1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 1: This is that Ben and n Ashley I almost famous 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: podcast Bachelor Countdown. This is the very first episode, as 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 1: you heard, at the beginning of a really exciting time 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: for us, as we lead up to grand season of 5 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: The Bachelor. We're going to be speaking with each past Bachelor. 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if we're speaking with me. 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 2: I don't know of every single one, but a lot 8 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 2: of them. 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, leading up to this amazing season that is upon us. 10 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: And today we do have our first episode, and it's 11 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: with a Bachelor who I've heard so much about, who 12 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: I've heard from everybody that worked on the show that 13 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: they loved him so much. And I mean this and 14 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,559 Speaker 1: I'll go into details here in a second. Brad Walmack. 15 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 3: Brad Walmack, Oh my god, it's so cool to meet you. 16 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 3: You are the first Bachelor I ever watched your second season, 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 3: So in some way, if it weren't for you, maybe 18 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 3: I wouldn't have the life that I have because I 19 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 3: was just so obsessed with your season and it got 20 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 3: me on the train. 21 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 4: You are got her. 22 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 5: Too kind, I've got to say, and I have to 23 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 5: say I've been one to meet both of you. I 24 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 5: think you guys are Bachelor Nation Royalty. I mean that 25 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 5: I've so thank you so much for having me. 26 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,040 Speaker 6: You know what, I'm king of the nerds. 27 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: At times it feels like and you get that, Brad, 28 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: because you're king of the nerds. 29 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 4: Brad. 30 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: We have so much talk to you about. But I 31 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: do want to start, and I said this when I 32 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: was on The Bachelor. It was very important to me, 33 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 1: mostly because I'm insecure and an only child, that I 34 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: made a lot of friends with the crew because you're 35 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: around the crew so much, and every crew member that 36 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: I would get familiar with and get into conversation with, 37 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: I'd always ask like, what are some of your favorite seasons? 38 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: Or who are you some of your favorite leads? And 39 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: everybody from Chris Harrison to wardrobe to camera and audio 40 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: who'd been there for a long time always mentioned your name. 41 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: And so there was something that you did right, not 42 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: in a manipulative way, and not even because it was 43 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: being aired on television, but there was a thing that 44 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: you did during your time on filming that made people say, 45 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: I appreciate, I respect and I like that guy. 46 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 4: Thank you man. 47 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 5: I First of all, that means a lot, of course, 48 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 5: but you know, as you said, we were around those 49 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 5: guys twenty four to seven, you know, and they very 50 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 5: very very quickly became family, especially Chris of course. But anyway, 51 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 5: it was a genuine relationship with those guys, and so 52 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 5: that means a lot. To hear it coming from you. 53 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 5: I want to say this, Stuf, I've heard nothing but 54 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 5: good things about you too, and I promise I'm not 55 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 5: trying to turn it around it in fact, both of 56 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 5: you guys. But anyway, Yeah, no, I appreciate the acknowledgment. Man, 57 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 5: I think the world of that entire crew still do 58 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 5: to this day. 59 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 3: Is that why you became the Bachelor twice? Because the 60 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 3: crew loved you so much? Because America had mixed feelings? 61 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: Oh? 62 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 4: I know, Actually I. 63 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 5: Think I became the Bachelor twice because of mental illness issues. 64 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 5: I mean, I'm kidding, but you know, no, I America 65 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 5: did have mixed feelings about it. I was very quickly 66 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,839 Speaker 5: reminded of that when I was announced the second time. 67 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 5: And what a whirlwind though. You know, one thing I'll say, 68 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 5: it's I do believe in the premise of the show, 69 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 5: and so to be asked back a second time, heck yeah, 70 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 5: I go head first in. I felt very very fortunate 71 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 5: and wanted to give it a shot, and it kind 72 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 5: of worked, kind of didn't depending on who's asking. 73 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 4: So anyway, I had a great time. 74 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: Well it's funny because back in the day they came 75 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: to me. I don't know if it was a legitimate offer. 76 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: I don't want to say that, but they came to 77 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: me during Somebody's season right before it started and said, 78 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: would you ever want to come back on? 79 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 4: Yeah? 80 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: And I thought of you, and I was like, I 81 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: don't know if it goes better for me, Like I 82 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: believe in the show, and I would be excited about 83 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: the opportunity, and there's a side of me that wants 84 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: to say yes because it is a gift to be 85 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: in this like isolated environment to try to find love. 86 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 4: Yeah. 87 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: Man, but it can also like I'm not ready for that, 88 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: the repercussions of what this could look like when everybody says, 89 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: I'm I'm sick of this guy, because they're gonna get 90 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: sick of you. 91 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 6: So I want to dig into that a little. 