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Real RetirementEpisode 19: How to Overcome Retirement Shock and Build a Vibrant Next Chapter with Mike DrakIn this inspiring episode of The Real Retirement Show, hosts Yasmin and Kathleen sit down with Mike Drak—retired financial services professional turned author, public speaker, and Ironman-in-training at 70—to explore the non-financial dimensions of retirement. Mike shares his powerful journey from retirement shock to personal reinvention, revealing how he overcame fears, embraced purpose, and adopted the principles of a long, healthy, and fulfilling life. Together, they discuss the importance of physical vitality, meaningful relationships, and a growth mindset—and why financial advisors must expand their role beyond numbers to guide clients through life’s next chapter. Tune in to hear...2025-04-2140 min
Novelist SpotlightNovelist Spotlight #179: A conversation with the creator of the Nena Knight series of suspense novelsIn the spotlight is Yasmin Angoe, the Anthony-nominated author of the critically acclaimed thriller Her Name Is Knight of the Nena Knight series, which has been optioned for a television series. Her Name Is Knight has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, OprahDaily.com, POPSUGAR, Nerd Daily, the Washington Independent Review of Books, The Guardian, and other platforms. Yasmin Angoe is a first-generation immigrant from Ghana, Africa, and in 2020 received the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for Emerging Writers of Color from the organization Sisters in Crime. We discuss: >> Finding an agent 2025-04-111h 01
Your Friend on the GroundAlexander Ali: CareyesAlexander Ali is the founder and CEO of The Society Group, a publicity firm for luxury real estate. We talk about Careyes, a design community on Mexico's Pacific Coast, Richard Gere, Ondalinda, the party versus the after party, sensual lighting, gong sound baths, "DL Bougie" a trip versus a vacation, Mike Tyson's coffee shop, "there's no sugar like American sugar," palapa problems, and more.
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Licht ins DunkelYasmin Stieler - Der Ermittlungsstand - #28Oktober 1996: die 18-jährige Yasmin Stieler aus Uelzen verschwindet auf dem Weg zu einer Braunschweiger Disco spurlos. Mehr als eine Woche lang gibt es keine Hinweise, dann findet ein Mann in Vechelde bei Peine Teile ihre verstümmelten Leiche an Bahns..
Oktober 1996: die 18-jährige Yasmin Stieler aus Uelzen verschwindet auf dem Weg zu einer Braunschweiger Disco spurlos. Mehr als eine Woche lang gibt es keine Hinweise, dann findet ein Mann in Vechelde bei Peine Teile ihre verstümmelten Leiche an Bahnstrecke Hannover-Braunschweig. Im Laufe der nächsten eineinhalb Jahre tauchen entlang der B65 weitere Leichenteile auf. Einen Beschuldigten findet die P...2023-02-1537 minLicht ins DunkelYasmin Stieler - Der Fall - #27Im Oktober 1996 verschwindet die 18-jährige Yasmin Stieler aus Uelzen spurlos. Sie ist auf dem Weg in eine Diskothek, kehrt nachts aber nicht vom Feiern zurück. Über eine Woche gibt es keine Hinweise, wo sie ist. Dann findet ein Mann in Vechelde eine..
Im Oktober 1996 verschwindet die 18-jährige Yasmin Stieler aus Uelzen spurlos. Sie ist auf dem Weg in eine Diskothek, kehrt nachts aber nicht vom Feiern zurück. Über eine Woche gibt es keine Hinweise, wo sie ist. Dann findet ein Mann in Vechelde einen Torso an der Bahnstrecke Hannover-Braunschweig. Schnell stellt sich heraus: es ist die geschä...2023-02-0142 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 72 Last ChristmasHAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! Romance is Dead tackles its first Christmas movie (or maybe its a halloween movie? HA get it?) LAST CHRISTMAS
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-12-1235 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD VOL. 71.5Yas and Mike discuss Mike's terrible (but maybe not?) idea for a Blue Heelers reboot and what's on for next weeks CHRISTMAS episode.2021-12-0511 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 71 Confessions Of A ShopaholicConfessions of a Shopaholic! ERRRRRRRGH. It should have been better and Yas and Mike discuss how it could be.
