Oy with the Smooches Already! Talking Gilmore Girls Best Kisses (with Julia Rose Portela) - Iconic TV Couple Luke and Lorelai - High School Romance

The host of the Femme & Furious podcast, Julia Rose Portela, joins Lena Olson to break down the most iconic kissing scenes in everyone’s favorite Fall TV show, Gilmore Girls. They had so much to say, there will actually be a Part Two coming next week! For Part One, Julia gives us a rundown of some of her favorite kissing scenes in pop culture. Then she shares a first kiss story involving an early morning McDonald’s run. After that, they dive in to Gilmore Girls and analyze the kisses from Season 2 Episode 22 “I Can’t Get Started”. This episode features a kiss between Lorelai and Christopher, and Rory and Jess. Julia and Lena get into their thoughts on both pairings and what their kisses reveal about their relationship dynamics.  Come back next week for Part Two, where they’ll talk about Luke and Lorelai’s first kiss, Rory and Dean’s affair smooch, and Logan’s first kiss with Rory.   Follow Femme & Furious:  https://bio.site/femmeandfurious https://sharemy.show/en/femme-and-furious-a-feminist-pop-culture-podcast Follow Lena: https://www.instagram.com/trolololson/   Follow Smooch Fest:  https://linktr.ee/smoochfestpod   Kissing Scenes: Lorelai and Christopher’s kiss - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1FUiPomZ1U  Rory and Jess’s first kiss - https://youtu.be/7_I6NkytEzI?si=-Hce9zSxgB3Q3NCQ&t=183  You may notice a promo for a podcast called This Week in Fandom History, hosted by V Arrow and Emily Jaye. It’s a super fun deep dive into the world of fan fiction. Give it a listen here: https://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com/ Smooch Fest is a biweekly podcast featuring film and television discussions about the most romantic kisses in pop culture. Each episode, Lena Olson is joined by guests to revisit the most famous onscreen kisses in film & television. Are you a millennial with 90s and 2000s nostalgia for romantic comedies, comfort watches, and goofy banter? We’ve got analysis about the cutest TV couples, what kisses reveal about relationship dynamics, and behind the scenes info you don’t want to miss! Are you curious about the history of kissing, cultural kissing practices, and why people kiss in the first place? Lena shares the fascinating history behind the culture of kissing and courtship. Guests share personal relationship stories about their first kiss, advice for kissing techniques, and funny observations about humorous dating mishaps. Smooch Fest explores how kissing and romance is depicted across the spectrum of sexuality, culture, and gender. Lena shares details about queer television history, first gay onscreen kisses, and WLW romance across media. If it wasn’t clear, this is a bisexual podcast featuring kisses across the straight, gay, and lesbian spectrum.  Learn about the science of kissing from experts: do animals kiss, why do humans kiss? And historical kisses like the first recorded kiss on film, and the first interracial kiss on television. Come for the timeless romance and scene study of the best kisses in pop cultural history. Stay for the feminist...