WEBVTT - A Golden Premiere

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to the Almost Famous podcast. We are getting started

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<v Speaker 2>with one of the most anticipated and one of the

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<v Speaker 2>most excited seasons that Ashley and I have ever entered into.

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<v Speaker 2>It's now the time for the Golden Bachelorette. This is

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<v Speaker 2>something that we've waited for that first a part of

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<v Speaker 2>our life. It was just a dream and now we're

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<v Speaker 2>actually in it. The season is airing and we're here

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<v Speaker 2>to break down episode one of this season. It's Jones

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<v Speaker 2>season of the Golden Bachelorette. Ashley is with me. Ashley, Hello,

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<v Speaker 2>your thoughts, feelings, emotions. As you enter in and you

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<v Speaker 2>turned on your television to watch this beautiful episode.

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<v Speaker 3>I was really excited to watch it. It was just

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<v Speaker 3>as captivating as I hoped it would be. And I

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<v Speaker 3>was really sad that there was a rose ceremony at

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<v Speaker 3>the end of it, because I thought that they really

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<v Speaker 3>made us so am I was connected to these guys

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<v Speaker 3>so quickly. After we watch the video of their families

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<v Speaker 3>doing shout outs, I was like, Oh, there's no way

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<v Speaker 3>that they're going to eliminate any of these guys. They're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna have Jesse come in and be like, guess what

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<v Speaker 3>there was ceremony tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>But there was.

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<v Speaker 3>And I will say they did a good job of

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<v Speaker 3>not really eliminating anyone. They didn't highlight anyone who was eliminated.

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<v Speaker 3>So the guys that did leave, I didn't really have

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<v Speaker 3>any impressions of you.

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<v Speaker 2>Could have said it better. Let's start from the beginning.

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<v Speaker 2>Joan as our Golden Bachelorette. Fantastic choice. Now it just

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<v Speaker 2>feels like the obvious choice. There are so many incredible

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<v Speaker 2>women on the last season of The Golden Bachelor, but

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<v Speaker 2>it just feels now with everything that Joan has beauty

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<v Speaker 2>and grace.

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<v Speaker 3>It's grace.

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<v Speaker 2>I was gonna say that she has wisdom. You can

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<v Speaker 2>tell even in her time with her family and her interview.

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<v Speaker 2>She's slow to speak, quick to listen seriously, she has

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<v Speaker 2>a story to back her up. She's gorgeous. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it was like the obvious choice. Now it feels that

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<v Speaker 2>way now again, I want to preface it with say,

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<v Speaker 2>there was some amazing women, and there's some other obvious

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<v Speaker 2>choices that she could think could have picked, but Joan

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<v Speaker 2>in this role fits. Yes, She's It's like when she

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<v Speaker 2>enters into camera, especially in the moments where she is

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<v Speaker 2>the bachelorette. It's captivating at some level, right, Like it's

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<v Speaker 2>like almost a show stopping Like it feels like she glows.

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<v Speaker 3>Somebody said it was like royalty, and it does feel

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<v Speaker 3>like that. She has this composure and it's the elegance

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<v Speaker 3>and grace. It's like a it's like a Grace Kelly thing. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>she's very calming and she just seems like no drama.

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<v Speaker 3>She seems truly like there for you, being.

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<v Speaker 4>Like, oh the top. No.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I don't think there's enough that we could say

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<v Speaker 2>about Joan that would even fit who she is. I

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<v Speaker 2>think if you met Joan in person, which you and

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<v Speaker 2>I have gotten to do, you would be as captivated

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<v Speaker 2>and you would sit there and be like I could

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<v Speaker 2>talk to you for two hours because you have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of wisdom. Yeah, and she is slow to speak,

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<v Speaker 2>quick to listen. So Joan is a great choice. She shines.

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<v Speaker 2>I think she is a in a sense, like she

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<v Speaker 2>almost looks like the savior of the show. Not that

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<v Speaker 2>the show needs saving right now. I think it's in

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<v Speaker 2>a fine place, but it just feels like she's going

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<v Speaker 2>to thrive in this role. It's incredible that they found

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<v Speaker 2>somebody like her to lead this, And then with that

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<v Speaker 2>same breath, I'll say it's incredible they found so many

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<v Speaker 2>incredible men to do it as well.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and I love the way that the guys are

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<v Speaker 3>very much the way that the women were at first.