WATCH friend of the show Mitch McTaggarts 'The Back Side of Television' on SBS Vice land from November 15th!
Listen to Mike's appearance on ABC Triple J's HACK
www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13610364
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-11-2841 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 70 Enough SaidMike and Yas talk about 2013's 'Enough Said' the final film of James Gandolfini's career, they love him, they love Julia. Mike does an incredible reading of Chris Pratt's now infamous instagram post and Yas is sick (literally)
WATCH friend of the show Mitch McTaggarts 'The Back Side of Television' on SBS Vice land from November 15th!
Listen to Mike's appearance on ABC Triple J's HACK
https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13610364
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we...2021-11-1437 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 69 Zach And Miri Make A PornoITS EPISODE 69!!!!! AND ITS A MOVIE ABOUT MAKING A PORNO!!!! Podcasters of the year secured.
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-10-3138 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 68 Jersey GirlHAPPY BEN AFFLECK DAY! It's 2004's Jersey Girl. Kevin Smith we love you, we will defend you to the death we like this film! It's very sweet but there are moments in here that I think we can all agree: are very cute.
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-10-1742 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 67 The Opposite Sex And How To Live With ThemTHE F.R.I.E.N.D.S run ends with an absolute bonkers film 1993's Courtney Cox staring 'The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them' basically a proto '500 Days of Summer' Marc Webb? We're ON TO YOU!
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-10-0329 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD VOL. 66.5ROMANCE IS DEAD VOL. 66.5 by Yasmin Rolfe and Mike Salisbury2021-09-2809 min
Wellness, Inc. with Dr. Mike MorenoDr. Seema Yasmin Calls BS on Falling for MythsDr. Seema Yasmin, Emmy-award-winning journalist, medical doctor, and the author is one of those necessary people who are great at explaining how vital medicine works. She can also see when health disasters are coming and help us prepare to meet them. Author of Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why We Fall For Them joins Dr. Mike to talk about why it's a good idea to follow our frustrations, the harsh reality of this catastrophic pandemic, and to call out disinformation as a threat to public health. Are we going to be ok? Listen in and find out.2021-09-0859 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 65 The PallbearerThe F.R.I.E.N.D.S run continues as Yasmin and Mike have their BIGGEST disagreement yet over 1996's Matt Reeves directed 'The Pallbearer' is it creepy or is it 'art'? YOU decide.
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-09-0541 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 64 Fools Rush InAMERICA SEND US YOUR GIANT COINS SO WE CAN THROW THEM IN THE HOOVER DAM
Romance is Dead takes a look at a F.R.I.E.N.D.S special 1997's Fools Rush In. *Chandler voice* Can Selma Hayek BE anymore beautiful? Can Matthew Perry play anyone BUT Chandler?
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-08-2237 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 63 Music And LyricsMike and Yasmin talk Music and Lyrics! Hell of a premise, hell of a two lead character's, hell of a let down. Is that Hugh singing? Why is Drew a plant water-er? AND CAN WE PLESE GET A #YASMINCUT of this film with just Hugh Grant dancing?
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-08-0835 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 62 BridesmaidsEpisode 62 is here and it's a good one! Yas and Mike discuss 2011's BRIDESMAIDS, from 'I don't need dental work' to 'shit that is fresh' Yas and Mike breakdown what Mike calls the best comedy of the 21st century!
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-07-2543 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 61 This Is 40ROMANCE IS DEAD takes on it's first HORROR film 2012's THIS IS 40. Basically a two and a half hour 'I wish my wife was dead am I right fellas?' joke that we wish wasn't told.
