Are you ready for a whirlwind summer romance? Making plans to capitalize on summer can get overwhelming - from finding the right spot to hang or feeling comfortable in your clothes in the sweltering summer heat. So what does it mean to approach summer with a romantic joie de vivre?  Brittany is joined by <a href="https://carly-olson.com/about/"target="_blank" >Carly Olson</a>, freelance journalist covering architecture and business, and <a href="https://www.garrettschlichte.com/"target="_blank" >Garrett Schlichte</a>, writer and chef, to walk us through how to have a rom-com summer where you're the star. Want more on how to be the best version of yourself? Check out these episodes: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/10/22/nx-s1-5581582/tips-for-dinner-parties"target="_blank" >How to make friends & get good gossip</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5829928/it-only-takes-30-minutes-to-be-a-good-mom"target="_blank" >It only takes 30 minutes to be a good mom</a> Support Public Media.<a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" > Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" > @bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at<a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" > npr.org/podclub</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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