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Love to See It with Emma and Claire

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A snarky but affectionate dissection of the love we see on-screen – and what it says about all of us. Hosted by culture critics Emma Gray and Claire Fallon, Love To See It is a weekly podcast that recaps reality dating shows like “The Bachelor” and revisits the romantic movies that shape the way we date and love today. We laugh, we cry, we break down every juicy detail and unpack all the weird messages that pop culture sends us about love, sex, and dating.

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A snarky but affectionate dissection of the love we see on-screen – and what it says about all of us. Hosted by culture critics Emma Gray and Claire Fallon, Love To See It is a weekly podcast that recaps reality dating shows like “The Bachelor” and revisits the romantic movies that shape the way we date and love today. We laugh, we cry, we break down every juicy detail and unpack all the weird messages that pop culture sends us about love, sex, and dating.

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English


Episodes
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‘LIB’ S8e7-9: Grounded Minimalists Seeking Overthinking Decorators

2/21/2025
Our LIB couples have officially left the pods! They head off for a mostly blissful trip to Honduras, before being thrown back into real life in Minneapolis. Among the issues that arise: prenups, communal sock bins, knicknacks, sisters, women crying on TikTok, and an alleged ex who seems more like a person desperately trying to get on television. We also update our enemies-to-friends scale and ratings of who will – and should – get married. 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

Duration:02:16:15

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‘Bachelor’ S29e4: Gender Roles in Retrograde with Daryn Carp

2/18/2025
It’s week 4 of Grant’s “Bachelor” journey, and apparently we’re already almost done. Only ten women remain as they embark on their international leg in Madrid. And the drama is swirling… around Carolina. Zoe has retreated from villainy, and Carolina has emerged. Plus, Rose is still struggling after her own Carolina drama from last week. Which newly-minted matadora will come out on top? 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

Duration:02:02:29

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‘LIB’ S8e1-6: Minnesotan Pod Purgatory

2/14/2025
“Love Is Blind” season 8 has begun, and we are moving our LIB coverage over to Love To See It. (Don’t we… love to see it?) Welcome, pod people! In Minneapolis, our daters share some common experiences: going to Catholic school, decorating for Christmas, sometimes wearing sexy Halloween costumes and sometimes wearing silly Halloween costumes, and enjoying popular movies. Plus, there’s an infuriating love square… and at least one contestant with online buzz so bad it ended up on camera. 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

Duration:02:27:03

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‘Bachelor’ S29e3: Looking For A Grant In Finance

2/11/2025
In week 3 of Grant’s “Bachelor” season, we’re learning more about his unique interests: day trading, dogs, freestyling about private jets, and nurturing women. But which woman is the MOST nurturing? And how will Detective Grant figure it out? By the powers of girl math, we may never know. We also discuss the cultural (and political) impact of the soft girl TikTok trend and her male alter ego: the meme-stock-trading, sports-gambling crypto bro. 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

Duration:01:58:16

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‘Bachelor’ S29e2: Grant’s Emotionally Available Originals

2/4/2025
It’s week 2 of Grant’s “Bachelor” journey and this man is definitely is NOT on television to advance his music career. If he showed up with a suitcase full of legal pads covered in song lyrics, that’s just because he loves expressing his emotions! Plus, the women are still writing Mrs. Ellis on their backs. And they’re never ever going to stop. 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

Duration:01:48:39

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Our Wish Is Grant

1/28/2025
The Bachelor has arrived at the mansion, and so has a no-drama llama who is destined to be disappointed. In “The Bachelor” season 29 premiere, Grant meets 25 beautiful women who *will* make great mothers and *do* love tiny neck scarves. And he’s just looking for love – if, by love, you mean a flower, a kiss, a hug, and a conversation. Will these women be able to give him the love, and family, he’s looking for? Plus, we discuss Grant’s burgeoning music career. (By this, we mean the mysterious single that suddenly dropped out of nowhere, titled “Party Girls.”) 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

Duration:02:01:21

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Reality Check with Jeremy Simon, Matt & Rachael’s Bizarre Breakup

1/23/2025
We finally got New York City hometown hero Jeremy Simon, one of Jenn Tran’s final four, on the pod! We discussed his time on Jenn’s season, his thoughts on the Devin of it all, and what he thinks we can expect from our next Bachelor, Grant Ellis. (Plus, we obviously had to ask him about his AirBNB… which is named Morning Wood.) And we couldn’t let another day go by without discussing the absolutely baffling social rollout of Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell’s abrupt breakup. After some rank theorizing about what happened with the seemingly happy couple, we discuss Christina Mandrell’s long-awaited wedding to Brayden Bowers – announced with yet another fake-out styled shoot. 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

Duration:01:14:58

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‘Bachelor’ S29 Cast Bios: 25 Women Seeking 1 Honest Grant

1/21/2025
It’s cast bios time, baby! Grant’s season of “The Bachelor” is almost upon us, so it’s time to get to know the 25 bachelorettes who will be vying for his heart. We’ve got 6 New Yorkers, 5 health care workers, 4 women who aspire to have marriages like their parents have, 3 women with totally superfluous vowels in their names that make them very Googleable, 2 women with the last name Gupta, and approximately 0 body diversity. But hey – at least there are a handful of women over the age of 30? And they’re all looking for one thing: a man who isn’t a giant liar. 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

