right. In preparation for when dating is real again (#ThanksPandemic), they turn to a leader in the field for help -- number one best selling romance author Danielle Steel.

Combining literary review, social commentary, dating advice, and astrology, Anna and Louisa discuss Danielle Steel’s novels a chapter at a time with cultured wit and Millennial irreverence.

Hearts of Steel: A Danielle Steel Podcast Louisa Rorschach & Anna Fox

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    • 5.0 • 9 Ratings

Anna Fox and Louisa Rorschach are two writers in their early 30s who just cannot get relationships right. In preparation for when dating is real again (#ThanksPandemic), they turn to a leader in the field for help -- number one best selling romance author Danielle Steel.

Combining literary review, social commentary, dating advice, and astrology, Anna and Louisa discuss Danielle Steel’s novels a chapter at a time with cultured wit and Millennial irreverence.

    Now and Forever: Chapter 3

    Now and Forever: Chapter 3

    CONTENT WARNING: This chapter of the book contains references to sexual assault, and our podcast does not skirt the issue. If you are sensitive to this topic, please take care of yourself however you need to.

    Wowie Zowie, chapter three has taken a sharp left turn. As Jessie heads in to work for the first time since returning, we meet her employees Kat and Zina. Bodies are talked about a lot, especially when a detective from SFPD shows up looking for Ian. Sandwiches fly.

    [Music Credit: "Stringed Disco" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.]


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    • 43 min
    Now and Forever: Chapter 2

    Now and Forever: Chapter 2

    CONTENT WARNING: This chapter of the book and the correlating podcast episode contain references to, and discussion of, sexual assault and consent. If you are sensitive to this topic, please take care of yourself however you need to, even if that means skipping this episode.



    Chapter two gets a little weird, y'all: we finally meet Ian's wife, Jessie, and she has some interesting ideas on fashion and relationships. Anna and Louisa discuss dominance and consent, foot fetishes, wandering wombs, and cold-hearted Capricorns.



    [Music Credit: "Stringed Disco" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.]


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    • 39 min
    Now and Forever: Chapter 1

    Now and Forever: Chapter 1

    In this first episode of their new podcast, Anna and Louisa discuss chapter one of Danielle Steel's 1978 novel "Now and Forever." We meet day drunk Ian and mysterious Maggie, and things seem to be heading for the danger zone already.



    [Music Credit: "Stringed Disco" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.]


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    • 44 min
    Hearts of Steel: The Trailer

    Hearts of Steel: The Trailer

    Anna Fox and Louisa Rorschach are two writers in their early 30s who just cannot get their dating lives in order. In preparation for when romance is real again (#ThanksPandemic), they turn to a leader in the field for help -- number one best selling author Danielle Steel. Combining literary review, social commentary, dating advice, and astrology, Anna and Louisa discuss Steel’s romance novels with cultured wit and Millennial irreverence.


    Season One: Now and Forever (1978). "Although Jessica and Ian Clarke have been married seven years, they insist the thrill and excitement haven’t dimmed. At Jessica’s urging, Ian has quit his advertising job to become a struggling writer, and she supports him with her successful San Francisco boutique. Ian’s financial dependence on Jessica upsets him more than he admits, and in a moment of bored malaise, Ian’s first casual indiscretion will create a nightmare that threatens everything Jessica and Ian have carefully built. What he does changes their lives, and them, perhaps forever, as they struggle to pay the price of his foolhardy affair."


    [Music Credit: "Stringed Disco" by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.]


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    • 2 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

LivingLizTaylor ,

Louisa & Anna STEEL Your Heart

Love this podcast! Louisa and Anna are very engaging and insightful and they make me feel like I’m part of a book club that’s actually fun and/or like I have friends during this isolating time. This is the feel-good, feminist content and distraction from our bleak existence that we need right now.

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