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- Cut the strings!
- Welcome! This week we have a special guest, Megan Vogt-Kostner. Megan is the Senior Research Analyst in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning at the University of Northern Iowa. She answers all my Qualtrics questions and more
- Question of the week: What is your favorite holiday and why?
- Holidays are great opportunities to spend time with those you love, so are one-on-ones-- which is how this week’s episode began. Mike P and Brendan desperately want a one-on-one. Katie talks about how she is unsure if her one-on-ones should be used to grow the current relationships she has or to explore new ones. We get a bit of an insight into which way she leans when she invites Greg on the first one-on-one of the week.
- Greg date: Seattle themed. They toss a fish and do unspeakable things to poor oysters. Greg is like Eyor but an Eyor you kinda wanna make out with. They seem like a normal couple.
- Meanwhile, Michael video chats with his young son, James, while drinking a mimosa.
- The group date card is announced, indicating that Mike P. has the final one-on-one. This has Brendan Bangs upset. He decides to pay Katie a visit in her room. His intentions with this visit seemed really unclear to me.
- Andrew, Justin, Blake and Michael have their group date. It begins with vagina flower art painting???? Michael sculpts a butt. Andrew makes a dirty sushi picture. Justin is very serious about all this. And Blake’s picture is so obscene they black it all out. Thoughts?
- That evening, Blake makes it clear that he is NOT in love with Katie but them falling in love is effin’ inevitable. Thoughts?
- Bill’s XC on emophilia
- Justin shows Katie his impressive painting. We are reminded that he was her first kiss on the Bachelorette. Then they make out.
- In her convo with Michael, Katie says that if they’re meant to be together, then she’s confident that everything else will fall into place. She thinks all the time about what it would mean to become a stepmom and the life she pictures herself, Michael, and James having together is “such a dream.”
- Intensive Mothering EC Danielle
- Andrew talks about his football career and being in Austria. Btw- I completely forgot about his weird on again off again accent this week. She says they will work things out down the road if he is picked.
- Michael get the rose. You can tell Andrew is hurt it wasn’t him. The men are starting to show the wear and tear of the process a bit.
- Mike’s One-on-One with Cuddle Queen Jean. This date was doomed. It is very awkward. Then if it couldn’t get weirder, Mike starts comparing her cuddles to his mother’s. (Insert wide eyes). Then Katie cries and sends Mike home.
- Rose ceremony. All of the internet is surprised (except for bill) when Katie sends Andrew home. They have a heartbreaking breakup. Katie isn’t confident she made the right choice. The next morning, Andrew shows up at her door. He wanted to leave her smiling. They have a short conversation, he leaves and gives her a note on his way out. It reads, “If you change your mind, I’ll be waiting.” Katie chases after him. They hug. Then she asks him to stay and he’s like, “nah”. WHAT HAPPENED HERE? Oh yeah, and then they kiss and he leaves.
- Next week is hometowns. Katie hasn’t told anyone she loves them. Everyone is kinda freaking.
- Lessons learned.
- Megan, any shoutouts?
1 hr 1 min - Pro-Pleasure
- Welcome to another week of Bachademia. This week we have the exceptionally capable Kim Hanna as our co-host. And we have my favorite person in the world, Professor of Gerontology and spin instructor to the stars, Dr. Elaine Eshbaugh.
- Question of the week: If you were trying to intimidate someone while eating, what would be the worst food to get your point across?
- The episode starts with the women talking about how hot the guys are, then they hatch a plan to challenge them to stop masturbating…
- Justin gets a one-on-one (O3)
- Group date!!!! Drag queens come out, Michael is excited to dress in drag (another reason to love Michael), but instead the guys are just supposed to insult
- At the cocktail party Katie tells the dudes to step-up and make a connection.
- Conor gets a O3 - Kaitlyn and Jason double date. This is like the most real life date the show has ever had! Also, Katie puts chips on her hotdog, I am here for it.
- Connor thinks the kiss was great...Katie did not and sends him home. Why didn’t Katie and Connor work out?
- The men are heartbroken by Connor’s exit
- Blake swoops in with a boombox, thoughts on Blake? Thoughts on this move?
