Almost Paradise: A Bachelor Pod

It's the end of this season of the Bachelor and your hosts, Kate and Sammie give their thoughts on the final rose as well as on the after show! This season has been a trainwreck but we have loved sharing our thoughts and opinions with you guys. Thank you so much for supporting our little labor of love to discuss toxic behaviors in the bachelor franchise and we are excited to continue to bring you all more relationship content! Subscribe and stay tuned for the next season of Almost Paradise.   ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.   We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.    If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Remember to subscribe to be notified about new episodes.  Thanks for listening!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate

In episode 10, your hosts, Kate and Sammie, are joined by actress and content creator, Brooke Hayley Martin! We cover the fantasy suites date on Matt James' season of the Bachelor. We let you know which of the three dates that we would have preferred to be on and who we think production is rooting for this season (there is a very clear winner y'all!).   You can find our special guest, Brooke on youtube if you search Brooke Hayley Martin or follow the link here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Brooklyn1Productions  You can also follow her hilarious TikTok and IG @Macdaddybrooklyn.   ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.   We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.   If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Also like, comment, subscribe, and rate us!   Thanks for watching!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate   If you'd like to book my dating coach services, fill out my contact form here: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/the_love_department_161270/cf_id/5f3312f4c1000b0a43b74afe

We've made it to episode 9 and the women's tell all!  We are so close to another season of paradise. We are so ready for this season to wrap up. Your hosts, Kate and Sammie are back to being solo this week and THEY HAVE HAD IT. The ladies get their "revenge" on Matt and use that time to politely thank him vs. saying how they seem to really feel. Basically, Kate and Sammie talk a ton of shit this week about production.    ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.   We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.  If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Also like, rate, review, and subscribe to be notified of when we post new content.   Thanks for listening!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate   If you'd like to book my dating coach services, fill out my contact form here: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/the_love_department_161270/cf_id/5f3312f4c1000b0a43b74afe

Can you believe it's already episode 8 of the season?? Kate and Sammie are joined by a very special guest for "homotown" dates this week, Becca Scolnick! Becca is a queer human being and emotional witch who shares her view on the dates this week with our hosts. It's the girls' turns to plan the dates with Matt this week and yo gurls definitely rate and judge their choices. As always we weigh in on the unhealthy relationship dynamics with Matt and the girls and cheer on our faves.    If you are interested in connecting with our guest Becca, you can find her IG @BeeScolnick and to book a reading you can find her at rebeccascolnick.com!    ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.  We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.    If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Also like and subscribe to be notified of when we post new content.  Thanks for watching!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate   If you'd like to book my dating coach services, fill out my contact form here: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/the_love_department_161270/cf_id/5f3312f4c1000b0a43b74afe

Another week of almost being in Bachelor Paradise, we're at episode 7!  In this episode, Kate and Sammie have a very special guest! Doctor Jenny is here to help give some insight into the psychology of some of our contestants. The episode we cover starts with 10 girls and dwindles down to 4 very fast. Your hosts definitely welcome a couple of those eliminated queens into paradise!    ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.   We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.   If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Also like and subscribe to be notified of when we post new content.  Thanks for listening!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate   If you'd like to book my dating coach services, fill out my contact form here: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/the_love_department_161270/cf_id/5f3312f4c1000b0a43b74afe

Woof! What a wild week in Bachelor Nation... In this bonus episode, Kate and Sammie discuss the current racist allegations against S25 contestant: Rachael Kirkconnell and the mental health allegations against ABC's producers of the Bachelor from Dylan Barbour. We also go dissect the trainwreck interview that Chris Harrison gave this week with Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay in defense of the racist allegations against Rachael Kirkconnell. Spoiler: It's big YIKES energy!    The Big Yikes Chris Harrision Interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hmY1gSAuRk  We also give some tips on how to be more anti-racist yourself. If you want to engage with either of us on some tools or articles to google, please reach out and let us know! We are by no means perfect and we both have our own inherently racist views as white white white women that we still need to overcome. All we can do as white people is listen and try to be better and share the knowledge that BIPOC have graciously educated us with through their experiences.    ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.   If you found this podcast to be fun or enlightening, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Also like, subscribe and hit the bell to be notified of when we post new content.

Yikes yikes yikes to this week in Bachelor Nation but we are here finally on episode 6! Join your hosts, Kate & Sammie, as they talk about this week's episode of the #Bachelor​.  In this episode, we finally are rid of the toxicity in the house and have some cute dates!! We are back to being exhausted though as this still is an emotional rollercoaster of an episode. Also, why aren't Matt and Tyler C just a couple already??  ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.   We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.    If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Also subscribe to be notified of when we post new content.  Thanks for watching!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate   If you'd like to book my dating coach services, fill out my contact form here: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/the_love_department_161270/cf_id/5f3312f4c1000b0a43b74afe

Can you believe we are already on episode 5 of "Almost Paradise: A Bachelor Pod"?!  Join your hosts, Kate & Sammie, as they talk about this week's episode of the #Bachelor​. In this episode, we discuss toxicity (AGAIN), the importance of female friendships, and how much we love this new energy coming from Matt this episode!   ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.  We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.    If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend.  We can only grow with your help!  Also like, subscribe to be notified of when we post new content.   Thanks for watching!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate   If you'd like to book my dating coach services, fill out my contact form here: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/the_love_department_161270/cf_id/5f3312f4c1000b0a43b74afe

Episode 4 of "Almost Paradise: A Bachelor Pod" is here! Join your hosts, Kate & Sammie, as they talk about this week's episode of the #Bachelor. In this episode we discuss the entry of new girls, toxicity, how to direct anger in a productive way, and speaking from your own experience instead of projecting.   ***Warning there is explicit language so please be advised.   We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.   We hope you enjoy! We will see you every Friday.   If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Also like, subscribe.  Thanks for watching!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate  

We've made it to episode 3 of "Almost Paradise: A Bachelor Pod." Join your hosts, Kate & Sammie, as they talk about this week's episode of the Bach. We dissect the dates, the fates, and the not so great debates in the house among the girls.     WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Got a relationship question? Have a comment about this week's episode? Call in on your anchor app and drop us a line! We may play your message live on the air... We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing and give our special takes. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as a long time fan and bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.  We hope you enjoy!  We will see you every Friday.   If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help! Also like, subscribe and hit the bell to be notified of when we post new content.   Thanks for watching!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate  Follow my IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: The.Love.Department   If you'd like to book my dating coach services, fill out my contact form here: https://www.honeybook.com/widget/the_love_department_161270/cf_id/5f3312f4c1000b0a43b74afe

Introducing Almost Paradise! A Bachelor pod. Join your hosts, Kate & Sammie, who make it clear that they are just here for paradise.   We report to you live from Puerto Vallarta (virtually) and dissect the first episode of season 25 of the Bachelor starring Matt James. We discuss all of the big moments and some you may have missed on first viewing. Kate brings her expertise as a self proclaimed producer of the bachelor as well as  a long time fan anddd bisexual, feminist. Sammie is a love and dating coach and will pop in with her opinion on what are potentially red flags and toxic behaviors from our daters.  We hope you enjoy the inaugural podcast! We will see you every Friday.    If you found this podcast to be fun, please share us with a friend. We can only grow with your help!   Thanks for watching!!!   Follow Sammie's IG for more self love/healthy relationship building content: @The.Love.Department   Follow Kate's IG for political engagement, feel good content, and all of the gay pride: @thebestkate