Bachelor of Hearts

We're back! After a long absence, we return with a special episode, designed to keep you up to date with some of your favourite stars from seasons we've covered over the history of BoH! We answer all your big questions such as who's gotten married, who's split up, and who's still promoting some kind of weird weight loss solution on Instagram years after their 15 minutes on TV? (trick question - the answer is ‘everyone')Plus, a brief debrief on MAFS, some Golden Bachelor AU news, and a revolutionary new handshake technique. It's good to be back!Who did we miss? Let us know on socials @bohpod

We made it - both to the end of another season of The Golden Bachelorette and to the beginning of another hundo! Despite another perfectly-fine-but-not-particularly-inspiring episode, we're celebrating in style. Is Guy a horse? Hear how Joan's season wraps up (you'll never guess!) and also hear us eating a bunch of golden treats on microphone! Sorry! Thanks to all of you for making the past 200 episodes so special. We'll be back soon! Until then - find us on Instagram and Bachelor of Hearts Oshposting, and if you'd like to support the show in a money way, our Patreon.

We're licking our wounds this week after a brutal few days in world history, and a Golden Bachelorette: The Men Tell All special that somehow isn't able to offer any real solutions. But did it help? We're here to discuss the silver (or is that golden?) linings in this insubstantial but inoffensive hour of TV: for one, it's nice to see our friends the Mansion Men again and tap our toes to their jaunty tune. Jesse Palmer (a Canadian!) has a good night as host (especially when he's not talking to Charles L.) And hey - everyone gets a something-burger. That's not nothing-burger!

This week, Joan and her Final Three are treated to a trip to Tahiti, where Joan is faced with a tough decision (which ultimately gets made for her). As we lurch towards the finish line, we discuss the hypothetical possibility of a Golden Who Fucks, and dive deep into the way Tahiti is represented, as well as the effect it has on an older Frenchman. Plus, some hard-hitting US election coverage (

Happy Hawktuber 31st!!! It's time once again for our annual Halloween episode - this time, we're covering two horrifying episodes Drac-to-Drac, because is there anything scarier than trying to summarise and discuss two feature-length episodes of TV in one go?? Oh yeah - spiders. They're scary as hell. Please support the show on Patreon if you can & would like to, and find us on socials @bohpod / Bachelor of Hearts Oshposting! A dock is an enclosed area for loading and unloading ships. It extends along the shoreline. This one can sometimes also be used to encompass the other four, though. A wharf runs parallel to shore, not out into the water, and is built on piles, which are basically long pillars driven into the ground. They often are placed where the soil is too loose to build directly. A pier is like a wharf, but extends out into the water. These are pretty common for boat ramps and public parks and such. A quay is similar to a wharf, running along the shoreline, but is built on fill, which is literally filling material. In other words, it rests directly on the ground, which is filled in around it. Finally, a jetty is a pier that is built on fill. It runs out into the water, but there's no space underneath it. It rests on filled earth.

This week on The Golden Bachelorette, the bloodbath continues, as we say farewell to three more of our favourite men (and also another one). Plus, two lacklustre single dates and a bizarre farewell fakeout. Wow, it sounds pretty rough when I put it like that! Never fear, though: we're feeling our oats this week thanks to our new sponsor, we're standing up to cancer, and we're celebrating the resurgence of the tush.

This week, one man is sent on a glitzy all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, whilst another is plonked on a horse. The sixty-somethings are pushed to engage in strenuous activity and many of them are injured in the process, and Joan is struggling under the weight of her performance of ultimate femininity. In conclusion, Episode 3 of The Golden Bachelorette is a land of contrasts. Danke schoen for listening! Keep up with the show on socials @bohpod and our Facebook community Bachelor of Hearts Oshposting. Plus, you can support the show on Patreon if you want us to live that high roller lifestyle.

