The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - 12 Days of The Bachelorette: Thoughts from the OGs

Episode Date: July 10, 2022

Ben and Ashley are looking forward to Gabby and Rachel's season of The Bachelorette, so we're calling in some serious Bachelor pros to share their predictions! Find out what drama Bob Guiney and Trista Sutter are expecting for our Bachelorettes, and hear their honest thoughts on the concept of having two leads!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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about this upcoming season of The Bachelorette, Trista, and Bob, welcome. Thank you. Hi, thanks. Hi, guys. So fun. Hi. So first, let's talk about your new podcast. You guys have been doing it for about two months now.

It is the almost famous OG, the OGs. What has been your favorite episode thus far? People are loving it. We see the most positive feedback about you guys. Oh, that's awfully nice. I got to say, I will say this. I went into it, I will say, with, I was trying to manage my expectations, you know, like, oh, it would be fun. Tristan and I are, you know, great friends and this will be awesome.

But it's turned out to be way more than I expected it to be. But it's really nice of you to say that. I mean, I've loved it. I'd have a very difficult time picking a favorite episode because I literally look forward to it every week. You know, so I'm setting my clock to it every week. So, and so is Blake. Hi, Blake. Hi, Blake.

Hi, Frank. Trista, what about you? I would have to share the sentiment. I've loved it. You know, I'm what I'm actually, I'm looking forward to an episode is having Ryan on. Because we haven't, I haven't been able to have Ryan on and he, as well as Bob and I are, he's an OG. You know, he was there in the beginning. Major OG.

Come on, he's even more OG than Bob. He's an OGs he is. Well, I mean, not, Bob and he and Bob were the same because they were on my season. We were both courting, Trista. I just lost. Okay, so I don't think of Bob from that. You're right. I forgot that you guys have an origin story.

Oh, yeah. We did, yeah. So anyway. Have you all found it? Has any of the guests that you've asked? Because you've had some tremendous guests from past seasons. Are they ever shocked that they're getting asked to be back on? on a podcast about The Bachelor and Bachelorette?

Or do they, does it seem like they've been asked all, you know, since their times 20 years ago? I'd say they're shocked. I'd say they're shocked. I mean, you know, it's funny. We had Andrew Firestone and Jason. Mesnick. Mesnick from.

What gyms? I know. And Andrew, you know, is a dinosaur, much like me. Whereas Trista, of course, is a lovely taradacta of that time. Yes, thank you. But, you know, Andrew, Andrew's always. been such a blast and he doesn't he doesn't do a lot of this kind of stuff so for him to come on and do it was a great thing and of course mesnick is is such a joy and we found out something really

funny though you know meznik told us that he was hanging out with some uh younger you know era bachelor people and they called him you know they were like oh you're like the godfather of um and i'm like well then what does that make me like grandfather am i the grandfather the great grandfather yeah exactly that's where it gets worse because i have been called the grandfather or the grandmother sorry not the grandfather i've been called the grandmother when people have you know gotten a little mixed up with very godmother and grandmother so thank god they're not calling us great okay i'll take matriarch i like that i like that i'll take that you guys ben is such an old soul and like he wants to host you know the old people bachelor edition

I do. Do you guys feel like he belongs more with, like, your bachelor generation or his own? And Ben, do you, which one do you feel like you belong to? Well, I want to say I've never been called the Old People Bachelor Edition until today. No, no, it's the show, isn't it? Generation. Yeah, no, the new show that's coming out is going to have seniors. Oh, really?

Yeah, dating. Yes. And I've been begging. I haven't asked for anything in the years it, my time, and I've been begging to get an interview to host that show. I think it would be a blast. That would be awesome. Okay, only, I'll vote for you.

I'll write Brooke Carson right now if we can do it together. Oh, let's do it. I'm all in. That's cute. Yeah, I'd be all in. As long as I get to see the behind the scenes and watch these people fall in love, I would invite everybody to join me. I just want to be there.

Right. I want to be there. That would be great. You guys would be great for it, too. I vote for you too. Thanks, Bob. I vote for you guys too. We've got two votes.

