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The Romcom Formula

by Susan Cooper

She narrates romance novels for a living… so naturally, she thinks she can control one in real life. In The Romcom Formula, a trope-obsessed narrator meddles in her sister’s love life, determined to spark a perfect neighbors-to-lovers romance with the hot handyman next door. Armed with forced proximity, slow-burn strategy, and wildly misplaced confidence, she sets the story in motion. Unfortunately, real people don’t follow the script. This is a fully scripted romantic comedy audio drama about what happens when romcom logic collides with reality… and refuses to behave. Think Emily Henry meets Fleabag with a Hallmark twist and a narrator who won’t stop interfering. 🎧 Binge all 9 episodes now Format: 9 episodes, 20–30 minutes Style: Full-cast audio drama with narrator-driven commentary Romantic comedy podcast, audio drama, romance tropes, meet cute, forced proximity, slow burn, full-cast audio fiction, fiction podcast

Latest episodes

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09. Power, Pettiness, or Passion: A Choice (Season 1 Finale)

In the season finale of The Romcom Formula, Claire and Tony face their biggest challenge yet: how to make love work when they’re miles apart. After months of long-distanc

Mar 19
33 min

08. Bring the Heat But Hold the Jalapeños

Just when things were heating up between Claire and Tony, life cranks up the drama. Their New York whirlwind comes to a screeching halt when Tony’s daughter, Dominique, i

Mar 12
22 min

07. The "D" Stands for Dating

Shannon can hardly contain herself when she discovers that Claire and Tony are both in New York at the same time. Surely, it’s fate… or maybe just excellent plotting. Whi

Mar 5
20 min

06. Claire Falls…Into Old Habits

In this episode of The Romcom Formula, real life gets messier than any trope Shannon could dream up. After gloating to listeners about her matchmaking prowess, Shannon r

Feb 26
20 min

05. The One Where Shannon Finds Out

The meddler becomes the meddled-with. Fresh off her viral moment and back in full matchmaker mode, Shannon doubles down on her plan to spark romance between her sister C

Feb 19
27 min

04. Celebrity Encounters of the Werepanther Kind

Things are heating up—both at Camp Claire and at Shannon’s Romance Lit conference. While Shannon tries to balance being a mom, wife, and part-time matchmaker, a surprise

Feb 12
19 min

03. Camp Claire

Claire officially begins her “temporary childcare assignment” (aka Shannon’s matchmaking scheme) while Shannon heads off to Romance Con to rub elbows with the who’s who o

Feb 5
26 min

02. Forced Proximity...and Queso

In this episode of The Romcom Formula, Claire navigates a job transition and recovers from an injury while Shannon insists she spend time at her house. Shannon’s meddlin

Jan 29
21 min

01. The Formula

Welcome to The Romcom Formula — an audio comedy for anyone who’s ever swooned over a meet-cute, rooted for the slow burn, or binged an entire Hallmark movie marathon in o

Jan 22
20 min

The Romcom Formula — Official Trailer #2

In a world… where meet-cutes have been replaced by mutual swipes, and happily-ever-afters are algorithm-approved, one meddling audiobook narrator dares to orchestrate the

Oct 27 2025
1 min

The Romcom Formula: Trailer (a romantic comedy audio drama)

She’s narrated dozens of spicy romances, but nothing prepared her for weaponizing the “forced proximity” trope in real life. One meddling sister, one hot neighbor, and a

Sep 1 2025
1 min

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