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Is this the summer of the phone-free show? | Engagement Party

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Amazon’s wildly popular “Off Campus” is just the latest in a parade of BookTok-beloved titles to gain new fans as streaming shows, and the pairing of explicit sex and non-toxic masculinity means these aren’t your mom’s rom-coms. And as fans react to Phoebe Bridgers’ announcement of a phone-free arena tour this summer, Audie and Ari debate the merits of locking away devices for live events. Plus, ‘Wild Card’ host Rachel Martin is over menopause-friendly salmon recipes in her feeds.

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0:00 Amazon Prime is cornering the market on new (and hot) romance shows, and BookTok is happy about it
3:07 Today’s sweet and steamy stories are different — in more ways than one
6:11 Modeling seduction and masculinity on the small screen
9:15 These romance streaming shows are giving viewers something OnlyFans can’t
15:02 Phone-free tours aren’t new, but we’re at a turning point (and the backlash is real)
17:50 A professional young person weighs in
21:23 And an actual professional musician weighs in
26:51 Scroll & Tell: ‘Wild Card’ host Rachel Martin thinks menopause content has jumped the shark
33:30 Touch Grass: Knicks-inspired joy and whales doing it for fun

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