But back to the question, which generation does Ben fit better in? You know, I have to, I have to agree with you, or I think you said this, Ashley. I think you are an old soul, Ben. I can totally see you hanging out with the seniors, and they love you. They love you. In a Ben diagram, Ben is in the middle. He is the one that intersects, but he does. He does.

I love that. Right. Right in the smack dab in the middle. And you know what? You're young enough to where you can't take that like personally that you're like you're like being like for me. I might, I think I'm more on the seniors because I am almost a senior. No, you're not. I am too.

Guys, as the only official senior on the call, I really started getting like AARP mail Like last year And kids at 47 Who does that? Yeah I will say that none of you Really fit that mold to me

Because you know I'm old And I look at you all as children I'm just kidding Here's my response to it Here's the thing that makes me feel better It's a weird time You know Ashley was on the show before me

So if I am in you know if we're breaking up generations of bachelors now and bachelorette, then Ashley was on before me. Here's the thing that does make me feel better. I'm 33 years old. I just saw the list of people who are coming out for this next season of The Bachelorette, which we're going to get into talking about. I would be like still kind of one of the younger's, like kind of right in the middle now if I went on the show today, which is, yeah, which is wild to me. You know, you had people in 34, 35, 37 were going on. this season, which I think is great. I'm really excited to see that. Good. Good. Yes. But it's weird,

though, considering how long ago it was when I was The Bachelor, it feels like, that I would still be like just entering into that. I feel, Ashley and I joked about it last time. I'm sure you guys feel the same way. We do need to get into this season, The Bachelor at. But if they ask me to go on the show right now as The Bachelor, there's zero chance I could do it mostly because I don't think I could stay awake. Like I just don't think there's any possibility. So true. That midnight, like if, you know, those are two o'clock in the morning nights over and over and over again. Two o'clock. Try four 30. Yeah. Yeah. There's just no shot. It's getting light out. I was literally just thinking about this the other day. And I'm with you on that one, Ben. And

Ashley, I think, can probably relate better with me right now. Trista can look back and remember this. But with kids this age and three, I'm in bed at eight o'clock, you guys. Like, Literally. And then I'll wake up at like midnight to come back to my bed. And then my three-year-old comes to get me at like two and four. So yeah, there's there's no way in and no chance that I'd be able to get through the night, especially like we had one day in particular that we started off on a private jet to Vegas, then came back. And then I had to do like my IMTs or whatever, ITMs. I AMTs. My ITMs. And then I bordered a hot air balloon. at like 5 a.m. Yeah.

To catch the sunrise, you know, because it's always like so romantic and awesome to go on a hot air balloon at 5 a.m. when you've been up till 2. Yeah, people love that. People love that. Brutal. All right.

So sexy. We have a lot to talk about today. We have a new season of The Bachelorette coming up. Ashley and I have been able to do a party. It's a party for us leading up to this season of the Bachelorette. Because it's been a while since we've had a season. We're very excited. for this season.

We've had mixed emotions, just to let you guys know, on what this season could bring about. We don't really know. There's just a lot of questions. But we are excited to have it back on our televisions. Just to throw it over to you two, how are you feeling about this next season of The Bachelorette with two Bachelorettes?

Just, you know, spitball your thoughts here. I love it. I love a change. I love a change up. We've been doing it. You know, they do change-ups kind of maybe every season, maybe every other season in little ways, I feel like. But I love a change-up, especially because it keeps the franchise, it keeps the show fresh, it keeps it going. I love both of them.

I think they're very different personalities, but I think they really, they seem to be great friends. And I think that's kind of cool. having a friend there to go through the process, even though they're going through it at the same time and they're doing the same thing, it will be stressful, but at least they have each other. Like, that's super cool that they have each other, I think. Bob, what do you think?

