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Taylor Frankie Paul Is A ‘Bachelorette’ Chaos Pick
11 september 2025 · 1 uur 31 min
This week, Bachelor Nation was rocked by an unprecedented announcement: the next Bachelor would actually be a Bachelorette, and that Bachelorette would be… “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul. The MomTok founding mother and gossip magnet is already massively famous, and comes with an unusual reputation and background for a “Bachelorette” leading lady, so naturally we – and everyone we know – are still processing! In this episode, we dive into who Taylor Frankie Paul is as a cultural figure, her history of “soft swinging” and domestic violence arrest, what this choice says about our cultural/political moment, and what we can expect from her upcoming season. Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10 Reunion: Men Take Accountability Challenge (Impossible)
9 september 2025 · 1 uur 52 min
The ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ season 10 reunion dropped last week – and then it dropped again, and then it dropped a third and final time. We listened to the two-part podcast reunion, and then watched the YouTube video edit that finally came out this weekend, so we could take in every bit of the room tone, cross talk, and confusing circular arguments about tweets that no one bothered to read or even explain. In the midst of it all, the men from the season seemed to sit back and avoid taking accountability, while the women ended up taking the brunt of the fallout. The more things change… Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10 Finale: Revenge, Love And Money
3 september 2025 · 1 uur 49 min
We made it to the finale of “Bachelor In Paradise”: the reboot. As our final couples ponder the question of love or money, Sean and Allyshia make a chaotic return to the Hotel Azura to wage the failing-est political campaign in Paradise history. But for two couples, the rom-com vibes remain high. Who will choose love? Who will choose money? And will a few lucky folks get both? Lees meer
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‘Love Island USA’ S7 Reunion: Rancid Vibes All Around w/Rachelle Hampton
27 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 38 min
At long last, we can finally put season 7 of “Love Island USA” to bed. Andy Cohen and Ariana Madix did their level best to pull out some emotional truths and reflections from the season 7 cast, in a two-hour reunion special. Rachelle Hampton of “Normal Gossip” joins Emma to discuss the unseen footage, Nicolandria, Austin’s inability to speak, and, of course, Huda’s fractured relationships with most of the cast – specifically Olandria and Chelley. We also get into the gossip that has dropped since the reunion was filmed regarding the status of Pepe and Iris and Amaya and Bryan’s relationships. Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10e9: Lord Of The Flies
26 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 54 min
The penultimate episode of “Bachelor In Paradise” has one major goal: Eliminate as many couples as possible so we can speed-run right into a finale next week. And it almost gets there! After a regular elimination mid-episode, the show leaves us on the brink of a double elimination. In between, the couples have a camping trip that features broken equipment and supersized bugs — and stick literal daggers into each other’s figurative backs. Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10e8: Politics For Dummies w/Ali Barthwell
19 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 55 min
“Bachelor” recapping legend and “Last Week Tonight” writer Ali Barthwell rejoins the pod to discuss the losingest political campaign in “Bachelor in Paradise” history: Sean’s Parliament of Paradise, a would-be alliance that immediately alienates friend and foe alike. But at least it unintentionally delivers something we haven’t seen before – Spencer’s fiery, strategic side. Plus, Sean asks Kat to pick her most favoritest friend, and he doesn’t like the outcome! Lees meer
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Rachel Recchia Spills On The ‘Perfect Match’ Finale & Post-Show Drama (Part 2)
18 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
Rachel Recchia is back for the second half of our interview! During this chat we dig into her feelings on the winners of “Perfect Match” season 3, how all of the couples left things at the end of filming, and whether she’s single now. We also got to hear her reflect on the differences between her “Bachelor” and “Perfect Match” experiences, whether she’d ever go on a dating show again, and what her life looks like now. Lees meer
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‘Perfect Match’ S3 Finale: Queens Do What They Want
15 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