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<v Speaker 3>It's there's a camaraderie. They want to be friends, They're

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<v Speaker 3>to have fun together. There's not going to be any

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<v Speaker 3>sort of and I don't feel like there's gonna be

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<v Speaker 3>any sort of animosity. They go in there and they're

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<v Speaker 3>like bros. And there's just so much less tension. And

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<v Speaker 3>I really think that has to do with perspective and

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<v Speaker 3>talked about it on Garious season. It's just like these people,

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<v Speaker 3>they just they've lived more life. They know what's important

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<v Speaker 3>and they know like, if it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a good lesson learned for all of

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<v Speaker 2>us as we watch it is as you get older,

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<v Speaker 2>what do you trend towards? And it's not the drama

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<v Speaker 2>and the fighting and the competitiveness. It's the camaraderie. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the community, it's the shared respect, it's the mutual support.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen it with both seasons now and I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>there's gonna be some animosity. There's a bunch of people

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<v Speaker 2>living in the same house together for the next few months.

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<v Speaker 2>Things will pop up that annoy you about somebody else,

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<v Speaker 2>and maybe we'll hear about that. But the level of

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<v Speaker 2>drama compared to other seasons like The Bachelor or Bachelorette,

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<v Speaker 2>will be a lot more minimal. It won't be a highlight.

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<v Speaker 2>They can't make it a highlight. We've been There's been

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<v Speaker 2>some bad moments here for production. I think over the

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<v Speaker 2>last few weeks when it comes to Gin's ending, and

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<v Speaker 2>then obviously with the missed opportunity to tell Devin not

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<v Speaker 2>to even come on the show. You know those things

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've talked about that we've been critical. I

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<v Speaker 2>will say this episode specifically, and I'm hoping it continues

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<v Speaker 2>for the rest of the season, was so well done.

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<v Speaker 2>It was an incredible episode to watch. We got to

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<v Speaker 2>learn so much about these contestants and such a short

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<v Speaker 2>amount of time. And as you said, the reason that

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<v Speaker 2>we were so captivated, so intrigued, and so into these

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<v Speaker 2>people was due to how they set up the show,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was absolutely incredible. I didn't want to roast

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<v Speaker 2>ceremony either. In fact, I don't know how she's going

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<v Speaker 2>to have rost ceremonies because it feels like they should

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<v Speaker 2>all just hang out together and just continue on their

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<v Speaker 2>merry way for the rest of time. And I have

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<v Speaker 2>to give credit there and say, this is just a

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<v Speaker 2>really good episode. This is a good, well done episode,

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<v Speaker 2>from the storytelling perspective, to the arc of the episode

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<v Speaker 2>to helping us get to know these contestants a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit better.

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<v Speaker 4>It felt so good to watch.

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<v Speaker 3>I do have to say that maybe it's just easier

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<v Speaker 3>to create this closeness that we feel towards them because

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<v Speaker 3>they have these pasts, you know, like they're telling the

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<v Speaker 3>story of their decea spouse, they're telling the story about

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<v Speaker 3>their kids. And when we watch packages and stuff with

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<v Speaker 3>the Bachelor Bachelorette, it's kind of like, Hi, I'm so

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<v Speaker 3>and so I'm looking for love. You know. Well, there's,

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<v Speaker 3>of course, there's like a lot of depth and stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>But I just think that there's something about people already

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<v Speaker 3>having these families formed that probably make you feel like

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<v Speaker 3>they're just a mushier. They don't come across ever as

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<v Speaker 3>like victim stories or like, oh, here's my sap story,

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<v Speaker 3>which of course, I you know, I feel for all

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<v Speaker 3>of the ones that we've seen in the past, it's

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<v Speaker 3>a discredit them. It's just that like for uh, like

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<v Speaker 3>the cast as a whole, because they all have like

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<v Speaker 3>they just they just seem like they have like more

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<v Speaker 3>depth at this age, which is perhaps, Yeah, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 3>do you know what I'm saying, Well.

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<v Speaker 4>I'd hope they have more depth they have.

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<v Speaker 3>Some more years, Okay, So like I just think that

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<v Speaker 3>it's maybe it's where I am in life. Seeing packages

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<v Speaker 3>about like these dads and their kids just makes me

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<v Speaker 3>feel really oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I think part of it too, actually is just a change. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll go back to how the show is made, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's a change in how they storytell and

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<v Speaker 2>what used to happen on the show is kind of

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<v Speaker 2>through those entry packages, we get a taste at a

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<v Speaker 2>piece of the bigger story from these contestants. And now

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<v Speaker 2>what we're doing is we're waiting until those one on

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<v Speaker 2>one dates kind of as they sit at the cocktail

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<v Speaker 2>part or they sit at a one on one like

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<v Speaker 2>dinner for the contestant to actually open up and tell

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<v Speaker 2>their story. And a lot of contestants do have a

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<v Speaker 2>story and they do have depth, but the show, for

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<v Speaker 2>whatever reason, on the Bachelor and Bachelorette wait until those

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<v Speaker 2>one on one moments to tell the audience, and they

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<v Speaker 2>used to in the entry packages give us a taste

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<v Speaker 2>of that story, and so we go into it being like, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to learn more about that person because I

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<v Speaker 2>know they have a story to tell and we kind

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<v Speaker 2>of anticipated when they would expand on it more with

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<v Speaker 2>the lead. And I think that's what they're doing with

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<v Speaker 2>the Golden Bachelorette.