This week, we're joined once again by LMFAO Expert and girlfriend of the pod Lauren Guerrera to discuss the FBOY Island AU S2 finale! We're still reeling from the very unexpected outcome, but we try our best to decompress and provide some closure after a pretty jarring season finale. There's tons to pull apart from both the finale and the post-show, and we're also a little divided on our winners and losers. Plus you might hear some little hee-hees along the way. Lauren's got a season's worth of hot takes stored up, Max has taken up skinning animals, and Xavy's got strong feelings about payment methods - plus... they sent us hats. Support the show on Patreon (thanks!!) plus stay in the loop on Instagram @bohpod and in our Facebook group Bachelor of Hearts Oshposting.

CANNONBAAALLLL!!! We are back and we're diving deep into Week 2 of our Golden Bachelorette recap!

This week, it's (probably) the second-last episode of the season, and our chickens are finally coming home to roost. We see a Freaky Friday body-swap Group Date, a genuinely thrilling Hot Gay Spy Deal, and another shock walk-out - plus, we get very finicky over spelling, editing, and sound design (all in a day's work). Who have you got going into the finale? Let us know on socials @bohpod!

Somebody call Evil Chubby Checker - cause this week, we're dealing with a bad twist! We hit the mics to ask the big questions about this week's huge production fumble. Could aliens be to blame? Is it some kind of brilliantly nuanced psychological mindgame? Was it just bad? And what else happened on this episode again? We talk about why Jerome's shock reveal was not that shocking, some more icky male aggression, and a breaking-point display of independence from the show's backgroundiest character.

Episode 6 leaves us a little dissatisfied, with a few plot threads that refuse to make meaningful progress - however, a chilling ultimatum, a sneaky off-the-books relationship, and a big old game-changing status reveal all threaten to show their heads very soon. On the pod, we suspect a man of inventing a son, threaten to cook the women, and give props to the absolute worst man on TV - plus, we lay down our final predictions ahead of next week's status reveal!

This week, we're joined once again by dear friend of the pod Abby Butler (triple j) to discuss the highs and lows of Episode 5, as we learn more and more about these men (and even a little bit about the women). Can you educate a man out of his Andrew Tate addiction? Is Nathan's big reveal the best reality TV twist of the year? Has Jack's reign of shirtlessness gone on long enough? Plus - squirty paint, squirty papaya, and probably too much Haliey Welch chat. Follow Abby on IG @abbzbutler and TikTok @flabbygutler!

This week on the pod, we're joined by fabulous fitness & fashion content creator Taylor Roocke, who just so happens to be the sister of our favourite new TV character, Doug! No, not the Nickelodeon cartoon Doug, can you imagine? Taylor gives us the lowdown on the man behind the muscle, the brain behind the brawn, the over-achiever behind the golden retriever - as well as an insight into what it's like watching your brother get his butt out on TV. Plus, a brand-new segment with a fashion focus, we go deep on Joe's possessive behaviour, and we finish with some unexpected breaking news about The Bachelor (yes, really!) Find Taylor on TikTok ⁠@taylorinspired⁠ and Instagram at ⁠@taylorroocke⁠!

Xavy's recording on location as we recap FBOY Island Australia S2E03! This week, a surprise appearance from Mr Tickles sends shockwaves through the podcast, plus, who the F are these new boys?? Join us as we unmask this week's A-Boy, F-Boy, and celebrate the return of BDE Yoda.

Freestyle rap is back in a BIG way this week on FBOY Island AU - plus, some well-timed Olympic synergy, unnecessary waxing, and some last-minute string cheese (in that it was kind of cheesy when D'art played the cello, which is a string instrument, you get it?)Also - we salute the work of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, we're visited by some famous Seths, and we hash out the great BDE vs. Rizz debate of 2024.

Bachelor of Hearts is back with a brand-new miniseries, covering all the action of Season 2 of FBOY Island Australia! It's shaping up to be an interesting season already - we discuss our first impressions of the cast (which includes a few familiar faces), the ways the show is already subverting its own formula, and the unnerving feeling that it's all about to go horribly wrong. Ghost a pop-punk boy today, but don't ghost us - find us on socials @bohpod and let us know what you think of the show so far!

