Will You Accept This Podcast

In pretty epic fashion, Katie's season comes to a close. The major fallout from Greg's exit somehow seems to fade as she focuses on her future with Blake and Justin, only one of which ends up being a real option for her. There's the big I love you, ring shopping with Tayshia playing the role of Neil Lane and lots of uncertainty going into the big day. Kat O'Leary joins me to talk through this wild finale, what we think of the new couple and the season as a whole.

Diane Taha joins to co-host this week as we go into a very unusual hometown week which includes one guy who arrived late but made a splash, one who we hardly know and one who surprised us with a last minute farewell. We discuss what we think it all means for the season!

Kate Kaput joins me this week to discuss Michael A's sudden departure and the Men Tell All for a sing-a-long, totally unplanned audience kiss, phone-a-friend with Thomas and a segment highlighting Kaitlyn and Jason's engagement. We also discuss Michelle's upcoming season, who might be our next Bachelor and, of course, Paradise!

It's down to the final 7! Grace Seery joins this week as co-host as we discuss another big round of cuts as Katie lands on her final four going into hometowns. Note: there's a bit of audio issues in the earlier part of the episode. Stick with us though!

It's a bit of a roller coaster this week. Justin becomes more than just an endless list of facial expressions, as he goes on a 1:1 with Katie. The guys do a group date with “RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars” winners Shea Couleé and Monét X Change, where their roasts turn into a whine fest about Hunter. And we finally get a 1:1 date with Connor, which doesn't end the way I think most anticipated, with him back at the house picking up his luggage and for a tearful goodbye with the guys. We also talk a bit about Paradise because that beach time is getting mighty close!

This week, I'm joined by a hometown friend of mine and long-time Bachelor watcher Jennie Berg to discuss our first complete Bachelorette episode in a while! Blake finally joins the guys and they love it every bit as much as anticipated, especially as she welcomes him with open arms and a 1:1 date. Yikes! Most of the house goes on a massive 13 person group date where one of the guys takes the competition a little too seriously. And we end with Andrew S finally getting his 1:1 in a sweet late night date with Katie.

It's a half-episode week with a conclusion to last week's drama. There's a "Truth or Dare" date which involves no truths and pretty much all dares. The guys continue to confront Thomas' Bachelor dreams leading Katie to eventually do the same. And then there's the surprise entrance of one of the guys from both Clare and Tayshia's season, that seems to be here to tag in for Thomas. I'm joined by guest host Kat O'Leary to dig into it all.

We pick up this week in the middle of last week's episode, awaiting Karl's fait. It's a quick exit for him, as Katie continues her decisive trend. The guys go on a group date that's all about revealing their not-so-stellar past moments, which offers some telling tidbits on the guys and prompts Katie to share something of her own. Michael A. has the 1:1 date, where we learn more about a sad part of his past. We're left again with no resolution as the guys confront Thomas about if he really came on The Bachelorette in hopes of being the next Bachelor lead.

We're getting down to it this week with our first group dates of and the first 1:1 date. Katie surprised just about everyone in taking her first impression rose recipient, Greg, on that coveted 1:1 date where we learn they share more in common than we knew. We had our first "fighting for the lead" date, leading to a personal brawl and our first mid-date exodus this season. And of course the first group date puts the spotlight on Mike as it focused on the guys telling Katie why they're the world's best lover. We're left hanging though, with the rose ceremony not coming until episode 3.

We're back, and Kate Kaput is back with us to break down this season's premiere. We discuss this season's unique host sitch, some of the first episode's hits and misses (hello surgical skin salesman on the latter) and why someone really needs to sell zippers. If the promo delivers, we're in for quite a season!

Matt's journey came to a conclusion this week, with hm making his big choice between Michelle and Rachael. I'm joined by guest co-host Diane Taha to discuss how it all went down, where we think the show let Matt (and us) down this season and how much we loved both his family and Emmanuel Acho. We also dig into the Bachelorette selection in addition to the announcement of the upcoming season(s) co-hosts!

My friend Kat O'Leary joins me to discuss Fantasy Suite week, which includes milk baths, tent pitching and Ghost pottery. We meet Matt's dad for a very personal moment that probably should have been off-camera. We end with what we dub a "Sexy Funeral" moment and us wondering what's to come in next week's big finale.

Leslie is back on the podcast to co-host as we take a look back at this season's Women Tell All. This week there was one glaring absence (Sarah), one surprise quasi-appearance (Heather) and several ladies given the possible Bachelorette edit -- but there was no resolution on who, if anyone, would be getting the role. We took some time to go through all this week's news in Bachelor Nation, specifically the controversy around Taylor Nolan's tweets, Rachel Lindsay's Instagram account suspension and what we're looking forward to with the guest host of the upcoming After the Final Rose.

