‘The Rom-Com Room’ invites listeners to celebrate and reclaim the genre while chatting about iconic films like ‘Legally Blonde’

“Meet Cute” fans can beeline right to “The Rom-Com Room,” the franchise’s new series hosted by rom-com genre super-fans Kendra Okereke and Mercedes Gonzales-Bazan. They’ll delve into their faves, movies they love to hate, crushes, and more, inviting listeners to reclaim and indulge freely in the genre instead of reluctantly calling those films “guilty pleasures.” The podcast is a space for all rom-com lovers, hopeful romantics, hopeless romantics, and movie geeks to hang together with Kendra and Mercedes.

Start the series from episode one to get familiar with the hosts and the show’s format, even though each release focuses on one film. So far, the episodes are under 40 minutes each.

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Episodes push the boundaries of films you might not typically consider as part of the romantic comedy genre. On the first episode, Kendra and Mercedes nerded out over the cult classic Legally Blonde. They unpacked one of movie history’s favorite fashion sorority queens/law students, Elle Woods.

Kendra and Mercedes summarized Legally Blonde and all the ways Elle loves throughout the film including self-love, professional love, empowerment, romantic love, and more. Hear why they think Elle needs to join the podcast, Kendra’s hidden superpower, and if “Chutney” is a legit name. For their “time capsule” segment, the hosts recalled where they were in 2001, the year that Legally Blonde was released. The hosts also addressed Professor Callahan’s sexual harassment storyline with Elle, and how it links to the #MeToo movement.

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The hosts shared their celeb crushes of the week, including characters from Search Party and Yellowstone‘s Luke Grimes. Kendra and Mercedes invite listeners to submit their crushes, thoughts from the week, and more via social media.

We’re also excited about Audacy’s new Meet Cute Radio. Tune in for fictional “Meet Cute” stories accompanied by love songs, just in time for Valentine’s Day!

Check out new, weekly episodes of “The Rom-Com Room,” wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.