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Each week a pair of writers and guests talk through one news story we can’t stop thinking about, and unpack what gender has to do with it.
On The Golden Bachelor: Reality Dating Matures…But Does It Really?
The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism
39 minutes
2 years ago
On The Golden Bachelor: Reality Dating Matures…But Does It Really?
On this week’s episode of The Waves, Laura Stassi is back in the host seat. Laura, host of the podcast Dating While Gray, still can’t get over what the heck is going on in 72-year-old Gerry Turner’s love life.
Gerry is the first lead for The Bachelor spinoff The Golden Bachelor. While Gerry and the group of women vying for his heart are seniors over 65 years old, many of the age-old Bachelor franchise tropes are still being put to use. What is it about reality TV dating that forces the stakes to be so high? To figure this out, Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk joins us.
In Slate Plus: Kathryn VanArendonk on a reality show focused on business connections – Project Greenlight: A New Generation
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The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism
Each week a pair of writers and guests talk through one news story we can’t stop thinking about, and unpack what gender has to do with it.