This week, I'm joined by my friend Natasha, a Bachelor Nation newbie, to discuss this season's "Hometowns." We discuss family member standouts (Michelle's dad and Bri's mom), our current fave for Bachelorette and the surprise exit by one of the ladies. We also talk about some of the Bachelor News, including one of our leads who is back in the news from a possible reunion.

This week was a hard week to summarize. We started with a summary of all of what's currently going on with the controversy regarding and subsequent statements from both Rachael Kirkconnell and Chris Harrison. Below are the different things mentioned in the episode if you have not already seen or listened to them: - Rachel Lindsay and Van Lathan's Reddit AMA: https://bit.ly/3dvoDlI; - Rachel Lindsay's episode on Higher Learning that goes behind the interview with Chris Harrison: https://apple.co/3k9ab3V; - The Blckchelorette's Instagram video in response to both the situation with Rachael Kirkconnell and Chris Harrison: https://bit.ly/37uW584; - Bachelor Data's analysis on the racial composition and screen time split for the women of Season 25: https://bit.ly/3k2AusJ It's a hard shift from the important topics in Bachelor news to go on to the episode, which made me think about skipping a recap at all. The second part of the podcast goes into this week's show mainly because we're finally getting to hear from so many of the women we haven't had enough time with thus far and I wanted to get the chance to talk about them and their stories. I'm joined by mental health advocate and blogger (https://preppyrunner.com) Theodora Blanchfield to discuss who goes home this week - some Matt's doing some self-selecting out, some of the questionable things they chose for these 1:1 dates and what we have in store for the rest of the season.

This week, Lara is joined by Cleveland lifestyle blogger Kate Kaput to discuss our lame excuse for a 2:1, one cute carnival date, the bowling date winner's evening that wasn't and the exit of our fan favorite peacemaker. We share our picks for this season's final four and a rundown on the latest batch of Bachelor news!

Lara's joined by guest co-host Gillian Clow as we discuss this week's big purge, Matt's big proclamation to Rachael, the looming 2:1 and who we think are our frontrunners for The Bachelorette.

This week stirs it up as 5 new ladies arrive, 4 of which remain following the rose ceremony. Victoria sets her sights on some new targets and Anna starts some unfounded rumors on one of the ladies. We get to know more about Michelle and Chelsea and end with Katie calling Matt to step it up and take charge, as she continues her role of house MVP.

Inspired by "A Perfect Letter" (let's say we had NO idea), the ladies get dirty with storytime with Matt - and it becomes a bleepin' competition. Sarah starts to have doubts and battles being pulled home to her family. She also battles the others in the house, as she crashes the evening portion of the group date. Serena P gets her 1:1 time with Matt and we end with the exit of one of Matt's clear faves on her own terms.

This week, Matt went on his first one-on-one dates and the hot tub made an equal number of appearances. We have the largest group date possibly in the history of the show.

After the briefest Bach pause ever, we're back! And what a backdrop we have this season, as the ladies travel to Pennsylvania's Nemacolin Resort for a shot at love with Matt James. We had a bit of a tech issue this week - excuse the slight rustling we'll have fixed next week! Lots to discuss on this new to Bach Nation lead and his approach to finding love,

This week we had a double-night finale, where one of the contestants returned just as one of them sent themselves home. Following Fantasy Suites, Tayshia also sends home one of the guys due to his religion. In the end, it's a proposal like none other. Listen for our thoughts on how the season concludes!

It was a two-nighter this week as Tayshia tackled the pre-hometown mass exodus we've all been anticipating. She couldn't give out one 1:1 rose (Blake) and didn't have the heart to say farewell to one of the guys at the rose ceremony, pulling Riley aside to chat with him beforehand. There were so many great moments at hometowns, but ultimately Ben was sent on his way. And of course, there was The Men Tell All, where Clare was nowhere to be seen and some like Yosef had entirely too much airtime in our opinion. So many things to discuss!

We take things up a notch this week. Tayshia sends one of the guys packing over the drama. Ben gets his 1:1 and he shares even more about his past. The group date puts the guys on edge as they're forced to take a lie detector with some surprising results. We don't get a final rose ceremony, but we do get an unwelcomed return of one of the guys. We have lots of thoughts going into "Hometown Week", who we think will be standing at the end and, as always, a dose of Bachelor news.

