1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: This is the Ben and Ashley I almost famous podcast 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: with iHeartRadio. 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 2: It's almost the famous podcast. We are back in our homes, comfortable, happy, healthy, 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 2: rested after a massive golden wedding that brought in a 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 2: ton of viewers. We'll talk about that later, but Ashley 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 2: to kick us off today. Getting to this golden wedding 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 2: was special for everybody's in Palm Springs. I got a 8 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 2: text from your husband that said that Ashley brought a 9 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: tuna sandwich onto the plane. I really have no follow 10 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 2: up other than I've never really ever been mad at you. 11 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 2: I've never even really been upset with you, and I 12 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 2: feel like for the first time I was. 13 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 3: I'm sorry. Ben, to be totally honest, didn't even realize 14 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 3: when I got it that I was going onto a plane. 15 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 3: I just I didn't connect. 16 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 2: That sounds like an excuse my wife would use, Like 17 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 2: I wasn't thinking, I. 18 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 3: Know, it's a faux pas. I'm so sorry. I legitimately 19 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 3: didn't even think about it until I pulled it out 20 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 3: of the bag on the airplane and I was like, 21 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 3: oh crap, it's tuna. My bad, but also like sorry, 22 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:18,960 Speaker 3: I have to eat it. It's a four and a 23 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 3: half hour flight. That's what I got. 24 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:26,559 Speaker 2: Okay, we're gonna walk through this step by step one. 25 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 2: Jessica always uses, or used to use, the excuse I 26 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 2: wasn't thinking, well no, but just in general, like I 27 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: would be like, why did you do that? And she's like, 28 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 2: I don't know, I just wasn't thinking. I was like 29 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 2: that not thinking is not an excuse, Like that's the 30 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 2: opposite of an excuse to me. How bad was it? 31 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 2: Like like outside. 32 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 3: Of you, like it's smelled potent when I first took 33 00:01:57,680 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 3: it out, and then I was like, okay, but how 34 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 3: far is this really spreading? I would probably just say, 35 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 3: like the person in front of me, maybe the person behind. 36 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: Me, probably the person behind them. They were all getting sick, 37 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 2: and you wondered why everybody was getting sick on. 38 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 3: This phone only like fifteen minutes guys of eating. I 39 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 3: I don't think I don't have a problem. If somebody 40 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 3: brought tuna out on my plane, I'd be like, jealous, 41 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 3: I want tuna. I just love tuna so much. Oh yeah, 42 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 3: I don't think the smell grosses me out. Like if 43 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 3: somebody was cooking broccoli on my flight, that would be 44 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 3: gross because you know, when you like cook broccoli and 45 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 3: then you walk into your house a couple hours later 46 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 3: and it just. 47 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: Reeks, smells like farts. 48 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 3: Yeah, that smells like rotten poopy. That smells like poop. 49 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 3: Tuna smells like tuna. 50 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 2: Okay. According to the Public Opinion, seventy five thousand people voted, 51 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 2: ninety eight percent said it was a party fan. 52 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 3: Where are you finding the stat Not that I disagree, 53 00:02:58,560 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 3: I'm not saying this is. 54 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: The this is my poll that I took. This said 55 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: is this a party found? 56 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 3: Oh? 57 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you were one of the two percent that 58 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 2: said it was. 59 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 3: I did. I voted against myself because I was like, oh, 60 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 3: if I was thinking, I wouldn't have done it. But 61 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:16,119 Speaker 3: I but then like, I also like, again, I don't 62 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 3: think i'd I don't think I have an issue with 63 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 3: somebody taking it to I'm just doing it out of 64 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 3: like the kindness because some people react to it like you. 65 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: Okay, So we're going to close that chapter and just 66 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 2: say that Ashley, never do it again. Uh, not appropriate 67 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: for any flight. 68 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 3: I does freaking sandwich place have tuna? Then at the. 69 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: This is all you want? 70 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 3: You eat it before the flight? 71 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is on you. 72 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 3: Uh. 73 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: Then I got a phone call from my good friend Ashley, 74 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: a very sweet phone call saying that she got me 75 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 2: a gift for the holidays. 76 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: Okay, let's be freaking frank here. I did not get 77 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 3: you a gift. I was given. As influencers do, we 78 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 3: get sent things all the time that we don't ask for. 79 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 3: We have no idea what's coming to our front step. 80 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 2: I've never forgot this sent to me. 81 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: I don't know why we did. But Jared apparently talks 82 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 3: about poop sometimes on his podcast, and because of that, 83 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 3: we've gotten a lot of poop wipes, like a lot 84 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 3: of toilet y you know, bathroom wipes, which I always 85 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,479 Speaker 3: appreciate those. But we also got this that Ben will 86 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 3: tell you about now. And I just want to say that, like, yes, Ben, 87 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 3: Ben's cute to make it sound like it was a 88 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 3: Christmas gift, but no, it was a free gift that 89 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 3: I just knew we weren't going to actually gifted. 