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-07-1136 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 60.5Sorry for the lateness! Here's a mini ep to tell you what to watch next and Yas and Mike give their pop culture recommendations (Yas recommends: Megan Thee Stallions new music vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KynkMn5Hv3Q)(Mike: Rostam's new album 'Changephobia' https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rostam-changephobia/)2021-07-0707 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 60 Knocked UpTHE OFFICIAL KATHERINE HEIGL APOLOGY PODCAST 📢
Yas and Mike look at 2007's KNOCKED UP through 2021 eyes and it doesn't look great. The conversation starts off looking at how Katherine Heigl has managed to find herself on the black list of not one but TWO of Hollywood's biggest producers and how... maybe if your marriage isn't going well? Just divorce. Just leave.
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The Man About TownInterviewing Yasmin BirdDuring this episode I interviewed an amazing Dancer Yasmin Bird.2021-06-2318 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 59 The 40 Year Old VirginROMANCE IS DEAD chats about 2005's 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' Judd Apatow... YOUR FILMS RUN A BIT LONG. Yas and Mike chat about the genius of Steve Carell, the fact the studio really hated this film during the early stages of it (including suggesting Paul Rudd was too fat) and how this film may not have aged as badly as you might think.
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! ❤️2021-06-1347 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 58.5Yas and Mike give their pop culture recommendations: Yasmin recommends the film 'Baby Teeth' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qgayhcNRyg) and Mike the football club Brentford (https://www.instagram.com/brentfordfc/)and they tell you what to watch for next weeks ep.2021-06-0610 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 57.5Yas and Mike talk about their pop culture recommendations for this week Yas recommends 'The Snuts' new album 'W.L' (https://open.spotify.com/album/6dakS3ouiZyccOIdrBBKcu) and Mike recommends Beabadoobee's new song 'Last Day On Earth' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwpVNq1FeEk) and let you know what to watch for next week.2021-05-2308 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 57 Monster In LawRomance is truly dead as Mike and Yasmin unpack the horrors of being a mother in law in 2005'a Monster in Law. Jane Fonda came back FOR THIS... 15 years outta the business... for this?!?! We cry.
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! 😍2021-05-1646 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 56.5ROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 56.5 by Yasmin Rolfe and Mike Salisbury2021-05-0912 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 56 WimbledonYes folks it's the film everyone forgot it's 2004's WIMBLEDON! For real everyone if you've ever been sitting at home and thinking to yourself hmm what forgotten rom com from the past do I want to watch? ITS THIS ONE! Yas and Mike discuss how surprisingly good this is, how much sex and longing you can fit in while competing in a Grand Slam.
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! 😍2021-05-0246 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 55.5Romance is Dead drops their pop culture recommendations (Yasmin recommends 'The Space Between' https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-space-between-9781760894610) Mike recommends Pokemon Soulsilver / Heartgold (https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_HeartGold_and_SoulSilver_Versions) and they tell you what to watch for next weeks episode (a movie NO ONE asked for! :) )2021-04-2510 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 55 Palm SpringsRomance is Dead takes a trip to Palm Springs (2020) (isn't it crazy things came out in 2020?)
Is Samberg the new Sandler? How Good is Christin Milioti?! How fun to a day repeating over and over again formula
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Rate, review and subscribe in your favourite podcast app we love you! 😍2021-04-1838 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 54 Little ItalyYas and Mike discuss the most racist film ever against Italians, the film that wears Pizza Face 2019's (yes... 2019 not 2006's) Little Italy. This was literally the worst film Yas and Mike have had to watch for the podcast please enjoy as they... did not.
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ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 53.5Mike and Yas are back with a mini episode to tell you what to watch next week. Yas recommends the joys of air frying (https://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out/news/air-fryers-are-they-really-the-future-or-just-a-load-of-hot-air-20201127-h1sh28) mean while Mike shouts out Romance is Dead's sister podcast (www.instagram.com/criticismisdead)2021-03-2711 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 53 It's ComplicatedMike and Yas discuss 2009's 'It's Complicated' the only film that we know of that specifically caters to one demographic: world famous screenwriter / director Nancy Meyers.
