Love To See It

Season 1 has come to an end, the festive season is upon us, and Joe and Meg are getting all sentimental about it ❤️ So in case you hadn't had enough of our silliness just yet, we made u a surprise bonus episode! We reminisce on our first rollercoaster year of making Love To See It: from recording with our fabulous special guests, to the challenges we've faced making the podcast, what we've loved most about hosting with each other, and our new years resolutions for the show in 2021. We dive deep into what we mean by 'queer' too, revealing the thinking behind our reviews - and how it's allowed us to get more out of bonkers reality TV than we ever expected to. We're still not sure quite how we managed to pull this season off during the dumpster fire of 2020, but you, dear listener, have made it all worthwhile :') What shall we watch in Season 2?! Should we give u guys a collective name??? For the love of god will u pls review us on Apple Podcasts so Joe will shut up about it???? With love and hugs from all (both) of us on the show, it's the season finale of Love To See It!

Joe and Meg meet autism advocate extraordinaire RhiannonTheAutie for the final show of the season!  Rhiannon (she/her) is a 21-year-old mental health and neurodiversity advocate, diagnosed autistic and ADHD, and final-year psychology student with a special interest in developmental psychology. Together, we watch Netflix's Love On The Spectrum*: a documentary series following Australian young adults on the autism spectrum as they navigate dating and relationships. The show sparks some of the most fab chat of the season between Joe, Meg and Rhi, as we discuss all kinds of autistic love: from families and friends, to partners and crushes, to self-love. Autistic people are too often misunderstood and subject to stereotypes, but Love On The Spectrum starts to lift the lid on the realities of neurodiverse life - with all its highs, lows and not-giving-a-fuck energy. In Rhi's words, the show may not be perfect, but it's 'a perfect work-in-progress' (just like us!). What's the best way to approach a cute guy in public? How should you call out a friend? What the fuck is a Numtot? Find out in Episode 10 of Love To See It! *Spoilers for future episodes included

Joe and Meg are sCrEaMInG in Episode 9 of your fave podcast!  It’s sp00ky szn, so to celebrate we take a trip to one of the most terrifying places known to man (or should we say, women): the film industry. We learn from visionary experts Mutton Chops Man and Soul Patch Dude what it really takes to survive Hollywood’s horror industry, as we follow 10 actresses competing for a coveted role in a certain well-known movie franchise. Turns out this involves being able to convincingly have sex with fruit, do a lot of cross-eyed screaming and live in an all-women household without starting a cat-fight…? Scream Queens reveals the eek-inducing ways that women are punished, praised and controlled behind the screen, and why the male gaze is basically to blame for every shit horror film you’ve ever seen.  Why did everyone call Taylor Swift a snake that one time? What was babby Joe’s spooky look of choice every single halloween?? What’s the real meaning of punk??? Find out (if u daaaare hehe) in the latest episode of Love To See It!

Joe and Meg and their best fwend join forces for Episode 8!! With extra-special guest Jayson Probin, we fly back in time to 2008 to play a reality gameshow like no other. The prize? Paris Hilton herself (the hun, the only).  Paris Hilton’s BFF is a rollercoaster ride through noughties celebrity culture, with side fringes, Blackberries and paparazzi to spare. As our 18 contestants fight for their place in Paris’ spotlight, we’re fascinated by the power she holds over them - and how she constructed it in the wake of her early rise to fame. We explore how devotion, coercion, and love of all kinds can play a role in platonic relationships, and get all mushy with each other about the joys of queer friendship. Desperate Debbies? We’re down for it like four flats on a Cadillac, betch. Could you survive a night out with P-Hiltz? Was the noughties a “cultural wasteland”? Have you watched This Is Paris by Paris Hilton on Youtube yet (watch it watch it now)??? It’s all in Episode 8 of Love To See It!

Joe and Meg swap wives in Episode 7 of Love To See It! Inspired by a listener plea, we dive into Season 1, Ep 2 of Wife Swap USA, where we have the pleasure of meeting the Single Worst Man either of us have ever seen. Seriously. Featuring what could be the best I Just Think It's Interesting of the show so far, we discuss wife life, domesticity and the nuclear family, and explore just how far the perils of patriarchy can extend beyond fatherhood. What can queer parenthood look like? What's the best way to make avocado toast? Are you Misty, Jason, Halani or 'The Jackster'? Find out in the latest episode of Love To See It!

Joe and Meg go the distance in a viewing By Popular Demand of 90 Day Fiancé! As we meet three international couples at the start of their journeys towards marriage (we hope) in the United States, we ponder the queerness of love that crosses borders, what really goes on within a 'culture shock', and the unique appeal of Manic Pixie Foreign Girls to straight white American dudes. Why's it so awkward to meet a partner's parents? How did Joe finally learn to love London in lockdown? Would you be my American boy? (american boy?) Find out all this and more in the latest episode of Love To See It!

Cuff your jeans, button up that patterned shirt and pop those finger guns - it’s time to get bi! Featuring our first ever special guest, Mike Cole!!! Our ginger-mulletted pair (and Joe) fly off to Barcelona for the UK’s first ever bisexual reality dating show, hosted by Australian drag legend Courtney Act. With six queer and questioning British singletons, we’ll take a feels-filled journey through dating, romance and friendship across the gender spectrum, and explore how gay and straight cultures can offer us spaces to call our own. There’s no winners or losers in this plurisexual paradise (apart from that one fuckboy who’s “open to anything” as long as it doesn’t involve another man 🙄). Does Watermelon Sugar “do queer work” (Joe Jukes, 2020)? Why doesn’t Meg ever reply to texts? What’s a ‘gaggle’ - and who’s in yours?? Find out in Episode Five of Love to See It! (Content Warning: biphobia and homophobia mentions)

Joe and Meg travel back in time to play the OG reality dating gameshow, Blind Date! It’s “gentle and respectful family viewing”, in Meg’s mum’s words - or is it? Our hosts swim through an Overwhelming Quantity of Beige (and some very scary adverts) chatting about courtship, queer intergenerationality, and why just about everyone from the late 80's could pass as a lesbian in 2020. Is Cilla Black a gay icon? If we were sweets, what kind of sweets would we be? Who is Hot Steve and why is he so hot? All these answers and more in Episode 4!

Joe and Meg get all soft-feelin’ on a magical evening of five first dates in the Big Apple - with not a single man in sight! Netflix’s Dating Around takes us on our first foray into WLW dating culture, with butch/femme aesthetics, subtle gestures, yearning looks, and inevitable astrology chat. We just feel so seen. What’s the opposite of rose-tinted glasses? How can you have fun on a bad first date? Did Meg mention that she loves women? Dive into Episode 3 of Love To See It to find out.

Joe and Meg jet off to a paradise island, replete with temptation and desire - and even a man who looks a bit like Jesus. Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle gets us chatting away about Hot People™️ pulling tactics, Catholic school sex ed horror stories, and finding value in the many multitudes of sex and intimacy. What are Meg and Joe’s ‘types’? Is nudism legal in the UK? And what on earth is a Boyfriend Dick? Find all these answers and more in the latest episode of Love To See It.