Podcasts by Love to See It with Emma and Claire
A weekly recap podcast about The Bachelor franchise and beyond, Love to See It is a snarky but affectionate dissection of dating reality shows — and what they say about all of us — hosted by Emma Gray and Claire Fallon. We laugh, we cry, we break down every episode in obsessive detail, and we unpack all the weird messages pop culture sends us about love. Join us on this journey.
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Episode #4 With Ben Flajnik from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.279969
Ben Flajnik, former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestant joins Claire and Emma to discuss life after the show, and how he found love -- on Tinder. Emily Warman, "Bachelorette" recapper for PAPER Ma...
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Episode #5: The Male Perspective from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.279201
Time to debrief on The Bachelorette sex hypotheses, the return of Nick V, the return of Ashley “ONION” S, and the dudes’ attempt to show off their musical skills, or lack thereof -- from rap to sho...
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Episode #9 With Leigh Blickley from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.275882
It's time to discuss the sex-fession and the exits of two contestants (one was much more graceful than the other). Hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray are joined by HuffPost's Senior Entertainment ne...
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'Paradise’ S2e1 With Maxwell Strachan from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.271645
The first 'Bachelor in Paradise' recap! Hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray discuss paradise's apparent crab infestation, all the Ashley I. tears, the cult of Jared and the definition of "old lady." ...
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'Paradise' S2e5 With The Bachelor Dudes And JJ Lane from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.268188
Hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray recap episodes 9 and 10 of "Bachelor in Paradise" Season 2. They discuss the end of the Joe-Samantha drama, the show's deep insensitivity to Mexican culture and wh...
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'Paradise' S2e6 With JJ Lane from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.267393
In this finale episode, JJ Lane joins hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon to recap all of the love and loss in the last two episodes of "Bachelor in Paradise." They discuss Carly and Kirk's painful b...
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‘Bachelor’ S20e1 With The Bachelor Dudes from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.263906
Does Ben have a distaste for brunettes? How come none of the ‘normal’ contestants were chosen? Will Lace continue on an alcohol-fueled downward spiral? Hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon are joined ...
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'Bachelor' S20e5 With Erin Gloria Ryan from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.260614
"The Bachelor" had some unlikely overlaps with the Iowa Caucuses during episode 5. Co-host Claire Fallon is joined by guest Erin Gloria Ryan, deputy editor at Vocativ, to discuss the aforementione...
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'Bachelor' S20e6 With Kristen Baldwin from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.259826
Kristen Baldwin joins Emma and Claire to discuss Caila's confusing attempt at confessing her love, the "aggressive" pigs, Leah's last-ditch villainy and Olivia's downfall.
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'Bachelor' S20e9 With Emily Maynard Johnson from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.257315
Emily Maynard Johnson, former Bachelorette and current author stops by to discuss her new book and share some behind-the-scenes Bachelor secrets. But first, co-hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray rec...
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‘Bachelor’ S20e10 With The Bachelor Dudes and Ken Fuchs from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.256534
The Bachelor Dudes join hosts Emma and Claire to recap the one where the women tell all... or at least, some. Together, they discuss the show's gross race issues (#TeamJubilee4Lyfe), Olivia's atte...
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'Bachelorette' S12e3&4 With Kevin Nguyen & Michael Garofola from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.251750
This week, hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray recap the third and fourth episodes of Season 12 -- also known as the "Chaddageddon." They discuss Ben Roethlisberger's questionable cameo, the dudes' a...
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Bonus: UnREAL, Coupled, And Bachelor Gossip from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.249167
This week ABC aired a rerun of “The Bachelorette” instead of a new episode. So in this bonus Here To Make Friends podcast, Emma & Claire dive deep into every Bachelor fan’s other favorite show: Lif...
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‘Bachelorette’ S12 Finale With Olivia Caridi & Reality Steve from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.237876
This episode, hosts Emma & Claire are joined by Bachelor season 20 alum Olivia Caridi. They discuss JoJo's breakup with Robby, Jordan's tasteful ring choice, and Chris Harrison's pushiness on After...
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‘Paradise’ S3e1 With Tracy McMillan from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.237077
Emma & Claire are joined by author and screenwriter Tracy McMillan to recap the premiere episode from season three of Bachelor In Paradise.
They discuss Lace’s new mindset, dissect Daniel’...
‘Paradise’ S3e6 With Izzy Goodkind & Caila Quinn from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.232784
Claire & Emma are joined by Izzy Goodkind to recap the season finale of ‘Paradise.’ They discuss the engagements, the breakups, and Vizzy. Later, Caila Quinn returns to chat with Emma and reflect o...
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‘Bachelor’ S21e1 With Michael Garofola from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.196092
Former ‘Bachelorette’ star Michael Garofola joins Claire & Emma to recap Nick V’s season premiere of The Bachelor. They discuss the quirky contestant entrances, the quick exits, some familiar faces...
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'Bachelor' S21 Bonus With Evan Bass & Carly Waddell from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.192010
Finally, this week, we got the last couple standing from Paradise S3 – Evan Bass & Carly Waddell– in the studio!
And it turns out, Evan and Carly are freaking delightful! They love musical...
'Bachelor' S21e6 With Kate Dries from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.191236
Claire Fallon and special guest Kate Dries, deputy editor of Jezebel.com, talk through two-on-one fever, drunk beach volleyball, light sexual choking, the importance of having someone to bring you ...
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'Bachelor' S21 Bonus With Kristina Schulman from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.181573
In this bonus interview, Claire & Emma are joined over the phone by Season 21 fan favorite Kristina Schulman. They discuss the friendships amongst the cast, missing scenes left on the cutting room ...
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'Bachelor' S21e10 + WTA With Sharleen Joynt from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.180800
This week, Claire and Emma are joined by 'Bachelor' season 18 alum Sharleen Joynt. They talk snow angels, tearful goodbyes...
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'Bachelor' S21 Bonus With Allison Williams from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.180025
Emma & Claire are joined by 'Bachelor' super-fan Allison Williams of HBO's 'Girls' and the new blockbuster film 'Get Out.' They reflect on Nick's thoughtfulness as the bachelor and the feeling of '...
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'Bachelorette' S13e3 With Vella Lovell from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.173490
This week, Rachel takes some frontrunners to tape 'Ellen,' rides horses into Beverly Hills boutiques with Anthony, and watches some men mud-wrestle for her entertainment along with her old 'Bachelo...
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Bonus: There's Nothing Quite Like Your First Time from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.168698
There's no episode to recap this week, so we decided to talk about “Bachelorette” firsts: the experience of being a first time viewer of the show, the significance of the first black Bachelorette, ...
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'Bachelorette' S13 Men Tell All with Sharleen Joynt from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.164516
Some people hate it, but we love it -- it’s the episode where the men don’t exactly tell all, but they do talk back a little bit.
Last night, we heard Blake and Lucas revisit Bananagate, ...
'Bachelorette' S13 Finale With Jamia Wilson from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.163722
We're so devastated, but also truly happy. It's The Bachelorette finale and Rachel is engaged to Bryan.
But first, she has to send Eric home and breakup with Peter. Plus, another first, i...
'Paradise' S4 Week 4 from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.159698
The journey is almost over, and we should be thinking about love. So this week in Paradise, love triangles and love squares. Plus, Robby takes it slow, and everyone kisses Jack.
Also – Fr...
'Bachelor' S22e1 With Brett Vergara from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.154639
Trinkets, tchotchkes, and doodads! The first night has come and gone. Joining to recap every last entrance, gimmick, and early exit, is Brett Vergara. Excitement!
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Bonus: Single State of Mind With Andi Dorfman from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.153870
Former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman,
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'Bachelor' S22e2 With Taylor Nolan and Derek Peth from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.153126
This season is starting to heat up! There were the premature one on one dates, plus bumper car trauma, and a fiery rant at the cocktail party. On this episode, Bachelor in Paradise golden couple De...
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'Bachelor' S22e6 With Olivia Caridi & Brandi Cyrus from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.149680
Arie and the remaining contestants are in Paris! This week – a river boat cruise, a group date at the Moulin Rouge, a two on one date featuring a hedge maze and a chateau tour, and finally one big ...
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BONUS: 'Winter Games' Preview With Lesley Murphy from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.148860
Winter is here, Winter Games are coming, and we have so many questions! Here to brief you (and us) on everything 'Bachelor Winter Games' is contestant Lesley Murphy, formerly of 'The Bachelor' seas...
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'Bachelor' S22 Finale Part 1 With Jacqueline Trumbull from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.096017
The Bachelor lived up to the hype, and though it was painful, it turned out to be perhaps the most dramatic finale ever. Tonight ABC will deliver two extra hours of programming, but on this episode...
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'Bachelor' S22 Finale Part 2 With Amy Kaufman from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.095280
It's The Bachelor finale (part two) – plus, After The Final Rose. Arie tries for reconciliation, proposes to Lauren, and Becca is our next Bachelorette!
Here to cover it all and more,...
'Bachelorette' S14 Bonus With Jake Enyeart from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.091895
So, you may remember Jake Enyeart, who got sent home before the rose ceremony because he already knew Becca. We wanted to get a little more insight on their confusing shared history, so we called h...
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'Bachelorette' S14e2 With Brett Vergara from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.091120
Week 2 felt a lot more like a week 6! On this episode, Claire is joined by Brett Vergara to recap episode two of Becca's season. They discuss the cast ganging up on Lincoln, Connor destroying his d...
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'Bachelorette' S14e6 With Derek Peth from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.087067
Virginia is for lovers ... or so they say! On this episode, Jason rises the ranks, Chris flames out "guns blazing", and Becca finds a friend in Leo. BOTH Claire and Emma are back this week, and the...
