You two have this great chemistry, this natural conflict. I know I spent a lot of time in this office, but I’m perceptive. I see the way you two act around the newsroom. Not, of course, that she and Dominic have ever dated, but that’s not going to stop their boss, Kent: Matters get even worse when it becomes clear that the station is about to undergo downsizing, and suddenly it seems that the only way Shay can keep her job is by hosting a new program in which she and Dominic pretend to be exes and talk about modern relationships. She loves public radio for its ability to tell stories that connect personally with listeners, and for the connection it gives her to her father, a fellow public radio fan, who passed away when she was in high school.Īs the youngest person at the station, she also loves being thought of as the up-and-coming young hotshot… and so she doesn’t love it very much at all when 24-year-old Dominic Yun is hired, fresh from a master’s in journalism, and determined to do ‘real’ news stories, even if that means kicking Shay out of her recording booth.

Shay Goldstein has been working at Pacific Public Radio for ten years, beginning as the ‘wunderkind’ intern, and rising to the role of producer of the station’s flagship show, Puget Sounds. It is also something of a belated coming of age story. The Ex Talk is an enemies-to-lovers fake relationship romance set in the world of public radio. In an industry that values truth, getting caught could mean the end of more than just their careers.Theme: Enemies to Lovers, Mistaken/False Identity, Workplace Their audience gets invested fast, and it's not long before The Ex Talk becomes a must-listen in Seattle and climbs podcast charts.Īs the show gets bigger, so does their deception, especially when Shay and Dominic start to fall for each other. Neither loves the idea of lying to listeners, but it's this or unemployment. Their boss decides Shay and Dominic are the perfect co-hosts, given how much they already despise each other. On The Ex Talk, two exes will deliver relationship advice live, on air. When the struggling station needs a new concept, Shay proposes a show that her boss green-lights with excitement. But lately it's been a constant clash between her and her newest colleague, Dominic Yun, who's fresh off a journalism master's program and convinced he knows everything about public radio. Shay Goldstein has been a producer at her Seattle public radio station for nearly a decade, and she can't imagine working anywhere else. ' Public radio co-hosts navigate mixed signals in Rachel Lynn Solomon's sparkling romantic comedy debut.

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