First Dates & Soulmates is a romance podcast where craft meets culture, hosted by romance author Meg Casebolt and pop culture devotee Nikki McKnight. Expect trope frameworks, feminist film critiques, author interviews, and sometimes ridiculous readalongs.
Bottoms & Fire Island: This Is What Queer Romance Gets to Be Now
Bottoms (2023) · Jun 17, 2026
Bottoms & Fire Island: This Is What Queer Romance Gets to Be Now
Fire Island (2022) · Jun 17, 2026
98 | Sweet Home Alabama: The Love Triangle Romance That Makes You Yell at the Screen
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) · Mar 18, 2026
94 | Reality TV in Romance: Fake Dating, Real Feelings, Terrible Producers
Real Feelings (2024) · Feb 18, 2026
89 | People We Meet on Vacation: Great Chemistry, Questionable Choices
People We Meet on Vacation (2026) · Jan 14, 2026
88 | Heated Rivalry's "I'll Believe In Anything" and "The Cottage"
The Cottage (2008) · Jan 7, 2026
85 | Small Town Romance and Big Feelings with Norah Pritchard
Big Feelings (2025) · Dec 17, 2025
79 | Always Be My Maybe: Slow burn, old flames, and Keanu Reeves
Always Be My Maybe (2019) · Nov 12, 2025
74 | Practical Magic: Curses, cardigans, and midnight margaritas
Practical Magic (1998) · Oct 8, 2025
73 | Love at First Bite: Vampires in Romance
Love at First Bite (1979) · Oct 1, 2025
72 | Elle Kennedy on Ice: “The Deal” & “Him”
The Deal (2005) · Sep 24, 2025
71 | She’s the Man: The Best Shakespeare Rom-Com Adaptation?
She's the Man (2006) · Sep 17, 2025
70 | Grading Papers, Catching Feelings: Teachers in Love with M.A. Wardell
Catching Feelings (2017) · Sep 10, 2025
48 | Just Go With It: a fake divorce romcom?!
Just Go with It (2011) · Apr 9, 2025
Set It Up: The Workplace Friends-to-Lovers Rom Com We Deserve
Set It Up (2018) · Feb 26, 2025
25: Spooky Teen Romance Films (Twilight & Warm Bodies)
Warm Bodies (2013) · Oct 23, 2024
10: Love, Actually: Film Review
Love Actually (2003) · Jul 10, 2024