All hail the queen of rom-coms

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🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Happy New Year! Pop champagne, kiss a loved one, and turn on the rom-com that made New Year's Eve a backdrop of your fall inspo Pinterest board: When Harry Met Sally. But don't stop there. Ilana Kaplan, author of Nora Ephron at the Movies, joins the show to put a spotlight on the woman that helped usher in the golden era of rom-coms and influenced the return of rom-coms.

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1:49.7	For years, rom-com fans have set their New Year's Eve countdown to the runtime of when Harry met Sally.
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