It's finally here - our Catching Kelce finale podcast! We take a detailed look at the two-hour long season finale, deliver on some promises made earlier in the season, and (perhaps most excitingly) catch up on the all-important Where Are They Nows. Who ended up winning, and how long did the relationship last? Why has nobody ever heard of this show? And what became of dear sweet Lexi? Plus - we go deep on eyebrows, we get lost in the weeds with Rob Schenider, and Max offers some closing thoughts on the sport of football.

It's the end of an era - Channel 10 has announced that the Bachelor franchise in Australia is being put to bed. We jumped on the mics immediately to capture our reactions and speculate about what happens next.

It's the penultimate episode of Catching Kelce, and we're saying farewell to some beloved faves, as Travis narrows the women down to a Final Four - plus, a visit from a country-pop superstar, and a surprise overnight date. If that weren't enough - we also give our first impressions on Taylor Swift's brand-new The Tortured Poet's Department, and the 2023 documentary Kelce - plus, we finally figure out whether Xavier is smarter than a 5th grader. (Spoiler: results inconclusive!)

The marriage between the first ever Golden Bachelor couple, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, has ended. We rushed to the mics to debrief in this emergency minisode. Back to Kelce next week. We'll get through this together.

Party Rock is on the pod tonight?! This week, we're joined by LMFAO expert Lauren Guerrera for a discussion of an unexpected high point for Catching Kelce - a trip to the Party Rock Mansion. As Travis himself gets slightly lost between the cracks, we find joy in an impassioned defence of Violet Beauregarde, a meticulously detailed research dossier, and a new game called Two Fooths and a Lie.

Beep boop! This week Travis Kelce enters cyberspace, and drags several women into the digital world with him. While some women receive a high-tech kiss, others barely escape with all their bits intact. We consider what lessons Catching Kelce may have learned from GamerGate (if any), bone up on the history of the touchdown dance, and eagerly anticipate a more exciting episode next week.

This week, Catching Kelce begins a somewhat awkward transition from its cut-throat beginnings to the more character-focused, relationship-based show it will become. Max intrigues Xavy with tales of butt fumbling, banana baseball, and lingerie football, while Xavy offers thoughts about the Catching Kelce theme song, a discussion of Mop Guys, and a new game called What Dog. All this, plus an extended Fabio deep-dive courtesy of past and future guest Dr. Jodi McAlister.

We're back for Catching Kelce episode 2, and joining us in the huddle this week is musician, pop culture journalist and BoH all-star Eilish Gilligan! The personalities and storylines of this season are starting to take shape - we've got an potential frontrunner, we've got a big weird conflict, we've got whatever "BBBs" are. Who better than us three himbologists to discuss Travis' delicate balance of hot and ick, uncover a conspiracy around a secret message, and try not to fall into a great big toilet. Give Eilish the BoH Bump: Stream (but actually buy) Final Girl! Subscribe to Stranger Than Fiction! Follow EG on IG!

The whistle blows, and regular season play begins - in week 1 of Catching Kelce, Travis narrowed down his pool of fifty women to just fifteen in a brutal round of cuts. We analyse the plays made on the first episode to determine which women deserved a touchdown, and which deserved to much-frown (due to not being picked). We're lucky enough to be joined by Travis Kelce as a special in-studio guest - plus, Max lists all the dud states, Xav recounts a bird-related mishap, and we learn to mix liquor with alcohol.