I agree. I like the idea of it. To a point, but then my fear is that it will become one of those things where, oh, no, two best friends, fall in love with the same guy, now what happens? That's the part I don't look forward to. I hope that that isn't, you know, I hope they both kind of find their own lanes early and, you know, each of them, you know, I haven't had a chance to meet them, so I don't know them at all, but I would guess that, you know, I would hope anyway that they would find guys that were, you know, different enough and there wouldn't be any overlap or any tension, but we all know the show a little better than that, right? There's got to be one overlap. I think they're going to do their best. There has to be. Yeah. Hi, my name is Enya Umanzor.

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equals about three days to figure out who they want to date, full term. And I think the guys, do we think, I'll open it up to the committee here. Do we think that the girls are going? So I think they're giving them a couple weeks. So let's say a total of like 10 days.

And then somebody in my head, my theory of the format, somebody's going to have to decide who they're going to date. Now, are the guys going to decide what girls they want to date, or are the girls going to decide the guys that are going to date? Inevitably, somebody is going to be hurt because, like, somebody's like, oh, you want to date me? Well, I want to date that person. Yeah.

Well, okay, so my thought is in seeing, following Gabby and Rachel on Instagram, and I think Rachel just did a post or a story saying this is now Gabby, what did she say? My Instagram is now like a Gabby Fan Fest account or something like. Yeah, it was like, it was something like that. And so clearly they are still getting along, right? So they're still friends. So I think there is probably some truth to the fact that they do separate and have them kind of do two shows in one, if you will,

at the same time, which logistically is a freaking nightmare for the producers, I'm sure. According to Nick, who has insider Dietz, he said that it was hell, quote, quote, to produce because it pretty much is like two seasons. Totally. I mean, I can't even imagine the logistical nightmares.

You know, having to plan two dates at the same time, they're going to have to hire a whole, other staff of audio, camera guys. Yeah. Yeah. True. Yeah. True. Well, you know, historically, I mean, if you think about it, the last time, I'm not

thinking the last time, so I'm sure there's been another time like this, but I don't know if you guys remember the year they had two bachelors, and then all the ladies showed up, and then they had to choose which guy. And that formula did not work. It was the same as Caitlin. It was Caitlin's season. They did the bachelorette. Yeah.

They did it with two guys. Byron Velvick and. Byron and Mary were, yeah. Guys, how am I just hearing about this now? I feel like a horrible, a horrible, a horrible host for not knowing this. What year was it? This is what I'm saying. Oh, yeah.

There are two separate, like, generations. Yeah. Because I feel like the other one started, maybe like Brad Walmack part two. Like, once he started going around, that's when a whole other audience started watching. Yeah, you're right. Maybe like Alley season around then. And I know all that. trivia. But I know nothing before that. And I feel like I'm speaking on behalf of a lot of people out

there. So what year was this? Give me Dietz? I don't know the exact year, but I would say it's probably three years maybe, not too much more than that, Trista, right? Maybe three years after me because Mary Delgado, who was a finalist on my season, ended up winning, being the winner of the Byron Velvetic season. I think there's more time in between. Because I think, yeah, because I remember her coming back on Byron's season. It ended up being Byron's season, even though there were two guys to start. She was kind of like labeled as the old girl, you know?

Like she was significantly older than I feel like the other girls who were cast. And so I think there was probably more time. But you're right, right? I get this all the time. After my season, people kind of stopped watching, at least like our generation, if we're going to call it our generation, the OGs. And they maybe picked it back up later, maybe even like Ben's season or Jojo's season, Caitlin, I don't know.

But in that time in between, I think, you know, there are a lot of Bachelors. We had Lorenzo on. There was Jake Pavelka. Who were the other people that we've recently talked to? Andy Baldwin. Andy, Travis. Stork. Travis Stork.

Yeah, like right in there that I feel like, you know, didn't have as much viewership. And a lot of people, like you're saying, Ashley, started watching a little bit later. So there was a time period where the Bachelorette was even canceled and they brought it back, which is why we have an uneven number of Bachelorette and Bachelorette significantly. Is that way, hold up? Is that true? Yeah. I've never known that.

I've never heard that. Oh, you guys, that's because we're on Bachelor's season what now? Well, the Bachelorette started. I don't think it was ever because it was canceled. I think it was just because they red-lighted more bachelors than Bachelors. And we had four in the can. I'm sorry, not red-lighted. Green-lighted.

