Bachelor Party

Shruti Rajagopalan joins Juliet Litman to break down the Netflix show 'Indian Matchmaking.' They discuss the realities of Indian arranged marriage, how the show is perceived by American audiences vs. Indian audiences, and the problems of the caste system and colorism as it relates to the show. Read Shruti's Bloomberg editorial here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-02/netflix-s-indian-matchmaking-is-only-too-accurate?sref=ZvSOnK04 Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Shruti Rajagopalan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet is joined by former Bachelor Ben Higgins to discuss rumors that Claire Crawley has exited her season of ‘The Bachelorette’ and ABC is moving on with a different lead as the new Bachelorette. We break down the details of the rumor, the timeline of filming Claire’s season, and what the rest of the season would look like.  Warning: If you consider this rumor a spoiler, there are many spoilers within!! Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Ben Higgins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look back at the first 'Bachelor' season and list our top five moments that made us go “Wait, what?” We discuss what's aged the best and worst, including the old mansion, one-on-one dates, and the contestants' fashion. Finally, we discuss Cassie “opening up” about her breakup with Colton. Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Amelia Wedemeyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet is joined by former ‘Bachelor’ casting producer Jazzy Collins to talk about her open letter to ABC and ‘The Bachelor’ calling for a more diverse cast and production team, her thoughts on the show’s decision to cast Matt James as Bachelor, and what the process of casting contestants is like (1:10). Later, they talk about the future of casting for reality TV, Jazzy’s new job working for ‘The Circle,’ and the differences between contestants on and off air (29:00). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Jazzy Collins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet and Jacoby talk about whether or not they will continue to watch 'Vanderpump Rules' and 'The Challenge' in light of the racist actions of cast members (1:17). Plus, they catch up on 'Selling Sunset' (23:11) and 'Dating Around' Season 2 (34:38). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: David Jacoby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former 'Bachelor' contestant Natasha Parker joins the show to give her take on Matt James being the next Bachelor and to provide insight on the drama behind Peter’s season—including the relationships of the girls in the house, why she wasn’t at the "Women Tell All," and the rumors of Peter dating a producer (1:15). Then, Juliet chats with former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe about what it was like to watch her season back and what she would do differently if she was the Bachelorette again (34:40). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Natasha Parker and Kaitlyn Bristowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel Lindsay joins the show to break down the news that Matt James will be the first Black lead in the history of ‘The Bachelor.’ They talk about the ‘Good Morning America’ announcement and the significance of the franchise choosing their first Black male lead in this moment.  Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Rachel Lindsay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet is joined by Rachel Lindsay to address ‘The Bachelor’ franchise’s problems with race and what must be done to build a more diverse and inclusive cast, staff, show, and audience.  Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Rachel Lindsay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet and Jacoby break down this week’s episode of ‘The Challenge: Total Madness’ (2:31), before getting into the Zoom reunion episode of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ and some of the gossip about the show (21:16). Plus, ‘Real Housewives of New York’ (40:57) and ‘Selling Sunset’ (52:08). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: David Jacoby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet and Jacoby break down the season finale of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ by playing a game of Real or Fake, in which they try to guess which moments from the episode were staged and which actually happened (0:00). Plus they make some predictions for next season (0:00). Then, they break down this week’s episode of ‘The Challenge: Total Madness’ (0:00). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: David Jacoby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet is joined by singer-songwriter Rachel Platten to ask their 10 lingering questions after the finale of ‘Listen to Your Heart.’ They discuss whether or not they agree with Chris and Bri winning, who the best singer is, whether Jamie and Trevor will make it, which songs are best for a duet, and whether the show was a success. Finally, they do a quick update on ‘The Challenge.' Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Rachel Platten Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet and Jacoby celebrate Nany’s amazing performance on this week’s episode of ‘The Challenge’ (2:44) before asking four big questions about the episode (9:58). Then, they rank ‘Vanderpump Rules’ cast members by how much they’d like them at their pool party (29:23) and try to figure out what’s going on with Jax (41:33). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: David Jacoby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet and Jacoby break down what was maybe the best ‘Vanderpump Rules’ episode of the season so far, including Scheana’s music video in Palm Springs (1:05) and Jax’s special performance (12:15). Then, they play a game of “Right or Wrong” to break down this week’s episode of ‘The Challenge’ (28:10). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: David Jacoby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘Listen To Your Heart’ continues to be a delightful distraction from quarantine, and today Juliet is joined by former Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, who made a guest appearance on tonight's episode. Rachel talks about her experience from the set, her read on the chemistry between the couples, and Julia’s strange earmuffs fiasco (1:30) before getting into Peter and Kelley officially announcing their relationship on Instagram and more (26:50).  Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Rachel Lindsay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In celebration of making it to the final two of The Ringer’s Best Reality TV Character Bracket, ‘Challenge’ legend Johnny Bananas joins the show to talk about some of his favorite moments from the show, his best friends from ‘The Challenge’ world, and more. Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Johnny Bananas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen Bear and Kailah Casillas from ‘The Challenge’ were seen making out in the bunker bathroom despite the fact that she had a boyfriend at home at the time of filming. We discuss this, Jenna and Zach’s relationship, and the elimination from tonight's episode (7:15) before we review the latest episode of 'Vanderpump Rules,' including Beau’s proposal, Stassi’s ring, and more (35:40). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: David Jacoby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet is joined by Amelia to talk about some of the upsets from Day 2 of The Ringer’s Best Reality TV Character Bracket, including Johnny Bananas beating Tyler Cameron, and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino beating Heidi Pratt (1:05). Then Juliet gets on the line with Wes Bergmann of ‘The Challenge’ to talk about his long career on the show (14:14) and who he thinks are the best ‘Challenge’ athletes of all time (40:18). Host: Juliet Litman Guests: Amelia Wedemeyer and Wes Bergmann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To kick off the Ringer’s best reality TV character bracket, Juliet talks about some of her all-time favorite reality TV characters from shows like ‘Real World,’ ‘Jersey Shore,’ and ‘Real Housewives’ (1:06). Then, her and Andrew break down Episode 3 of ‘Listen to Your Heart,’ a show that gets better with more producer intervention (23:09). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Andrew Gruttadaro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on ‘Vanderpump Rules,’ Tom lost his marriage certificate, officially proving he’s the worst husband ever (1:05). And why did Scheana try to get Dayna a medium for her birthday (9:51)? Then Juliet gives some backstory to Jay and Johnny Bananas’s relationship on ‘The Challenge’ (27:17) and talks about the very strange challenge on this week’s episode (32:03). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: David Jacoby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet is joined by Lauren Zima to chat about all of the quarantine couples in Bachelor nation, including Victoria F. and former Bachelor Chris Soules (9:00), before getting into the bizarre news of Reality Steve getting catfished about the Jenna Cooper and Jordan Kimball cheating scandal from years back (16:00). Finally, we break down the second episode of 'The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart’ and why this show works (19:50). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Lauren Zima Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices