Whoa!mance: Romance, Feminism, and Ourselves

How in the world can two people disagree yet still work together? Listen up here. The humor helps - but it comes down to respect. Each has a stance based on what they have read and researched but also experienced. And ground rules. Neither is working to trick, undermine or outdo the other. Instead - it comes down to being about ME! The Listener! And I love that. Humor, perspective, information, the aghast at the bonkers… all of it. And it’s not just a yes-fest. It’s a chance to consider multiple interpretations and see - yes romance novels are an important window into our humanity. I’ll be back for more… and even more.

Been listening to the podcast’s backlog and enjoying the insights! I appreciate that the hosts are not publishing industry insiders and can therefore be a little more critical of what they read. Wish there was a bit more diversity in the books selected. One star removed for the hosts continuing the proud Midwestern tradition of being completely unable to pronounce anything right. Mispronouncing “Derbyshire” even after seeing multiple Pride & Prejudice adaptations! Not to mention an old episode in which the hosts quip about how white people can pronounce “Eyre” but not “Hassan”. (Reader, they went on to mispronounce Hassan.) Editing this review to add on the regular mispronunciations of Nalini Singh’s name. Come on.

While I’d fight to the non-death that being immortal as a vampire is better than being a brain in a robot body, because I dig the whole embodied thing, I otherwise enjoy the hosts playful yet earnest discussions of romance. I was getting crispy from all the grim news, and finding then digging into the backlist of Learning the Tropes has given me much needed & appreciated joyful solace.

i’ve never read Jane Eyre & i’m started reading along with you all. i would love if you all discussed more rather than just read the text!