“Perfect Match” season 3 has come to an end, and like all seasons of this Netflix universe crossover show, the final stretch is inherently anticlimactic. And yet, we still had a lot to say about it! True drama ensues at the last mixer, all of our final 5 couples go on questionably romantic dates, and then the group gathers to vote for the titular Perfect Match. Plus, there’s a sneaky post-script credits sequence that really brings the narrative together. Lees meer
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Rachel Recchia Talks ‘Perfect Match’ S3 & Clayton’s Press Rounds (Part 1)
13 augustus 2025 · 50 min
Former Bachelorette Rachel Recchia joins Love To See It this week for the first of a two-part interview digging into her experience filming “Perfect Match” season 3! She opens up about her side of her short-lived match with Clayton and its sudden end, her reactions to his postshow press tour – including what their “lifestyle differences” are – her other connections in the villa, and which couple she thought would go the distance. Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10e7: More Like Douchebag Code w/Allison Williams
12 augustus 2025 · 2 uur 21 min
Actor (“M3GAN 2.0”), podcaster (Landlines) and BFF of the pod Allison Williams makes her triumphant return to Love To See It – just in time to discuss the horror of being forced to agree with both Brian and Wells during an episode of “Bachelor In Paradise.” Brian goes rogue, doing some poor gameplay and violating Bro Code, in order to tell Bailey about Jeremy’s phone call to Susie. And absolute mayhem ensues as a result. We also discuss the need for more bombshells, the power of the female vote, and the Golden voting bloc. Lees meer
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‘Perfect Match’ S3e7-9: The Audacity Of Bros & Clayton’s Press Tour
8 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 58 min
Season 3 of “Perfect Match” is in full swing! We start off this episode by breaking down Clayton’s maddening non-apology podcast tour, then get into the new drop of episodes. With the men and women separated for mixers with the singles, a familiar pattern ensues: the women behave, to protect their relationships, and the men gleefully indulge in carnal delights the minute their partners are not physically present. We discuss the cheating, the lying, and the projection, and we ask ourselves: where do men find the audacity? Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10e6: The Godfather Of Roses w/Tess Barker
5 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 50 min
As Jesse keeps reminding us, this is the week where EVERYTHING CHANGES in Paradise. Instead of just finding love, the cast is now tasked with finding someone that they can pretend to enjoy enough to make it to the end and secure half a million dollars. The first challenge of this brave new world boosts some, like Jeremy and Bailey, while others, like Gary and Leslie, falter. Meanwhile, Brian is doing backroom deals with Jeremy instead of nurturing his connection with Parisa, and Jonathon is silently friend-zoning yet another woman. Pop Mystery Podcast’s Tess Barker joins us to get into it all! Lees meer
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‘Perfect Match’ S3e1-6: Bad Intuition
1 augustus 2025 · 2 uur 12 min
“Perfect Match,” Netflix’s zany revolving door summer dating show, is officially back! And this time, there’s some non-Netflix talent in the mix, including two Bachelor Nation icons: Rachel Recchia and Clayton Echard. In this episode we discuss episodes 1-6, which means that a whole lot of love and drama occur. We get into Rachel and Clayton’s ill-fated reunion, AD and Ollie’s burgeoning love story, and Louis’ emergence as the most emotionally intelligent “Too Hot To Handle” sex idiot. Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10e5: Flocking In Socks w/ Wyatt Metzger
29 juli 2025 · 1 uur 52 min
This week in Paradise, we have a few days of BIP normalcy before, as Jesse Palmer announces, “everything changes.” Lea, Nancy, and Faith get date cards, the whole gang engages in a very feathery mating ritual, and Allyshia arrives to stir up conflict between Dale and Kat. We’re joined by Wyatt Metzger, host of the BachMakers podcast to break it all down! Lees meer
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News & Gossip: ‘Love Island’ Podcast Blitz, ‘Beyond The Villa,’ & ‘BIP’ Drama
24 juli 2025 · 1 uur 54 min
Good morning, islanders! Season 7’s time in the villa may be over, but the “Love Island” discourse continues. The cast has been making the podcast rounds, with Amaya and Huda sitting down on Call Her Daddy, Chelley and Olandria chatting with Keke Palmer, and more. And one interview in particular (*cough* Huda) has been fueling the drama. Meanwhile, the beloved season 6 cast has returned with the Bravo-style limited series “Beyond the Villa.” And to kick off today’s episode, we touch on some “Bachelor in Paradise” cast reactions and new hosting gigs for Bachelor stars. Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10e4: Over My Deaded Body