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<v Speaker 3>More upfront story, more.

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<v Speaker 2>Upfront storytelling it. They don't wait until the end. They

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<v Speaker 2>get us at the beginning, and so the whole time,

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<v Speaker 2>now we're going to be captivated by each one of

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<v Speaker 2>these contestants and go, you have such a story. And yes,

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<v Speaker 2>not all of them got to tell Jen on night

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<v Speaker 2>or Joan on night one. Not all of them got

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<v Speaker 2>to expand on that story on night one, But what

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<v Speaker 2>our hope is that they get to at some point throughout.

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<v Speaker 4>The season and we get to learn a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 3>But like, okay, so what I was really trying to

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<v Speaker 3>say is like, look at you and me going into

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<v Speaker 3>The Bachelor and the Bachelorette. We had nothing really. I mean, yes,

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<v Speaker 3>you had some things, you had some traumas, but like

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<v Speaker 3>you didn't have anything that you were like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you where you're like, oh, you know, like my wife

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<v Speaker 3>passed away or like, you know, everything was just kind

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<v Speaker 3>of like, oh, I am looking for a spouse, like

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<v Speaker 3>you're just like Fresher. Yeah, And I will say I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not describing this well, No, you're doing fine.

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<v Speaker 2>I will say that when we're on the show, though,

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<v Speaker 2>there were some stories that like other men on The

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<v Speaker 2>Bachelorette that had and they would share that with us,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, kind of as we sat in the hotel

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<v Speaker 2>or sat in the house and it was just us.

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<v Speaker 2>The lead wasn't there, and they'd be like, yeah, you

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<v Speaker 2>know what, like my mom passed away like two months

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<v Speaker 2>ago and it's been really hard for me, but she

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<v Speaker 2>always wanted me to go on the show. And Caitlyn

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't know that story yet. And so when they had

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<v Speaker 2>their one on one date, I will say one of

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<v Speaker 2>the cooler moments was when they would have their one

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<v Speaker 2>on one date and the guys would you know, be

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<v Speaker 2>kind of sitting around. We'd be like, hey, you're you

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have to share that with her tonight and they're like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I am, it's going to be hard because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't really want to cry on national television. We're like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you just got to go through it, like just do it,

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<v Speaker 2>Like she needs to know this, you need to like

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<v Speaker 2>talk about this. And it was this cool moment of support.

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<v Speaker 2>So the stories have always been known way before the

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<v Speaker 2>lead maybe even know Zone. And I think that's such

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<v Speaker 2>a fun part of this Golden Show so far is

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<v Speaker 2>we know these contestants better already than most of the

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<v Speaker 2>contestants on gen season because we've heard a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>their stories.

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<v Speaker 3>I just want to clarify it doesn't mean that you

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<v Speaker 3>have to have a sad story to be a great guy.

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<v Speaker 4>No, but we all have a story. You all have

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<v Speaker 4>a story.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody has a story of some level at some capacity.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, you don't have to have a sad, sappy background.

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<v Speaker 4>Just knowing their stories, like I just want to know

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<v Speaker 4>their stories.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>The show did a great job at that. These men

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<v Speaker 2>are as incredible as we thought they were through their pictures.

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<v Speaker 2>There is depth, there is a handsomeness, There is you

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<v Speaker 2>know this like suaveness to so many of them, and

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<v Speaker 2>then there's the big personalities, there's the fun personalities. There's

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<v Speaker 2>the personalities that you just love to have on these

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<v Speaker 2>seasons because they make everything a little bit better and

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<v Speaker 2>just having them there makes it a little more fun

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<v Speaker 2>to watch. So there is a great group I think

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<v Speaker 2>of men on Jones season at every you know, at

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<v Speaker 2>every level.