The guys tackle their artistic side in a group date with Tayshia, with one of the guys opting for a revelation of an unexpected kind. Tayshia finally gets to know Zac better in a 1:1 date. and her date with Eazy has a surprising end for him and the guys in the house. We're left with a pre-rose ceremony 2:1 of sorts with Bennett and Noah with Tayshia determined to find out what's really up with all their drama and WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

This week was a mixed bag - including one of the most important discussions that's ever been aired on a Bachelor show. We discuss how refreshing it was and why we hope it's only the first of many to come. We also talk about this week's competition date, the late night sneak session by Ben and Ed and the departure of a fan favorite. We also catch up some Bachelor news, including the Mirror Ball staying in Bachelor Nation!

The drama heats up in the house, which becomes a focus for Tayshia. One of the guys shows some added initiative, jumping a fence to crash a group date. There's tug-of-war. wrestling and stache shaving. We break down how it all went down. And we dive into Bachelor news, especially Katelyn's season on Dancing with the Stars and her performance thus far which has earned her a coveted spot in the finale!

Here we are gang - the big switcheroo week. We had our second round of night one entrances (including 4 new faces). There was the first group date involving Speedos (no thanks) and a nice 1:1 date with Brendan, who learns he has more in common with Tayshia than he expected. The promo leads us to see we're well back on the usual Bachelorette style train!

This week, The Bachelorette continued to be turned on its head - with Clare getting her 1:1 date with Dale and bidding farewell to a resort full of guys. Neil Lane made such an urgent cameo that only Facetime would do. We discuss Clare's big moment, Tayshia's entrance and what we're expecting for the rest of the season.

It's an emotional week where we begin with Yosef's big scene (+ exit, stage left), a group date that's all Dale, Dale, Dale, a partial 1:1 with Zach J and a roast of a group date. We end on a date leaving Clare so underwhelmed with the guys that she chooses to keep the rose for herself. We have lots to dissect, including what on earth we have in store for this season, part deux.

The range on this episode was wide - where we went from love languages to letters to our younger selves to confronting negative feedback on ourselves to ... strip dodgeball? Wow. And we're left with a cliffhanger with us wondering where this is all headed. (And one thing is for certain, we're still living for those credit clips.)

We are BACK! Finally after all the quarantining, Instagram stalking and COVID tests we made our way to the La Quinta for Clare's big moment. The intros were a bit different but it was still an entertaining premiere, complete with inflated bubbles, pregnant men and Moon Pies. Oh yes, don't forget those. We break down the man drama on night one which waited no time to get underway and go through some of the Bachelor news swirling at the moment. We're so excited to be back!

Lots to talk through about the finale of Bachelor season 24. We found out our big ending, and we have a lot of thoughts on what went down, what disappointed us and why we have hope that Clare Crawley's Bachelorette season, whenever we're blessed with it, is exactly what we need.

This may be the Women Tell All with the most bickering. We discuss why this was not our fave WTA, who got the unexpected glow-up this episode and (perhaps most importantly) what we think on our new Bachelorette, Clare!

We're in the homestretch with the final 3. We learn Madison didn't disclose her big secret to Peter. The ladies travel to the Gold Coast where they learn they have one not-so-fabulous surprise - they get to be roommates for the week! The season just can't let the drama between the ladies die. The week ends on a dramatic note with us waiting to find out, will Madison stay or will she go? We also catch up on some Bachelor news, including what we think on who might be our new Bachelorette.

It's a busy week as Peter bounces around from hometown to hometown, still managing to find time for ax throwing, some country music concert goin', grape stomping and basketball dribbling. Oh! And lots of that "L" word we seem to be hearing lots of on the back half of the season. And while we did not get to finally meet the family behind Victoria F, there was drama of a different kind leading us to learn that apparently you don't need a family for a successful hometown visit. And the ending note of the episode tees us up for a dramatic week for Fantasy Suites as well!

And we're off to Lima this week, where Peter slims down the crew from six to four as he preps for hometowns. Natasha finally gets her one-on-one, but it doesn't go quite as she hoped. And although Kelley was convinced she was the most solid long-term option, Peter decided otherwise. Peter also tells the first of the ladies that he's falling in love with her, and there's a promo at the end that leads us seeing where this dramafest is going next. We also catch up on some of the latest breaking Bachelor news.

Five hours later in one week, here we all. There's lots of drama to catch up on. Lots of exits (still none self selecting out, but there's always next week), unexpected roses and just bad moves all around. Where are we going Peter?! Answer right now? No one knows.

Even a scene change to Cleveland can't keep Peter and the ladies from the drama. One date finds Peter being serenaded by her ex. Another is crashed by the return of Alayah, where Peter shockingly decides to give her the rose over the ladies who are bruised from the day's football game. We're left with Peter asking if they're going to all leave -- and honestly, we might not be surprised if they did? We catch up on a bit of Bachelor news and discuss the 5 hours of The Bachelor in store for us next week.

