Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman
The Rom Complex
Which came first, the romantic comedy or our messed up ways of thinking about love and relationships? Each week Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman break down the romcom tropes that make their hearts sing and the ones that need to be tuned up. Listen to them talk about how these movies affected their relationships–for better and for worse.
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Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman
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15 de oct. de 2026
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Episodios
40. Love and Basketball: I’ve Been in Love with You Since I Was Eleven (with Sam Perpignand) 16.07.2020 1:01:38
The gorgeous and talented Sam Perpignand (aka Salt n Sprinkles) joins Shelby and Sam to talk about Love & Basketball, Sanaa Lathan’s arms, and the questionable existence of Timothee Chalamet.
39. Dance with Me: I Don’t Want to Be in Love (with Alex Feliciano) 02.07.2020 1:01:41
Special guest Alex Feliciano calls in all the way from Costa Rica to talk with Shelby and Sam about one of her childhood favorites, Dance with Me (1998). We chat about the...
38. The Lovebirds: Two People Declaring Their Eternal Love for Each Other. How Problematic. 25.06.2020 58:21
Sam and Shelby spend some time worshipping Issa Rae and the rest of the time talking about The Lovebirds, a Netflix romp so full of jokes that Sam made a callback list.
37. Legally Blonde: I’ll Get the Love of My Life Back (with Jessica Kate) 18.06.2020 53:18
Romance author and podcaster Jessica Kate joins Shelby and Sam to talk about the iconic 2001 film Legally Blonde. They discuss Reese Witherspoon’s perfection and women supporting women, and Sam has a...
36. 40 Days and 40 Nights: It’s So Hard Giving Up What You Love the Most 28.05.2020 59:04
Sam and Shelby talk about 40 Days and 40 Nights, a movie that has not aged well in the 18 years since its release. Talking points include how bad the movie is,...
35. Naked: I Have Been Known to Be a Pretty Tender Lover 21.05.2020 55:54
The Netflix original movie Naked (2017) proves a great framework for Sam and Shelby to talk about the pros and cons of time loops and whether it’s possible to change a man...
34. 13 Going On 30: Oh, for the Love of Pete! You Taught It to Me! 14.05.2020 58:01
Can we be flirty and thriving even though we’re not 30? Please? Sam and Shelby discuss 13 Going on 30 and how proud we should be of ourselves for being able to...
33. Isn’t It Romantic?: Holy Crap! I Love Me! 07.05.2020 55:28
It turns out someone turned this podcast into a movie (before the podcast existed, probably), and that movie is Isn’t It Romantic? Sam and Shelby discuss opening yourself up to your lovers...
32. 10 Things I Hate About You: At Long Last, Love Has Arrived 30.04.2020 53:34
Try not to get too bummed out as Sam and Shelby discuss the Heath Ledger/Julia Stiles classic 10 Things I Hate About You. The hosts talk about the movie’s fun background bits,...
31. When Harry Met Sally: The Thing Is, I Love You 23.04.2020 59:07
When Harry Met Sally brings up a lot of feelings for Sam and Shelby. What feelings, you ask? Oh, mostly just, you know, utter joy and delight from watching and talking about...
30. Forever My Girl & The Road Less Traveled: When You Love Someone, You Just Know 09.04.2020 53:38
It’s a low budget country-music-themed showdown between Road Less Traveled and Forever My Girl on this episode of The Rom Complex. Sam and Shelby disagree over which one wins, and the fight...
29.The Spectacular Now: In Everything But Love (with Em Johnson) 02.04.2020 55:06
Filmmaker Em Johnson joins Sam and Shelby to talk about The Spectacular Now, a movie that features teenagers acting like teenagers and alcoholics acting like, well, you get it. Check out more...
28. P.S. I Love You: I Loved You Right Then and There 26.03.2020 54:30
P.S. I Love You is the “saddest movie every written” according to Sam, or “fine” according to Shelby. The girls discuss the scenes that made them cry, the mastermind planning involved in...
27. Hitch: This Is Exactly Why Falling in Love Is So Goddamn Hard 19.03.2020 1:00:51
Sam and Shelby talk and flirt their way through Hitch while exploring the idea of controlling your dating interactions and pointing out the way in which romcoms cut out the part of...
26. Mannequin: You’re Gonna Have to Love Me Forever (with Jessica Mulder) 12.03.2020 57:47
Jessica Mulder joins Sam and Shelby to watch Mannequin and become utterly entranced with Kim Cattrall. In between a love story and relationship tips, Jess helps the hosts discuss outdated homophobic “jokes”...
25. Leap Year: You’re Young, Married, In Love! 05.03.2020 57:24
In honor of leap year, Sam and Shelby discuss, well, Leap Year, and not the sexy Spanish one. It’s a very silly movie that asks the question, “What would you grab from...
24. The Invention of Lying: I Love You Too, Mom 27.02.2020 51:40
This week Sam and Shelby talk about The Invention of Lying, a movie that could have been good but instead was… not. They also discuss lying in relationships and the weirdest lies...
23. The Apartment: Why Do People Have to Love People Anyway? 20.02.2020 55:51
Our feelings about romcoms are not black and white, but you know what is? The Apartment, an award-winning romcom from 1960. Shelby and Sam discuss the movie, how lonely people are drawn...
22. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: You Wrote Five Love Letters? 13.02.2020 1:00:08
Hey hey whoa whoa whoa, you HAVE to check out this episode about the 2018 hit teen romance To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Sam and Shelby ask the important questions,...
21. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: It’s Our Love Fern! 06.02.2020 50:53
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is our FAN CHOSEN movie for this episode, and gosh is it a fun watch or what. Sam talks about the concept of the...
20. Silver Lining’s Playbook & Under the Tuscan Sun: You Are My Love Life 30.01.2020 56:14
Sometimes (most of the time, if we’re talking romcoms) a fresh start means a new life and a new chance at love. Shelby finally watches Under the Tuscan Sun, so she talks...
19. He’s Just Not That Into You: I’m Still a Lot Closer to Love Than You Are (with Lexi Forde) 23.01.2020 1:03:30
It’s a super special watch party spectacular! Special guest and relationship expert (she’s in a relationship) Lexi Forde joins Shelby and Sam for a viewing of and chat about He’s Just Not...
18. Waitress & Off the Menu: I Haven’t Loved You for Years 16.01.2020 59:14
This week we’re serving up a podcast dish of movies revolving around one of the things we love more than romcoms–food. Shelby talks about the missed-the-mark movie Off the Menu and the...
17. Baby Boom & Life As We Know It: I Fell in Love with Our Family 09.01.2020 51:41
It’s a surprise party! The party is a kid and the surprise is that it’s yours now–that’s the basic inciting incident of this episode’s movies. Life As We Know It has Sam...
16. Going the Distance & Like Crazy: I Love to Fish 03.01.2020 1:02:47
This time we’re going the distance–long distance, that is. Shelby discusses the difference between LDRs and seeing someone every day with the help of a movie called, surprise surprise, Going the Distance....
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