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'Bachelorette' S14 Bonus With Robert Mills from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.082076
This season has been full of intrigue and scandal, so we wanted to get the scoop from someone who knows what’s going on behind the scenes -- Rob Mills! He’s the Head of Alternative Programming for...
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‘Bachelorette’ S14 Finale With Allison Williams from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.081321
On this episode, Allison Williams joins to recap ‘The Bachelorette’ season 14 finale. We discuss Becca’s level of happiness, Garrett’s poetic kind of love, Blake’s sweaty heartbreak, and ask more o...
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‘Paradise’ S5 Week 1 With Brett Vergara from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.080500
New setting, new show, same drama. It’s Colton and Tia: The Spin-off! And, you know, 20 or so other hot singles on a beach. Honestly, we’re just so happy to finally be in Paradise, even if all we d...
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‘Paradise’ S5 Week 5 With Nick Viall from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.077149
Eric moved on from the cheese, Colton and Tia broke up, and there was a witch hunt, which is actually a pretty good metaphor for this show as a whole. Plus, we found out that our new Bachelor will ...
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'Bachelor' S23e1 With Allison Williams from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.073579
Here To Make Friends returns! On this episode, Allison Williams joins to help break down the premiere of season 23 of ‘The Bachelor’. In the discussion, we wade through the many intro packages, gim...
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'Bachelor' S23e5 With Ashley Spivey from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.069464
It was a night of firsts on The Bachelor this week. First kiss, first voluntary departure, and first... loud fight about bullying at the cocktail party?
On this episode, Claire and Em...
'Bachelor' S23e9 With Sharleen Joynt from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.065065
It finally happened! The long awaited fence jump! It was everything we dreamed of and more. For the first time in Bachelor history, a long-teased “dramatic moment” was actually even more dramatic t...
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'Bachelor' S23e10 With Alyssa Mastromonaco from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.064084
We’re back! And we’re emotionally exhausted after the two-hour screaming match that was Women Tell All. On this episode, we’re joined by New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Mastromonaco, to ta...
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'Bachelor' S23 Bonus With Katie Morton from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.053093
For the third time this week we are pleased to present Here To Make Friends! On this bonus episode we are joined by 'Bachelor' season 23 cast member Katie Morton. She told us how she ended up on th...
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'Bachelorette' S15e4 With Erin Darke from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.046254
Welcome to Here to Make Friends, founded by Simone de Beauvoir in 1754! This is the fake news edition of the podcast. Hannah really inspired us. On week four of The Bachelorette, we take a trip up ...
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BONUS: 'Is A Feminist Dating Show Even Possible?' - Live at The Wing DUMBO from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.045423
Surprise! We’re here with a special bonus episode of Here to Make Friends, taped from a live panel about feminism and reality dating television shows at The Wing in DUMBO. We were joined by two spe...
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'Bachelorette' S15e8 With Leigh Blickley from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.041339
It's the week before hometowns and there are seven men left. Hannah is walking through a field of tulips in Amsterdam and she’s ready to move past the drama! This week on the podcast, our colleague...
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'Bachelorette' S15e9 With Brett Vergara from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.040397
It’s hometown week! Hannah is down to her final four guys and it’s time for her to see where they come from. On this episode, we’re joined by friend of the pod Brett Vergara to talk about Peter’s w...
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'Paradise' S6 Week 1 With Michael Garofola from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.035435
Welcome back to Paradise! A new group of Bachelor favorites have arrived in Sayulita, Mexico. The sun, the sand, the love triangles… or in Blake’s case, love pentagons? On this episode, we’re joine...
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'Paradise' S6 Week 5 from 2022-02-21T09:06:07.032089
We’re recapping solo today, as we get ready for our live show at Gramercy Theater in Manhattan tonight! Tickets are still available and we’d love to see all of you there.
Back in Para...
Here To Make Friends LIVE! - Announcing Fall Dates from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.988870
Surprise! We're back in your feeds to announce two more live shows!
We'll be recapping episode five of the first season of The Bachelor at The Miracle Theater in Washington DC on Mond...
LIVE from Gramercy Theatre: ‘Bachelor’ S1e3 With Phoebe Robinson, Derek Peth and Michael Garofola from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.976651
We continued our live tour recapping season one of The Bachelor by going to Gramercy Theatre last month to talk about episode three with special guest Phoebe Robinson. It was a monumental episode f...
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Join Us at The Bell House on November 21st! from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.974423
The ghosts of Bachelors past stopped by the studio to help us give you an update on the final show of our live tour.
We'll be recapping the first season finale at The Bell House in Br...
LIVE from The Miracle Theatre: 'Bachelor' S1e5 with Daryn Carp & Special Guests from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.973533
We’re here with our show at The Miracle Theater in Washington DC! Bravo TV personality Daryn Carp joined us to recap episode 5 of the first season of The Bachelor, featuring the first ever fantasy ...
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LIVE from The Bell House: ‘Bachelor’ S1 Finale with Erin Darke and Season One Winner Amanda Marsh Caldwell from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.971584
We’re here with our show from The Bell House in Brooklyn! Actress, activist and friend of the pod, Erin Darke joined us on stage to recap the finale of the first season of The Bachelor. Alex Michel...
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'Bachelor' S24e1 With Cole Delbyck from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.969356
Was this the best Bachelor premiere ever? The first three hours of Pilot Pete’s season gave us new love, old love, and a vow renewal. On this episode, we’re joined by HuffPost entertainment writer,...
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'Bachelor' S24e5 With Laura Bassett from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.964613
Well, we learned one thing last night: the only thing more incompetent than Pilot Pete is the Iowa Democratic Party. The most dramatic caucuses ever overlapped in spectacularly painful fashion with...
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'Bachelor' S24e6 from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.963679
Enough is enough. Really. Peter and the remaining women have had enough, and frankly, so have we.
We are recapping this week’s second episode guest-less. On this episode, we talk abo...
'Bachelor' S24e10 With Allison Williams from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.957611
Dear Peter Weber, we boarded your flight. We ate our free snacks and beverages. We watched lots of drama unfold on our in-seat screens. But now, we need you to ace this landing and welcome us home,...
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BONUS: A Conversation with 'Love Is Blind' Stars Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.956747
We are still not over our obsession with Netflix's 'Love Is Blind' and especially the couple at the center of it, Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed. Lucky us, we had the happy couple in studio to t...
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BONUS: 'Listen To Your Heart' With Julia Rae from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.953102
We’re dropping in today to check in - while we’ve been in quarantine, we’re still talking about all things The Bachelor on our Facebook and Instagram.
And last week we had an amazing ...
BONUS: A Conversation with Rob Mills from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.951395
In an alternate reality, in a 2020 not derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Clare Crawley might already have been engaged -- and we would be getting ready to tear into her cast’s bios and rate limo e...
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'Greatest Seasons Ever: JoJo Fletcher' with Grant Kemp from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.947271
This week on The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons -- Ever!, ABC is keeping us in the purgatory of 2016 with JoJo’s brutal season of The Bachelorette (aka the Trumpiest season of “The Bachelorette” ev...
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'Greatest Seasons Ever: Alex Michel and Trista Rehn' with LaNease Adams from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.946127
The year was 2002. We had it all: Dark neutral lipsticks, blurry camera phones, and, of course, The Bachelor!
We’re not saying that The Bachelor *took* our live show ideas, but we’re...
'Greatest Seasons Ever: Ali Fedotowsky' from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.943796
It’s been two weeks since our last episode And we can’t believe how much has happened since then. Like… the whole Bachelorette season might be different?
But before we get to that, we...
‘Greatest Season Ever: Nick Viall’ with Taylor Nolan from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.941485
This week, we took a trip all the way back to the dark days of early 2017 to revisit Nick Viall’s season of The Bachelor. And after suffering through Peter’s season with us, our colleague Leigh Bli...
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'Greatest Seasons Ever: Juan Pablo Galavis' with Sharleen Joynt from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.940575
We’ve come to the end of this pandemic summer and this seat-of-the-pants pandemic Bachelor show. So long, The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons -- Ever!
And for once the show has made a ...
'Bachelorette' S16e4 with Ashley Spivey from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.936783
Well, at least we got to witness one peaceful transfer of power in this nation last night.
It’s not the one we hoped for, personally, but hey. It’s something.
We took a ...
'Bachelorette' S16e8 with Brett Vergara from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.932683
This episode contains a discussion on eating disorders from 58:20 to 1:10:00. If you're struggling with an eating disorder, call the National Eating Disorder Association hotline at 1-800-931-2237 o...
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'Bachelorette' S16e9 with Natasha Parker from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.931294
We will be discussing depression and suicide during this episode from around 39:00 to 58:00.
If you or someone you know needs help, call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Preven...
‘Bachelor’ S25e1 with Sharleen Joynt from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.887720
Let our lead Matt James be clothed in earth-tone turtlenecks and let his roses be given in wisdom. Amen, and a-women. And now, let’s get to some heavy drinking and light making out! The 25th Bachel...
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'Bachelor' S25e5 with Alexa Losey from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.884053
This week’s episode of The Bachelor may find a second life as a training video for teachers to recognize bullying dynamics in middle and high schools. Matt’s love journey was essentially on the bac...
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'Bachelor' S25e6 with Ali Barthwell from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.882440
Welcome to Here to Make Friends, where we preach harmony and peace, and lead by example, because actions speak louder than words.
All the great lessons we learned from The Bachelor.
'Bachelor' S25 Women Tell All with Chelsea Vaughn from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.874540
We’re going to begin this week’s podcast with a discussion on Taylor Nolan’s old tweets that resurfaced over the weekend and what accountability, consequence and empathy look like within the commun...