It's more champagnegate this week, as the ladies can't seem to let it go. We may have not seen much of Alayah in prior weeks but she's front and center this week for this season's "is she real" debate (verdict? TBD). We get to know Victoria P a bit more as she and Peter go on a 1-on-1 for some boot scootin' fun. There's a pillow fight with some "ling-ery", and it left us feeling a bit unhappy. We end the week with Peter second guessing one of his last minute decisions. And we make some time at the end as always for this week's helping of Bachelor News.

We begin with a conclusion of the convo with Hannah B... or do we? The abrupt ending leads us to speculate if it was really an end or not. There's SO MUCH champagne drama that it seems we'll be having more of it next week. And Revolve is scoping out influencers early, involving one of the groups in a fashion show that features an appearance by the fabulous Carson Kressley and Janet Dickinson. We also catch up on a bit of Bachelor news!

Cleared for take off we are off -- we are back along with ALL the flight and windmill puns we can handle. We finally got to meet the crew of thirty ladies vying for Pilot Pete's heart. There's one much hyped return of a familiar face. We talk about how we think that might all play out. We also talk about the change up in format and this week's cliffhanger. Buckle up! We're fully in it this season.

Oh hello there! Doesn't that beach in Mexico seem like ... well, ages ago? Catch our wrap-up from the most recent BIP season as we gear up to start an all new season of The Bachelor.

The parade of exes continues in this week's episodes, beginning with Angela's official arrival. The drama between Derek and JPJ continues until Tayshia makes her choice. Blake goes all in on an unexpected old flame. We lose one of our favorites (#MikeForBachelor) and find out the arrival of a fan fave doesn't end up with us finding our Grocery Store Joe of the season. And we end the second episode with Dean's return sans mustache but with an unexpected proposition for Caelynn to consider.

This week shows some new sides of the gang. JPJ's "Shaka Brah" days are gone. After going on dates with Hayley and Tahzjuan he doubles down on Tayshia, who seems fully focused on Derek. Caelynn and Dean are in a great place. He coordinates a sweet birthday celebration, until he uses the moment to break-up with her (AKA "Dean being Dean"). Blake passes up what could have been with Caitlin and keeps Kristina around in this friendship rose game of tag. It's Krystal and Chris' wedding, which turns into drama on many levels. We catch up on some of the latest in Bachelor news as well. (*Note, this podcast is actually . not sponsored by Stagecoach. It just might as well be.*)

Ah Jordan. Tear. We lost ye too soon. We conclude the drama with a quick exit for the two male models. We finally get a rose ceremony, where Onyekah decides it's time to peace out, Hannah G finally makes a choice (or does she?) and three of the guys are sent on a plane out of Mexico. We have more entrances - namely Jenn Saviano and Demi's much discussed "friend" Kristian. It's an emotional episode, with Demi finally making a decision to end things with Derek and pursue where things could go if she focuses on just Kristian. Oh, and The Beast pays us a visit as well.

The men have the power in the first rose ceremony, which sends several franchise vets on their way home. The Mayor of Paradise returns, along with a mustachioed version of last year's beach f-boy. And Demi discloses to Derek recent developments in her love life, leaving him unsure as to where their romance is headed.

The beach is officially OPEN! This season wastes no time in getting down to drama - mostly on Blake and things that happened before anyone stepped foot on the beach. The first two episodes are as dramatic for what happened over our first 4 hours of this season as for what happened over the last several days on Twitter -- and is still happening! There were things we missed on Twitter during the hour we pushed pause to tape this episode. We break down our thoughts on what came out this week, what's playing out online and what we're thinking for the season ahead.

There's lots to discuss this week - four hours of television, a proposal, a break-up and a twist... phew. It was a lot of TV, but we agree one of the best in recent seasons. Hannah Beast, you delivered quite the season. We catch up on some of the additional details that have come out in press since the finale, some Bachelor news and can't help but talk about how it's (cue music) Almost Paradiiiiise!

We've been leading up to this for weeks as Hannah finally says goodbye to Luke - that's if he'll let her. We have another round of Hannah standing up to him that's worthy of all the applause. And then we push pause on the rose ceremony and are whisked away to Men Tell All, where they franky don't tell much if it doesn't deal with Luke. We talk promos for the finale and some of our speculation on the end of the season which (YOU GUYS) is almost here.

We're off to Greece for not three but four Fantasy Suites! Well, in theory... Connections are made, one gets a cuddle & talk only kind of night and another is sent packing in the rain. It's the week we've been waiting for and it majorly paid off! We also catch up on some Bachelor news and can't resist talking Paradise (and Dean's creepy stash), cause the playa is coming. (YES.)