Hi, Smooches! Liz is back, baby! And so is our author bestie, Courtney Clark Michaels! This episode we are giving our top recommendations for retellings of classic stories, from Greek mythology to Arthurian legend to Jane Austen to Disney classics. Meg also learns the term “Why Choose” and that Courtney has 1,202 unread books on…More

Hi Smooches! It’s the return of Liz! But this is more like a time-capsule-Liz. We recorded this episode very shortly before she went into labor a few months ago, so some of our topical references are already a bit dated and there’s a tiktok we mention that I simply could not find. Mea culpa. In this…More

Hi Smooches! I’m Meg and this is Make Out Already. While my co-host Liz is out of office taking care of brand new Baby Liz, I invited our friend Bryson on to talk about a trio of rom-coms: You People, Your Place or Mine, and Ghosted. All three came out this year and are streaming…More

Hi Smooches! This is Make Out Already and I’m Meg, here to take you on a mimosa-fueled journey through Emily Henry’s latest release, Happy Place, which came out in April of this year. I invited my bff and fellow Emily Henry lover, Leslie, onto the podcast to talk about this friends-to-lovers-to-second-chance-romance story that’s, frankly, pretty heartwrenching!…More

Hi Smooches, this is Meg and you’re listening to Make Out Already. While Liz is out, tending to her wee babe, I’ve invited two new friends onto the podcast–co-authors Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding. Their new book is Emma of 83rd Street, a retelling of the classic Jane Austen tale, but set in modern times…More

Hi Smooches! This is Meg, and I am continuing my solo hosting stint while Liz is on maternity leave with a special guest-visit from Deanna, our spooky season correspondent and horror wh*re! We chat about Hell Followed With Us, the debut novel from Andrew Joseph White. It’s a dystopian horror romance, and its rife with…More

Hi Smooches, Meg here. While Liz is out on maternity leave, I’ve invited Benno, aka Mr. Meg, on to the podcast to share his expertise. If I’m a book person, he is a movie person. And his favorite kind of movie lately? The erotic thriller. I asked him to join me and educate me on…More

Hi Smooches! This is Meg, and I am continuing my solo hosting stint while Liz is on maternity leave with a special guest-visit from Sarah! You might recognize her from our episode on the amazing movie “Practical Magic.” She’s joining me to lend her slutty daddy expertise to this episode about season 2 of the…More

Hi Smooches! We are happy to share that our newest cohost has entered the world! That’s right, our Queen Liz has welcomed her princess and is now sailing away on maternity leave, and Meg is beginning a solo expedition. Batten down the fucking hatches, smooches! In this episode, my friend and colleague Teddy was kind enough…More

Hi Smooches! On this episode, we’re recommending romances with mental health themes, whether the characters are explicitly diagnosed with a mental illness or living with a neurodivergence, or are coded as such. If you have mental health recs you’d like to share, we’d love to add them to our list! Let’s get into it.  Where…More