Hey everyone! We’re here with a little bonus episode for our paid subscribers (we love you!). 

Bachelor Nation never sleeps, and even though Matt James’s season is over, the fallout continues. Plus, filming is starting for Katie Thurston’s season of “The Bachelorette,” and there will be two new hosts: Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe. 

Before getting into Bachelor news, we also talk briefly about the horrific shooting spree in Atlanta spas that took the lives of 8 people, including 6 Asian women. The rise in hate crimes against Asian people -- especially Asian women -- in the U.S. is terrifying, and we should all be doing what we can to help. 

We really encourage people to find and support local charities, advocacy groups and mutual aid organizations to help the Asian-American community and sex workers. A couple we wanted to call out are Red Canary Song, an NYC-based advocacy organization focused on migrant & Asian sex workers in NYC, and to the AAPI Journalists Therapy Relief Fund hosted by Sonia Weiser on GoFundMe. (Drop more orgs that you have come across in the comments!) Claire also signed up for a free bystander intervention training next month with Hollaback!

Some housekeeping:

If you were following us on Instagram, you might have noticed that our handle changed! We are now at @claireandemmapod. Follow us there for updates on our newsletter, audio chats and future projects.

We’ve been reading…

“‘I Felt Like A Zoo Animal’”: Black Contestants Share Their Experiences On ‘The Bachelor,’” by Stephanie McNeal, BuzzFeed News

“I’ll Meet You Anywhere,” Saeed Jones, The Cut

Our former (also laid off) colleague Jamie Feldman’s new newsletter, Jamie AF. Her post about grappling with — and celebrating — the ways that our bodies may have changed during the pandemic really hit home.

We’ve been buying…

Clogs. Both of us. Emma got this Highwood Brown Oiled Nubuck pair from Lotta From Stockholm. Claire got these natural leather open-toe ones from the same brand. Yes, this means we are solidly, solidly into our 30s. Also we’re becoming the same person.