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WE LOVE YOU!2020-12-2234 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 52 Love And Other DrugsMike and Yas chat about 2010's 'Love and Other Drugs' what's going on with the crazy amount of nudity? The 90's were a wild and crazy time. People were just begging for boner pills.
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WE LOVE YOU!2020-12-0636 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 50 50 First DatesMIKE AND YAS DESPITE IT ALL HAVE MADE IT TO 50 EPISODES! The terrible two tackle 2004's 50 First Dates in a shocking turn of events Mike and Yas put some thought into what episode they should do to correlate it with the episode number. Rob Schneider does Hawaiian face, a bunch of jokes about gender are made and Adam Sandler is a fuck machine until he finds the right one... BUT omg you'll never guess.
Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school and instagram @boyfromschool, follow Yas on Instagram @yasrolfe, follow the pod @romancedeadcast on twitter and @romanceisdeadpodcast on instagram please...2020-09-2031 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 49 The Five Year EngagementMike and Yas chat about the very disjointed and frankly not very good 2012's The Five Year Engagement. The magic from Forgetting Sarah Marshall is gone! Stay inside, wear a mask and stay safe everyone 2020-08-0231 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 48.5Yas and Mike chat pop culture and tell you what to watch for next weeks show.2020-07-2608 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 48 Plus OneVol. 48 Plus One by Yasmin Rolfe and Mike Salisbury2020-07-1939 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 47.5 (Friends With Benifits Vs. No Strings Attached Summary Episode Special)Yas and Mike break down which 2011 Friends with Benefits film was truly superior and give you the heads up on a more recent film that does 'friends with benefits' better and will be the film you need to watch for next weeks episode2020-06-2823 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 47 Friends With BenifitsYas and Mike are back with the 2nd part of their odyssey to discover which friends with benefits film from 2011 is best, this week 2011 Friends with benefits. Why is JT so handsome but so unlikeable? These questions plus Mike truly embarrassing personal story involving a particular song from this film.
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WE LOVE YOU!2020-06-2133 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 46.5Yas and Mike fill you in on what to watch next (it should be obvious) and give you their pop culture rundown2020-06-1409 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 46 No Strings AttachedMike and Yas begin their journey into 2011's Friends with benefits films with 2011's No Strings Attached. Sound confusing? Yes. Yes it is.
Why is Natalie Portman in this? Why is Greta Gerwig in this? Why is Mindy Kaling in this? Why does Natalie yell 'you look like a pumpkin bitch'? is that supposed to be an insult? Is Ashton Kutcher one of the worst actors of his generation?
All these questions and more NOT answered.
Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school and instagram @boyfromschool, follow Yas on Instagram @yasrolfe, follow the pod @romancedeadcast on twitter and @romanceisdeadpodcast on...2020-06-0743 minROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 45.5Yas and Mike are back baby!!! and in this mini episode they begin a massive journey to discover which 'friends with benefits' comedy of 2011 deserves the crown of greatest friends with benefits film of 2011 lets go!!!!2020-05-3109 min
Cactus Radio 🌵♥️Succulent Special: Local Artists EditionTo spread some love and fresh tunes, here are some Local Artists who deserve to be shared everywhere you can share their music. I’d like to say a huge thank you to all of you Cactus Listeners for allowing these artists to be recognized by you; it’s a beautiful thing, my friends. Here are their links below!🌵💕 . *: .*: .*: .*: .*: .*: .*: .*: .*: .🌵Charley Coin - Blazing LoveInstagram @charleycoin | Twitter @charleycoin | Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/charleycoin 🌵Armón Black - STARInstagram @armonblackmusic | Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/armonblack 🌵BSMG Family ft Mike Smith - Tune Ya Body UpSoun...2020-05-1345 minROMANCE IS DEADVol. 45 Wedding CrashersYasmin and Mike crash 2005's Wedding Crashers. How realistic is it that either Vince or Owen could sleep with that many women? How realistic is it that they could crash they wedding of the Secretary of the Treasury's daughters wedding? Can you just leave a wedding immediately after speeches? Can you leave your own wedding right after the vows? Is using a fake name and job to sleep with women wrong (yes)? All these questions and more answered.
