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Bachelor In Retrospect

Bachelor In Retrospect

A Bachelor Podcast in which a comedy writer and a media professor go way back in Bachelor Nation history to unpack how the show has changed and how we can see the world change through the show.

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01:59:39

The Bachelorette Season 1: Trista Rehn, Part 1

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/03/31

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospectPatreon members can now join us on Discord, where we will be screening episodes as we cover them on the podcast!Carrie and Annemarie recap the first two episodes of the first ever Bachelorette season! They discuss the notably different attitude toward a female lead, the male contestants' "bruised egos," and 2003 hot tub discourse. For an episode guide and other content, follow us on

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02:08:03

The Bachelor Season 2: Aaron Buerge, Part 3

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/03/17

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospectPatreon members can now join us on Discord, where we will be screening episodes as we cover them on the podcast!Carrie and Annemarie recap the final three episode of Bachelor Aaron Buerge's season. They discuss a problematic Women Tell All, the diminishing returns of the personal video messages, and Trolleys. For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram:

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01:48:45

The Bachelor Season 2: Aaron Buerge, Part 2

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/03/10

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

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01:43:58

The Bachelor Season 2: Aaron Buerge, Part 1

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/03/03

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

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00:17:24

Bonus Recap: Celebrity Wife Swap - "Jason Mesnick /...

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/03/01

FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/bachelorinretrospectIn 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

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02:02:38

Unlocked Patreon Episode: Mike Fleiss's Original Sin...

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/02/03

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

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02:11:11

The Bachelor Season 1: Alex Michel, Part 3

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/01/20

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

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02:21:11

The Bachelor Season 1: Alex Michel, Part 2

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/01/13

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

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02:02:14

The Bachelor Season 1: Alex Michel, Part 1

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2025/01/06

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

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01:52:09

Mailbag Episode!

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/12/16

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

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00:14:54

Vote For the First Ever Retrospecties!! (And other...

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/12/09

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

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02:35:21

The Bachelorette Season 5: Jillian Harris, Part 4

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/12/02

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

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00:05:30

Bonus Recap: Mike Fleiss's Original Sin - Who Wants...

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/12/01

FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/bachelorinretrospectIf 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

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02:13:37

The Bachelorette Season 5: Jillian Harris, Part 3

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/11/25

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect Carrie and Annemarie recap a very chaotic group of episodes. They break down a very different group of hometowns, discuss whether you can "cheat" at the Bachelor, and they both sing! And for another time, here is the clip from when Jake was on The H8R. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_C8JkTu-8I For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect,

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01:57:08

The Bachelorette Season 5: Jillian Harris, Part 2

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/11/18

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect Carrie and Annemarie recap episodes 4-6 of Jillian Harris's Bachelorette season! They discuss the different definitions of "wrong reasons," whether a train is the perfect place to fall in love, and some takeaways from their Bachelor journey so far. For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok:

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02:06:37

The Bachelorette Season 5: Jillian Harris, Part 1

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/11/11

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect Carrie and Annemarie take their time machine back to 2009 to cover Jillian Harris's Bachelorette Season! They discuss the focus on Americana despite the Canadian lead, the extra toxic masculinity, and the terrifying return of an old foe... Going forward, the seasons we're covering are less available, so follow our Instagram for updates when we see they're streaming. For an episode guide and other

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00:09:10

Bachelor Deep Dive: Bachelor Virgins with Jodi...

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/11/01

FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/bachelorinretrospectIn this bonus episode for patrons, Annemarie, still traumatized from the honeymoon suite cam at Sean and Catherine's wedding, sits down with romance author and academic Jodi McAlister to unpack the Bachelor's obsession with doing storylines about Losing It. Annemarie and Jodi discuss all your favorite famous Bachelor virgins and how they felt about the show making it their storyline, the sociological and religious scripts about sex and

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01:33:02

Unlocked Patreon Episode: The Gay Bachelor Problem...

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/10/28

Due to unforeseen life circumstances, we had to delay the start of Jillian's season. Sorry! To make it up to you we are unlocking our first bonus episode for patrons, in which Myles McNutt joins us to discuss Coming Out Colton. We will be back November 11th with Jillian's season. If you like this episode and want to become a patron, visit us at patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect In the first bonus episode for patrons, Carrie and Annemarie are joined by Episodic Medium editor-in-chief and friend of

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02:20:18

The Bachelorette Season 9: Desiree Hartsock, Part 4

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/10/14

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect Carrie and Annemarie recap the powerful final episodes of Desiree's season. They discuss how spoilers affected this season's audience, why they love Desiree's season, and the incredible foreshadowing of Juan Pablo's season. We'll be back on October 28th with a trip back in time to Jillian's Bachelorette Season! The next seasons we're covering are less available, so follow our Instagram for updates when

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02:09:43

The Bachelorette Season 9: Desiree Hartsock, Part 3

Bachelor In Retrospect ·

2024/10/07

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect Carrie and Annemarie continue Desiree's season and recap episode 7, Hometowns, and a surprisingly placed Men Tell All. They discuss class representation in reality TV, the deal with Brooks, and way too many poems and songs. For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect Hosted by Annemarie

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