Reality superfans Kate and Dillon talk trash TV as a way of getting at truths of American culture and as an excuse to hang out. We’re not critics, we’re critical. We’re not casuals, we’re obsessives. We’re not friends, we’re best friends. New episodes coming out weekly.
We're back with a new intro song and a new season of Survivor! This episode, we talk about our big picture feelings on the cast and the twists, as well as our favorite plays from the first three episodes of Survivor 43. We want to hear from you! Send us your questions or hot takes on Twitter @takeoffmymic or to bachsignal@gmail.com
This week, we discuss every miserable boat ride and shouting match from the (perfect) season finale of Vanderpump Rules. We also break down why this season was so underrated and our theories of what's next for Raquel, James, and Lala. We want to hear from you! Send us your questions or hot takes on Twitter @takeoffmymic or to bachsignal@gmail.com
Join us as we continue to spiral out over how good this season of Vanderpump Rules is! Plus, Dillon names his picks for who will return from last season's Survivor cast and Kate explains why Cheer is low key republican. We want to hear from you! Send us your questions or hot takes on Twitter @takeoffmymic or to bachsignal@gmail.com
We're back for Season 3! In this episode, we give our hottest takes on the latest season of Selling Sunset and the first season of Selling Tampa (spoiler alert: we loved it). We also check in on Vanderpump Rules and our hopes for the rest of the season. We want to hear from you! Send us your questions or hot takes on Twitter @takeoffmymic or to bachsignal@gmail.com
We recap week 13 of Married at First Sight in an attempt to answer the question: should any of these couples actually stay together? Plus, Kate details her failed attempt to get cast in a reality show and Dillon breaks down the pan-African food challenge on Top Chef. We want to hear from you! Send us your questions or hot takes on Twitter @takeoffmymic or to bachsignal@gmail.com
It's another week of Married at First Sight and our Chris apology tour continues. After debating whether Dr. Pepper Schwartz is the only sane expert on this show, we talk about the couples' sit downs with the experts in preparation for decision day. Plus, Dillon makes a case for why Master Chef is better than Top Chef.
We have been SWAMPED with reality TV news this week. First, we break down Jen Shah's arrest and legal charges. Then we recap this week's nightmare episode of Married at First Sight and talk through the season premier of Top Chef. Diversions include Project Runway, Dress to Impress, and Dillon's upcoming book release. We want to hear from you! Send your hot takes and spoilers to thebachsignal@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @takeoffmymic. You can also pre-order Dillon's book at https://www.wordwest.co/online-store/a-study-of-frustration-poems-p294371629
We discuss the latest episode of Married at First Sight, including a revision of our opinion of Ryan and updates on Paige and Chris. Then, as part of our bigger project of figuring out what the hell LifeTime TV is, we break down about our reactions to the announcement of the Meghan and Harry royal exit movie. Diversions include axe throwing and HGTV. We want to hear from you! Send your spoilers or hot takes to thebachsignal@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @takeoffmymic.
We've got a new name and a new logo, but the same grudge against Dr. Viviana. This episode, we break down all of Dr. Viv's crimes against women in week 10 of Married at First Sight. Dillon also helps Kate pinpoint the exact moment when she turned on Paige and takes a dangerous step towards becoming a Chris apologist. We want to hear from you! Send your spoilers and hot takes to bachsignal@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @takeoffmymic.
After a quick detour to dunk on everyone still watching the Bachelor, we get into week 9 of Married at First Sight and all of the obvious existential issues in these miserable relationships. Digressions include the prison of American masculinity and a defense of Stassi Schroeder that nobody asked for.
It's our first week skipping the Bachelor and the vibes are immaculate! In this episode, we start our big picture analysis of Married at First Sight by talking through the possible motives of the producers, contestants, and the experts. Plus, Dillon reveals why he hates Pastor Cal and Kate starts beef with Dr. Viv. If you have juicy spoilers or ideas for renaming this podcast, we want to hear from you! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on twitter @bachsignal.
It's our first week of Married at First Sight coverage! We talk through our feelings about the couples, how the show is handling COVID, and our hopes and dreams and dreams for this season. Plus, Dillon accurately picks which couples would have hooked up if they'd met in real life before the show (because this podcast never misses) As always, we want to hear from you! Send your hot takes to thebachsignal@gmail.com or DM us on twitter @bachsignal
We skipped our usual episode recap this week to discuss Chris Harrison's interview with Rachel Lindsay and how its been received by Bachelor Nation. The conversation turned to how it changed our understanding of the discourse around the show, this podcast, and our friendship. Spoiler alert: we're going to be devoting much less energy and time to the Bachelor going forward and will instead be recapping our longtime obsession, Married at First Sight. Look out on Monday for our first episode covering the MAFS season! As always, we want to hear from you! Email us at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on twitter @bachsignal.
