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.

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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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