Listen to the full episode and get access to over 95 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Jenna Vesper (she/her) from Date Card Pod and Super Massive Twilight Hole to discuss trending pop culture stories including: Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island party, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams’ falling out over Zac Clark, and Nicole Jacky’s interview on The Viall Files. Then they discuss the cultural impact of The Bachelor including spin-offs, parodies, scripted tv, and books as well as its impact on language, dating, and love. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.