22 juli 2025 · 1 uur 51 min
It’s only been 8 days in Paradise, but so much is happening! The chyrons are cooking, people (namely Kat and Dale) are having extremely circular, potentially relationship-ending arguments, Jeremy and Bailey are sharing one piece of gum, Kathy is doing body shots, and the Goldens finally get a date card. “BIP” is finally feeling like (almost) paradise. This week, we have a pivotal rose ceremony where the Golden men’s numbers dwindle, and we get our first cross-generational friendship rose. But, as Jesse Palmer ominously informs us: everything is about to change. Is “Bachelor in Paradise” about to morph into “Bachelor Pad”? Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10e2-3: Slurping For Roses
16 juli 2025 · 2 uur 21 min
“Bachelor in Paradise” season 10 is underway, with an epic FIVE-HOUR week: Monday night’s three-hour episode, followed by a cool two hours on Tuesday. ABC, please! We need a free night to do our laundry! But with the return of “Almost Paradise” (the remix) and snarky chyrons, not to mention some love geometry and Goldens who arrive ready to flirt, we’re starting to feel some of that “BIP” beach magic. These two episodes contain the show’s first-ever kissing challenge, the arrival of sapiosexual queen Jill Chin, the emotional wreckage of Justin and Susie’s breakup (which is, to Lexi’s point, clearly still quite fresh), heel turns from two of our most likable beach gentlemen, and so much more. Strap in, friends: It’s a long one! Lees meer
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‘Love Island’ S7e33-36: Amaya Papaya Finds Her Glass Slipper
15 juli 2025 · 1 uur 56 min
Season 7 of “Love Island USA” has limped to a conclusion, and the final was just as underwhelming as the season. Of the final four couples, the longest-standing couple only got together after Casa Amor – and by the time the winner was announced, they had already broken up. With every solid connection from the season booted from the villa, all our final contenders felt either forced, brand-new, or both. Out of this barren season, the only light was the indomitable Amaya Papaya, who found a path to self love and romantic love at the eleventh hour. And hey, we’ll always have the friendships. Lees meer
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‘Love Island’ S7e27-32: The Kitty’s Out Of The Hideaway w/Jo Piazza
10 juli 2025 · 2 uur 11 min
This season of “Love Island USA” is an unmitigated mess. Nearly every strong connection has been thrown out of the villa, one of our central couples was partially disappeared (with good reason) this week, and the vibes are, overall… unsettling. But from the wreckage of this season, can something beautiful still be salvaged? A friends-to-lovers story, perhaps? An inspiring pro basketball team? Or maybe one, beautiful, triumphant, Papaya-shaped, very clean New York City pigeon will outlast us all. Lees meer
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‘BIP’ S10e1: Hot Girls Get Seasick w/ Shaina Taub
8 juli 2025 · 1 uur 50 min
After two long years, we’re back in Paradise! But instead of the gritty, sandy, crustacean-filled beaches of Sayulita, we’re at a glossy resort in Costa Rica, sipping champagne by the pool while Dale Moss is forced to do sketches. The long-awaited “BIP” reboot is here, and based on the three-hour premiere, production took the original “Bachelor in Paradise” we loved, dropped it into a blender with a huge scoop of “Too Hot to Handle” and “Love Island,” and puréed it into a fine Netflixified slurry of reality dating content. Tony award-winning composer, writer and actor Shaina Taub joins us to break it all down. Lees meer
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‘Love Island’ S7e21-26: The Group Project Is Bullying w/ Leigh Blickley
3 juli 2025 · 2 uur 43 min
It’s a two-part episode this week, in both timing and tone: In the first half, Claire and Emma giddily bask in the romantic climax of Nic and Cierra’s post-Casa reunion. In the second, pod bestie Leigh Blickley joins Claire to pick up the pieces of our hopes for this season, as offscreen revelations and onscreen heel turns – especially in the brutal Stand On Business challenge in episode 26 – have sullied our longtime faves. Is there anything left to hope for this season, aside from a bombshell worthy of Amaya Papaya entering the villa? It’s not looking like it. Lees meer
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‘Love Island’ S7e15-20: Not Mamacita’s Little Meatball! w/Kelsey McKinney
26 juni 2025 · 2 uur 8 min
