It’s Nikki & Meg’s birthday, and they’ll rant about romance tropes if they want to!
Our hosts are back with a special mailbag episode, where they challenge each other with the most ridiculous, thought-provoking, and delightfully unhinged romance scenarios they could find.
No prep. No planning. Just pure chaos and strong AF opinions.
Check inside this birthday episode and their debates on:
🎁 Grand gestures: Romantic or gross?
🎁 The worst possible job for a romance protagonist
🎁 The ultimate pet name cringe factor (Are we team "Babe" or "Absolutely Not"?).
🎁 And, of course, Nikki’s villain origin story—involving pure administrative evil.
Books & Media We Mention:
The Villain Was Right podcast
The Walshes series by Kate Canterbary
Palm Springs (film)
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Stargate SG-1 “Window of Opportunity” 4x06
Warhammer 40k
“Secret Level” animated series on Amazon Prime
Story Graph (find Meg as Bailey Seaborn)
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