Welcome back to Radio 831, where hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall make the case that yearning isn’t just trending—it’s a defining orientation toward life. Then they chat with author Betty Corrello to dig into what Wuthering Heights is actually doing in the canon: Is it a love story, is it camp, and what has romance inherited from Cathy and Heathcliff anyway? Plus: Sanjana gives Tyler her first homework assignment, Lisa Kleypas's Again the Magic, and Tyler comes back a changed woman.
On yearning: Allison P. Davis’s “A Year on Our Knees” for The Cut, the movie Pillion, and the idea that lit-fic assumes everyone is cynical and jaded ℅ Mel Thomas (aka @page.melt).
 Betty Corrello is here to talk her favorite classic novel Wuthering Heights—the latest adaptation of which is now streaming on HBO. Her last banger of a romance (written under BC Dolce) is My Italian Vampire, and her next, out this October, is Back for Seconds.
Sanj’s backlist homework for Tyler: Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas.

Welcome back to Radio 831, where hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall make the case that yearning isn&rsquo;t just trending&mdash;it&rsquo;s a defining orientation toward life. Then they chat with author Betty Corrello to dig into what Wuthering Heights is actually doing in the canon: Is it a love story, is it camp, and what has romance inherited from Cathy and Heathcliff anyway? Plus: Sanjana gives Tyler her first homework assignment, Lisa Kleypas's Again the Magic, and Tyler comes back a changed woman.
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<li aria-level="1">On yearning: <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/2025-was-the-year-adults-started-yearning-like-teens.html">Allison P. Davis&rsquo;s &ldquo;A Year on Our Knees&rdquo; for The Cut</a>, the movie <a href="https://a24films.com/films/pillion">Pillion</a>, and the idea that lit-fic assumes everyone is cynical and jaded ℅ Mel Thomas (aka <a href="https://www.instagram.com/page.melt?igsh=amgzZnFteW53aWU2">@page.melt</a>).</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bettycorrello/"> Betty Corrello</a> is here to talk her favorite classic novel Wuthering Heights&mdash;the latest adaptation of which is <a href="https://www.hbomax.com/movies/wuthering-heights/a0e6f4e3-0462-4fef-88b5-ff68036d3998">now streaming on HBO</a>. Her last banger of a romance (written under BC Dolce) is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-italian-vampire-b-c-dolce/61e0bed35e572984?ean=9798218868314&amp;next=t">My Italian Vampire</a>, and her next, out this October, is <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/back-for-seconds-betty-corrello/9fa6f439fdf06cbd?ean=9781464291623&amp;next=t">Back for Seconds</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Sanj&rsquo;s backlist homework for Tyler:&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/again-the-magic-lisa-kleypas/161148ea76786521?ean=9798200973163&amp;next=t">Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas</a>.</li>
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A weekly discussion of everything romance—from the novels and the tropes to the book-to-screen adaptations and, of course, the drama of it all—with hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall. Brought to you by the romance publisher 831 Stories.

A weekly discussion of everything romance&mdash;from the novels and the tropes to the book-to-screen adaptations and, of course, the drama of it all&mdash;with hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall. Brought to you by the romance publisher 831 Stories.

Radio 831: A Romance Podcast

Yearning, Wuthering Heights with Betty Corrello, and a Backlist Reading Assignment

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Our hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall are talking all things The Love Hypothesis with contemporary-romance queen Ali Hazelwood this week, from the book's leap from page to screen to what it's like to hand your characters over to Hollywood and become forever associated with one very famous fake-dating experiment. Plus: Ali's influences, thoughts on messy people behaving badly, and how her relationship with writing has changed since her debut became a phenomenon.
Sanj and Tyler on The Love Hypothesis—Ali Hazelwood’s book and the Prime Video adaptation, out now!—including its Reylo/Star Wars roots and Lili Reinhart’s performance on-screen and during the press tour.
Ali Hazelwood talks what it feels like to have her debut novel adapted (!!). A handful of the other books we love in her very deep catalog: Bride, Not in Love, and Problematic Summer Romance.
Ali’s romance influences and taste in messy characters include Anna Maria Volkova’s Games and Sherry Thomas’s Not Quite a Husband and My Beautiful Enemy. Her author career inspo: Olivie Blake (she of The Atlas Six and many more).

