Rational Romantics

Ep 78 "I'll Believe in Anything" by Jacob Tierney Breakdown, Pt I

Heated Rivalry's Season 1 annotated scripts have released, and it's time to break them all down! Jacob Tierney's book "I'll Believe in Anything" takes us behind the scene

Ep 77 A New Bridgerton Spinoff! & Violet in Bloom

Breaking news Bridger-fans! Netflix and Shondaland have announced a new spinoff series based on Violet and Edmund's love story. Cass reacts to the thrilling next chapter

Ep 76 When (S)He Was Wicked Read-Along, Ch 22-End

Join Cass for the final episode of the "When He Was Wicked" read along in preparation for Bridgerton Season Five! This ending brings romance, catharsis, and a bit of cont

Ep 75 When (S)He Was Wicked Read-Along, Ch 18-21

The penultimate episode of this read-along, it's time to deep dive some of the most intense, sexy, and controversial chapters in this book. Join Cass as she explores the

Ep 74 When (S)He Was Wicked Read-Along, Ch 13-17

Join Cass as she continues her deep-dive of Julia Quinn's "When He Was Wicked," the subject for Bridgerton Season 5. Things are heating up for Frannie and Michael after t

Ep 73 When (S)He was Wicked Read-Along, Ch 9-12

Episode three of the Bridgerton book six read-along, Cass deep dives and discusses through some of the fan-favorite chapters as Michael and Francesca get closer to someth

Ep 72 When (S)He Was Wicked Read-Along, Ch 5-8

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

Ep 71 When (S)He Was Wicked Read Along, Ch 1-4

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

Ep 70 Heated Rivalry Filming Updates & "Role Model" Discussion

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 mas

Ep 69 Interview with Off Campus Music Supervisors Amanda Kreig-Thomas and Anna Romanoff

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 mus

Ep 68 Re-Heated Rivalry Ep 6: The Cottage

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

Ep 67 Re-Heated Rivalry Episode 5: I'll Believe in Anything

Join Cass and bookstagrammer Taylor Layne as they deep dive Heated Rivalry's most "perfect" episode according to IMDb -- I'll Believe in Anything. Delivering one of the m

Ep 66 Re-Heated Rivalry Episode Four: Rose

Join Cass and Ashley (@ashleyhufford) for possibly the most gut-wrenching episode of the Heated Rivalry series: episode four! From the "My Moon My Man" iconic montage to

Ep 65 Re-Heated Rivalry, Ep 3: Hunter

Join Cass and Jordan (@julietfoxreads) as they finally get to talk Scott and Kip! The rom-com vibes are real in this episode, and for two romance girlies, it is such a bl

Ep 64 Re-Heated Rivalry, Ep 2: Olympians

Join Cass Morann and filmmaker Goldie Jones as they deep dive Heated Rivalry Ep 2: Olympians. Explore the swoony romance, powerful and complex storytelling, and nuanced d

Ep 63 Re-Heated Rivalry: Rookies, with Erin Cholakian

Reheat the Rivalry that took the world by storm! Join Cass and "Heated Rivalry Comedy Show" creator Erin Cholakian as they deep dive the first episode of Heated Rivalry.

Ep 62 Heated Rivalry Season 2 Predictions

Cass deep dives Heated Rivalry Season Two, laying out how the whole series might go across a six episode structure. If you can't wait for the new season to get updates on

Ep 61 Interview with Harrison from Heated Rivalry

The musician behind the iconic cover of "All the Things She Said" on Heated Rivalry joins Cass on the podcast. He discusses all things HR, and the incredible changes that

Ep 60 Off Campus Page to Screen

Join Cass and Rebecca (@shades.of.rebecca) as they discuss the newest hit show to drop onto our screens, Off Campus! As two avid book readers, they discuss all the angles

Ep 59 May Q&A

From Off Campus to Heated Rivalry to Bridgerton, everything you want to know about the latest updates on our favorite pop culture! From Dean and Allie predictions to Fran