Yeah. We had three in the can before Trista was the Bachelorette. Right. There's that that makes it uneven, too. But I do believe there's a couple years where it was like they had done more bachelors. Very possible. Sure. Yeah. And the bachelorette wasn't around for a second. Okay, but like back to this. Okay, Ben, there, there was a time where the girls got to pick between two bachelors and nobody remembers this. Why wasn't brought up when Caitlin and Britt came about? I'm sure it was like mentioned. Yeah, I'm sure it was mentioned. But I think we have, if you look at the study, which I mean, I've spoken every year I speak at this course. at DePaul University that studies the Bachelor and Bachelorette and how it affects culture, society.

They then have segments on Love You, every year. I speak to it, or I guess every semester, whenever there's a new class, I just join on and I speak to this class. I'm sure they listen to this podcast, so I'm sure now they'd reach out to all of you. It's really fun because they study in academia, the effects of this show on society and the effects of this show on the people. I think if you looked into it, I do think the bachelor and bachelor's

has lasted long enough where there is a distinct almost difference between age groups that watched at the beginning and age groups that watched in the middle and then age groups that picked it back up at the end, I don't think people really associate as much. I think they, I mean, honestly,

and I think there's a few bachelorets where people would say, oh yeah, I recognize that name. I think there's a few bachelors from, you know, the beginning that people be like, oh, yeah, those were bachelors. But there's a lot of people that people forget because I just think it was a different time.

And it's a different age demographic. And a different type of viewership. I mean, you know, Trista's season and my season, I remember seeing something about it that had like 26 million viewers a week. It's insane. And, you know, because ours kind of rolled right into each other from a viewing perspective.

So interesting. And now, I mean, now I think a big viewing week is like, you know, eight or nine million viewers. It's not even there anymore. It's not. But the social media impact is so much more, I mean, because we didn't have social media back then. So it's like, you know, you're watching friends and it rolls it, you know, whatever.

It's like, you know, the viewership back then was so much more, was just so much greater. But I think the, what do you call it, the interaction or whatever that might be now, you know, is so much different, too. One of those different revenue streams for the network and the production company to make money on this show. That's why, you know, when you talk to people on the inside, hey, everybody thinks the show's going to get canceled. because there's 2 million people tuning in now. And the seasons don't have, well, no, they figured out a way to evolve and still make money on this show, even though it has changed drastically.

Well, yeah, I mean, I think that's a great point to bring up. We have had two bachelors. I think we're going to see two bachelors again in the upcoming seasons. I think that's going to be a thing. I do wonder, though, Trista, especially from you, Jason Tardick, We've mentioned it now many times. I think it's one of the most interesting things to watch as we watch the next couple of months unfold.

He has a theory that during the filming of the show, it would be really easy because I'm assuming they are talking with each other about their love lives and they are discussing the drama that's ensuing and they're kind of balancing ideas off of each other. We have quotes from the two of them saying they're still best friends that they really like each other. Jason, though, says, hey, that's all great, but it's going to be harder, no matter who you are, post-show, when the followers come and go,

and when the opportunities are different for the two bachelorette. If you could put yourself back in the place of being the bachelorette, and then you're sharing that stage with somebody, do you think it would be hard post-show to share that spotlight? Maybe not for you personally, but could you see it for somebody? Yeah, I could see that. so hard for somebody. So it's interesting that you bring that up because I don't know if we were talking about this the last episode, Bob, but Ryan, we were talking about why people break up. Yeah,

it was last episode, Bachelor Breakups. And one of the things that Ryan had said was, you know, it was, it was hard for him. He had to go back to work. And for the three months, I was going to the Super Bowl and the Playboy Mansion and like Oprah and doing all these crazy fun things. and he can't even tell people that he's engaged. Like, he's having to, like, swallow it all and hear about all these really exciting things. And mind you, yes, he's more introverted and, you know, maybe wouldn't have liked those things

as much as I, but, of course, the Super Bowl, he would have died to go to. So I think that it was hard for him, and we brought up that, and I think still it's, I mean, to this day, even though in interviews, he doesn't want to talk. So I end up talking more than him to kind of protect him from having to talk or share anything because he is more private than I as well. So I think that for him and for so many other people, I'm sure, I would wager that a majority of the breakups that happen in Bachelor Nation are from.