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<v Speaker 3>And before we get into the guys that really stood

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<v Speaker 3>out to us, let's talk about well, just let me

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<v Speaker 3>just make my own little comment. You know what this

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<v Speaker 3>show has been missing for so many years, the soft rock,

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<v Speaker 3>those soft rog hits like the one that we got

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<v Speaker 3>from Phil Collins slash I'm not sure it was Genis

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<v Speaker 3>sister Phil Collins in.

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<v Speaker 4>The beginning of the episode.

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<v Speaker 3>Those old jams really give you some feelings. And they

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<v Speaker 3>used to do that all the time, and now they've

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<v Speaker 3>a limited eliminated it, but they bring it back for

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<v Speaker 3>the golden part of the franchise, and I think we

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<v Speaker 3>need to infiltrate more of that music.

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<v Speaker 4>Into the show, into the main show.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it so much. Okay, guys, the first guy

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<v Speaker 3>out of the limo, he's he's quite the character. It's

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<v Speaker 3>Pascual Pascal Pascal. He's the Frenchman and normally I'm not

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<v Speaker 3>like swooned by a French accent, but he has it

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<v Speaker 3>like he's totally got it. And he owns a salon

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<v Speaker 3>slash medspa, which just tracks so perfectly for him. Look,

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<v Speaker 3>they're not gonna get married, he's not going to get

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<v Speaker 3>super duper far. I don't see them having a deep,

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<v Speaker 3>deep connection. But he's a really fun character for us.

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<v Speaker 4>I also will say some of the people that stood

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<v Speaker 4>out to me, I'll just name him.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of the names here, obviously Keith, who ends up

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<v Speaker 2>with the first impression, Rose Mark who obviously you probably

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<v Speaker 2>just Mark.

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<v Speaker 3>He gets better and better the more we see him.

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<v Speaker 3>Goodness Ashley just really is the fact that you don't

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<v Speaker 3>understand this is like, I understand it.

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<v Speaker 4>I understand it.

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<v Speaker 2>I go back to though, my comment weeks ago that

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<v Speaker 2>says this show is going to be a problem because

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<v Speaker 2>all these handsome older men are going to come out

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<v Speaker 2>there and all these eighteen to forty five years yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and all these girls are gonna be like, goodness, gracious,

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<v Speaker 2>their dms are about to get dangerous.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it, I'm worried for these guys.

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<v Speaker 2>They're gonna be like, I don't even know what a

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<v Speaker 2>thirst trap is and now of a sudden, I'm getting

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<v Speaker 2>pictures I never I don't want to see.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, can we just talk Do you want to talk

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<v Speaker 3>about Mark an hour later?

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk about Mark later. I really like Michael just

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<v Speaker 2>because he was nervous and I understand that.

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<v Speaker 3>Michael Michael nervous. Uh yeah, that was cute. I'm trying

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<v Speaker 3>to put a plate a face to the name because

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of them said they were nervous. I know

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<v Speaker 3>Jordan was super. Jordan was very subconscious about his nervous entrance,

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<v Speaker 3>which I saw him stumble, but it was like, no

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<v Speaker 3>big deal, No, it's fine.

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<v Speaker 4>The final person that I'll bring up just after.

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<v Speaker 2>Night one that stood out to me that I just

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<v Speaker 2>love and I want to hang out with, and it

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<v Speaker 2>just feels like so many of my best friends because

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<v Speaker 2>they just seem to make life a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>fun is Jack. Jack has to get some credit here.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack is an amazing commentator. He has huge, just awesome energy,

0:14:23.240 --> 0:14:26.920
<v Speaker 2>he has confidence, he has swagger, and he is hilarious.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to know more about Jack. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>see more about Jack, and I hope Jack's around a while,

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<v Speaker 2>just because it does I feel like what I like

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<v Speaker 2>in Jack is He's not the type of guy that

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<v Speaker 2>would just say yes to going on this, Like he

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<v Speaker 2>took a little convincing and then he got there and

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to make the most of it. Like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when we talk about on this show, I think it

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<v Speaker 2>took this.

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<v Speaker 3>Man a little convincing. I think he was like TV

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<v Speaker 3>is for me.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, maybe that's true, dude, But you know when we

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<v Speaker 2>give the life Advice segment and we talked about be

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<v Speaker 2>where your feet are, it's such a good piece of advice.

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<v Speaker 2>Just be where your feet are at all times. It

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<v Speaker 2>helps you stay present. I feel like Jack's saying would

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<v Speaker 2>be be where my feet are and then make it

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<v Speaker 2>the best. And I think he's just gonna make this

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<v Speaker 2>so much fun. It might be annoying to some people

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<v Speaker 2>because he probably is having such a good time just

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<v Speaker 2>being there, but I don't care.

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<v Speaker 4>I like it.