Go long! (We sure did). The Bachelor of Hearts podcast is back with a new mini-series, in which we'll be covering the 2016 E! reality series Catching Kelce, which follows Kansas City Chiefs' superstar tight end Travis Kelce's attempt to find love from a pool of 50 women. In this preview episode, we cover the 25-minute preview special, and set the scene with all the necessary context (who's Taylor Swift, anyway?) - what the world looked like in 2016, what a tight end is, and of course, a detailed and exhaustive ranking of all of Taylor Swift's albums. Plus - who's Stink? Find us on socials @bohpod, join our Facebook group Bachelor of Hearts Oshposting, and support the show on Patreon ⁠

It's time to sit down and have a think about where things are going. On this episode, our second-ever 'State of the Nation' address, we take stock of where the world of The Bachelor AU is right now - hanging a little delicately, perhaps, but not without hope. We suggest some ideas to help the show back on its feet, and pitch some new reality shows of our own. We also take an exciting look at what's ahead for BoH, including some rough plans for the rest of the year, and the announcement of the next show we'll be covering! New pixel art bbs by George Greentree ❤️

Well - they did it! Gerry and Theresa's "Golden Wedding", the spon-con-laden, filler-stuffed 2-hour 'live' TV special, went off mostly without a hitch - but did it need to exist? We perform the much-needed audio autopsy to find out. Note - there's a slight audio issue on this episode, please pretend you do not hear it!

Arriving at exactly the right time, it's our Golden Bachelor finale recap podcast - in which we lovingly detail the nail-biting conclusion to Gerry's quest for love. Gerry's twisted himself up in knots telling multiple women he's in love with them - is there any way for him to stick the landing? Who will he end up having just recently married at the Golden Wedding? And can we stop talking about buttholes long enough to tell you about it?

We're tackling the last three episodes of this wild season all in one go - so strap down your precariously positioned pot plants, gather up a few stray geese, jot down a few hundred words on a scrap of printer paper, and prepare for the best. Which Bachelors emerge unscathed? Which women were we cheering for? (hint: all of them) And do we really have to talk about Baby one more time? From an unexpected (and unexpectable) gift, to a purchase previously thought impossible, to a running time that ended up as long as Killers of the Flower Moon - this episode overflows with very specific miracles for very specific people. Thanks for listening to this season. Back soon.

It's a pivotal pair of episodes as we wriggle closer to finale, with giddy highs (Wesley and Brea breaking format and technically making Bachelor history, a much-needed and well-earned boat date, and an unexpected crossover with Dr. Pimple Popper) as well as undeniable lows (Episode 8). Please send us your mnemonics to help us remember what floor food to eat. We'll be back again soon with our coverage of the rest of the season - plus Max says we'll be doing a whole episode about Ballina, so I guess look forward to that.

This episode, we're joined once again by wonderful musician, friend, and certified Ben hater Imogen Clark to discuss The Bachelors Australia episodes 6 and 7 - which featured the usual drama about who's receiving flowers, but also new drama about when flowers are being received. Plus a dangle-date conspiracy, another complicated admission (and subsequent expectation) from Wes, and a Pretty Woman date that gets worse the more you think about it. Please enjoy our expert body language analysis, a bold prediction for Luke's final pick, a moment for a scene-stealing background character, and the most expensive (and most worth it) bit in BoH history. Give Imogen the BoH Bump: Buy or stream her music on Bandcamp (or anywhere else), catch her on tour in January, and follow her on socials @imogenclarkmusic!

Any podcast born after 2015 can't cook... all they know is point out visible boom mic, correct handsome idiot on art history, investigate the acting career of Big Brother Australia 2005 evictee Simon Deering, try and work out the difference between "person" and "human", look up prices of hot chip & lie. We're back with a one-off recap of Episode 5 - which included a crashed group date, a little bit of culture at the NGV, and a vow of celibacy.

JINGIES! We are so thrilled to welcome back the absolutely crunching Abigail "Big Gail" Harley (The Bachelor[s] Season 10, or, *sigh* 1) back to the pod!! We propose a toast(er) to B.G.'s new squeeze, before diving into a raucous recap of two episodes that began with a love bomb-y love-note, through dates with various degrees of hauntedness, and ended in a cowardly act of deception. Sounds pretty juicy, right? All this, plus rhyming slang, gollies, and the ascent of Beefy Luke. Give Big Gail the BoH Bump: find her on Instagram @itsbiggail!

