The Bachelor PhD

We start off by talking about other podcasts and then Co-host Craig tries to defend himself against a negative review. After that we get into the meat of this final episode, discussing Ariel, Gaby, and Kaity's intersecting journeys and Zach's numerous and repetitive apologies. Hey, we even talk a little bit about Succession! The Bachelor Masters is part of the Bridge Burner podcast collect...

As we entered "sex week" (to use Zach's phrase) who would have known that the sex would be with Gabi and not with apparent front-runner Kaity. Now they're both neck-and-neck to the finish of all of this, with one having had sex and the other... knowing about it? It's really messy which leads to a really good episode. Who knew sex could produce good TV?? The Bachelor Masters is part of the Bridge B...

We're bombarded by two episodes this week which includes the Women Tell All that a couple of our co-hosts may not have watched in its entirety. Not to be outdone, the hometown dates lack a certain... amount of content, too. But we make a good, and long, podcast episode out of it by bringing up gender roles and psychopathy and once again talking about Chris Harrison's podcast. And so much more! The...

We start off this podcast episode talking about Co-host Craig's lunch with Rob from the Vanderpump Robs podcast. This leads to some riffs about the big Vanderpump Rules cheating scandal. Does this relate to the Bachelor? A little bit, and possibly via the Chris Harrison podcast (blech!) that we once again revisit at the end. It's all here, hit the play button and join us!  Check out Vanderpum...

We do the rounds talking about the dates that the women have with Zach, and speculate, once again, on whether the women actually like Zach. But then we get into the mission statement of the Bachelor Masters podcast and spend some time trying to figure out what it actually is, whether the Bachelor is really in a decline, and what it all means for us hosts of the pod. The Bachelor Masters is part of...

In this podcast episode we discuss things like whether Gabi is fun or not, whether Zach is a douche for telling Greer off on the iPad call, and whether or not the women have good British accents. And don't forget, we have our now weekly segment about the Chris Harrison podcast, but this time supplemented with talk about Victoria Fuller's new podcast. All the cringe is here, hit the play button and...

On this Valentine's Day podcast episode Co-host Craig gets caught up watching Let's Make a Deal and disrupts Co-host Iciar talking a bit more about the Chris Harrison podcast. We also talk about Brooklyn's fist-bump with Zach, whether any of the women actually like him, what's up with ATV dates, and a myriad other topics. Hit the play button and join us! The Bachelor Masters is part of the Bridge...

When the beds aren't pushed together they become modesty beds, just like the ones in this episode in the tent at the Natural History Museum. We have that to contend with along with Christina Mandrell (unexpectedly?) melting down. Then there are some boring dates and such. Hit the play button and listen in! The Bachelor Masters is part of the Bridge Burner podcast collective.

We're resisting naming this episode "Bad Bitch Energy" because we know every other podcast is naming their episodes that. And really, there wasn't much Bad Bitched Energy going on in this episode. Rather, there was some petty fighting, some meeting of the family, and some wondering where Patrick Warburton was. We end the podcast talking about our first concerts. Hit the play button and join us! Th...

We start out our coverage of the new season talking a little bit more about Chris Harrison's new podcast. Then we jump into the season itself by discussing our favorite women from the short time we've spent with them, and maybe a villain or two. We end with a chat about The Big Bang Theory and a little bit about Two and a Half Men. The Bachelor Masters is part of the Bridge Burner podcast collecti...

We're joined by Rob of the Vanderpump Robs podcast to do some pre-talk on the upcoming Bachelor season. Among other things we talk about Rob's Dad's bar and the movie Roadhouse. Then we do a full breakdown of Chris Harrison's new podcast. Then we wrap up by talking about some of the contestants coming up on the season and Zach himself. Hit the play button and join us!  The Bachelor Masters is...

It's the end of the road for this Bachelor in Paradise season, and we bring our deep analysis to each of the remaining couples. From classism to broism (is that a thing?) we discuss what we think are the relationship dynamics of Tyler and Brittany, Aaron and Genevieve, and all the others. Hit the play button and join us!

