Bachelor of Hearts

This week, we're a little distracted by some baby news on Bachelor in Paradise, but we still find time for some research into Joan's hometown, memories of Listen To Your Heart , and the shortest Single Date we've ever seen. Plus, we genuinely enjoy some poetry, marvel at the gentlest dibber-dobbing in franchise history, and learn what a hoo-ha is. (None of our business).

This week on BoH: Senior Studies, we're joined by the iconic Bella Johnston ( The Bachelor[s] AU Season 10) to recap Week 2 of The Golden Bachelor - which features the women's arrival at the mansion, a toe-tapping Single Date, and a handful of instances of good grief. Bella shares her experiences with mansion life, trauma bonding, crafting perfect Bachie fits and being papped in the nude....

This week, we're joined by returning guest Alisha Aitken-Radburn to officially kick off our coverage of the first ever season of The Golden Bachelor ! We get the lowdown on Alisha's great new memoir The Villain Edit , before diving deep into the limo entrances and shock Night 1 farewells of a pretty stunning episode of television. Plus - we practice our Gerry impressions, we debate the one...

Bachelor of Hearts Presents: Senior Studies is finally here! In this series, we'll be looking at the inaugural season of The Golden Bachelor as it airs in the US - a series which marks the first time in Bachelor history that a cast has been exclusively made up of people aged 60 years and over. In advance of the first episode, we put our Professional Bachelor Journalist caps on to find out all...

The BoH babys are BACK with a brand-new episode covering a scattershot grab-bag of extremely important topics! First of all, we're officially announcing that we will be covering The Golden Bachelor when it begins airing in the US at the end of September. We also detail some BoH-adjacent books and music we've been enjoying, dig into a red-hot crematorium scandal, and try and determine where...

Well, it's certainly a choice (again). This episode features our initial reactions to the announcement that Season 11 of The Bachelor Australia will again feature three leads: Wesley Senna Cortes , Ben Waddell , and Luke Bateman . XRN is going in cold (well, actually, going in 'stomach virus'), but MQ has prepared a detailed dossier on the three new Bachelors - so join us as we dig dee...

What's up bug dicks! The FBoy Island gods have blessed us with a combination Fuck Week and Finale Week, so we dig in to all the action, including a twist ending that served as another huge highlight of the season. Plus - what's going on with Cory? Which ex-Bachelor was caught up in a gangland shooting this week? And has a DJ ever had sex?

This week, we grapple with how the show recovered from a staggering cliffhanger, as the men's true natures (or at least their declared plans for the prize money) have become a matter of public record. Plus - a spirited discussion about kink, a flat-out disagreement about the respective A-Boy and F-Boy of the week, and flowers for Gold Logie nominee Osher Gunsberg. We're also inspired by a...

This week, we tackle the biggest Australian Reality TV Cliffhanger in YEARS, and go All In on predicting who (and who isn’t!) an FBoy. Plus, do any of these men have talent? Can you win over your crush just by holding out chicken nuggets in front of them? And what should we make of Vernon’s Big Reveal? Join us @bohpod on social media to continue the conversation!

This week, we're back discussing FBOY Island Australia , and even though it's only week 2, we've already seen several game-breakingly unexpected events that require our analysis. What happens when a Nice Guy is cast away and then resurrected? And just what is an "intruder" when it comes to reality TV? All this plus our awards for F Boy of the week, A Boy of the week, and much...

This week, we kick off our coverage of the brand-new series, FBOY Island Australia ! We rank some of our first impressions from A to F-Boy, we discuss "Bros Before Hoes" and the gray area between F-Boy and Nice Guy, and we pick our "boygenius" smartest moves of the week. Plus, Max shares highlights from Abbie Chatfield's Trauma Dump show, Leah Cummings speaks out about Thom...

In this extra-length episode, we report on three rumoured leads for the now-confirmed Bachelor AU S11, touch base about MILF Manor, and make an important announcement about what we'll be covering on the podcast next. But the meat of this episode comes when we decide to create the perfect application for The Bachelor . We go step-by-step through the exhaustive online application process, shapin...