90 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, it regifted and she thought of me, which is sweet. 91 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 2: Ashley traveled with this, I want to be clear to 92 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 2: palm springs from Boston and her carry on, you know, 93 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 2: on this podcast. One of the number one things when 94 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 2: it comes to speaking with your voice. Is you know 95 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,160 Speaker 2: you don't use potty jokes like this isn't something that 96 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 2: people enjoy list listening to. However, this is different to 97 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 2: me because I felt like it was thoughtful, and I'm 98 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: going to consider to think I'm going to continue to 99 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 2: think it was thoughtful no matter what Ashley says. She 100 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 2: got me a bidet, and this bidet is already hooked up, 101 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 2: it is functioning, It is fantastic. Great. 102 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 3: What is it called? Again, we'll give the brand a shout. 103 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: Out since oh I don't know. 104 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 3: Shoot, I think it's called Tushy, Tushy something tushy, something. 105 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: Tushy the day it's just maybe tushy I think could 106 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 2: be this. That's the brand. 107 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 3: It's called Tushyshy Modern Sustainable Bidet Company. 108 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 2: It is. It is amazing. It is fantastic. Actually, after 109 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 2: so many years of doing this, obviously it's a place 110 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 2: of knowing me to where I would appreciate this and 111 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 2: I would enjoy it, like I just want to say 112 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 2: thank you, and I also want to say it is impressive. 113 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 2: It is so impressive to me that you did put 114 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: this in your carry on and fly across country with it. 115 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 2: I would have loved for them to check your back. 116 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 2: I would have loved for them to pull this out. 117 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 2: Then you'd be like, yeah, I just I have to 118 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 2: travel with my beidet. You could hook this up like 119 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: the way it's set up is, you could hook it 120 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 2: up to your hotel room. 121 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 3: Oh my god, you could. Was the hookup that easy? 122 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 2: It's so easy, It's so beautiful, It's so fantastic. It's 123 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 2: made my life increasingly better. If you have not experienced this, 124 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: A lot of the world is still using this technology. Uh, 125 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 2: and the US has forgotten it. And I feel like 126 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 2: it's a it's something we should bring back, something we 127 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: should promote and push. And I'm thankful for Ashley for 128 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 2: doing this for me. That was another. So this is 129 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 2: all starting the wedding now. So Ashley travels with a bedet. 130 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 3: You want do you want to explain to people why 131 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 3: I would. 132 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 2: Think that you like of a day I am, I'm 133 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 2: I've a I've always been a non like I've always 134 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 2: been a shower. Yeah, No, I've always been a shower, 135 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 2: Like that's my thing is like you use the restroom, 136 00:06:58,320 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 2: you go to the show. 137 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, but Ben, what we've heard about you and I 138 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 3: don't know if we've ever even talked about maybe it's 139 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 3: been like very early on in the podcast. 140 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,239 Speaker 2: But like you're this is I'm kind of anti paper. 141 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, you like, don't use toilet paper. 142 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 2: I'm like this. I like this. I like it. I 143 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: like to be supple. 144 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 3: But why is how i'd sustainable or what do you 145 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 3: mean supple? What does that mean? 146 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: Non catalyst? Untouched? 147 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 3: Why some poops? A lot of poops require that. 148 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: You want or natural? 149 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: Well? 150 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean things happen, but like you, I would 151 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 2: prefer to clean myself with a bidet, which I'm. 152 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 3: Just so glad that now you're not jumping in the 153 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 3: shower after a poop, you are using this bedet. Like 154 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 3: I this is why I got this, And I said, 155 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 3: the only person I. 156 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 2: Know who does this that I'm not the only person 157 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 2: who does this. 158 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 3: Try The only person I know personally from stories that's 159 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 3: going to appreciate this fully is Ben. I get. You know, 160 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 3: the influencer gifts all the time like they're great, but 161 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 3: sometimes they're just like I don't need this, I don't 162 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 3: I you know, I wish, I know somebody would love it. 163 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 3: And I had the opportunity to really pass it on 164 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 3: this time, because I was just about to see you. 165 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 2: And make a man very happy. 166 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 3: And his response in text was so funny. We were like, oh, 167 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 3: my goodness, gracious, this is outstanding. 168 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is the best. This is the best gift 169 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 2: I've received in a long time. So Ashley continues to win. 170 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 2: On the way to the wedding, we make it to 171 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 2: Palm Springs, to this golden wedding. It is at the 172 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 2: Lakina Resort. What you've seen on the show. That's where 173 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 2: they and you. Yeah, but they quarantine there, so we 174 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 2: have to see a lot of this resort. It is magnificent. 