BFF of the pod Kelsey McKinney joins us to discuss a real rollercoaster of a week on “Love Island USA.” We start with some truly baffling eliminations – how dare they do this to Hannah??? – and then head straight into the most pain-filled Casa Amor Fiji has ever witnessed. (We feel personally victimized by some of these choices. Stop taking cues from that failed “Bachelor In Paradise” season, producers!!!) Luckily we got a hint of redemption at the end… and Nicolandria stans everywhere rejoiced. Lees meer
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‘Pretty Woman’ Is The Most Charming Vulture Capitalist Fairytale w/ Josh Gondelman
24 juni 2025 · 2 uur 13 min
It’s rom-com rewatch time! We head back to 1990 Los Angeles for a beautiful tale about a sex worker (Julia Roberts) being lifted up into wealth, privilege and classiness by a corporate raider with a heart of gold (Richard Gere). It’s the ultimate capitalistic fairy tale, dreaming up a ruthless investor who has amassed millions by destroying things – but who actually has a soft heart, principles, and a deep yearning to be loved. Comedian Josh Gondelman (host of the upcoming YouTube special “Positive Reinforcement”) joins for a beat-by-beat journey through the Rapunzel-Cinderella-Pygmalion Frankenstein that made Julia Roberts a star. Lees meer
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‘Love Island’ S7e9-14: Hurricane Huda Is A Mamacita
19 juni 2025 · 1 uur 41 min
“LOVE ISLAND USA” SEASON 7 IS CINEMA! We weren’t quite ready to commit after a week of episodes – one can’t lock in too early, you have to explore! – but after watching episodes 9-14, we’re closing off. The drama in the villa reached all-time highs, with a pancake incident pushing Huda and Jeremiah’s bond to the breaking point, a forced recoupling that prompts an epic crashout, and a newly minted couple experiencing a breakup so agonizing you’d never guess they had declared their feelings just an hour before. Lees meer
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News & Gossip: 2 Weddings, An ‘LIB’ Divorce, And A ‘Bachelor’ Breakup w/ Zachary Reality
17 juni 2025 · 58 min
Bachelor Nation and Love Is Blind Land have been rocked by two major splits – including an acrimonious divorce between Lydia and Milton of “Love Is Blind” that finally closes the book on a disastrous season 5 (from which zero couples now remain). Then we discuss the entirely unsurprising split between Grant and his “Bachelor” winner Juliana, delivered anticlimactically via Instagram Stories. But it’s not all bad news! Two big “Bachelor” weddings brought the love this week. We dig into it all, plus some thoughts on the “Traitors” season 4 cast announcement. Lees meer
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‘Love Island’ S7e3-8: Ace Loses Face
12 juni 2025 · 1 uur 51 min
“Love Island USA” is getting juicy. Huda and Jeremiah are careening towards disaster, two new bombshells enter the villa to try to turn the men’s heads, and we have our first exit from the villa. (We’ll miss you, Belle-dasha. Sort of.) We also are getting some strong redpill vibes from certain men – cough, Ace, cough – and honestly hope that our fave gals get some new dudes in the villa to jump ship to as soon as humanly possible. Lees meer
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Introducing Reality Gays
10 juni 2025 · 8 min
Jake Anthony and Matt Marr are two Southern Queens who absolutely love reality shows about lonely hearts looking for love. They recap it all on the Reality Gays podcast, including: TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé, Love is Blind on Netflix, Love After Lockup, and some other shows where the people are just hot messes looking for love. Lees meer
Matt is a clinical psychologist, and Jake is a life coach and teacher. And they both are shady queens who are boggled at the insane ways some of these people search for love in this world. The only thing more certain than a K-1 Visa or a venereal disease is the fact that Jake and Matt will keep you laughing at these lovebirds while also judging their choices. But none of it is mean, because Matt and Jake get it. At the end of the day, aren’t we all just looking for our little piece of love?
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Welcome To ‘Love Island USA’ S7: Fluorescent Lighting Everywhere
6 juni 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
A hot new bombshell has entered the villa: Love To See It!!! This is our first time ever covering “Love Island USA,” and the show welcomed us in with the most unhinged choreographed lip sync we could have dreamed of. In the first two episodes of season 7, Ariana Madix introduces us to the 10 original islanders (and two sexy bombshells), and they begin to form connections. They swap spit, bond over “The Alchemist,” become prematurely possessive, and hide important information from each other – all the important components of building long-lasting relationships. Lees meer
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‘Sneaky Links’ Makes You Ask: ‘Are Men OK?’
