The romance genre isn’t just about meet-cutes, serendipity, and falling in love. It’s a wide range of storytelling that includes rom-coms, musicals, and – in some cases – stories of a marriage falling apart. No matter what the story is that’s being told in a romance movie, there’s something in there that can teach us a little more about ourselves and a little more about love. That’s the expert analysis brought to the table by Julianna Gallagher, who suggested both the topic and the title! Making her second appearance on Goodbye Mello Brick Road, Julianna cements her status as an all-time great by getting in the weeds on some in-depth, thoughtful, reflective conversations about what movies have to teach us about ourselves and about our love lives. She’s one of the most incredible people on this planet so her opinions and takes will always be the most valuable a podcast like this can offer. Thanks, Julianna!

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Dave Wheelroute also started a podcast, Anatomy of a Trading Card! It tells the story of Brian Downing’s 1977 Topps baseball card.

Paradigms as a Second Language by Dave Wheelroute is available now! It is a collection of short stories and personal essays that will delight readers of all sensibilities. It includes a short story about Gosling, too! All proceeds Dave Wheelroute receives will go to the Worcester County Food Bank and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, in equal measure!

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