‘Love Is Blind’ Is A Workplace Too with Nick Thompson and Jeremy Hartwell

Love to See It with Emma and Claire

Claire Fallon, Emma Gray

Tv & Film

4.4 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 106 minutes

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We get a lot of joy– and some depression– from reality TV shows that come from the work of cast members and contestants. We hope the conditions on set match the glamorous scenes we often see on screen, but that’s rarely the case. In this bonus episode, we’re joined by Nick Thompson and Jeremy Hartwell from season 2 of Love Is Blind to discuss their experience on the show and why they founded UCAN, a non-profit organization that advocates for the casts of unscripted shows.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, before we get into today's conversation with former Lovis Blind cast members, Nick Thompson and Jeremy Hartwell,
0:06.8	we wanted to say that this discussion will get into claims made against Netflix
0:11.4	and kinetic content, the production company behind Lovis Blind as well as other shows like the ultimatum, for example.
0:17.9	Jeremy filed a lawsuit against kinetic and Netflix last year, and the claims we discuss in our conversation have also been outlined
0:26.3	in an investigation published by Insider, and we want to be clear that kinetic content has denied all of these charges,
0:34.7	saying in a statement, there is absolutely no merit to Mr. Hartwell's allegations, and we will vigorously defend against his claims.
0:42.5	And now on to our conversation with Jeremy and Nick.
0:56.8	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,
1:15.3	and other pop culture that makes us laugh, cry, and curse the patriarchy.
1:20.4	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.
1:41.1	Welcome to Love to See It, a podcast about the fact that reality TV sets are workplaces, and reality TV stars?
1:47.9	Yes, they're workers.
1:49.6	Exactly, and here on Love to See It, we believe that workers' rights are human rights.
1:54.6	Here to discuss their workplace experiences on season two of Love is Blind, and what they'd like to see for the future of the reality industry,
2:03.6	are former cast members and co-founders of the UCan Foundation, Nick Thompson, and Jeremy Hartwell.
2:10.4	Welcome to Love to See It, thank you for being here.
2:13.0	Thank you so much for having us, I'm excited to be here, I'm excited to be around people who support basic human rights.
2:19.2	Yeah, thanks, thanks so much.
2:21.5	We're into those.
2:22.5	Yeah, we're really excited to have you guys here, and that you've been pushing this conversation forward.
2:29.2	So we wanted to start just by asking a little bit about the foundation, and we'll get more into it at the end.
2:37.2	You recently launched UCan, seeking to sort of expose and address exploitative treatment of reality TV cast members.
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