92 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 4: Bit with you. 93 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: What did did you Did you feel support at any 94 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: point or was it the second time around? Kind of 95 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: just this uh chaos and tornado of negativity, you know. 96 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 5: That's a that's such a good question. I'll tell you 97 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 5: from cast and crew, well, I say cast, from production 98 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 5: and crew, I felt immpt support. I mean, I'm embraced 99 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 5: with open arms. But I got to tell you, man, 100 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 5: the first time. You know, obviously you guys have done 101 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 5: it too, but when you do the publicity tour and 102 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 5: everything before the season begins, I will never forget this. 103 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 5: I went on Ellen and I just bombed. I mean 104 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 5: I just bomb And even the publicists at the time 105 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 5: kind of was gave me the puppy eyes. 106 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 4: Like, oh, that didn't go so well, you know what 107 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 4: I mean, and so and I knew. 108 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 5: I knew I was in trouble a little bit, and 109 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 5: so and I had of course, journalists reminded me all 110 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 5: the time about how I was not a fan favorite 111 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 5: because I didn't choose anybody, and so, you know, but 112 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 5: it's just one of those things. So to answer your question, 113 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 5: it was kind of a mixture of both. But like 114 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 5: I said, when we first started this, I dove in 115 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 5: head first. I was going to say, hey, look man, 116 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 5: I'm going to give this thing my all. I have 117 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 5: absolutely no regrets. And I ended up meeting Emily amongst 118 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 5: the other women, and you know, no regrets for that either, 119 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 5: you know. 120 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 4: And so I had a really good time. 121 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 3: You mentioned your appearance on Ellen. Didn't you call you 122 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 3: a jerk? I mean that must have rattled you. That's 123 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 3: what I led you to bomb. 124 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, I'll tell you this. 125 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 5: So she called me a jerk the first season because 126 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 5: I didn't pick anybody, and then thank god, she asked 127 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 5: me back for a little bit of redemption. But it 128 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,360 Speaker 5: was the third time I was on Ellen to announce 129 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 5: the second season, and I don't know what it was, Ashley, 130 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 5: I don't know. I'll admit I remember just being a 131 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 5: ball of nerves going into that particular show, and only 132 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 5: because I was I was realizing, Okay, I'm about to 133 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 5: do this thing again, you know. And so it was 134 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 5: really nerve wracking. And she didn't cut me any slack, 135 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 5: of course, and uh, the audience wasn't having it. I 136 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 5: mean it was it was a bad it was a 137 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 5: bad appearance. But uh, but yeah, she did call me 138 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 5: a jerk, but thank god she apologized. 139 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: Why did she apologize. 140 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 4: I think I'll tell you what. 141 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 5: I think she got the other side of the story, 142 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 5: you know, not picking anybody the first season of course, 143 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 5: I became public any number one right away, and and 144 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 5: that was not my intent. I wanted to stay true. 145 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 5: And I've said this so many times. I really do 146 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 5: believe in the premise of the show, and I just 147 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 5: didn't want to sell out. And so I think she 148 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 5: took her initial reaction and was thinking, who does this 149 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 5: guy think he is? 150 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 4: And then. 151 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 5: I guess through I don't know, some other channels, she 152 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 5: got the true story and she invited me on. I 153 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 5: was able to tell my side of the story, and 154 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 5: so it went a little bit better. So yeah, I 155 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 5: don't know, I got a little bit of redemption, but 156 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 5: not much. 157 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 4: So. 158 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 2: I never watched your first season, Okay. 159 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 3: But I but you know, of course I knew what 160 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 3: happened because I watched your second season and all that, 161 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 3: and I just maybe because I didn't watch it, but 162 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 3: I always thought that perhaps it wasn't a jerky decision 163 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 3: to not pick somebody that you weren't fully into. I 164 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 3: think that was a respectable decision. 165 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 5: I appreciate that. I you know, and I've been able 166 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 5: to say this very publicly. I I told the producers 167 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 5: when we first started interviewing for the show to begin 168 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 5: with that I might not be the best guy because 169 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 5: I just I really want to stay true to my 170 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 5: heart and I really do, and so and I did. 171 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 5: And as amazing as the women were, there just wasn't 172 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 5: a love connection, I think on all sides, frankly, and 173 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 5: I just didn't want to lead anybody on. So I 174 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 5: appreciate that, and I'm pretty proud of the decision, even 175 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 5: though I got beat up a little bit, actually a lot. 176 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: It's interesting too, when fans of the show watch the show, 177 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: you know, for and I think there is a big 178 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: group that would agree with you and say, yes, that 179 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: he was staying true to his heart. He was doing 180 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: what felt right. That's honorable and that's something that we 181 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: should be proud of. There's also the group, obviously, that 182 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: came after you for that, and they come after every 183 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: lead for decisions made. I think, being a part of 184 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: the show, as Ashley and myself have been, I hear 185 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: this and I'm like, what a what a courageous decision, honestly, 186 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: because you don't go on this show hoping to spend 187 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: three months of your life breaking up with people and 188 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: shedding tears on national television and opening up your heart 189 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: to try to find love to then at the end 190 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: just say, yeah, this didn't work. That is a that 191 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: would be a really hard decision. 