the inequality, the imbalance in attention, you know, if you will. And I think that's hard because especially, you know, for a lot of people, I'm not going to say just guys because girls have egos too. But I think it will be hard. Now, you asked what I would, if it would have been, for me, would I have been able to, you know, would I have been okay with that and feel like we would have still been successful? I think so because our MO was let's move to bail, let's focus on our relationship, you know, kind of bottom line. And I, to this day, I think that that was one of the major reasons why we have been successful is that we made that very conscious decision to focus on us and kind of get away from the whirlwind a little bit. You know, we still, we still did some fun things. But, but, but, but, I think that even if there had been another Bachelorette, I think we could have done it. It will be very hard, especially because social media, the comparisons have always existed in our world.

I mean, who didn't grow up and compare yourself to your friend who has more money and going on these trips and that, you know, whatever. We all have always compared ourselves to other people, but social media makes it that much more difficult and I think it will be very difficult for them but hopefully they have

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explore deeper topics dealing with identity, struggles, and all the issues affecting our Latin community. You feel like you get a little whitewash because you have to do the code switching? I won't say whitewash because at the end of the day, you know, I'm me. But the whole pretending and code, you know, it takes a toll on you. Listen to the new season of Grasas Has Come Again as part of My Cultura Podcast Network on the IHartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Ben, were you insinuating, like, the girl's social media followers and them having to, like, compete against each other there?

Because I think it could be a thing. I mean, yeah. It's, you know, it's truly, if you look at those numbers, it's just going to suck because it's going to happen. They're not going to be equal. Right now, they're not equal. Yeah. And it means that, I mean, if we're going by the numbers right now, that, like, Gabby's going to be looked at as the more popular one. And then, like, Rachel's going to look at that and be like, why?

do people like her more than me? It's more of a direct competition between the two of them as far as likability than most bachelorette's need to deal with because like every year like the viewership is going to change and there's going to be people

that resonate with others and I think it's different when it's year to year but when you're on the same season and you have a direct comparison that's going to be a lot for their egos just like their overall

mental health I feel. Yeah. Yeah. I was going to say when I did Trista's season, Jamie Blythe and I, Jamie was another guy that was on this. We did all this press together. I mean, it was kind of crazy, the amount that we were doing at that time. And I loved it. I loved having him as my buddy to do those things with. And it was great to have a partner and it took away some of the anxiety and, you know, all that kind of stuff.

But you're right. That was also before social media. And so, you know, I think the social media aspect could be interesting. Because, I mean, we didn't have to face it the way that they do now. I think it'll depend on Rachel's state of mind. Like, you know, if you're saying that Gabby is already, I don't know how many followers they have, but if Gabby is already kind of being pinned as the most popular one, I think it'll just depend. And Rachel seems to be pretty put together and that she's secure in who she is.

So I think it will just really come down to that. I don't see Gabby, like, throwing it in her face at all. Oh, definitely not. You know? And I think that if Rachel is feeling sad about it, it's simply put by saying, like, Gabby's the funny one. You know, like, look at Caitlin. She's the funny bachelor of all time.

And she has, like, the most followers of all bachelorets. I think when it, I think that is just, like, something to say to yourself to be like, you know what? I'm funny, I'm cute, but like that girl, she could do stand-up. And that's why people love following her. Totally. Yes. Did you see her post just now?

Today or maybe this week, it was like, this is proof that our milkshake brings all the boys to the yard. She's so cute. And like, you know, let's not forsake the idea that, you know, possibly they're both with somebody and your partner matters a ton post-show on that support and on that guidance and that care and just letting you know, hey, no matter what this whole thing was for, like, we ended up together and that's as much, that's more than any amount of followers or money or attention that's going to come in.