175 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 2: We aren't getting paid to say that it is a 176 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 2: magnificent resort. It's really beautiful. It's well set up and 177 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 2: the rooms are incredible. 178 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 3: Nice and the scenery. I don't know why. It's like, 179 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 3: my vision looks very HD without glasses. There's something about 180 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 3: those mountains that surround it that are just like crystal clear, 181 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 3: and it looks like you're on a Hollywood backdrop. 182 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 2: It really does. It looks fake. Yeah, And I mean 183 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 2: in a sense Palms Brings its fake because it's in 184 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 2: the middle of the desert and yet there's plants and greenery, 185 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,719 Speaker 2: so it is. It looks very like it very much 186 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 2: looks fake when you're there. But it's a beautiful setting 187 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 2: for this wedding. And what I appreciated and what I enjoyed. Uh, 188 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 2: and you weren't. You weren't able to be down there 189 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 2: for most of it. But this was not like it 190 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 2: closed off event, right, So the bar opens up that 191 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 2: evening and it's just dinner with most of the people 192 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 2: from the wedding there. The resort was not closed down, 193 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 2: so there was other guests in there. We had a 194 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 2: huge table full of most of the people who were 195 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 2: attending this wedding. 196 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 3: Yeah and Gary. 197 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, Gary was even there, so he came in and 198 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 2: hung out. It was interesting because I got the first 199 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 2: conversation between him and Leslie, like with my eyes. They 200 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 2: were talking and it was your way. Oh yeah. It 201 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 2: was very weird to be so close to something like that. 202 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 2: And or maybe it was Faith. It was Faith and 203 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 2: Gary who were talking. Uh, kind of you know, closing 204 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 2: up any loosens there wasn't. I don't feel like a 205 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 2: lot of loosens there. But I was witnessing it, and 206 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 2: again it kind of brought me back to those memories 207 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 2: that I you know, when you're on the show and 208 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 2: you're like, I'm getting a front row seat. That was 209 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 2: so many people. People are curious about, like why is 210 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 2: Faith here? Why is Leslie here? Are they on good terms? 211 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,199 Speaker 2: Is there still you know, pain involved? And were they 212 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 2: forced to come maybe? And so I was getting a 213 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 2: front row seat at these questions getting answers to them. 214 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, do you want to talk about them? 215 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:48,839 Speaker 2: It was fascinating, Yeah we can. We can definitely talk 216 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 2: about We're gonna have. 217 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 3: Some interners interviews with them. Did you talk to Leslie 218 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 3: and Faith? 219 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 2: We did, Yeah, we could talk to Leslie in Faith 220 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 2: and you know, really with Leslie, I was most intrigued 221 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 2: by Ashley, So I was I was kind of thrown off, 222 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 2: you know. It was kind of the rumblings on this 223 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 2: at the side table that we're at during the bar 224 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 2: scene when they were talking, was why is Leslie here? 225 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 2: Like not that she shouldn't be there or she wanted 226 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 2: to be there, but I felt like, okay, but the 227 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 2: answer is she did. She didn't want to be She 228 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 2: was friends with Teresa, she said, and at the end 229 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 2: of the day she was celebrating their love story and 230 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 2: she was so thankful that they found love. And here's 231 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 2: the other part. And she'll go into deeper detail during 232 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 2: our interview with her, and it's definitely worth a listen. 233 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,079 Speaker 2: And this makes a lot of sense to me. Leslie 234 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 2: wanted to be there and I want to make that. 235 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 3: Clear, Okay, but that sounds to me like a pr response. 236 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:49,719 Speaker 2: No, And here's why she explained it. She says, as 237 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 2: the runner up, and you know this from your friends 238 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 2: who are runner ups, and from the experience, you're very isolated. 239 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 2: You're not the winner, you're not with the guy, but 240 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 2: you're also you've been on the show long enough where 241 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 2: a lot of the other people have started to hang 242 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 2: out already. If we're talking bachelor and bachelorette, maybe they're 243 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 2: getting asked to go to paradise and they're spending paradise together, 244 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 2: or you know, maybe they're going to dinners together. As 245 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 2: the runner up, you're oftentimes kind of isolated in your view, 246 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: not only as like, oh, she made it so far, 247 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 2: but you're not gonna welcome into that feel that earlier 248 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:30,679 Speaker 2: like rejections. 249 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 3: This is a pattern. 250 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 2: It's a pattern. And she said that she's missed out 251 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 2: on one too many times with her friends from the 252 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 2: show and she wanted to experience a weekend with her 253 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 2: friends from the show in Palm Springs, And again she 254 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 2: gets in the more detail on this, But I do 255 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: believe after talking to her and after seeing her there, 256 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 2: I think it was probably hard and maybe a little 257 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 2: awkward at times, But I do fully believe that she 258 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 2: wanted to be there and that she's glad she went. 259 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 3: You can believe that, and I will believe. 