1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: This is the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: with her radio. Hello everyone, welcome to the Almost Famous Podcast. 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: It's another edition of Headlines Only. Welcome Ben Higgins, Hi Ben, 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: what's up? Ash ash? How are you holding up? How 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: is your first Mother's Day? I did not have a 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 1: dreamy first Mother's Day. I won't sugarcoat it. We're gonna 7 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: have to redo Mother's Day. It's not like we ever 8 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: intended really for yesterday to be like my Mother's Day either. 9 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: I knew it wasn't going like I wasn't going to 10 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: be the focus. So Jared close, well he didn't actually 11 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: close Audrey's, but he did table service for the first time. 12 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: And the only like, isn't this not a regular thing? 13 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: So like basically we are like a Panera style, so 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 1: like you go to the table, you order, we call 15 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,599 Speaker 1: you when it's ready. Because the shopping center that we're in, 16 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: we actually like weren't even allowed to do table service 17 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: because they wanted a coffee shop like only Vibe. They 18 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: didn't want to anything competing with like this is down restaurants. Um, 19 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: So we respected that entirely through except for yesterday, we 20 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: were just like, okay, one little special occasion, let's do 21 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: table service. So Jared was like really overwhelmed planning that, Um, 22 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: he had to go in. He left the house at 23 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: six thirty. He didn't get home until six thirty pm. Um, 24 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 1: the kitchen was so crazy. Um, it was just a 25 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: wild day down there. It was fun. Like I went 26 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: down for three hours and Dawson and I went and 27 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: we greeted all the moms and we had like we 28 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,039 Speaker 1: met a lot of cool people. We chatted with them, 29 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: and he was so flirty, like all the girls in 30 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: the place just like loved doing and awing over him. 31 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: So that was definitely the best part of my day. 32 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: But like I didn't have like a pampering Mother's day 33 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: or anything like that because Jared was at working the 34 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: entire time. My baby is obviously too young to be 35 00:01:55,240 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: doing anything for me. Um. And then of course Jared 36 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,279 Speaker 1: and I had like this minor cold this weekend and 37 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: I not COVID guys and not COVID, and um, of 38 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: course it felt the worst when I got home at 39 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: like four thirty. So I was just like hoping that 40 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: Dawson would stay asleep and take a nice long nap. 41 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: That would be like when Mother's Day gift, and actually 42 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: he did take a pretty sizeable nap, but then he 43 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: had Then Jared got home, he was all stressed out 44 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: and um it was he you know, he wanted to unline. 45 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: But then Dawson was being super cranky and I was 46 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: feeling really sick. But you know, when you take a shower, 47 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: you take your cold meds, you take some nasal spray, 48 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: and then get into bed. It's amazing how quickly you 49 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,799 Speaker 1: can feel recovered. And that's what I did. And when 50 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: he got home, and once that happened, I was starting 51 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: to feel better and normal again. But you know, isn't 52 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: it just amazing the way that a shower or a 53 00:02:54,120 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: bath can be like almost as therapeutic as cold as 54 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: you feel that. I love a good shower in bath. Yeah, no, 55 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,399 Speaker 1: I agree. I I heard on Instagram that you were 56 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: you took a bath this week for like the first 57 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: time in years. I did. I did. I've been traveling 58 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: a bunch and so like my lower this is not 59 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: an old person thing, this is like all my whole life. 60 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: My lower back just doesn't hold up well on flights 61 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 1: because you kind of sitt up so straight, and I 62 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: think I either have a bad posture or something. My 63 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: butt bone hurts on flights, long flights. Do you ever 64 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: feel that like your butt bone, like I ever massage 65 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: it on the plane? Because guilty, they they didn't you 66 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: create like a pad you put down that kind of 67 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: like rubbed your butt as you're sitting there. But I 68 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: did take a bath, Jessica convinced me to. And then 69 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: this week, you know, right now, I flew from Pebble 70 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: Beach because we did that really special episode with Chris 71 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: and Welles and Andrew Firestone, so excited, like literally across 72 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: the country. I'm in Washington, d C. Right now, UM 73 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: for a fundraiser and a board meeting. So that board 74 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: I joined a year ago, Project Hope, which is just 75 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: an incredible organization. We're doing our first galas since uh 76 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: covid h tonight and so I'm out here helping with 77 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: that getting set up. Then tomorrow how board meetings, I'll 78 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: flight back to Denver, which will be awesome. Um, this 79 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: is like my last I fly. I go one more 80 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: trip next well into this week, um for four days, 81 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: and then after that I'm home for two weeks and 82 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: that's gonna be the longest I've been home in six months. 