Episodes
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213. Gulp Gulp Guzzle Guzzle (Traitors AU S3 E11-12)
This week, Traitors AU S3 came to its thrilling conclusion, in a nail-biting finale that gave us plenty of space to appreciate the amazing characters on this season. We’re particularly moved by the iconoclastic presence of perhaps Australian reality TV’s biggest enigma, Keira Maguire, who we’ve...
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212. Honour in the Queercave w/ Ione Skye & Ben Lee! (Traitors AU S3 E9-10)
This week, we’re joined by Ione Skye and Ben Lee to discuss the penultimate week of Traitors AU S3! We applaud the conspiratorial efforts of the fruitiest Conclave in Traitors history, and analyse the various efforts of the Faithful to heterosexually dethrone them - from the alpha-male bravado of...
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211. Pious Goodbyeus w/ Callan Brunsdon! (Traitors AU S3 E7-8)
This week, Max is joined by guest cohost Callan Brunsdon to break down all the action from episodes 7 and 8 of the Traitors Australia. What happened with AJ? Which twin is the most disgraceful? And is it possible that our dear Xavier RN could be the REAL traitor? All will be revealed.
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210. Chipmunk Hughesy (Traitors AU S3 E5-6)
This was a big, juicy week for The Traitors AU - thanks to some expert detective work and a duplicitous auto-cannabilistic sacrifice, the first Traitor has been banished from the game. We break down how it all went down and speculate on what the best next steps are for Traitor and Faithful alike....
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209. Cosima de Bacle (Traitors AU S3 E3-4)
This week, we're diving even deeper into The Traitors AU's third season. As the Faithfuls' numbers are gradually chipped away, we focus on the important things, such as what food is looking yummy, and what's going on with the background music? Plus - Mediterranean Communication, Max's cousin…
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208. True or Goo (Traitors AU S3 E1-2)
The Bachelor of Hearts podcast is back! This week, we begin our coverage of The Traitors AU, perhaps the least Bachelor-y show we've discussed on the pod yet, but one with its fair share of familiar faces, including Bachelor AU S4 alumni Alex Nation and Keira Maguire. In this episode, we discuss...
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207. Safari So Goody (Golden Bachelor AU S1 E9)
This week, it’s finally here: the finale of The Golden Bachelor AU’s first season, in which Bear makes his ultimate decision. There are some other big decisions being made too, about the version of Africa that makes it to Australian TV, about compromising your integrity for a man, and about…
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206. Frissoff w/ Tara Watson! (Golden Bachelor AU S1 E7-8)
This week on BoH, we’re joined by writer, reality TV expert, and Bachelor recap royalty Tara Watson! It’s the penultimate week for Golden Bachelor AU, and we’re dealing with the big questions: Will a declaration of love guarantee Sunny the win? Can Janette muster up the gumption to tell the Bach...
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205. Branxton w/ Eilish Gilligan! (Golden Bachelor AU S1 E5-6)
This week on BoH, we’re joined once again by writer, musician, and pop culture aficionado Eilish Gilligan! We discuss a mixed week for The Golden Bachelor AU, in which a simply staggering number of women were sent home, but not before they’re sent on a frustrating and disappointing camping trip...
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204. The Bear Essentials (Golden Bachelor AU S1 E3-4)
This FREAK on the DRACULA of HAUNTS podcast, it's our annual Halloween special! What better time to talk for two hours about two very unscary (and actually quite good) episodes of reality TV? Week 2 of The Golden Bachelor AU brought us a bevy of creatures, a character-revealing swear-word, and…
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203. Sunny With A Chance (Golden Bachelor AU S1 E1-2)
Can you believe it - The Bachelor is back on Australian TV! This week, The Golden Bachelor AU made its official premiere, and we're putting our expertise to good use in pulling apart the first week of the show. Is playing it safe the right move for the producers, or does it feel like more of the...
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202. Tony Horse Pro Skater (Golden Bachelor AU S1 Preview)
The Bachelor of Hearts podcast is back! We've returned to discuss the "new era" of the Bachelor franchise in Australia - The Golden Bachelor, in which 61-year-old widower Barry 'Bear' Myrden will search for love among 20 distinguished women. We set the scene for what promises to be a pretty...