This week, we discuss our feelings about Week 4 of The Mattchelor in light of Reality Steve's recent revelation of who was picked to be the next bachelorette. So if you don't like spoilers, skip this episode (and probably this whole podcast? how have you made it this far?). Digressions include a rant about how other Bachelor Nation podcasts attribute too much agency to contestants and a deep dive into Brooks Marks' favorite things according to New York Magazine. Plus, we talk about the season finale of Real Housewives of Salk Lake City and our hopes for the show's future. Programming notes: Sorry for pushing the episode out twice - I flew too close to the sun and published the wrong audio on Sunday. Now that SLC is over, we're going to be discussing the newest season of Married at First Sight. So if you haven't started this season already, you should! And as always, we want to hear your hot takes and spoilers at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal.
This week's episode was an absolute shit show and we're here to remind everyone to blame the producers and not the cast. Once we're done ranting about how horrible the people who make this show are, Kate talks about the polyamorous lesbian vegan scene in Chicago and Dillon explains that Katie actually sucks. And, for the first time in history, Bach Signal is skeptical of whether Jen Shah is truly a queen. If you know the name of the corporate entity that Jen uses to pay the Shah Squad or have any juicy spoilers for this season of the bach, email us at thebachsignal@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @bachsignal.
It's the second week of Matt's season and we've got a lot of hot takes about Sarah's exit. Plus, Kate reveals her Matt James Red Flag of the Week and Dillon finally (finally!!!!) got into Selling Sunset. Programming Note: Once Real Housewives of Salt Like City wraps, we're going to start recapping the newest season of Married at First Sight. And, ass always, we want to hear your hot takes and spoilers! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
It's the first week of The Matchelor and Bach Signal is getting theoretical. Inspired by Victoria's performance, we discuss possible plays that a Bachelor contestant can make when she realizes that she's not the hottest girl on the show and how the women in the house could use Survivor-style alliances. Then, Kate screams about Franco Lacosta being the only gay man in Bachelor Nation and Dillon presents his unified theory of really tv queens (ft. Jen Shah, of course). Send us your hot takes and spoilers! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
This week, we witnessed one of the most consequential events in reality TV history - Coach Shah's hip-hop-and-golf-themed birthday party on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City - we can't stop talking about it. (If you're only here for the Bachelor, skip to 0:39:30) After breaking down all the SLC drama, we discuss Matt James' disappointing first night as the Bachelor. Dillon explains how this episode plays into the hypersexualization of Black men and Kate makes the case for not giving production the benefit of the doubt. Listeners, we are already exhausted. We want to hear your hot takes, spoilers, and juicy tidbits about the cast! Email us at thebachsignal@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @bachsignal
We're back for the Matchelor's season and giving high school yearbook superlatives to the women of his cast. In part 2 of our deep dive, we announce our picks for who is most likely to be a producer plant, who is most likely to have faked a negative COVID test, and more! Plus, Kate explains her attempts to catfish a player a goodreads in order to bring you all this vital information. We want to hear your hot takes, spoilers, and juicy tidbits about the cast! Email us at thebachsignal@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @bachsignal
We're back for the Matchelor's season and giving high school yearbook superlatives to the women of his cast. Find out who was voted the future MVP of BiP and who is most likely to be cancelled for potentially supporting a homophobic mega church that has been having in-person services during COVID in part 1 of our breakdown of Matt's cast. We want to hear your hot takes, spoilers, and juicy tidbits about the cast! Email us at thebachsignal@gmail.com or DM us on Twitter @bachsignal
Just like Clare's season of the Bachelorette, Bach Signal recorded a secret pilot episode that never aired and was presumed lost. But! We recently found our phantom night one tapes and are leaking the episode to prove how correct we were about everything that would happen in Bachelor Nation this year.. Tune in to hear Dillon predict a contestant telling Matt James that "Love is Love," Kate accidentally being biphobic on mic, and our first-ever deep dive into why we still watch this horrible, wonderful show.
