Bachelor Nation Newbies

Better late than never!!!

The Newbies gather where it all started back in January 2021 - the dining room table - to continue their podcasting adventure with this epic DOUBLE BACHELORETTE season! A lot has happened in the Newbies life - Claire starred in Legally Blonde in college and is now 20; Phoebe has graduated high school, is 18 and has her driver's license; and Leane is working to try and manage this summer of emotion before her girls depart for TWO separate undisclosed college locations. 

The Newbies discuss a host of topics in typical fashion which include the terrible writing for Jesse in this season premiere; how the Bachelor has managed to maintain a seed of the true love fairytale despite most every recent couple breaking up;  how there are simply too many smelly boys on this season; how you can maintain desire in your long term relationship; how Phoebe sees herself as a "little pest" and much more more. 

Join us for an intimate chat about life, love and everything in between in this mother/daughter podcast! And of course to watch Gabby and Rachel find love! 

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In the immediate aftermath of the FINALE of The Bachelor, the Newbies press record and try to lift their chins off the ground to discuss all that transpired in the frozen tundra and beyond of Clayton's love journey. 

How Clayton managed to pull off this last Hail Mary/upset in this installment of The Bachelor to find win is beyond the Newbies. But somehow he did. 

The Newbies discuss everything from how much they love Gabby to how Leane wishes Rachel wouldn't have spent so much emotional energy on Clayton to whether or not Clayton likes "mommy love" to the utterly shocking reappearance of Susie and so much more. 

Thanks for sticking with us through Season FOUR and the Newbies will see everyone for Gabby and Rachel's Bachelorette season!!! 

Rate and review us please as our season 4 farewell!! HERE'S TO LOVE! 

It's late on Monday evening immediately after The Bachelor FINALE Part One aired and the Newbies work through their tired scrambled brains to try and make sense of everything that went down on this week's wacky and ultimately confusing episode. 

The Newbies guess it's hard to understand what is going on when Clayton himself doesn't even know what is going on inside him.  The Newbies rifle through a host of topics which include Clayton's need to say everything that passes through his brain; how to Clayton, he was just being "vulnerable" when he said he was in love with three women; how Clayton is mistaking lust for love; how much we love Clayton's Dad; how we wish Gabi would just leave; can love be measured? ; will Susie come back??  and SO MUCH MORE. 

Part 2 FINALE to be released tomorrow! 

Special guest appearances by Tinkerbell noises. 

Please rate and review us and here's to LOVE?!? Oh my. 

The good news about being a Newbie to Bachelor Nation is there is only so much content to compare everything to! So when Clayton and Susie's princess/castle/fairytale romance ended so suddenly - the Newbies were just shocked by the drama of it all! It's a fast-paced lively Wednesday nite discussion after the 2-night "shit show" of Clayton's love journey and topics the Newbies cover include:
 
 The insanity of the Women Tell All Episode; how Cassidy is a queen and the other women really seem to just be bullying her; how it was really hard to see how wounded Shanae is even when she is sounding like a lunatic; the fact that Clayton really needs to keep his walls up a bit instead of letting them so far down!; the hilarity of Jesse Palmer's 2 AM arrival in the snow to provide comfort to angst ridden Clayton; and of course the debate on who did what right or wrong in the final Susie/Clayton showdown. AND MORE. 
 
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The Newbies Gather on a Tuesday evening for a lively chat about The Infamous Hometown Episode of The Bachelor.   After gushing about how much they all love Gabby's grandpa, the Newbie cover a variety of topics which include: 

The awkwardness that must have ensued when  the producers told Gabby's dad he needed to recreate that scene from Love Actually; how much they LOVE Gabby in general; Clayton's terrifying walk across that tiny bridge in the obstacle course; how Claire will never got on a small boat in a jungle in Central Florida; what Claire and Phoebe would do if they brought The Bachelor to their hometown and  so much more! 

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The weather has dipped below 50 degrees in Los Angeles which is big news for the Newbies. Despite the weather challenges, the Newbies forge on to discuss all things Clayton related which include:

A revisit to the Final Four predictions made early in the season; a guess on who will be the final woman standing; will Clayton even make it?; Sarah's unexpected turn to the villain (mainly because of the villain music chosen by the producers/editors); how Leane still has a soft spot for Mara despite Claire's belief that she has internalized misogyny; how Gabby continues to be the dark horse of this season; and a lot of talk about Claire's battle with carpet beetles and Leane's inability to wear heels. 

Special guest appearances by a few screams from Tommy during video game playing. 

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As Leane says, this episode is "hot off the presses" as the Newbies gather for a high energy banter about the much needed vibe change in Clayton's Love Journey.  Now that Shrimpgate has been put to rest and Shanae has moved on to torture other people, Clayton can finally focus on love and the romance of Europe's most unknown romantic places - Hvar, Croatia. 

Claire and Phoebe are coming after Mara in this week's pod while Leane is much more sympathetic to the oldest woman on the current Bachelor circuit.  In between the Mara controversy the Newbies cover a wide array of topics which include Irish Dancing; Cheerleading; The Phoenix Open; whether or not being a wife really means you're all about cooking, cleaning and sex; whether Phoebe prefers to take out the trash or fold laundry; Catherine the powerful Croatian knight; Clayton's reaction to Teddy's virgin revelation - and so much more. 

Special guest noises by Tommy whistling and a steak sizzling in the kitchen. 

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Cheers to love! 

The Newbies gather for another Tuesday night chat about Clayton's confusing journey towards true love as he makes out with every single woman.   The energy ebbs and flows as they beg for Shanae to be sent home and get back to LOVE! 

Along with discussing the decrease in teen sex, teen drinking and teen socializing, the Newbies discuss the value of EI (emotional inventory); the frustrating predictable, formulaic nature of The Bachelor which MUST be contributing to decreasing ratings; how Gabi is the dark horse fave of the Newbies; the awkward roasting expertise of Canada's most famous comedian roaster; and much more. 

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Here's to LOVE! Let's get back to it!! 

The Newbies get back to their roots by eating during this week's conversation but Claire takes some extra time to mute some of the food noises. That's where we're at in Season 4 - more experience in handling noises. But barely. 

Clayton's Love Journey feels a bit like a grind but the Newbies gather some enthusiasm to discuss a host of topics including: Shanay's inexplicable focus on things that don't matter; how Elizabeth got the short end of the stick; why Clayton just doesn't ask all of the other women about what's really going on with Shanay; how he doesn't seem to be all that focused on finding his "person";  the oddness of the family date; how Leane doesn't like B & Bs or cruises; why Claire and Phoebe love Aquaphor and more. 

Special guest appearances by microwave beeps, some food crunching, dogs needing to be let in or out and hopefully not much more. 

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After the week off,  the Newbies feel like Episode 3 almost feels like a new season with the weird vibe and discuss whether or not The Bachelor may have "jumped the shark" (once Leane explains to Claire and Phoebe what that even means.)

Despite the generally confusing vibe of this week's episode, the Newbies dig in and explore such topics as: How the return to the Bachelor mansion reminds Phoebe of a 4th grade field trip to a creepy museum; how Jesse Palmer as host is questionable at best; how Clayton feels like a puppet with his strings constantly being pulled by the producers; how the Cassidy and then Shanay drama is just exhausting in a way; how Leane and Claire view the use of the word trauma and so much more! 

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