Bachelor of Hearts

This week, it’s finally here: the finale of The Golden Bachelor AU ’s first season, in which Bear makes his ultimate decision. There are some other big decisions being made too, about the version of Africa that makes it to Australian TV, about compromising your integrity for a man, and about whether or not to keep recording the podcast when you’re unwell. We answer some big questions such as Are T...

This week on BoH, we’re joined by writer, reality TV expert, and Bachelor recap royalty Tara Watson ! It’s the penultimate week for Golden Bachelor AU , and we’re dealing with the big questions: Will a declaration of love guarantee Sunny the win? Can Janette muster up the gumption to tell the Bach how she really feels? Can a bear be a feminist? All this, plus a non-psychic psychic, a return to the...

This week on BoH, we’re joined once again by writer, musician, and pop culture aficionado Eilish Gilligan ! We discuss a mixed week for The Golden Bachelor AU , in which a simply staggering number of women were sent home, but not before they’re sent on a frustrating and disappointing camping trip (so, y’know, a camping trip). We dig into Terri’s shock Rose rejection, a shucking great date with Sun...

This FREAK on the DRACULA of HAUNTS podcast, it's our annual Halloween special! What better time to talk for two hours about two very unscary (and actually quite good) episodes of reality TV? Week 2 of The Golden Bachelor AU brought us a bevy of creatures, a character-revealing swear-word, and some profoundly touching personal stories - so naturally, we've responded by doing a parody song...

Can you believe it - The Bachelor is back on Australian TV! This week, The Golden Bachelor AU made its official premiere, and we're putting our expertise to good use in pulling apart the first week of the show. Is playing it safe the right move for the producers, or does it feel like more of the same? We analyse the limo exits, first dates, and the woman who at least seems to be getting a slig...

The Bachelor of Hearts podcast is back ! We've returned to discuss the "new era" of the Bachelor franchise in Australia - The Golden Bachelor , in which 61-year-old widower Barry 'Bear' Myrden will search for love among 20 distinguished women. We set the scene for what promises to be a pretty interesting season of television (on Channel Nine of all places), providing all the...

We’re back! After a long absence, we return with a special episode, designed to keep you up to date with some of your favourite stars from seasons we’ve covered over the history of BoH! We answer all your big questions such as who’s gotten married, who’s split up, and who’s still promoting some kind of weird weight loss solution on Instagram years after their 15 minutes on TV? (trick question - th...

We made it - both to the end of another season of The Golden Bachelorette and to the beginning of another hundo! Despite another perfectly-fine-but-not-particularly-inspiring episode, we're celebrating in style. Is Guy a horse? Hear how Joan's season wraps up (you'll never guess!) and also hear us eating a bunch of golden treats on microphone! Sorry! Thanks to all of you for making the past 200 ep...

We’re licking our wounds this week after a brutal few days in world history, and a Golden Bachelorette: The Men Tell All special that somehow isn’t able to offer any real solutions. But did it help? We’re here to discuss the silver (or is that golden?) linings in this insubstantial but inoffensive hour of TV: for one, it’s nice to see our friends the Mansion Men again and tap our toes to their jau...

This week, Joan and her Final Three are treated to a trip to Tahiti, where Joan is faced with a tough decision (which ultimately gets made for her). As we lurch towards the finish line, we discuss the hypothetical possibility of a Golden Who Fucks, and dive deep into the way Tahiti is represented, as well as the effect it has on an older Frenchman. Plus, some hard-hitting US election coverage (😬)...

Happy Hawktuber 31st!!! It's time once again for our annual Halloween episode - this time, we're covering two horrifying episodes Drac-to-Drac, because is there anything scarier than trying to summarise and discuss two feature-length episodes of TV in one go?? Oh yeah - spiders. They're scary as hell. Please support the show on Patreon if you can & would like to, and find us on socials @bohpod...

This week on The Golden Bachelorette , the bloodbath continues, as we say farewell to three more of our favourite men (and also another one). Plus, two lacklustre single dates and a bizarre farewell fakeout. Wow, it sounds pretty rough when I put it like that! Never fear, though: we’re feeling our oats this week thanks to our new sponsor, we’re standing up to cancer, and we’re celebrating the resu...

This week, one man is sent on a glitzy all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, whilst another is plonked on a horse. The sixty-somethings are pushed to engage in strenuous activity and many of them are injured in the process, and Joan is struggling under the weight of her performance of ultimate femininity. In conclusion, Episode 3 of The Golden Bachelorette is a land of contrasts. Danke schoen for l...