Duration:02:06:20

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Mailbag: Bachelor Burnout, Emma's Wedding, and More Burning Questions

1/14/2025
This episode is all about YOUR burning questions. We asked our wonderful community what you wanted to hear us talk about, from “The Bachelor” to celebrity news to cultural phenomena to yes, my wedding planning updates – and boy did you deliver! In this episode, we discuss: The future of “The Bachelor” The Baldoni/Lively legal feud Podcast behind-the-scenes Updates on Emma’s wedding and bridal propaganda Toddler mom advice Where to find our coverage of “The Traitors” 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

Duration:01:53:24

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News & Gossip: Bachelor Drama Finds Taylor Swift & Aaron Rodgers

1/7/2025
New year, new us, new news and goss in Bachelor Nation! In this episode, we’ll cover… The ramp-up to Grant’s season of “The Bachelor” Gerry Turner’s cancer diagnosis Some ~buzzy~ relationship hard launches and engagements Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber’s continued couple-baiting (and dating) Bachelor babies! Amanda Stanton’s (faux) fashion drama with Taylor Swift Aaron Rodgers calling “The Bachelorette” a “bullshit” show 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

Duration:01:14:10

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Re-Release: We Love ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’ Just As It Is w/ Molly Bernard

12/31/2024
We’re kicking off the New Year right with the movie that taught us all about mini gherkins. Join us as we break down the greatest rom-com of our time– or it’s at least in the top 30 greatest rom-coms of our time. To help us along the way is friend of the pod and actor Molly Bernard!

Duration:01:52:30

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Re-Release: ‘The Holiday’ Is Like Being Wrapped In A Cashmere Sweater w/ Rachelle Hampton

12/24/2024
Cozy sweaters? Stunning getaways? A little romance after a crappy breakup? Um, yes please! This week, we’re watching another holiday classic: The Holiday, starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black. We’re joined by the delightful Rachelle Hampton, co-host of the Slate podcast ICYMI!

Duration:02:00:32

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Re-Release: ‘When Harry Met Sally’ Is Friends-To-Lovers Perfection

12/19/2024
Today, we’re revisiting the friends-to-lovers film that kicked off the rom-com renaissance of the 90’s: When Harry Met Sally! This “will they, won’t they” takes place over twelve years asking the question: Can men and women be just friends?

Duration:01:49:39

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‘Later Daters’ Is Netflix’s Low-Drama Answer To ‘Golden Bachelor’

12/17/2024
Daters over 50 are *so hot* right now. After the success of "The Golden Bachelor," we should have known that Netflix would wanna get in on the demo. In this episode, we discuss the placid vibes of “The Later Daters,” the joys of quirky first-date conversation, and how compelling a dating show can be sans drama.

Duration:01:41:38

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‘Sleepless in Seattle’ Is The First Great Parasocial Love Story w/ Alex Sujong Laughlin

12/10/2024
Before online dating and social media, there were radio therapy shows. This week, we’re diving into Sleepless in Seattle, one of the first great parasocial love stories! Joining us to break it down is friend of the pod and Normal Gossip producer, Alex Sujong Laughlin!

Duration:01:48:55

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Re-Release: ‘The Best Man Holiday’ And Why We Love Rom-Coms w/ Andrew Spencer

12/5/2024
Today, we’re revisiting our recap of another holiday classic: The Best Man Holiday, starring Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Terrence Howard, Regina Hall and more. Along the way, we’ll talk about just what makes rom-coms so important. Joining us is rom-com lover and Bachelor in Paradise contestant Andrew Spencer!

Duration:01:40:25

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Leaning Into the Holidays with ‘While You Were Sleeping’

12/3/2024
What’s better than a movie about falling in love with the perfect person? A movie about falling in love with the perfect family! This week, we’re kicking off the holidays with While You Were Sleeping. Sure, it has its plot holes, but we love it nonetheless!

Duration:02:09:27

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Re-Release: ‘The Family Stone’ Is A Perfectly Awkward Family Dinner w/ Kelsey McKinney

11/28/2024
Sometimes you just need some good ol’ fashioned holiday cringe. That’s why this Thanksgiving we’re revisiting one of the most uncomfortable Christmas movies out there, The Family Stone! Joining is friend of the pod and host of Normal Gossip, Kelsey McKinney!

Duration:01:50:05

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Re-Release: ‘Serendipity’ Sold Us a Romantic Lie w/ Laura Bassett

11/25/2024
This Thanksgiving week, we’re revisiting some of our favorite Rom-Com Rewatches! We’re starting off with Serendipity, the film that made it seem like finding true love was as easy as a quick trip to the department store. Joining us for hot cocoa at Serendipity is journalist Laura Bassett!

Duration:01:44:02

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News & Gossip: A (Bachelor) Nation in Turmoil

11/19/2024
With The Golden Bachelorette over, it’s time to check in on the state of Bachelor Nation! In this episode we’ll cover…

Duration:01:28:21