Bachelor Happy Hour - Kathy, Susan, and BIG Changes in 2026 | Golden Hour

Episode Date: January 9, 2026

Today on “Happy Hour,” Kathy and Susan are diving into everything 2026 has in store for them! We’re ringing in the new year by catching up on our New Year’s Eves, our intentions for 2026, and some big changes on the horizon. There’s a lot coming up for us, and we’re here to share it with you every step of the way! Plus, we end today’s episode with our 2025 Rose Awards: Who do we think earned the crown for Bachelor Nation’s biggest moments? Tune in to find out, and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I am the absolute worst culprit when it comes to getting into these ruminative loops and just driving myself crazy. Listen to the Happiness Lab on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your shows. Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hour's Golden Hour. And hello to 2026. How are you doing today, Susan? Excited. It's 2026. I can't wait to see what this year brings us.

It is going to be a great year. I just know it is. I know it is. But you know what? Don't we say that every year? It's been a great year. Have you ever said it's not going to be a good year? Because you and I are positive people.

But you know what? Last year was a great year. This year is going to be a great year. The last few years have been wonderful, actually. Yeah. And we've had so many new people in our lives. I know. How blessed are we, Kathy?

We've gotten to travel. We've gotten to meet people. I don't know. For me, it's just been, it's just been fun. You know, when they say. You had Nancy. Yeah. For New Year's.

But I just want to say when people say they're ready to say goodbye to the last year, like bring on the new year and bury the last. I never feel that way because I didn't feel that way. I learned things every year. I've had a good year. Sure, we all have ups and downs, but it's been a great year. And I believe 2026 can be just as good. But tell me how do you ever? I reflect like in the month of December, usually after the rush of all the good things that happened doing.

during that year. And there's times I think about anything bad that happened. That's usually the first thing that come to mind. But other than that, I couldn't think of anything negative at all. Like, I was sad to see 25 go. Yeah. I really was. So funny. You said that. People have asked me on different different things I've been doing, you know, how, what do you want to leave pine in 2025? And not, there's, you know, really not a whole lot. You know, some, you know, some laundry that I didn't get done. from irony maybe. The color on your hair, maybe. That might have been the biggest thing.

We'll get to that. For those of you who can't see me and thank God most of you can't, my daughter encouraged me to go to her hair dresser. She looks like a black Irish, a black Irish with the light skin and the really dark hair. Not that it's not flattering. It is, Kathy. It is not flattering.

I've been hiding out. No, it is. Enough about my hair. I can't. I'm just miserable. Tell me, that's what I want to leave behind in 2020. 26 already is my hair. That color of her hair. I want to know what did you do for New Year's? I was actually on the beach celebrating the new year. There was fireworks on the beach. It was absolutely

beautiful. It was different than it was different than most of my New Year's. Yeah. It was okay. It's fine because I think I told you Nancy came to visit and she very sadly she and her family had to put their dog down Christmas Eve. And they were, that dog was, you know, just a very special part of their lives as most pets are. But this dog even more so for a variety of reasons. Anyway, she said, you know, could I come visit you? And I thought she was kidding. But no, she jumped on it, came to visit me. We had a great time.

We were going to go downtown for New Year's Eve and see the fireworks. But ultimately, we went out for dinner, early dinner. And then we just kind of hung around and we watched the ball drop. in I don't know how many countries. I like doing that, don't you? I like being home and watching. And you hear great music? We did.

We did. We opened a bottle of champagne. Sad to say, Susan, Nancy and I could not even polish off one bottle of champagne. Well, midnight, I couldn't either. But then we started talking to like three in the morning. So all in all, I like you, it was a very different New Year's, but a great New Year's. I love it. All right.

