In this episode, we dissect The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood—the STEM rom-com packed with fake dating and grumpy/sunshine chemistry. We talk about what felt rom-com convenient, power dynamics inside academia, and whether the resolution sticks the landing—professionally and romantically. Join us for our favorite laugh-out-loud moments!
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Chapters
- (01:27) - Announcing contest winner
- (04:41) - Book summary (spoiler-free)
- (06:24) - SPOILER ALERT!
- (06:44) - Jon's review
- (07:44) - Kristy's review
- (09:41) - The academic setting
- (12:51) - Olive
- (16:57) - Adam
- (21:36) - All the tropes
- (23:58) - Protecting a friend’s happiness
- (26:06) - Bad reputation (Adam's version)
- (30:30) - F-ing Greg
- (32:37) - The "conference"
- (38:58) - How Olive handled "the situation"
- (43:47) - Final thoughts
