Scott Meslow on Why Romantic Comedies Matter

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Scott Meslow on Why Romantic Comedies Matter

Andrew Keen

Feb 14, 2022

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now.

In this episode, Andrew is joined by Scott Meslow, the author of From Hollywood with Love: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Romantic Comedy.

Scott Meslow is a senior editor at The Week magazine and a writer and critic for publications including GQ, New York magazine, and The Atlantic. Scott is a long-standing fan of romantic comedies and enjoys watching them with his wife, their daughter, and a rescue dog they named after Mads Mikkelsen.

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