- NO COCKTAIL PARTY?
- Who got a rose: Justin, Blake, Andrew, Greg, Michael A, Mike P, and Brendan.
- Who got sent home: Hunter, James, Aaron, Tre, and Connor earlier.
- Lesson learned from the episode?
- Elaine and Kim get the final word.
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- Welcome to another week of Bachademia. This week we have a returning guest, Dr. Kristi Marchesani.
- Question of the week: What is your favorite summer foo
- Then Tayshia introduces Blake and the guys are not happy..
- The date - they ride horses, they agree they like to travel. What do we think about their chemistry?
- Group date: Murder Ball
- Bill’s XC on disclosure in friendships
- Aaron decides it is time to pick someone new to dislike and decides it is Hunter.
- Danielle EC on gossip and gender.
- Hunter gets the rose, do we think sharing his family story helped him in this case?
- Andrew gets a one-on-one and Katie borrows Catwoman's outfit for the date.
- Cocktail Party
- The dress and the poll.
- Who got roses: Blake, Hunter, and Andrew S. are joined by Greg, Aaron, Michael, Connor the cat, James the box, Justin, Mike, Brendan (who the heck is Brendan?), and Tre
- Who went home: Andrew, Quartney, Josh
- Lesson learned from the episode?
- Kristi, shoutouts, final thoughts, words of wisdom?
1 hr 1 min - Demonsterize Salmon Shorts
- Welcome to Bachademia. Bill is on a wilderness adventure. He set up some creepy thing that lets people track him and last time I tried it, I got an error message, so I hope Bill didn’t get eaten by a bear. In his absence, we have the wonderful, the witty, co-host Kim Hanna !
- Question of the week: if you could ban any fashion trend, what would you ban?
- This episode was full of interesting fashion choices, from Katie’s sparkly plaid coat/dress to Brendon’s bangs. However, the episode began with a recap of the Thomas drama before swiftly moving us into the Truth of Dare group date.
- The evening portion of the group date: Truth.
- Tre/Andrew S feud.
- Blake M. enters the picture. Thoughts about all this?
- Thomas visits Katie. She says, “I’m talking.” Thomas says he was demonstrated?
- Cocktail party.
- Rose ceremony.
- Who went home? Thomas. Christian (boo! I liked him). Conor C. (who dat?) David (also who dat?)
- Who is still here that we don’t really know:
- Andrew M.
- Brenden Bangs
- Hunter
- James
- Justin
- Quartney
- Josh
- James
- Whose left we do know
- Greg
- Connor
- Mike
- Michael
- Blake
- Of these: who are your front runners?
1 hr - The Wrong Reasons
- Special guest, making her second appearance on Bachademia: Aunt B, otherwise known as Briana McGeough, an assistant professor at the University of Kansas in the School of Social Welfare.
- Question of the week: If you were on the Bachelor/ette for the wrong reason, what would that reason be?
- So this episode starts with Karl’s accusation that men are there for the wrong reason. Katie decides to call the evening short and move right to the rose ceremony. She steps away for a moment. Greg checks on her. Karl air boxes. Again. The men unionize, i think. Someone said, “We have a responsibility as a unit to protect the Queen.” Like, folx, are we watching the Bachelor or Shadow and Bone. What show is this?
- Rose ceremony. Mike P. starts talking unsurprisingly about his duty to protect her. Then he very dramatically interrupts the rose ceremony to call Karl out--- as a unit.
- Who goes home? Karl, Kyle, John,
- Group date: The men are freaked out because she signed it “…” instead of heart Katie. Y’all. That’s some 7th grade level stuff.
- The story circle is led by Nick Veill. The prompt is to tell stories about things you are not so proud of.
- Katie discloses that she was sexually assaulted (TRIGGER WARNING, this content does contain conversations about sexual consent and assault ).
- Katie talks about how she has had to work to develop her sex positive viewpoint post assault. Briana can you tell us a little bit about sex positivity? Briana Extra Credit.
