I'm Claire Fallon and I'm Emma Gray.

And this is Love to See It, an obsessively detailed recap podcast about reality dating

shows like The Bachelor and other pop culture that makes us laugh, cry, and curse the patriarchy.

We can't live with these shows and we can't live without them, but we can break down every

juicy moment and unpack all the weird messages these shows send us about love, sex, and dating.

Welcome to Love to See It, a podcast about 72-year-old men who have risen.

And the 60-75-year-old women who are ready to have a rock-and-dance party with him.

Hello, everyone. This is Lee Blickley. By the way, I am filling in for Claire Fallon while she's

on maternity leave. So for anyone who's rejoining us for this Golden Bachelor season,

hello. Our new favorite show has arrived. I honestly mean that. The Golden Bachelor.

It's the newest Bachelor franchise Spinoff, which follows the tried and true formula that you've

come to know and love or love to hate. But this time for the over 60s and we truly cannot contain

our excitement. It's amazing. I cannot wait to talk about it. And of course, we have an amazing

guest to kick off this season. Joining us today to discuss the glorious premiere is journalist

and our former colleague, Lisa Belkin, creator of the New York Times Motherload column, an author of

books including Genealogy of a Murder and Show Me a Hero. Thank you for being here, Lisa. We

are so excited to have you. I cannot tell you how exciting this is. I am vibrating. I am so excited.

We're so happy to have you. And thanks to everyone listening for waiting a few days for our

Golden Bachelor premiere recap to drop. Our podcast about the premiere of Bachelor in Paradise,

you know, the bachelor's fun, flirty, younger cousin who went down to Mexico for summer break.

That dropped on Friday. So remember to check that out if you missed it. Also, I am covering season

five of love is blind over on our sub stack rich text. So you can subscribe to hear those recaps

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