83 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: Oh my god, man, I know I say it all 84 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: the time. I just don't know how you do it. 85 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: Two things. I have to have to go back to 86 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: baths for a second. So Dawson pooped in the bath 87 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: a couple of days ago, and I spent like twenty 88 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: minutes cleaning it up, making sure like all that was 89 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:05,039 Speaker 1: gone right, Like how disgusting is that? But it was 90 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: so gross to me, even though it's like, in a 91 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 1: way half my poop half Jared's poops, since it's our 92 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: kids poop. But I can't I can't mentally like get 93 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: in the tub now, Like I was thinking, like last 94 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: night when I took a shower, I was like, it 95 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: would be so nice to take a bath right now. 96 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,799 Speaker 1: But I'm just gonna be thinking that I'm like sitting 97 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: in his poop. Do you concur would you feel the 98 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: same way or would you be like, actually, get over that, 99 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: Just put some more chlorox on on a scrap script 100 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: scrap and get back in. Actually, I don't think it's 101 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: anything to be worried about. I think it's very common. 102 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: I I see what you're saying, but you clean it 103 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:52,239 Speaker 1: up a bit. Here's here's here's something that I'll tell you. Okay. Um, 104 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: I think like there's these stages from my friends that 105 00:05:56,720 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: have kids that I hear about in parenthood, where like 106 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: you start out and you know, it's weird the first 107 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,919 Speaker 1: time to get pete off, it's odd. The first time 108 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: you get pooped on on your hands that you're eating 109 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: with every day. That's such a good point. It's like, 110 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: I get poop on my hands, just kind of stay 111 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: like screw it, like I'm giving up and I'm going 112 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: to have it in my hair and my clothes. It 113 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: might there might, it might last a little longer around 114 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: the house and it needs to. But like it just 115 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: you try your best. But when it comes to a 116 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: bath that I know you consider and Jerry consider a 117 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: sacred you just have to get over it. Okay. That's 118 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: such good advice, thank you, Because if I have it 119 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: on my fingers and I'm eating with my fingers and 120 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: I'm biting my nails, that is way more discussing than 121 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: taking a bath in a bathtub that's been scrubbed down. 122 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: It's been scrubbed down. So you're good. Hey, um, actually, 123 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: I think you're doing great. And I know this Mother's Day, 124 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: uh maybe wasn't the relaxing Mother's Day. But here's here's 125 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: the cool thing that I just envisioned that. Uh, and 126 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: the years to come, Dawson is gonna love you so much. 127 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: And Jared and his work schedule is gonna like kind 128 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: of even out and become more rithmatic, um where he's 129 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: gonna like it just happens over time with the new business. 130 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: And there's gonna be so many more years of you 131 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: feeling so loved and so celebrated, and so many cool 132 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: gifts and so many nice little smooches and hugs and Mommy, 133 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: I love you on this day that this first year, 134 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: it's just gonna be. It's gonna even gonna be a memory. 135 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: You're gonna be like, I don't even remember my first 136 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: Mother's Day because I'm sure at that time I was 137 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: just trying to keep this child alive. You're doing a 138 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: good job at that. I'm fine, I'm good. Thank you. 139 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: We will like playing another day where we could do 140 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: some cute things together, but thank you. Yes, it's the 141 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: Mother's Day. When then the kids actually like conscious that 142 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: that counts. Um. You gotta tell me about Pebble Beach. 143 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: I mean you you were reunited with Chris Harrison the 144 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: first for the first time since he's no longer been 145 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: with the show. Yeah, that's good, that's a good point. Yeah. 146 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: So we have a really special podcast episode, uh sponsored 147 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: by Hugeries, coming out on the eleventh of this month. 