36 Episodes

  1. Moonstruck (1987)

    Published: 8/4/2025
  2. Pride and Prejudice (2005)

    Published: 7/21/2025
  3. High Fidelity (2000)

    Published: 7/7/2025
  4. Materialists (2025)

    Published: 6/23/2025
  5. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

    Published: 6/9/2025
  6. Deep Dive: Grand Romantic Gestures

    Published: 6/2/2025
  7. 27 Dresses (2008)

    Published: 5/26/2025
  8. Frozen (2013)

    Published: 5/12/2025
  9. Mailbag: Friends-first, Weddings, & Therapy

    Published: 5/5/2025
  10. Marriage Story (2019)

    Published: 4/28/2025
  11. Groundhog Day (1993)

    Published: 4/14/2025
  12. BONUS episode: Paul and Eli on the Dateable Podcast with Julie Krafchick and Yue Xu

    Published: 4/7/2025
  13. Hitch (2005)

    Published: 3/31/2025
  14. Before Sunset (2004)

    Published: 3/17/2025
  15. Barbie (2023)

    Published: 3/3/2025
  16. Jerry Maguire (1996)

    Published: 2/17/2025
  17. BONUS episode: Paul and Eli on The Happiness Lab Podcast with Laurie Santos

    Published: 2/14/2025
  18. Say Anything (1989) with Laurie Santos

    Published: 2/3/2025
  19. Pretty Woman (1990) with Katy Milkman

    Published: 1/20/2025
  20. BONUS episode: Paul and Eli on the Sex and Psychology Podcast with Justin Lehmiller

    Published: 1/13/2025

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We're just two professors standing in front of a rom-com, asking it to be the subject of our podcast. Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel explain what your favorite romantic films get right -- and wrong -- about the science of romance. Because it's time for scientists to take Ryan Gosling as seriously as you do.