Lena Olson and Katie Chilson

The RomCom Effect

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Join Katie and Lena as they revisit classic romantic comedies and their effect on...everything! Your quirky best friends/leading ladies/podcast hosts discuss the impact the films have had on their lives and how they fit into the social and political landscape of the modern world. Each week they chat with guests about fave points throughout the story, philosophize about the essential elements of a great movie, and share romcommoms (romcom moments) from their own lives. It's the RomCom Effect!

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Lena Olson and Katie Chilson

Episodes

Notting Hill with Alex Bernard 11.07.2019 54:57

Lena and Katie are just two girls standing in front of their first guest (Alex Bernard) asking him to discuss the most delightful, ridiculous, and surprisingly gut-wrenching moments of British classic, Notting Hill. Support the show

What People Want 04.07.2019 44:18

Katie and Lena are back with a double feature of What Men Want and What Women Want. They talk physical comedy, using the power of reading minds for matchmaking, and why the sequel was much needed in this franchise. Support the show

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 27.06.2019 46:32

Katie and Lena are back with the 2003 staple "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. They chat about the perceived do's and don't's of dating, the cool-girl archetype, and Lena shares a personal romcom moment gone off script. Support the show

You've Got Mail 01.05.2019 43:13

In the first episode of The Rom Com Effect, Lena and Katie dive into one of the greats, "You've Got Mail." The classic movie brings up some of life's big issues: capitalism, power in personal and professional relationships, and of course whether or not protagonists should kiss at the end of the movie. What can we say, we're eloquent, shit! Support the show