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A very fun podcast this week as the author of “One To Watch,” Kate Stayman-London joins me to talk about the book, which is a fictional depiction of the “Bachelorette” essentially. In the book the lead for the season of “Main Squeeze,” is Bea, who is plus sized. Something we’ve never seen in the history of this franchise before. How will someone who knows Hollywood has never depicted many plus sized women on TV feel to now be the center of one of America’s most popular dating shows? How will she think the men on her season will view her? The book takes a lot of twists and turns that really get you to think as a reader of how we as a society view plus sized people, especially when it comes to the media. For those that haven’t read the book, the first 30 minutes of my interview with Kate is spoiler free. We don’t not talk any plot details. The following 15 minutes after that are all spoiler talk, so if you don’t … Continue reading →

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A throwback today to where it all started on Alex Michel’s season as Shannon Oliver (Robinson) joins us this week. If you didn’t watch the show back then, or didn’t see her during the GOAT episode a couple weeks ago, it shouldn’t matter. Her story is great. From all the stuff she tells us about how different the show was back then to what’s happened in her life over the last few years, I’m telling you, it’s one of my favorite podcasts ever. Everyone’s got a story, and just because Shannon is someone who isn’t on your radar or most of you who only started watching the show in the last few years, doesn’t mean her story isn’t as interesting. It definitely is. Hope you take the time to listen to this one. So great hearing from her after being Facebook friends for quite a few years now. Shannon doesn’t have a Twitter account, but her Instagram and Facebook accounts are below. Also, at the start of the podcast, I briefly go over some spoilers … Continue reading →

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One of my favorite people in Bachelor Nation, Michelle Money, joins us this week for podcast #192. It’s been over 3 years since Michelle first joined me for podcast #15, then the following week for podcast #16, she interviewed me for over 2.5 hrs. So if you wanna go check those out, they are in the podcast library on Apple Podcasts by just going to Reality Steve Podcasts. We just saw Michelle this past Monday night on the GOAT episode and we dive a bit deeper into the edit she got. A lot has happened in her life since then including the tragic accident her daughter Brielle got into a few months ago. We discuss it all and then some (including are there wedding bells in her future?) on today’s podcast. Also before Michelle joins I give a very brief summary of Nick’s reaction to our podcast last week and then touch on the early part of Clare’s season including eliminations, so there will be spoilers discussed. As always, if you’d like to respond to … Continue reading →