192 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 6: To come to. 193 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: I don't know even how you would get to that decision, 194 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: because it would take so much strength. But I hear this, 195 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: and I'm like, this is maybe I'll say it the 196 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 1: most honest season that we've ever had. 197 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 5: Then well, well I appreciate that, man very much, and 198 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 5: I'll say it. I will very publicly admit I wanted 199 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 5: something to work out from that show. I wanted a 200 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 5: relationship to work. And Ashley, you and Jared Jesus Man, 201 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,319 Speaker 5: you guys love stories just so amazing. 202 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 4: I love it. 203 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 5: I love it and and I promise I'm not just 204 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 5: saying that to get on your good side. 205 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 4: I really love it. 206 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 5: And so, but when I went into that show, I 207 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 5: genuinely wanted that. I remember talking to my twin brother 208 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 5: whenever I was asked to do this show and saying, hey, man, 209 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 5: I'm not dating anybody. This might be a really good 210 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 5: way to find somebody. Get out of my box and 211 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 5: I'm sorry, out of my bubble. And so when it 212 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 5: didn't work out, trust me, I was just as disappointed 213 00:09:55,640 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 5: as anybody or everybody else and so I was a 214 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 5: little bit surprised about being expected to stay within parameters 215 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 5: of the show, meaning being told, no, you have to 216 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 5: pick somebody. Yeah, I'm not talking about by the producers. 217 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 5: I'm talking about by just for a public opinion, right, yeah, 218 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 5: And it just I just don't understand. I mean, where 219 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 5: are for me? At least I was talking about real life. 220 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 5: I mean, sure it's it's it's televised and it's filmed, 221 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 5: but it was very real for me, and and it 222 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 5: just didn't work out unfortunately. 223 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 3: Let's talk about Emily because it is like, like Emily 224 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 3: is Wow, what a captivating figure and also extremely elusive 225 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 3: in the bachelor community. No podcast can get her on, 226 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 3: not even Trista like the rog Girl can get her on. 227 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 3: How what is she? Have you had any interactions since 228 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 3: you broke up? Like, what's she like? Why is she 229 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 3: so elusive? She has six kids now, she's married, Like, 230 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 3: just tell us a little bit about Emily. 231 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 5: I'll tell you everything I know at least one. I 232 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 5: think you said you hit the nail on the head. 233 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 5: She's extremely captivating, she is pure to her core, just 234 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 5: an exceptional human being. And you know, you ask if 235 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 5: we've had any interaction. You know, I'm a very very 236 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 5: respectful guy when it comes to situations and if someone's 237 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 5: in a relationship. Meaning I remember when I had heard 238 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 5: she gotten married, and I reached out and said, hey, 239 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 5: I'm genuinely happy for you. And that's exactly what she 240 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 5: had been wanting. She had been wanting marriage, a beautiful family, 241 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 5: and she has all of that in them some right 242 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 5: and so but as far as being Emily, yeah, she 243 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 5: is a little elusive. I don't think she needs much. 244 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 5: And I mean that in such a complimentary way, you know, 245 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 5: and and where I think i'mind of a sellout. 246 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 4: I'll do anything, but I'm kidding. Actually no, it's yeah, 247 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 4: I love it, but no, it's uh. 248 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 5: I say it with almost utmost admiration. Actually that how 249 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 5: she carries herself and what you see is what you get. 250 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 4: And you know, we did. 251 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 5: Realize, I'll admit this, we realized really quickly we were 252 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 5: two different people once we got back into the real world. 253 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 5: And I think I'm a little rough around the edges 254 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 5: and she is extremely refined. Again, I'm saying that in 255 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 5: a complimentary way. And when I look at her from 256 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 5: the outside, looking in and seeing what she's the life 257 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 5: that she's created and and built. 258 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 4: I couldn't be happier. 259 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 5: And so but yeah, I'll reach out to her one 260 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 5: time and that's it. And it was a congratulator and 261 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 5: it was a sincere congratulations. 262 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 2: Well, you guys are like Barbie and Ken. 263 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 5: Well, i'll tell you what it's uh, maybe for a 264 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 5: brief you know what, do they call it the fifty 265 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 5: seconds or something? But I really enjoyed my time with her. 266 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 5: She has a pure soul, you know what I mean? 267 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,839 Speaker 5: And so I thoroughly enjoyed my time with her. And 268 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 5: you know, things don't work out unfortunately, and here we are. 269 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 6: The rough edges Ken would be. 270 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 3: He's a different version. He's like an Austin bar owner Katon. 