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 43 Just FriendsMike and Yas talk about INCEL training video 2005's Just Friends
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WE LOVE YOU!2020-02-0132 min
Fire to Inspire44. Micheal Jai White "The OutLaw Johnny Black" Episode 044Today we are live with producer/Actor Micheal Jai White, who you've seen is an American actor, director, and martial artist. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. White appeared as Marcus Williams in the Tyler Perry films Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too?, and starred as the character on the TBS/OWN comedy-drama television series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. White portrayed Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat: Legacy. He portrayed...2019-10-1604 min
ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 39.5Mike and Yasmin have been away but they're back with the mini epiosode to tell you what to watch next and give their music pop culture recommendations!2019-06-2311 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 39 Along Came PollyYas and Mike discuss in great depth America's greatest on-screen CUCK Ben Stiller in 2004's Along Came Polly, why is Hank Azaria AKA Moe so fucking jacked? What could have been for both Stiller and Aniston's careers and is this one of Phillip Seymour Hoffman's greatest and most forgotten performances? The Answer IS YES! ICE MAAAAAAAN LET IT RAIN
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WE LOVE YOU!2019-04-2842 min
ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 38.5ROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 38.5 by Yasmin Rolfe and Mike Salisbury2019-04-2110 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 38 Basmati BluesMike and Yas take a trip to India (unlike the writers/directors of this film) to talk bout 2017 (but really 2013's) BASMATI BLUES... HOLY SHIT... this one is absolutely insane, Yas and Mike spend the entirety of this podcast truly wondering how on earth this film was made. Captain Marvel we are so so sorry.
The articles referenced in this episode: why is Brie Larson in Basmati Blues by Nate Jones
https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/why-brie-larson-in-basmati-blues.html
How it Got Made by Nate Jones
https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/basmati-blues-how-it-got-made.html
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 37 Sleeping With Other PeopleA film about sex addiction, emotional abuse and best friends fucking, Yasmin and Mike watched Sleeping with Other People. A podcast about that film but more so about how much we love Jason Mantzoukas, Zouks? WE LOVE YOU.
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WE LOVE YOU!2019-03-3137 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 36 Maid In Manhattan'Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got
I'm still, I'm still the maid from the Manhattan
Used to have a little, now I have a lot
No matter where I go, I know where I came from (Manhattan!)'
Yas and Mike stay at the Beresford Hotel to observe 2002's Maid in Manhattan. Ralph Fiennes... perfectly good Voldemort... not a good romantic lead and they bare witness to the worst and longest meet-cute of all time.
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 35 Forgetting Sarah MarshallWe wish we weren't wearing this f*cking shirt, Yas and Mike take a trip to Hawaii to discuss 2008's Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Is Sarah Marshall a manic pixie dream girl? THIS. IS. A. PRO. JONAH. HILL. PODCAST. HILL HIVE!!!
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WE LOVE YOU!2019-03-0241 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 34 HitchYas and Mike are back in the studio to discuss 2005's Hitch. Have you heard about Hitch? Do you know about Hitch? Why you must? You must know about Hitch? He's THE guy? That guy Hitch? You know... HITCH?!?!?!
H I T C H ! ! !
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WE LOVE YOU!2019-01-1944 min
ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 33.5Mike and Yasmin are back together again in the same country, in the same room for the mini (more like medium) episode.
They break down how truly terrible Aquaman was (don't listen to the reviewers) Mike's top 10 of 2018 and what film they're watching for next weeks show. 2019 babeeeeeee!2019-01-1219 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 33 Drive Me CrazyYas and Mike get driven crazy but 1999's Drive Me Crazy, hear Mike's theory this film was made by music companies as purely a marketing scheme and this being the most pro-hot air ballooning film since 'Around the World in 80 Days'
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 32 To All The Boys I've Loved BeforeMike and Yasmin chat about 2018's Netflix film To All The Boys I've Loved Before, how the teenage girl rom-com is going through a renaissance and a new rule for all Hollywood actors.
