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Is it real love or fantasy TV? I hope you're here for the right reasons: to learn how The Bachelor franchise produces a fantasy of romantic love. We cover the lingo (Rose Ceremony, Fantasy Suite, Frankenbiting), the scandals, the couples, and all of the commercially-viable aesthetically romantic gestures that construct "romantic love" on The Bachelor. 

Tell Me About is a series that introduces me and you to new genres and sub genres of romantic stories across media. Podcast host and Bachelor Nation Expert Jhen (The Blachelorettes, Monogamish, Stacked) joins me to discuss romantic love, what audiences expect from the love stories on The Bachelor, and how these stories make her feel.

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Discussed: The Bachelor

This episode is available on YouTube, with video, graphic additions, etc. Watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK149ByQtpo

Guest: Jhen

Jhen is an expert on The Bachelor, the co-host of The Blachelorettes podcast, as well as host of Monogamish Podcast and co-host of Stacked.

• Jhen: @haveyoumetjhen
• The Blachelorettes: @blachelorettes
• Monogamish: @monogamishpod
• Stacked: @stackedshow

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I now pronounce you man and...horse? Kissing mannequins, will Taylor stay dead this time, is Sheila Carter the best Supervillain, and favorite Super Couples (seemingly always love triangles?): when I asked Dr. Jodi McAlister to Tell Me About The Bold and the Beautiful, I had no idea how wild the ride would be!

Tell Me About is a series that introduces me and you to new genres and sub genres of romantic stories across media. Novelist, academic, and Soap Superfan Dr. Jodi McAlister share how soap opera's structure explores romantic love, what audiences expect from the love stories, and how these stories make her feel.

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Discussed: The Bold and the Beautiful (Soap Opera)

This episode is available on YouTube, with video, graphic additions, etc. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w2VE2fiQQM&t=988s

Guest: Dr. Jodi McAlister

Dr Jodi McAlister is a Lecturer of Writing, Literature and Culture at Deakin University in Melbourne. She is also an author, and her new rom-coms Here For The Right Reasons and Can I Steal You For A Second? will be out in 2022.

• Jodi's website: http://jodimcalister.com.au/
• Find her on Twitter: @jodimca
• Instagram: @jodimcalister
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JodiMcA
• Valentine series: https://www.penguin.com.au/brand/valentine

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Mentioned:

• I Now Pronounce You Man and...Horse? 

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Proving once and for all, using science, the truth of the romance reader stereotype. Warning: this research is about how romance novels and readers are perceived, not the actual reality. 

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Inside: Stereotype Content Model, Cognitive Dissonance, Susan Fiske, Social Psychology, Leon Festinger, Dan Ariely, and more.

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Romance Author Jodie Slaughter joins Shelf Love Live from Copper Dog Books in Beverly, Massachusetts. Can Jodie identify excerpts from her own books? What's her favorite trope and why is it Only One Bed? We play games and share romance recommendations, answer live Q&A from the audience, are ogled by passing firefighters, question if capitalism is the real nemesis in classic rom-coms, and more.

Recorded August 11, 2021 in a livestream. Watch the enhanced & edited video recording on YouTube!

Part 1: https://youtu.be/Una6yJPyVf0

Part 2: https://youtu.be/txultz7mqB8

Buy White Whiskey Bargain from Copper Dog Books: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9781733426565

Pre-order Bet On It by Jodie Slaughter: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9781250821829

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Books Mentioned:

• Keep Moving by Maggie Smith: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9781982132071
• All Things Burn by Jodie Slaughter: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9781074526542
• To Be Alone With You by Jodie Slaughter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Y92DR54/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
• Satisfaction Guaranteed by Karelia Stetz-Waters: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9781538735527
• Take a Hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9780062941237
• Strange Love by Ann Aguirre: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9781658713764
• His Beauty by Jack Harbon: https://www.amazon.com/His-Beauty-Jack-Harbon-ebook/dp/B08LYL4JKM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TZF4XPJSNBQH&dchild=1&keywords=his+beauty+jack+harbon&qid=1630370570&sprefix=his+beauty+jack%2Caps%2C326&sr=8-1
• Bitterburn by Ann Aguirre: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9798554610417
• Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9780578720364
• How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/book/9780062933966

More Romance Recommendations: https://www.copperdogbooks.com/loveyourshelf

Learn more about Jodie Slaughter: https://www.jodieslaughter.com/

Shelf Love episodes mentioned:

• White Whiskey Bargain with Charish Reid: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-2/episode-31/white-whiskey-bargain-by-jodie-slaughter-with-charish-reid-be-proud-english-majors/
• Jodie Slaughter Twilight fan fiction episode: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-2/episode-77/077-twilight-fan-fiction-climbing-into-a-can-of-worms-with-jodie-slaughter-part-1/
• Ideologies with Margo Hendricks: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-2/episode-80/080-i-now-pronounce-you-colonialism-capitalism-white-supremacy/
• Strange Love with Whoa!mance: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-2/episode-76/076-generous-curiosity-strange-love-by-ann-aguirre-with-whoamance/
• Jack Harbon as a guest on the podcast talking about Captive Romance: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-2/episode-84/084-captive-romance-problematic-favorite-tropes/

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