3 juni 2025 · 1 uur 36 min
Before we begin our coverage of “Love Island USA” – we did a little cast preview during this episode (!!!) – we had to discuss Netflix’s latest addition to the reality romance space: “Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark.” Hosted by Chloe Veitch, the show follows pairs of people who were once each other’s “sneaky links” (a.k.a. situationships), and challenges them to explore those relationships for real – or just date another hottie who has checked into their shared motel. There’s a lot about the show that doesn’t really work. The structure is murky, the casting is meh, and the goals are confused. However, one thing that it does make clear is that the men are NOT alright. Lees meer
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News & Gossip: ‘LIB’ Babies, Ashley Adionser Speaks, Off-Contract ‘Bachelor’ Reveals
29 mei 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
In recent weeks, *a lot* has happened: Two more “Love Is Blind” babies were announced (AD and Ollie! Lauren and Cam!), Ashley Adionser gave her first interview since separating from husband Tyler Francis (of “LIB” S7), and both Peter Kraus and Cassidy Timbrooks gave candid – exceedingly off-contract – interviews about their time within “The Bachelor” franchise. So naturally, we had to hop on and discuss it all. Come for the Ashley tea, and stay for the production reveals. Lees meer
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FWAW S3 Finale: The Farmers Choose Chaos
27 mei 2025 · 1 uur 52 min
It may have taken “Farmer Wants A Wife” a few years to warm up, but after watching the end of season 3 we are ready to declare that this show scratches the itch that old seasons “The Bachelor” once did. In the two-part finale, Farmers Jay, Colton, John and Matt meet some families and then make their final decisions. There are some genuine surprises! And genuine drama! And genuinely romantic moments, despite the fact that there is an overarching dark-sidedness to it the whole enterprise! And throughout it all, Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s outfits get increasingly deranged. Thank you for your service, farmers and prospective wives/farmhands. We truly love to see it. Lees meer
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The ‘Love Island’ Guide To Modern Dating w/ Rebecca Jennings
23 mei 2025 · 1 uur 14 min
NYMag Features Writer Rebecca Jennings joins the pod to discuss her new book, “Be The Bombshell: What Love Island Teaches Us About Dating.” We dig into how “Love Island” reflects the hellscape of modern courtship and simultaneously offers an antidote to our app-forward dating culture. (Our main takeaway? Girl, leave your house.) We also discuss how the show reflects our increasing political polarization, plays into the growing tendency to perform our relationships for external approval, and releases everyone from the tyranny of “the right reasons.” Lees meer
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BIP Casting Leaks & FWAW S3e9: Discipline Daddies and Bestie Moms
20 mei 2025 · 1 uur 29 min
As “Bachelor in Paradise” filming continues, we finally have some casting leaks! We discuss some of the big names who will be appearing on the beach. Then we dive into the latest episode of “Farmer Wants a Wife,” in which the farmers and one of each of their finalists introduce their families to each other. As farmers’ siblings and mothers make sure their potential future sisters-in-law plan to have fruitful wombs, the ladies bring their moms for that bff-level support and their dads for that FBI-level questioning. One step closer to finding the four tradwives to rule them all! Lees meer
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Bravo’s ‘Love Hotel’ & FWAW S3e8: A Rough Time For Brunettes
13 mei 2025 · 1 uur 51 min
We’re talking about two shows with polar opposite vibes this week! First, we get into the final solo dates on “Farmer Wants A Wife,” and discuss who each farmer picked to be in their final two. Then we switch gears into the Bravo-verse and discuss the new dating show, “Love Hotel,” which takes four iconic Housewives and puts them in a villa to mix and mingle with a bunch of eligible-ish men. But some of them don’t have money, hunny! And that’s a no-go for these ladies. Lees meer
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Julia & Rachel Of “Farmer Wants A Wife” Talk Rural Romance – And Drama
9 mei 2025 · 57 min
This season of “Farmer Wants a Wife” has been the juiciest one yet – so we were thrilled to sit down with Julia Mya (Jay’s farm) and Rachel Eve (Matt’s farm) to find out more about these bonafide city girls and their foray into agricultural dating. We discussed how they ended up on this show, what we missed about their relationships with their farmers this season, and some of the shocking details about their in-house conflicts. Lees meer
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Introducing: Aspire with Emma Grede
8 mei 2025 · 3 min
Build the life of your dreams and learn from the world’s most successful people. Lees meer
Emma Grede, one of America’s richest self-made women - wants you to make the most of your life. On ‘Aspire with Emma Grede', learn through thought-provoking conversations with some of the most successful and smartest minds on the planet.
Each episode will unpack their habits, philosophy and strategies, covering career advice, well-being, psychology and of course how to win in business. The show offers personal stories, data-driven advice, real-world strategies, and the experience you need, to turn your dreams into reality.
