Ep. 404 Rom-Coms for the modern era!

Sorta Awesome

Cloud10

Education, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Is the rom-com dead? Are the romantic comedies of the 1980s, 90s, and early 2000s just relics of the past? This week, Meg welcomes Mary Carver back to Sorta Awesome, and wow does she have some great insights into the current state of rom-coms! Meg and Mary talk about new trends in inclusivity in this genre of film along with other ways the romantic comedy has been updated for 2022 audiences. Mary brought a TON of recommendations (in spreadsheet form!) for you to check out, too! Come be a part of our Patreon community and join in our FIRST book club discussion in September! You’ll get exclusive content every month plus hundreds of hours of Super Star episodes to download and binge right now! And bonus - get our texting number so you can send us your thoughts anytime! Go to patreon.com/sortaawesome to become a Super Star Awesome! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: LUS Brands: Get 15% off your first purchase of $50 or more when you go to LUSbrands.com and enter promo code AWESOME Butcher Box: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/AWESOME and use code BONUS100 to get 1 pack of free bacon in EVERY box for the life of your membership PLUS $100 off your first order Foria: Get 20% off your first order by visiting foriawellness.com/AWESOME or use code AWESOME at checkout SHOW NOTES: Mary’s AoTW: Troublemaker by Leah Remini (audiobook) Meg’s AotW: PictureThis app You Grow, Gurl by Christoper Griffin Mary’s movie spreadsheet Prayers from the Parking Lot: 50 Short Reflections for Moms on the Go (Mary’s new devotional!) The Couch Podcast with Mary Carver Visit Mary’s website and follow her on IG! Listen to her podcast The Couch Podcast with Mary Carver. And be sure to order her new devotional for moms called Prayers from the Parking Lot: 50 Short Reflections for Moms on the Go! You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's August the 19th, 2022, and if you are looking for a little laughter, a little love story,
0:09.9	maybe a good old-fashioned meet-cute, you are going to fall in love with today's conversation.
0:16.5	I am thrilled to welcome back to sort of awesome my friend and the host of the couch podcast,
0:22.3	Mary Carver.
0:23.3	Hi, Mary.
0:24.3	Hey, how are you?
0:26.5	I am doing great.
0:28.0	I'm so thrilled that you are back on sort of awesome what you always have so much fun when
0:31.8	you're here.
0:32.8	Yes.
0:33.8	I love getting the chance to talk to you and have been really looking forward to this.
0:38.0	We've had so many great conversations you and I have had together for sort of awesome
0:42.0	that are really pop culture inspired, pop culture related.
0:46.8	I have to give you all the credit for this conversation topic.
0:50.4	I know that something came across your radar that actually was a conversation in the sort
0:55.1	of awesome Hangout group, which is our sort of online hub for our community and it kind
1:00.4	of like, I don't know, ears perked up so to speak as you saw this conversation, right?
1:05.0	Yes.
1:06.0	Yes.
1:07.0	I saw someone post, I should have looked it up to find the exact post before we started
1:11.4	talking, but it was someone I think asking for recommendations about wanting to watch
1:15.9	a rom-com.
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