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‘Bachelorette’ S17 Preview — The Cast Bios from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.873689
After over half a decade podcasting about The Bachelor as Here to Make Friends, we have a new home and a new name! We’re extremely happy to be here at Stitcher, and to be launching Love to See It, ...
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‘Bachelorette’ S17e1 with Molly Bernard from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.872733
It’s that time of year. 82% humidity in the 90-degree air, hordes of shrieking cicadas roaming the Eastern Seaboard, the dawning realization that you waited too long to reinstall your window AC uni...
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BONUS: ‘Too Hot To Handle’ S2 (Part 1) from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.867661
We’re talking about our favorite super sexy, super prudish, super anti-hot-vax-summer Netflix reality show, Too Hot to Handle!
Season 2 has finally dropped, and today we’re sinking our tee...
‘Bachelorette’ S17e5 with Victoria Price and Mikayla Bartholomew from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.866285
Welcome to Love to See It, where we go to the bashball field and beyond to find the perfect strains of masculinity to accompany your commute.
Yes, this week was bursting with rippling, mus...
BONUS: ‘Too Hot To Handle’ S2 (Part 2) from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.861955
We’re back for part two of the sexiest, most prudish, show on TV: Too Hot To Handle!
Kristen Meinzer — host of Movie Therapy and By The Book — is joining us for this very important episode.
‘Bachelorette’ S17 Hometowns with Laura Bassett from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.858181
Welcome to a very difficult and complicated episode that has left us completely shattered.
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‘FBOY Island’ Episodes 1–3 with the Watch What Crappens Guys from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.857351
F Boy? F Hi! It’s the HBO Max reality show that sounds like a “30 Rock” subplot that culminates in Jack Donaghy winning sweeps week — but it’s so, so real. And thank F for that.
We’re reca...
‘Paradise’ S7 Week 3 with Vella Lovell from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.851706
It’s week 3 of Bachelor in Paradise, and right on schedule, Bachelor in Paradise is turning into Bachelor in Hell.
There’s no show if there’s no drama, and there’s no drama if people don’t...
An “Unusual but Sexy” Mailbag from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.850545
Emma and Claire answer your questions about hypothetical Bachelor strategies, the importance (and difficulty) of friendship, and their favorite Bachelor In Paradise characters so far.
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‘Paradise’ S7 Week 4 with Erin Darke and Daniel Radcliffe from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.849680
Welcome back to the beaches of Paradise, which are growing more hellish by the hour. From Brendan and Pieper to Chris and Alanna, this week’s two episodes were a nonstop trash fire.
The b...
‘Paradise’ S7 Finale with Arielle Duhaime-Ross from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.844977
Welcome to Love to See It, where it’s no longer almost paradise. We’re here. Paradise has been consummated.
And we’re here to figure out who our person is. And, sadly, who is not.
Digging Into Bachelor News & Gossip from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.843691
One thing we’ve really missed has been gossip. You just simply don’t get as much of the good stuff when you’re trapped in quarantine. Luckily, we can always count on our Bach Nation internet friend...
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‘Bachelorette’ S18e3 with Erin Evans from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.794702
We’re in the Danger Zone. It’s week three of Michelle's journey, and we’ve already had like three drama-splosions! Here to discuss this week of dates is friend of the pod, and our former colleague,...
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Let's Gossip: Blake & Katie's Breakup, DeuxMoi and Future Bachelors from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.793755
Time to recap Bachelor news and gossip! That’s right, we’re here with takes on the breakup of recent Bachelorette Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes, some Deuxmoi chatter and a mildly spoiler-y consid...
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‘Bachelorette’ S18e7 Hometowns from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.779945
It’s hometown week for Michelle’s final four! But everything will be taking place in HER hometown. So, we’ll be visiting three pretend hometowns, meeting three red-headed moms, and watching Michell...
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Lets Gossip: 12 Days of Messy, Tayshia & Zac's breakup from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.778758
We're back with another Bachelor news and gossip episode. And boy, is there a lot to discuss. Tayshia and Zac ran the New York City Marathon together, and then, two weeks later they abruptly broke ...
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‘Bachelorette’ S18 Men Tell All with Kelsey McKinney from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.777740
According to some men there are two -- no, three levels to understanding any situation, and none of those levels involves apologizing for being an asshole on TV. We’re here to discuss The Bachelore...
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‘Bachelor’ S26e1 from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.772590
The Bachelor is back, and this time with twice as much Jesse Palmer as ever before! The second one is Clayton Echard, whom you probably don’t remember from Michelle Young’s season of The Bacheloret...
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‘Bachelor’ S26e4 with Kate Casey from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.766674
Who ate the shrimp? Who was in the hot tub? It’s episode four of Clayton’s journey to find love, and here to discuss all the small crustaceans, NFL tie-ins, and C-list country bands is Kate Casey, ...
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‘Bachelor’ S26e5 with Ali Barthwell from 2022-02-21T09:06:06.765181
It's week five of Clayton's journey. Our scrappy, self-anointed new lead, Shanae, offers a fake apology that earns her a ticket to a dramatic two-on-one date. We’re joined by Emmy Award-winning Las...
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‘Bachelor’ S26e6 with Leigh Blickley from 2022-02-15T08:00
This Valentine’s week, Clayton puts his detective hat back on and tries to get to the bottom of some very big mysteries. Is Genevieve an actress? Is Sarah not ready for an engagement? We’re joined ...
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Valentine’s Bonus: Ask Our Dudes, With Adam & Greg from 2022-02-11T08:00
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s the time of year when we arbitrarily pay even more attention than usual to romantic relationships, and to celebrate, we convinced Claire’s husband Greg and Emma’s boyfri...
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‘Bachelor’ S26e3 from 2022-01-25T08:00
It’s week three of Clayton Echard’s journey to find love. This episode features a harrowing faux-therapy group date, a harrowing public semi-nudity one-on-one date, and a harrowing beach date. Harr...
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Juicy Bachelor Goss + Depressing Bachelor News with Erin Darke from 2022-01-19T08:00
We continue to have an insatiable thirst for juicy rumors and gossip… and there are a few less fun Bachelor Nation news items we’re going to need to address as well. Here to help us go through it a...
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Is ‘The Bachelor’ The Greatest Sport Of All Time? with Chad Kultgen and Lizzy Pace from 2022-01-14T08:00
We’re joined by Chad Kultgen and Lizzy Pace, who host the Game of Roses podcast, to talk about their fascinating new book How To Win The Bachelor: The Secret to Finding Love and Fame on America’s F...
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‘Bachelor’ S26e2 with Jacqueline Trumbull from 2022-01-11T08:00
It’s week two of Clayton’s season of The Bachelor, and a dynamic duo of early season villains COMPLETELY takes over the episode. And we get to watch Clayton have absolutely no idea how to handle it...
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‘Bachelor’ S26 Preview — The Cast Bios with Harry Huggins from 2021-12-29T08:00
We take all the contestants' bios for Clayton’s upcoming season of The Bachelor and we just... absolutely tear them apart. In a loving way! And joining us is someone bursting with opinions on all t...
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‘Bachelorette’ S18 Finale from 2021-12-22T23:41:09
It’s the big finale of Michelle Young’s season, and it’s got it all: Meeting the parents, last chance dates, proposals and couch cries. The most festive Bachelorette finale ever ends, as all holida...
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Introducing This Is Critical: Miss America from 2021-12-17T08:00
No new bonus episode this week. So instead we’re introducing This Is Critical with Virginia Heffernan, a podcast that examines the cultural assumptions some take for granted, like the Miss America ...
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‘Bachelorette’ S18 Fantasy Suites with Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin from 2021-12-15T08:00
Who’s catching feelings? Who’s literally catching the most feelings? This week on the fantasy suites episode, Michelle goes on three INTIMATE, ROMANTIC, AND SEXY dates with Brandon, Joe, and Nayte....
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‘Bachelorette’ S18e6 with Esmé Weijun Wang from 2021-11-24T08:00
This week on Michelle's... sorry, Ms. Young’s journey to find love, the kids are in charge! These plucky fifth graders just want to find a nice man for their teacher -- one with lots of muscles and...
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‘Bachelorette’ S18e5 with Amanda Montell from 2021-11-17T17:00
Welcome to another episode of Love To See It, a podcast about high-maintenance females and the men who generously tolerate them. Joining us to discuss this particular brand of unruly females is new...
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‘Bachelorette’ S18e4 with Traci Thomas from 2021-11-10T08:00
It’s week four of Michelle’s journey, and already she’s feeling taken for granted by this group of scrubs. We had two one-on-one dates, one group date that was more like a group bro hang, and a bra...
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‘Bachelorette’ S18e2 with Stephanie McNeal from 2021-10-27T07:00
The first cuts have been made! Now, onto balls and explosions... Get your head out of the gutter. We’re obviously talking about basketballs and science experiments because we’re here to discuss Mic...
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'Bachelorette’ S18e1 with Allison Williams from 2021-10-20T07:00
It’s the 18th season of The Bachelorette! It’s about basketball, and a shot at love -- specifically Michelle Young’s shot at love! And here to help us ring in the season is a BFF of the pod, who we...
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'Bachelor in Paradise' S7 Chelsea Vaughn On Stepping Into A Love Tripod from 2021-10-15T07:00
There are still so many storylines and scandals from the past season that we’re desperate to know more about, and so we definitely wanted to chat with one of the women at the center of some of the ...
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‘The Bachelorette’ S18 Preview — The Cast Bios from 2021-10-13T23:32:44
FINALLY, season 18 of The Bachelorette, starring the one and only Michelle Young!! Yeah, it’s cast bios, baby. Today we’re going to look at, make fun of, thirst over and generally pick apart the ca...
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‘Paradise’ S7 Week 7 with Liviya Kraemer from 2021-09-29T07:00
Welcome to Love to See It, a podcast that would NEVER circumvent the system.