260 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 2: You don't belie. 261 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 3: I believe that she was encouraged to be there, that 262 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 3: it would be a good look for her to be there, 263 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:11,959 Speaker 3: for her possibly becoming the next Golden Bachelorette, her and faith. 264 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 3: And that's what I think. And I think that what 265 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 3: you're saying was a nice little benefit of going. But 266 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 3: if there was a no strings attached decision, she wouldn't 267 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 3: have gone. 268 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 2: Okay, well, listen to the interview. Hear it from her mouth. 269 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 2: It's gonna be probably we'll put it out there pretty soon. 270 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 2: You'll see it come across our thread. Also, Ashley, you 271 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 2: know that after that evening we kind of jump in 272 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 2: into the next day, which was pretty nonchalant, played some 273 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 2: golf with a bunch of the guys. I don't you 274 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:56,680 Speaker 2: kind of like hung out I played with Jared and 275 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 2: Tanner and Chris Siegfried and Jason Mesnik and Adam Chalk 276 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 2: and Joey the Next Bachelor is able to join us. 277 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 2: Dean and Wells were there as well. 278 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, let us know what he was. What's Joey's vibes? Like? 279 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 3: I got to hang out with him pretty briefly. We 280 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 3: talked about Sydney, who I got on his season, But 281 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 3: that's really all I talked him about. 282 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 2: What about you know, Joe and I've been able to 283 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:22,479 Speaker 2: talk quite a few times now, and he's really great. 284 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 2: Dean actually, and I quote said he's the first Bachelor 285 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 2: he's actually enjoyed hanging out with since Sean. 286 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 3: Low since Sean low Waite. 287 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 2: He did say that that's funny. Uh, But Joey, Joey 288 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: is uh. He was really fun to be around. He's 289 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 2: a good golfer. He is very chill, does not seem 290 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 2: overwhelmed at all right now. Does not also seem like 291 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 2: he's desiring more attention than what he's getting. He's getting 292 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 2: a lot of attention, but he doesn't seem to be 293 00:14:54,080 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 2: out there like searching for it necessarily. He definitely was 294 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 2: is a guy who who wants to find somebody. I 295 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 2: really believe that. I believe his life is in that place. 296 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 2: I have nothing but positive things to say about Joey, 297 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 2: and I also just think he's a good time, which 298 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: hasn't always happened with bachelor's that I've hung out with. 299 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 2: I haven't been necessarily saying, oh, I'd love to kick 300 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 2: it with you again. If I'm in Joey's area and 301 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 2: we have an event, Joey will definitely be somebody I 302 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 2: want to hang out with, not only you know, because 303 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 2: he's a great time and he's a nice guy, but 304 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 2: he's just kind of has that like, hey, I'm very 305 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 2: thankful for this opportunity vibe, you know, Like I don't 306 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 2: look at this any differently than what it is. It's 307 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 2: a great opportunity and I've been asked to do something 308 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 2: that is wild and unexpected, and I'm going to enjoy 309 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 2: every moment I can. But I'm also probably going to 310 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 2: be pretty stressed out because I took this very serious. 311 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 2: I like him and I'm very excited for a season. 312 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's at a cool vibe. He has a swag 313 00:15:55,360 --> 00:16:02,080 Speaker 3: for sure, and he he just seemed very comfortable. 314 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, definitely. Okay, So question for you. Actually, you 315 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 2: had mentioned on a couple of podcasts ago you said, Hey, 316 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 2: during Charity Season, you weren't like you thought he was 317 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 2: an attractive dude, but you weren't like blown away. Yeah, 318 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 2: he didn't like stand out to you necessarily after being 319 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 2: with him in person. Stand out not stand out. 320 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 3: Yes, he's very hot. 321 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's good. 322 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 3: Looking at he's very very good looking. He looks like 323 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 3: I still say on Charity season, like nice, sweet looking guy. Right, 324 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 3: and then when they brought him out on after the 325 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 3: final rows, he looked like a total stud and I 326 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 3: was like, what kind of bachelor makeover did they give you? 327 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 3: I think it's really all in the hair, and I 328 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 3: that applies in person too. Looks great, super super cute guy. 329 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 3: But like, I know, you're gonna say best looking bachelor 330 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,479 Speaker 3: since blah blah blah, and you guys are all beautiful. 331 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 2: Man. Well, I appreciate that. I mean, he's a good 332 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 2: looking guy. I don't think we can take anything away. 333 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 2: You know, if you start quantifying good looks in any situation, 334 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 2: it gets weird. 335 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, so I'm not gonna rank you guys right now. 336 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 3: As far as my personal taste goes he is. I 337 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 3: prefer his look to. 338 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 2: Others others. 339 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 3: Not gonna say he's the hottest bachelor ever, but I'll 340 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 3: say that he's He's very handsome. 341 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 2: If you were, if you were on his season, you'd 342 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 2: be thrilled. 