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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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Episode 123: Tasty Squeeze - A Man of Taste by Shira...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/10/21

This week yr girls are keeping it short’n’sweet as carrots with A MAN OF TASTE by SHIRA GLASSMAN. Milly the Vampire decides to treat herself and make herself a snack of a snack (wink). Little does she know she just found the everlasting gobstopper of boyfriends/dinners.Can women consume anything without it being a moral conundrum? Is camp essential to vampire horror? Why is romance so good at genre mashing?Lick. It. Up.Whoa!mance is a part of Frolic Media.

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Episode 121: Pumpkin Spice Lay - Pumpkin Pounder by...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/10/14

Halloween isn't all about spookies, sometimes it is about parties. This week, yr grls explore the latter with PUMPKIN POUNDER by LAURA LOVELY.Titular Daisy pursues her preference for those with the MC1R gene into a rom-com cum softcore Halloween evening with a guy from Ireland. But guess what? He's different from the other pumpkins she's pounded, and her passion for pounding pumpkins could just be another costume. Are fetishes romantic? Is Halloween romantic? Is New York romantic? Is The Nightmare

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68:57

Episode 121: Autumnal Femininity - For The Wolf by...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/10/07

Awoooooooooooo-tmespheric season is upon us, and this week yr grls are bundling up in the wooly caress of FOR THE WOLF by HANNAH WHITTEN.Red was born to be a sacrifice to the enigmatic Wolf in the Woods, bound long before her time by a curse that is a lot like a marriage. But it turns out, he's more puppy than predator. And the woods aren't quite the bloodsucking borderlands they appear. But that doesn't mean there aren't bloodsucking predators afoot....If a fantasy is a fantasy and a romance is

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Episode 119: Heyer and Heyer, Baby - Venetia by...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/09/30

It's a livin' thing. This week, yr grls conclude their discussion Georgette Heyer's seminal novel of VENETIA! This time we get into the sexiest part, the weirdest part, and the final verdict on whether or not we Whoa! or No! Venny. We may not stroke your ego, but we will get you in your feels.Is the romance vibe, on the whole, more Georgette or Jane? Who is the Emma in your friend group? If you can't answer that, you might be the Emma. But look on the sunny side! At least you're not the

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Episode 119: Georgie Girl - Venetia by Georgette...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/09/24

It has been a long time coming, so we hope you don't mind if we stay awhile. This week, yr grls embark on two part discussion of VENETIA by Lioness in her Field GEORGETTE HEYER. In an English country village (alleged) nonpareil Venetia meets an infamous rake and...well you know how this goes. Georgette Heyer basically wrote the song after all. A return to the canon means a return to the big questions in romance. We know Heyer is a bad person, but is Venetia? How extricable is perspective from

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56:56

Venetia PartUNO

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/09/22

Venetia PartUNO by Whoa!mance: Romance, Feminism, and Ourselves

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54:05

Jane Eyre Public Access Read-a-Long - Chapter 26

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/09/15

We return just in time for a wedding.Time: Rushed.Location: Church near the packed carriage, literally at your house.Mood: Sometimes it is hard to tell if you're excited or scared, you know?Guests: Unexpected.Join us as we pick back up right where we left off with Chapter 26 of Jane Eyre. If you enjoy this show, please let your friends know! If you're concerned about a pal's new love interest specifically, do send them this specific episode. The eerie feeling can always be far worse, and far closer,

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59:54

Episode 118: The Cupcake/Tattoo Problem - Hurts To...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/09/08

Is he hot or is he just from the wrong side of the tracks? This week on Whoa!mance we answer "YES" to both while discussing HURTS TO LOVE YOU by ALISHA RAI.Fancy pants Evangeline has been secretly crushing cum app-enabled stalking flannel pants Gabe for years. And now at her family's wedding weekend *cough*regency house party*cough* she is ready to make a move.Is slow burn > sudden burn? How have we landed in the current tattoo vs. cupcake shop spectrum? Is the only difference between historicals

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52:18

Episode 117 Pt 2: Only in New York! - Evening Star by...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/09/01

Wowie kazowie there is a whole other part of Evening Star by Catherine Coulter where they go to New York and actually fall in love and have lots of pregnancy sex and lots of fights and Thanksgiving but way too early and bust a union and all cause like Women in Business! And man, that stuff really burrows into your grl's brains.Is erasure preferable to hero/ines who acknowledge the problems of their time but don't make act against it? Why do historical romances, especially from the late 19th Century,

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Episode 117 Pt 1: When in Rome - Evening Star by...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/08/25

This week your girls disembark on a two parter on Catherine Coulter’s EVENING STAR aka SWEET SURRENDER.We delve into the kinky, sweaty bordellos and just sweaty dinner parties of 19th Century Rome where young Giana is getting a pretty shallow lesson in womanhood from her uncle and meets an American, i.e. tall, businessman who is equal parts well-meaning and ruthlessly horny. I & M answer the questions Coulter has posed to her erstwhile reader and discover some Rome Truths along the way.Why start

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Episode 116: Purse'a'phone and Hayds - Neon Gods by...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/08/18

