• Introduction: Dr. Montana Smith - UNI Alumni - Instructor at Drake University and Arts Programmer at the Iowa Arts Council in Des Moines
• Question of the day: What is your “go-to” karaoke song?
• Episode in one word:
• Ivan 
  • Ice-bath? Yes or no
  • Ivan says he is falling in-love with her 
  • They spend the night together
  • They talked about religion being central
  • Ivan gets sent home
• Brendan
  • They talk about rings
  • Was Brendan into this?
  • Brendan says he is not the man Tayshia deserves, thoughts?
  • How did Tayshia handle it?
• Ben returns
  • Why did Tayshia walk off? 
  • What do you think about her keeping Ben around?
  • What was with the kiss?
  • Meeting Tayshia’s family
  • Thoughts on Dad’s advice to Tayshia?
• Zach
  • Body paint, they have chemistry for some reason….
  • Kids seem to be an issue…
  • “I love you” in the fantasy suite
  • Zach meets family
  • What do we think of the final scene?
  • Long-term predictions? 
    • Extra-Credit advice: One thing from our fields that will help the happy couple?
• Season in a statement?
• SOOOOOOOO D3 thoughts on doing this with Matt James? 

• Guest - Kim Hanna 
• Today’s question: Would you rather go on 2 bad first dates with really amazing food or 1 good first date with really bad food. Justify your answer...show your work. 
• Episode in one word.
• Blake’s date
• Riley gets sent home? 
• Bennett and Noah are done and they tangle at tell all…
• Men tell all
  • No Joe, No Chasen? 
  • Josef...
• Hometowns 
  • Bill’s XC - Why care about hometowns?
• Brendan’s hometown (Carnies)
• Zac’s hometown (New York)
• Ivan’s hometown (Cooking together)
  • Danielle’s “gender roles in domestic labor”
• Ben’s date (Cali boardwalk)
• Ben goes home, thoughts on the final 3?
• Will she pick anyone? If so, who?
• Episode in a statement?

• Guest: UNI Alum Parker Aden
• Question of the day: Good junior high crush stories? 
• Episode in one word.
• Noah and Bennett. 
• No-a-rose for Noah. This causes Noah some anxiety as they move into a cocktail party. 
  • Who went home? Spencer, Demar, Ed (we can take a moment for Bill to grieve) 
• The Guys learn hometowns are imminent
• Ben’s one-on-one
  • Danielle’s XC: Communication around suicide
• Lie detector group date
  • Bill XC: Who lies in relationships?
• Night portion of group date
  • Bowlarama is always drama. 
  • She tells Zac she’s falling in love with him. This is kinda big. 
• Bennett returns. 
• Ed clip
• Next week back to back episodes. 
• What's your biggest take away from this week’s episode?

1. Guest: Nicole Schmitt - Graduate of UNI - Communication Studies major with minors in Sociology and Industrial Psychology and a certificate in Conflict Resolution 
2. Question of the day - If you couldn’t do your job tomorrow what career would you choose?
3. Sum up this episode in one word?
4. Chris Harrison is out for the week and JoJo is the new host...thoughts? 
5. Zac C gets a One-on-One date
6. Group date
   1. Where did the nude models come from?
   2. Does drawing nude models demonstrate vulnerability?
   3. Blindfolded clay?
   4. Self-portraits a lot to discuss:
      1. Danielle’s extra-credit: Rapport vs Report Style Communication
   5. Tayshia seemed overwhelmed - thoughts?
7. EZ one-on-one
8. Bennett and Noah
   1. Bill’s extra-credit: Mate Poaching
9. Who got sent home? EZ (EZ come...EZ go)
10. Any favorite memes or Tweets we haven’t mentioned?
11. Before we wrap this up, describe the episode in one sentence.