Well, we are all both so excited to catch up with your. all on everything new year. So sit back, relax, and let's dive right in. And I'm going to start us off, Kathy. Okay. All righty. What is a dating and relationship resolution you have for this year and why? Oh, God, do you have a dating resolution for this year? You just want to do it. Well, there's that. I think if I can do, but, you know, I'm trying to be strategic this year. So my resolution is in dating is to sort of be more strategic. And by that I mean maybe try to go to more co-ed events, co-ed sporting events, maybe join a co-ed golf league, something where I put myself in situations that I have a better

chance of meeting single people. So that's my resolution to get out and do more events, more things like that. What about you? Well, I see one that's interesting, dating yourself. What do you think that means, Kathy? Well, for me, that's easy. Dating yourself means enjoying who you are, spending time with yourself, and doing things that make you happy and not focusing this too.

Is that what you're up to? That's what I always do. That's what I do. So are you telling me you have no New Year's resolution for your relationship? Because in your case, it's a relationship you're in. So it's got to be, it's got to be how are you going to make it? It's changed a little bit. It's changed.

Yeah. Okay. Do you have a word for 2026? Wait a minute. Hold on. I want to know if you have a dating resolution for me. For you? Yeah.

What do you think I should do? Date yourself. No, one date per month. One new date per month. you have to try. I think they should put us on air and follow us around and each of us have a date per month. Yeah. Well, I like that.

You're not telling me how to get that one day to month, which brings me back to my resolution to attend more events. I'm going to tell you one other thing that goes with dating is sort of smiling when you're out in public being open to men who. Well, I do too, but sort of being more. I'm of my heart is open. much more. If I smile anymore, they're going to think I'm crazy. Like, what's that woman laughing about over there? She's all by herself.

Okay. Well, do you want to know? Do you want to know, I have a dating resolution for you. Okay. And more relationship, whatever for you. And that is, I'm not sure you can do it, but that's where New Year's all about, Susan, try new things. I would love to see you.

Stop doing so much, except for me. I, you just want for me. Stop doing so much for your relationships. Sit back and let particularly, you know, your person do for you. Kathy? Yes. Then I might not be happy. And I like to stay happy.

You're not happy because you like to be in control. So my relationship, give it up, Susan, give up control. that's going to be difficult. I am truly a type A personality. I know. Although I have made little teeny itty bitty changes just today. Okay. All right.

I'm going to share one of them? Stay tuned. Oh, stay tuned. All right. Gosh, that sounds ominous. I can't hardly wait. We'll talk after. Well, let's just say next month when I return, I have a different place I'm staying.

Really? Yes. Is this mean I'm coming with you next? month? It may be. I don't know, but do you have a word for 26 now? Yes, travel. No, my word for 2026 is believe. And I, you know, I'm a very optimistic person, but I really, the word believe came to me. Somebody else I was talking about you said the word was going to be imagine. To me, believe and imagine are both really synonymous. Believe that good things can happen. Believe that your person's out there, believe that travel's going to be in my future, good health in my

future, good relationship, seeing my kids, my grandkids. I just believe it. I truly believe it. What about you? So I got to tell you something about the word that you just chose. Okay. I don't have any tattoos. Yes, all of our listeners, I'm sure most people assume because of my bubbly outgoing big mouth personality that I'm tatted and I'm not. My sons are. But if I ever were to get one, it would have been believe on the inside of my foot where the curve is. And people say that's the most painful, so I will never get one. But that was the choice that I chose the word believe. That's so funny you're saying that.

Well, that's my word. And I just gave you the reasons why. Now tell me what's your word. I don't know that I have one. I want to be true to myself. Okay. To myself. That's more than a word.

What's that word? Well, it could be self-evaluation, self-honesty, self-self-preservation. They're hyphenated so we can count them as one word. All right. All right. What are you hoping? What are you hoping to get out of this year, Susan? More, even more.

I just never stopped learning. I never stop meeting people. I never, I just more of the same. Yeah. And it's funny. because that's when I was talking about my word being believed. And I believe that if you believe that good things will happen and you'll have more opportunities. So it's exactly the same for me.

I want to continue to have good health. I want to continue to travel. I want to continue having time with friends and family and, you know, my grandkids. Okay. New Year, fresh start. And honestly, I'm starting with dinner. This year, I'm being smarter about what. where my energy goes, and dinner was taking way too much of it. I just signed up for Hello

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Kathy, are you excited to leave anything behind in 25? Like what? No, I'm really not. Except this. Maybe the six pounds or the... This hair color. This hair color. No, I gained like three or four pounds over the holidays, but it'll come off.