Our Co-host Caitlin is on sick leave today but Co-hosts Iciar and Craig take up the reins to talk at length about whether arguments are good or bad for relationships. What's up with Kate and Logan? Can Genevieve and Aaron stay in love? What about Andrew and how he handles conflict at the dance party? Give us a listen for our deep analysis, just hit the play button!

We spend a pretty good amount of time in this podcast episode wondering what's up with Kate. Is she faking her persona to get insta-famous? Is she trying to be a villain to make it on a Bravo show? Is she a psychopath? Okay, maybe not that last one (but maybe?). We also talk about whether Rodney deserves love and how the rest of the cast are also psychopaths (maybe?). Hit the play button and join...

We get serious in this podcast episode to talk about Aaron's apparent trauma (he does talk about it himself) and reflect on people in our lives that might have demonstrated similar behavior to Aaron in his argument with Genevieve. Gen isn't off the hook in our analysis, as she contributes to the argument in her own, possibly selfish ways. We also talk about the love triangles. That's about it: we...

We hit all of the major points of the past two episodes, including Victoria and whether she displays sociopathic behavior, Kate and her vocal fry, Logan and his... looks? and all the best from Shanae and the rest of the group. Who will do anything for a rose!? Kate? Maybe! It's all here, hit the play button and join us!

We assure you that we're the only podcast around that actually found and subsequently play for you the song that was mentioned by Danielle to Michael. Ya know, the song about lighting a fire from past love that Michael then gushes about? Yep, that one! We also talk about each of the couples, or what's left of them after the split. It's all here, hit the play button and join us!

We're back with another podcast episode that is a bit longer than usual, because we ask the tough questions: is Michael A a bad guy? Is Peter correct that Brittany is looking for clout? Did the producers want Genevieve to be a villain? What's up with Aaron, bro? We try to answer all of these questions and more. Hit the play button and join us!

In this podcast episode we spend quite a bit of time on Michael A's apparent pandemic profiteering, per reports that one of his businesses seems to have done that. For Co-host Iciar, this leads to a whole teardown of Michael A as a person, widower, and dater! We also talk about the other people on the beach, but really, is it as spicy as our take on Michael A? Probably not. Hit the play button and...

Who has parental problems? Is it Michael's son, who has to weather a few weeks without his dad? Or is it Kira, who maybe didn't have a father growing up? We are, of course, totally speculating but it does seem that way, doesn't it? We discuss all of that along with some local Los Angeles politics, who DMed each other before the show started, and what we think of Lace. The Bachelor Masters is part...

We made it to the end of this dual-lead season and wouldn't ya know it, it ended quite differently for our two dual leads. We spend a good portion of the podcast episode discussing Rachel and Tino, and each of our co-hosts takes a different stance on what it's all about. Then we talk about Gabby and Erich and how ABC decided not to discuss black-face. We finish by talking about Zach as the new Bac...

Co-host Craig hates cars but we nonetheless record a podcast episode where Co-host Caitlin is... in a car. If you can deal with some audio distortion, we do our usual Bachelor Masters deep dives, including into Aven's dismissal at the hands of a self-centered Rachel, Zach's dismissal at the hands of a self-centered Rachel, and Tino's, um, parent visit alongside a self-centered Rachel. We also addr...

Co-host Caitlin is back with us this podcast episode, and the crew discuss, at length, Gabby's three dates with her guys then Rachel's, um--how do we put this?--self-centered approach to dating her men. Not only do we get into the details of Rachel and Zach's fumble in the fantasy suite, but we entertain some conspiracy theories surrounding the fantasy faux pas such as whether Rachel didn't like Z...

In this podcast episode we start off by talking about some particulars of the live recordings of the Tell All shows. Then, capital (ya know, the economic driver) comes up around product placement at the expense of the rose ceremony. We then debate the similarities (and differences) between Jacob, Nate, and Logan before talking a little bit more about the movie Heat. Sound fun? Hit the play button...

We start off by talking about Canadian listeners to the podcast. Then we talk about a panel that Co-host Craig was on where he deconstructed Vanderpump Rules. Then we talk about the dates and, get ready, because we actually liked watching them! From quiet Jason to carnie Tyler to Tino's Dad, we couldn't help ourselves as we walked through each of the segments. And there's still more to come next w...