Y. M. Nelson and Nerdy Romantics guests Marcie, Staci, and Jen recommend several romance reads with LGBTQIA+ main characters as part of the “Who Gets An HEA?” miniseries, Gay Pride edition. “Who Gets an HEA” showcases romances with marginalized heroes and heroines, and in episode 19 we feature 5 romances by Elle Beauregard, Talia Hibbert, …
Author Y. M. Nelson and guest Jen Graybeal review the movie The Batman starring Robert Pattinson for the “DCTV and Movie reviews” miniseries. In this miniseries, we review current TV shows and movies with DC Comics superheroes. We go in-depth about the noir characteristics of the film, our fave Batmans through the years, Zoe Kravitz …
Nerdy Romantic guest hosts Marcie, Staci, and Dana join Y. M. in reviewing season 2 of Netflix\’s Bridgerton. The group talks about the new and returning set of characters, memorable scenes, and even address some controversy … yes, a little. And while Dana does mention Penelope and Colin\’s story for season 3, we do know …
In our new mini-series, “Who Gets an HEA”, that showcases romances with marginalized heroes and heroines, episode 16 has romances that feature differently-abled main characters. Y. M. Nelson and Nerdy Romantics Dana and Staci along with new Nerdy Romantic Jen recommend several romance novels that showcase people finding love whether they are deaf, or disfigured, …
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On episode 15, author Y. M. Nelson and guest Jen Graybeal reviews Titans TV series airing on HBO Max for the “DCTV and DCU reviews” miniseries. In this miniseries we review current TV shows and movies with DC Comics superheroes. We go into depth with the many characters on the show, compare storytelling through the …
Ever been confused by the acronyms HEA, H/h, or BBW when finding a romance novel to read? Don’t know what a cinnamon roll hero is? Your questions about romance novel terminology and romance categories are answered in this episode. This one’s for readers and writers. So, take a listen. This may help you find (or …
In our new mini-series, “Who Gets an HEA”, that showcases romances with marginalized heroes and heroines, episode 13 has romances that feature Black main characters. Y. M. Nelson and Nerdy Romantics Marcie and Staci along with new Nerdy Romantic Jen recommend several romance novels that showcase the wonderfulness that’s Black Love. What’s even better? These …
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Episode twelve starts a new mini-series, “Who Gets an HEA”, that showcases romances with marginalized heroes and heroines. Y. M. Nelson and Nerdy Romantics Marcie and Staci along with honorary Nerdy Romantic Pam talk about the book One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London. While this book was chosen as an example of why plus-sized women should get …
On episode eleven, author Y. M. Nelson introduces a miniseries titled “DCTV and DCU reviews” where she reviews current TV shows and movies with DC Comics superheroes. Here, she talks about her love/hate relationship with The Flash TV series airing on The CW. In this episode, I talk about: How I developed my love-hate relationship …
On episode ten, Y. M. Nelson and Nerdy Romantics Marcie, Dana, and Staci along with honorary Nerdy Romantic Pam talk about the book The One by John Marrs. The book inspired a new Netflix series by the same name which we discussed in episode seven. We discuss various aspects of the book and give it …
On episode 9 of the Nerdy Romantics Podcast, author Y. M. Nelson talks impressions, points out Easter Eggs, and generally nerds out about the new Matrix movie, The Matrix Resurrections (Warner Brothers, 2021). This is only from seeing the trailer, not reading or watching any commentary. Not even looking at the IMDB page for the movie. Do …
On episode eight of the Nerdy Romantics Podcast, author Y. M. Nelson will read her first indie published short story, “Twenty-Four Hours of Freedom.” This is part 1 of the “Owen & Makayla Trilogy.” In this episode: I list the songs on the playlist for the story I read the story (in its entirety) I …
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On episode seven, Y. M. Nelson and Nerdy Romantics Marcie, Dana, and Staci talk about a new TV series on Netflix called The One. The series is based off the novel by John Marrs. We look at both the nerdy and the romantic sides of this series, which combines both of those elements plus a …
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In part 2 of the Nerdy Romantics chat about Netflix’s Bridgerton, the group talks about the wonderful characters and the funny scenes they loved about the show. (In other words, some of what we really wanted to talk about!) Nerdy Romantic Marcie joins Staci and Dana (permanent guests of the L-5 Podcast on YouTube) in …
Episode 6.1 of the Nerdy Romantics Podcast chats with the panel–this time about the historical romance Netflix TV series Bridgerton! We discuss how we found the show and tackle two of the social media controversies about the show: the “historical accuracy” and the sex. Nerdy Romantic Marcie joins Staci and Dana (permanent guests of the …
Episode 5 looks at the novel Rock the Curves by Twyla Turner. In this book review and discussion, Y. M. Nelson is joined by fellow Nerdy Romantics readers Dana and Staci from YouTube’s L-5 Podcast. They review what they liked … and didn’t like about the interracial romance with a plus-sized heroine **Note: This episode …
Episode 4.2 of the Nerdy Romantics Podcast is all about #StarTrekPicard. In Part 2, I talk about some of the many Easter Eggs she found poignant from Episode 7 of the newest series in the Star Trek franchise. (Part 2 of 2) (SPOILERS)
And yes, that rhymed! Episode 4 of the Nerdy Romantics Podcast is all about #StarTrekPicard. In Part 1, I give some background on the moment I decided to watch and Easter Eggs she found cool from Episode 5 of the newest series in the Star Trek franchise. (Part 1 of 2) (SPOILERS) Included in the …
Where did Y. M. Nelson come up with the Nerdy Romantics Podcast? What is this all about? How much of a Trekkie can a romance author be, anyway? All of these questions and more answered in Episode 3. We talk superheroes, Star Trek, romance novels and romcoms. Topics in this episode: How I became a …
Why did I want to start a podcast? The idea all started with my Friday Fun Review of More Than Crave You by Shayla Black. Episode 1 goes all in on romance audiobooks. (This episode may contain book spoilers.) I break down that whole situation plus I talk about: Shayla Black’s More Than Words series …
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