{"id":30673,"date":"2026-06-26T22:22:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/724-rt-rewind-may-1996-ads-features\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T22:22:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T02:22:39","slug":"724-rt-rewind-may-1996-ads-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/724-rt-rewind-may-1996-ads-features\/","title":{"rendered":"724. RT Rewind: May 1996 Ads &#038; Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The time machine is all charged up, and we\u2019re headed back to May 1996 to take a look at the ads &amp; features from Romantic Times magazine. It\u2019s the late 90s, so you know that means Incredible Cover Art.<\/p>\n<p>We also discover just how much creepy stuff Amanda owns currently, debates about babies in romance, cheap conference hotel rooms, woman flamingos, and incredible women heroines.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CDHveXcg9II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>I don\u2019t know if you\u2019re a video watcher, but the video for this episode has ALL the visuals on screen.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But if you\u2019re NOT a video watcher,\u00a0<strong>the visual aids were so bountiful I needed to give them their own post.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-left\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#transcript\"><span class=\"bluelt\">\u2764<\/span> Read the transcript <span class=\"bluelt\">\u2764<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>\u2193 Press Play<\/h3>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.acast.com\/public\/streams\/62a7849004bdd200117465f3\/episodes\/6a3d90c5cb67fc75ea98aa98.mp3\">https:\/\/open.acast.com\/public\/streams\/62a7849004bdd200117465f3\/episodes\/6a3d90c5cb67fc75ea98aa98.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This podcast player may not work on Chrome and a different browser is suggested.<\/em>\u00a0More ways to listen \u2192<\/p>\n<h4>Here are the books we discuss in this podcast:<\/h4>\n<p>We also mentioned:<\/p>\n<p>If you like the podcast, you can subscribe to our feed, or find<br \/>\nus at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/new-improved-dbsa-romance\/id489361869\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7rfuDR4nE5sWFGhTpAJJex?si=irfdKJIzTD-4x-44HsSHPw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"><span class=\"bluelt\">\u2764<\/span> <strong><em>More ways to<br \/>\nsponsor:<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;\"><em>Sponsor us through <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/SmartBitches?ty=h\">Patreon<\/a>! 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