148 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: So just two days from now, you'll be able to 149 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: hear an interview with Wells, Andrew and myself and Chris 150 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: sat off to the side. He wasn't a part of 151 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: the podcast episode for obviously he wasn't. No, he wasn't, um, 152 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: But we do talk a lot about him, and you 153 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: hear is when we start talking golf, especially you start 154 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: hearing him speak up a little bit in the background 155 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: because he gets fired up. Uh. But it was the 156 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: first time I've been with him and we've never shied 157 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: away from that here. Like, he's a friend of mine 158 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: and I love him um as a person. He's been 159 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: a great mentor to me through this experience. I was 160 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: sad that I hadn't seen him since his time of 161 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: leaving this show. That was weird to me, um, and 162 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: so it was really special. I felt like to to 163 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: do something together that was so special, like play Pebble Beach. 164 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: That is a bucket list of course for anybody, for 165 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: me especially um. And we got to spend two full 166 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: days together just hanging out, catching up, talking, being human again, 167 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 1: not really talking about the show much, it got brought 168 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: up a few times, but just talking about life and 169 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: and being people together again. And that was really special 170 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: to me. I told Jess when I got home, I said, yeah, 171 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: playing Pebble Beach is incredible. And I had my low 172 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: round ever on the front nine. I was even part. 173 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: I was actually two undergoing into the last two line 174 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: doubled in as even part after the first nine at Pebble, 175 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: which was because I want a lot of money off 176 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: of Wells and Chris. But that was incredible. That playing 177 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: Pebble Beach, that was That is something I'll never forget, 178 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: my first time playing all eighteen holes of Pebble Beach. 179 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: But the best part to me, Ashley, was sitting across 180 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: the table from Chris and knowing that even if the 181 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: show isn't a part of either of our lives at 182 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: a very large level, now that we still have a 183 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: friendship and that we still have that that we like. 184 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: I hope I don't know, I can't speak for him, 185 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: but I hope that he would enjoy me and enjoy 186 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: my presence even outside of a television show. And I 187 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: think that's what this weekend show to me, because I 188 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: I enjoy Hit and that that that to me was 189 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: the most meaningful part. That's awesome. Did he come up 190 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: there just to play with you guys? He did? Yeah? 191 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: How special is that? Played? And we went to dinner 192 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: and he kind of showed me around. You know, he 193 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: plays an a T and T celeb tournament at Pebble 194 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: every year, and so he kind of showed me around Pebble. 195 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,559 Speaker 1: So did Wells, and so did Andrew. Andrews played it 196 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: many times. All those guys have played at Wells. Grew 197 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: up there. Uh, Andrew kind of grew up there to 198 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: high school there. Chris you know, goes up all the time. 199 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: And so they kind of showed me around, showed me 200 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: the cool little spot, showed me the fun little bars, 201 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: and um told me the history of the course and 202 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: that that was fun and it was. I mean, Andrew, 203 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna hear on the podcast, but Andrew 204 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: is um hilarious. He like I never I always forget 205 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: how funny Andrew Fierson is. He's a constant person that 206 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: makes you laugh. He's just one of those people that 207 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: always have some joke lined up, but the greatest delivery 208 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: and so and he did that on the podcast, so 209 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: it was really it was fun to do with him. 210 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: Did Chris given me insights as to his wedding possibly 211 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: with Lauren Zima? He didn't. We did ask Amy was there, 212 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: our producer Amy was. It was at the whole weekend 213 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: with us, and she asked him. I wasn't going to Uh, 214 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: there was no details. I don't know what their plans 215 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 1: Doree and I should have asked. I felt like a 216 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 1: question I could have asked. I don't want to. I 217 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: want to make sure not to ask anything bachelor focused. 