271 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 6: I love that. 272 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:31,439 Speaker 4: There you go. I'll take it. 273 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 3: Well, Brad, you actually might be a little bit and 274 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 3: maybe more in Emily's shoes right now because you just 275 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 3: hard launched a picture with a girlfriend and you really 276 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 3: haven't posted about women or been public with women since 277 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 3: being with Emily. 278 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 2: What's going on there? 279 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 5: I like that you guys are well informed. I guess 280 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 5: you can't hide from that. You know what's so funny? 281 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 5: I spent forever kind of evading and shining away from 282 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 5: Instagram and all social media. You but but I got 283 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 5: to tell you, Yes, I am in a relationship and 284 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 5: she's worthy of I didn't want to hide her. 285 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 4: Does that make sense? 286 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 2: But there have been other women that you were willing 287 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 2: to hide. 288 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 4: Well, but that sounded so much. So you're you're calling 289 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 4: me out, and I get it. 290 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 5: I get it, I get it, and I guess that's 291 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 5: what I signed up for. But no, this is the 292 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 5: first time we're we're we're hitting it off. I don't 293 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 5: know what else to say, and and we're having a 294 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 5: lot of fun together. She's an inherently kind human being, 295 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 5: and I don't know what else to say. I'm I'm 296 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 5: I'm really happy. We're really happy together right now. And 297 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 5: so I appreciate you acknowledging that, and I'll pass that 298 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 5: along to her. So I'm so embarrassed. I'm sure I'm 299 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 5: beat red, but I love it in I like it, 300 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 5: you know, contrary to popular belief, I'm a really shy guy. 301 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 5: And so I was proud to say, Hey, I don't 302 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 5: know what she sees in me, but I'm glad she 303 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 5: does see something. 304 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 4: Let's go, let's hard launch this thing. 305 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, can you explain a little bit to the listeners 306 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: and to Ashley myself, because you do say you called 307 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: yourself a sellout, I would say you're one hundred percent 308 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: not Uh, if you'd be everywhere all the time. Yeah, yeah, 309 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: quite private is actually how I would describe you would 310 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: have hit paradise. But you obviously at some point said 311 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: I want to share this with the public for whatever reason. 312 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: Walk us through a little bit of the details to 313 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: how it led up to the point where you said, 314 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: let's let's let this thing go. 315 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 5: Well, I'll tell you what, and I'll try to make 316 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 5: this quick. I don't want to bore anybody, like I said. So, 317 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 5: I just jumped on Instagram maybe four to five months ago, 318 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 5: and I'll tell you the only reason I did is, Guys, 319 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 5: I'm over fifty years old, right, I. 320 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 3: Can't believe it. I tried to do the math on this. 321 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 3: I was like, how old was he when he was 322 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 3: the bachelor? 323 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 4: Hey? What pretty old I was? 324 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 2: You were an old bachelor. 325 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 5: I was an old bachelor if I remember, right, was 326 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 5: at thirty four, thirty seven, respectively. I think so and so, Yeah, 327 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 5: I was one of the older ones. 328 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 2: In fact, I think had a huge age gap. 329 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 4: Oh I'm sure that played a role with two. 330 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 5: She didn't want to be changing my depends at at 331 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 5: a later age, I don't know. But anyway, but the 332 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 5: only reason I jumped on Instagram is this whole thing. 333 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 5: And I won't bore you guys, but you know, just 334 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 5: kind of this fitness over fifty type thing. I won't 335 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 5: even get into because it's boring. But with being online, 336 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 5: I didn't want my partner. I didn't want her to 337 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 5: see that and then just to feel like, you know, 338 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 5: I'm kind of hiding her whatever. And that's that's why 339 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 5: I said, hey, man, if this is what this is 340 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 5: all about, if people want to peek behind the curtain 341 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 5: a little bit, been great. I mean, she's a huge 342 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 5: part of my life, and that's exactly why I said, hey, 343 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 5: let's just do this. But you're right, I have been 344 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 5: private up to a certain point. Now I don't know 345 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 5: what I'm doing, guys. Maybe a midlife crisis, who knows. 346 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 6: That's all right, that's okay. 347 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 4: I freed it. 348 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 6: It brings me to a question. 349 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 1: I don't know how to phrase it for you necessarily, 350 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 1: but you were thirty four and thirty seven when you're 351 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: The Bachelor. Right, You're now fifty years old and you 352 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: just recently launched a relationship. Right. You went on this show, 353 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: as you said at the beginning, believing the premise and 354 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: wanting to find a partner. Sure you haven't, right in 355 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:30,919 Speaker 1: sixteen years? 356 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 4: Right? 357 00:17:31,960 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: What has this been like for you personally these sixteen 358 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: years of still looking, obviously and still wanting. 