FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

In this bonus episode for patrons, Annemarie, still traumatized from the honeymoon suite cam at Sean and Catherine's wedding, sits down with romance author and academic Jodi McAlister to unpack the Bachelor's obsession with doing storylines about Losing It. Annemarie and Jodi discuss all your favorite famous Bachelor virgins and how they felt about the show making it their storyline, the sociological and religious scripts about sex and virginity we see play on out in the franchise, and what exactly "five and a half" sex acts means in the twisted mind of Mike Fleiss.

You can find Jodi on social media at @jodimcalister and @jodimca, and purchase her latest book, Not Here to Make Friends, wherever books are sold.

Due to unforeseen life circumstances, we had to delay the start of Jillian's season. Sorry! To make it up to you we are unlocking our first bonus episode for patrons, in which Myles McNutt joins us to discuss Coming Out Colton. We will be back November 11th with Jillian's season.

If you like this episode and want to become a patron, visit us at patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

In the first bonus episode for patrons, Carrie and Annemarie are joined by Episodic Medium editor-in-chief and friend of the pod Myles McNutt to discuss a controversial Bachelor Nation topic that's critical to unpacking this heteronormative show's uneasy relationship with queerness: the accidental first gay bachelor, Colton Underwood. They discuss Colton coming out immediately after reprehensible behavior toward his winner, his deeply cynical Netflix series, and selling pens on Instagram when you're a stalker.

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

Carrie and Annemarie recap the powerful final episodes of Desiree's season. They discuss how spoilers affected this season's audience, why they love Desiree's season, and the incredible foreshadowing of Juan Pablo's season.

We'll be back on October 28th with a trip back in time to Jillian's Bachelorette Season! The next seasons we're covering are less available, so follow our Instagram for updates when we see they're streaming.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Xavier Rubetzki Noonan

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

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Carrie and Annemarie continue Desiree's season and recap episode 7, Hometowns, and a surprisingly placed Men Tell All. They discuss class representation in reality TV, the deal with Brooks, and way too many poems and songs.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Xavier Rubetzki Noonan

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

In this bonus episode for patrons, Carrie and Annemarie recap and discuss Sean Lowe and Catherine Giudici's Bachelor wedding special. They talk about the intense focus on Sean and Catherine's sex life, the deeply religious wedding ceremony, and the times they made scenes at their sisters' weddings. Hosted by Carrie Rosen and Annemarie Navar-GillEdited and mixed by Xavier Rubetzki Noonan!

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

Carrie and Annemarie recap episodes 4-6 of Desiree Hartsock's Bachelorette season! They discuss how intense this season's guys are about "the right reasons," a questionable cameo by the Red Cross, and the unwelcome return of a man playing guitar.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Max Quinn

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

We're back! Carrie and Annemarie recap Episodes 1-3 of Desiree Hartsock's Bachelorette season. They discuss the framing of Desiree's season as "A Cinderella story," an all-time great appearance from a civilian, and a contender for the worst-aged group date yet.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Xavier Rubetzki Noonan

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

We're on Patreon! Come chat with us about Sean's season and enjoy exclusive content: patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

We'll be back a week from today with the first three episodes of Desiree's season! We're excited! If you are excited too, prepare yourself by revisiting Desiree's time on Sean's season, including her infamous hometown date and tragic exit.

Carrie and Annemarie recap episodes 7-10 of Bachelor Sean Lowe's season! They discuss the Bachelor diversity lawsuit, evaluate why they see villains so differently than 2010s audiences, and shockingly, achieve Bachelor enlightenment.

For an episode guide and other content, follow us on social media. Instagram: @BachelorinRetrospect, Twitter/X: @BachRetrospect, TikTok: @BachelorinRetrospect

Hosted by Annemarie Navar-Gill and Carrie Rosen

Edited and Mixed by Max Quinn

Cover art by Manny Rose

Graphic design by Annemarie Navar-Gill

FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

In this episode for patrons, Carrie and her friend Zach Anner discuss his experience being on a reality show and how his disability affected the experience. Zach also gives his take on some of the disability representation we've seen on The Bachelor.

Hosted by Carrie Rosen

Episode Edited by Xavier Rubetzki-Noonan

Find Zach on Instagram @zach.anner and check out his memoir, "If At Birth You Don't Succeed."

FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE AT patreon.com/bachelorinretrospect

In this bonus episode for patrons, Carrie and Annemarie are joined by Max Quinn and Xavier Rubetzki Noonan, hosts of the Bachelor of Hearts Podcast (and indispensible editors of Bachelor in Retrospect, though not this episode which is why you can hear our dogs) to talk about the 10 year lifespan of the Bachelor's most robust international franchise. They discuss the Bachelor as an American cultural export, the most memorable characters and moments from the Australian version, and whether all Australian men are agents of chaos.

You can find Max and Xavy's podcast, Bachelor of Hearts, wherever you listen and at @bohpod on social media. 

Hosted by Carrie Rosen and Annemarie Navar-Gill

Edited by Annemarie Navar-Gill