Torsten and Sabrina dive into a world in which British royals fall into cakes, Uma Thurman is president, and “The West Wing” is a queer utopia as they watch the second Nicholas Galitzine movie in as many weeks.

They talk about a few things you may want to check out:
– Changes between the book and the movie: https://screenrant.com/red-white-royal-blue-biggest-book-changes
– The director of the movie, Matthew Lopez: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/red-white-royal-blue-director-matthew-lopez-queer-rom-com-1235558672/

Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.

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Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.