Reality TV is dismissed as a guilty pleasure, low brow, even trash TV, but whether you

want to admit it or not, you've probably heard of Snookie, Lisa Vanderpomp, or Kim Kardashian.

Spectacle, an unscripted history of reality TV, is a new documentary podcast series from

neon-hung media. On Spectacle, you'll learn why reality TV isn't a waste of time at all

and explore the way it shaped our culture and how our culture shaped it.

Jen Shefft was on the third season of the Bachelor, given the final rose by Andrew Firestone.

Shortly after they broke up, ABC chose her as the third Bachelor at. And from the start,

she felt a give-and-take relationship with her producers. She remembers bartering with

them for some time with Andrew and the fantasy suite. A lone time off camera.

It was sort of like, if you maybe kiss each other for a little bit and give us the shot

that we want, then we'll get out of your hair. I was like, all right, let's get you

guys out of here because I just want to be with him, not everybody.

You would think being the Bachelor at was better than being a contestant, instead of competing

against 25 other women for a prize, you are the prize.

But that's not how Jen saw it.

When I did the Bachelor at, all the pressure is on me to make a good show and to fall in

love.

Dating multiple people at once didn't come naturally. It felt weird.

So for me, it was hard to pretend that I was interested in all these people when I

didn't necessarily feel that.

Jen did develop feelings for a couple of the guys. One in particular stood out.

Jerry. He was a 29-year-old art gallery director from Los Angeles.

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