218 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 1: Do you think that Lauren is bachelor focused? No? No, 219 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: no no, I was saying like I was cautious of 220 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 1: the question, like of the things I wanted to dive 221 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: into with him on life, so mostly him personally, like 222 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: where is he at personally? Where they living? What are 223 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: they doing? Yeah? Where are the Texas or l A, 224 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: mostly Texas. Both of his kids now have one is 225 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: already in school at TCU, one is going to be 226 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: going to school at TCU. So Texas is kind of now. 227 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: Where the whole family is gonna be so they'll all 228 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: be down in the Austin and Dallas here. How's Lauren 229 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: dealing with that with work? I think really good. I 230 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 1: think she's able to travel back and forth Austin to 231 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: l A. It's pretty easy now because there's so many 232 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: people think about it during COVID that moved from l 233 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: A to Austin in sort of businesses in Austin. So 234 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 1: the ability to travel back and forth is super easy. 235 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: And uh and so they you know, they can go 236 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 1: back and have their their place there and she can 237 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: stay and work and she can come back. I don't 238 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: know the time commitment now, o et Like, I don't 239 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: know if it you know, if you have to be 240 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: on set every day, if you're traveling on the country 241 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: going to do stuff. I don't know that. But I 242 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: know that she's doing fine with it, and her career 243 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: is still doing really well. And I know that's something 244 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: important to both her and Chris, is that Lauren, you know, 245 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: continues to have a career that she cares about and 246 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,559 Speaker 1: loves for as long as she loves it. So but yeah, 247 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: so I don't think that's a problem. Is career a 248 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,439 Speaker 1: focus of Chris's right now or is he just kind 249 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: of taking a break. It feels like a break. I 250 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: think it is. I mean a guy who's been on 251 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:42,719 Speaker 1: television for that long, um, who's super talented obviously and 252 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: has a huge name. I mean you should have seen 253 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,560 Speaker 1: Ashley the amount of people that would come up to him, 254 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: Not Wells and myself or Andrew. It was Chris, like 255 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: wanting to talk to Chris, take a picture with Chris, 256 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: like we were standing on the side, which is super 257 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: fun and cool and a different perspect him, but he 258 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: still has a huge following. But I didn't get the 259 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: sense that he was that he was like trying to 260 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: work right now. I'm sure if the right opportunity can 261 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: about you consider, but I just didn't get that sense. 262 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: What would people say when they went up to Chris? 263 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: A lot of mrs we miss you? Um, you know. 264 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people were just wondering, like 265 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: how are you? Some people were asking like what happened? 266 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: Where did you go? Some people have no clue what happened? Right? Uh, 267 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:37,840 Speaker 1: they were just they saw Chris Harris, and they remember 268 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: twenty years ago. They haven't followed the show since, so 269 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: they were just like Hey, we haven't seen you around. 270 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: Where have you been? Um? But a lot of we 271 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: miss I felt like the most common phrase shared with 272 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: him was we miss you. Yeah. That doesn't surprise me 273 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: because usually I hear that in the coffee shop all 274 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: the time when people are like, oh, the show is 275 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: not the same without him. It's one of the most 276 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: common things I or what I asked about if they're 277 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: enjoying the show these days. Then there was a lot 278 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: of comments to us like how cool is did you 279 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: guys still get together? And it's like that it is cool. Um, 280 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: it might be the first time in a while, but 281 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: it is cool. It was It was good for us, 282 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: I think, good for me. I don't want to speak 283 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: for every but it was really good for me to 284 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: be with him again and uh, and to be with 285 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: him now. So the first time I've been with christ 286 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: since I've been married, and first one mus have been 287 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: with Andrews have been married, and so that's a whole 288 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: new perspective sharing that lot side of my life with them. 289 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: That's awesome. I'm so glad that you had that time. 290 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: I could like genuinely tell that you were like that 291 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: was a special weekend that you're gonna remember it was 292 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: a special weekend with some special people that are part 293 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: of some huge moments in life. Again, that episode is 294 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: gonna air thanks to ber Eats for helping get us 295 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: all set up with everything we need. A funny story 296 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: that you'll hear on the podcast. I'll tear it tell 297 00:15:58,520 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: it in short, here I got to Monterey my bags, 298 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: my golf bag was lost with all of my clothes 299 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: and all of my coil trees. And how ironic is 300 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: that that your golf bag gone? And so uber Eats 301 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: helped make sure I had everything I needed for the weekend. 