Bachelor In Retrospect

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The Bachelor Season 2: Aaron Buerge, Part 2 Mar 10, 2025

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Patreon members can now join us on Discord, where we will be screening episodes as we cover them on the podcast!

Carrie and Annemarie recap episodes 4-6 of Bachelor Aaron Buerge's season. They discuss contemporary love on TV, scientific compatibility tests, and the dilemma of a Bachelor who seems to hate women.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Max Quinn

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

The Bachelor Season 2: Aaron Buerge, Part 1 Mar 03, 2025

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We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

Patreon members can now join us on Discord, where we will be screening episodes as we cover them on the podcast!

Carrie and Annemarie return to recap the first three episodes of Bachelor #2 Aaron Buerge's season. They discuss how the show has evolved now that it has a fan base, a truly shocking rose ceremony, and which of five men throwing footballs is chosen to be The Bachelor.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Xavier Rubetzki-Noonan

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

Bonus Recap: Celebrity Wife Swap - "Jason Mesnick / Sean Lowe" (EPISODE PREVIEW) Mar 01, 2025

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FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

In this bonus recap for patrons, Carrie and Annemarie journey to 2015 for the Celebrity Wife Swap/Bachelor crossover starring the Mesnick and Lowe families. They discuss how these two Bachelor marriages stack up against each other, Molly's determination to improve Catherine's stagnant life in Dallas, and whether there's any way Sean can fit two enormous dogs in his tiny Porsche. Plus, bonus breaking news coverage, as we investigate the reality television return of one of middle era Bachelor's greatest stars: Brad Womack's LA Therapist, Jamie Green. This Celebrity Wife Swap episode is available on Hulu if you want to watch with us!

Unlocked Patreon Episode: Mike Fleiss's Original Sin - Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire Feb 03, 2025

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Due to the chaos of January 2025, we're unfortunately delaying Aaron Buerge's season until March 3rd. We're sorry! Please instead enjoy this unlocked Patreon episode, our recap of Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire, which we think is good supplemental listening with Alex and Aaron's seasons.

If you enjoy content like this, join us on Patreon! We're also on discord doing episode screenings and gabbing!

www.patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

If you want to watch Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire, it's on YouTube and boy is it a weird time capsule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl--sV68sWo&ab_channel=CromulentRips

In this bonus episode for patrons, before they go back to to The Bachelor's 2002 beginnings in the new year, Carrie and Annemarie swing by Y2K, when reality tv as we know it was just being born and a producer named Mike Fleiss took his first stab at televising romance only to have everything (except the ratings) blow up in his face. They discuss how Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire led Fleiss to create The Bachelor, the franchise's enduring relationships with both pageants and restraining orders, and what they knew about presidential politics in middle school.

Edited by Annemarie Navar-Gill

The Bachelor Season 1: Alex Michel, Part 3 Jan 20, 2025

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Patreon members can now join us on Discord, where we will be screening episodes before we cover them on the podcast!

Carrie and Annemarie recap the final two episodes of Bachelor Season 1. They discuss the response to Alex's final two women, the first ever yet very familiar Women Tell All, and the number of women who came on the show for lols.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Xavier Rubetzki-Noonan

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

The Bachelor Season 1: Alex Michel, Part 2 Jan 13, 2025

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We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

Patreon members can now join us on Discord, where we will be screening episodes before we cover them on the podcast!

Carrie and Annemarie recap episodes 3-5 of the very first Bachelor season! They discuss the history of dating on TV, blonde vs brunette discourse, and the joys of a Bachelor who doesn't understand the show yet.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Max Quinn

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

The Bachelor Season 1: Alex Michel, Part 1 Jan 06, 2025

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We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

Patreon members can now join us on Discord, where we will be screening episodes before we cover them on the podcast!

Carrie and Annemarie recap the first two episodes of the very first Bachelor season. They discuss the world's reaction to the concept of the show, the Bachelor's changing attitude toward education, and the show's repeated reminders that the women are "empowered."

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Xavier Rubetzki Noonan

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

Mailbag Episode! Dec 16, 2024

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Carrie and Annemarie answer questions from listeners! They discuss their favorite Bachelor seasons they've covered, why they love the show so much, and the story of how they met.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YekhlysvN7crQQ9b4pKlfV_tYLFFYd9nYU5Z8pttPkc/edit

Vote for the Retrospecties!! The last day to vote is December 18th. Join our Patreon for access to the awards ceremony on December 30th, or find the winners after on our Instagram.

Episode edited by Annemarie Navar-Gill

Vote For the First Ever Retrospecties!! (And other updates) Dec 09, 2024

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We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

We're back with some exciting updates!! We are closing out the year with our first ever Bachelor in Retrospect award ceremony. Use this ballot to vote for stand-outs of this Bachelor era.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YekhlysvN7crQQ9b4pKlfV_tYLFFYd9nYU5Z8pttPkc/edit

The last day to vote is December 18th. Join our Patreon for access to the awards ceremony on December 30th, or find the winners after on our Instagram.

And if you have any questions for our mail bag episode, email us or DM us! BachelorinRetrospect@gmail.com or @BachelorinRetrospect.

Episode edited by Annemarie Navar-Gill

The Bachelorette Season 5: Jillian Harris, Part 4 Dec 02, 2024

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Carrie and Annemarie recap the final episodes of Jillian's Bachelorette season. They discuss a truly disastrous Men Tell All, the show's shaping of the narrative about the previous season, surprising focus on the winning couple's sex life.

We'll be starting The Bachelor Season 1 in the new year! As we enter this era where seasons are harder to watch, follow us on Instagram so we can keep you posted when we see them available to stream.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Max Quinn

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

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