It's cookie weight. It's all cookie weight for me. For me, it's pecan pie, cheesecake, and eggnard bread because I made all three. But no, I mean, sure. of I'd like to leave behind negative try that again I would like to leave behind

negative thoughts that came into my mind or negative behaviors because I think that's self-defeating right that doesn't help me move forward positively but we all have we're not perfect we all have those negative days those sad days

those hard days but you know what if we leave behind I don't know tell me if you believe this if we leave behind the hard days, if we don't have them in our life, then how do we really appreciate when the really good times come? I think that gives us perspective. We're both the same. We both appreciate every day we open our eyes.

The sun's out or whatever. You're awake. You're alive. Let's see what today brings. Right. But that's a little difficult to say. I'm saying I appreciate. not to sound maudlin because I don't have my husband and he died it makes me more appreciative

of every day I never take life for granted that's what I'm saying the hard lessons in life for me I'm not saying for everyone for me the hard days the hard lessons the tough things that we go through that I've gone through really make me appreciate and value those good days those good people, those good times. The only thing I'm excited to leave behind in 2025 would be drama. Well, you let me know where you bury that. In what ocean you plan to bury that in? Because if you can move away from drama 100%,

as they said in that fabulous movie, I want what she's having. Oh, Kathy, here's a good one. How do you think? you can step out of your comfort zone this year. Two things for me. I've given this some thought. Two things for me.

One is looking more available, not like being how I'm silly and saying, you know, send me your guys. But I think there is something. You have an uncle, father. Yeah, I mean, that will never stop. But I'm just saying looking more available, you know, just being more in situations,

being more amenable, giving off that vibe that I'm... Why do you think you weren't giving that vibe, though? Because I've had a few male friends of mine tell me that I don't come across as somebody open and available, even though I say it. So I'm just going to try to change my demeanor a little bit. And I guess we're more low-cut plowses. Talk about comfort soon. And then the other thing, the other thing is that I would have to need.

The other thing is that I want to hear what you've got. I am going to, I do say yes to most experiences, but even if they're uncomfortable, if I really feel like it's something that can help me move forward in 2020, 2026. I'm going to say yes, even if I'm not sure it's the right thing to do. I'm going to say yes. What about you? I usually say yes. Well, but I'm saying, I'm not saying that if someone says, hey, Kathy,

It's a great, you know, jump off the Empire State building. You might meet Mr. Wright at the bottom. That's a hell no. That's a hell no. I'm saying just. Okay. What about you? I think I just today, by doing what I did is stepping out of my comfort soon.

Yeah. Yeah. Not staying in the same place. Well, except for you, you've traveled to different countries by yourself. Yes. So I think you're very capable of doing it. But I think I think the truth is anything that we think about that makes us uncomfortable in the moment. And we change that.

And it does. You know, we pivot. We change our step from that whatever it is that's making us uncomfortable. That is literally stepping out of your comfort zone. So, you know, I hope, I hope people that are listening to this podcast do some of these things themselves in the new year. you know, step out of your comfort zone. Yeah, let us know what your comfort zone was that you did. Yeah, I'd love to hear what people's words are and how they're, as you know, Susan,

I'm not big on resolutions. I'm really not. But I think that changing your mindset, saying I'm going to try to think in different ways, as opposed to people who say, I'm going to lose 30 pounds. You know, and set these. I go to the gym every day. Yeah, those to me are unrealistic, unrealistic goals. at least for me, while I go to the gym, but you know what I'm saying.

Learn to cook. That is an unrealistic goal for me. But changing my mindset is something you can work on a little bit. That's difficult. It's not that easy to do. You have to catch yourself when you're about to think certain way and you're going to go, no, no, I'm going to back it up. That's not going to be easy. No, but it's a small change.

