Bachelor Of Hearts

This week, we’re joined by the wonderful April Rose Pengilly (Neighbours!) to discuss making TV in lockdown, her onscreen marriage to ex-Bachelor Tim Robards (and a chance run-in with Ivan Krslovic), and her blossoming relationship with the Bachie franchise itself. Plus - we host our own version of the Bachelorette Talent Show, re-enact the final moments of Ratscal, and discuss Max’s new Leanne Rimes tattoo. Follow April on Instagram & Twitter, and see her on Neighbours, 6:30pm weekdays on 10 Peach or Tenplay!

The Bachelorette is back! And there are ... TWO of them?? And they’re from the ... COUNTRY???? Lucky we’re joined by So Dramatic sensation Megan Pustetto to break it all down - get Megan’s fresh goss from the mansion, plus hot tips on purchasing a cowboy hat, and we celebrate the plight of a plucky young dolphin/goose/guinea pig named Samuel.

A scant couple of hours after the cast bios went up, we rushed to the mics to record our first impressions on the men vying for the hearts of The Bachelorettes, Elly and Becky Miles. (You can find the cast bios & play along here.) Which one is hardcore into Barefoot Is Legal? Which one is a hot air balloon instructor? Which one is the new Christopher Nolan movie? This episode contains background music provided by friend of the show Eilish Gilligan - this one is called wakeful staring unrelenting. Please note that we recorded on a scorching hot day in Sydney and we both switched our fans off to reduce background noise, so unfortunately the heat pickled our brains into mush! Sorry bout it!

This week, we’re joined by the extremely funny and talented Patrick Lenton (Junkee’s Bachelor recaps, Uncle Hercules and Other Lies) to discuss Finale Week, and all its highs and lows. Why is it so hard for Locky to say he’s in favour of feminism? How hard is it to not tell the final two you love them? Should Locky have been shot with an arrow to spice up the finale? And is the Honey Badger still canonically The Bachelor? Stick around to the end of the episode for a very special surprise for the Xavheads! Find Patrick on Twitter @PatrickLenton, Bachelor recaps at Junkee, and grab his new book Uncle Hercules and Other Lies via Subbed In!

This week we’re joined by two-time Bachie veteran Glenn Smith (Bachelorette S5, BIP S3) to recap all the action from episodes 11 and 12! We’ll get up to speed on Glenn’s life post-Paradise, find out what it means to be The Voice Of Reason on a reality TV show, and what it was like rooming with Ciarran and Carlin - plus, we relive Juliette’s iconic exit, wrestle with Bella and Irena’s fallout, say seeya to Kaitlyn, and of course, we play the new game that’s sweeping Bachelor nation: KISS OR FISH.

As restrictions began to ease in NSW, production on The Bachelor was able to recommence at the mansion, and ‘Love in Lockdown’ drew to an abrupt end. On this week’s podcast, we dig into how the staggered narrative, as well as the lack of detail & context, might be wasting one of the most interesting things to happen in the show’s history. We’re talking fourth-wall breaks; where they happen, where they don’t, and where they should - as well as some very subtle product placement, our guacamole recipes, and quite a bit of peanut butter discussion.

It's our hundredth episode, and we're celebrating with two extremely special guests! Firstly - illustrator, furry expert, and official chair of the Xavheads Evie Hilliar; and the return of fashion icon, pop culture aficionado & official fiancé-of-the-pod Danielle Gay! We hang shit on Bill Goldsmith, pair up psychic medium Alison Maiden with Human Lie Detector Steven van Aperen, and discuss the 'Real Men Eat Mild' movement, in our recap of a huge and historic week in The Bachelor. We've finally entered Lockydown, and it's frankly bewildering - but with our loungewear tips, wine decanting knowledge, and long-distance dating knowhow, we hope to help make things feel a little more normal in These Uncertain Times. It's hundo time, baby! We made it!

This week, we can't stop thinking about the weird structure of this season. Lockydown is rapidly approaching, and everything's about to draw to a halt - so why do some episodes feel so drawn out, and some others feel so rushed? Plus - Laura and Gemma emerge as surprise MVPs, Locky's gone to be with Roxi (unless it's some kind of a joke?) and... is there some sort of a plan brewing? This episode is brought to you in part by Mask Jeeves! Find them on Instagram here: @maskjeeves

This week, writer and editor for Elle and Marie Claire (and Bachie expert!) Sukriti Wahi joins the pod to recap episodes 3 and 4 of The Bachelor AU Season 8. Get the good word from Sukriti about Colourism and The Cool Girl trope, and also get words from Max and XRN about Rice Bubbles and the band American Football. Plus, the show's treatment of Areeba, the Triple Threat Twist, and Juliette's forbidden note.

