Rebel Ever After

By Ella Dawson

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Episodes: 60

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Fight fascism and fall in love with Rebel Ever After, a new romance podcast. Join sex & culture critic and BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY author Ella Dawson as she interviews her favorite authors about writing swoony, sexy and progressive romance novels.

Episode Date
No Republican love interests, with Kate Stayman-London
Oct 12, 2026
Is true love with your apex predator possible? With Shirlene Obuobi
Sep 21, 2026
Vintage filthy vocab with Sophia Benoit
Sep 07, 2026
Alicia Thompson on magic, music and men worth loving
Aug 09, 2026
Let's talk about sex, ft Joss Richard
Jul 27, 2026
Big, wild news about Rebel Ever After
Jul 20, 2026
Hollywood romance after #MeToo with Amy Spalding
Jun 29, 2026
The queer happily-ever-after with Emma R. Alban
Jun 15, 2026
Creating romance cover art with Leni Kauffman
May 25, 2026
Stoner rom-coms & chronic illness with Laura Piper Lee
May 11, 2026
TJ Alexander Returns! Queer love means breaking the rules
Apr 12, 2026
BDSM romance, power exchange & consent with Kate Hawthorne
Mar 30, 2026
Joy vs liberation in queer romance with Adib Khorram
Mar 15, 2026
Black heroines deserve to be treasured with LaQuette
Feb 02, 2026
Ella's publishing hot takes on the 'It's a Lot' podcast
Jan 26, 2026
Ashley Herring Blake wants to know your star sign
Jan 12, 2026
Primal play & the catharsis of Dark Romance with Allie Oleander
Dec 15, 2025
Does "historical romance" need a new name? With Katherine Grant
Nov 30, 2025
A marriage of convenience for health insurance & housing, with Marisa Kanter
Nov 17, 2025
Rachel Runya Katz on the rom-traum-com
Nov 03, 2025
Julian Winters on queer self-discovery and demisexual representation
Oct 13, 2025
Sexy unionized ballet dancers with Chloe Angyal
Oct 05, 2025
Sample: Portland's Romance Bookstore with Katherine Morgan
Sep 28, 2025
Alexandria Bellefleur won't stop writing queer romance
Sep 22, 2025
Cozy witchy romance with Celestine Martin
Sep 07, 2025
Elissa Sussman on grief, horniness & movie stars
Aug 10, 2025
HEAs for sad girls! Depression rep with London Sperry
Aug 04, 2025
Eva Leigh on female rage, witches and pirates
Jul 21, 2025
Olivia Dade on vampires, zombies and editing sex scenes
Jul 14, 2025
Sample: Publishing sapphic romance with Nina Haines
Jun 30, 2025
Disability rep, coming out, and self-love with Keah Brown
Jun 23, 2025
A rom-com for gamers (and gaymers) with Tara Tai
Jun 16, 2025
Joyful M/M Rom-Coms with Chip Pons
Jun 09, 2025
Love outside of the gender binary in hist-rom, with Joanna Lowell
Jun 02, 2025
PREMIUM PREVIEW: Spring 2025 Discourse Round-up
May 26, 2025
Historical romance is the best escape, with Harper St. George
May 19, 2025
Is "miscommunication" even a trope? With Betty Cayouette
May 12, 2025
Sexy & grounded celebrity romance, with Myah Ariel
May 05, 2025
Autistic people are hot, with Leanne Schwartz
Apr 27, 2025
How Allison Raskin turned her broken engagement into a rom-com
Apr 20, 2025
Is self-publishing actually better than a book deal? With Georgina Kiersten
Apr 14, 2025
How readers react when authors talk politics, with Joanna Shupe
Mar 30, 2025
Queer adulthood and bisexual rep with Amy Spalding
Mar 24, 2025
Why romance must be braver, with Adriana Herrera
Mar 16, 2025
Trans identity & polyamory in romance with TJ Alexander
Mar 03, 2025
The "smut" discourse with Andie J. Christopher
Feb 24, 2025
Abortion in historical romance with Elizabeth Everett
Feb 17, 2025
Healthy relationships and conspiracy theories with Mallory Marlowe
Feb 09, 2025
The case for historical romance with Liana De la Rosa
Feb 03, 2025
Reality TV satire and sapphic romance with Lydia Wang & Annabel Paulsen
Jan 27, 2025
Writing genuinely funny romantic comedies, with Laura Piper Lee
Jan 20, 2025
Black love and romance with Jessica P. Pryde
Jan 12, 2025
Anti-capitalist romance with Nellie Wilson
Jan 06, 2025
Cursed bonus episode: Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni
Dec 30, 2024
Danica Nava on writing Native rom-coms
Dec 15, 2024
Jenny L. Howe on plus-size representation and masculinity in romance
Dec 09, 2024
Shelly Jay Shore on escapism vs. resistance in romance
Dec 04, 2024
Erin Baldwin on writing rivals-to-lovers romance for teens
Nov 25, 2024
Becca Grischow on writing broke, queer 20-somethings
Nov 18, 2024
Crash-launching Rebel Ever After!
Nov 10, 2024