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BIP News & “Farmer Wants A Wife” S3e7: Brains Picked, Decisions Made
6 mei 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
Bachelor Nation’s hottest singles, regular and Golden, have hit the beach in Costa Rica to film a new season of “Bachelor in Paradise”! We run down the news and speculation about who and what are going down this season. Plus, we get into the seventh episode of “Farmer Wants A Wife,” where, lo and behold, Farmer Matt is finally forced to make an active decision! And Farmer Jay is really focused on “picking the brains” of his remaining women to do informational interviews on the subject of whether they have feelings for him. Lees meer
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“Farmer Wants A Wife” S3e6 and “Battle Camp”
29 april 2025 · 1 uur 42 min
In this episode of “Farmer Wants A Wife,” the agricultural dating show goes full pronatalist, as the farmers display their deference to their mamas – and let them have a shot at picking the next women who will clean up after them for no pay. We dig into the show’s deeply conservative vision of motherhood, especially white motherhood, and the fantasy of overflowing wombs the episode weaves for us. Next, we discuss the Netflix crossover reality show “Battle Camp,” a sadistic summer camp featuring stars from “Too Hot to Handle,” “The Circle,” “Squid Game” and more. The show is brutal physically and perhaps even more brutal socially, but at least they’re ruled over by their new god: the wheel of misfortune. Lees meer
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“Farmer Wants A Wife” S3e5 and “Got To Get Out”
22 april 2025 · 1 uur 48 min
“Farmer Wants A Wife” is in full swing, with the farmers going on solo dates to figure out whether they want a wife who stays home with their 2-3 kids, a wife who stays home with their 10 kids, or a wife with an impressive career they can brag about to their grandkids. Plus, we binged the Hulu show “Got to Get Out,” a competition reality show in which reality stars and regular people try to escape a mansion to steal a shared million-dollar prize. It features several Bachelor Nation veterans (including Susan Noles as Most Likely To Botch An Escape), as well as our new reality enemy: a man known as Doodles. Lees meer
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“Farmer Wants A Wife” S3e1-4: Tradwife Cosplay
15 april 2025 · 1 uur 58 min
No reality show reflects our current moment better than “Farmer Wants A Wife,” a show about modern city women who dream of living a wholesome life as a tradwife with four kids and raw milk from their husband’s very own cow. And it’s currently back for season three of the current FOX reboot, featuring Kimberly Williams-Paisley as the host (and ultimate former city girl). Also featured: at least one farmer with rizz and questionable politics, innumerable MAGA Barbies doing farm labor in denim minidresses, and even some classic reality TV villains. The first four episodes of this season have been the liveliest since the reboot premiered in 2023, and we’re loving every minute. Lees meer
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Bachelor Nation Beefs & The Future Of The Franchise w/ GOR’s Lizzy Pace
8 april 2025 · 1 uur 54 min
“The end of Grant’s “Bachelor” season finds the franchise in turmoil: “The Bachelorette” is on pause indefinitely, the showrunners and EPs have exited amid complaints of a toxic work environment, and no one has any idea how “Bachelor in Paradise” is going to gracefully combine original flavor and Golden contestants. Where does the franchise go from here? Lizzy Pace of the Game of Roses podcast joins us to discuss the chaotic present and uncertain future of Bachelor Nation. But first, we had to sneak in a gossip sesh to catch up on not one, not two, but THREE brewing Bach Nation beefs.” Lees meer
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News & Gossip w/Storytime With Rikkii: ‘Temptation Island’ Reunion, Litia’s Post-‘Bachelor’ Rise
1 april 2025 · 2 uur 7 min
The past few months have brought us a bounty of reality dating shows – and with them, a bounty of reality dating show gossip! For the first part of our show, we’re joined by the TikTok gossip queen behind Storytime with Rikkii and the Reality Receipts podcast, who helps us make sense of all the “Love Is Blind” and “Temptation Island” madness. First, we break down the post-show “Love Is Blind” season 8 drama, including the fallout of Monica calling out Joey and Sara for secretly dating. Then, we react to all the “Temptation Island” tea, along with all the jaw-dropping antics (mainly from Grant) from the unofficial reunion on The Viall Files. Finally, we end with “The Bachelor” news: Grant and Juliana’s post-season press rounds, Litia’s social media ascension, a bunch of ‘Bachelor’ babies, and Katie Thurston’s cancer diagnosis and marriage. Lees meer