343 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 3: Back in the day, Yeah, yeah, I'd be like, Okay, 344 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 3: this is a guy that I would definitely like, yes. 345 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 2: Date. A couple quick hits from the wedding, Ashley, we 346 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 2: get to see a great appearance of you just chowing down, 347 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 2: uh and not meaning to right. I mean, I think 348 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 2: that's some people's speculation is that you saw the cameras 349 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 2: you are by and you're like, I'm gonna take a 350 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 2: big bite of food. 351 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 3: Absolutely not. I was like eating and then I was like, 352 00:17:55,480 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 3: oh the camera. Oh cameras. I love cameras. I was like, 353 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 3: and then it was like, oh, I totally just ate 354 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 3: on camera and I classic me. 355 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. Also, you left the wedding fairly early. So did I. 356 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 2: But here's the deal. 357 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,719 Speaker 3: The wedding started, well, yeah, that's kind of why we 358 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,239 Speaker 3: the reception four o'clock. Well what do you mean The 359 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 3: wedding started at four, but like we left the reception 360 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 3: at nine. We had to wake up at five am. 361 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I was right behind you at nine. 362 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: Really nine, I had to wake up early to record 363 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 2: these episodes, and so I was kind. 364 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 3: Of like, and guys, I wasn't there because we had 365 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 3: to get back for Dawson. I would have had to 366 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 3: because the time change in the flight distance. It's just 367 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 3: it would have been a whole other night of me 368 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 3: staying there. So thank you to Trista for taking care 369 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 3: of and taking care of the spot there. 370 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 2: Okay, two more things, some quick hits. Weh the wedding 371 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 2: was set up like this what we saw on national television, 372 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 2: which was very live. I don't know necessarily. Here's some 373 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 2: questions that I've been getting. I don't know how they 374 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 2: did the commercial breaks because the wedding itself, the ceremony 375 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,239 Speaker 2: was very smooth and never had a break once it 376 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 2: got started. 377 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 3: Where were you? 378 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 2: Yes, it did like once they once Susan started, there 379 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:23,479 Speaker 2: was never like an awkward pause. 380 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 3: I think there were certain parts I have to watch. 381 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 3: I didn't watch it live yet. I think that you 382 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 3: mean once the actual ceremony started, I think they may 383 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 3: have fate they it could have been. I like, why 384 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,040 Speaker 3: even say anything, I should just watch it back, but 385 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 3: I don't know how who's break. 386 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 2: What I'm saying, Ashley is like for people watching on television. 387 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 2: My dad included, which does not watch a lot of 388 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 2: The Bachelor Show, but he watched this. He goes I 389 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 2: was frustrated because like they would start the vowels and 390 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 2: then they'd be like, after the break, Teresa's vows and 391 00:19:58,359 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 2: I'd be like, that was not how it played out. 392 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,239 Speaker 2: It was very smooth. It was not awkward there. They 393 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 2: did not pause in between like their vowels. 394 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 3: Okay, no, so I'm assuming that they just went without 395 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 3: a commercial break in that stretch. 396 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 2: No, they did have a commercial break. What I'm saying 397 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 2: is they did, but it was not it was not 398 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 2: like when we were there. It was smooth. There was 399 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 2: never a break once it started. 400 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 3: But you're saying there was a break on TV. 401 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 2: There was a break, so there must have been a party. 402 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,679 Speaker 3: They just added in the ceremony that they were just like, 403 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 3: we're not going to televise this part. 404 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,719 Speaker 2: Sure, that's been a fine way to do it. I 405 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 2: just wanted to give our listeners some peace of mind 406 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 2: because they were frustrated. I think with the amount of 407 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 2: commercials and how awkward that must have been for Gary 408 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 2: and Teresa, and I wanted to let them know that 409 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 2: it was not awkward when you were there, because there 410 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 2: was never a break in the ceremony. 411 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 3: In the ceremony, but let's be really honest, it was 412 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 3: a little awkward that there was a break during the 413 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 3: like processional. 414 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 2: Definitely, oh one hundred percent. But that is the only part, yeah, which, well, 415 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:06,400 Speaker 2: only part that was weird. The ceremony itself was beautiful. 416 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 2: Susan absolutely killed it. I mean just absolutely was amazing, Gary, Teresa. 417 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,639 Speaker 2: There was a lot of love in the air. I 418 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 2: did get teary eyed when the daughters made this statement. 419 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 2: You know, the world sees you as the first Golden Bachelor, 420 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 2: but we still just see you as dad. And you 421 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 2: could see this thing on Gary's face of almost like 422 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 2: I've done it, Like it's done. And I did exactly 423 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 2: what I wanted to do, right. I found love and 424 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 2: I stayed true to who I was. Favorite part of 425 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,160 Speaker 2: the wedding, Ashley, for me, I. 426 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 3: Think, honestly, like just watching you, but is that awful? 