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Heartfelt but Headstrong!Welcome to Rational Romantics, where the head and the heart collide. Join Cass and her guests as they deep dive your favorite romance media with fresh takes, witty banter, and analysis to make you swoon.
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Ep 72 When (S)He Was Wicked Read-Along, Ch 5-8 (opens the original)
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Cass deep dives the next four chapters of When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn, Bridgerton Book 6 and the source material for Season 5. If you're a new reader or someone who has read it five times before, this is the podcast for you if you want to deep dive every nuance of character and theme. This section also marks the start of Season 5, the first section of the book already put onscreen in S4. So now, we can predict what might come and how it will play out for Franchaela.
Ep 71 When (S)He Was Wicked Read Along, Ch 1-4 (opens the original)
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Get ready to deep dive Bridgerton Book 6, "When He Was Wicked" by Julia Quinn, Francesca's story and the basis for Bridgerton Season 5. Whether this is your first read or your fifth (like Cass), this will be a blast. Go in-depth week to week on a section of the book, and discover all the symbolic meanings, thematic threads, and fascinating character development. This week, in the first section that works almost as a prologue, we get something that's already been depicted onscreen in Season 4. Bu
Ep 70 Heated Rivalry Filming Updates & "Role Model" Discussion (opens the original)
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Heated Rivalry dropped so much content over the past few weeks that it felt a little hard to keep up! If you want to deep dive every aspect and every update, from the massive to the minuscule, this is the episode for you. From discussing the thematic implications of Connor and Hudson hitting the gym like mad, to dissecting the triumphant, complicated, and nuanced representation of Justice Smith as Harris Drover, this podcast is the place for all the loons who want to fully explore every facet of
Ep 69 Interview with Off Campus Music Supervisors Amanda Kreig-Thomas and Anna Romanoff (opens the original)
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Attention Off Campus fans! Cass chats with music supervisors for the Prime Video megahit "Off Campus," Amanda Kreig-Thomas and Anna Romanoff! They discuss the role of music supervisors, who have their hand in every aspect of music in the show, as well as deep dive specific needle drops and spots that set the internet aflame. From G-Flip's "Bed on Fire" to "Back in my Body" by Maggie Rogers, the iconic JLo moment with "On the Floor" and of course, the Coachella set that will change your life from
Ep 68 Re-Heated Rivalry Ep 6: The Cottage (opens the original)
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Join Cass Morann and Dan Cash (@dancashio), Heated Rivalry content creators and super fans, as they deep-dive the famous Cottage episode! The finale and final episode of this rewatch, they discuss the series as a whole, it's incredible success and beautiful message. They compare it to One Direction and Heartstopper (you'll just have to listen to find out...). And of course, they discuss all the scenes that we can't get enough of in this episode. From Scott's speech to "Don't marry Svetlana," the
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