27 episodes

It's our Season 3! Join us as we chat The Bachelor Australia 2020. Nearly Beloved is a pod about dating shows, for the feminists who love them.
We discuss dating shows as a way of thinking about our whole culture’s obsession with romance, coupledom and the idea of “the one"... and occasionally squeal over actual sweet things. Oh, also: the DRAMAH!!!1!
Dig into our earlier seasons about the delightful clusterf*cks of Married At First Sight Australia and Bachelor In Paradise!
Your co-hosts are Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachie newbie and lol-bringer). We've been hailed as one of the funniest female podcasts out there, according to Lucy's mum. See you in the mansion!
Send memes to us on Twitter: @nearly_beloved, Insta: @nearlybelovedpodcast, Email: nearlybelovedpodcast@gmail.com

Nearly Beloved Lucy May

    • TV & Film
    • 4.9 • 51 Ratings

It's our Season 3! Join us as we chat The Bachelor Australia 2020. Nearly Beloved is a pod about dating shows, for the feminists who love them.
We discuss dating shows as a way of thinking about our whole culture’s obsession with romance, coupledom and the idea of “the one"... and occasionally squeal over actual sweet things. Oh, also: the DRAMAH!!!1!
Dig into our earlier seasons about the delightful clusterf*cks of Married At First Sight Australia and Bachelor In Paradise!
Your co-hosts are Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachie newbie and lol-bringer). We've been hailed as one of the funniest female podcasts out there, according to Lucy's mum. See you in the mansion!
Send memes to us on Twitter: @nearly_beloved, Insta: @nearlybelovedpodcast, Email: nearlybelovedpodcast@gmail.com

    Season Finale! Episodes 13 & 14 - The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Those Frickin' Eyes & Irena Please No

    Season Finale! Episodes 13 & 14 - The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Those Frickin' Eyes & Irena Please No

    Women are the best chuck out the rest! It's the finale and it crept up on us! Locky tells Bella and Irena he loves them both and then Bella dodges a bullet. Find out our MANY top worst moments of this season, fave cameos (spoiler: alpacas feature high on the list) and overall season MVP. Plus our future pod plans which are about as firm as Bella's for life according to Locky.


    Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are concealing sparkly evening gowns under their penguin costumes while chatting this season of The Bachelor Australia.


    Send us #bachie memes on:
    Twitter:@nearly_beloved
    Instagram: @nearlybelovedpodcast
    Email: nearlybelovedpodcast@gmail.com
     

    • 57 min
    Episodes 11 & 12! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - TikTok Stars In My DMs & Climbing Everest

    Episodes 11 & 12! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - TikTok Stars In My DMs & Climbing Everest

    It's Date Time! Let's visit an office block and put nappies on dolls! Let's have an Intimacy Coach watch us paint things on a large man! Let's drive in a Kombi van and lie in an empty tent! Plus Irena and Bella are still Sure Janning each other. And we text farewell to Juliette, Steph and Kaitlyn, which means there's officially no one funny left in the Mansion (Osher you're up). P.S. in next week's family visits: someone says FEMINISM!

    Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are concealing sparkly evening gowns under their penguin costumes while chatting this season of The Bachelor Australia.

    Send us #bachie memes on:
    Twitter:@nearly_beloved
    Instagram: @nearlybelovedpodcast
    Email: nearlybelovedpodcast@gmail.com 

    • 50 min
    Episodes 9 & 10! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Ronda Taps Out Plus Buy These Products

    Episodes 9 & 10! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Ronda Taps Out Plus Buy These Products

    WouLd aNyOne liKE a Starb*cks CoFfee?? Somehow Lockydown is over already so it's back to the Mansion to discover Bella and Irena hate each other, Roxi's introducing Ronda, Juliette's bringing that delightful chaotic energy and then everyone gets kicked in the dick by Intruder Bec. Plus find out if Karen and Lucy think 4-6 kids will fit in great with a life of "adventure"! Also use Blistex like Steph subtly told us to.

    Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are concealing sparkly evening gowns under their penguin costumes while chatting this season of The Bachelor Australia.

    Send us #bachie memes on:
    Twitter:@nearly_beloved
    Instagram: @nearlybelovedpodcast
    Email: nearlybelovedpodcast@gmail.com 

    • 57 min
    Episodes 7 & 8! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - LOCKYDOWN

    Episodes 7 & 8! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - LOCKYDOWN

    "Who likes motorbikes?", asks Locky and take a guess whether Karen Beloved does. But actually forget all that because COVID-19 is here to force us into awks Zoom dates! Plus we say a sad farewell to crucial entertainment Areeba and Laura, and find out the phrase our first Nearly Beloved merch will proudly display (lol jk we will never get organised to do that).

    Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are concealing sparkly evening gowns under their penguin costumes while chatting this season of The Bachelor Australia.

    Send us #bachie memes on:
    Twitter:@nearly_beloved
    Instagram: @nearlybelovedpodcast
    Email: nearlybelovedpodcast@gmail.com 

    • 55 min
    Episodes 5 & 6! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Playing Chest With Sexy Beekeepers

    Episodes 5 & 6! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Playing Chest With Sexy Beekeepers

    "Is this a joke?", asks Areeba, and pretty much same. More tears and whispered conspiracies during cocktail parties that never end, Roxi melts down over... ??, and Charley steps into a surely unsanitary public mud bath. Plus we discuss SPACE jumping and bid farewell to Zoe-Clare, Kristina and Rosemary (thank you for your penguin service). 

    Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are concealing sparkly evening gowns under their penguin costumes while chatting this season of The Bachelor Australia.

    Send us #bachie memes on:
    Twitter:@nearly_beloved
    Instagram: @nearlybelovedpodcast
    Email: nearlybelovedpodcast@gmail.com 

    • 54 min
    Episodes 3 & 4! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Cliffs, White Leggings & That Letter

    Episodes 3 & 4! The Bachelor Australia 2020 - Cliffs, White Leggings & That Letter

    "Do you like me Y/N", asks Juliette, and when it comes to cliffs Nicole says NOPE (we say fair enough). Join us as we discuss two episodes that seemed to comprise largely of tears and YouFoodz TM. Plus, we've turned on the Bach and sadly we mean that in the non-horny way.

    Your co-hosts Lucy May (reality dating TV tragic) and Karen Pickering (Noted Public Femmo, Bachieverse newbie and lol-bringer) are concealing sparkly evening gowns under their penguin costumes while chatting this season of The Bachelor Australia.

    Send us #bachie memes on:
    Twitter:@nearly_beloved
    Instagram: @nearlybelovedpodcast
    Email: nearlybelovedpodcast@gmail.com 

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
51 Ratings

51 Ratings

NobasicSusan ,

Reality TV with a side order of brains

I’ve come late to the game with this podcast but have been super-impressed. Digging the industry insight. They’ve confirmed my suspicions about the machinations of this season. The hosts seem like smart, witty and warm people who’d be great to spend time with.

lucy&karen4eva ,

Hilarious with or without the show.

I love bin juice tv but don’t have the time for the MAFS bc it’s on a million times a week. I DO however have time for these two. This is 5 star listening with or without the tv accompaniment.

Lyris101 ,

Funnily, clever and sincere

I will happily write STAY at every commitment ceremony for this podcast. A mix of humour, intelligent commentary and genuine hopeful involvement in the couples’ romantic connection make it a must-listen.

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