If you can just change once in a while, change. something that you might think of it in a certain way and say, you know what, in this moment, I'm going to make a different decision. I don't know. I think for me, it's going to be easier. Listen, anything would be easier than cooking Christmas dinner. So, you know, I'm in. Okay, travel plans. I know I have some. What are yours this year so far? I'm actually going to, believe it or not, I am going out to La Quinta, which is near Palm Desert, Palm Springs. to visit a old friend. It's actually a guy I dated for 10 minutes,

but we're very good friends. He's got all these fabulous things planned for us. Dinner, we're going to go to the purple room, which is apparently where the rat pack started. He's got a whole bunch of dinners and stuff planned. We're going to go to a golf tournament out there. So I'm looking forward to that. And then you and I are traveling.

Going back to the desert in early March for, a few days to see some of your friends where we've been there before and there are lovely people. Stay right on the golf course. Right on the golf course. The mountain view would you wake up? My biggest plan so far this year, you know for my birthday every year just it started as a coincidence that I was out of the country for my birthday. But I was I was in Ireland.

I was in Costa Rica. I can't remember the other country. I was in England. And this year, again, now I'm sort of focused around my, no, I'm going to back to England with my sister to see my niece for a week who lives just bought a home in London. And then we're all going to Portugal for 10 days. And Portugal is on my list. It's mine as well. Wait, were we in Greece for my birthday last year?

Last year? No, I was in Costa Rica, Costa Rica. You're in Costa Rica. So anyway, that's my thing. Those are my big trips. What about you? So far, St. Martin and California. Yeah.

Paris. Oh, that's right. With your granddaughter. My granddaughter and the Outer Ranks and whatever comes up in between. I mean, I have to say, not everybody loves traveling. My sister, who's going to England, she does not love to travel. You and I, I feed off it. I feed off of new food, new culture, new language, meeting new people.

I just love it. I would, I love, love doing it. And our goals for this year, I have a goal. How me? For this year. I'm listening. To stay focused and stay happy. Stay focused and stay happy.

Okay. All right. Well, let me just say. as your very good friend, to stay happy year round, I think is an unrealistic goal. I would say, can I change your goal? To find a little, but I want to. You may not do that, Kathy. How about to find more happiness in your life?

I just want to stay happy. Okay. I'm the dreamer. I'm the piecing. I'm going to get you some happy drugs and you can be happy all the time. Without drugs. Thank you very much. All right.

We are going to move into our 2025 Rose Awards. Okay. We're each going to say who we think wins the rose for the best bachelor moments of 2025. Okay. I'm going to start us up. This is going to be fun. Are you ready? Okay.

But I have to preface this by saying because I was on paradise and because you and I were, were on one of Mel's episodes for Golden Bachelor. Those are where a lot of my moments were. So I just have to say that. All right. A Bachelor Nation, 2025, who had the best engagement? Who do you think? Ah, 2020.

See, I'm thinking of it's not 25. Okay, well, for me, there's, let me tell you. Paradise when they want. And yes, that's exactly who I was going to say. That was hands down the best. It was. There were other engagements in 2025 that have gone by the wayside, you know, Grant and Juliana.

But Spencer, because I was there and I, it was palpable. Even I wasn't there, Kath, just watching it. I feel the same. Yeah. I was worried for like 2.2 seconds at one point when she goes, well, I don't know if I'm ready. and then win in the money and the engagement, everything was just so perfect for them. Okay. And the other couple as well.

And, you know, Jess just moved to Dallas. Yes, I was talking to her yesterday. They're going to come down and visit them here. I'm going to go visit them. They are a lovely couple. Nice. All right. Okay.

Who had, go ahead. You go. Who had the most shocking breakup? Okay. Do you have an answer for that? Because I do. Well, I was thinking again on Paradox. Nice.

No one broke up. But after they did. Oh, oh. I don't know if that counts. Yeah, of course it has. Would it have to be on the show? Dale and. Kat?

Thank you. They broke up. Yeah. For me, the most shocking, there's, you know, there's a couple, Matt James and Rachel. But again, the one that for me, because you and I have really studied these shows now, especially since doing this podcast.

