• Chock-ing finale
    Nov 16 2024

    Karen & Kayleigh are here to tell you what you already knew-- Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos picked Chock Chapple as her future partner in the Golden Bachelorette season finale. Was it great to have a happy ending? Absolutely.

    It has been such a joy for Kayleigh and I to talk about the Bachelor franchise these past 4 years (and 15 seasons!) -- an idea that was born during the pandemic which deepened our friendship and taught us new skills. We still love this very flawed franchise, in spite of itself, and look forward to rooting for future Golden contestants. And we aren't finished with podcasting! We are going to continue watching and discussing the Golden seasons, and we have big plans to come back in 2025 with some new ideas, too. If you stay subscribed to the podcast, you'll be alerted once we have a new series uploaded - easy peasy.

    Kayleigh and I also thank the many individuals who have taken the chance to find love (and a new career as an influencer) on the many versions of the Bachelor: thank you for entertaining us! --karen

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    26 mins
  • Sometimes no experience is the best experience
    Nov 9 2024

    Karen & Kayleigh are here for the bromance! It's the Golden Bachelorette Men Tell All reunion. It's the episode of brotherly love - and it was a delightful jaunt down memory lane. I don't know about you, but I needed some joy this week and I was able to find it here. If you need an additional incentive to watch, the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus performed Cap'n Kim's new hit single: We Are the Mansion Men. (also, seeing Kim do yoga in some previously unaired footage was also quite riveting) All in all, it was wonderful to have another visit with all of our favorite tv best friends, and to know that I am not alone in my deep love of Charles.

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    28 mins
  • Breadfruit and bananas
    Nov 2 2024

    Karen & Kayleigh are here to recap and review Joan Vassos' Golden Bachelorette season-- and this week, Joan is going on overnight dates with Guy, Pascal, and Chock in beautiful Tahiti.

    Two dates go well. The third, not so much. Will Joan find love with either of her remaining fellas? only time will tell!

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    39 mins
  • Chock or shock?
    Oct 28 2024

    Karen & Kayleigh are here to recap and review the latest episode of the Golden Bachelorette just for you! This week, Joan visits the remaining fellas' hometowns and meets lots of family and friends. And attends a funeral. Two guys are ready to propose but the other two have more of a laissez faire approach to winning Joan's heart. Who will go home? (Jordan) Who will cry her face off when the men bond with their children and families? (Karen) Who is 99% sure she didn't curse once during this episode, but is not 100% sure? (also Karen)

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    44 mins
  • Golden is as golden does
    Oct 19 2024

    Its the week before hometowns! But our hopes are dashed for a Kelsey/Joey/Mark/Joan onscreen reunion. No roses this week-- so the two one-on-one dates don't have the same level of danger as they often have. in the end, we lose more fine gentlemen to the fickle fate of love and prepare for the emotional havoc of hometowns week.

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    42 mins
  • the love game - disco stick edition
    Oct 14 2024

    Karen & Kayleigh are here for the right reasons-- to fall in lurve with all the great people on the Golden Bachelorette and wish they were part of our family. obviously. This week, Joan has one on one dates with Guy and Jordan, and there is a group date wherein the men are asked to strip, but for charity's sake, so that makes it all ok. That said, we loved every minute of it. If the guys from this season are not immediately off the market, I will have to assume there is a national/international shortage of appropriately aged women. Anyhoo-- join us as we discuss Joan Vassos' season (episode 4) of the Golden Bachelorette.

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    44 mins
  • We are the mansion men
    Oct 4 2024

    It's episode 3 of Joan Vassos' season of the Golden Bachelorette-- and we continue to be fully enamored with the mansion men and with Joan. This week, Joan has one on one dates with Pascal and Jonathan, and a group date involving kickball. It's giving wholesome dad vibes and we are here for it. If you aren't watching this season, you are missing out on some fantastic television.

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    54 mins
  • a Chock-a-block episode
    Sep 28 2024

    Karen & Kayleigh disagree on one thing - should Charles be in charge as the next Golden Bachelor? (assuming he isn't the person who wins Joan's heart) Disagreement aside, we both loved watching episode 2 of Joan Vassos' Golden Bachelorette season. Some of the men get to take Joan to senior senior prom, and the rest get to show off their talents. Chock wins the first one on one date - they go to Disneyland! Thank you, producers, for this palate cleanser of a season after the disaster you created for Jenn Tran.

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    51 mins