302 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: You'll hear the details of that on the podcast that's 303 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: launs from the eleventh. But they did help, So I'm 304 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: really glad they were hosting this trip because they were 305 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: the perfect partner to me in a time of need. 306 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 1: But yeah, you'll you'll hear more about that again on 307 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: a really special episode on the eleventh that we tell 308 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: this whole story. Hey, actually we do have some good 309 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: headlines to get to you today again, Um, you have 310 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: a lot of good Mother's days to come. Uh. Special 311 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: episode dropping on the eleventh with Andrew Firestone, Wells Adams 312 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 1: and like some little whispers in the background from Chris 313 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: Harrison and also, UM, I just wanted once again say 314 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: I'm out here, uh in Washington, d C. With Project 315 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: Hope because we have a big fundaiser coming up to 316 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: support healthcare workers and UH and all the good things 317 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: the healthcare workers are doing, not only here in the 318 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: United States but around the world. UM, the nurses, the 319 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: people that are our first responders. And also crossing it 320 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: over to UM the refugee crisis in Ukraine. UM. A 321 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 1: ton of work going on over there right now with 322 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: Project Hope. So I'm out here with this fundaiser. Check 323 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: them out. It's a great organization. UM. Hey, let's take 324 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: a break, ash good glass of water. We come back. 325 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: We're gonna break down headlines with our resident expert, Ashley 326 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: I connect resident expert right here. Okay, except for the 327 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: first headline. This one isn't big one. It's a huge one. 328 00:17:55,720 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: The Scott disc one. Yeah, Scott Disac, a name that 329 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: you don't hear often anymore, but when you do, bends 330 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,679 Speaker 1: out of the lip in the whole pop culture world, 331 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: it's still pretty relevant. Well, son of a house, what 332 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: does he do? What do you mean? He's still on 333 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: the Kardashians this past week was a lot about him. Oh, 334 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: Jess has been watching the Kardashians so good on on Hulu. 335 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: I don't know what the difference is, but it's been 336 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: so good. It used toe one of the shows that 337 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: like I'd watch when I got a chance, you know, 338 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 1: like in binge form or whatnot. But now it's like 339 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,919 Speaker 1: every Thursday morning, I wake up and I'm like, New 340 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: Kardashian's tonight. Yeah. So she said, it's so good on Hulu. 341 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: She said, well, okay, Well a name that we hear 342 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: very often, and we do here. We know some big 343 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 1: headline is coming. Scott Disa spotted leaving Miami restaurant with 344 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: this is the headline, mystery girl. Now, due to our 345 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: great sleuthing and just our own eyes, we know who 346 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: this mystery girl is. The picture is very obvious. Actually 347 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: break it down for I sent these. I sent the 348 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: group are almost famous group this morning a picture of 349 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: Scott Disick that was put out by Hollywood Life with 350 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: this mystery girl in the background, and I go, you, guys, 351 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, look it's Karin out with Scott desac 352 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: in Miami. They apparently were leaving a restaurant around two am. Uh, 353 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:31,400 Speaker 1: he was, you know, just wearing his Scott outfit and 354 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 1: Karin was wearing a crop top and a black leather 355 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: jacket and a white patterned miniskirt with white chunky heels, 356 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: and she was sitting in the back seat of the car. 357 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: It looked like Scott was trying to hide his face. 358 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 1: Cameras of course surrounding the car ended up getting a 359 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: few pictures in which you can see Karin's face quite 360 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: clearly in the back um. And it's it's funny that 361 00:19:56,359 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 1: they're calling it a mystery girl. Uh don't know how 362 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: much Karin's gonna love to hear that, But she looks 363 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: to be in the backseat of his car. And apparently 364 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: they've hung out one time before, or like we're spotted 365 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: at the same event together before. So but this seems 366 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 1: like it was an outing, perhaps just the two of 367 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 1: us that put the two of them. Uh, they were 368 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: leaving Pappy Stake. Who eats dinner? I mean Miami, right, 369 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: Miami ate leave dinner at two? I am you go 370 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 1: to dinner at twelve. It's weird. That's ridiculous to me. Yeah, 371 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: that's the hardest part of the store. For