The Rom-Com. It’s boy meets girl. Or girl meets boy. Or hard-working single woman meets arrogant British chap. Or womanizing marine veterinarian falls for an art teacher with amnesia. Or…you get the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The romantic comedy is a genre with its own beats and its own fans. What makes rom-coms appealing? How have they changed over the years? Are they just fluff, or do they point to deeper yearnings and truth? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this episode’s Story School, hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden are joined by Danielle Deal, Timothy’s sister, to discuss the joys and strengths of what some might relegate to chick flicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then, after another edition of Once Upon a Scene, Tim and Nick try their hand at constructing their own romantic comedy movie and TV show in What If?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Come, listen. Even if you think you hate us, by the time we’re done, we know you’ll fall in love with this newest episode of your premiere podcast on storytelling for the creator and consumer, Derailed Trains of Thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Show Notes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Rom-Com. It’s boy meets girl. Or girl meets boy. Or hard-working single woman meets arrogant British chap. Or womanizing marine veterinarian falls for an art teacher with amnesia. Or…you get the idea. The romantic comedy is a genre with its own beats and its own fans. What makes rom-coms appealing? How have they changed…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/podcasts.captivate.fm\/media\/f64e2342-63ba-4d37-a3d1-de33934deecd\/episode-138-there-better-be-a-wedding-at-the-end.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"1240251","podmotor_episode_id":"1426068","cover_image":"http:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DToT-FLAT-02-copy.jpg","cover_image_id":"2530","duration":"01:05:24","filesize":"59.9 mb","filesize_raw":"62800376","date_recorded":"2023-02-25 20:10:32","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"138","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"full"},"tags":[103,64,213,851,81,859,50],"series":[29],"class_list":["post-2888","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-funky","tag-genre","tag-guest","tag-once-upon-a-scene","tag-romance","tag-romantic-comedy","tag-what-if","series-derailed-trains-of-thought"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DToT-FLAT-02-copy.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/podcast-download\/2888\/episode-138-there-better-be-a-wedding-at-the-end","player_link":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/podcast-player\/2888\/episode-138-there-better-be-a-wedding-at-the-end","audio_player":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/podcast-player\/2888\/episode-138-there-better-be-a-wedding-at-the-end<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/derailed-trains-of-thought\/id394944756","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5b5J41VntMxdJtcmj7Qtl3?si=bd5ca17dd87849a0","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/derailed-trains-of-thought","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/DerailedTrains","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/derailedtrainsofthought.com\/feed\/podcast\/derailed-trains-of-thought","embedCode":"Episode 138 – There Better Be a Wedding at the End<\/a><\/blockquote>