So, so true. Hey, Ashley, I have a, I want to ask all three of you, kind of in closing here, but I'm very interested because Ashley really stays up on the show and contestants and where they're at. Reality Steve has claimed that there's going to be a fan favorite. show up to this season. And there's been no leaks or spoilers on who this fan favorite will be. I want to hear your theories on which fan favorite is going to show up this season. What thoughts?

And then I would love to hear why you think that person would show up. And if you don't have an answer. I have a thought. Okay. Well, yeah, you go first. So Gabby is from Denver. I don't know if they've ever met. You guys are good friends with him.

Blake. Maybe it's Blake. Why would it be Blake? But Blake just went public with a girlfriend. Yeah, this last week. Oh, never mind. Then I'm totally wrong. I thought you were going to say Dean.

And Dean would have been so fun because he and Gabby used to date. Wait a second. Isn't Dean with Kaylin? But he's with Kaylin and he would never do that. He would never say yes to such silliness. I feel like Nick Vyle's making a comeback. If Nick Vile's in a relationship now. No.

No. But, I mean, I haven't seen him on The Bachelor in a couple months. She's from Florida. I was right. She's from Florida. Florida. Okay. Ooh, who's from Florida?

So Rachel's, I think it's, honestly, here's my guess. Just throughout there. I think Connor, who was the cat guy, I think he's going to come back. Yeah. I think he's going to come back. Love him. Pilot Pete, maybe. Ooh, I think Pilot Pete's out.

We just did a hot topic that. He did not come to an agreement with production on the number of cash-in-dollar could take him to, yeah, get the-the-dollar. He was going to be on Bachelorette or Bachelor in Paradise? He wasn't either. Well, that was for paradise. So, Ashley, you're usually really good at this. I think it's a super fun thing to think about.

Listeners, please write us your thoughts at Ben and Ashley at iHeartMedia.com. We want to hear from you. Who do you think could go on this season? No spoilers. Please just guess. Ashley, though, you're good at this game. Who do you think it could be? Well, everybody wants to joke with that.

It would be Blake Moynes, right? Yeah. It's not going to be. I think it's going to be a Bachelor favorite, favorite. I know. I have a shocking one that might spur your mind a little bit. Okay. Zach Clark.

That would be so good. Tasha's ex. But then again, it wouldn't be so good. Good, because I don't want Tatia to have to see that. But for all of us, watch. They're broken up. Like, we talk about all the time. I think he's no, he has no interest in this.

Okay. What is Matt Grant's, or sorry, Matt, oh my gosh, why am I blanking on the same? Matt and Rachel. Matt James? Matt James, thank you. His best friend from New York, huge fan favorite. Tyler, he wouldn't do it.

Tyler wouldn't do it. What about Sean Booth? I don't think Sean would do it He's not a fan favorite Are you kidding me? Good point Okay, fair enough Okay, okay, okay

Guys, I think I got it Brad Womack Oh yes, please let be Brad Womack That would be amazing Actually you gotta throw a guest Definitely a fan favorite either I would guess Ben can you just let me think about this For a couple days

And I'll get back to you on it Hopefully before reality Steve spoils Who it actually is Yeah, yeah, that's fair Well, hey, again, the Almost Famous OG podcast is a great podcast to listen to. We do hear people really enjoying it. I think it is bringing, I think it was needed at this time because a lot of people who watched the seasons before kind of felt disconnected from the last few seasons and felt like

they didn't have a place within Bachelor Nation anymore. You're bringing that place to them. And I think it's awesome. So thank you both, Trista and Bob, for doing it. And thank you for joining the Almost Famous podcast. We're going to be back. Ashley and I aren't stopping this party. We're going to be back posting more episodes, getting ready for the launch.

But please go tune in, everybody listening to the almost famous OG podcast with Trista and Bob. Hey, I don't know how you close your podcast, but we close ours in this way and we'd like you to join us on it. With that, I've been Ben. I've been Ashley. I've been Bob. I've been Trista. And same guys, let's have you back for more Bachelorette recap podcast. This is fun.

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