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This our first Black Rom Com Canon movie, and it's oh so sweet! This week Misan and Nana discuss Brown Sugar* and explore our complicated relationship with hip-hop, make a plea for our Black Cards, and call for justice for materialistic, bougie Black lawyer ladies (as totally disinterested parties, of course). Plus, we debate the age-old question: Goofy Guys vs. Arrogant Guys.  *Watch Brown S...

It's the moment you've been waiting for. That's right, Season Two! We're back. For real, this time. In the season opener, Misan and Nana marvel at kids resembling their parents (looking at you, Jack Quaid), dissect wedding culture, and query what it means to find "The One" courtesy of indie rom-com, Plus One. In keeping with the Season Two theme, they also give their reactions on the second season...

It's a surprise drop, and it's jam-packed, y'all! Join Nana and Misan this week as we take on the greeting card-industrial complex, review a couple of recent romcoms*, and, for some reason, give our Super Bowl predictions (spoiler alert: we were wrong). Also, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin are getting married!!!! *Stream Marry Me on Peacock and I Want You Back on Amazon Prime  --- Nana's HEA: https:...

It's the last episode of our first season! Can you believe it? We sure can't. In the season finale, Misan and Nana discuss "Black Love", if they're rooting for Marcus and Mia, and how much they saw themselves reflected in the series. We'll be baaackkkk!! Stream Love Life on HBO Max: https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GXrxUzQ5VqrGGtAEAAAAd ---- Nana's HEA: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9...

Wow, 2021 has been quite the wild ride, but one bright spot was creating this podcast and assembling the Rom Squad! Join Nana and Misan as we reminisce, respond to Rom Squad comments, and manifest, manifest, manifest! Literally an eleventh hour post, but we made it! Until next year! xoxo ---- Check out our NEW website: https://www.heallyeah.com/ Find us on IG: @h.e.a.llyeah Email us at: heallyeah....

In Part 2, Misan and Nana vibe with the series soundtrack, give a mini history lesson and celebrate the gloriousness that is Crash Landing On You. Can you tell that we really liked it?  Stream Crash Landing on You on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81159258 ---- Nana's HEA: Hallmark and Lifetime Holiday Movies! Misan's HEA: https://www.authorelenaarmas.com/mybooks ---- Check out o...

Misan and Nana have fallen into an obsession with Crash Landing on You and we don't want to get up! We loved it so much that we've got a two parter for you this week. Listen to Part 1 as Nana critiques Misan's line reading, Misan confesses she can't do it like the City Girls and Nana (and Misan) give the plot recap to end all plot recaps.  Stream Crash Landing on You on Netflix: https://www.n...

We're doin' (another) musical, y'all! In advance of the upcoming remake, we've decided to pay homage to the OG West Side Story. Join Nana and Misan this week as we gush over Jerry's choreography (yes, we're on nickname basis), work through rumble logistics, and rage against shoe polish makeup. *Currently not streaming for free. Gotta rent this one :( ---- For more on How the Irish Became White: ht...

Double the Lindsay Lohans, double the fun! This week, Misan and Nana react to the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap*. Come for Nana's fan girling over the 1961 version, stay for Misan's rant about the general insanity of the movie's premise.   *Stream both versions of The Parent Trap on DisneyPlus.   Rom News - Men's Health Article: https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a33315450/r...

It's our first sports movie, y'all, and it even includes a nod to the offside rule! Join Nana and Misan this week as we discuss early 2000s gem, Bend it Like Beckham*, a movie that taught us that yes, in fact, women CAN play sports and intro'd the world to Jonathan Rhys Myers' shoulder shimmy. *Stream it on HBO Max ----- Nana's HEA: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51213487-if-i-never-met-...

Sanaa Lathan gets her swirl on and learns to relax, relate, release! Misan and Nana discuss Something New* and relive the glorious year that was 2006. (Note: from 50:22-50:47, the report to which Misan and Nana are referring is the Moynihan Report (https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/the-moynihan-report-an-annotated-edition/404632/)) *Watch it on Peacock for free  ----- Nana'...

What would you get if you had Notting Hill with more brown people, less home ownership, and a dash of Rose Matafeo's hilarious, irresistible charm? The best romcom of the 21st century! Join us this week as we fangirl over Starstruck and discuss how it proves to be so much more than a Notting Hill millennial update. Also, we got a website, y'all! Check us out at: https://www.heallyeah.com/ Stream S...