Welcome quack to the BoH podcast! On this episode, we're diving deep on Episode 2 of The Bachelors Australia S11/2, which contained numerous deep-dives of its own, as well as two ducks, five swans, a pelican, a whirly-bird, and (not quite) a Gosling. We're a partridge short of a carol here, although two of this season's birds will get a peck before the night is through. Plus - Max celebrates a successful called shot, Xavy maps out some Melbourne geography, and we delight in the surprise return of a beloved Group Date format.

HELLO! And welcome back to Australia's best and longest-running Bachelor podcast! We're so stoked to be back on deck recapping Season 11 of The Bachelor[s] Australia, unless it's Season 2, the jury's still out. In this episode: Has the Bachelor gone full Bridgerton? Also, what's Bridgerton? Plus, you'll meet all (some?) of the key players from the show's "Most Romantic™️ Season" yet. Also - Christian Swear Words, a Ting expose, and which one of these women will initiate World War III, darling?

This week on BoH, we're taking a detailed look at the 24 women who'll be entering the fray when the new season of The Bachelors Australia starts this weekend. Xavy puts their official cast bio analysis hat on, and Max sniffs around the dark and dusty alleyways of the internet searching for buried treasure. It's a fully off-leash deep-dive into weird made-up job titles, German TV, Mr. Lambo, juice addiction, and horse creation software. Stick around to the end for our totally unqualified predictions on who'll still be standing at the end of this season!

This week, we're both back in action for a simply staggering week of Golden Bachelor. It's Fuck Week - the official celebration of permitted primetime porking, which prompts potentially painful pratfalls from the show's pension-eligible patriarch. We bear witness to the first ever Golden 69, find out how birds have sex, and struggle to agree on our predictions for the finale.

This week, XRN has been struck down by covid-19, so MQ is handily filling in the gaps, for the traditional not-quite-an-episode of the series: The Women Tell All. There's not All that much for the Women to Tell this time around, as drama has served as a garnish to the other festivities this season. However, we do find out our Final Two, as Gerry surprises us with his choice of evictee, and Max reflects on their less-than-ideal ending. Plus: gas chat, six inches become eight, and of course, we get to hear plenty of Max's beautiful Gerry impression.

This week, it's the greatest crossover event in Bachelor podcasting history, as we're joined by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen, hosts of Bachelor in Retrospect, to recap Gerry's Hometowns episode. We do our best to unpick the show's cliffhanger ending, and stop down for every granular regional detail along the way. Will Slider get in shape before summer? Does The Golden Commissioner deserve our endorsement? And did Gerry fake the moon landing? Give Annemarie and Carrie the BoH Bump: Subscribe to Bachelor In Retrospect anywhere you get podcasts, and follow them on Instagram and Tiktok @bachelorinretrospect, plus Twitter @bachretrospect.

'Twas the week before Hometowns and all through the Mansion, the final 6 hope Gerry will meet their grandson. (Not the best rhyme, I'm sorry). This week, the women present their case for why they deserve to be in the top 3, leading to some incredible gameplay & heart-melting declarations of love. Plus - we discuss some breaking pop-culture news thanks to past & future guest Imogen Clark, Maxy Needs A Recipe, we go deep on Hannah Montana: The Movie: The Game, and we plan a live podcast in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Check out the Two Paths for the Jewish Bachelor Contestant episode of JewishCurrents' "On The Nose" podcast referenced in this episode.

This EEK, we're joined by author, academic and Bachie AU icon Jodi McAlister for our annual arbitrarily Halloween-themed episode, Dracula of Haunts Laments: Screamer Shudders! Join us for a spirited discussion of The Golden Bachelor's fourth week, which included an exciting pickleball group date, the season's first declaration of love, and visits from the franchise's past and future. Jodi shares heaps of expertise about the archetypes of romantic fiction, mentionitis, and misattribution of arousal - as well as recommending some international reality shows, and detailing her process in creating a fictional show that resembles but is legally distinct from The Bachelor. Plus, we play a new game called Dink On Your Feet, stan for Sandra From Atlanta, and catch up on some developing baby news from last week. Please note - due to a very spooky audio issue, you'll notice the audio is spookily bad this week. It's a thematic thing, and very deliberate, but we're sorry anyway. Give Jodi the BoH Bump! Find the Marry Me, Juliet series (and Jodi's other books) wherever books are sold, and keep an eye out for Not Here To Make Friends when it drops on January 3. Find her Bachie recaps at Book Thingo, and follow @jodimcalister on Instagram, TikTok, and BlueSky.

