The Bachelor of Hearts podcast is back! We've returned to discuss the "new era" of the Bachelor franchise in Australia - The Golden Bachelor, in which 61-year-old widower Barry 'Bear' Myrden will search for love among 20 distinguished women. We set the scene for what promises to be a pretty interesting season of television (on Channel Nine of all places), providing all the necessary context, and sharing everything we can glean about the cast of the show ahead of the premiere. How many of the women are interior designers? Which one is a warrior princess? And which one posted "All Lives Matter" on main? You'll have to tune in to find out.

Also, just a quick update: it looks like Nine will be airing two episodes a week (at least to begin with), on Monday and Tuesday nights. We are relieved.

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