This week, we journey to Mauritius with Christina Milian, Alicia Keys song renditions and our new actor crush, Sinqua Walls in Netflix’s latest algorithmic rom-com, Resort To Love.  Watch Resort To Love here: https://www.netflix.com/title/81076586 ----- Nana's HEA: https://www.hulu.com/series/this-way-up-d5d09794-e8a4-44e6-87ec-c3705cd1bbd4 Misan's HEA: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/27805...

Periodt. Calling all Never Have I Ever fans! Join Nana and Misan as we discuss our favorite (but always frustrating) rage-filled teenage protagonist, stan her sick burns, and finally settle for once and for all: #TeamBen or #TeamPaxton?   Also, break out your Carolina blue jersey dresses and platform Skechers because this week we're kicking it old school in Rom News as we discuss the ree...

No, Misan and Nana aren't covering STIs this week. Well, mostly not. We're chatting about Lovesick, one of the best rom-coms (perhaps actually the best rom-com) of the 2010s. Join us and let us know what you think! Check out Lovesick on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/80041601 Misan's HEA: https://susanelizabethphillips.com/match-me-if-you-can/ Nana's HEA: http://www.acevedowrites.com/books...

Did you miss us? We're back with a doozy of an episode! This week, H.E.A.LL Yeah! goes international with one of us (*cough*, Nana) in Ghana while the other remains stateside. Spoilers abound as we gush over our favorite TV couples.  Couples covered in this episode: Fox Mulder/Dr. Dana Scully Guzmán Nunier Osuna/Nadia Shanaa Omar Shanaa/Ander Muñoz Dr. Helen Sharpe/Dr. Max Goodwin (*not Bloom...

What do we want? A cheerocracy! When we do want it? Now! In this episode, Misan relays her aborted high school cheerleader dreams and Nana thinks a cheerocracy just might be the answer to the world's problems. This week, we're discussing the cheerleader film to end all cheerleader films, Bring It On*. Also, is it cold in here or is it just us? *Watch it on Peacock for free or rent/buy it on Amazon...

Damn, Gina. Don't come for Notting Hill*! Join us this week as we prove to Nana's cousin Gina that you can never go wrong with a Julia Roberts smile and a befuddled Hugh Grant. And maybe settle, once and for all, the age old question: Do Brits do it better?  *Today's title can be found on Netflix (until May 31) or Amazon Prime. ---- Misan's HEA: https://www.emilyhenrybooks.com/books/people-we...

Is Christopher Plummer too sexy for this G-rated musical? Join us this week as we explore this and other important questions about the ever iconic Sound of Music! Also, shout out to the Baroness' lewks and Julie Andrews' range. It's our first musical, y'all! Eeee! ------ NYT article discussed in this week's Rom News: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/world/europe/jane-austen-slavery-museum.html M...

Misan and Nana are so tired, tired of all this trauma. Join us this week as we go out in search of Black love and joy in Steven McQueen's Small Axe: Lovers Rock. Spoiler alert: we find it. Also this week: one of us makes an (x)confession. Teehee. ---- Trigger warning: 57:07 to 60:00  (references to sexual assault) ---- NYT review of Lovers Rock: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/29/arts/music/l...

In Part 2 of this week’s special double edition, Drake catches a stray and one of us is ready for a duel. Join us as we discuss Skechers, Prada backpacks and all things 10 Things I Hate About You! ----- For more Rebekah Weatherspoon, the author of Nana's HEA: https://rebekahweatherspoon.com For more Rachel Lynn Solomon, the author of Misan's HEA: http://www.rachelsolomonbooks.com

In Part 1 of this week’s special double edition, one of us congratulates Elizabeth Taylor on her face and the other makes a confession. Join us as we discuss The Taming of the Shrew and why we think “difficult” women get a bad rap.

This is the big one! We're coming, Elizabeth! This week we spend a whole lot of time discussing Pride and Prejudice--the mother of all romcoms--and the countless adaptations it has spawned. This is a long episode, so feel free to listen in multiple sittings. Put your kettle on the stove, grab your snuggy, and settle in! Also, #JusticeForMrsBennet ----- For more about Loretta Chase, the author of M...

Melissa Joan Hart does her best to evoke Otto von Bismarck in Gap khaki slims. Does she succeed? Join us this week as we explore this and other questions in Rob Thomas' critique of social hierarchies: Drive Me Crazy.  *Correction: Misan's HEA is entitled, The Accidental Wedding, not Bride by Mistake.*

The one where we gush over the To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before universe and discover what happens after the HEA. One of us has a girl crush on Lana Condor, listen and find out who!