‘BIP’ S10e8: Politics For Dummies w/Ali Barthwell

Love to See It with Emma and Claire

Claire Fallon, Emma Gray

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4.4 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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“Bachelor” recapping legend and “Last Week Tonight” writer Ali Barthwell rejoins the pod to discuss the losingest political campaign in “Bachelor in Paradise” history: Sean’s Parliament of Paradise, a would-be alliance that immediately alienates friend and foe alike. But at least it unintentionally delivers something we haven’t seen before – Spencer’s fiery, strategic side. Plus, Sean asks Kat to pick her most favoritest friend, and he doesn’t like the outcome! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm
0:02.0	Thanks, I don't need help
0:07.0	Just watch me love myself
0:11.0	That's all I want, got what I want,
0:15.0	That's all I want, I'm not sorry
0:20.0	I'm Claire Fallon.
0:21.6	And I'm Emma Gray.
0:23.6	And this is Love to See It, an obsessively detailed podcast about the romance we see on screen,
0:28.6	from reality dating shows like The Bachelor to classic rom-coms and other pop culture that makes us laugh, cry, and curse the patriarchy.
0:44.0	We can't live with these stories and we can't live without them, but we can break down every juicy detail and unpack all the weird messages on-screen romance sends us about love, sex, and dating.
0:52.1	Stop, drop, roll.
1:00.8	Love it, fire. Can you keep up? sex and dating. Welcome to Love to See It, a podcast about trust issues and doing your deep breathing.
1:05.8	And very, very, very, very, very, very poor political skills that you inherited from your dad.
1:13.1	Your daddy.
1:14.1	Joining us today to discuss episode eight of Bachelor in Paradise Season 10 is Emmy Award
1:19.5	winning last week tonight writer Ali Barthwell, long time friend of the pod. Thank you so much
1:23.8	for being here. Oh, so glad to be back. Back, my God. Back in the womb, back on the island.
1:29.2	I love it. I just, I feel good. I feel like you were meant to be here for this episode to do, you know,
1:36.1	some cutting political analysis. That's what we got into recapping Bachelor in Paradise for.
1:44.0	It really is hitting a lot of, a lot of checkboxes
1:47.5	for me. Overly confident men, terrible campaign strategies. I feel like we can get into it.
1:53.6	Oh, I'm so excited. Before we do, just a little housekeeping reminder to everyone that we are
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