Are some relationships beyond repair? What makes a couple miserable? Can the right sex party can heal your marriage? Paul and Eli pop some bubbly and sample the charcuterie in Olivia Wilde's The Invite, her 2026 masterpiece starring Seth Rogan, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton, and Wilde herself. For show notes, click <a href= "https://lovefactually.substack.com/p/episode-54-the-invite" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Hosted, produced, and edited by <a href="https://pauleastwick.com/pauleastwick/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Paul Eastwick</a> and <a href="https://elifinkel.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Eli Finkel</a>. Music by <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1aQ1Q0R1eyxyVyWJ6u3nHd" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Andrew Fraker and Sons</a> Artwork by <a href="https://www.katieannemariekeil.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Katie Keil</a>

Legally Blonde (2001) with Katy Milkman

We're just two professors standing in front of a rom-com, asking it to be the subject of our podcast. Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel explain what your favorite romantic films get right -- and wrong -- about the science of romance.   

Because it's time for scientists to take Ryan Gosling as seriously as you do.