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This episode contains references to sex and sexuality.

So in the past year, there have been a lot of movies that feature older women falling in

love with much younger men.

There's the idea of you, a family affair, lonely planet, and baby girl, just to name a few.

But I know I've been wondering, a lot of us have been wondering, why now?

We've seen Hot Moms in Cinema for a long time.

There was, of course, Mrs. Robinson and the graduate, or Stifler's

mom from American Pie. And for the longest time, these hot moms were usually seen as

cougars, lusty older women circling in on younger men. But these new movies are kind of different.

To start, the moms are the main subjects on journeys of self-discovery and exploration, a far cry from strategic predators.

I'm Ayesha Harris, and today we're bringing you an episode of the NPR podcast, It's Been a Minute.

In this episode, host Brittany Luce sat down with New York Magazine Features writer Rachel Handler.

They unpacked what these films say about Hollywood's changing attitudes towards older women and why the category of quote unquote women's film still feels kind of behind the times.

Here's Brittany.

Rachel Handler, we're so happy to have you.

So we're here to talk about the Hot Mom romcom.

How do you feel about the Hot Mom romcom boom?

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