Unless we made a mistake.
Here to discuss the various violations to the system that we witnessed this...
‘Paradise’ S7 Week 6 with Tessa Dare and Rebekah Weatherspoon from 2021-09-22T07:00
Welcome to Bachelor in Paradise, where metaphors become reality.
After weeks of Hurricanes Demi, Mari, Tammy, and so on, a very real tropical storm makes landfall and causes the same amoun...
Bachelor Data on Tracking Followers — and Crabs from 2021-09-17T04:00
We talk to Suzana Somers, the numbers wizard behind the account that makes data just as entertaining as reality TV.
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‘Paradise’ S7 Week 5 with Justin Cole Adams from 2021-09-15T07:00
Welcome back to another beautiful week in Paradise. There’s a posse out looking for justice, and after last week, there’s still one more crime that needs to be solved on this beach…
Here t...
‘Paradise’ S7 Week 2 with Jacqueline Trumbull from 2021-08-25T07:00
Welcome to Love to See It, a podcast about a bunch of people who already know each other who show up on a beach and pretend they’re strangers so that someone can make out with their boyfriend 15 fe...
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‘FBOY Island’ Episodes 7–10 from 2021-08-20T04:00
Welcome to our final recap of FBOY Island, in which we learn who is smart enough to take a mere $50k and a sterling reputation and who is an unredeemable FBOY.
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‘Paradise’ S7 Week 1 with Ali Barthwell from 2021-08-17T21:03
Welcome to Paradise! We are vaxed and ready to watch some waxed people have a long-awaited hot Bach summer.
From our couches, with air conditioning. And chilled rosé.
Paradise 2...
‘FBOY Island’ Episodes 4–6 with Xandra Ellin from 2021-08-13T04:00
Joining us to discuss episodes 4–6 of HBO Max’s reality hit is Xandra Ellin, who writes the truly great newsletter for On the Media.
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‘Bachelorette’ S17 Finale with Brett Vergara from 2021-08-10T18:49:23
Katie’s journey as Bachelorette has come to an end, in much the same fashion as Hemingway once said he went bankrupt: gradually and then suddenly.
We’re joined by longtime friend of the po...
‘Bachelorette’ S17 Men Tell All with Kelly Johns from 2021-07-27T15:37:49
Welcome to Love to See It with Emma and Claire, a podcast about bro tears and bromance.
This week on The Bachelorette, it was Men Tell All time, and we were blessed with lots of both. Plus...
‘Bachelorette’ S17e7 with Leigh Blickley from 2021-07-20T16:24
Welcome to Love to See It with Emma and Claire, a podcast where we dive deep into the world of modern art and floral vulvas. Or as burgeoning painter and art critic Blake Moynes would say, “flowery...
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‘Bachelorette’ S17e6 with Aubrey Gordon from 2021-07-13T22:19:24
Welcome to Love to See It with Emma and Claire, a podcast about throwing shade and BLEEPing off.
We’re delving deep into the taboo and the edgy, as we get into the later stages of Katie Th...
‘Bachelorette’ S17e4 from 2021-06-29T21:33:44
Welcome to Love to See It with Emma and Claire, a true crime podcast about a man with a dark secret… a man who was open to the possibility of one day becoming Bachelor.
The darkest, dirtie...
BONUS: ‘Rachel Lindsay Has No Roses Left to Burn’ with Erin Evans from 2021-06-25T04:00
When in the course of Bachelor events it becomes necessary for a former Bachelorette to dissolve the bonds that tie her to the franchise and write a piercing, heart-wrenching essay about the racism...
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‘Bachelorette’ S17e3 with Sharleen Joynt and Andy Levine from 2021-06-22T23:30:23
Trigger warning: In this episode, we talk about sexual assault in the context of Katie’s discussion of it in this week’s episode of The Bachelorette. This discussion starts around 40:00.
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‘Bachelorette’ S17e2 with Michael Garofola from 2021-06-15T22:21:22
Welcome to Love to See It with Emma and Claire, a podcast about Western-themed erotic cinema. This week, we’re examining a modern classic: season 17, episode 2 of The Bachelorette.
Katie’s...
'Bachelor' S25e8 with Caroline Moss and Erin Evans from 2021-02-24T00:34
**SPOILERS ALERT**
We will be discussing reporting that includes spoilers. Please be warned. Skip forward to approximately 16:00 to get to the spoiler-free recap. Joining us to discuss our repo...
'Bachelor' S25e7 with Phoebe Robinson and British Baekoff from 2021-02-17T00:00
It’s been a hell of a week, and before we recap the episode, we need to discuss what’s been going on offscreen.
For that discussion and our normal episode recap, we’re joined by the ...
'Bachelor' S2e5 with Alexa Losey from 2021-02-02T22:38:26
This week’s episode of The Bachelor may find a second life as a training video for teachers to recognize bullying dynamics in middle and high schools. Matt’s love journey was essentially on the bac...
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'Bachelor' S25e4 with Zara Rahim from 2021-01-26T22:06
This week on Matt James’s journey to find love, we took one step forward and two giant steps back. We actually ended this episode with, somehow, more women than we started with -- and they even man...
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'Bachelor' S25e3 with Arielle Duhaime-Ross from 2021-01-19T23:02
This week, much like Chris Harrison and Matt’s women, we tried out our own Bachelor-centric erotica, full of turtleneck-clad abs and girthy arms. And then, of course, we couldn’t avoid addressing t...
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'Bachelor' S25e2 with Erin Evans from 2021-01-12T22:48
This week, honestly, we have a lot of questions about what we’re all doing here in Bachelor Nation. Like, is this a sorority? Are we here to make friends? We need more clarity on this! Maybe next w...
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'Bachelorette' S16 Finale Part 2 with Vella Lovell from 2020-12-23T22:24
Welcome to our recap of what will go down in history as one of the greatest love stories of our time. We can’t remember the last time this show gave us a proposal as romantic as the one we got last...
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‘Bachelorette’ S16 Finale Part 1 - The Fantasy Suite Dates from 2020-12-22T21:00
It’s finale week, and on today’s episode, the fantasy suites! We’re down to three potential partners for Tayshia, and sorry – we can’t choose. She’s going to have to marry all of them.
In a jus...
‘Bachelorette’ S16 Men Tell All + Hometown Dates with Erin Darke from 2020-12-16T23:23
We get right into it this week because we have to cover four hours of The Bachelorette! We have to go from 8 guys down to 3. We have to talk about a Men Tell All held in a hermetically sealed chamb...
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'Bachelorette' S16e7 with Allison Williams from 2020-11-25T22:36
It’s Thanksgiving week and for many of us, it may feel like there’s less to be thankful for than ever.
This has been a year filled with loneliness and loss for so many Americans. But...
'Bachelorette' S16e6 with Arielle Duhaime-Ross from 2020-11-18T22:30
Welcome to our grown-ass podcast. It’s a grown-ass show, where we discuss grown-ass men and grown-ass women and their grown-ass adventures on a grown-ass show called “The Bachelorette.”
'Bachelorette' S16e5 with Liz Plank from 2020-11-11T22:55
Sometimes, you just need your reality TV to be more boring than reality. A peaceful transition, new Bachelorette leadership installed without incident -- it feels good.
Tayshia’s sea...
'Bachelorette' S16e3 with Kate Stayman-London from 2020-10-28T22:06
We are so excited to be here today to recap a dramatic episode of the hit game show “What Did Dale Say About Me, Exactly?” Truly action-packed, and this week we did learn a lot about what Dale said...
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'Bachelorette' S16e2 with Jessica Goodman from 2020-10-21T22:09
Every week we tune into a new episode of The Bachelorette, and we simply don’t know what we’re going to get. Some episodes are really rich texts, with so much to unpack and examine… others are mayb...
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‘Bachelorette’ S16e1 With Alyssa Mastromonaco from 2020-10-14T21:17
We’ve waited so long for this and it’s finally here! Seven years after she first appeared on The Bachelor, Clare Crawley is our Bachelorette. We’re diving into a Bachelorette season that looks a lo...
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'Greatest Seasons Ever: Jason Mesnick' with Jason Mesnick from 2020-08-12T18:38
Time to take a virtual trip back to 2009. We were still youthful college students who hadn’t been swept up into Bachelor Nation’s inescapable pull though we did have the same ill-advised layers and...
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'Greatest Seasons Ever: Brad Womack' with Ashley Spivey from 2020-07-22T21:30
It’s 2007. The era of sweetheart necklines, poorly-structured empire waists, and, of course, the most hated man in America. No, not George W. Bush. Brad Womack, the slow-talking, monotone, chiseled...
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Introducing D Is For Desire from 2020-07-14T19:31
There was no new episode this week, so instead, we’re here to introduce you to a new member of the HuffPost podcast family.
D Is For Desire is hosted by our colleague Noah Michelson a...
'Greatest Seasons Ever: Ben Higgins' with Amber James and Jami Letain from 2020-06-24T22:32
This week, we took a trip back to 2016 to revisit the last pre-Trump season of “The Bachelor.”
Though we got to relive some of the good, bad and cringeworthy times of Ben’s season on ...
BONUS: When Bachelor Nation Declared Black Lives Matter (Sort Of) from 2020-06-18T21:45
A lot has happened in the weeks since then-police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd. This horrifying event sparked mass protests against racism and police brutality, around the country and ...
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‘Greatest Seasons Ever: Kaitlyn Bristowe’ with Jonathan Holloway + Kupah James from 2020-06-17T21:25
This week, we go back to where it all started – for this podcast that is. Kaitlyn’s season was the first one that Here to Make Friends recapped, all the way back in 2015.
By then, The...