When I watched Latia and Grant, when I saw their breakup, you know, he said that he was in love. I was sure, like I'm pretty good at this stuff, right? I was sure that he was going to ask her to marry him. and when he didn't and he said that he was in love, she was pretty sure it was her, right? So when they broke up.

I was sure. So for me, when she just, her facial expression, I still can see it. And, you know, I've talked with her since then.

And I mean, you know, it was real. And when she looked at him and said, you know, I'm sad. I'm confused and I'm mad. And she said it so calmly.

And I guess when I'm that angry, I'm very calm too, believe it or not. And I just, just thought I was angry with him. I just thought, you know, and of course we know what happened with Juliana as well. So I just felt so sorry for her. Um, uh, you know, I don't know. Matt, though, that is another one. He was the season 25 bachelor and he picked, uh, Rachel after they were together for years. So, you know, I don't know. I don't know. It's crazy. Some of the,

these relationships work out and some of them don't and the ones we think are going to sometimes don't sometimes don't who had the best one-liner oh for me that that is i still say kathy zip it was one of the all-time record best one-liners but lea like we both know lea when she said you're welcome lea you're welcome i like to die how perfect was that so well again being on paradise. Lay is your mouth. My mouth dropped. I don't know if the camera saw it all.

I was like, yes. Because they had, even what you saw, even what you saw with Jonathan, there was so much more that was going on there. And the fact that she didn't want to give him the rose, but she didn't know what else to do. And she was so angry. And I said, Leah, don't just be cool.

Don't spike yourself. And so nobody knew. until we were walking in and she said, oh, I've got a few choice words for him, literally. Leah, you're welcome. Okay, new year, fresh start. And honestly, I'm starting with dinner. This year, I'm being smarter about where my energy goes. And dinner was taking way too much of it.

I just signed up for HelloFresh, and they take Fresh start to a whole new level. Fresh high-quality ingredients delivered right to my door, locally sourced whenever possible. Everything pre-portioned, nothing wasted. Now, I'm not dragging myself through weekend grocery runs or panic staring at the fridge at 530 trying to make something out of random leftovers. And I'm definitely not tossing out food I never used or falling back on expensive takeout apps because I ran out of ideas.

Yeah, that happened a lot. Just simple, stress-free recipes and meals that help me save more. Waste less. And for the first time in a long time, I actually look forward to dinner. Get your fresh start right now and get 50% off. your first box plus free sides for life with HelloFresh. That's right, free sides for life. Go to Hellofresh.cate and use Code Dinner50. That's Hellofresh.cate, code Dinner 50.

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Hi, I'm Dr. Priyanko Wally. And I'm Hurricane de Bolo. It's a new year, and on the podcast's Health Stuff, we're resetting the way we talk about our health. Which means being honest about what we know, what we don't know, and how messy it can all be. I like to sleep in late and sleep early. Is there a chronotype for that or am I just depressed?

We talk to experts who share real experiences and insight. You just really need to find where it is that you can have an impact in your own life and just start doing that. We break down the topics you want to know more about. Sleep, stress, mental health and how the world around us affects our overall health. We talk about all the ways to keep your body in mind, inside and out, healthy. We human beings, all we want to be human beings, all we want to. connection. We just want to connect with each other. Health stuff is about learning, laughing, and feeling a little less alone. Listen on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

podcasts. A new year doesn't mean erasing who you were. It means honoring what you've survived and choosing how you want to grow. It means giving ourselves permission to feel what we've been holding and knowing that it's okay to ask for help. I'm Mike Dolorotcha, host of Sacred Lessons. This podcast is a space for men to talk openly about mental health, grief, relationships, and the patterns we inherit, but don't have to repeat. Here, we slow down, we listen, we learn how vulnerability becomes strength, and how healing happens in community, not in isolation. If you're ready to let go of what no longer serves you

