Romance with a Cocktail

Romance with a Cocktail

What is Romance? Peter and Ashley Johnson look to answer this question by reading 50 romance novels in 52 weeks.

Episodes

November 25, 2023 74 mins

Peter and Ashley talk about what is worth keeping from traditional romance. They also list their favorite novels from season 1. Enjoy with a French Gimlet: 1 oz St. Germaine, 2 oz gin, lime juice.

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Peter and Ashley talk about whether they want to branch out from romance novels to just talking about romance with a cocktail every week. Enjoy with your cocktail of choice from the last 50 episodes.

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November 5, 2023 58 mins

Peter and Ashley talk about romance, love, ghosts, and death. Enjoy with a cranberry hot toddy: simmered cranberry juice, whiskey, lime, cinnamon, and honey.

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Peter and Ashley discuss getting out of hetero-normative and Western notions of romance. Enjoy with a Rusty Nail: 1:1 Whiskey and Drambuie on ice.

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October 22, 2023 48 mins
Peter and Ashley discuss the great Danielle Steel's ill-conceived novel. Enjoy with a French Mule: 2.5 oz Brandy, lime, bitters, ginger beer.
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October 14, 2023 55 mins
Peter and Ashley discuss no-stakes white lies and romance. Enjoy with a Bloody Mary: 2 oz vodka with Bloody Mary mix and assorted smoked meats and pickled veggies.
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Peter and Ashley discuss the most explicit novel they've read so far. Enjoy with an Ella Fitzgerald: 2 oz gin, 1 oz Campari, 1 oz lemon juice, bitters
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October 1, 2023 51 mins
Peter and Ashley enjoy discussing how the limits of the romance novel genre can be stretched. Enjoy with a Manhattan: 2 oz whiskey, 1 oz sweet vermouth, 3 shakes of bitters. Stir in ice until chilled.
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September 24, 2023 47 mins
Peter and Ashley discuss whether modern romantics should cherry-pick ancient wisdom from their religious tradition. Enjoy with a Dead Sea Mule: 2 oz mescal, 3/4 oz lime juice, 1 oz grenadine, 5 oz Fever Tree ginger beer, mint sprig.
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September 17, 2023 56 mins
Peter and Ashley discuss whether experiencing certain similar tragedies can be part of a formula for true love. Enjoy with a Wild Irish Rose: 2 oz whiskey, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 1/4 oz grenadine syrup, 1/4 oz sugar syrup, soda water (optional)
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September 9, 2023 65 mins
Peter and Ashley discuss how important sexual compatibility is when it comes to romance. Enjoy with a whiskey highball: 2 pts whiskey, 1 part lemon juice, ginger beer on ice.
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September 2, 2023 53 mins
Peter and Ashley discuss what women's fantasies say about romance. Enjoy with a St. Germaine Smash: 2 oz gin, 1 oz St. Germaine, 1 oz lemon juice, muddled mint, chilled
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August 27, 2023 46 mins

Peter and Ashley discuss romance rising from the ashes like a phoenix. Enjoy with a red sunrise: 1 oz raspberry syrup, 1 oz lime juice, 1.5 oz gin, ginger beer

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August 19, 2023 62 mins
Peter and Ashley discuss whether delayed gratification is an essential part of romance. Enjoy with a Colombian Gin & Tonic: 1 oz gin, 1 oz Cointreau, 1 oz lemon juice, tonic water on ice.
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Peter and Ashley wonder if betrayal is just part of the journey to True Love. Enjoy with a Cheater's Margarita: 3 parts tequila, 1 part Cointreau, lemonade, lemon juice on ice.

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August 5, 2023 26 mins
Peter and Ashley talk about whether a romance novel must include "falling in love." Enjoy with a Royal Wedding 1 oz. Cazadores Blanco Tequila, 1 oz. Kaffir lime infused St-Germain French elderflower liqueur, 3/4 oz. Noilly Dry, 1/4 oz. of fresh lime juice, 5 dashes chartreuse
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Peter and Ashley talk about whether Lesbian coupling might shed some light on heterosexual romance. Enjoy with a Margarita: 2 oz tequila, 1 oz Cointreau, 1 oz lime juice, blended with ice
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July 24, 2023 57 mins
Peter and Ashley resume their discussions of complementary pathologies as a way to romance. Enjoy with a "Peter" mule: 1 oz Drambuie, 1 oz Jack Daniels, 1 oz Makers, Lime, Ginger Beer, in a copper cup on ice.
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July 11, 2023 58 mins
Peter and Ashley talk about power dynamics (again) and whether or not oral sex was practiced in 1066. Enjoy with a Scotch Drambuie: Glenfiddich, Drambuie, Soda Water, Ice
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June 30, 2023 60 mins

Peter and Ashley discuss secret primal desires of women. Enjoy with a Disaronno Sour: 2 oz Disaronno, 1 oz lemon juice, 2 dashes of bitters, egg white (optional)

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