me the 372 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: process leaving at two am. Uh, well, let us break 373 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: this news. If people are assuming this is a mystery girl, 374 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: then please quote the almost famous podcast and saying, no, 375 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: we know who this mystery girl is. It's Karin Olympias, 376 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 1: one of our favorites that come on the podcast and 377 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: h hey, we'll see if this plays out. We'll see 378 00:20:55,520 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: if we get a statement for many of them admitting 379 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: that maybe they're hanging out a little bit. I mean, 380 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: that would be cool for all of us Kardashian fans. 381 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: You know we had. Next headline is this. We had 382 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: um Matt James in the podcast a short time ago 383 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: talking about his new book and talking about his life 384 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 1: and catching up with him. So we're gonna do a 385 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: string of Matt James headlines here. The first thing is 386 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: Matt James, please with The Bachelor to show something real 387 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: and wrong after too many whistleblowers. This is a quote 388 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:33,199 Speaker 1: in the headline. This is according to US Weekly. Mm hmmm, okay, 389 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 1: so this is how the article reads. While some authors 390 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 1: are anxious to share their stories with the world, Matt 391 00:21:38,720 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: James was ready to give Bachelor viewers the missing pieces 392 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: of his journey. I feel like we all thought that 393 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: there were some and encourage the franchise to be more 394 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: transparent to avoid tell All books in the future. He 395 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: definitely alluded to this on our podcast, you know, because 396 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,640 Speaker 1: he told us that he left holding hands with Rachel 397 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 1: Um at the tell or at the to the final rows, 398 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: so we definitely knew that there was things that we 399 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: weren't seeing. And he said, I had already said it, 400 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,479 Speaker 1: like I was preparing to see it on TV, and 401 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: when I didn't see it, like the scenes that like 402 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: really like filled and missing in puzzle pieces, Yeah, he 403 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: was like, dang, I guess it was too raw to show. 404 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: He was saying this on the Right Reasons podcast this week, 405 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: and he said, I guess it was too raw for 406 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: what they were looking for, which is unfortunate because when 407 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: you're vulnerable and you're open about those things like, um, 408 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,919 Speaker 1: the little bits that they shared that I was very vulnerable. 409 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: Hell A, people resonated with that. Okay, So because this 410 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: is like a little bit of a choppy quote to say, 411 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: I was to summarize, basically, there were moments that he 412 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: felt they were really raw and vulnerable that he really 413 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: wishes were shown in its entirety because the people really 414 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: resonated when they saw the little bits of vulnerability. Um, 415 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: he says, It's it's not like it's that hard of 416 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,440 Speaker 1: a formula. How about you just doubled down on the 417 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: Real Nous. People aren't dumb anymore. Maybe back in the 418 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: day you can get away with like, oh my god, 419 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: this is crazy, but there have been so many books 420 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: that have come out, and there have been so many 421 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: whistleblowers that we're like past that. Come on, now, let's 422 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: be real. That's why you're seeing people go to these 423 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: other shows because they're not tiptoeing around that. How about 424 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: you double down, Bachelor Bachelorette on the Real Nous. Get 425 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: it straight. It's frustrating because you've got so much good 426 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: stuff there and you're frumbling the bag. Okay, so I 427 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 1: have thoughts on this. I agree, Um, there's a lot 428 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: of fluff on the show when they could really be 429 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: taking those like eliminating those moments and adding some more 430 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: deep conversations, even like fun stuff that show how people 431 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: are making these connections. It feels like everything we see 432 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 1: is either like this ultra serious talk um, or it 433 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: just seems like a little bit silly, Like I have 434 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: no idea how to wear this. I guess from my 435 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: own personal experience, there were some moments that were so 436 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: fun or that were so meaningful that you look forward 437 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 1: to seeing what he mentioned and then you don't end 438 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: up seeing in the cut and you're like, but that's 439 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: where the connection was formed, and you you're leaving that out? 440 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: What about you? Well, I've always wanted more depth to 441 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: any of the stories. I've wanted that for years. I 442 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: think that's what we like. Like we've said we watched 443 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: the show not only to see the drama, because