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We're really good at invading countries. We're very bad at nation building. In Carlos de Arrosillo, we're in Trump's two terms. I can guarantee you that nobody in the Trump administration likes Delci Rodriguez. Listen to the moment with Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or whatever you get your podcast. I'm going to ask you, what was the hottest tea of 2025? Now I'm going to forget his name. Again, I'm going to refer to Paradise when the mayor there came in and started, Sean, came

in and start telling tales that's that's like whoa so well i'm not sure it was tales or not but you're thinking of uh so uh alicia and sean had started dating and there was a lot of talk about cat coming on the show and having a boyfriend no right having a boyfriend and bringing sneaking in an iPad, contacting her boyfriend and talking with it. Truly, we don't. I don't, well, I don't know, but they kept saying, and I've never heard this expression before, Sean and Alicia kept saying, we have receipts. And I'm like, what is this? A shot for Costco? What the hell? That, and for me, the, because, you know, nobody brings in phones, no brings in iPads. I kind of want to know, like, are they spies?

Like, if she did it, how did she do it? How? How? But to me that she had done that if she did do it and that they somehow, and I still, I was there and I still can't figure out how Sean spoke with the boyfriend, the or the, whoever it was, the guy that's supposed, I feel like a legal analyst, the alleged, the alleged boyfriend. but he had said, yeah, she was texting me on, you know, from Costa Rica. So that to me, in that.

The only one that I know is that our next one with Taylor Frankie being able to post while filming the show. That's the first time ever in Bachelor history, I believe that that has happened. Well, the hot tea is going to be, I, first of all, we don't know yet because we're not even there yet. I think her season is going to be filled with so much. tea, it's going to scald the skin. It's going to be really hot tea. And I, for one, I don't think, before we move on with this, with our Rose Awards, because this show hasn't started yet,

I think I'm most excited about her show that I've been on any show. Me too. Yeah. Very long time. All right. All right. Do you know who had the best kiss? I didn't get any, Susan. I never got one. So, you know, I frankly don't pay attention to other people's I don't care. I don't get one. I don't care who else got one. Well, I can't say anything about Mel's show because there wasn't a lot of good kissing on that show. And let's go back once again to Paradise.

No, I'm not. I'm done with that because there was no good kissing from the Goldens. Don't talk about that, please. No, not the Goldens. Oh, who? Who's? I mean, there was a lot of kissing in Paradise. Yeah, they're all young.

They all, you know, they're all. Who was the best dress? Wait a minute. Wait, wait. Okay. Who had the best kiss? My answer for that one is the one who got the kiss. That's all right. What was the, no, no, you're jumping ahead here. I want to know what was the best night one limo entrance. And 25? In any season. Oh. Oh, I have a few. I love somebody pulling up on a Harley. Of course you do. I went through. I have to say I looked back because, you know, I'm over 60, over 70, my memory shot.

I look back at several going way back. But you know what? At the end of the day, I loved Alex coming in on the llama, Linda the llama. You know, there were several Leslie coming in on a, although I didn't love it. It was creative. Yes.

Yes, it was. There were several people coming in as, I don't know, sharks, a bunch of them. But, but, I'm going to tell you, I'm a romantic at the end of the day. The one when I started looking back was Joey. And it's not, it wasn't what was the best to me. It was the most romantic or one of the most romantic. When he got out of the limo and he gave charity a flower, a plumaria flower.

It was so romantic to me because he explained. He lived in Hawaii, Plumeria's growing. Hawaii. But that wasn't what made it romantic. He said to charity, when you put the flower behind your right ear, it says you're available. When the flowers behind your left ear, it says you are taken. And I thought to myself, and then he said something like, I hope that, you know, you'll leave here with the flower and your left ear, meaning he chooses, she chooses them. But I just thought, you know, it wasn't grandiose. It wasn't. to Harley. It wasn't coming in in a station wagon. It was beautiful. It was romantic. And it reminded me

in looking back. That is what the show is about. You know, finding love. And so for me, the old 2026, I'm going to become a romantic. That's another goal of mine. All right. Kathy, who has had the best new friendship besides us? You know, I think we win that award. I think we do. I think we win that award. You know, what's hard is I, like Alex is really good friends with Latia. They're, they're all friends. The girls from the shows are all really good friends with each other. And, but we don't know that. We didn't see it from the season.

