‘Golden Bachelor’ S1e1: Saving the Bachelor Franchise w/ Lisa Belkin

It’s the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelorette! Joan, our first Golden Bachelorette, holds all the hopes of Bachelor Nation: We need a win. Her suiters – the girl dads – have finally arrived on our television shores. Don’t let us down. We’re joined by Kelsey McKinney, host of Normal Gossip and author of the upcoming book, “You Didn’t Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip.” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Sep 20242h

With The Golden Bachelorette airing on Wednesday nights, we’ll be releasing our recaps on Thursdays! You can still expect it first thing in the morning following the new episode of Golden Bachelorette. Plus, we’ll have bonus episodes to release a couple times a month on Tuesdays.   We’ll see you on Thursday to recap the first ever episode of The Golden Bachelorette! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Sep 20241min

It’s barely been a week since the finale and there has been a news and gossip storm! In this episode, we’re breaking down all the finale fallout. Joining us to discuss Devin’s revenge text drop is our production assistant, Tatiana Knies-Smith!   In this episode we cover…  Ben Higgins’ thoughts on the finale Jenn Tran’s various podcast appearances Jonathan’s interview on The Viall Files Devin’s revenge text video Relationship updates from Bachelor Nation To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Sep 20241h 37min

The first ever season of The Golden Bachelorette is upon us and these girl dads and retired business boys are ready to find love! We’re breaking down the bios of every cast member to give you everything you need to prep for next week’s premiere. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Sep 20241h 42min

Well, that was a trainwreck. Jenn’s Bachelorette journey has come to an end and it was not the happy ending we were all hoping for. Not only was she mistreated by the men, but the show itself made the wrong choice at every opportunity. Let’s just hope Dancing With The Stars treats her better! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5 Sep 20242h 23min

This season has been such a wild ride that we almost forgot about all the drama just waiting for the Men Tell All! All of the Jenn-tleman are back and ready to hash out the season. We get more from Brett, Sam M. tries to defend himself, and a conversation with next season’s Bachelor, Grant! Plus, the conclusion to last episode’s cliffhanger. Joining this week is co-host of Bachelor in Retrospect, Carrie Rosen! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

28 Aug 20241h 59min

It’s fantasy suites week! But in the last dates before proposal week, two of Jenn’s final guys have done a full role reversal and made themselves the deciders in their relationship. Emma is taking a break, so Claire is joined by former Bachelor contestant and host of the mental health podcast “A Little Help For Our Friends” Jacqueline Trumbull! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Aug 20241h 56min

Is it just us, or do hometowns need some shaking up? This week, Jenn visits the families of her final four and they play all the hits. Some men profess their love, others have trouble with cautious family members. The whole thing has us wondering if there is something new that can be done with the hometowns format… To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Aug 20241h 42min