The State of Goodreads, Alexandra Romanoff on YA vs. Adult Romance, and Our Fall Romance Forecast
Sanjana and Tyler bravely enter the Goodreads discourse: the good, the bad, the entertaining. Then Alexandra Romanoff—author of 831's...
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A Few Things with Claire and Erica
Hosts Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo, co-founders of the emerging design site Of a Kind, expand upon the theme of their highly popular “10 Things” newsletter to share their latest and greates...
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20 of 416 episodesThe Sex Purge Movie Is Actually Good, Rachel Lynn Solomon on Celebrity Romance, and What We Consumed This Month
Sanjana and Tyler saw One Night Only , and, listener, they loved it. More on that before Business or Pleasure and Extracurricular author Rac...
The State of Celebrity Romance, Lit Agent Ariele Fredman on What’s Next in Romance, and Our Q3 Internet Boyfriends
Why is it that some celebrity romances feel genuine and others feel like fake news? Sanjana and Tyler dig into the authenticity of it all be...
"Realistic" Is the Wrong Word, Adrie Rose on Sex Workers in Romance, and The Pairing Homework
Sanjana airs a pet peeve—the "didn't feel realistic" critique—and she and Tyler make the case that exaggeration is one of romanc...
Open-Door vs. Closed-Door Romance, Kate Goldbeck on Writing Under Reader Surveillance, and a Case for Cheating
Bring the steam: Sanjana and Tyler advocate that sex scenes count as character work and that too many books miss that opportunity. Then Kate...
The Case for Bad Sex Scenes, Riss M. Neilson on Disability in Romance, and What We’ve Consumed This Month
Hear us out: An awkward sex scene can actually be better than a frictionless one. Take the examples Sanj and Tyler cite from Business or Ple...
A Close Reading of an Emily Henry Profile, Naina Kumar on Rom-Com DNA, and the Yearner Hall of Fame
Why an Emily Henry interview now? Sanjana and Tyler dig into Bloomberg 's recent piece on the author, where she discusses Hollywood adaptati...
ReelShort Romance, Tritney on C-Dramas and the Bathtub Loophole, and Sherry Thomas Homework
Are you on the vertical-video bandwagon? Or perhaps you'll be more persuaded by another phenomenon, the C-drama, once you've heard @tritney'...
World Cup as Meet-Cute Fodder, KT Hoffman on Romance and Baseball, and a Bull Durham and Fever Pitch Doubleheader
Sanjana and Tyler open by making the case that the World Cup is a 48-country meet-cute machine (see: kilted Scotsmen throwing women over the...
Office Romance Recap, Lyla Sage on Cowboys and Small-Town Romances, and The Idea of You Reading Assignment
Tyler and Sanjana kick things off this week with their take on Netflix's Office Romance : The Brett Goldstein–Jennifer Lopez movie tha...
In Defense of Age Gaps, Anna Maria Volkova on Games and the Russian MC, and What We've Been Reading
Sanjana takes the stand as the self-proclaimed number one age-gap defender, arguing that the trope is really about power, that demanding mor...
BookTok Thoughts, Julia Turshen on Cookbooks and Romance, and Pride Picks
Let's dive into the BookTok discourse, shall we? Specifically, how algorithms work and why dismissing the community tends to say more about...
The J.Lo-Brett Goldstein Situation, the Dark Romance Conundrum with Nisha Sharma, and Our Thoughts on Off Campus
Is it off-screen chemistry, or is it just good marketing? Hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall open with the Brett Goldstein and JLo Office...
Publishing Cadence, NYC Romance with Tia Williams, and Favorite Books Set in the City
It's a New York state of mind on Radio 831. Hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall open with a conversation about publishing cadence in roman...
Romance World-Building, Adriana Herrera on Historical Trailblazers, and All-Time Summer Reads
Sanjana and Tyler open on a question that cuts across every romance subgenre: What does authenticity in world-building actually require, and...
Romance Adaptations, Rivals Season 2 with Tarah DeWitt, and Internet Boyfriend Nominations
It's summer adaptation season, and hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall are taking stock: what Heated Rivalry got right, what People We Mee...
Yearning, Wuthering Heights with Betty Corrello, and a Backlist Reading Assignment
Welcome back to Radio 831, where hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall make the case that yearning isn't just trending—it's a defining...
Origin Stories, the Rules of Romance with Jen Prokop, and Summer’s Anticipation Index
Welcome to Radio 831, where hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall share their romance origin stories and make the case for why romance is fi...
Welcome to Radio 831: A Romance Podcast
Everyone is talking about romance, and hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall are here to delve into why. Each week on Radio 831, they dig in...
Introducing Radio 831: A Romance Podcast! Plus, a Grab-Bag Speed Round
It's been about a year since we've been in your ears, and we're so excited to share some news! Coming May 7, this feed will be the new home...