359 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 5: Sure, that's a great question too, man. You know I'm 360 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 5: going to I'm going to give you the cliche answer, 361 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,719 Speaker 5: but it's not cliche. I was very, very, very heavily 362 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:54,919 Speaker 5: involved in my career. And I have to give my 363 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 5: business partner's credit because they're happily married. They have been 364 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,439 Speaker 5: for years, and they did it right, and so I 365 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 5: just couldn't find a way to do that, to find 366 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 5: that balance. I'm very happy to tell you may have. 367 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,000 Speaker 5: Twenty twenty four, we sold our entire company. I've had 368 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 5: a little downtime, and it brings perspective into life, you know, 369 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 5: and and so what this woman has brought into my life, 370 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 5: and I'm sure in your relationships too, it opens up 371 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 5: this whole other door of of experience and and well 372 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:28,479 Speaker 5: just experiencing life. And I'm here for it. Man, and 373 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 5: so you asked about the sixteen years. Sure I could 374 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 5: blame it on Oh yeah, it was hard, you know, 375 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 5: working away whatever. But maybe I had some things to 376 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 5: work out. I don't know, you know. And but I 377 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 5: got to tell you right when I met this girl. 378 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 5: You know, they say when you know, you know, and 379 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 5: I know that's a heavy statement. I know that, so 380 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 5: let me preface this. But it feels like I'm kind 381 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 5: of living out my when you know, you know, in 382 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 5: a very blissful way. And so maybe it was just timing, Ben. 383 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 5: I don't no, man, I've never subscribed to a specific timeline. 384 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,640 Speaker 5: So I'm feeling good about this right now. 385 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 2: Speaking of timeline, are kids in option or a want? 386 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 5: No, you know, that's a that's a good question. And 387 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:17,199 Speaker 5: we both have had and and you know, people have 388 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 5: their desires. But she didn't want children. I didn't want children. 389 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 5: I love children, I love them, and but but personally 390 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 5: I've never wanted them, and neither does she and so 391 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 5: and and you know, frankly, that's actually been kind of 392 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 5: a deterrent in past relationship. 393 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, I could see that that that was something that 394 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 3: you've always stood firm on. 395 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 5: Well, yes, and and but and like, let's let's bring 396 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 5: up the obvious. Emily had a. 397 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 2: Child, yeah, six kids now too. 398 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, yeah. 399 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 5: And and when I met her, she had Ricky of yeah, 400 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 5: beautiful child. And I had the immense pleasure of spending 401 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 5: time with Ricky and was thinking, Okay, this might be 402 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 5: my life and I was loving it. I wanted I 403 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 5: want to make that very clear. 404 00:19:58,280 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. 405 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,919 Speaker 5: But then you know, as time goes on, I just 406 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 5: did realize and maybe it was work or whatever that 407 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 5: maybe I'm. 408 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 4: Just not at a point that I want children of 409 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 4: my own. 410 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 5: And I have some nieces and nephews that I absolutely love, 411 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 5: and I try to play the cool uncle role, and 412 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 5: but that's it for me and my partner. Now she's 413 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 5: on the same page, thank god. And so where to 414 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 5: give you this? 415 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 2: Well, I'm glad that you found somebody, Yes, on the 416 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 2: same page. 417 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 4: Thank you. 418 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 3: Now was this something like I feel like with Emily? 419 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 3: She probably wanted a huge family always? 420 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:34,119 Speaker 4: Yeah. 421 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 3: So back when you guys were together, did you think 422 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 3: that you wanted kids? 423 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:40,639 Speaker 4: No? I would no. 424 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:45,360 Speaker 5: Actually I was open to the fact of let's say, 425 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 5: take it on a family with children, and meaning Ricky 426 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 5: of course. 427 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, you're open to taking on a family like that, 428 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:52,920 Speaker 3: but maybe not having your own. 429 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 5: Absolutely yeah, yeah, and and you know, raising a new 430 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 5: born and things like that. And I mean that's a 431 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,359 Speaker 5: big decision. And obviously, and you know, Emily and I 432 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 5: discussed it a little bit, but let's face it, guys, 433 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 5: I mean we weren't really together long enough to have 434 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 5: those fundamental conversations and and you know, and and I 435 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 5: love our time together. It was just albeit brief, right, 436 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:18,239 Speaker 5: and so but yeah, I'm sure that was discussed at 437 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 5: one point, but I will I do again. I want 438 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:24,120 Speaker 5: to make this abundantly clear. I saw Ricky as a treasure. 439 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 5: I want to make this abundantly clear. But yeah, but 440 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 5: but after Emily and everything, I started realizing maybe my 441 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 5: own children just aren't for me. 442 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 2: Okay, Brad, you you mentioned this. This is a little bit. 443 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 2: This is a little deep. 444 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 4: Let's know that. 445 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 6: Entry made me nervous. 446 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 4: Save me ben control. 