427 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,719 Speaker 3: Obviously seeing the lovely bride and groom get married and 428 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 3: be so emotional, that's awesome, But I also just loved 429 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 3: watching Ben who had this king chair on the aisle, 430 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 3: and like everybody else is all like shoulder to shoulder 431 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 3: on these couches, and then we just like see the 432 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 3: Golden Bachelor himself get like this Primes. 433 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 2: I did have like a king chair. Loved it. I 434 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 2: was feeling real cool. 435 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I just like seeing you in like that 436 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 3: hilarious element. 437 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 2: It was fantastic. When I sat down and I had 438 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 2: my own chair, I was thrilled. I mean it does. 439 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 2: You need small moments in life these days to make 440 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 2: you feel more important than you are, and I did 441 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 2: feel pretty important. 442 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 3: You are always like so insecure about your place in 443 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 3: like this bachelor world, and I was like having him 444 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 3: have the king chair, just it gives him some security 445 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,199 Speaker 3: for once I. 446 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 2: Might get invited back. 447 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 3: They gave that to you, after all, you're complaining about 448 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 3: having not been this season. 449 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 2: After the ceremony, then we had a great reception with 450 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 2: the Damn Band, who I really couldn't figure out what 451 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 2: was going on there. 452 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 3: Let's explain the Damn Band for a second. So they 453 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 3: are in wedding hangover. 454 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:58,360 Speaker 2: And old school. You know, they're always known for kind 455 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 2: of their funny appearances, but it didn't feel like I 456 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 2: think they were live, but I think I didn't understand 457 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 2: what was happening because it wasn't like they were like 458 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 2: actually singing and then they were done. 459 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, there was a blip in the radar. I was chatting. 460 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 3: I didn't even notice. 461 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 2: The only reason I noticed is because I wanted to dance. 462 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 2: I mean, that's what weddings are all about, and you 463 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 2: couldn't dance to them like it was like I didn't 464 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 2: exactly understand what was happening. So, you know, I pulled 465 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 2: Leslie out on the dance floor and the show is like, 466 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 2: you know, kind of over the intercom or maybe a 467 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 2: producer said to me. I don't know, They're like, okay, 468 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 2: we're dance parties getting started. I was like, I'm out 469 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 2: there and there was no music playing, but people kind 470 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 2: of were dancing. And I think that's what they showed 471 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 2: on TV was me like dancing to like some like 472 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 2: Dan band music that wasn't really playing. 473 00:23:58,440 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 3: Oh did they put it over? 474 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 2: They put like the Golden Bachelor theme over it to 475 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 2: make probably to make it look less awkward for me 476 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 2: because I was dancing to nothing like there. I thought 477 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 2: the dance party was starting and I like twenty seconds 478 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 2: I was in. I was like, Leslie's told me. She 479 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:14,439 Speaker 2: looked at me, she shoes there's no music planing. I 480 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 2: was like, you're right, there's no music. 481 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 3: Plan see when I'm just this is his proof that 482 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 3: at weddings, which I am not a dancer, I do 483 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 3: not like today. I don't enjoy it. Guys. What I 484 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:27,439 Speaker 3: enjoy at weddings is sitting next to some of my 485 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 3: lady friends and just sitting at the table and chatting. Okay, 486 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 3: just because I don't like dancing doesn't mean I'm not 487 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 3: gonna have fun. It's just I'm not a dancer. And 488 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 3: this is just proof that I had. I was not 489 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 3: going to listen to them when they told me to dance, 490 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 3: because I didn't even know that unfolded that you were 491 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 3: dancing to nothing. All I know is that you had 492 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 3: some viral moments with Caitlin and you look like you 493 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 3: were having a great time and you were definitely on something. 494 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 3: You were here in some beat in your head. Because 495 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 3: I saw some like some little videos with overlay that 496 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 3: said something like like when you find your your ax 497 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 3: on the dance floor. Because it's just It's sweet how 498 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 3: you and Kitlyn obviously have a nice friendship, and it's like, 499 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 3: once upon a time you did have a fantasy sweet too. 500 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've always been friend though. Let's be clear, Like 501 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 2: I knew my role in that season, and it was 502 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 2: definitely in a friends in the friend zone. I was 503 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,640 Speaker 2: like a safety net to come to when things got 504 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:26,119 Speaker 2: too dramatic during that season. Kaitlyn I will always be friends. 505 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 2: I mean, I think Kaitlyn is one of the most interesting, 506 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 2: caring people I've ever met. And you know what, like, 507 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 2: if we're honest here, this wedding was a little awkward 508 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 2: for her. 509 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:41,960 Speaker 3: She couldn't really bring this up. 510 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean you had coming off of last week's rumors, uh, 511 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 2: and kind of like New Year's pictures, you had Tasha 512 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 2: and Caitlyn in the same room, which you know, we 513 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 2: kind of hinted at desiring. I actually the time did 514 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 2: not know that Taysha was going to be at the wedding. 