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‘Temptation Island’ Is Like F**ked Up Group Therapy
28 maart 2025 · 2 uur 6 min
“Temptation Island” has officially moved to Netflix. The reboot quickly shot to the top of our queues, and we finally gave into temptation… to watch a bunch of maladapted men cheat on their girlfriends in Hawaii. We go through the highlights of the season, the way that gender roles play out within the franchise, and, of course, “rhythmic wet slapping.” Lees meer
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‘Bachelor’ S29 Finale: Disappointed, Sad, And Definitely Mad
26 maart 2025 · 1 uur 59 min
It’s finale week, and our guy Grant is going through it on his way to a happy ending! He finds himself in a bit of a pickle after he’s told two beautiful, dynamic women – who both “carry themselves” so well! – that he loves them. His good-on-paper girl and his fellow lone wolf are going head to head, and he’s torn. Grant has just a few days to go on some last-chance dates, introduce both Juliana and Litia to his family, and then make the big decision. (Spoiler alert: He does! And some all-time high-quality drama ensues.) Lees meer
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Monica Danus Of ‘LIB’ Is Ready To Speak Her Mind
21 maart 2025 · 1 uur 30 min
Monica Danus’s time on “Love Is Blind” season 8 ended in heartbreak at the altar, and she revealed on the reunion special that the heartbreak only continued after filming wrapped. We had so many questions for Monica about her time on the show and everything that has gone down since. We discuss how she feels about her engagement with Joey after watching the show (and his choice to longboard down the aisle), the fallout from her sister’s skepticism, whether Joey led her on after the wedding, and her explosive revelation that her pod friend Sara and Joey are now dating. Lees meer
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‘Bachelor’ S29 Fantasy Suites w/Ali Barthwell: Hot Tub Zero
18 maart 2025 · 2 uur 18 min
Grant and his final three are in the Dominican Republic for fantasy suites, and it’s a pivotal week – because Grant still barely knows these women. Juliana shows off her down and dirty side, Litia convinces Grant she’s adventurous, and Zoe is once again thwarted in her quest to have a conversation with her possible future husband. But – we do get the FIRST “I love you” of the season. And it comes from Grant! There may be zero narrative tension during Grant’s fantasy suites, but heading into the finale it seems like we may finally get some drama… and some real genuine heartbreak. Lees meer
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‘LIB’ S8 Reunion: A Photorealistic Tattoo Of Eyes
12 maart 2025 · 2 uur 14 min
Most “Love Is Blind” reunions are basically useless. But 8 seasons in, Nick and Vanessa Lachey actually (mostly) delivered. Or, rather, the women of LIB Minneapolis came correct. They had receipts, and monologues, and striking clarity about their relationships during the show. Plus, the most unsettling update of all: Daniel’s new tattoo of Taylor’s eyes. Lees meer
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‘Bachelor’ S29 WTA: The Carolina Show Is Boring
11 maart 2025 · 1 uur 25 min
As Grant’s breakneck season sprints toward the finale, his former bachelorettes gathered for the traditional Women Tell All special, moderated (sort of) by Jesse Palmer. And it turned out to be another episode of the Carolina Show, as the women rehashed every moment of tepid drama – and Carolina came ready to win every point. Plus, some really exciting stuff! Like… weird Disney film tie-ins… and Grant’s Easter-themed suit… and… bloopers? This whole reunion could have been an email. Lees meer
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‘LIB’ S8e13: Four Weddings And A Growing List Of Enemies
7 maart 2025 · 1 uur 28 min
The finale is upon us! Four out of five engaged couples make it to the altar, but will any of them actually get married? We discuss the telltale signs that someone is going to say “no” at the altar, some egregious fashion misses from the men, and who we’re rooting for in the aftermath of the season. Plus, we get into some tidbits of gossip ahead of the reunion and our penultimate Friends to Enemies scale! Lees meer
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‘Bachelor’ S29 Hometowns: Womb On Fire Sale
4 maart 2025 · 2 uur 1 min
It’s only week 6 of Grant’s journey to find love, and yet somehow we are ALREADY AT HOMETOWNS. We’re whisked away to see the skyscrapers of Manhattan (Zoe) and Chicago (Dina), the mountains of Wyoming (Litia), and the pizza parlor of Newton, Mass. (Juliana). Grant really digs into what he wants from a wife – namely a giant, loving family that he can nuzzle right into. Lees meer