447 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,359 Speaker 6: This is like a marriage here. I'm just I'll sit. 448 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 3: Back and has it freaking me out to ask the question? Okay, 449 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 3: So on your Instagram, you know, you talk all about 450 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 3: health and how it's affected your mental health, your your 451 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 3: physical strength. 452 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 2: You talk on a podcast. 453 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 3: That you posted to your Instagram about how you were 454 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 3: diagnosed with bipolar disorder twenty years ago. That means it 455 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 3: was actually kind of close to your first season of 456 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 3: The Bachelor. Yeah, can you explain how that diagnosis affected 457 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:29,199 Speaker 3: your time as the Bachelor? Both times you also have 458 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 3: mentioned that you don't currently take medication for it, because 459 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 3: when you did, you were a zombie. 460 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 4: Sure. 461 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, you are very very well informed. I gotta now 462 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 5: I'm learning. Anytime you put something out on Instagram, that's 463 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 5: there forever, you know, so I can do to this game. 464 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 5: So same help me anyway. 465 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 2: You make the research easy when you post on Instagram. 466 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 5: I know, right, And so I appreciate the question. So 467 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,399 Speaker 5: I don't know if you guys watched the beginning of 468 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 5: the second season, but they actually filmed the sessions with 469 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 5: a psychiatrist. 470 00:22:58,400 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 4: I can't make this up. 471 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 5: And they thought it would be very beneficial to the 472 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 5: audience to say, hey, yeah, I mean that was part 473 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 5: of the show. Yeah, and that was and I want 474 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,400 Speaker 5: to make this clear, that was actually my psychiatrist. 475 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 4: It was show. And so. 476 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 5: You know, it's one of those things that I talk 477 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 5: openly about only because it can it can create some 478 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 5: havoc and and and chaos in your personal life. I 479 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 5: try to deal with it. I try to mitigate it. 480 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 5: That's one of the reasons fitness and other things, the 481 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 5: little boxes I need to check are so important to 482 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 5: me to mitigate that and just to feel productive on 483 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 5: a daily basis. But to answer your question, how did 484 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 5: it affect me? In hindsight, it recavoc and especially after 485 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 5: the ending of both seasons. You know, I do genuinely 486 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 5: care what others think of me. 487 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 4: And we just. 488 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 5: Established after the first season it wasn't too good and 489 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:57,919 Speaker 5: and that and that weighed heavy on me, you know, 490 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 5: and and caused some some a pretty big roller coaster ride, 491 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 5: right and but I got through it. And and I'm 492 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 5: a huge advocate to discuss anything in all things regarding 493 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 5: mental health issues, of course. 494 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:12,719 Speaker 4: You know. 495 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 5: And so but now I've seen somewhat regulated. Life's good. 496 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 5: Right now, Life's really good. And it's it's steady. I 497 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 5: like that. 498 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 1: That is it's it's funny, Brad. I have to tell 499 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: you before we jumped on with you. And I don't 500 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: know if Ashley has any more questions to fall up here. 501 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: I don't want to take up that. 502 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 2: Those are definitely the big ones I've covered. 503 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: We were having a little production call and our producers 504 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 1: were like, we got what we're gonna do on social 505 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: media is we're gonna post a picture of Brad's body. 506 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: And I said, why are you posting a picture of 507 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: Brad's body? 508 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:49,639 Speaker 6: They're like, because he is in great shape. Oh, And 509 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 6: I was like, that's cool. 510 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: And then you got on here and you're popping through 511 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,120 Speaker 1: your Henley and I was like, damn, Like the guy. 512 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 5: Is look, I don't know. I think you are just witnessing. 513 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 5: I think I said this me living a midlife crisis 514 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 5: very publicly. 515 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 4: That's doing it well. 516 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 6: You at least you're doing it looking good. 517 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 5: No, I appreciate that, man, And I think we're all 518 00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:10,679 Speaker 5: doing just fine. 519 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 2: Man. 520 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 5: You know, I love life. I like to take care 521 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 5: of myself. I like to be happy, and obviously you 522 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 5: guys do too. But I appreciate the I think the compliment. 523 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 5: I appreciate that very much. 524 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 1: I have a couple of like just easy direct questions. 525 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: See you as we close up our time here. You 526 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: mentioned that you sold your business in twenty twenty four. 527 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: What's next for you anything professionally? Or is this early retirement? 528 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,640 Speaker 5: No, it's definitely not early retirement and not at all. 529 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 5: I mean, I want to work desperately. And so you know, 530 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 5: my twin brother and another guy, but my twin brother 531 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 5: was my business partner for all twenty four years of 532 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 5: our career. And we're talking, we're having conversations now about 533 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 5: jumping right back in just something hospitality based. 534 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 4: I don't want to give up work. 535 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:01,720 Speaker 5: I feel alive when I'm working, and so I'm excited 536 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 5: about I got to tell you I have enjoyed some 537 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 5: downtime just to reflect. I love life, man, you know, 538 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 5: and and you know, you mentioned something. I'm not gonna 539 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 5: I promise I'm not gonna get cheesy. 