To celebrate our escape from La Quinta, we talk about our big takeaways and let downs from this season. Plus, Dillon explains all the ways the show failed to sell us on Tayshia and Zac's relationship and Kate defends our sweet prince Brenden from Rachel Lindsay. And, of course, we talk about another perfect episode of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Also! Look out next week for our preview of the women of Matt James' season AND a possible leak of Bach Signal's phantom pilot episode. As always, send us all of your spoilers and hot takes at thebachsignal@gmail.com or @BachSignal on Twitter.
It's hometown week at La Quinta and in a shocking turn of events, we disagree about whether it was a good episode! Mostly to justify her own crying during Brenden's date, Kate makes the case for a stripped down hometown dates while Dillon lays out why we should actually hate Ivan. Plus, we talk Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and continue to sing Heather's praises. Send us your hot takes and spoilers! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
We would like to dedicate this episode to the memory of Vanderpump Rules. Tom Schwartz, thank you for your service. After eulogizing Jax's Show™, we recap week 5 of Tayshia's season of the Bachelorette and the latest episode of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Tune in to learn more about Bach Signal's official stance on sensory deprivation tanks (pro), hallucinogenics (neutral), and the Bachelorette's depiction of trauma (con). If you want to wish Dillon a belated happy birthday or have any hot takes on our latest episode, hit us up! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
It's a Bach Signal emergency because Jax Taylor (the #1 guy in the group™) was FIRED from Vanderpump Rules. After processing our shock, we talk through the parade of personal traumas on Tayshia's season of the Bachelorette. Dillon finally delivers his hot take on Ivan's one on one date and Kate, as per usual, cannot resist the temptation to bring up Married at First Sight. But it's all just a warmup to talking about our queen, Jen Shah. Send us your hot takes and spoilers! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
It's Tayshia's week 2 and we are reluctant to be along for the ride. As we break down the episode, Dillon tries to explain the show's definition of masculinity and Kate comes up with game strategies for ugly guys. But mostly, we talk about the best show of the decade - the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. If you want to hire us as consultants for your Bachelor application or have more details about Mary's pentecostal cult, let us know! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
We jump into Tayshia's first week as the Bachelorette and dear listeners, the vibes are good! Along the way, Dillon continues to struggle with what the Bachelor franchise really is (a carnival? a Neil Lane commercial?) and Kate tries to identify the protagonist of the episode (probably also Neil Lane). Plus, we're all in on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! If you know the exact time and location of Clare Crawley and Dale Moss's births, or if you have any good spoilers/questions/hot takes, let us know! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
We puzzle out who the hell is to blame for Clare and Dale's terrifying engagement. While sifting through all of the lies, Dillon transcends to a higher plane of understanding the rituals of the Bachelorette and Kate projects all of her attachment problems onto Dale. And in weird watches, Dillon brings us back to British reality shows with a masterpiece called Naked Attraction. If you have spoilers, questions, or hot takes, hit us up! We're at thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
Just, yikes. We try to work through our extreme discomfort with Clare's second week of the Bachelorette. Dillon lays out his theory of how masculinity is portrayed on the Bachelorette, Kate tries to identify frankenbites, and we both go deep into how Sarah Schulman's book Conflict is Not Abuse could be applied to this season. Plus, Dillon pitches a Korean drama and Kate looks for help explaining her obsession with Married at First Sight. If you have spoilers, questions, or hot takes, hit us up! thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
This week, we surrender our grip on reality and go into full-on conspiracy mode. Dillon unveils his master theory that the producers are using this season to punish us all for reading spoilers, Kate pitches different ideas for the plot twist, and both go off the rails speculating that this season is actually a warning from production to future leads to stay in line. We also give our takes on #dodgeballgate2020 If you have spoilers, hot takes, or questions, hit us up! Via thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
We dive deep into the premier of Clare Crawley's season of the Bachelorette (0:02:25), discuss Bachelor Nation's response to the first episode (1:23:39), and cleanse our palate with some weird reality TV watches (1:30:44), but mostly just scream about covid over and over and over. If you have spoilers, questions, or hot takes, hit us up! thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
In our inaugural episode, we assign yearbook superlatives to the men of Clare Crawley's season of the Bachelorette (0:2:20), confess our willingness to lay it all on the line for Jubilee Sharpe (1:38:45), break down our hopes and dreams for the upcoming season (1:44:55), talk smack on other bachelor podcasts (2:07:05), and share our recent weird reality TV watches (2:15:14). If you have spoilers, questions, or hot takes, hit us up! thebachsignal@gmail.com or on Twitter @bachsignal
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