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WE LOVE YOU!2018-11-0343 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 31 27 DressesMike and Yas are back! In this episode, they discuss 2008's 27 Dresses, one of the least offensive films they've done of this era of Rom-Com. They talk about Katherine Heigl's career, Judd Apatow potentially blacklisting her, Mike's dads disdain for this very podcast you are listening to and does anyone actually have 27 friends?2018-10-2154 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 30 Sleepless In SeattleROMANCE IS DEAD TURNS 30! In its 30th episode, Yas and Mike discuss the 1993 classic Sleepless in Seattle, is radio psychologist Marcia Fieldstone negligent? Is Meg Ryan a crazy person for wanting to chase Hanks across the country (no) and how many very specific to the scene songs can one movie fit into two hours? Listen to this ep to find out!
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 29 Set It UpThe film that has been heralded as the savior of romantic comedies Set It Up! Netflix's very own gets the Romance is Dead treatment from Yas and Mike, who argue: hmm perhaps it isn't as good as ya'll think it is. What does the future of romantic comedies look like in the hands of Gen Y and how will Gen Y recieve it?Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod @romancedeadcast please rate and review us WE LOVE YOU!2018-07-2948 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 28 Bridget Jones's BabyYasmin and Mike finish their mini-series with Bridget Jones's Baby, she's at it again but this time? There's a pregnancy.
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ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 27.5ROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 27.5 by Yasmin Rolfe and Mike Salisbury2018-07-0812 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 27 Bridget Jones: The Edge Of ReasonBridget Jones? She's at it again, Mike and Yas continue their deep dive into the Bridget Jonesiverse.
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 26 Bridget Jones's DiaryIT'S HERE! Yas and Mike finally enter this iconic rom-com into their diary's, it's Bridget Jones's Diary the first in a mini-series on the Bridget Jonesverse. Yas and Mike discuss just how god damn great Renee is, how Huge Grant... probably did pretty well with the ladies in the 90's and the egg jerk off machine? Can we talk about the egg jerk off machine? #ishowedup
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 25 Crazy, Stupid, LoveCrazy, stupid, Yas and Crazy, Stupid, Mike SHOW UP to discuss 2011's Crazy, Stupid, Love, they're immense love for almost everyone in the cast, the fact you can play 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon with Mike and the bold prediction that Steve Carell will win an oscar some day. Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod @romancedeadcast please rate and review us WE LOVE YOU!2018-06-0352 min
ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 24.5Yasmin and Mike give you their pop culture recommendations and tell you what Crazy, Stupid, Lovely film to watch for next weeks show.2018-05-2709 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 24 The Bounty HunterMike and Yas barely talk about this shit show of a 'video' the Bounty Hunter. The two lament the careers of Jen and Gerard and ask the real question: do either of them have an agent or does that agent have pictures of them or something where they can't get fired. Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod @romancedeadcast please rate and review us WE LOVE YOU!2018-05-2038 min
ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 23.5Yasmin and Michael (formal names) hit you with the mini ep to tell you what to watch for NEXT weeks show and give a very very large amount of praise to their NO. 1 HOLLYWOOD CRUSH DONALD GLOVER2018-05-1310 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 21 ElizabethtownStrap on your Spasmoticas, put on your worst southern accent, adorn your manic pixie dream girl beanie and take a trip with Mike and Yas to 2005's Elizabethtown. Yas and Mike debate if this is the worst film they've done for Romance is Dead and who's accent work is worse: Orlando's or Kirsten's #freejudygreer
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 20 My Best Friends WeddingThe best friends Mike and Yas discuss the 1997's My Best Friends Wedding, Julia Roberts is at it again, Dermot Mulroney is smoldering, they're best friends and one of em is having a wedding, you better believe it. Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod @romancedeadcast please rate and review us WE LOVE YOU!2018-02-2554 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 19 About TimeWanna hear two people mispronounce Bill Nighy's name? Then THIS is the podcast for you, the terrible twosome of Mike and Yas travel through time (with limited powers) to give you the low down on 2013's About Time. Hear Mike recall meeting Margot Robbie, Yas argue that time traveling for love is just a lil bit creepy and just what is it 'about' time? Listen to find out.