- Then we see the men sitting on workout mats back where they are staying, and Michael tells his story. This is an example of unprompted disclosure. Thoughts about this moment especially as contrasted to the story circle?
- Danielle EC: Storytelling, Identity, and Performative Vulnerability.
- The show moves back to the evening portion of the group date. Katie is wearing a very big suit jacket over her dress.
- Michael A. gets the date card.
- Aaron is still talking about Thomas. Normal reaction or a bit over the top?
- The men really seem united this season. The episode ends with the men confronting Thomas. Thomas admits that he has thought about becoming the Bachelor. Honest, dumb? His honesty isn’t the problem, it feels like he is using honesty in some sort of sketchy way. Nick Viall said something oddly insightful: “I don't’ think Thomas said anything wrong in the group, what he did wrong was he always talked to Katie about their relationship, not with Katie about their relationship.”
- Predictions about what happens next?
- Lessons learned this episode?
- Briana any shout outs? Last words?
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- This week’s guest UNI alumni in Geography, Charcey Petersen!
- Question of the week: Worst family vacation you have been on?
- One word to describe this week’s episode?
- Karl is being loud and obnoxious, people are turning on him.
- First date, we are really leaning into Katie’s sex positive outlook. The guys have to explain how they will be the greatest lover of all time.
- Greg gets a 1-on-1
- Bill’s XC over shared experience and commonalities
- Katie’s Belt Buckle Brawl
- E.C. (Danielle) Katie seemed to think she could detect Cody’s lie. He was too polished in his response. Can we tell if people are lying? The research says, nope.
- Final cocktail party….
- Green is Katie’s color
- Michael discloses he is a single dad and Katie digs it.
- Karl decides to start some ish and starts declaring dudes are not there for the right reasons, the guys are like Karl just worry about Karl, but Karl choses violence.
- Ok so one takeaway statement from the episode?
- Charcey, thanks for coming, any shoutouts?
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- Welcome to Bachademia! On Monday, the Bachelorette premiered with Katie as the lead! We are excited for a wild season. We do not have a guest with us today, just Danielle and Bill here. It is summer. We are in summer mode-- which means we don’t have our shit together. But we are delightful and promise mildly witty commentary and a few academic-y facts for your listening pleasure.
- Question of the week? what is your go to ice cream flavor?
- Like a summer’s day, the episode begins hot. Not really, I just thought that seemed like a clever transition. The episode begins with Katie talking about being chosen to be the Bachelorette and she explains what she is looking for. Bill, did any of this stand out to you?
- They show a quick sneak peak of the guys and then we cut to Katie waiting for the men to pull up in the limo. Nothing happens and then Tashia and Kaitlyn sneak up on her. There are a few things to note here:
- Thomas is the first out of the limo. The show really shows more tame entrances first. We have Thomas, Aaron, Andrew, and David. All a bit blah.
- Then we get a little bit silly with Miachel who pretends to give Katie a family heirloom and then Tre who has balls in the back of his truck.
- Greg is next. They have what I think is a pretty awkward interaction, she says that he looks like one of her exes. Eeeeeeh?
- Then a bunch of boring entries: John, Garett, Austin, Marty, Landon, Karl, Josh,
- Andrew came in an old car and then faked an accent that he claims is his alter ego.
- Brandon came in on a moped. I can’t get over his entire vibe. That hair is a mood.
- So the entrances start getting weird here: Kyle pulls out his underwear or something, Hunter appropriately given his name has a fish. Jeff has his camper. Marcus boring. Cody brings in a blow up doll.
- Justin and Christian come in with the sex puns.. Justin being a painter talks about strokin it, Christian wants her to rub one out or something about a genie. Quartney has a whole speech memorized with sex puns.
- Cat boy. Connor is dressed as a cat. The other men throw him shade.
- So after all the limo entrances (btw- we still have the dude in a box/present. I still don’t get this) Katie goes in and welcomes the men. I felt like her speech compared to others, namely Matt’s was very different. In fact, it made me realize how not compatible her and Matt were.
- She mentions that the Bachelor process is a weird one (she believes in it; but it is weird). Is the Bachelor process super weird?