‘Greatest Seasons Ever: Sean Lowe’ with Robyn Jedkins and Leslie Hughes from 2020-06-11T17:00
We are coming back in the midst of a global pandemic and a series of nationwide (and global!) protests against racism and specifically police brutality. We always want the podcast to feel like it’s...
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BONUS: A Conversation with 'Listen to Your Heart' Winners Chris and Bri from 2020-05-21T19:27
After vowing on this very podcast to never watch 'The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart', we have to eat our words and admit, we really loved it! The spin-off wrapped up its first season this...
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Introducing Here To Make Friends in Quarantine from 2020-04-10T20:50
Can you believe it's been four long years since we recorded our episode on Peter's finale? Ok, it's only been four weeks, but while being in quarantine, it feels like a lifetime ago.
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'Bachelor' S24 Finale Part 2 With Sharleen Joynt from 2020-03-12T13:35
We’re speechless. Hannah Ann left it all on the floor. Madison shared her truth. Barb was out for blood.
We’re joined by former contestant-turned recapper, Sharleen Joynt to break do...
'Bachelor' S24 Finale Part 1 With Claire Fallon from 2020-03-10T22:00
Look, bud. We gotta talk about this finale, bud. We didn’t feel much of anything for the women this season. But, let me tell you, bud, the most dramatic finale in Bachelor history had us feeling a ...
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BONUS: 'Love Is Blind' With Jessa Crispin from 2020-02-28T22:28
A ’90s boy band star. A streaming service. LED-lighted personal pods. A deep well of underlying sadness. What do all of these things have in common? “Love Is Blind,” an addictive and slightly dysto...
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'Bachelor' S24e9 With Daryn Carp from 2020-02-25T21:43
G’day, Sheilas! The Bachelor went to Gold Coast, Australia for Fantasy Suites and, just like Pete, we can’t help but speak in horrific Australian accents.
This week, we’re joined by ...
'Bachelor' S24e8 With Erin Darke from 2020-02-18T22:39
It’s already Hometowns!
Joining us this week is actress and friend of the pod, Erin Darke. On this episode, we talk about Madison’s purity, Iowan wine, and the mysterious warning abou...
BONUS: The Circle With Sean Taylor And Jenna Amatulli from 2020-02-14T18:34
We know that we have been spending a lot of time -- more time than usual -- talking about The Bachelor, but there is STILL MORE POD CONTENT.
One of our other obsessions as of late ha...
'Bachelor' S24e7 With Michael Garofola from 2020-02-11T22:36
We’ve really been praying and reflecting, and thinking about what’s on our hearts. And the thing that’s on our hearts tell us that we need to recap last night’s episode of The Bachelor.
BONUS: Ben Higgins and Becca Kufrin Talk Peter’s Season and What to Expect From ‘The Bachelor: Live on Stage’ from 2020-01-30T22:17
We caught up with Ben Higgins and Becca Kufrin backstage at BUILD studios before they set off on tour with The Bachelor Live On Stage. They gave us their thoughts on how Peter’s season is going so ...
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'Bachelor' S24e4 With Elise Foley from 2020-01-28T22:38
We just want to tell you a little bit about what we perceived to be the truth in the moment that we were asked for the truth. We have a responsibility to tell you, beloved podcast listeners, the tr...
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'Bachelor' S24e3 With Megan Angelo from 2020-01-21T22:42
This episode was a complete “fidasco.” Coming off of last week’s Champagne-gate, this episode of The Bachelor was full of women being mean to each other and we were not into it. This week, we’re jo...
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'Bachelor' S24e2 With Brett Vergara from 2020-01-14T21:29
It’s only week two and we’ve already arrived at the first big scandal of the season: Champagne-gate. Grab the closest bottle of bubbly (it doesn’t matter if it’s yours or not), take a big swig, and...
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'Bachelor' S24 Preview - The Cast Bios from 2019-12-23T19:22
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, we’re not talking about the holiday season, we’re talking about the new season of The Bachelor! Ahead of the January 6th premiere, ABC has released the...
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BONUS: ‘Bachelor’ S1 Women Tell All from 2019-11-14T20:51
In anticipation of our final live show, we returned to the studio to recap the first ever Women Tell All special. It was certainly less dramatic than today’s Tell All's and unfortunately, Alex Mich...
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LIVE from The Newport Theater: ‘Bachelor’ S1e4 With Ali Barthwell and Bachelor Alums from 2019-10-25T20:43
It's Hometown week on season one of The Bachelor and just like Alex Michel, Here To Make Friends hit the road and went to Chicago to talk about episode four with Vulture recapper, Ali Barthwell. We...
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LIVE from World Cafe Live: ‘Bachelor’ S1e2 With Ashley Spivey and Brett Vergara from 2019-09-27T17:08
Back in August, we were in Philadelphia to talk about episode two of the first ever season of The Bachelor. We had a great time in the home of Gritty to talk about the first appearance of Bachelor ...
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'Paradise' S6 Finale from 2019-09-19T20:34
After seven weeks, we’ve reached the end of our time in Paradise this summer. Which couple got engaged? Which couple broke up? Which couple got engaged and then looked pretty unhappy at the reunion...
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Paradise' S6 Week 6 With Amanda Mitchell from 2019-09-11T21:09
Last night, we settled onto our couch, ready to watch the dramatic and proposal-filled Bachelor in Paradise finale that turned out to not be a finale at all. That’s right, while we’ve reached the e...
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'Paradise' S6 Week 4 With Daryn Carp from 2019-08-28T21:55
We owe a lot of people an apology this week. Especially anyone we’ve ever invited on this podcast or anyone we’ve ever even mentioned the podcast to. It was manipulative and so very wrong of us. Bu...
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Paradise S6 Week 3 With Brett Vergara from 2019-08-21T20:58
Week three of Bachelor in Paradise began with two men fighting and ended with two women in love. In between, there were surprising decisions at the rose ceremony, solid couples facing trouble, and ...
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'Paradise' S6 Week 2 With Erin Darke from 2019-08-14T20:50
Guess what? Today is a new day, and I know it’s going to be a great one. Do you know why? Because we’re still here recapping Bachelor in Paradise. Smiley face.
On this episode of Her...
'Bachelorette' S15 Finale Part 2 With Ashley Spivey from 2019-07-31T20:56
Could this have been the greatest Bachelorette finale ever? We’re pretty comfortable throwing around that superlative after last night’s episode. We bow down to our hero, Hannah, who has gone throu...
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'Bachelorette' S15 Finale Part 1 from 2019-07-30T20:15
Wow, part one of Hannah’s epic, two-night, four-hour Bachelorette finale has come to an end and boy was it a dud. On this episode, we talk about Peter’s extremely supportive parents, Jed’s financia...
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LIVE from The Bell House: ‘Bachelor’ S1e1 With Alyssa Mastromonaco and Bachelor Alums from 2019-07-26T22:05
Here To Make Friends comes to you from The Bell House in Brooklyn for our first ever public live show! We recapped a vintage episode -- the first ever episode of The Bachelor. Along with special gu...
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'Bachelorette' S15e11 from 2019-07-23T21:35
For one last time (we hope), welcome to the Luke P show. From hijacking the rose ceremony to taking over the Men Tell All panel, Luke’s last hurrah on The Bachelorette was full of feminism fails. O...
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'Bachelorette' S15e10 With Rachel Lindsay from 2019-07-16T21:04
Hannah is ready to get dowwwwwwn in the Fantasy Suites and we are ready to talk about everything that went down this week. On this episode, with the help of former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, we s...
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BONUS: 'Inside 'Are You the One?', the Wildest Dating Show You're Not Talking Enough About' With Kate Dries from 2019-06-27T19:07
We’re here with a little surprise bonus episode from the world of dating reality shows -- today, we’re talking about MTV’s Are You the One. Our guest Kate Dries, Senior Features Editor at Vice, is ...
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'Bachelorette' S15e7 With Tierney Bricker and Vella Lovell from 2019-06-25T20:57
Riga! After last night’s episode, we just want to run out into the streets screaming about how much we want to find love in Riga, Latvia. On week seven of The Bachelorette, Tyler C. continues to be...
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'Bachelorette' S15e6 With Mattie Kahn from 2019-06-18T20:46
We somehow managed to get a full podcast out of last night’s half-episode of The Bachelorette. On this episode of Here To Make Friends, we talk about Luke’s problematic persistence, Chris Harrison’...
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'Bachelorette' S15e5 With 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose from 2019-06-12T20:42
This week, we want to give you clarity, so we’re gonna be real and we’re gonna be raw. We’re not perfect and we want you to know our flaws. Imagine how much shorter the episode would have been if L...
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'Bachelorette' S15e3 With Sydney Lotuaco from 2019-05-28T21:15
Watching The Bachelorette is always a labor of love, but this week’s episode was full of a different kind of labor… labor pains, to be exact. On week three of The Bachelorette, we find out just how...
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'Bachelorette' S15e2 With Alyssa Mastromonaco from 2019-05-21T20:43
What a time to be watching a Bachelorette who reps hard for Alabama, while just last week, the state passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation. Hmm… On week two of The Bachelor...
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'Bachelorette' S15e1 With Matt Jacobs from 2019-05-14T21:01
Here To Make Friends is back! Kicking off this season, Claire and Emma are joined by HuffPost colleague Matt Jacobs to dissect every moment from ‘The Bachelorette’ season 15 premiere. Hannah is our...
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'Bachelorette' S15 Preview – The Cast Bios + The Bachelorette Reunion Special from 2019-05-10T15:55
Season 15 of The Bachelorette begins next week! On this preview episode, Claire and Emma recap “The Biggest Bachelorette Reunion in Bachelor History Ever!” and later in the episode offer their sign...