Our hosts Sanjana Basker and Tyler McCall are talking all things The Love Hypothesis with contemporary-romance queen Ali Hazelwood this week, from the book's leap from page to screen to what it's like to hand your characters over to Hollywood and become forever associated with one very famous fake-dating experiment. Plus: Ali's influences, thoughts on messy people behaving badly, and how her relationship with writing has changed since her debut became a phenomenon.
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<li aria-level="1">Sanj and Tyler on The Love Hypothesis&mdash;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-love-hypothesis-prime-tie-in-ali-hazelwood/eb20129354b8f577?ean=9798217195633&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Ali Hazelwood&rsquo;s book</a> and <a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0IH8VKXSSIAXGDCWKPS2UU3HZT">the Prime Video adaptation</a>, out now!&mdash;including its Reylo/Star Wars roots and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilireinhart/?hl=en">Lili Reinhart</a>&rsquo;s performance on-screen and during the press tour.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alihazelwood/?hl=en">Ali Hazelwood</a> talks what it feels like to have her debut novel adapted (!!). A handful of the other books we love in her very deep catalog: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/bride-ali-hazelwood/933284f46ff9100e?ean=9780593550403&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Bride</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/not-in-love-ali-hazelwood/8e3bf0289f70e8d2?ean=9780593550427&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Not in Love</a>, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/problematic-summer-romance-ali-hazelwood/f601a1bfcc7ec052?ean=9798217187430&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Problematic Summer Romance</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Ali&rsquo;s romance influences and taste in messy characters include Anna Maria Volkova&rsquo;s <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/games-a-love-story-anna-maria-volkova/eeb51d821144a223?ean=9780063437722&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Games</a> and Sherry Thomas&rsquo;s <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/not-quite-a-husband-sherry-thomas/183f01ca402efba6?ean=9780553906318&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Not Quite a Husband</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/my-beautiful-enemy-sherry-thomas/3edc91cb1d146432?ean=9780425268896&amp;bkshp-astro=t">My Beautiful Enemy</a>. Her author career inspo: Olivie Blake (she of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-atlas-six-olivie-blake/32e18f555762cdd8?ean=9781250854544&amp;bkshp-astro=t">The Atlas Six</a> and many more).</li>
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Ali Hazelwood on The Love Hypothesis Hitting the Big Screen

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Sanjana and Tyler kick off the show imploring sports romance to look beyond hockey—and then Lily Herman joins to talk about why Formula 1 is perfect genre fodder. Plus: a VM from listener Danielle gets Sanj and Tyler into the tropes and choices that can turn them off a book, along with their DNF philosophies. Also, reminder: We love voicemails! Reach us at 833-831-LOVE. 
The sports romance wishlist: more WNBA, ice dancing, and skiing, with mentions of Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, Rooting Interest by Cat Disabato, Finding Her Edge on Netflix, Off Course by Julie Cook, and Can I Tell You Something? by Holly June Smith.
Lily Herman—who hosts the podcast No Gripand writes the newsletter Engine Failure—on Formula 1 romance, from Drive to Survive and the Lewis Hamilton–Nico Rosberg rivalry to her recs Crash Test by Amy James and Faster by Andie J. Christopher.
Hang with Sanj and Tyler in person at RomCon on Oct. 24 in Brooklyn.

Sanjana and Tyler kick off the show imploring sports romance to look beyond hockey&mdash;and then Lily Herman joins to talk about why Formula 1 is perfect genre fodder. Plus: a VM from listener Danielle gets Sanj and Tyler into the tropes and choices that can turn them off a book, along with their DNF philosophies. Also, reminder: We love voicemails! Reach us at 833-831-LOVE.&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1">The sports romance wishlist: more WNBA, ice dancing, and skiing, with mentions of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/heated-rivalry-rachel-reid/82a2b8a1e28196b4?ean=9781335534637&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid</a>, <a href="https://831stories.com/products/rooting-interest-by-cat-disabato?variant=52330089939217">Rooting Interest by Cat Disabato</a>, <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81940247">Finding Her Edge on Netflix</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/off-course-julie-cook/92efb4ceb06cab63?ean=9798887982045&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Off Course by Julie Cook</a>, and <a href="https://www.hollyjunesmith.co.uk/books/can-i-tell-you-something">Can I Tell You Something? by Holly June Smith.</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilykherman/?hl=en">Lily Herman</a>&mdash;who hosts the podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-grip-an-f1-culture-podcast/id1880062313">No Grip</a> and writes the newsletter <a href="https://www.enginefailuref1.com/">Engine Failure</a>&mdash;on Formula 1 romance, from <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80204890">Drive to Survive</a> and the Lewis Hamilton&ndash;Nico Rosberg rivalry to her recs <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/crash-test-a-novel-amy-james/d8fa47c2be228884?ean=9780063399051&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Crash Test by Amy James</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/faster-andie-j-christopher/21ab454da2a6cfee?ean=9781662533211&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Faster by Andie J. Christopher</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Hang with Sanj and Tyler in person at <a href="https://831stories.com/pages/romcon">RomCon on Oct. 24 in Brooklyn</a>.</li>
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Sports Romance Needs New Material, Lily Herman on Formula 1, and a Listener Voicemail