But I think the answer for me is, who has the best friendship besides us? all of us who have been lucky enough to be on one of these shows have found great friendships that have developed over time. And again, that's just another gift that the, that the, uh, bachelor gives. Okay, one more. I want to ask, who had the best exit speech? There was a few I liked. Oh, I got this one. You go. Give me yours. I mean, it has to be, uh, you. You know, Your girlfriend. She put it out there and Cindy. Yeah.

Okay. We're actually going to do one more after this because I just, but we'll do it quickly. Cindy, I, again, I went back and listened to the whole thing. I found it on YouTube. And I'm going to just read. She said, I didn't come here to explore options. I came for a life partner and I can't wait for two years. I need a commitment.

And then a couple other great lines. she said to behave, she said to Mel, to behave as if my future husband will be proud of me. I want my guy to feel like he got struck by lightning and can't live without me. I listen to that. And then she said, you know, will you walk me out? I don't know. I, again, I did a little research on that too. Some of these guys left.

left from Colton's season, but not when it was down to the last two. Andy Dorfman left Juan Paolo in the fantasy suites, Juan Pablo. But I don't know of anyone, and I could be wrong. We can fact check. If anyone left. A cheerleader girlfriend. One person left. From Mel's season, she also exited on her own.

No, no, no. You're not hearing me to when it's down to the last two people. That is effectively saying, you got one left take her or leave her. That to me was a grand, amazing exit. Whether you agree with Cindy, what she did, whether or not it was all by the by. It was grand.

It was in a best exit speech, I think. And it took a lot of courage. Overall moment. Oh, so easy for me. Go ahead. You have one? Oh, I'm asking you. Mine's so easy.

And again, it's from paradise. when it got down, we all came back to vote. So Alex and Andrew won the final challenge. So we had to vote whether to let them, you know, have all the money or whatever or whether we should vote to let one or two the other couples. Long story short, we all came back as a jury and we voted for Alex and Andrew and Jess and Spencer. Then it came down to they could pick a card, but they had. had to choose to vote on each other. No, no, no, no, we all voted.

But then it was, not vote, but was it love? You think he's going to come for love or money? Like second guessing somebody? We didn't vote. Because you're living in that bubble. Right. And you think everything's perfect. That was a true test right there.

And again, to me, it's all bachelor. They chose love and they got the money. Yes, Justin Spencer, they picked numbers or whatever, pick cards. And Justin Spencer won the most. but that's immaterial to me. The fact that those two couples who, by the way, are still happy. They're happy.

And Alex lives with Andrew. I mean, there are still couples and Justin Spencer, of course, are engaged. To me, what an amazing moment that you choose love over money. And you get bold. And you get love it. All right. Now, before we go, Kathy, we're going to do one last thing to ring in 2006. Kathy and I will each put our entire music libraries on audio.

Shuffle. Whatever song comes up is going to be our 2026 vibe. Kath, you could go first and I'm going to pull up my music. All right. Here's my music. You have to hit shuffle. I got it. I'm hitting play.

Oh, God. Susan. Are you ready? What's it? Olivia Dean. Man, I need. You want to know, May.

There it is. That is 2026 right there for you. Mine's surf, Mesa, I love you, baby. Oh, geez. That was shuffle.

Wait, I can't. Do you feel like Spotify just knows? I got to even Spotify. Not a five. Oh, let me just say, I have, I don't know, in my library, I've probably got five hundred. It's a man's world. It's a man's world. There you go.

It's, I have probably 500 songs in my library. And they'll shuffle gods, took it upon themselves to shuffle and bring up man I need. Boy, if, Susan, can we just talk for a second? If it were that easy of, oh, God. If it was play a song, man I need and he would materialize, would that be the best 20, 20, gift ever. Unbelievable. Unbelievable.

I love you, baby. I don't know. All I can say is 2026 is here. It was a fun show. Thank you for joining us to all our listeners. We're wishing you a happy 2026. We are having a blast. We're so glad to be back.

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