Jess Writes A Rom-Com
Episodes
Episode Thirty - 'Two Doors Down' ; A rom-com radioplay
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's finally here! The season finale of Jess Writes A Rom-Com. The rom-com has been written, and named after a Dolly Parton song, of course. CAST:Elea...
Episode Twenty-Nine - Jess ACTUALLY Writes A Rom-Com
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The penultimate episode of Jess Writes A Rom-Com, in which Jess gives you a look into the writing process. Jess Writes a Rom-Com is part of the Do Go ...
Episode Twenty-Eight -'Wet; Imperative' with Gill Cosgriff
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Full name girls, Jess Perkins and Gill Cosgriff, discuss the importance of being wet. They also discuss nautral fibers, thrush, and McConaughey's jawl...
BONUS- Behind the scenes ep #2 - Walk the dog
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jess takes advantage of living with a novelist, and kills two birds with one stone - take the dog for a walk, AND pick your husband's brain for ideas....
Episode Twenty-Seven - 'Reincarnation of Macaulay Culkin (but he's still alive)' with Bec Petraitis
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Bec is back, and stronger than ever! Jess and Bec talk about Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and also good kisses, Dylan O'Brien, movies they are nostalgi...
BONUS - Behind the scenes ep #1 ; The brainstorm
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Taking you behind the scenes of the writing process, Jess takes a bunch of suggestions from JWARC listeners and plays around with how those ideas can ...
Episode Twenty-Six - 'Slingshot in your back pocket' with Danielle Walker
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Danielle talk about He's Just Not That Into You, and also how they met, and how young they still look. Jess Writes a Rom-Com is part of the D...
Episode Twenty-Five - 'I'm a personality hire' with Mish Wittrup
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Highly requested return guest, Mish Wittrup, joins us again this week. Mish talks about millenial fashion, being a personality hire, being single in h...
Episode Twenty-Four - 'And I love that for her' with Chloe Elizabeth Wilson
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Author Chloe Elizabeth Wilson joins Jess to talk about the weird and sexy 2002 erotic romantic comedy drama, Secretary. Check out Chloe's debut novel,...
Episode Twenty-Three - '1+2=3!' with Cameron James
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cameron James joins Jess to talk about The Wedding Singer, but also about how beautiful Adam Sandler is, and how invested in the Sandler family Cam is...
Episode Twenty-Two - 'putting that chemical on the map!' with Charlie Lewin
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Charlie discuss the modern classic, Legally Blonde, and how the film's message still absolutely slaps today!Jess Writes a Rom-Com is part of ...
Episode Twenty-One - 'Isn't this supposed to be the most magical night of my life?" with Lena Moon
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Lena get into a movie that has come up many times on this pod, as an example of 'movies that haven't aged well'. And Lena shares some of her ...
Episode Twenty - 'The Fight Club of Rom-Coms' with AJ
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and AJ discuss 500 Days of Summer, which AJ describes as 'the Fight Club of Rom-Coms'. Jess Writes a Rom-Com is part of the Do Go On Network of p...
Episode Nineteen - 'This guy sounds like he's pissing' with Aden Simpson
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Nepotism Week on JWARC, as Jess brings her real life husband into the podcast studio! It's okay though, because Aden is a writer AND is forced to...
Episode Eighteen - 'The big set in the sky' with Frankie McNair
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Frankie McNair is in the pod studio this week, bringing us back to Forgetting Sarah Marshall. But also, Jess and Frankie pitch some ideas for an indie...
Episode Seventeen - 'Accent on top' with Eleanor Stankiewicz
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our first repeat guest is Eleanor Stankiewicz, who returns to talk about the film adaptation of Emily Henry's book 'People We Meet on Vacation'. We al...
Episode Sixteen - 'My phone is my son' with Gen Fricker
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Gen are former radio professionals, and you won't be able to tell at all. Jess Writes a Rom-Com is part of the Do Go On Network of podcasts, ...
Episode Fifteen - 'I have no dowry' with Lizzy Hoo
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Lizzy Hoo joins Jess to discuss Materialists, a movie that seemed to divide TikTok in 2025. Jess Writes a Rom-Com is part of the Do Go On Net...
Episode Fourteen - 'Audiobooks on speakerphone' with Mike Salisbury
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A new year, a new podcast episode! Jess is joined by her dear friend Mike Salisbury, to discuss Notting Hill, meeting each other at Uni, and how a Jul...
Episode Thirteen - 'cock-blocktopus' with Gillian Crosby
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the day after Christmas, and we're all a little dusty. So let's sit back and relax with some early 2000's nostalgia - we're talking about Love Ac...
Episode Twelve - 'Sorry, we've actually perfected cuisine' with Toni Lodge
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast royalty joins Jess this week - the wonderful Toni Lodge comes in to the studio for a Christmas special! Jess Writes a Rom-Com is part of the D...
Episode Eleven - 'Bad Man, or Capitalist Pig?' with Bec Petraitis
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jess and her guest, Bec Petraitis, discuss You've Got Mail. But they also discuss missing Borders, what Bec would do if she was rich, and h...
Episode Ten - 'Couldn't be me' with Jordan Barr
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, actor, radio presenter and podcast Jordan Barr joins Jess this week to talk about Wimbeldon (the movie, not the tournament). Jordan pitches ...
Episode Nine - 'A Sydney 6.5' with Michelle Brasier
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Brasier is currently starring as Kit de Luca in the Australian stage adaptation of Pretty Woman: The Musical, so it would be WILD of us not t...
Episode Eight - 'My housemates keep getting younger' with Urvi Majumdar
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We jump in to the Bridget Jones universe this week, with comedian and writer Urvi Majumdar. We talk about dating, feeling left behind, how good it is ...
Episode Seven - 'Fart Guitar' with Matt Stewart & Dave Warneke
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jess is joined by her Do Go On co-hosts, Matt Stewart and Dave Warneke, to discuss what does and doesn't count as a rom-com. The trio talk about Crazy...
Episode Six - 'Pam Ballam' with Kirsty Webeck
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kirsty Webeck joins us this week, to talk about 10 Things I Hate About You, but also about meme's that make us cry, maths that hurts our brains, and w...
Episode Five - 'Sleepover with a CPAP machine' with Alexei Toliopoulos
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, podcaster and film nerd, Alexei Toliopoulos joins Jess this week to talk about his love of rom-coms, and introduces Jess to a movie she like...
Episode Four - 'Do You Love Me?' with Marcel Blanch-de Wilt
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Marcel brings us a rom-com classic (it's black and white!) The Apartment (1960). We talk about Films (with a capital F), ruining movi...
Episode Three - 'Every tooth I've ever had' with Mish Wittrup
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Mish Wittrup joins me to talk about a classic rom-com, When Harry Met Sally. We also talk about our love of bloopers, problematic storyline...
Episode Two - 'Women of a certain age' with Eleanor Stankiewicz
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's week two of the new podcast, and we're getting stuck into a new type of rom-com - books! Jess is joined by Eleanor Stankiewicz to talk about thei...
Episode One - 'We'd root once' with Rhys Nicholson
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a brand new podcast! For our first episode, Jess Perkins is joined by comedian Rhys Nicholson to discuss one of Rhys' favourite rom-coms, G...
TRAILER - Jess Writes A Rom-Com!
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Do Go On comes a brand new podcast! Join Jess Perkins as she attempts to write an original rom-com! She'll chat to her fellow comedians and movie...