# Docket Clearing with Rachel Reid

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Podcast: [Judge John Hodgman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/judge-john-hodgman-1017441)
Published: 2026-05-20T14:59:49+00:00
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## Resource

Judge John Hodgman and Bailiff Jesse Thorn are clearing the docket this week with guest star Rachel Reid, author of the Game Changers romance novel series that spawned the viral television sensation, HEATED RIVALRY! What’s a better trope, friends to lovers or enemies to lovers? What’s the weirdest romance-novel trope she’s ever read? And what’s a good entry-level romance novel to convince your judgemental book group?

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