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Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves

Isabeau and Morgan

Whoa!mance is a weekly podcast interrogating the Romance genre; we do deep dives on Romance"s heroines and heroes, it"s sexiest bits, and the weirdest parts--we cover it all from meet cute to HEA.

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61:05

Episode 130: Tentacle Porn (Monster March 1) -...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/03/10

So he said what's the problem babyWhat's the problem I don't knowWell maybe I'm a GOD(GOD!)Searchin' for the killer of my acolyteTuckin' my tentacles in tightAvoiding my family and Fallin' for a PI...Monster March begins with the Cthulhu-adjacent, pun-apparent, politic-of-death-exploring, Acsquidentally in Love by K.L. Hiers.Is it reasonable to approach a book with expectations as a reader? What is appealing about Urban Fantasy? What ISN'T appealing about tentacles? Wake your darkly dreaming asses

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16:46

Whoa!nus: They Did The Monster March

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/03/03

Yr grls were working in the lab late one night, when their eyes beheld an eerie sight..For a monster rose (a-wink) from the slab, and to their surpriseTHEY DID IT IN MARCH! They did a MOoOnster March...Join us for a seasonally inappropriate announcement. And then join us for the rest of the month as we read:"Asquidentally in Love" by K. Hiers"Love, Laugh, Lich" by Kate Prior"Dragon Bound" by Thea Harrison"Deceived by the Gargoyles" by Lillian LarkWho needs October anyhow?

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53:31

Jane Eyre Public Access Read - A-Long: Chapter 35

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/02/23

Our time in S------ is coming to a close, but St. John is not letting Jane go without a bang and one orgasmic head pat. But you know what speaks louder than orgasmic head pats? The voice of true love, that's what!Join us as we reflect on our time away from Rochester, the bad feeling bleeding through the presence of Empire in the text, and that this part of the book may be the part that matters the most.

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86:11

Jane Eyre Public Access Read - A-Long: Chapter 34

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/02/17

Gang, we're starting to think St. John doesn't REALLY see Jane as a sister?This chapter, Christmas occurs for two seconds and then Jane enters into an emotionally wrought new language practice with her first cousin cum benefactee, St. John. And things escalate when St. John invites her to join him in a colonialist, racist project. To say the least...Join us as we unpack how Jane Eyre continues to be a book about race, nationalism, and men filling the void of women's confused silence with their

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39:59

Episode 129: Sympathy for the Devil Pt. 2 - "The...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/02/10

We return to sweltering, medieval Spain for la segunda parte of our discussion on "The Flesh and the Devil" by Teresa Denys. And the climate is not the only thing making us sweat...join us as we turn over the sexiest and the weirdest parts of this book.Are gloves the sexiest accessory? Is this the greatest title of any romance novel ever? Are you more willing to accept something for having things you love than disregard it for having the things you hate? Paso the doble, please!Trigger warnings:

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46:13

Episode 128: Sympathy for the Devil Pt. 1 - "The...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/02/03

Isabeau and Morgan return to an almost forgotten realm in Whoa!mance, but one that still remains familiar - THE BODICE RIPPER. And not bodice ripper as in "their boobs are so big it is ripping the bodice". But somehow, the experience of reading Denys is very, very different. And the reasons why feel as elusive as a copy of the book itself.Can a long book still have brevity? Is "bodice ripping" something that you can condition yourself through or is it just a result or contextual relativism? Is this

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44:23

Jane Eyre Public Access Read - A-Long: Chapter 33

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/01/27

Remember how St. John ripped that piece of Jane's drawing and then acted like nothing happened? Well spread some bird seed, it is time for those chickens to come home to roost!On a stormy, snowy eve St. John visits Jane and reveals all. Is it a deus ex machina? *Shrug*. Is it fun? *vigorously nods*.

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71:22

Whoa!nus Goes To The Movies: She-Devil! Feat. Andrea...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/01/20

Get a soda pop the size of a tot and a slightly smaller barrel'o'popcorn because yr grls are going to La Cinema with friend-of-the-show Andrea from Shelf Love!We are following up our live Tweet watch along of She-Devil (1989, dir. Susan Seidelman)with in-depth discussion of the film.Who is the titular "SHEEEE Devil"? Is vengeance against a patriarchal wrong necessarily a feminist practice? Why Ed Begley Jr.?Just don't crunch your popcorn too loudly, you don't want to miss any of the really super

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49:25

Jane Eyre Public Access Read-A-Long: Chapter 32

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/01/13

Excuse me, but - you can't look at that likeness like that. At least not in here. In front of...us. In this little house, with Jane standing right. there. I mean, get yourself together St. John. Oh my. Oh my goodness. You can't just jump into...you know...kneeling on an ottoman. Join us as we try to keep it together while reading Chapter 32 of Jane Eyre.