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201. Where Are We Now?
We’re back! After a long absence, we return with a special episode, designed to keep you up to date with some of your favourite stars from seasons we’ve covered over the history of BoH! We answer all your big questions such as who’s gotten married, who’s split up, and who’s still promoting some...
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200. The Two Hundredth One (Golden Bachelorette S1 E9)
We made it - both to the end of another season of The Golden Bachelorette and to the beginning of another hundo! Despite another perfectly-fine-but-not-particularly-inspiring episode, we're celebrating in style. Is Guy a horse? Hear how Joan's season wraps up (you'll never guess!) and also hear…
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199. Did This Help? (Golden Bachelorette S1 E8)
We’re licking our wounds this week after a brutal few days in world history, and a Golden Bachelorette: The Men Tell All special that somehow isn’t able to offer any real solutions. But did it help? We’re here to discuss the silver (or is that golden?) linings in this insubstantial but…
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198. An ATV Would Fix Me (Golden Bachelorette S1 E7)
This week, Joan and her Final Three are treated to a trip to Tahiti, where Joan is faced with a tough decision (which ultimately gets made for her). As we lurch towards the finish line, we discuss the hypothetical possibility of a Golden Who Fucks, and dive deep into the way Tahiti is…
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197. Hometown Halloween (Golden Bachelorette S1 E5-6)
Happy Hawktuber 31st!!! It's time once again for our annual Halloween episode - this time, we're covering two horrifying episodes Drac-to-Drac, because is there anything scarier than trying to summarise and discuss two feature-length episodes of TV in one go?? Oh yeah - spiders. They're scary as...
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196. The Devil's Mimosa (Golden Bachelorette S1 E4)
This week on The Golden Bachelorette, the bloodbath continues, as we say farewell to three more of our favourite men (and also another one). Plus, two lacklustre single dates and a bizarre farewell fakeout. Wow, it sounds pretty rough when I put it like that! Never fear, though: we’re feeling our...
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195. Accessible By Horse (Golden Bachelorette S1 E3)
This week, one man is sent on a glitzy all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, whilst another is plonked on a horse. The sixty-somethings are pushed to engage in strenuous activity and many of them are injured in the process, and Joan is struggling under the weight of her performance of ultimate...
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194. Nice Try w/ Lauren Guerrera! (FBOY Island AU S2 E9)
This week, we're joined once again by LMFAO Expert and girlfriend of the pod Lauren Guerrera to discuss the FBOY Island AU S2 finale! We're still reeling from the very unexpected outcome, but we try our best to decompress and provide some closure after a pretty jarring season finale. There's tons...
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193. Struck By Lesbians (Golden Bachelorette S1 E2)
CANNONBAAALLLL!!! We are back and we're diving deep into Week 2 of our Golden Bachelorette recap! 💦 As the men settle in to mansion life, producers are serving up a heaping dose of Americana with a Very Senior Prom and a trip to Disneyland Resort (brought to you by Disney). We farewell some of…
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192. Neutral Man Hotel (FBOY Island AU S2 E8)
This week, it’s (probably) the second-last episode of the season, and our chickens are finally coming home to roost. We see a Freaky Friday body-swap Group Date, a genuinely thrilling Hot Gay Spy Deal, and another shock walk-out - plus, we get very finicky over spelling, editing, and sound design...
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191. Runaway Bridle (Golden Bachelorette S1 E1)
🥇The Golden Bachelorette is here!🥇 And we are too, like it or lump it, with another series of BoH Presents: Senior Studies. The first-ever episode of The Golden Bachelorete brings us an abundant crop of sexy sexagenarians, each one chock-full of personality, and all of whom are competing for…
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190. It's Almost Been (FBOY Island AU S2 E7)
Somebody call Evil Chubby Checker - cause this week, we’re dealing with a bad twist! We hit the mics to ask the big questions about this week’s huge production fumble. Could aliens be to blame? Is it some kind of brilliantly nuanced psychological mindgame? Was it just bad? And what else happened…
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189. HGSG (FBOY Island AU S2 E6)
Episode 6 leaves us a little dissatisfied, with a few plot threads that refuse to make meaningful progress - however, a chilling ultimatum, a sneaky off-the-books relationship, and a big old game-changing status reveal all threaten to show their heads very soon. On the pod, we suspect a man of...
