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Reality bites. I'm Jason Horton. I'm Rebecca Leed.

And this is Ghost Town. We have big news, but before we talk about it, I need to ask you, do you watch The Bachelor or The Bachelorette?

I do know. I mean, I'm familiar with it culturally.

Yeah, but you've never, have you seen one episode or any...

I've seen... No, I don't think I've seen... Okay. I don't think I've seen. So you are mercifully saved. I've seen more parodies of it than I have that. But I think I have a pretty good idea of what it is. It's pretty easy structurally, but it's been around for 25 years, probably more at this point. Well, there's been big news, unprecedented news around the Bachelor and Bachelorette franchise, more specifically the Bachelorette, Taylor Frankie

Paul, who was on Hulu's Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, was cast as the Bachelorette, big controversial

thing. And everyone was kind of excited for it because the Bachelorette franchise has historically

kind of lessened and lessened in ratings over the years. So she's cast. So the Bachelorette franchise has historically kind of has lessened

and lessened in ratings over the years. So she's cast. So the Bacheloret normally has,

is the more popular? Yes, but the Bacheloret has also been popular. It's just, it's a very

antiquated show in the days of Love Island and, you know, what's the show that you don't, you

don't look at each other? Love is blind. Love is blind. So, you know, what's the show that you don't look at each other? Love is blind. Love is blind.

They're looking at each of, woo. So, you know, they were trying to shake it up a little bit, as they should, honestly. But they did it in a very bad way. So Taylor Frankie Paul has had some domestic abuse charges, not allegations, charges. She's a very problematic figure. They cast her anyway,

right? Then, days before the premiere, the premiere was supposed to be this Sunday. Like,

we record this on a Tuesday, two days before this recording, it was supposed to premiere, and they

canceled it two days before that. And it was a huge thing. And people were like, oh my God,

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