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59:32

Whoa!nus: Both Hands - Year in Review

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2022/01/06

WARNING: This week's episode may give you whiplash, looking back on '21 and forward to '22 so quick!Yr grls look back on their stack as a whole and as individual books and experiences - what was the weirdest read of 2021? The sexiest? The suprisiest? The biggest WHOA and the lowest NO? And what did we learn? And what can we do with it moving forward?Bring your novelty "2022" glitter glasses and those little arm garters old timey accountants used to wear, we're crunching data! Whoa!nus is a part of

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39:13

Janey Eyre Public Access Read-a-Long: Chapter 31

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/12/30

Jane has a new life and a new job and is generally whelmed. St. John has a crush and crushes a tuft of daisies. Yr grl Morgan struggles to read in the present tense. Join us, won't you, for this lovely lazy river ride through the novel.

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49:45

Episode 127: Hot Cuppa Xocolatl - "Twelve Drummers"...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/12/23

Yr Grls are wrapping up the festive season with a read that had us tugging at our cable knit turtlenecks.In "Twelve Drummers" Angelina M. Lopez introduces us to a jewel thief who gets much more than she (or the security guard she's been oBsEErViNNg) bargained for in a sleepy museum in middle America. About twelve more...actually.Where is the line between a steamy romance and an erotic romance? Can you decolonize Christmas while getting turned on? Should you read this in your childhood bedroom while

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34:31

Jane Eyre Public Access Read-a-Long - Chapter 30

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/12/16

In chapter 30 of Jane Eyre, Isabeau reads Jane reading St. John. And guess what? St. John goes on a long diatribe about St. John.

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53:14

Episode 126: This Trope's For You - "A Highlander For...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/12/09

This week, yr grls discuss the show's first Hanukkah story from an anthology of shorts titled "Eight Kisses: Eight All-New Tales of Holiday Romance". Specifically we are back in bonnie Scotland for "A Highlander for Hanukkah" by Lori Ann Bailey (who also edited the anthology!)Shoshana likes James, and James likes Shoshana even though she's Jewish and he's Catholic. But then a series of B'n'E's start cropping up, her dad goes out of town on business, and Hanukkah all coincide to help them discover

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38:08

Jane Eyre Public Access Read-a-Long - Chapter 29

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/12/02

Jane makes new friends. One of them has a Roman-esque profile and dreamy eyes. Another one has an offensive, phonetically written accent.

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60:45

Episode 125: Medieval Midwifery - "The Secret" By...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/11/25

Secrets, secrets are no fun. But THE Secret? By Julie Garwood? Well…Judith leaves her dysfunctional behind in England to use her DIY doula skills to help her friend deliver a baby in the highlands. You know what they have in the highlands, don’t you? That’s right - HIGHLANDERS. Big, hunky, aloof-yet-communicative, laird-y ones named Ian.Does the context a book was published in really matter? Is the appeal of highlanders just innocent plaid fun? Did you know Ian is Gaelic for John?Whoa!mance is a

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48:01

Jane Eyre Public Access Read-a-Long - Chapter 28

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/11/18

For Chapter 28, Isabeau's melodic tones sweep us away to the beautiful Northern English countryside where Jane learns it is a hard knock life outside the walls of Thornfield, as well. But in a whole different way.

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64:49

Whoa!nus: True Crime - UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/11/11

Whoa!mance is once again donning their trench coats and magnifying glasses to bring you the only romance novel-specific crime conversations on the web. This time around, Morgan takes Isabeau on a journey to one of the dreariest corners - FAMILY COURT - via one of the most sparkling highways - CELEBRITY.Danielle Steel.......'s husband sued two writers from People Magazine to keep adoption records sealed, and a book off the shelves in the process, and lost. But that particular champagne problem seems

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110:39

Jane Eyre Public Access Read-a-Long: Chapter 27

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/11/04

Good word, but that boy can talk!In Chapter 27 Rochester wants Jane to know a few things, and then a few more. And then a few more. Join us as Jane confronts, at least internally, Rochester.TW: Sexual assault, abuse

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63:51

Episode 124: Werewolf Baseball - "Mating the...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/10/28

Baby, yr grls are HOWLING for (and about) "Mating the Huntress" by Talia Hibbert this Halloween.Chastity feels anything but chaste around local werewolf/fated mate/homeschooled-only-child Luke. The only problem? She comes from a family of huntresses--as in werewolf huntresses!What's Halloween's whole deal? Are white people really ignorant about race, or is it just all getting channeled into metaphor? Are you cosplaying The Midwest right now?We'd ask if Talia Hibbert is John Williams, but we already

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