This week, we're joined once again by LMFAO Expert and girlfriend of the pod Lauren Guerrera to discuss the FBOY Island AU S2 finale! We're still reeling from the very unexpected outcome, but we try our best to decompress and provide some closure after a pretty jarring season finale. There's tons to pull apart from both the finale and the post-show, and we're also a little divided on our winners a...

CANNONBAAALLLL!!! We are back and we're diving deep into Week 2 of our Golden Bachelorette recap! 💦 As the men settle in to mansion life, producers are serving up a heaping dose of Americana with a Very Senior Prom and a trip to Disneyland Resort (brought to you by Disney). We farewell some of our early favourites including Jack and Dr. Bob, but dark horses Charles L., Dan and Taylor Dayne emerge...

This week, it’s (probably) the second-last episode of the season, and our chickens are finally coming home to roost. We see a Freaky Friday body-swap Group Date, a genuinely thrilling Hot Gay Spy Deal, and another shock walk-out - plus, we get very finicky over spelling, editing, and sound design (all in a day’s work). Who have you got going into the finale? Let us know on socials @bohpod !

🥇The Golden Bachelorette is here!🥇 And we are too, like it or lump it, with another series of BoH Presents: Senior Studies . The first-ever episode of The Golden Bachelorete brings us an abundant crop of sexy sexagenarians, each one chock-full of personality, and all of whom are competing for the heart of glamorous private school administrator Joan Vassos. We’re here to talk through Joan’s optio...

Somebody call Evil Chubby Checker - cause this week, we’re dealing with a bad twist! We hit the mics to ask the big questions about this week’s huge production fumble. Could aliens be to blame? Is it some kind of brilliantly nuanced psychological mindgame? Was it just bad? And what else happened on this episode again? We talk about why Jerome’s shock reveal was not that shocking, some more icky ma...

Episode 6 leaves us a little dissatisfied, with a few plot threads that refuse to make meaningful progress - however, a chilling ultimatum, a sneaky off-the-books relationship, and a big old game-changing status reveal all threaten to show their heads very soon. On the pod, we suspect a man of inventing a son, threaten to cook the women, and give props to the absolute worst man on TV - plus, we la...

This week, we’re joined once again by dear friend of the pod Abby Butler (triple j) to discuss the highs and lows of Episode 5, as we learn more and more about these men (and even a little bit about the women). Can you educate a man out of his Andrew Tate addiction? Is Nathan’s big reveal the best reality TV twist of the year? Has Jack’s reign of shirtlessness gone on long enough? Plus - squirty p...

This week on the pod, we’re joined by fabulous fitness & fashion content creator Taylor Roocke , who just so happens to be the sister of our favourite new TV character, Doug ! No, not the Nickelodeon cartoon Doug, can you imagine? Taylor gives us the lowdown on the man behind the muscle, the brain behind the brawn, the over-achiever behind the golden retriever - as well as an insight into what...

Xavy’s recording on location as we recap FBOY Island Australia S2E03! This week, a surprise appearance from Mr Tickles sends shockwaves through the podcast, plus, who the F are these new boys?? Join us as we unmask this week’s A-Boy, F-Boy, and celebrate the return of BDE Yoda.

Freestyle rap is back in a BIG way this week on FBOY Island AU - plus, some well-timed Olympic synergy, unnecessary waxing, and some last-minute string cheese (in that it was kind of cheesy when D’art played the cello, which is a string instrument, you get it?) Also - we salute the work of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, we’re visited by some famous Seths, and we hash out the great BDE vs. Rizz...

Bachelor of Hearts is back with a brand-new miniseries, covering all the action of Season 2 of FBOY Island Australia ! It's shaping up to be an interesting season already - we discuss our first impressions of the cast (which includes a few familiar faces), the ways the show is already subverting its own formula, and the unnerving feeling that it's all about to go horribly wrong. Ghost a po...

It's finally here - our Catching Kelce finale podcast! We take a detailed look at the two-hour long season finale, deliver on some promises made earlier in the season, and (perhaps most excitingly) catch up on the all-important Where Are They Nows. Who ended up winning, and how long did the relationship last? Why has nobody ever heard of this show? And what became of dear sweet Lexi? Plus - we...