that 444 00:24:53,880 --> 00:25:01,199 Speaker 1: does intrigue the masses, but also to celebrate with the contestants, uh, 445 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 1: to cry with the contestants, to feel something, and when 446 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: it is only fluff, uh, then it's hard to feel. 447 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: And I think everybody's story is worth telling, and it 448 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: should be told to the best of the show's ability 449 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: and the time that they have. Um. I don't know 450 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,480 Speaker 1: the backstory to what Matt's hinting at here, Like, I 451 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: don't know what he thinks should have been shown that 452 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: would have made more sense. Um, But I would say 453 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 1: in general, over every season, that's a change I would 454 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: I would love to see is some depth to the show. Well, 455 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:39,640 Speaker 1: an interesting headline next Matt James as well. Um, Matt, 456 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: this is the headline Matt James, and it know he 457 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: was the first black bachelor when he accepted the gig. 458 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: That's mind blowing to me. It's mind blowing to me too. 459 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: I mean because even before he accepted it, there were 460 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: the rumors that he was going to be the next Bachelor, right, 461 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: like we kind of hinted at it, and like that 462 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 1: was the headline back then. So it's just it is 463 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: it's a little surprising that he didn't know who knows. 464 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: I mean, he might be that disconnected from the franchise 465 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,679 Speaker 1: in general that he had no clue. I mean, I 466 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: think he's gone on to say he never really watched 467 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: the show before Tyler was on it, and then um 468 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: obviously when he was the Bachelor. I don't know if 469 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 1: he's still watch it today. But interesting a little headline. Yeah, okay, 470 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: so but here's the quote. He said, I wasn't really 471 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: asking the right questions. I guess I didn't think that 472 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: this was something that hadn't been done. It's two now, 473 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: and I didn't think that that was something that we 474 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 1: hadn't crossed yet. I had seen a whole bunch of 475 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 1: black people come through the franchise that I guess I 476 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: assumed that there had been a black bachelor. Well he 477 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: was the first, to his surprise. Well, next headline is 478 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,439 Speaker 1: Becky Kupfern reveals what Thomas Jacobs has to do before 479 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 1: they get engaged. According to ET, she says, he knows this. 480 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: He needs to ask for my mother's blessing. He can't 481 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:01,880 Speaker 1: get down on one knee until after that happens. I've 482 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: already done two very public engagements. I do not like 483 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: that and do not want that again. No public, no 484 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: public um. And he's very well well aware of that. 485 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 1: For me, I've been there, done that. I think that 486 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 1: the way that I look at it is people sometimes 487 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,120 Speaker 1: look so much into the proposal and the wedding itself, 488 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 1: not the actual marriage. I'm at the point where I 489 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: want to spend my life with him. I want to 490 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 1: be with him. I don't I don't need anything big, 491 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: extravagant public in any way. I want to just be us. 492 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: He knows that I honestly didn't need to tell him that. 493 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: He just knew from everything we've been talking about, which 494 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,119 Speaker 1: is really nice. She says, it's definitely on the horizon. 495 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: That's something they've talked about, something that they've been talking 496 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:53,679 Speaker 1: about actually for a while. He jokingly proposed with a 497 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: paper clip ring once and I was like, I would 498 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: say yes to this paper clip ring, except it cuts 499 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,360 Speaker 1: my finger all the time. That's very cute and I'm 500 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: pretty sure that's in a Taylor Swift song. Paper clip ring. 501 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 1: That's a It's a big deal that they're they're getting 502 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: into this path. They seem very happy and we're happy 503 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,200 Speaker 1: for him. And what a cool story. That is another 504 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: success story from Bachelor in Paradise, which seemed to have 505 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: a lot of those. Isn't it nuts? I love it. 506 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,919 Speaker 1: Speaking of success stories, I'd say one of, if not 507 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: Bachination's most eligible um bachelor tes Madison Pruett, has gone 508 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: Instagram official with new boyfriend Grant Michael Trout. I got 509 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: the realist g in town, is her quote this, According 510 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: to US Weekly, Yeah, that was her first line of 511 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 1: her Instagram caption. She says, Grant Michael Trout, you are 512 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: so full of passion and purpose and joy. I am 513 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 1: proud to get to do life with someone who loves 514 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: Jesus and people like you do. Um. She said, there's 515 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: nobody