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ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 18.5I, Yasmin and I, Mike skate their way through the mini ep telling you what to watch for next weeks show and give you their pop culture recommendations.2018-02-0309 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 18 Monte CarloVolume 18 is here, listen to Mike and Yas discuss 2011's Monte Carlo. Selena Gomez pulls double duty playing two characters in the one film which inevitably leads Yas and Mike down a Lindsey Lohan rabbit hole that they barely get out of and they discuss what could be the worlds fakest lobster ever filmed.
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ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 17.5Mike and Yas hit you with the mini ep to tell you what to watch for next weeks show this mini ep is a little bigger... Mike and Yas go through their favorite films and the films they didn't end up seeing together in 2017.2018-01-2020 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 17 Home AgainSOUND THE ALARM! Yas & Mike are back for 2018 with 2017's Home Again. Yas takes us on a journey through her travels in Europe, Mike fills us in on what he's been doing (sitting in an empty room waiting for Yas to come home) and they both discuss how in a movie where Reece Witherspoon is trying her hardest she is shackled with 3 of the most generic boring white men of all time.
Critics said Home Again would save the romantic comedy genre? Mike and Yas have a different opinion.
Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod @romancedeadcast...2018-01-1354 min
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 16 Notting HillNOTTING MOTHER'UCKIN' HILL need we say more?!?! Need we? I mean sure. Yas and Mike head to the year 1999 and visit the Travel Book Co. (why would you ever have a book store that just sells travel books)and yell their opionions on this beloved film, HUGH GRANT RETROACTIVLY DESERVES AN ACADEMY AWARD FOR THIS FILM, Roberto Benigni? Life is NOT beautiful, Juila Roberts? Are you kidding me? A WORK OF ART. You say it best when you say nothing at all, listen to this ep and share the love.
Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod...2017-11-1148 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 15 TrainwreckYas and Mike are all aboard to discuss 2015's Trainwreck and more importantly 16-time world champion John Cena and 4-time world champion LeBron James and just how much more enjoyable and fun they are compared to the lead actress of this film.
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 14 Maid Of HonorYasmin and Mike put on their best tux's and RSVP to 2008's Maid of Honor, this film had no business being released to the general public and Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan have no business being the romantic leads in a film. Mike and Yas learn important lessons like: if you can say I love you to a dog? You can say it to a person, Scotland?: 3rd world country and ladies? YOU GOTTA YOU JUST GOTTA get yourself a nice set of lingerie, a good set, get a good set.
Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the...2017-10-1541 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 12 The ProposalIn this weeks volume of Romance is Dead, Mike tries desperately to convince Yasmin that 2011's The Proposal is the worst film he has ever seen and there is absolutely no way she can like it, can he do it? No. Can he lose his mind over it? Yes.
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ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 11.5Yas and Mike preview what to watch next week and give their pop culture recommendations!
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 11 The Big SickMike and Yasmin in a first for the podcast, give their takes on a film that is currently in cinemas: 2017's The Big Sick
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 10 What If?Mike and Yas ask What If? (2013)
What if Daniel Radcliff is more than just Harry Potter?
What if Adam Driver is the greatest living actor?
What if men and women CAN just be friends? FIND OUT
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 9 She's All ThatMike and Yas fangirl out over their OTP of Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Printz Jr. in She's All That, 90's!