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'Bachelor' S23 Finale Part 2 With Erin Darke from 2019-03-13T21:17
Last night on the Bachelor finale, we saw a love story unlike any other. Colton’s journey came to a surprising conclusion. The romance… the passion… the intimacy…. The decision to just date instead...
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'Bachelor' S23 Finale Part 1 from 2019-03-12T20:57
We open on the Portuguese countryside. Dogs are barking. Producers are scrambling. Colton is nowhere to be found. Welcome to part one of The Bachelor finale! There are far too many emotions to go t...
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'Bachelor' S23e8 With Leigh Blickley from 2019-02-26T22:36
We happily give all of you our permission and blessing to listen to this week’s episode. It’s hometown week and Colton has families to meet, airplanes to jump out of, and etiquette lessons to learn...
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'Bachelor' S23e7 With Nick Viall from 2019-02-19T22:26
Another week and still no fence jump?! Instead, the contestants spend time in Colton’s hometown of Denver. On this episode, Tayshia spills the tea, Hannah B and Heather cut ties, and Caelynn makes ...
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'Bachelor' S23 Bonus With Producers Of The Bachelor Vietnam from 2019-02-15T17:25
Last year, The Bachelor franchise aired what might be THE most dramatic rose ceremony ever. In a moment that went viral worldwide, Minh Thu, a contestant on The Bachelor Vietnam, confessed her love...
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'Bachelor' S23e6 With Derek Peth from 2019-02-12T22:01
This week’s episode of The Bachelor gave us all a reason to think about the best part of any good first date. Is it the butterflies beforehand? Getting to know each other? Or the excitement of a po...
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'Bachelor' S23e4 With Brett Vergara from 2019-01-29T21:41
Down to 15 girls and ‘The Bachelor’ makes its way to Singapore! This week, Tayshia takes the plunge, Demi leeches onto Colton, and Caelynn shares a traumatic experience. Joining us to recap is Bach...
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'Bachelor' S23e3 With Priscilla Frank from 2019-01-22T22:01
Yo ho ho. This week, Caelynn walks the plank and gets a group date rose, Hannah is ‘befumbled’, Elyse takes her first helicopter ride and after opening up about her sister’s death, dances on a plat...
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'Bachelor' S23e2 With Erin Darke from 2019-01-15T21:50
Welcome to the Cougar Den! Today on the pod, Emma and Claire are joined by Erin Darke, a fellow brave thirtysomething hero, to talk about what they learned on week two of ‘The Bachelor’. On this ep...
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'Bachelor' S23 Bonus: Behind The Scenes With Kristen Baldwin from 2019-01-10T11:00
Have you ever imagined what it’s like to be inside the Bachelor mansion on night one as the limos pull up and the first roses are handed out? Kristen Baldwin, a television critic for Entertainment ...
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'Bachelor' S23 Preview – The Cast Bios from 2018-12-13T16:54
Here To Make Friends returns! On this episode, Claire and Emma offer their expert analysis of the cast bios released before Colton's season of 'The Bachelor'. They also create their own imaginary c...
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Check In – And Check Out IVFML Season 2! from 2018-10-26T15:57
On this quick bonus episode, Claire and Emma discuss the latest forensic analysis from Jenna and Jordan, look ahead with hope to Colton's season, AND then recommend our sister podcast IVFML which h...
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‘Paradise’ S5 Finale from 2018-09-12T20:40
The Paradise finale was full of twists and turns, break ups and engagements. Who went to the Fantasy Suites? Who broke up? Who’s getting married? We go through all the (on and off-screen) drama bef...
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‘Paradise’ S5 Week 4 With Kenny King from 2018-08-29T20:23
Things got very triangular on Paradise this week. We had Jordan, Jenna and Benoit… Chris, Krystal and Connor… Joe, Kendall and Leo… the list goes on. We discuss Leo’s extremely dark turn and we’re ...
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‘Paradise’ S5 Week 3 With Jacqueline Trumbull from 2018-08-22T19:40
We know you came here for a Bachelor In Paradise recap, but this is now a Peter Kavinsky and Laura Jean fan podcast. …Just kidding. While we’d love to follow our hearts and talk about To All The Bo...
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‘Paradise’ S5 Week 2 With Priscilla Frank from 2018-08-15T21:06
We’re back to the beaches of Sayulita, Mexico, where the vaginas aren’t dancing and the men are weeping. Four hours of Paradise this week means we have so much Colton and Tia to catch up on, as wel...
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'Bachelorette' S14 Men Tell All With Michael Garofola from 2018-07-31T20:02
It was a classic Men Tell All last night... in that the men did not tell all. We really learned nothing new, except that they all still love Becca. On this episode, Jordan steals the show, Lincoln ...
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'Bachelorette' S14e9 With Caila Quinn from 2018-07-24T20:24
It’s fantasy suite week! And this season, the fantasy suite truly turned into a regular dream suite. Not too amazing, not too terrible, just normal! Except for Jason, who didn’t get to participate ...
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'Bachelorette' S14e8 With Kristen Baldwin from 2018-07-17T20:40
It’s hometown week! And the biggest topics of the episode were… Colton being a virgin and his history with Tia. We’ve made so much progress since the first half of the season. Meanwhile, Garrett fi...
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Bonus: UnREAL With Shiri Appleby from 2018-07-16T13:13
On this surprise bonus episode, Shiri Appleby joins Here To Make Friends to discuss the latest and final season of UnREAL, acting and directing since #MeToo, and more.
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'Bachelorette' S14e7 With Tierney Bricker from 2018-07-10T18:07
Last night, Colton revealed he's still a virgin, Garrett counted the times he's ever been discouraged, and Blake showed his dance moves. In other news, ABC broke into the broadcast to announce the ...
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'Bachelorette' S14e5 With Kate Dries from 2018-06-26T19:01
Last night on 'The Bachelorette' we finally arrived at this season's highly anticipated two-on-one date between Jordan and David. But amazingly, it was all overshadowed by Chris and his massive sen...
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'Bachelorette' S14e4 With Ali Barthwell And Ashley Spivey from 2018-06-19T19:02
This week, we learned a lot from “The Bachelorette.” We learned about the meaning of angled collars. We learned that there are actually still people in this world who believe the earth is flat. And...
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'Bachelorette' S14 Bonus With Reality Steve from 2018-06-15T18:44
On this bonus episode, Emma Gray catches up with Reality Steve about this week's news off camera – Season 14 contestant Lincoln Adim has been convicted of indecent assault and battery. They wonder ...
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'Bachelorette' S14e3 With Erin Darke from 2018-06-12T17:31
On this episode, Erin Darke joins Emma to recap episode three of Becca's season. Jordan continues to make great television, Colton and Tia move on, David falls out of bed, and Clay breaks his wrist.
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'Bachelorette' S14e1 With Allison Williams from 2018-05-29T19:02
Night one is upon us! On this episode Claire and Emma breakdown the intro packages, the quirky entrances, and wade through a Bachelorette Mansion driveway littered with gimmicks, catch-phrases, and...
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'Bachelorette' S14 Preview – The Cast Bios from 2018-05-18T18:18
We did the damn thing! 'The Bachelorette' cast bios are out, and this season they're a little lighter than usual. But that didn't stop Claire and Emma who are back at it and bringing you their sign...
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BONUS: Live at SXSW With Brittany Taylor from 2018-03-12T18:37
We’re still not over that two-part season finale. So we flew to Austin to talk about it all over again with season 22 contestant, Brittany Taylor, live from the TuneIn Podcast Stage at SXSW. Britta...
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'Bachelor' S22e9 The Fantasy Suites With Vella Lovell from 2018-02-27T17:52
Last night we watched the fantasy suite dates! They’re in Peru! Arie points out that Peru has lots of culture, Machu Picchu, the Nazca Lines, and sand dunes. Over the course of the episode he drops...
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'Bachelor' S22 Women Tell All With Marikh Mathias from 2018-02-26T22:40
On this episode we’re going to try to recap what we managed to glean from this Women Tell All. Last night, Caroline teased the drama to come, Bekah explained her status as a missing person, and Kry...
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BONUS: 'Winter Games' Week 2 With Megan Angelo from 2018-02-23T19:58
Megan Angelo joins the pod and takes us behind the scenes into her reporting from 'The Bachelor Winter Games'. On this episode we ask whether this special programming was a success, and if it will ...
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'Bachelor' S22e8 – The Hometown Dates from 2018-02-20T18:41
We've made it to the hometown dates and Arie is showing signs of stress. This week we encountered Kendall's storage unit full of taxidermy, plus her twin sister Kylie! Tia takes Arie to a racetrack...
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BONUS: 'Winter Games' Week 1 With Michael Garofola from 2018-02-16T19:13
Michael Garofola joins us to offer a behind the scenes look at The Bachelor Winter Games. He breaks down the love triangles, the bromances, what got lost in translation, and what got left on the cu...
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'Bachelor' S22e7 With Caila Quinn from 2018-02-13T18:04
Buongiorno! This week Arie and the remaining women are in Tuscany. There were pop-up bakers, signature make-out sessions with backs against stone walls, and even a surrogate Italian family. It was ...
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'Bachelor' S22e5 With Erin Darke from 2018-01-30T19:18
This week on Here To Make Friends, we're putting ourselves out there and giving you everything we've got – fun, passionate, sad, emotional, excited, and ... futuristic? Last night, Krystal got put ...
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'Bachelor' S22e4 With Kristen Baldwin from 2018-01-23T18:29
It's week 4 and we've finally left the bachelor mansion for South Lake Tahoe! On this episode, Sienne wins our hearts (again), Kendall eats bugs for Arie, Marikh gets glam-shamed, and Bekah reveals...
