“Don’t cry on first dates”

The hosts of Let’s Make A Sci-Fi, one of The New Yorker’s “Best Podcasts of 2022”, are back in their writers’ room and this time they’re getting serious about love. Over eight episodes, Maddy, Mark, and Ryan try to balance love and laughs into a fresh, funny, and heart-felt movie script. When they run into trouble, they’ll have help from Hollywood experts, including rom-com screenwriting royalty Kirsten Smith (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You), blockbuster director Ol Parker (Ticket to Paradise, Mama Mia II), comedian Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens), as well as agents and actors, to reveal how we bring love to the big screen. And in the final episode, they’ll pitch their original romantic comedy and see if sparks fly. More episodes are available at: https://link.chtbl.com/pQGjjx7D

On her first day of acting class, Hannah is charmed by a classmate’s powerful performance. Then things get icky.

Ariel turns to dating to distract himself from grief, only to have the hurt come back to haunt him on a date.

As a construction worker Jesse knew all about workplace safety. But he wasn’t prepared for the hazards of the bedroom.

When a young Black woman agrees to date her cool, sexy co-worker, she’s shocked by his efforts to connect with her on a cultural level.

Laura plots to hook up with a hot guy by becoming his dog walker, but the plan backfires when she uses an awkward “pet name” in the bedroom.

It sounded like innocent fun: a romantic evening of Yahtzee for two. It was all fine until the helicopters appeared.

Introducing: True Dating Stories. Real people tell their wildest and most embarrassing dating stories while hilarious recreations bring them to life.