- Who stood out to you during the after party? We have Thomas who was super serious. Greg who was a bit bumbling but seems genuine. Tre is awesome but do they have a romantic connection? Justin, the painter, goes in for a kiss. Jeff, who totally has an Owen Wilson vibe, skeezes her out with his dirty camper.
- DRAMA. What happened between Arron and Connor? I did not get any of that but it left me not trusting Aaron.
- James is the box. Seriously what did he hope to accomplish with this. Also, I know people find him handsome but I think he looks suspicious.
- Who went home: Austin, Brandon, Gabriel (he had weird vibes man; he was the long hugger), Jeff, Landon, Marcus, and Marty. Were any of these surprises for you?
- It seems like this season will get inten
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- Welcome to Bachademia! We have a special bonus episode for y’all today! It is Bill’s birthday! June 7th The Bachelorette with Katie airs! And we are going to review Aziz Ansari’s book Modern Romance.
- Question of the week: What kind of cake do you have on your birthday? If you could have a party like you had when you were a kid, what would your party favors be?
- Next Monday, The Bachelorette airs. You can preview the guys on abc.com. https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelorette/news/updates/the-bachelorette-2021-summer-season-17-katie-thurston-men-announced
- Initial thoughts: Who do you think the season villain will be?
- First rose?
- Who is here for Instagram followers?
- Who is this season’s Ed? Bennett?
- If you could take a vacation with one contestant, who would it be?
- Any prediction on who makes it to the end?
- Any other Bachelor gossip we need to stay on top of?
- Modern Romance book review
- I’ve chunked the book into 3 sections: Dating (a majority of it), breaking up, and settling down.
- Technology
- Choice
- Monogamy
- How technology changes communication after you’ve settled down.
- What do we think the future of technology and love is?
- Perhaps Katie’s season of the Bachelorette will give us a glimpse into the future of romance!
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- No guests, just the minds of Drs. Dick McGeough and Henninger
- Life updates:
- What is the best thing you have eaten since our last episode?
- Worst
- What is the best thing you have read?
- Worst?
- What is the best thing you are watching?
- Worst?
- What is the best thing you have eaten since our last episode?
- Biggest current newses from Bachelor world
- Colton has come out
- There is a petition to cancel his show on Netflix?
- Bachelorette starts June 7th
- BIP starts August 16th!
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- This week’s guests we have two University of Northern Iowa students, Johnnie Hill & Emily Schotzko
- Question of the week: What character from film or literature would you be unwilling to have at your fantasy dinner party?
- Episode in a word
- The episode comes in hot with Michelle meeting Matt’s family
- Rachel Meets with the family
- Then the *ish hits the fan when Matt talks to his Mom…
- Chris then plays an odd pushy father figure…
- Things get really awkward when he sends Michelle home
- Bill’s XC - So you got dumped...
- Rachel doesn’t get a date…
- Neal Lane discusses his mom’s pear shape
- Matt tells Rachel he wants to date her but cannot propose. They live happily ever after….
- After the rose:
- Matt and Emmanuel discuss the weight he felt of the social justice movement in the US and within the Bachelor franchise.
- Rachel sits down:
- Emmanuel covers the various actions that Rachel has taken which he categorizes as culturally ignorant.
- Danielle XC:. Different ways of viewing racism
- You thought this !sh was awkward?!?!??!!? Get ready to bury your face in a pillow.
- Matt and Rachel discuss their feelings for each other. She loves him, he says his feelings don’t go away overnight.
- Matt says he can’t be involved while she does the work she needs to do. Emmanuel tells them to embrace one last time -
- Katie and Michelle are the new Bachelorettes….D3 we doing this again?
- Season in a statement?
- Johnnie H and Schotzko get the final word
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About Bachademia
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A Bachelor podcast so educational it could be a college course... Actually, it is hosted by college professors and employees with expertise in dating, communication, and pop culture. Every week…
Danielle Dick Mcgeough, Kim Hanna and Bill Henninger will breakdown the most recent episode of the Bachelorette, highlighting how current research in dating and communication applies to the weekly drama. In short, it is an academic(ish) look at the Bachelorette.