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<v Speaker 3>I also like, I loved how he cooked for her,

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<v Speaker 3>so he's a caterer. He cooked for her for their

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<v Speaker 3>one on one time. That would have won me over

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<v Speaker 3>for sure. And then he's sang Sinatra coming out of

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<v Speaker 3>the limo and he's like, well, there are my two

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<v Speaker 3>talents singing and cooking. Yeah, he's really fun. I again

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<v Speaker 3>don't think that they're like gonna be endgame, but he's

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<v Speaker 3>a great character for us to watch. Love it And Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>so for me, I liked Chalk, who has the weirdest name,

0:15:47.080 --> 0:15:50.840
<v Speaker 3>but brought her chok noodle soup chicken noodle soup because

0:15:50.840 --> 0:15:54.000
<v Speaker 3>she's known for her chicken noodle soup. And he just

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<v Speaker 3>had a really nice comming demeanor.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah. Sure.

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<v Speaker 3>I also of course loved Jonathan, who is a hottie.

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<v Speaker 3>He is the one who's divorced. He has two kids.

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<v Speaker 3>His kids look on the younger side. He's sixty one

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<v Speaker 3>at the same age he he just seems like full package.

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<v Speaker 4>He what about God Like, he's a pretty handsome man.

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<v Speaker 3>Guy's kind of weird to me. Guy is he he's

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<v Speaker 3>the the ear doctor, right, Yeah, he's a little he's

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<v Speaker 3>a little u. Yes, they're all handsome. He's very good looking,

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<v Speaker 3>but he's a little he's a little awkward. Right now,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll see it. Keith, Okay, we'll talk about Keith. He

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<v Speaker 3>comes in with the station waggage with the luggage dropped

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<v Speaker 3>on top. He is from Jose, California. He's been a

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<v Speaker 3>single dad for twelve years. You were talking earlier about

0:16:40.880 --> 0:16:44.280
<v Speaker 3>how his wife had problems with addiction, so let him

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<v Speaker 3>be like just the primary parent for the past twelve years,

0:16:47.600 --> 0:16:52.520
<v Speaker 3>has three girls, and again liked his demeanor, and obviously

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<v Speaker 3>so did Joan as he got the first impression Rose

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<v Speaker 3>there is a warmth to him. I see him getting

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<v Speaker 3>pretty far. There's a lot of girl dads in this bunch.

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<v Speaker 3>There was the guy from Florida was another girl dad

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<v Speaker 3>that I really felt connected to. His name is slipping

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<v Speaker 3>me right now.

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<v Speaker 4>But oh Dan.

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<v Speaker 3>Dan loved Dan and he adopted his first child and

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<v Speaker 3>was a single dad for fourteen years. Really I really

0:17:24.160 --> 0:17:29.600
<v Speaker 3>liked him. But yeah, let's see anybody else before I

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<v Speaker 3>can move on to you know, my fave Mark who actually,

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<v Speaker 3>to be honest, Dan and Jonathan are up there with

0:17:35.800 --> 0:17:37.440
<v Speaker 3>Mark for me, but I think.

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<v Speaker 4>That Mark is just hold up, hold up, let me

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<v Speaker 4>pause here this.

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<v Speaker 2>I just want to take a second for all the

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<v Speaker 2>listeners and highlight my just the best co host possible

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<v Speaker 2>for the last eight years. Did you do you hear

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<v Speaker 2>what she just did? She goes, is there anybody else

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<v Speaker 2>been before we talk about Mark? And then she just

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<v Speaker 2>starts talking about Mark. She just it's going she cannot

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<v Speaker 2>help herself. Literally, she brings it up, like, Hey, is

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<v Speaker 2>there anybody else that really stands out to you, Ben,

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<v Speaker 2>because I really have this person I want to talk about,

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<v Speaker 2>and then she just goes by the way. Mark's amazing

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<v Speaker 2>and he's awesome, but there are some people that shocked

0:18:14.320 --> 0:18:18.080
<v Speaker 2>me that kind of got to it's just absolutely incredible

0:18:18.280 --> 0:18:21.879
<v Speaker 2>when Ashley, she's just so easy to read. I know

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<v Speaker 2>you want to talk about Mark so bad, and I

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<v Speaker 2>just want to pause you on that because I think

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<v Speaker 2>Gary and Charles k also are like would stand out

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<v Speaker 2>to me from this episode. I think they'll be around

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<v Speaker 2>a while. I think they're gonna be big characters this

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<v Speaker 2>season and I really like them. Now, Ashley, the floor

0:18:43.560 --> 0:18:46.560
<v Speaker 2>is yours. You can take your next twenty minutes and

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<v Speaker 2>talk about Mark.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, Ben, I want to mention that Gary is the

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<v Speaker 3>life of the party. I enjoy watching him as well.