540 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 2: But we love cheese. 541 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 4: Okay, okay, let's get cheesy. 542 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 2: Then, okay, Gray, you mentioned. 543 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,239 Speaker 5: Something about being and I'm paraphrasing, but being lucky to 544 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 5: be on the show. You it's something about that, and 545 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 5: I do feel fortunate to be part of all of this, right, 546 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,879 Speaker 5: And that's what I mean about loving life and so 547 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 5: these little experiences and so I'm experiencing this little chapter 548 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 5: of downtime and I'm not in a big hurry to 549 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 5: get back to work, but I do want to. Life 550 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 5: is really good, man. So to answer your question about 551 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:43,919 Speaker 5: what's next. I'm really not in a hurry. I know, 552 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 5: I'm going to get back to work, but I am 553 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,119 Speaker 5: I'm really enjoying my daily life right now. And so 554 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,199 Speaker 5: and it feels good to be able to say that, 555 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 5: you know, So, life's good. 556 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: How did you deal with this season, like a year ago, 557 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: when everybody was putting memes out there for Brad and 558 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: Chad because there's nothing your twin brother. 559 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 5: But you know, every time, I actually sometimes my mom, 560 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,400 Speaker 5: I'm like, really, mom, and wanted to do that to us, 561 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 5: like Brad and Chad, I mean and and so, But 562 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 5: I with it. 563 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:13,720 Speaker 2: It had to be a little bit of a joke, 564 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 2: right of course. 565 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 5: I mean, of course, you know, and I trust me. 566 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,400 Speaker 5: I'm I'm all our biggest critic, and so I pile 567 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 5: on on my brother and I more than anybody. And 568 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 5: we can take a good joke. So yeah, we'll be 569 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 5: a living meme. We can take it. We've got that. 570 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: And then I just I want to know, did you 571 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 1: does your girlfriend now does she know you from the show? 572 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 4: No, I mean obviously she caught wind of it. 573 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, But but you know, it's not like I walk 574 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 5: around identifying with it or anything like that. 575 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 4: I don't know if i've Oh yeah, it's in my 576 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,199 Speaker 4: tagline actually on Instagram. 577 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 5: I think a two time that's or failure or something 578 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,240 Speaker 5: or bio whatever it's called anyway. But no, we've talked 579 00:27:58,240 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 5: about the show, of course. I mean, I think every 580 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 5: body's fascinated with the overall experience. 581 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 4: But no, that was not a key factor in us 582 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 4: meeting or anything like that, thank god. You know. So, yeah, 583 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,520 Speaker 4: she was somewhat oblivious. 584 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 2: And she wasn't a fangirl. 585 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 4: No, not at all. 586 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 5: Maybe that's why she actually likes me, you know, it's 587 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 5: she was oblivious to my past. 588 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 4: Who knows. 589 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 6: Stop. 590 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 3: I still think that you are one of the more 591 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 3: iconic bachelors for sure. Now I've focused a lot on Emily, 592 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:32,640 Speaker 3: but I want to talk about Deanna Pappis, who also 593 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 3: dumbed at the You dumbed her at the Altar, And 594 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 3: she was just on our iHeart Like Family podcast called 595 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 3: I Do Part two, and she broke down about her divorce. 596 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 3: She was married for a long, a long time, at 597 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 3: least like six seven years, right, and the divorce was 598 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 3: not her choosing. Okay, and Chris Harrison told us that 599 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 3: one day, you guys may meet up. Yeah, did you 600 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 3: ever meet up? What's your relationship with Deanna? Any advice 601 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 3: for her in this tough situation. 602 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'll tell you, and I want to say this, 603 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 5: I love that woman, love her. We never met up 604 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 5: in person. We did get in contact through Instagram, of course. 605 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 5: I'm learning that's another great way to stay in touch 606 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 5: with people. And she is still to this day, so 607 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 5: gracious kind. We communicate relatively often, and you know, I 608 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 5: know she was hurt by her divorce. That obviously hurts 609 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 5: me because I do genuinely care about her. She's one 610 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:41,600 Speaker 5: of the ones I mean, aside from Emily. I'll say 611 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,280 Speaker 5: it that I feel so strongly connected to and always will. 612 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 5: I feel connected to her family. Believe it or not, 613 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 5: I really liked her family, and so anyway, I will 614 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 5: always carry that relationship very strongly and proudly in my heart. 615 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 5: And to know that she's still hurting kind of break 616 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,560 Speaker 5: my heart, to be honest. But I think she's a 617 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 5: remarkable human being and hopefully we stay in touch for 618 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 5: the rest of my life. Yeah, she's a good person, 619 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 5: really good person. 620 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 6: Actually, did you watch that season? Was that the season? 