by Sabrina Mittermeier & Torsten Kathke
Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching. Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com
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10/20/2023
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January 30, 2026
<p>In the season finale, Sabrina and Torsten continue discovering the romantic comedy oeuvre of Katherine Heigl by watching “27 Dresses.”</p><p><br></p><p>Reviews of the movie when it came out: </p><p>– https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/18/movies/18dres.html</p><p>– https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/mar/30/comedy.romance</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.</p><p>Find us @infrontofira on various social media apps and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com</p><p><br></p><p>Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.</p><p>– "Night in Venice"</p><p>Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0</p><p>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ –</p>
January 23, 2026
<p>Sabrina and Torsten are diving into both the Judd Apatow-verse and the Katherine Heigl-verse with “Knocked Up.”</p><p><br /></p><p>– The Rotten Tomatoes score for the movie: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knocked_up</p><p>– Katherine Heigl’s comments about the film that sparked a controversy: https://www.eonline.com/news/786055/seth-rogen-is-sympathetic-if-katherine-heigl-didn-t-like-knocked-up-the-birth-of-a-controversy-blown-out-of-proportion</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.</p><p>Find us @infrontofira on various social media apps and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com</p><p><br /></p><p>Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.</p><p>– "Night in Venice"</p><p>Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0</p><p>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ –</p>
January 16, 2026
<p>Sabrina and Torsten pay tribute to Matthew Perry and his best romantic comedy, “Fools Rush In.”</p><p>They talk about a few things you may want to check out:</p><p>– Roger Ebert’s review of the movie when it came out: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fools-rush-in-1997</p><p>– Salma Hayek’s tribute to Perry on the occasion of his death: https://www.eonline.com/news/1388965/salma-hayek-describes-special-bond-with-fools-rush-in-costar-matthew-perry</p><p>– Perry’s autobiography on what happened on the set of “Fools Rush In” that made him addicted to painkillers: https://www.thelist.com/1472392/incident-fools-rush-in-set-matthew-perry-changed-everything/</p><p>Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of romcoms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.</p><p>Find us @infrontofira on various social media apps and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com</p><p>Our music is “Night in Venice” by Kevin MacLeod.</p><p>– "Night in Venice"</p><p>Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)</p><p>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0</p><p>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ –</p>
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Welcome to “In Front of Ira,” the podcast in which historians, friends, and lovers… of rom-coms Sabrina Mittermeier and Torsten Kathke discuss how the romantic comedy genre has evolved, what it can tell us about society, and whether this movie is worth watching.
Find us @infrontofira on social media and drop us a line at infrontofirapod@gmail.com
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