0:18:52.320 --> 0:18:55.800
<v Speaker 3>He's going to be so fun And when his daughter

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<v Speaker 3>came on screen with his grandchild, adorable. That whole segment

0:19:00.119 --> 0:19:01.119
<v Speaker 3>is so so sweet.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, you can't do that to me.

0:19:02.720 --> 0:19:05.280
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I know this is rude, it's so evil.

0:19:05.640 --> 0:19:08.240
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you can't make me cry watching this show. Like

0:19:08.760 --> 0:19:11.719
<v Speaker 2>that's it's so stupid for me to still be crying

0:19:12.080 --> 0:19:15.120
<v Speaker 2>watching a bachelor show at this point in my life.

0:19:15.680 --> 0:19:19.080
<v Speaker 2>Yet somehow they got me again. And when like that

0:19:19.240 --> 0:19:23.240
<v Speaker 2>came up, that little segment happened, like there's just tears

0:19:23.240 --> 0:19:26.240
<v Speaker 2>of joy coming down my face and like tears of

0:19:26.320 --> 0:19:29.000
<v Speaker 2>sentiment and love, and it's like this is I literally

0:19:29.160 --> 0:19:31.000
<v Speaker 2>sat here and they're like, this is the stupidest thing,

0:19:31.000 --> 0:19:32.520
<v Speaker 2>Like the show can't keep doing this to me.

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<v Speaker 3>Sentiment is a word that I should use more often

0:19:35.640 --> 0:19:48.240
<v Speaker 3>on this podcast. It makes a lot of sense. Okay,

0:19:48.800 --> 0:19:52.320
<v Speaker 3>But ben that video segment, it would have been great

0:19:52.359 --> 0:19:55.800
<v Speaker 3>for the opening of episode two, like, hey, guys, you

0:19:55.880 --> 0:19:58.760
<v Speaker 3>made it through the row ceremony. Now let's see who's

0:19:58.760 --> 0:20:00.840
<v Speaker 3>missing you back at home. You've been gone for a

0:20:00.880 --> 0:20:04.159
<v Speaker 3>few more days. But it was like, hey, guys, you

0:20:04.240 --> 0:20:08.400
<v Speaker 3>just saw everybody like five days ago, you know, because

0:20:08.400 --> 0:20:10.120
<v Speaker 3>I'm in the hotel for like four or five days.

0:20:10.720 --> 0:20:13.560
<v Speaker 3>Let's show this video right before I eliminate like five

0:20:13.600 --> 0:20:16.720
<v Speaker 3>of you. Yeah, that was tough, but it was all

0:20:16.800 --> 0:20:18.120
<v Speaker 3>for the storytelling.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So so Mark is it? Okay? I can talk

0:20:22.200 --> 0:20:26.399
<v Speaker 3>about Mark right now. Yes, Yeah, So he's fifty seven,

0:20:26.600 --> 0:20:29.399
<v Speaker 3>so they really made an exception for him because he

0:20:29.520 --> 0:20:33.760
<v Speaker 3>was Kelsey's dad. They also totally made that exception because

0:20:33.880 --> 0:20:37.920
<v Speaker 3>they want him to be the next Golden Bachelor if

0:20:37.920 --> 0:20:40.960
<v Speaker 3>he is not the winner of this. And we see

0:20:40.960 --> 0:20:44.119
<v Speaker 3>from the scenes in the next episode that at some

0:20:44.440 --> 0:20:48.920
<v Speaker 3>point Jones says I love you Mark. But my theory

0:20:49.200 --> 0:20:52.040
<v Speaker 3>is that, I mean, she could say this as like

0:20:52.520 --> 0:20:56.600
<v Speaker 3>an endearing thing in her top three or whatnot, saying

0:20:56.720 --> 0:20:59.200
<v Speaker 3>like I love you because I love you as a person.

0:21:00.200 --> 0:21:03.359
<v Speaker 3>I love you, but you're not the one. I don't

0:21:03.400 --> 0:21:05.199
<v Speaker 3>know that they would really put that in there if

0:21:05.200 --> 0:21:09.320
<v Speaker 3>he really was the final one. So I'm actually going

0:21:09.359 --> 0:21:10.840
<v Speaker 3>to say that he might not be the final one,

0:21:10.840 --> 0:21:14.280
<v Speaker 3>but he's definitely going far and he's definitely going to

0:21:14.280 --> 0:21:17.399
<v Speaker 3>be the next Golden Bachelor if he's not the winner.

