Bachelorette Season Breakdown, Afroman Trial, and SXSW BASIC Recap

Chelsea and producer Kristina are back from SXSW and ready to dive into all the pop culture chaos! They unpack the cancellation of “The Bachelorette” season with “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul, why “Mormon Wives” feels darker than ever, what Afroman’s defamation trial means for free speech, and the Internet discourse surrounding Lindy West’s new memoir. Plus: Updates on Chelsea’s film “BASIC (instagram.com/basicthefilm)” premiering at SXSW and how it somehow landed on Alec Baldwin's Instagram???

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Show Notes:

Dringo! Card (drive.google.com/file/d/19CazrVq3UAPJcaQc5KKuP…)

ABC cancels upcoming 'Bachelorette' season (NPR) (npr.org/2026/03/20/nx-s1-5753978/abc-cancels-u…)

Afroman emerges victorious in ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ defamation case (CNN) (cnn.com/2026/03/19/entertainment/afroman-lawsu…)

Lindy West’s How-Not-To Guide to Polyamory by Scaachi Koul (SLATE) (slate.com/life/2026/03/lindy-west-polyamory-op…)

ICYMI - Why The Internet Is Arguing About Its Favorite Feminist (slate.com/podcasts/icymi/2026/03/lindy-wests-p…)

Follow BASIC on Instagram (instagram.com/basicthefilm)

Alec Baldwin’s (instagram.com/alecbaldwininsta/p/DWAhgbzDhQp) Instagram Posts (instagram.com/alecbaldwininsta/p/DWAhswKjl7_)

Eileen Gu clip (instagram.com/reels/DVHBXm5Ewjj)

Smut Corner:

Book rec: Rebel Blue Ranch series (penguinrandomhouse.com/series/F3Q/rebel-blue-r…) by Lyla Sage - start with “Done and Dusted” (bookshop.org/p/books/done-and-dusted-a-rebel-b…)

Claire’s previous rec: How to Marry a Marble Marble Marquee by C M Nascosta (bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-marry-a-marble-mar…)

Follow Claire Linic on Instagram (instagram.com/clairelinic)

Where to find our guest: Kristina Lopez

Instagram (instagram.com/kristinalopez)

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