515 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 3: I knew that she was invited, but I was feeling 516 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 3: like in the lead up of that week that one 517 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,120 Speaker 3: of them might just be like, you know, I decided 518 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 3: not to come. I don't need that camera that FaceTime, 519 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,240 Speaker 3: right I don't need you to like flash in my face, 520 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 3: then flash to Caitlin's face. And in my podcast leading 521 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 3: up to the wedding, I was asking, like all the 522 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 3: people I was interviewing, are we going to see some 523 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,679 Speaker 3: drama between this? Are they going to do the whole 524 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,200 Speaker 3: split screen type thing between the two of them. They 525 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 3: did not create any drama at this wedding, which is 526 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 3: kind of what my gut said they weren't going to. 527 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:48,719 Speaker 3: I saw that they were actually sitting at your dinner table, 528 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 3: and I between the two of them, legitimately told like Caitlyn, 529 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 3: and I think I have told teachers too. I talked 530 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 3: to them both. 531 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 2: I like them both, they're both friends of mine. 532 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,719 Speaker 3: I was just of course me too. So I was like, 533 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 3: you know what, my theory is that like at this 534 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 3: age and place that we are, and there's so many 535 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 3: people here, if you don't want to say hi to someone, 536 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 3: you don't have to say hi to someone, just you know, 537 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 3: walk on by. And then I said, there plays the 538 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 3: same dinner table in the non televised reception, tell me 539 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 3: about that. 540 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 2: So after the reception that people saw on TV and 541 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 2: when that was over, they did have a non televised reception, 542 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 2: which was beautiful and so much fun. I mean, it 543 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 2: was really a big party, and it felt like any 544 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 2: other wedding you've ever been at. There were not cameras 545 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 2: other than you know, kind of the wedding cameras and 546 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 2: cell phones. There was an incredible band that you know, 547 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,920 Speaker 2: played and kept the music going all night. Great dancing, 548 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 2: great drink, incredible food. But yeah, everybody sat at tables 549 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:57,679 Speaker 2: assigned seats, and Wells and I kind of were sitting 550 00:27:57,720 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 2: next to each other. You had your plate like you 551 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 2: had a marker and where you're sitting, and I was sitting. 552 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 2: It just ended up being Caitlyn was on my left, 553 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,080 Speaker 2: Wells was then one seat over from her, and then 554 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 2: Tasha or it was Ellen from The Golden Bachelor, and 555 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:16,919 Speaker 2: then Tasha to my right. They you know, I just 556 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 2: think they did exactly what you said. I think the 557 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 2: philosophy is, hey, there's a lot of rumors up in 558 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 2: the air. I don't think we're going to clear it 559 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 2: up tonight at a wedding. And so there wasn't a 560 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 2: lot of conversing, which is probably fair. And so there 561 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 2: was no drama, which is also very fair. The only 562 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 2: drama of the evening was the fact that Braden and 563 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 2: Christina got engaged at a wedding. We love love here, 564 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 2: celebrate love. But I never knew you could do that, 565 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 2: Like when you're at somebody else's wedding, can you get engaged? 566 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 3: When the iHeart team texted us about this and like 567 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 3: whether it was appropriate or not because it happened on 568 00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 3: a Bachelor wedding, I didn't even think twice about it. 569 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 3: I was like, sure, of course that's gonna happen. Like 570 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 3: if there was a proposal on the table, one to 571 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 3: be had, I'm pretty sure it would be encouraged. And 572 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 3: I guess outside of the Bachelor world that would be 573 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 3: the worst thing ever. But I think it's totally fine here. 574 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 3: I don't think like that Christina and Braden are going 575 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 3: to overshadow the couple. 576 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 2: No, And it was into such a separate environment that 577 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 2: it never kind of crossed over, and it wasn't like 578 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 2: people were celebrating the two of them at the reception. 579 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 2: I said, at one point, Braiden walked up and I 580 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 2: was like, hey, man, you're engaged, Like congrats, Like it's 581 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 2: a big deal. 582 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,479 Speaker 3: Like if Leslie got engaged, or like Faith got engaged, 583 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 3: like okay, but it seemed like a little bit of 584 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 3: separate worlds. 585 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was in like a. 586 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 3: Countdown section of the episode as well, you know it 587 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 3: was it just seemed like a bachelor reunion show at 588 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 3: that point. 589 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 2: In any other world, this is totally inappropriate. In this world, 590 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 2: it just feels like it fits. Now, why did the 591 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 2: show want this? I don't know, Like, I don't know 592 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 2: why they can tell, Like, here's my take on the 593 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 2: Golden Bachelor, and then we'll get into some of the headlines. 