else in the world she'd rather do life with. 516 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: And it's been special since their first date, um, when 517 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: he forgot to open the car door because they were 518 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: both so nervous. Um, and that they barely touched their 519 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: case a dias at dinner because they had such deep 520 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 1: conversations and talked about intentional questions. And then they ended 521 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: that night riding around listening to Drake in the car 522 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: on full blast for hours. She says, You're my best friend, 523 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 1: my favorite, Hello, my heartest, Goodbye. There's no one else 524 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: in the world like you. Let's keep dreaming, vibing, serving 525 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: and loving together. Um. Yeah, so let's we don't know 526 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: how long they've been together, but I'm very anxious to 527 00:29:56,400 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: know because the way that she writes sounds like, uh, 528 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: they're forever. Yeah, it sounds pretty serious. Good for them, 529 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:10,239 Speaker 1: Good for them. Love is in the air well. Um, 530 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,959 Speaker 1: from being in a relationship to choosing to be single. 531 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 1: Tasia Adams gets real about choosing to be single or 532 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 1: her quote is maybe applaud me for not settling disaccording 533 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: to people. So she says she's focusing on her career 534 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 1: solo for now. Um, she's taken a detour from wanting 535 00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: to be married and starting a family right now. She 536 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: says that she still wants marriage and a family more 537 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: than anything, but she's realized that wanting to be in 538 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 1: a healthy, supportive relationship while simultaneously being a successful woman 539 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: um having a cohesive unit and not basically choosing one 540 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,959 Speaker 1: or the other. So she wants, like I guess, find 541 00:30:54,640 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: a relationship in which she can do both equally. Uh well, 542 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: kind of back to Matt James for our final headline 543 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 1: of today. Matt James reflex, I just remember this as 544 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:14,240 Speaker 1: this heap that came up. I totally had forgotten. Oh 545 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: my gosh, what a what a time that we've done 546 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 1: this podcast. It's it's really flown by. But yes, this 547 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: was a huge headline two years ago. Yeah. So Matt 548 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 1: James reflects from two years ago on Claire Crawley's bachelorette shade. 549 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: Two years later, I've still never spoken to her, Matt 550 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: James said, this is going to us weekly. Okay, if 551 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 1: you guys remember Matt was on cameo. Claire didn't like 552 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: that there was a guy on cameo that was supposedly 553 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: going to be on her season, and she said, if 554 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: you're doing interviews and creating cameo accounts before you're even 555 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: on my season. You're in it for the wrong reasons. 556 00:31:53,160 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: Don't hashtag, don't waste your time. Um So, now Matt 557 00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: is saying this sentiment backfired on Twitter, Bachelor Nation quickly pounced, 558 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: rushing to point out the worthy cause our work benefited. 559 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: He was on cameo at the time, doing videos just 560 00:32:13,440 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: for charity. Um it was for the New York Giants 561 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: wide receiver Alex Bachman's um charity. So you know, even 562 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: despite that tip, he had said, like, you know, hey, 563 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: well we'll maybe meet and will ignore the fact that 564 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: this drama ever happened. But he says because it became 565 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 1: The Bachelor, he still never met Claire. They've never spoken. 566 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: And about you know that comment, he recently said, I 567 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: had nothing to say when I saw that comment. I 568 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: was just like, dang, that's crazy. I was in shock. 569 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:53,880 Speaker 1: I was at a loss for words when I saw that. Well, 570 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: I still remember that time, and I still remember that 571 00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: being the headline. It was a big deal. It was 572 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: a big deal that he wasn't on the season. It 573 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: was a big deal that he was going on that season. 574 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: So actually that's all the headlines we have for you today. 575 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:10,960 Speaker 1: There's some big headlines, some very exciting headlines. Again, please 576 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 1: tune in because we have a very special episode dropping 577 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: on the eleventh from the boys Weekend in the Monterey Peninsula. Ashley, 578 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: I know you're gonna be enjoying a girl's weekend is 579 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:25,160 Speaker 1: well pretty soon, so you ain't getting left out of 580 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: all this fun that's gonna be dropping. I'm excited for 581 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: you to be able to celebrate and do that. But 582 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: so we have for you today. Until next time, I've 583 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: been Been, I've Been Ashley. Bye, guys. Follow the Benn 584 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 1: and Ashley I Almost Famous podcast on iHeart Radio or 585 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 1: subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.