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Mar 2021
34m 19s

The Bachelor meets reality

Vox
About this episode

Beset by controversy, The Bachelor’s latest season is winding down with an identity crisis. It’s a rare case of reality TV reflecting our cultural reality.

Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained.

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