Love to See It with Emma and Claire

After a year of anticipation, ‘The Big D’ is finally here! You’ve got your standard chaos of reality TV dating shows but this time the contestants are all divorced and dating alongside– or with– their exes. Plus, we have some Bachelor Nation gossip as some Bachelor stars make waves across some unexpected dating shows.

Throw on your pink suit and double denim, it’s time for Charity to find her Ken! This week we’re breaking down everything from Brayden’s troubling actions to one of the strangest one-on-one dates we’ve seen yet. Joining us is co-host of The Black Roses podcast and DEI consultant, Claudia Thompson!

It may be the middle of Summer, but it's spring break for Charity’s men! As we enter Week 2 of Charity’s season, we get a classic ‘Bachelorette’ rivalry. Is it enough to disrupt the BBQ? Plus, we see the unfortunate return of 2012 men’s fashion.

We’re back to break down the latest news and gossip from Bachelor Nation, including the tumultuous Bachelor Happy Hour host change from Becca Kufrin and Michelle Young to Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt. We’ve also got new relationships, breakups, weddings, and a look towards the cast of Bachelor In Paradise!

We’re kicking off Charity’s season of The Bachelorette with some undercover work from brother-of-the-year Nehemiah, complete with a wig and fake mustache! Plus, there’s backflips, tall men, peacocking, and a surprising first impression rose. Here to recap every minute of it is former Bachelor and Bachelor In Paradise contestant, Jill Chin!

With a professional jumper, an underground welder, and a horde of fitness coaches, Charity’s Bachelorette season is already off to a wild start! To help us get to know these 25 men is an old friend of the pod, our one-time HuffPost colleague, writer Leigh Blickley Zullo!

Last week, Netflix dropped the finale and reunion of ‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’, and ever since we have just been… processing. There was a lot to digest, right down to the final breakup revealed in a post-reunion epilogue card. Here to discuss the shocking conclusion to The Ultimatum: Queer Love is Arielle Duhaime-Ross, host of the new Vice TV show Queer Sports as well as the podcast A Show About...

We’re joined today by Stephanie McNeal, a senior editor at Glamour and the author of the new book “Swipe Up for More! Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers.”

Just like the rest of the reality-TV-watching world, we have been completely obsessed with Netflix’s “The Ultimatum: Queer Love,” an extremely normal show about five couples switching partners for three weeks to decide if they want to get married. Say what you will about ultimatums around marriage: they make for great TV.   Here to join us in breaking down the first 8 episodes of “The Ultimatum” i...

Let’s head out to the Catskills and take it back to our first ever Rom-Com rewatch, the classic ‘Dirty Dancing!’ A perfect blend of sensuality and social justice, this film has truly stood the test of time. Joining us is screenwriter, rom-com aficionado and author of ‘Bad Luck Bridesmaid’ Alison Greenberg!

Continuing with our theme of Teen Rom–Com’s we’re re-releasing what just might be the most iconic Teen Rom-Com of all time, ‘Grease!’ But did you know it all started as a satire? Joining us to break it all down is Emmy Award-winning Last Week Tonight writer, Vulture Bachelor recapper and all-around legend Ali Barthwell!

In this episode we’re rewatching ‘Never Been Kissed,’ a movie with a premise that is far more disturbing in 2023 than it felt when we were in middle school in 1999. Is there a good Rom-Com underneath all the creepiness or have we all just been charmed by Drew Barrymore? To help us figure it out is Lane Moore, comedian and author of ‘You Will Find Your People: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as...

In this rendition of Channel Surfing, we’re diving into the new Netflix reality dating show, 'Jewish Matchmaking.’ From its charming host to its diverse group of daters, this show has a lot to explore and to help us through it all is Mattie Kahn, friend of the pod, journalist, and author of the forthcoming book “Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America’s Revolutions.”  

For the first time on Love To See It we’re covering a movie from the king of 80’s Rom-Coms, John Hughes. Pretty In Pink was written specifically for Molly Ringwald whose influence goes beyond the script helping to make a classic 80’s Rom-Com. To help us recap the movie is Sarah Edmondson, host of the A Little Bit Culty podcast.

We get a lot of joy– and some depression– from reality TV shows that come from the work of cast members and contestants. We hope the conditions on set match the glamorous scenes we often see on screen, but that’s rarely the case. In this bonus episode, we’re joined by Nick Thompson and Jeremy Hartwell from season 2 of Love Is Blind to discuss their experience on the show and why they founded UCAN,...

Is this a Noxzema commercial? Nope, it’s Clueless! This week we’re diving into one of the most quotable teen rom-coms ever made filled to the brim with one-liners, iconic outfits, and self-discovery. To help us along the way is host of the We Met At Acme podcast, Lindsey Metselaar!    

From crossover couples to extremely depressing labor conditions for reality TV stars, we’re breaking down all the news and gossip with stand-up comedian and power recapper, Dave Neal! In this episode we cover…   New relationships in the reality TV world Michelle Young’s 2 Black Girls, 1 Rose appearance Chris Harrison’s beef with Mike Fleiss Unaired Love Is Blind engagements Allegations of poor lab...

Who knew there’d be so much English literature in teen Rom-Coms? This week we’re rewatching Easy A, the coming-of-age film plucked from the pages of Nathaniel Hawthorne. We’ll dive into purity culture, sexual capital, and early 2010’s fashion with film critic and co-host of Unspooled, Amy Nicholson.

Order some Thai food, get your feminist prose, and throw on your angry girl music of the indie rock persuasion because this week we’re rewatching the breakout hit 10 Things I Hate About You! From the halls of Padua High to the troubling dynamics of its Shakespearian source material, we’ll break it all down with our guest Kate Kennedy, host of the Be There In Five podcast.

In this special Channel Surfing bonus episode, we are diving into the agriculture-core dating show 'Farmer Wants a Wife,” a Fox reality program about love… farm-style. How does this show work and where does it fit in the reality TV dating landscape? Let’s take this country road and find out!

Rom-Com Rewatches are back! We’re kicking things off with the classic Love & Basketball, the tale of two childhood friends who both love basketball and ultimately, each other. To help us break down this iconic film are Milly Tamarez and Amanda Duberman, co-hosts of the Betches Sup podcast. 

The season may be over, but the news and gossip never stop! To help us dissect it all is Ashley Tabron, also known as @AshTalksBach. In this episode we cover…   Mike Fleiss’s departure Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar’s media rounds Ariel Frenkel and Gabi Elnicki’s various podcast interviews Plus, a smattering of updates from Bachelor Nation

As we wrap up this season of ‘The Bachelor’, the show clearly hoped to hit the reset button so hard it sent us all the way back to 2013… and it sort of worked. We have our first proposal since Peter Weber, yet the human wreckage was just about as brutal as ever. Plus, we have some iconic finale night interviews as Gabi Elnicki and Ariel Frenkel not only criticize Zach, but ‘The Bachelor’ as a whol...

This week we’re joined by former Bachelor Clayton Echard to talk about his new book '180 Degrees: On Mental Health, Mindfulness, and Unlocking Self-Belief'. We discuss everything from navigating fantasy suites to maintaining your mental health after the show. Plus, we get to hear more about Clayton’s post-Bachelor life and just where Clayton stands with his exes Susie Evans and Rachel Recchia.

Thanks a lot, Sean Lowe! This week, Zachary Shacklecross heads to Thailand for fantasy suites, announces many times that he will not have sex during his overnight dates, promptly has sex during an overnight date, and then tells… everyone about it. To help us digest it all is Bachelor legend and cohost of the A Little Help for Our Friends podcast, Jacqueline Trumbull!