Rudi, Gabby and Kat kick off a new year of reading with a list of recommendations. Prepare to one-click!
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 16/12/2017 Sydney
Gio Gahol, Chachic and Mina V. Esguerra reflect on #romanceclass live readings from different perspectives: as an actor, a reader, and an author. We also talk about cultural barriers for local authors and actors, the importance of Amazon to Filipino romance writers, and finding the people who read their books. We finish with Gio reading an extract from How To Tame Your Tikbalang, an erotic Filipino romance by Alma Anonas-Carpio.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 22/08/2017 Manila
Authors Jay E. Tria and Six de los Reyes talk about what it means to write for the #romanceclass Flair imprint. Mina V. Esguerra talks about how the idea for Flair began, and we hear Fred Lo and Rachel Coates reading an extract from the imprint's launch title, You Out of Nowhere by Jay E. Tria.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 19/08/2017 Manila
Book bloggers Chachic and April talk about their favourite romances, and what it's like to be part of the #romanceclass community. We also hear Salve Villarosa and Migs Almendras reading an extract from Locked Box by Eve Dangerfield.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 19/08/2017 Manila
Rachel Coates, Miguel Almendras, Fred Lo and Salve Villarosa give us a taste of some of the work they do for the #romanceclass community. They also talk about what it's like to be #romanceclass actors, and how they've seen the group evolve over the last couple of years. This episode contains explicit words, so make sure you have headphones on!
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 19/08/2017 Manila
Dr Lauren Rosewarne answers some very tricky questions around cultural taboos and popular culture. Why are so many cultural taboos related to normal functions of the female body? Why is there so little masturbation in romance fiction? How do writers balance storytelling and politics -- in particular, how do romance writers manage feminism in the face of competing allegiances?
Rudi asks why infidelity is such a problematic trope for romance readers, and Lauren talks about how this relates to the disproportionate number of single fathers in Christmas films. We finish off by talking about what Kat considers the final taboo in romance. See if you can guess what that is, and let us know if you agree or disagree!
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 8/9/2017 OzPod17
Rudi and Kat celebrate International Podcast Day by talking about their favourite podcasts. This is a podcast about podcasts.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 18/9/2017 Sydney
Author Fiona Lowe talks about the inspiration for Daughter of Mine, writing outside of the romance genre, the importance of reader expectations, and theories on why medical romance is so popular in Australian and France.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 26/2/2017 ARRC
Danielle Binks talks about Australian young adult novels. We talk about some of our favourite Australian authors who write young adult fiction and romance. (We spend a bit of time on our mutual love for Melina Marchetta's work.) We segue into a discussion about current politics, what feminism means to us, a young adult book that deals with abortion, and how romance fiction deals with politics.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 25/02/2017 ARRC
Bookish Friends reviewer and podcast host Diem joins us to talk about Aussie YA books, how she got into romance fiction, her favourite podcasts, and what she thinks of book to film adaptations. We mention a lot of book titles in this episode, so get your one-click finger ready!
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 27/02/2017 Melbourne
In this special anniversary show, we're joined by some unexpected guests, and you'll get a peek into the secret conversations between Gabby, Rudi and Kat. Please note: we say a lot of rude words.
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Host: Rudi Bremer
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 29/07/2017 Sydney
Author Amber Bardan talks about writing diverse characters, the appeal of captice narratives, and love for Julie Garwood's historical romances.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 26/2/2017 ARRC
Author C.S. Pacat talks about the Captive Prince series, the cult of the author, and that time she spent 4 months revising one sentence.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 26/02/2017 ARRC
Author Courtney Milan talks her upcoming Hamilton-themed anthology and gives us a peek at her writing process and tools. Courtney has been very open and vocal about her views on diversity in romance, and we explore this topic in some detail.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 26/02/2017 ARRC
Danielle Binks, Lauren Anderson, Rudi Bremer, Gabby and Kat Mayo discuss their highlights from the 2017 Sydney Writers' Festival.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 10/06/2017 Sydney
Kaetrin Allen (Dear Author, Kaetrin's Musings) talks about her favourite audiobooks and narrators, and how she discovered the online romance community.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 21/08/2016 RWA
Author Sally Thorne talks about the amazing success of her debut novel, The Hating Game, second book syndrome, and what it was like to do her first signing event.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 19/02/2017 Sydney
Book Thingo bloggers Rudi and Kat recap the 2017 Australian Romance Readers Convention.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 4/03/2017 Sydney
Australian Author Sandra Antonelli talks about finding and writing romances featuring protagonists over 40. Why is it so hard to find seasoned romances, and what stereotypes does fiction have about older characters? And if you love to read romances with more mature characters, where the heck do you find them?
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 21/08/2016 RWA
Kat talks to two amazing ladies who are helping to bring romance events to Australian readers: Diane Robson from the Australian Romance Readers Assocation, and Penny Rudge from Fictionally Yours, Melbourne.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 2017 Melbourne/Sydney
Honey de Peralta (Penguin Random House) talks about the Filipino ReaderCon, and we reflect on how Martial Law and the People Power revolution are represented in stories. We talk at length about Filipino readers -- who they are, what they read, and how they access books.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 11/05/2016 Manila
Charles Tan talks about speculative fiction in the Philippines, some of the creatures of Philippine mythology, Wattpad, parallel import restrictions, territorial rights, and the value of intellectual property.
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Host: Kat Mayo
Audio producer: Rudi Bremer
Recorded: 10/05/2016 Manila