621 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 4: You want? 622 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: No? 623 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 2: No, no, no? 624 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 6: You were the next season, Yeah, I'm too old. 625 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 5: I think I think that's Ashley's way of saying I'm 626 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 5: way too old. 627 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 6: Oh my god. 628 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 3: No, but that season, I guess would have been like 629 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 3: my freshman year of college, and I think your season 630 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 3: was my senior year something like that, just graduated, something 631 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 3: like that. 632 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 1: I was hoping she's gonna be like I was in 633 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: sixth grade and my parents wouldn't let me watch that season. 634 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: Brad again, as we close up here, are you still 635 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: watching the show at all? 636 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 5: I don't, man, I still try to kind of stay 637 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 5: in touch. I'm telling you, man, I respect the hell 638 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 5: out of that franchise and all things that are involved 639 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 5: with it, and so but no, I really don't, and 640 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 5: only because I don't watch It's TV these days, you know, 641 00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 5: And so I did. I'm gonna tell myself. I very 642 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 5: furiously googled who the next Bachelor was gonna be in 643 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 5: case you guys were going to ask me. 644 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 6: He seems like a nice guy, you know, so I 645 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 6: wish him. 646 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 4: All the luck. The only thing I would tell him 647 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 4: is buckle up. You know. 648 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 5: It's one of those things that Jesus man, you think 649 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,360 Speaker 5: you haven't figured out, and you do not and I'm 650 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 5: sure you guys can attest to that, you know, and 651 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:25,440 Speaker 5: it comes at you quick, doesn't it. 652 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 4: It's a fun ride. 653 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 6: It's a fun ride. 654 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 1: I the only when I get to talk to the Bachelor, really, 655 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: the only advice I have is, uh, this is gonna 656 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:35,880 Speaker 1: be a roller coaster, but you will survive. 657 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 6: If I can do it, you can do it too. 658 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 6: You'll be right. 659 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 5: Can I say something of you Ben real quick? Your 660 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 5: time as a bacheler and again not trying to get 661 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 5: on you guys, good side by far. I think you 662 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 5: were the best one period. And Christ I'm not kidding 663 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 5: at all. Just a stand up guy, solid guy, uh, 664 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 5: genuine and and I'm not trying to use all the 665 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 5: buzz words that we all use, you know, describing each. 666 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:03,080 Speaker 4: Other or whatever. 667 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 5: But I've told Chris this man just job, very well 668 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,360 Speaker 5: done for setting the example. 669 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean it means a lot. 670 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 2: It does so sweet to it. 671 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 1: I mean it, I mean it so anyway, you know 672 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: what you say that and it means something to me 673 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: because it is such a as you've mentioned, an important 674 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: season of life one two I think, uh maybe it 675 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: was decently dune because it could be related with because 676 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,000 Speaker 1: I think I went into it not having any idea 677 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 1: what in the world I was doing there, and as 678 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: a result, people watching there like he was kind of 679 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 1: the bachelor. 680 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 6: I would be the bachelor. He was kind of. 681 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 1: Confused, kind of tried to figure out his way. Got 682 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 1: really emotional because this thing was overwhelming. So innocent and pure, Yeah, right, 683 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: innocent and pure. 684 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 4: We needed a pure in this world. 685 00:32:58,760 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 3: Man. 686 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 6: Appreciate that, buddy. It means a lot and our little 687 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 6: angel look back on. 688 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 3: Did you watch his season in like our time on 689 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 3: the show. Oh yeah, oh yeah, you continued. 690 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 5: A few seasons I did watch, and I'll tell you 691 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 5: the one season that I purposely, of course didn't watch 692 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:19,240 Speaker 5: was Emily's. 693 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:20,120 Speaker 4: Season as Bachelor Matte. 694 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 3: Yeah. 695 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,720 Speaker 5: I think that would just be for my salt and 696 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:25,880 Speaker 5: my own loose But yeah, of course I carried over 697 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 5: a little bit. And I'm fans of you guys. You know, 698 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 5: it's it's just in certain other people that have been 699 00:33:32,160 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 5: on the show. I like this, and so I've been 700 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 5: anticipating this conversation. You know, I'm kind of fanboying to 701 00:33:37,280 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 5: you guys, and I appreciate you having. 702 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 4: Me on very much. 703 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 2: We appreciate you, Brad. Thank you so much for your time. 704 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 6: Yeah, thanks for coming. 705 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, I mean my pleasure, truly, my pleasure. Guys. 706 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 3: Thank you a great start to our Bachelor row as 707 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 3: I'm going to call it, our series of Bachelor interviews 708 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 3: leading up to Grant's premiere. 709 00:33:57,800 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 4: Let's go, good luck Grant. 710 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 6: I'll say that, Brad, you're the best. Appreciate you, and uh, 711 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 6: let's not now that you have. 712 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: Some time on your hands, let's not make it too 713 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:11,839 Speaker 1: many more months before we have you back on. 714 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:14,399 Speaker 5: I'm yours buddy. Thank you so much, guys, it means 715 00:34:14,400 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 5: a lot. Bye, all right, bye guys. 716 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 2: Follow the Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous podcasts on 717 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 2: iHeartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.