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Well, it’s certainly been an interesting 48 hours since my appearance on Nick Viall’s podcast dropped. You’ll get my thoughts on that in the first 10 minutes of today’s podcast, followed by early thoughts on the release of Clare’s men yesterday by ABC. It’s like a small army of men, even though we know not all of them are making it to the final cast. Then Jazzy Collins, former Bachelor casting producer, joins me to break down her experience working on the show, and you gotta hear what she has to say. Certainly when Jazzy posted on Instagram a month ago calling out the franchise for their lack of diversity in front of AND behind the camera, she did it to try and get a message across. We cover all of that today and then some during our discussion. I appreciate Jazzy’s honesty about the franchise and why she felt the need to speak out. We need more people like Jazzy in this world. As always, if you’d like to reply to the interview, please … Continue reading →

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Another fun time with Bachelor Super Fan Brett Vergara on today’s podcast and, batten down the hatches, because holy f**k, did I actually write 4 paragraphs today as well? Yes. Yes, I did. This is the first column I’ve written in almost two months. It’s also basically what I say in the first 10 minutes of today’s podcast, but I figured you should have it in written form today as well. So please, take the time to read below an update on Clare’s filming, on the guys, testing for COVID, and a request I have of all you readers. It’s not asking much, but I’d really appreciate it if you all could oblige. I’m sure a lot of you have seen or heard of the @Bachdiversity IG account and petition along with it holding ABC responsible for making changes to the show. I know I signed it the day they launched and I hope a lot of you did too. Brett is part of that campaign and we spend a good amount of time talking … Continue reading →

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A big milestone next week for today’s podcast guest, as Andy Dehnart of RealityBlurred.com is celebrating 20 years of his site. Wanted to bring Andy on for the third time to talk about the ever changing television landscape as COVID has put a halt on pretty much everything the last few months. Andy talks about how he got started and how Reality Blurred has evolved throughout the years before we dive into the Bachelor diversity issue, something he contacted them about. You’ll never guess what their response was. Also, we talk about how any shows can film in the COVID era and what it’ll look like. In addition, being a professor at Stetson University, how he plans on teaching in the fall semester and what he thinks the future holds for schools this upcoming year. Before we start all that, I give a brief 5 minutes on the latest happenings in “Bachelorette” filming and what’s in store for the “Greatest Seasons of All Time” show. As always, if you’d like to respond to the interview, … Continue reading →