Is that a bottle of Pom Wonderful in your pocket or are you just excited for another modern retelling of Hades and Persephone? Either way you came to the right podcast! This week yr kores spring into “Neon Gods” by Katee Robert.Modern It Girl Persephone runs away to the mysterious Under City (see what they did there?) to wait out her trust fund to move to Berkeley (pardon???). In order to stave off the unwanted amorous notions of Zeus she gets publicly f*ng’d by cinnamon roll in a black on black

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Episode 115: Structural Villainy - Ties That Bind by...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/08/11

This week, I & M tackle the multi-decade family saga slash love story “The Ties That Bind” by Brenda Jackson. When Rand meets Jenna at a college party in 1965, they kick off a romance (or twelve) that overcomes the ravages of time, distance, the Vietnam War, the fight for Civil Rights, classism, colorism, and a woman named Angela. Is there such a thing as bad girl, or are they all just drawn that way? Is a villain’s relatability a form of carbon dating? Speaking of dating, does anyone date outside

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Whoa!nus - Smart Bitches Trashy Books ft. Whoa!mance:...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/08/06

Mama, we made it!This week we are so excited to share our conversation with Sarah - she of ICONIC Smart Bitches Trashy Books fame. We discussed a brand spankin' new category romance. She got us an ARC and everything. Notes below! And if you don't know about SBTB yet, check out the pod and go to https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ to consume all of the delicious romance content they just let you have for free!Also be sure to dip into our recent "Category Is..." series for some classic category

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Episode 114: A Tyranny Of Endearment - Fix Her Up by...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/07/28

Baby batter up!This week on Whoa!mance Isabeau and Morgan chew gum in the dugout of "Fix Her Up" by Tessa Bailey.Former baseball superstar Travis returns to his charming home village sore from more than a career-ending shoulder injury. When a new opportunity comes knocking, he teams up with his friend's kid sister for a mutually beneficial (aren't they always?) fake relationship. Thankfully, her "baby" status in her family isn't an impediment to his affections. Why don't more characters in fiction

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Episode 113: Railed - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/07/21

Risky Business eat your heart out. This week on Whoa!mance, Morgan and Isabeau visit NEW YAWK but better in “One Last Stop” by Casey McQuiston. August is still putting the “new” New York City when she meets timeless punk hottie Jane on the Q. When she discovers just HOW timeless, our gal Auggie puts her hereditary gumshoe skills, and chosen family slash roomies, to use is breaking Jane free from the amber of the MTA.Is freaky the new vanilla? Does greater visibility equal meaningful progress? Did

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RE!Mance Episode 44: The OG (JANEuary #5) -...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/07/14

Romancelandia’s own Gathering of the Juggalos - Jane Austen Fetival - wrapped up this last week in Louisville! PlusJASNA’s Annual General Meeting will be hosted in our home of Chicago this year. Not to mention TWO imminent film adaptations of Persuasion? To celebrate all this and more we’re re-releasing our episode on Persuasion by Jane Austen. ---We did it y’all; we’ve been through the now, the then, the if only, and the as if; it’s been a month dedicated to yr grrl Jane; a celebration of her

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Episode 112: Almost Paradise - Bachelor in Paradise...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/07/07

The Bachelor but with a Phoenix and a Thunderbird catching feels in the South China Sea? This could actually be the most dramatic season yet.Mythical creature shifter and Regional-alpha Xi Sing is so immediately smitten with The Shifter Bachelor lovetestant Monday, he threatens to make bad TV. Little does the viewing audience know she's running from a witch-hunter right onto their screens. This week, yr girls are knockin' on Heaven's Door discussing "Bachelor in Paradise" by Shai August, Along the

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Episode 111: The Category is….An Aunt Is An Ocean -...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/06/30

Category Is: Kissing Cousins Pygmalion CotillionAnswer: “The Prodigal Spinster” by Joan OverfieledQuestion: What is relations wanting to make relations after a “makeover” (actually just proper nutrition) thanks to a Puppet Master/Aunt who makes them think it was the work of their Cool Jock Friend and their Bumbling Too-Masc-To-Live Pal?This week, Morgan and Isabeau don their most fabulous orange formalwear for the exciting conclusion of the first round of their “Category Is” series, discussing a

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Episode 110: The Category is....Easy Riders, Golden...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/06/24

Category Is: Regency in shades of avocado, mulberry and ochre Answer: “The Golden Songbird” by Sheila WalshQuestion: What is the wager calling everyone’s bluff until she ends up a Marchioness after some gun play, a cock fight, and a really bad trip?This week, Morgan and Isabeau are joined by a Dark Passenger for their “Category Is” series, discussing a not-plagiarizing-Georgette-Heyer Regency from 1975.Are the seventies the True Sixties? Was Woodiwiss even a radical? Are disco balls just big

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56:54

Episode 109: The Category is....Thatcher? I Hardly...

Whoa!mance: Romance and Ourselves ·

2021/06/16

Category Is: English Rose seeks personified Daddy IssueAnswer: “Tangled Threads” by Susanne McCarthyQuestion: What is pretending to be the wife of the brother who raised you and ending up deflowered by the father of your brother’s child bride and everyone looks the same and all the villains are immigrants?This week, Morgan and Isabeau follow their “Category Is” series down the recently expanded British motorway system of 1991.Can a contemporary romance be a “bodice ripper”? Has anyone traced the

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