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<v Speaker 4>Actually, do you find him handsome?

0:21:20.080 --> 0:21:24.560
<v Speaker 3>Of course, he is so handsome, But it's his demeanor, Ben,

0:21:24.640 --> 0:21:27.040
<v Speaker 3>I know I keep using that word. There's something about

0:21:27.040 --> 0:21:30.320
<v Speaker 3>his presence, but there was a couple guys that had

0:21:30.400 --> 0:21:35.760
<v Speaker 3>very similar presences. But it's the combination. And I also

0:21:35.840 --> 0:21:37.800
<v Speaker 3>just trust him because he's Kelsey's dad too. You know.

0:21:38.200 --> 0:21:41.280
<v Speaker 2>We feel like when you see Mark on television. Do

0:21:41.320 --> 0:21:43.080
<v Speaker 2>you just get a little like tingly.

0:21:43.240 --> 0:21:49.840
<v Speaker 3>No, you mean Tinkley in the heart, just like giddy? Yeah, warm, warm,

0:21:50.080 --> 0:21:55.040
<v Speaker 3>he's warm. Yeah, he sounds a little dirty. Oh is

0:21:55.040 --> 0:21:59.000
<v Speaker 3>that what you're referring to? No, so okay, I thought

0:21:59.040 --> 0:22:00.960
<v Speaker 3>you were trying to get dirty for a second.

0:22:01.600 --> 0:22:03.560
<v Speaker 2>Goodness, Ashley, we've done this for eight years. When it

0:22:03.560 --> 0:22:05.640
<v Speaker 2>was the last time I tried to get dirty, When

0:22:05.680 --> 0:22:06.879
<v Speaker 2>it was the last time I tried to say, you

0:22:06.880 --> 0:22:11.360
<v Speaker 2>have to say something that weird, I was like giddy.

0:22:10.200 --> 0:22:12.840
<v Speaker 3>Good No, no, no, he's no. I just I just

0:22:13.000 --> 0:22:17.720
<v Speaker 3>you find he is a true diamond in the rough.

0:22:17.800 --> 0:22:19.879
<v Speaker 3>Not that this is a rough batch. It's definitely not

0:22:20.080 --> 0:22:23.160
<v Speaker 3>that they're all golden diamonds in the rough or whatever.

0:22:23.200 --> 0:22:26.879
<v Speaker 3>But yeah, but he is. He's a TV star, guys,

0:22:27.920 --> 0:22:30.760
<v Speaker 3>he's a little He's a Nicholas Sparks character in like

0:22:30.920 --> 0:22:34.439
<v Speaker 3>an older Oh, it's like Knights of Rodanthe If you

0:22:34.480 --> 0:22:37.480
<v Speaker 3>guys remember the one with Diane Lane and Richard Gear.

0:22:37.960 --> 0:22:41.400
<v Speaker 3>It was like the Nicholas Sparks older version, and it's

0:22:41.920 --> 0:22:44.280
<v Speaker 3>it is pretty much better than a lot of the

0:22:44.359 --> 0:22:46.840
<v Speaker 3>other younger versions of his mind stories.

0:22:46.920 --> 0:22:51.680
<v Speaker 2>But yeah, okay, bye, before you say something weird, Let's

0:22:51.680 --> 0:22:56.000
<v Speaker 2>continue on. It is an incredible group of men. I'm

0:22:56.040 --> 0:22:58.600
<v Speaker 2>so excited for this season. I don't I don't just

0:22:58.640 --> 0:23:01.119
<v Speaker 2>say that to say, like, I think this is going

0:23:01.160 --> 0:23:05.240
<v Speaker 2>to be an incredible season of emotion. It's going to

0:23:05.240 --> 0:23:07.560
<v Speaker 2>be an incredible season of story. It's going to be

0:23:07.560 --> 0:23:10.880
<v Speaker 2>incredible to see the arc of Joan's journey. And I'm

0:23:10.960 --> 0:23:17.800
<v Speaker 2>really excited is the wrong word here. I'm very happy

0:23:18.040 --> 0:23:21.760
<v Speaker 2>that Joan is given the space to be honest about

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<v Speaker 2>her emotions along this journey. That she's struggling now and

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<v Speaker 2>she feels guilty. I think that's probably going to be

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<v Speaker 2>very relatable to many, and I also think it's just

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<v Speaker 2>a very real feeling. And I'm really excited that she

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<v Speaker 2>is taking the space to say it, you know, because