This week, we begin our coverage of Locky Gilbert's season of The Bachelor! Expert witness Janey Birks (Bachelor AU Season 4 & Bachelor In Paradise AU Season 3) gives us her golden rules for a Bachie red carpet, a crash course in Cocktail Party etiquette, and insights into how the characters and archetypes of the show come together. Plus, we consider what this season has to say about race, spicy food, and eyebrows, in our recap of what felt like the best reality TV premiere in years (and also a second episode). Find Janey on Insta at @littlejaneyjanegerous, or @a_princess_wish for all your childrens' party needs!

WE LOVE LOVE. Join us to revel in all the romance of the Bachelor In Paradise finale, with updates on where the cast are now. Plus, meet your Bachelorettes! We give u the skinny on each of the women vying to win The Bachelor this year.

Episodes 11 and 12 let's go! Author, auteur and fan fave Brodie Lancaster returns to the pod to break down the best sequence of events in paradise, maybe ever? Plus, the Human Lie Detector, Matt's Hot Daddy, and THE RING.

If Network Ten wants to keep airing 4 episodes of Bachelor In Paradise a week, we are just going to have to keep uploading podcasts about chopping off men's dicks, 'unpooped pants', and whoever Toothless Terry is. This week the final new arrivals joined the cast (and we didn't really learn anything about either of them). Plus, a whole lot of slut-shaming, toxic masculinity, and misogyny - all the usual stuff.

This week we're joined by writer & mental health advocate Katie Kendall, to discuss what might be the BIGGEST week we've tried to cover on the show! First of all, there's four bloody episodes of TV to recap - plus, the announcement of the new Bachelorette...s?!, the ever-dangling possibility of a queer-led season of the show, Jamie's decision to take legal action against Ten/WB, a high-profile Bachelorette breakup, and much more. Plus, Ciarran's KFC order, a tribute to Adam Schlesinger, something about IKEA mustard... With apologies to: British techno-pop group Steps, Ciarran's hairdresser, Gilly, Perry Como, and anyone who likes short podcasts. Check out Katie's project Not Making Lemonade (website / instagram) Find Katie's work in the new issue of Voiceworks!

Who's a naughty boy?! This week, TikTok Queen, Aus Music fave and official Friend Of The Pod Abby Butler joins the show, to unpack all of the drama from Bachelor in Paradise AU, Episodes 3 and 4. We go deep on Ciarran's relationship with Renee, Timm's relationship with Jamie, and, of course, Connor's relationship with Sunburn. Find Abby: @flabbygutler on TikTok, @abbzbutler and @weareproudaspunch on Instagram

The BOH Pod is back! This week, we recap episodes 1 & 2 of Bachelor In Paradise Australia: the rise and fall of Abbie, everything Jamie, and more! Plus, we're joined by Bachie Blogger and photographer *to the stars* Lauren Connelly! Hit up Lauren @_lalaphoto on IG, or find her on the internet by punching lala.photo into your browser.

This week, we're joined by Bachie commentary royalty Tahlia Pritchard for our recap of the final week of LTYH! Tahlia shares her expertise as the editor at Punkee, and as a long-standing Bachelor AU recapper and commentator. This episode features the bizarre joys of the Fantasy Suite, a 'what not to do' music theory lesson, and a winning couple who are very quick to announce their new album and Patreon page. Also, we pick our winners and losers of this unbelievable season of TV, and suggest ways to punch it up in case the Season 2 gods are listening.

This week, it's just us boys, and we're headin' to Vegas, baby! We discuss a wild episode of LTYH which contained reggae fusion icon Shaggy, four buses and a Train, and the maybe-haunted oasis known as Nipton. Plus we pitch a Bachelor Halloween special, debate why Ryan would try to play a guitar solo with a microphone in his hands, and discuss what it means to be "there".

This week, we're joined once again by the wonderful Eilish Gilligan to recap Week 4 of Listen To Your Heart! Eilish shares her expertise as a singer, songwriter and fellow reality TV podcaster, as well as the first guest Bachelor of Hearts ever had! How do you open for Taylor Swift on the Red Tour and within a couple of years end up barely appearing on an episode of a Bachelor spinoff? How is Natascha like Vin Diesel? Does being from America's Mormon heartland make you more susceptible to reality TV's tricks? What makes Ryan a prototypical 'uni jazz boy'? And... is this show basically just SingStar? Check out Eilish's podcast, 'Barbra Ploise! An Australian Girl's Guide To Rupaul's Drag Race' wherever you find podcasts, and follow Eilish's Instagram (@eilishgilligan) for info on her Twitch live streams & upcoming releases!

This week, we're joined by an absolute icon of the Australian music & broadcasting landscape, Myf Warhurst, to break down Week 3 of Listen To Your Heart. Myf shares her expertise as Eurovision host, Triple J announcer, and Spicks and Specks captain, in analysing and discussing the first proper performances of the season. Who sprang out of the woodwork and surprised us all with their incredible vocal performance? Who do we bust for not actually playing their guitar? And who is Danny?