594 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 2: Here my take on The Golden Bachelor's people liked it 595 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 2: because of the authenticity, kind of the lack of bachelorness 596 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 2: to it, Like it wasn't tacky, it wasn't overblown, it 597 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 2: wasn't dramatic. There's a genuineness, there's an authenticity. There was 598 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 2: a kind of a clean list to it, like it 599 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 2: was like it was almost put on a pedestal where 600 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:32,520 Speaker 2: it was protected. And I do feel like this wedding 601 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 2: at times felt too bachelor esque to me, Like it 602 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 2: could have just been a beautiful ceremony and the show 603 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 2: would have done great. But I do feel like the 604 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 2: show needs to be smart when it comes to what 605 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 2: they allow to enter into their Golden Bachelor's show because 606 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 2: you don't want to diminish the value and the realness 607 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 2: of that show yet. I mean, they've you know, it's 608 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 2: it's a very fine line, and I do I think 609 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 2: the Golden Bachelor and Bachelorette can be that show that 610 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 2: you watch for like inspiration, for emotion, for true story, 611 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 2: and it doesn't need the other stuff added in. 612 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 3: And you thought that this made it borderline. 613 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 2: I think it made a borderline. Yeah, I do. I do. 614 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:22,520 Speaker 2: I think it made it borderline. I mean again, I'm 615 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 2: very happy. Brandon and Christina were a beautiful couple and 616 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 2: they seem very excited to be together and engaged, and 617 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 2: they are both very happy, and I want to I 618 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:33,760 Speaker 2: don't want to take that away from them, like this 619 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 2: is a great moment for them. And I know there 620 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 2: were reasons why they probably did it on television. There's 621 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 2: incentives not to get paid. But Neil Laine was there, 622 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 2: so who knows where that ring came from. 623 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 3: I'm pretty sure that got Neil Laine rang, which that's nice. 624 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a nice thing. And I understand you know 625 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 2: why you'd be like, yeah, let's just go ahead and 626 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: do it on TV and get to Neil Lane ring 627 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 2: and right off into the sunset. I get that, and 628 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,000 Speaker 2: I'm not mad at him for it. I just think 629 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:07,240 Speaker 2: the show and it's set in general needed needs to 630 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 2: be protective of this new kind of franchise that they're 631 00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 2: they're spinning off, because I think it has a lot 632 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 2: of potential and you don't want to cheapen it, I guess, 633 00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 2: is my point. Maybe people will disagree with me, but 634 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 2: I just I don't I want The Golden to always 635 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 2: be that show that we watch and learn from and 636 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 2: not watch and maybe go, oh, yeah, that crazy bachelor 637 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 2: stuff like they're dressed up in wedding dresses again and 638 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 2: they're yeah running through the field, Like I don't want that. 639 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 2: I want that to be taken away here. 640 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. On another note, uh funny because bray Dien wanted 641 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 3: to make sure that her nails were done, so he 642 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 3: was like, why don't we go the spot together and 643 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 3: we'll both get our nails done and I'll get my 644 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 3: na I'll get a manicure for the first time. And 645 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 3: she was all like, I don't know, like I think 646 00:32:56,280 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 3: I'm okay, Like he needed to drag her to this thought. 647 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 3: Really cute. And it was also the week before they 648 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:09,640 Speaker 3: moved to Nashville. He got a job in Nashville, so 649 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 3: he could be obviously they're moving to her because she 650 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 3: has a daughter. 651 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, Well, long story short. I had a lot of 652 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 2: fun at the wedding. The after reception was my favorite part. 653 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 2: Everybody let loose, Everybody had a good time. There was 654 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 2: incredible dancing. Again, there was very little drama. I'm very 655 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 2: thankful that this reunion of sorts. Tristas said it a 656 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 2: lot during our interviews. She's always very thankful for these 657 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 2: get togethers again because they are there reunions and their 658 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:46,480 Speaker 2: places for us to kind of regroup and be in 659 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 2: person with each other, and we get to catch up 660 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 2: on what's going on in each other lives, we get 661 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:53,640 Speaker 2: to have fun together, we get to be friends again, 662 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 2: and we don't just have to read about each other 663 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 2: in the headlines. And that's oftentimes how we keep up 664 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 2: with our friends is there's so many of us and 665 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 2: there's so many things going on that it's hard to 666 00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:08,920 Speaker 2: stay focused. This wedding was not only a beautiful ceremony 667 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 2: to celebrate Gary and Teresa, and goodness, gracious congratulations to 668 00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:16,760 Speaker 2: the two of them like it was awesome and they're 669 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,920 Speaker 2: married now and this show worked and we have our 670 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 2: first successful couple coming from the Golden Bachelor or Bachelorette. 671 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,399 Speaker 2: But we do have to talk about headlines, and that's 672 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 2: going to happen in a separate episode. So let's take 673 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:35,279 Speaker 2: a break here, so until we talked about so, until 674 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:38,240 Speaker 2: we get into headlines, I've been Ben, I've been Ashley 675 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: THEA Follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcasts 676 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.