1. Guest host: Dr. Tom Hall, a professor in the Department of Communication and Media. His expertise is in Organizational Communication. 
2. Guest: McCulloch Hall . 
3. If your parents were a band, what would you call them? 
4. This week’s episode in one word? 
5. Men are asked to write and perform love songs for Tayshia.
6. Peacocking!
7. Ivan wins a one-on-one & Sparks fly!. 
   1. Which birth order child has it the hardest?
   2. George Floyd and BLM 
   3. Do you see potential and connection between Tayshia and Ivan?
8. Truth and Dare.
   1. Shakes (cow intestine and scorpions)
   2. Fake Orgasms 
   3. Spicy proposals.
9. After some playful dares, the group moves to a more somber truth part of the date. 
10. Ben goes on a secret mission. Ed is also on a mission to meet with Tayshia.
11. The rose ceremony. Did she let the right guys go home?
    1. Guys who went home: Joe Park, Jordan, Kenny, Chasen “Wolverine” Nick, 
12. Any predictions about where the show is headed? 
13. Any favorite memes or Tweets we haven’t mentioned?
14. Before we wrap this up, describe the episode in one sentence.
15. A quick correction.

-Guest: UNI Alum and filmmaker Kazek Israni-Winger. 
     -His script “Protect Ya’ Neck” recently won Honorable Mention at the Los Angeles Movie Awards and won best Urban Screenplay at the Urban Action Showcase. 
-Last treat you bought for your partner? 
-Episode in one word?
-Grown ass man competition. Intelligent, strong, serve breakfast in bed? 
     -Bill’s extra-credit: Gottman’s Magic Relationship Ratio
     -Danielle’s extra-credit: Masculinity
-Chasen swoops in and pulls Tayshia aside. 
-Ben and Ivan
-Did Ed do Chasen dirty going to Tayshia?
-Grown ass men are kind, humble, they protect those who cannot protect themselves. 
-Smokeshow?
-Rose Ceremony? 
     -Dudes who went home: Jay Smith, Peter G., Monte Hill, 
-Wrestling date
-When Tayshia interrupts Brendon to kiss him. 
-Ben makes the best, worst plan ever. Good idea, bad idea? 
-Was Tayshia right to throw him under the bus?
-Spencer was hardly in this episode. 
-Any favorite tweets/memes/etc. That we haven’t mentioned yet?
-Describe the episode in one sentence
-Quick take: Matt James next Bachelor.

• Guest Elle Boeding NISG President, Political Communication major
• Guest co-host: Kim Hanna - Director of Development for the College of Education
• Question of the week - Most embarrassing thing you have said on a date?
• Episode in one word
• Tayshia makes an entrance
  • Bill’s Extra-Credit - Economics of dating
• NEW GUYS!!!!!!!!!
• Clare and Blake
• Everyone gets a date!!! 
  • Pool date 
  • After Party
• Jason leaves
• Date with Brendan 
• Favorite Memes, gifs?
• New front runners?
• Episode in a sentence?

-Guest: Sadé Barfield - Director of the UNI Speech
  -Teaches courses in the Department of Communication and Media ranging from Public Speaking to Group Communication.  
-Best blind date story
-Describe this episode in one word
-Clare is immediately in the hot seat
-Chris Harrison tells the guys there won’t be a cocktail party and pulls Dale aside.
-Dale and Clare’s dinner date. 
-Is Dale as into Clare as she is him? 
   -Bill’s Extra-Credit:Equability in Relationships
-Where is Dale?
-“Next step, proposal...” 
-Clare dumps the dudes…
-The guys learn Clare is off the table 
-The Proposal
-Danielle’s Extra-Credit. Sports metaphors and relationships. Equal playing field.
-Hot Takes on Tayshia! Predictions for who you think she’ll connect with? 
-One sentence take away from this week.

The season Implodes
-Guest -  Connie Hansen
-Describe Tuesday’s episode in one word.
-Worst gift a significant other/potential mate gave you?
Topics 
-Who went home?
-Yosef…
-All about Dale
  -Bill’s extra-credit: Love at first-sight? Soul-Mates?
-Zach’s date
  -Dr. Dick McGeough’s extra-credit: Consent, touching, and arguments
-Other observations
  -You can give a rose to yourself? 
-Lesson for the day?

Episode Details:
Guest: Dr. Melissa Dobosh (Associate Professor of Communication and Media)
-Describe episode in one word
-Why do you watch the Bachelorette?
-Love languages?
   -Extra-credit from Dr. Henninger on Love Languages
-What was up with guys not jumping at time with Clare?
-Jason's therapy or date...not sure which is more true
   -Extra-Credit from Dr. Dick McGeough on disclosure
-Eazy's foot massage
-Blake goes rogue
-Brandon gets the boot
-Who is the favorite?
-Episode lessons