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'Bachelor' S22e3 With Ashley Spivey from 2018-01-16T19:03
This week, Claire and Emma are joined by Bachelor alum, Ashley Spivey. Together they breakdown two group dates – GLOW inspired wrestling and a dog circus competition – plus, an early one-on-one exi...
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'Bachelor' S22 Preview – The Cast Bios from 2017-12-13T22:27
We're back! On this season preview episode, Claire and Emma breakdown ABC's Countdown to Arie special, and snarkily review all 29 contestant bios. Buckle up and get ready for season 22 of The Bache...
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'Paradise' S4 Bonus with Kristina Schulman from 2017-09-15T17:05
You thought we were done? We thought we were done. Just about everyone who watched Bachelor in Paradise fell totally in love with Kristina Schulman, including us. So we’re so glad to be joined by p...
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'Paradise' S4 Bonus with Taylor Nolan and Derek Peth from 2017-09-13T16:15
We're in the presence of true love. Taylor Nolan and Derek Peth join us to relive their journey together in Paradise. They help us unpack all of the drama from this season, share their best unaired...
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'Paradise' S4 Finale with Ashley Spivey from 2017-09-12T19:06
Paradise really ended on a high last night – for starters it was only two hours of television. We go through the breakups and goodbyes, the final couples, and then look ahead to Arie's coming seaso...
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'Paradise' S4 Bonus with Christen Whitney from 2017-09-11T17:57
On this bonus episode, we catch up with Christen Whitney from 'Paradise' about her scallop shaming, her interest from the many men in Mexico, and her thoughts about the next bachelor.
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'Paradise' S4 Week 3 with Jada Yuan from 2017-08-30T18:32
This was supposed to be our refuge, and instead it was four hours of middle-school BS.
We're joined by Jada Yuan of New York Magazine and Vulture, to discuss scallop fingers, low key bull...
'Paradise' S4 Week 2 with Diggy Moreland from 2017-08-23T20:01
We can’t wait for the girls to have the roses again. Please end this mess! Guys like Dean and Adam should not be juggling two perfect women apiece.
After the break, joining by phone is Dig...
'Paradise' S4 Week 1 with Brett Vergara from 2017-08-16T17:56
After a sexual misconduct investigation, 'Bachelor In Paradise' is back for season 4. And despite the hype, the incident was mostly ignored in episode 1. We met the cast, said goodbye to Jorge, DeM...
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'Bachelorette' S13 Bonus with Eric Bigger from 2017-08-10T04:00
We've been keeping a mystery episode from you. We teased this interview a couple weeks ago, and we're sorry if we lead you astray! It's miracle season!
We're joined by Eric Bigger, and we...
Bonus: 'Bachelorette' By The Numbers with Ella Koeze And Walt Hickey from 2017-07-27T15:53
We have an unbelievable amount of useless knowledge about The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. But today we're stepping into new territory for the podcast and diving deep into the data.
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'Bachelorette' S13e9 With Allison P. Davis from 2017-07-25T17:39
Another week, another cliff hanger. On this episode, the remaining guys meet Rachel's family in Dallas. Plus, Bryan clashes with Rachel's family, Peter has cold feet, and Eric has a night in the fa...
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'Bachelorette' S13e8 With Jasmyn Lawson from 2017-07-18T18:40
We've made it to the hometown dates and we're joined by Jasmyn Lawson, Culture Editor at Giphy. Listen along as we relive the joy of Aunt Verna, the dominos and arepas, Peter's cold feet, and Dean'...
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'Bachelorette' S13e7 With Ali Barthwell from 2017-07-11T18:57
Adam? Matt? Who are these people?!
To help us remember these contestants, we're joined by Ali Barthwell, Vulture recapper extraordinaire -- and she's here IRL!
Ali helps us reliv...
'Bachelorette' S13e6 With Erin Darke from 2017-06-28T19:12
We're back for the second time this week. Actress Erin Darke joins to send off 'snakey' Lee, discuss Eric's need for affirmation, and the consistently wild misdirection from ABC's promos.
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'Bachelorette' S13e5 With Phoebe Robinson from 2017-06-27T18:27
On this episode, we talk through part one of Kenny & Lee's two on one date, and we're just hoping that Lee get's washed under in the tide of realness that is Kenny.
We're joined by Phoebe ...
Bonus: 'Paradise' Resumes Production, We Ask More Questions from 2017-06-22T19:46
Bachelor In Paradise is back! But questions linger and a dark cloud looms over the franchise. On this bonus episode, Claire and Emma speak with Lisa Bloom, a notable civil rights attorney, about th...
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'Bachelorette' S13e4 With Claire Fallon and Emma Gray from 2017-06-20T18:37
On this episode, Claire and Emma relive the freestyle battles, an unwanted woodcarving, a possibly rigged spelling bee, an emotional and boozy blimp flight, and the obligatory and awkward country s...
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Bonus: 'Paradise' Production Halted from 2017-06-13T20:26
Following allegations of misconduct, production of season 4 of 'Bachelor In Paradise' has been suspended. Here to help us sort through the various conflicting reports is Reality Steve.
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'Bachelorette' S13e2 With Kevin Nguyen from 2017-05-30T17:45
Last night was an episode 2 that felt like an episode 5. (That's a compliment.) We had Mila and Ashton, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and a certain contestant was confronted by a very pointy-nailed, very pi...
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'Bachelorette' S13e1 With Allison Williams and Zeba Blay from 2017-05-23T19:23
This week, Rachel met her new boyfriends, plus a doll from a horror film, on a freshly sprinkled driveway. On the podcast, Claire Fallon, Emma Gray, and guest Allison Williams discuss a night packe...
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'Bachelorette' S13 Preview – The Cast Bios from 2017-05-19T17:18
Emma and Claire dissect all 31 cast bios of the men hoping to win Rachel's heart – listen along as they pick their faves!
Amongst the most diverse cast ever they uncover patterns, includi...
'Bachelorette' S13 Preview LIVE at AOL BUILD With Olivia Caridi And Alexis Waters from 2017-05-17T15:36
We're less than one week away from Rachel Lindsay's season of The Bachelorette and we're so excited.
To kick things off, Claire and Emma are joined by Bachelor alums Olivia Caridi and Alex...
'Bachelor' S21 Finale With Phoebe Robinson from 2017-03-15T19:57
Nick’s love journey has come to an awkward, snowy conclusion. Claire Fallon, Emma Gray, and guest Phoebe Robinson&nbs...
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'Bachelor' S21 Overview – Live at AOL BUILD from 2017-03-14T19:11
On this episode ? taped live from AOL BUILD, pre-finale and pre-blizzard ? Claire Fallon, Emma Gray, Leigh Blickley and gu...
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'Bachelor' S21e9 With Claire Fallon & Emma Gray from 2017-02-28T21:22
This episode, Claire Fallon and Emma Gray talk whiskey, fur coats, turtleneck sweaters, choose-yout-own adventure books, and more notablle moments from Episode 9, PArt 1. This is our feminist rant ...
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'Bachelor' S21 Bonus With Taylor Nolan from 2017-02-24T17:33
Bonus! Claire & Emma are joined by season 21 resident mental health counselor Taylor Nolan. They discuss Corinne, the voodoo bayou two-on-one date, life after reality TV, and Rachel being named Bac...
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'Bachelor' S21e8 With Max Godnick & Sam Usher from 2017-02-21T20:28
This week, Claire Fallon and Emma Gray, along with guests Max Godnick and Sam Usher of The Bachelor Dudes, talk olive repulsion, luxury sweatsuits, paternal blessings and more notable moments from ...
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'Bachelor' S21e7 With Danny Hoyt from 2017-02-14T21:37
This week, Claire Fallon and Emma Gray, along with special guest Danny Hoyt of AfterBuzz TV, talk cheese cube towers, not being great enough, opening up emotionally on boats and more high notes fro...
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'Bachelor' S21 Bonus With Nick Viall from 2017-02-10T21:58
Surprise! This episode, Claire sits down with the man himself. In their conversation, Nick offers a thoughtful defense of the season’s villain, Corinne, and reflects on how his experience as a fran...
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'Bachelor' S21e5 With Ali Barthwell from 2017-01-31T20:12
This week, Claire Fallon and Emma Gray, along with guest and Vulture recapper Ali Barthwell, talk plantation romance, ahistorical voodoo, Bachelor Nation’s new BFF Rachel, and other highlights from...
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'Bachelor' S21e4 With Caila Quinn from 2017-01-24T18:33
This week, Claire Fallon and Emma Gray, along with guest and former “Bachelor” star Caila Quinn, talk shoveling cow poopy, the dangers of poor finger circulation, juicy corn cob ladies, and other h...
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'Bachelor' S21e3 With Jada Yuan from 2017-01-17T18:30
This week, Claire Fallon and Emma Gray, along with guest Jada Yuan of New York Magazine, talk Nickathlons, planned dancing, bouncy castle hook-ups and other lowlights from episode three of the most...
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‘Bachelor’ S21e2 With Olivia Caridi from 2017-01-10T19:57
‘Bachelor’ season 20 star Olivia Caridi joins Claire & Emma to recap Nick V’s second episode as The Bachelor. They discuss topless Corinne, Danielle M’s sad backstory, Josephine’s slap, and Nick’s ...
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‘Bachelor’ S21 Preview With Bachelor Dudes from 2016-12-13T17:18
Bachelor Dudes Max Godnick and Sam Usher join in and help us learn about the many diverse women in the cast. We also discuss the cast’s shared love of dolphins, bad tattoos, and then set personal g...
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'Paradise' S3 Bonus With Jared Haibon, Ben Rosenfield, And Lisa Rotondi from 2016-09-14T20:22
Ben Rosenfield & Lisa Rotondi, star couple of the short-lived dating show Coupled, join the pod to talk about what makes for good reality dating television.
