First Dates & Soulmates
First Dates & Soulmates
61 | Stylishly Suited & Slightly sexist: RomComs of the 1940s
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61 | Stylishly Suited & Slightly sexist: RomComs of the 1940s

Full of Witty Banter, Whiskey, and Wedding Bells

It's the episode where the suits are sharp, the heroines are divorced, and the kisses last less than three seconds!

Nikki and Meg dive headfirst into the romantic comedies of the 1940s—specifically The Philadelphia Story and His Girl Friday—and come out with hot takes on censorship, fast-talking career women, and whether a second chance romance really needs to end in remarriage.

Listen in for:

  • Why Hildy might be the blueprint for girlboss energy (and FABULOUS fashion)

  • Tracy Lord’s perfect hair, perfect gowns… and perfectly exhausting expectations?

  • The wild rules of the Hays Code (spoiler: no shared beds, no sexy smooches, and definitely no happy endings without marriage)

  • A new appreciation for rotary phones, newsroom chaos, and Cary Grant's entire wardrobe

They also look at how 1940s films still echo in modern rom-coms—from Sweet Home Alabama to You've Got Mail. And yes, Nikki breaks out her inner film nerd.

Books & Media We Mention:

  • His Girl Friday

  • The Philadelphia Story

  • It’s a Wonderful Life

  • When Harry Met Sally

  • Sleepless in Seattle

  • You’ve Got Mail

  • Shop Around the Corner

  • Sweet Home Alabama

  • How to Be Single

  • Atonement

  • Brooklyn

  • Roman Holiday

  • Materialists

  • Gilmore Girls

  • The West Wing

  • The Newsroom

  • I Love Lucy

  • Department Q

  • Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey


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