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It's an all-Austen episode: Sanjana formally pitches The Other Bennet Sister, arguing the show works because it lets Mary Bennet stay a genuine weirdo instead of “yassifying” her. Then Nikki Payne joins to talk Jane Austen: her Clueless-into-Emma origin story, why Sense and Sensibility reads more like a philosophy argument than a romance, and her theory that you can always tell when the characters boned off-page. And: Mutual homework, as Sanj and Tyler both consumed Sense and Sensibility for the first time.
Sanj pitches The Other Bennet Sister on BBC/BritBox (an adaptation of a novel by the same name by Janice Hadlow). 
Nikki Payne is the author of Pride and Protest, Sex, Lies and Sensibility, The Princess and the P.I., and the upcoming The Pro and the Con.
Two of Nikki’s favorite Austen retellings:  Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin and Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal. 
Mutual homework: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Perhaps the audiobook narrated by  Nicola Coughlan?

It's an all-Austen episode: Sanjana formally pitches The Other Bennet Sister, arguing the show works because it lets Mary Bennet stay a genuine weirdo instead of &ldquo;yassifying&rdquo; her. Then Nikki Payne joins to talk Jane Austen: her Clueless-into-Emma origin story, why Sense and Sensibility reads more like a philosophy argument than a romance, and her theory that you can always tell when the characters boned off-page. And: Mutual homework, as Sanj and Tyler both consumed Sense and Sensibility for the first time.
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<li aria-level="1">Sanj pitches <a href="https://www.britbox.com/us/show/167491?autoplay=true">The Other Bennet Sister</a> on BBC/BritBox (an adaptation of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-other-bennet-sister-a-novel-janice-hadlow/b17ce49aa19f8371?ean=9781250787620&amp;bkshp-astro=t">a novel by the same name by Janice Hadlow</a>).&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nikkipaynebooks/?hl=en">Nikki Payne</a> is the author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/pride-and-protest-nikki-payne/1c76468ddc40d5e1?ean=9780593440940&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Pride and Protest</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sex-lies-and-sensibility-nikki-payne/e4797b571bbb3dab?ean=9780593440964&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Sex, Lies and Sensibility</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-princess-and-the-p-i-nikki-payne/27443279977f934f?ean=9780593817360&amp;bkshp-astro=t">The Princess and the P.I.</a>, and the upcoming <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-pro-and-the-con-nikki-payne/56cbe5d8b475fa0c?ean=9780593817384&amp;bkshp-astro=t">The Pro and the Con</a>.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Two of Nikki&rsquo;s favorite Austen retellings:  <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/ayesha-at-last-uzma-jalaluddin/d1f381aa163d5e2b?ean=9781984802798&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin</a> and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/unmarriageable-a-novel-soniah-kamal/2588bdf70904eadd?ean=9780525486480&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal</a>.&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1">Mutual homework: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sense-and-sensibility-jane-austen/2fec141323e8dfd7?ean=9780141439662&amp;bkshp-astro=t">Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen</a>. Perhaps <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5COJX7DaNG4pItRtS8iSHh">the audiobook narrated by  Nicola Coughlan</a>?</li>
</ul>

Let Mary Bennet Be a Freak, Nikki Payne on Austen's Imprint on Romance, and Sense and Sensibility Double Homework

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Yearning, Wuthering Heights with Betty Corrello, and a Backlist Reading Assignment

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