Bachelor Nation Newbies

Apr 08 2024 69 ep. 63 mins 3
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A Los Angeles mom and her two teenage/young adult daughters (21 and 19) are the Bachelor Nation Newbies.  The Newbies discovered The Bachelor during the pandemic in Spring of 2020 when watching the 2009 Jason Mesnick Season on Netflix.  

Each week we're sharing both our newbie Bachelor Nation perspective and glimpses into our family dynamics during an unedited conversation about life, love and everything in between as we use The Bachelor/The Bachelorette as a conduit for a fresh, mom/daughters conversation.  Perfect for a Bachelor fix on your daily dog walk or while folding laundry.  Whether you're new like us, a veteran BN fanatic or just interested in topics like love, dating, mom/daughter relationships, moving away to college, feminism, reality television, life with a Husky, an old Chihuahua, and much more - join us as our bachelor journey continues to unfold. 

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Episode 5: Finally! The Newbies Gather on a Spring Sunday to Discuss the FINALE OF JOEY'S Love Journey!

Apr 08 2024 52 mins  
The Newbies have been living their boss ass bitch lives and have not had much time to discuss the time suck that is love reality television. BUT the girls just had to gather to celebrate the end of Joey's love journey because of the life-changing effect Joey has had on each of them. Kinda. The Newbies discuss a variety of topics including Phoebe's desire to not "adult"; Natalia Gra

Episode 5: The Newbies Discuss The Fact that the Younger Generation are Back On the Traditional Relationship Grind; Joey's Polar Plunge Adventure; and Timing in Love

Mar 04 2024 60 mins  
It's a Sunday and the Newbies gather to discuss the last two episodes of Joey's love journey as he round the final turn towards hometowns. The expert tear wiper is primed and ready to go for hometowns visits with four amazing women - one of whom could most definitely be "his person." If only she could just stop doubting this amazing process! :) Per usual, the Newbies find themselve

Episode 4: The Newbies Discuss Whether or Not Joey is Actually AI-Generated; Why Lea Ruined the Word "Peep"; and Whether or Not Insecurity is Ever Attractive

Feb 18 2024 79 mins  
Despite the absolute time suck of watching this week's FOUR HOUR BLOCK of Joey's European Love Journey, the Newbies share this week's pod in a semi-timely fashion. This week's topics include fake eyelashes; the confusion of the dumb, never-ending Maria drama which has been picked up by Lea after Sidney left; the continued tendency to "one-up" each other when it comes to traumatic p

Episode 3: The Newbies Have a Late Night Discussion about The Utter Confusion of the Mrs. Right Pageant and the Value of "Intimacy Accelerators."

Feb 13 2024 63 mins  
The Newbies battle through some Monday night low energy to discuss the nosedive that Joey's love journey took during Episode 3. With Bachelor producers struggling to make BIG drama between Maria and Sidney when it's really NO drama is all just a bit depressing. Other topics include the Newbies discussing the value of pageants and why Phoebe never decided to be in one; the fact that

Episode 2: The Newbies Get Cozy on a Rainy Day and Discuss The Myth of Romantic Love but Who Cares Because Joey and Daisy are Perfect.

Feb 06 2024 57 mins  
With rain falling in epic proportions from Southern California skies, the Newbies have a cozy afternoon girl chat about all things romance and love. Topics for this week's episode including whether or not any romantic moments in real life ever live up to the expectations that a Bachelor finale sets; is romantic love baked into our cultural expectations or are we only driven by the

Episode 1: IT'S JOEY'S TIME FOR LOVE! The Newbies are BACK for their Fave Bachelor's Love Journey!! Season 8 on BNN!!

Jan 30 2024 68 mins  
It's hard to believe the Newbies missed the cultural moment that was The Golden Bachelor, but sometimes life demands other endeavors. BUT the Newbies couldn't miss the opportunity to add their mother/daughter commentary for what will certainly be the most epic love journey of all time. (And the most dramatic season finale ever, for sure.) In the pod's Season Premiere, the Newbies d

It's the FINALE of Charity's Short But Emotional LOVE Journey! The Newbies Discuss Heartbreak, BreakUps, Sad Tears and Happy Tears Too.

Aug 27 2023 62 mins  
The Newbies are in three separate locations as the girls are settled back in college - Phoebe for her sophomore year and Claire for her senior year!! Where are the time gone. BNN started in January of Claire's freshmen year. CRAZY!!! The Newbies talk a lot about growth and new chapters this episode as they mourn Joey's departure but also celebrate him being the new bachelor! Other

Episode 6: The Hometown Episode Where The Newbies Chat about Deep Life Shifts; Claire's Desire to Be a Farmer; and Charity and Dotun's Inevitable Engagement

Aug 04 2023 65 mins  
As the Newbies try to catch up to Charity's blistering fast love journey, the discussion per usual starts on an extreme tangent surrounding Claire's new life farming dream that started on her Pinterest board in 5th grade. The Newbies' Sunday morning brains are slow to focus on Charity's love but when all is said and done, Dotun continues to be the winner with Xavier and Joey fighti

Episode 5: The Newbies Discuss Everything EXCEPT Charity's Love Journey Including The Absolute Uselessness of Paper Mail and Leane's Hot Take About How Women Are Generally More Interested in Finding Love than Men.

Aug 04 2023 62 mins  
The Newbies discuss all kinds of topics that barely include Charity's love journey based on the ratings free fall that this season is inspiring. Perhaps that is because of locations like Stevenson, Washington and the lack of "trashy love" that the old Bachelor Nation regime seems to thrive on. In any event, the Newbies topics include Claire's disgust about paper mail except coupons

Episode 3/4: The Newbies Have a Summer Reunion to Discuss TWO Eps; Brayden's Departure; More JOEY; and Whether True Love Requires Knowing ALL of Someone

Jul 21 2023 53 mins  
The Newbies are back together in person for a TWO EPISODE discussion that includes topics like the Titan submersible disaster; group man noises; Phoebe's 19th birthday; their love for Dotun and this season's dark horse, Tanner; and of course how immature Brayden is and how confusing that Charity seems to want him to stick around! Join the Newbies generational discussion about all t