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188. Chk Chk Tuah w/ Abby Butler! (FBOY Island AU S2 E5)
This week, we’re joined once again by dear friend of the pod Abby Butler (triple j) to discuss the highs and lows of Episode 5, as we learn more and more about these men (and even a little bit about the women). Can you educate a man out of his Andrew Tate addiction? Is Nathan’s big reveal the…
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187. Possession w/ Doug's Sister, Taylor Roocke (FBOY Island AU S2 E4)
This week on the pod, we’re joined by fabulous fitness & fashion content creator Taylor Roocke, who just so happens to be the sister of our favourite new TV character, Doug! No, not the Nickelodeon cartoon Doug, can you imagine? Taylor gives us the lowdown on the man behind the muscle, the brain...
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186. Funky Love Button (FBOY Island AU S2 E3)
Xavy’s recording on location as we recap FBOY Island Australia S2E03! This week, a surprise appearance from Mr Tickles sends shockwaves through the podcast, plus, who the F are these new boys?? Join us as we unmask this week’s A-Boy, F-Boy, and celebrate the return of BDE Yoda.
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185. Yoda Has BDE (FBOY Island AU S2 E2)
Freestyle rap is back in a BIG way this week on FBOY Island AU - plus, some well-timed Olympic synergy, unnecessary waxing, and some last-minute string cheese (in that it was kind of cheesy when D’art played the cello, which is a string instrument, you get it?) Also - we salute the work of...
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184. Buzz Lightbeer (FBOY Island AU S2 E1)
Bachelor of Hearts is back with a brand-new miniseries, covering all the action of Season 2 of FBOY Island Australia! It's shaping up to be an interesting season already - we discuss our first impressions of the cast (which includes a few familiar faces), the ways the show is already subverting…
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183. Venga Trolley (Catching Kelce S1 E7)
It's finally here - our Catching Kelce finale podcast! We take a detailed look at the two-hour long season finale, deliver on some promises made earlier in the season, and (perhaps most excitingly) catch up on the all-important Where Are They Nows. Who ended up winning, and how long did the...
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The Rose Has Wilted (Emergency Minisode!)
It’s the end of an era - Channel 10 has announced that the Bachelor franchise in Australia is being put to bed. We jumped on the mics immediately to capture our reactions and speculate about what happens next.
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182. Suck Shit, Children (Catching Kelce S1 E6)
It's the penultimate episode of Catching Kelce, and we're saying farewell to some beloved faves, as Travis narrows the women down to a Final Four - plus, a visit from a country-pop superstar, and a surprise overnight date. If that weren't enough - we also give our first impressions on Taylor...
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The Golden Divorce (Emergency Minisode!)
The marriage between the first ever Golden Bachelor couple, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist, has ended. We rushed to the mics to debrief in this emergency minisode. Back to Kelce next week. We'll get through this together.
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181. There's Nothing Funny About LMFAO w/ Lauren Guerrera! (Catching Kelce S1 E5)
Party Rock is on the pod tonight?! This week, we're joined by LMFAO expert Lauren Guerrera for a discussion of an unexpected high point for Catching Kelce - a trip to the Party Rock Mansion. As Travis himself gets slightly lost between the cracks, we find joy in an impassioned defence of Violet...
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180. The Twerk Is Mightier Than The Sword (Catching Kelce S1 E4)
Beep boop! This week Travis Kelce enters cyberspace, and drags several women into the digital world with him. While some women receive a high-tech kiss, others barely escape with all their bits intact. We consider what lessons Catching Kelce may have learned from GamerGate (if any), bone up on…
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179. Air Dud (Catching Kelce S1 E3)
This week, Catching Kelce begins a somewhat awkward transition from its cut-throat beginnings to the more character-focused, relationship-based show it will become. Max intrigues Xavy with tales of butt fumbling, banana baseball, and lingerie football, while Xavy offers thoughts about the…
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178. Alive and Posting w/ Eilish Gilligan! (Catching Kelce S1 E2)
We're back for Catching Kelce episode 2, and joining us in the huddle this week is musician, pop culture journalist and BoH all-star Eilish Gilligan! The personalities and storylines of this season are starting to take shape - we've got an potential frontrunner, we've got a big weird conflict,...
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177. Fabio Pigeon Girl Incident (Catching Kelce S1 E1)
The whistle blows, and regular season play begins - in week 1 of Catching Kelce, Travis narrowed down his pool of fifty women to just fifteen in a brutal round of cuts. We analyse the plays made on the first episode to determine which women deserved a touchdown, and which deserved to much-frown...
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176. Introduction (Catching Kelce Preview Special)
Go long! (We sure did). The Bachelor of Hearts podcast is back with a new mini-series, in which we'll be covering the 2016 E! reality series Catching Kelce, which follows Kansas City Chiefs' superstar tight end Travis Kelce's attempt to find love from a pool of 50 women. In this preview episode…
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175. Smellen Collie (A State of the Nation Special)
It's time to sit down and have a think about where things are going. On this episode, our second-ever 'State of the Nation' address, we take stock of where the world of The Bachelor AU is right now - hanging a little delicately, perhaps, but not without hope. We suggest some ideas to help the…
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174. Confettaphor (The Golden Wedding)
Well - they did it! Gerry and Theresa's "Golden Wedding", the spon-con-laden, filler-stuffed 2-hour 'live' TV special, went off mostly without a hitch - but did it need to exist? We perform the much-needed audio autopsy to find out. Note - there's a slight audio issue on this episode, please...
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173. Ring Camera (The Golden Bachelor S1 E9)
Arriving at exactly the right time, it's our Golden Bachelor finale recap podcast - in which we lovingly detail the nail-biting conclusion to Gerry's quest for love. Gerry's twisted himself up in knots telling multiple women he's in love with them - is there any way for him to stick the landing?...
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172. Like One Season In One Day (The Bachelor[s] AU S11 E10-12)
We're tackling the last three episodes of this wild season all in one go - so strap down your precariously positioned pot plants, gather up a few stray geese, jot down a few hundred words on a scrap of printer paper, and prepare for the best. Which Bachelors emerge unscathed? Which women were we...
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171. Make Out or Break Out (The Bachelor[s] S11 E8-9)
It's a pivotal pair of episodes as we wriggle closer to finale, with giddy highs (Wesley and Brea breaking format and technically making Bachelor history, a much-needed and well-earned boat date, and an unexpected crossover with Dr. Pimple Popper) as well as undeniable lows (Episode 8). Please…
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170. Is It Fragrant w/ Imogen Clark! (The Bachelor[s] AU S11 E6-7)
This episode, we're joined once again by wonderful musician, friend, and certified Ben hater Imogen Clark to discuss The Bachelors Australia episodes 6 and 7 - which featured the usual drama about who's receiving flowers, but also new drama about when flowers are being received. Plus a…
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169. Missed Bit Potential (The Bachelor[s] AU S11 E5)
Any podcast born after 2015 can't cook... all they know is point out visible boom mic, correct handsome idiot on art history, investigate the acting career of Big Brother Australia 2005 evictee Simon Deering, try and work out the difference between "person" and "human", look up prices of hot chip…
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168. FINGERS w/ Abigail Harley! (The Bachelor[s] AU S11 E3-4)
JINGIES! We are so thrilled to welcome back the absolutely crunching Abigail "Big Gail" Harley (The Bachelor[s] Season 10, or, *sigh* 1) back to the pod!! We propose a toast(er) to B.G.'s new squeeze, before diving into a raucous recap of two episodes that began with a love bomb-y love-note,...
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167. What’s Upcycling With You? (The Bachelor[s] AU S11 E2)
Welcome quack to the BoH podcast! On this episode, we're diving deep on Episode 2 of The Bachelors Australia S11/2, which contained numerous deep-dives of its own, as well as two ducks, five swans, a pelican, a whirly-bird, and (not quite) a Gosling. We're a partridge short of a carol here,...
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166. Slooooow Mooooo (The Bachelor[s] AU S11 E1)
HELLO! And welcome back to Australia's best and longest-running Bachelor podcast! We're so stoked to be back on deck recapping Season 11 of The Bachelor[s] Australia, unless it's Season 2, the jury's still out. In this episode: Has the Bachelor gone full Bridgerton? Also, what's Bridgerton? Plus,...