In this episode of Bachelor of Hearts, we're keeping the feed warm with a couple of updates and a leisurely stroll through the exhaustive and complete* list of every movie Max Quinn has ever seen. Plus, The Bachelors casting news, an exciting promotional opportunity for BoH in the USA, and a chance run-in with an ursid under the influence. Find the full list here. Follow us on Letterboxd: @mqb...

On this very special episode of Bachelor of Hearts, we're joined by the one and only Abigail from Season 10 of The Bachelor[s] AU ! She runs us through how her mum found out she was on the show, details what the past few months since shooting have been like, and of course gives us a much-needed Minnie update, before we walk her through the entire traumatic history of Season 10 to get her side of e...

Another MAFS check-in with BoH Correspondent Max Quinn. In this episode: What should Caitlin do about Shannon? And why is the entire internet on Team Josh? Plus, Max weighs in on Harrison, Lyndal, Cameron and Claire.

Who won and who lost during the first Married At First Sight Dinner Party of Season 10? BoH co-host Max Quinn reacts live after the episode. Hot takes within on: Harrison, Bronte and Melinda Can Jesse be redeemed? Melissa's root rat edit Josh's Disney obsession ... what is Cumbo?

BoH Camp Counsellor Max Quinn is back reacting to another episode of Married At First Sight Season 10 - this time Episode 4. In this episode: what on earth is going on with misogynist metal manbun Jesse? Plus, if a man says This One Particular Phrase to you? Run babes.

What is this? A (potentially!) new Married At First Sight mini-recap series on the BoH podcast feed. Intrepid ingenue of interpersonal issues Max Quinn takes the reins for this solo pod recapping MAFS Australia: Season 10, Episode 1.

Well, I don't know what we expected. On this episode, we recap a suitably bugnuts finale to match a completely chaotic season of television. This episode featured some of the strangest and most memorable moments of any Bachelor season we can remember - from Thomas' abrupt final dismissal, to the first ever accepted proposal on an Australian Bachelor show, to a last-minute drone invasion. We also g...

We're at the very tail end of 'Finals Week', and in a move that definitely has nothing to do with budget restraints, the show has decided to combine Hometowns with the Meet The Parents (as well as a drop-in from the dreaded Fourth Bachelor) into one great big calamitous clusterfuck. We sat down to record right after Episode 11 aired to figure out how ready (or not ready) everyone seems to be to ge...

In another gut-reaction podcast recorded straight after the 9th episode of The Bachelors, we remain remarkably on track and tangent-free as we go deep on Jed's songwriting process, Felix's narrative of personal growth, the mishandling of several key participants' storylines this season. We do make some brief stops along the way to discuss our kebab shop orders, Muppets, Rob Zombie, dipping sa...

We're back back back again, and on this episode we’re doing our best to wrap our heads around the central polyamory storyline between Jess, Felix and the now-just-fully-on-the-show-I-guess Damien. Plus, we compare Tilly's characterisation to that of Abbie Chatfield on Matt Agnew's season, and we analyse the "growth" that Thomas is looking for in his relationship. Also, Max establishes a hierarchy...

They've bloody gone and done it. They've put four episodes of The Bachelors out in a row. With a steadily rising current of Bachelor content lapping at our feet, we're up Bach creek without a paddle, and forced to try and recap the show on the fly. We discuss the fallout from Tash's brief reign as the show's villain, Felix's continuing acts of mouth-based violence, and of course we debate how the...

Swings and rollercoasters take centre stage on a stomach-churning episode of The Bachelors, predicated on Drama At All Costs - as Tash reveals Jess' non-monogamous relationship as well as Jasmine's activity on OnlyFans, the mansion is sent into a loop-de-loop. Is that how you spell that? Get in line for an episode where we pull apart the complex social machinations of the Bachelor mansion to see i...

Season 10 of The Bachelor AU marches on, and it's another episode that's quite different to what we've been led to expect: Group Dates have been revamped, we're visiting the Bachelors' brand-new penthouse Bach Pad, and there's an interesting triptych structure to help us follow the action. We discuss the way the show is allowing the Bachelors to be less than perfect, unveil a fresh BoH conspi...