This week, we're a little distracted by some baby news on Bachelor in Paradise, but we still find time for some research into Joan's hometown, memories of Listen To Your Heart, and the shortest Single Date we've ever seen. Plus, we genuinely enjoy some poetry, marvel at the gentlest dibber-dobbing in franchise history, and learn what a hoo-ha is. (None of our business).

This week on BoH: Senior Studies, we're joined by the iconic Bella Johnston (The Bachelor[s] AU Season 10) to recap Week 2 of The Golden Bachelor - which features the women's arrival at the mansion, a toe-tapping Single Date, and a handful of instances of good grief. Bella shares her experiences with mansion life, trauma bonding, crafting perfect Bachie fits and being papped in the nude. Plus - a biscuit DM slide, the mysterious disappearance of Marina, and the warm embrace of a familiar Group Date. Give Bella the BoH Bump: Find her on Instagram, TikTok, and her new Sunroom @spicyjohnston. Plus, get in on the ground level of her new podcast, One Night Stand @onenightstandpod.

This week, we're joined by returning guest Alisha Aitken-Radburn to officially kick off our coverage of the first ever season of The Golden Bachelor! We get the lowdown on Alisha's great new memoirThe Villain Edit, before diving deep into the limo entrances and shock Night 1 farewells of a pretty stunning episode of television. Plus - we practice our Gerry impressions, we debate the one "little droplet of cruelty" in the episode, and Max tells us about trombones. (Editors' note - the Golden Bachelor S1 E1 recap begins about 40 minutes into the episode.) Give Alisha the BoH bump: The Villain Edit is available on paperback & e-book wherever books are sold, with an audiobook coming later this year. Find Alisha on socials @alisha.aitkenradburn.

Bachelor of Hearts Presents: Senior Studies is finally here! In this series, we'll be looking at the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelor as it airs in the US - a series which marks the first time in Bachelor history that a cast has been exclusively made up of people aged 60 years and over. In advance of the first episode, we put our Professional Bachelor Journalist caps on to find out all we can about the 22 beautiful women who'll be competing for the heart of Gerry Turner (and of course, for the hearts of the viewing public). For more - find us on Instagram or join the Bachelor of Hearts Oshposting group on Facebook.

The BoH babys are BACK with a brand-new episode covering a scattershot grab-bag of extremely important topics! First of all, we're officially announcing that we will be covering The Golden Bachelor when it begins airing in the US at the end of September. We also detail some BoH-adjacent books and music we've been enjoying, dig into a red-hot crematorium scandal, and try and determine where 90s hitmakers The Offspring stand on trans rights. Plus, we catch up on recent weddings, product launches, and comings-out (both closet and implant).

Well, it's certainly a choice (again). This episode features our initial reactions to the announcement that Season 11 of The Bachelor Australia will again feature three leads: Wesley Senna Cortes, Ben Waddell, and Luke Bateman. XRN is going in cold (well, actually, going in 'stomach virus'), but MQ has prepared a detailed dossier on the three new Bachelors - so join us as we dig deeper than anyone could reasonably expect us to in order to find out whether any of these guys are interesting enough to talk about on our podcast for several frantic weeks. (We're still going to do it regardless, but, y'know.)

What's up bug dicks! The FBoy Island gods have blessed us with a combination Fuck Week and Finale Week, so we dig in to all the action, including a twist ending that served as another huge highlight of the season. Plus - what's going on with Cory? Which ex-Bachelor was caught up in a gangland shooting this week? And has a DJ ever had sex?