Later in the episode, Emma & Cl...
‘Paradise’ S3e5 With Ashley Spivey from 2016-08-31T19:39
Emma & Claire are joined by ‘Bachelor’ alum Ashley Spivey to recap episode five of Paradise!
They discuss the twins’ exit, the return of Wells, Brett’s subtle creepiness, Nick Viall’s ‘Bac...
'Paradise' S3e4 With Michael Garofola from 2016-08-24T18:02
Emma & Claire are joined by ‘Bachelor’ universe alum Michael Garofola to recap episode 4 of ‘Bachelor In Paradise.’
They discuss Ashley I’s problematic attempts to sabotage Caila, her unus...
‘Paradise’ S3e3 With Caila Quinn from 2016-08-17T22:27
Emma & Claire are joined by "Bachelor In Paradise" cast member Caila Quinn (yes, the one with the angel hair), to recap week 3 of "BIP."
They discuss what really went down between Jared, ...
'Paradise' S3e2 With Sarah Herron & Jada Yuan from 2016-08-10T19:20
Emma & Claire are joined by Jada Yuan, contributing editor at New York Magazine. They recap this week’s dates, exits, and new arrivals, and discuss the irresponsibility of ABC bringing back Josh Mu...
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'Bachelorette' Men Tell All With Wells Adams from 2016-07-27T21:13
After weeks of badgering him on Twitter, fan favorite Wells Adams joins Emma & Claire to recap the Men Tell All.
He shares his insights & secrets from behind the scenes, breaks down some ...
'Bachelorette' S12e9 With The Bachelor Dudes from 2016-07-26T20:12
This episode, Emma & Claire are joined by The Bachelor Dudes, Max Godnick and Sammy Smith, to recap JoJo’s fantasy suite dates. They discuss the show's cultural insensitivity in Thailand, say goodb...
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‘Bachelorette’ S12e8 With Caila Quinn from 2016-07-19T21:31
This episode, Emma & Claire are joined by “Bachelor” season 20 alum Caila Quinn. They breakdown the hometown dates, discuss Robby’s mama leaking his ex drama, and contemplate Luke’s slow transforma...
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‘Bachelorette’ S12e7 With Jamie Otis, Damon Beres, & Emily Warman from 2016-07-12T19:32
In this week’s episode, host Claire Fallon recaps the seventh episode of Season 12 with guest hosts Emily Warman of AOL Partner Studio and HuffPost Tech editor Damon Beres. (Co-host Emma Gray will ...
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‘Bachelorette’ S12e6 With Julia Bush from 2016-06-28T20:48
In this week's Here To Make Friends, hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray recap the sixth episode of Season 12. They discuss Chase's lack of facial expressions, Jordan and James Taylor's "entitled" co...
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‘Bachelorette' S12e5 With Vella Lovell from 2016-06-21T22:34
In this week's Here To Make Friends, hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray recap the fifth episode of Season 12 -- aka The End Of The Chad. We'll discuss Chad's exit and his enduring social media legac...
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'Bachelorette' S12e2 With Sharleen Joynt, Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, & Carol Barbee from 2016-05-31T19:28
This week, hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray recap the second episode of Season 12. We'll discuss the appeal of firefighters, why "The Bachelorette" is TV's greatest sport and Chad's hot garbage MR...
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'Bachelorette' S12e1 With Andi Dorfman and Emily Warman from 2016-05-24T20:32
Hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon are joined by Emily Warman to recap the best moments from JoJo's season premiere episode.
And later, they're joined by former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman t...
‘Bachelorette’ S12 Preview - Cast Bios with Max Godnick from 2016-05-17T17:11
It feels like just yesterday that we were watching a shot of the bathroom door and listening to JoJo weep as Ben H. admitted that he also loved Lauren B. But JoJo is back to find love, and Here To ...
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'Bachelor' S20 Bonus With Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell from 2016-03-22T18:15
Ben Higgins and his fiancé, Lauren Bushnell spoke with co-hosts Emma and Claire IN-PERSON. This is not a drill. The beautiful couple discuss their experience on the show, their least favorite "Bach...
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'Bachelor' S20 Finale With Jenny Mollen from 2016-03-15T23:19
Ben "Nice Guy" Higgins finds true love ... or at least a giant, ill-advised Neil Lane diamond ring. Actress, writer and "After Paradise" host, Jenny Mollen, joins Claire and Emma to discuss Ben's b...
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'Bachelor' S20e8 With Andi Dorfman from 2016-02-23T21:29
Former Bachelorette, Andi Dorfman, joins co-hosts Emma and Claire to discuss Ben's day of potential fatherhood, how idyllic Ohio looks and the many hyper-masculine men in Jojo's life.
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‘Bachelor’ S20e7 With Nick Viall, JJ Lane and Chris Harrison from 2016-02-16T20:56
Former Bachelorette and Bachelor In Paradise contestants and The Host With The Most join co-hosts Claire and Emma to discuss the Janner wedding, their pick for Bachelorette and so much more. Plus, ...
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Bachelor’ S20e4 With Sharleen Joynt from 2016-01-26T21:14
Former Bachelor contestant and opera singer, Sharleen Joynt joins hosts Emma and Claire to discuss Olivia's talent(s), the decoupling of The Twins, "sex panthers" and Ben's unflinching ability to m...
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‘Bachelor’ S20e3 With Dr. Love from 2016-01-19T19:34
Things got ugly on this week’s episode. Hosts Claire and Emma discuss all of the racially charged microaggressions Jubilee had to deal with, what constitutes a tragedy and the merits of "bad toes.”...
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'Bachelor' S20e2 With Kate Dries from 2016-01-12T19:52
Kate Dries, the Managing Editor of Jezebel joins hosts Emma and Claire. They discuss running through the halls of Ben’s high school, going to lunch class, and having your smell analyzed on national...
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'Bachelor' S20 Preview - Meet The Contestants from 2015-12-29T16:43
Chiseled and "unlovable" Ben Higgins is about to start his journey, and there will be a whole lot of women along for the ride. We discuss what we know about Ben's 28 suitors and speculate who will ...
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'Bachelor' S20 Preview With Catherine Giudici And Sean Lowe from 2015-12-22T17:03
Catherine Giudici and Sean Lowe join hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon to discuss their stint on Marriage Bootcamp. They also share their predictions for Ben Higgin's 'Bachelor' run and hint that t...
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See You In January from 2015-09-16T17:01
Although hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon are suffering severe 'Bachelor In Paradise' withdrawals, they wanted to take a moment to thank you for listening, and share a quick interview with their f...
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'Paradise' S2e4 With Kristen Baldwin from 2015-08-25T18:31
Hosts Claire Fallon and Emma Gray recap episodes 7 and 8 of "Bachelor in Paradise" Season 2. They discuss JJ's American Hero send-off, Jade and Tanner sealing the BF/GF deal, Samantha's "puppet mas...
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'Paradise' S2e3 With Andi Dorfman from 2015-08-18T18:06
Hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon discuss Joe and Samantha's botched plotting, Ashley S.'s no-bullshit reaction to her breakup with Dan and JJ's rise to hero status. The also chat with former "Bach...
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'Paradise’ S2e2 With Nick Viall from 2015-08-11T18:53
Nick Viall, the polarizing runner-up of "The Bachelorette" seasons 10 and 11, joins hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon to share updates on his life, what the future might hold and his thoughts on "P...
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Season Finale With The Bachelor Dudes from 2015-07-28T18:21
So much rejection and romance to recap this week. The Bachelor Dudes join hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon to discuss "The Bachelorette" season finale and "After The Final Rose" special.
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Episode #11: Men Tell All from 2015-07-21T20:07
Or...very little. Hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon review Ian's mea culpa, swoon over Jared and Ben H.'s eternal sweetness, and discuss ABC's attempt to educate the public about the online harassm...
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Episode #10 With David Flumenbaum from 2015-07-14T19:37
Who's to blame for all of the fighting? Hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon discuss what issues Nick and Shawn need to overcome and who's beginning their bid for The Bachelor. David Flumenbaum, The M...
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Episode #8 With Kaitlyn Bristowe from 2015-06-30T18:51
Kaitlyn Bristowe, The Bachelorette herself, joins hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon to discuss the double standards in Bachelor-land and how the show has made her more of a feminist.
Emma...
Episode #7 With UnREAL's Sarah Gertrude Shapiro from 2015-06-23T18:32
Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, the co-creator of Lifetime's UnREAL, joins hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon to discuss what happens behind-the-scenes during the making of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette...
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Episode #6 With Leslie A. Hughes from 2015-06-16T17:45
Former Bachelor contestant, Leslie A. Hughes joins hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon to discuss the episode where Ian goes down in flames and two men confess their love for Kaitlyn. They also discu...
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Episode #3 With Jackie Oshry from 2015-05-26T16:58
Jackie Oshry (@JackieOProblems) Joins hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon to discuss the third episode of The Bachelorette. Together, they identify what's wrong with JJ, why Joe makes Kaitlyn weak in...
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Episode #2 from 2015-05-20T16:04
Britt, no matter how right it felt, you are not The Bachelorette.
On this episode, hosts Emma Gray and Claire Fallon discuss Kaitlyn’s questionable taste in men and break down the WTF sea...
Episode #1 With Jenny Mollen from 2015-05-19T17:49
Actress, author and prolific Bachelorette-tweeter, Jenny Mollen join hosts Emma and Claire to recap the first episode of Season 11.
Emma and Claire also make judgement calls on all of the...
The Series Preview from 2015-05-14T18:22
Jay K. Overbye, one of the two bachelors who starred in Season 6 of The Bachelor, joins Emma and Claire to weigh in on what Bachelorettes Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe will experience this sea...
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