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ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 8.5ROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 8.5 by Yasmin Rolfe and Mike Salisbury2017-07-3007 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 8 Are We Officially Dating / That Awkward MomentYas and Mike get brain damage from the Zach Effron lead 'Are We Officially Dating' it's not a movie. Does your man have a 'roster'? RED FLAG, does your man use terms like 'cock spa' and 'double gopher'? READ FLAG Did your man write or director or have anything to do with this film? RED FLAG. Yas and Mike would rather watch the actual video from the Ring than watch this film ever again.
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ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 7.5Yas and Mike are back to run down what they're watching for next weeks episode and drop their pop culture recommendations, Yas becomes a wrestling fan and Mike advocates for the peanut growers of the world.2017-07-1610 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 7 How To Lose A Guy In 10 DaysThis should have been saved for episode 10? Well...yeah I mean some forward planning would have been good, this is free so what do they expect? Mike don't write this down, are you writing this???
Yas and Mike learn how to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and learn that many giant business deals are made through bets.
Do people still have sex to music or is it exclusively the Netflix what to watch next screen? DID THIS FILM CURSE BOTH THE NEW YORK KNICKS AND THE SACRAMENTO KINGS? Was this film written by a script writing robot? And Yas has...2017-07-0951 min
ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 6.5Mike and Yas hit cha with the mini ep to fill the people in on what film they're doing next week, it has a 10 in it.
They also bring their pop culture recommendations to the pod, Yas drops a music suggestion and Mike is on a Search Party, carpet is OUT, Search Party IS IN.
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 6 What's Your Number?The Miracle Mike Salisbury and Rowdy Yasmin Rolfe square off to talk about 2011's What's Your Number?
The stance of this podcast and of Hollywood executives everywhere Rotten Tomatoes is ruining cinema, this film was good.
Mike and Yas break down: growing out your bangs, would you have a steady relationship with a partner who was passionate about ventriloquism? AND Mike loses his mind over what he believes is the sexiest scene in cinematic history involving basketball and a game of strip H-O-R-S-E. What a time to be alive don't sleep on this podcast or this film. Follow Mike on...2017-06-2558 min
ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 5.5Rowdy Yasmin Rolfe and The Magnificent Mike Salisbury bring on the mini-episode, talkin' mid-week film watching drunkenness, what film they're watching for next weeks episode and give their pop culture recommendations plus Mike's exhaustion over semi auto-biographical TV shows and Mike promises Yas to take her to the Met Gala.
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ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 5 The Ugly TruthYas and Mike uncover the ugly truth about 2009's disaster 'The Ugly Truth'
They watched it so you don't have to, one of the most misogynistic films of all time, Gerald Butler plays basically an MRA as Kathrine Heigl plays the classic rom-com trope 'stressed TV producer'
Mike and Yas talk meninist websites, kissing at sports games, staring wistfully at the moon annnnd are vibrating remote control panties a real thing? Listen to find out. WE HATE THIS MOVIE.
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ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 4.5Yas and Mike hit you with the mini-episode to get you ready for next week's episode plus discuss the friendship dynamics of being in an Alien movie and Mike gives potentially the worst recommendation ever in the history of the pod both past and future. Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod @romancedeadcast please rate and review us WE LOVE YOU!2017-06-0310 min
ROMANCE IS DEADVol. 4 While You Were SleepingYas and Mike fall into coma's and discuss 1995's While You Were Sleeping or as they have retitled it 'The Misunderstandening'
Is it ethical to pretend to be the fiance of someone in a coma if you have a crush on them? How creepy it would be if the roles were gender swapped, how much of a treasure Sandra Bullock is and Mike and Yas finally take a hard stance on misletoe, remember that folks... you heard it hear first, first podcast to talk out against mistletoe.
Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod @romancedeadcast please rate...2017-05-2844 min
ROMANCE IS DEADROMANCE IS DEAD Vol. 3.5Yas and Mike are BACK with a mini episode to prepare you for the film they're doing next week (a forgotten 90's classic) they also debate the merits of music festivals and give their combined pop culture recommendation. Follow Mike on twitter @boy_from_school follow the pod @romancedeadcast please rate and review us WE LOVE YOU!2017-05-2107 min