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<v Speaker 2>I think it gives these men whoever are left at

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<v Speaker 2>that point a chance to step in and not console her,

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<v Speaker 2>but speak with her about it, ask her questions about it,

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<v Speaker 2>give her confidence within it. I think that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a really powerful time. Whenever that episode airs or

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<v Speaker 2>however long that kind of feeling exists for her. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's a real feeling, and what you and I I

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<v Speaker 2>always talk about on this show is we want authenticity

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<v Speaker 2>and we want genuineness. I think we got it from Jin.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think we got it from anybody else on

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<v Speaker 2>her season. I think those two things were very much missing.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think when it comes to this journey with Joan,

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<v Speaker 2>authenticity and genuineness are going to be there the whole time,

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<v Speaker 2>which I think the Golden Show needs because obviously the

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<v Speaker 2>last season of The Golden did not end well, did

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<v Speaker 2>not go well, and I think Jen feeling like she

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<v Speaker 2>can or Joan feeling like she can admit this and

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<v Speaker 2>talk about this publicly with these this group of men,

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<v Speaker 2>will build even a deeper connection with whoever she ends

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<v Speaker 2>up with at the end, if she ends up with somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm very excited Ashley here in the final minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>let's talk about the scenes for the rest of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Your thoughts, your predictions, your feelings.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, So besides the I Love You mark, what stood

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<v Speaker 3>out was well, Gary makes an appearance, which I wasn't

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<v Speaker 3>sure we're going to say, just because his story did

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<v Speaker 3>end kind of odd. I also thought that it was

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<v Speaker 3>interesting the way that there's somewhere in the season where

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<v Speaker 3>she's like, eh, maybe I'm not ready for this. Maybe

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<v Speaker 3>my person isn't here. I'm always going to feel like

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<v Speaker 3>this angling of guilt about dating anyone after my husband.

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<v Speaker 3>Totally relatable phase that she seems to go through. But

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<v Speaker 3>it does seem that she ends up with somebody because

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<v Speaker 3>she goes. Up until this point in life, I'd only

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<v Speaker 3>loved one person, and now I love too. So I

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<v Speaker 3>think that she does end up with somebody in the end,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'm sure they're going to try to make it

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<v Speaker 3>seem like she doesn't. We don't see any like engagement.

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<v Speaker 2>Preview because I ruined it for him. They can't keep

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<v Speaker 2>showing it because I know who it is. Remember with Devin,

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<v Speaker 2>I said, Oh, that's definitely Devin.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's right, you're arking at that. Yeah, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 3>say I would really love her not to get engaged.

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<v Speaker 3>I just think that it's like after the passing of

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<v Speaker 3>a spouse of thirty three years, to get engaged to

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<v Speaker 3>somebody after six weeks, four to six weeks of knowing them.

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<v Speaker 3>I just think it's nice to actually not and especially

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<v Speaker 3>after we saw what happened with Gary and Teresa, let's

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<v Speaker 3>just make them a really happy couple.

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<v Speaker 2>You would be okay, with that, so you would still celebrate. Yeah, okay, cool.

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<v Speaker 2>Final comment I have agreed with everything you said is

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<v Speaker 2>where in the world are they at at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of this season?

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<v Speaker 4>Because where the clouds are in the clouds? The pool

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<v Speaker 4>is above the clouds. Yeah, where is that? That's cool?

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<v Speaker 3>That was the coolest they could Why haven't they done this?

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<v Speaker 3>They just found this place? Now they should always have

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<v Speaker 3>a finale in the clouds.

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<v Speaker 2>It's amazing, Heaven. It's going to be such a fun season.

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot wait to keep talking about it with Ashley.

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<v Speaker 2>It's I think just the excitement towards this Golden Show

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<v Speaker 2>has not at all gone away from me, and I

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<v Speaker 2>know it hasn't gone away from Ashley, and this is

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be just an incredible season again, so happy for

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<v Speaker 2>Joan an incredible choice. I will say this with confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>We should all just one hundred percent get behind Joan.

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<v Speaker 2>Like I know that maybe some people were jaded after

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<v Speaker 2>the last season, knowing Joan being around Joan, It's going

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<v Speaker 2>to be incredible and it's going to be something special

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<v Speaker 2>and we should just celebrate the fact that all these

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<v Speaker 2>men showed up and that she showed up for our entertainment.

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<v Speaker 2>And also for their love story. So until next week

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<v Speaker 2>when we break down the second episode of The Golden Bachelorette,

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<v Speaker 2>which were so pumped for.

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<v Speaker 4>I've Been Ben, I have Been Ashley Bye.

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