The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Almost Famous OG: The Golden Finale

Episode Date: November 15, 2024

Our Bachelor Nation OGs Bob Guiney and Trista Sutter react to Joan Vassos’ finale on The Golden Bachelorette! Trista shares the advice she gave to Joan just before filming the finale and we find out what was on her mind as she made her final pick. We explore what a Golden Bachelor in Paradise would look like, and Bob and Trista reveal who they want to see hit the beach! And… will Bob get his invite to the wedding??See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Almost Famous to OGs. It is Bob and Trista. And ladies and gentlemen, we are recapping Jones. Huge golden bachelor's finale last night. I mean, honestly, that was next level stuff. Oh, I'm so freaking happy for her. I just. Oh, gosh, I adore her. And I, I've been playing catch up. So I haven't seen some of the episodes, but I watched the finale last night because I feel like I, you know, I, I had talked to her. So I, but I just want to see, like, what kind of transpired, what happened.

But I am just overall, just so happy for her. I feel like it came up numerous times throughout the season where, you know, and she said on Golden Bachelor, I feel invisible. I totally, I related to that, even though I have not, thank God, lost a husband or a partner and am not as old as her, although we are very close to. we are very close we are very close we're closer to them than we are to the yeah you know to everyone else in the show yeah exactly so um you know i i i heard her when she said she felt invisible

i heard her this season when she said that she felt like she was being selfish by um looking for somebody else to love in life you know um and that she didn't want to replace john but yet she felt guilty for looking for somebody to make her happy for the rest of her life. And that just makes me so sad because I'm sure she is not alone. There have got to be millions of people who feel that way, that they feel like, first of all, they don't deserve it for whatever reason, which is so sad to me. And then that they feel selfish, that they give of their life every day to their family,

to their job, to whatever. and that they don't feel like they're like they're being selfish if they're looking for love again. So I love that she found it. I know, me too. I agree with you. I mean, Joan, I think put a little bit of a magnifying glass on that for a lot of us because, you know, I mean, you hear about it with actresses. You hear about it with, you know, people that, you know, when they reach a certain age, they feel like they've almost been like pushed aside for the younger, you know, demographic or whatever it might be. And she kind of put a little bit of a magnifying glass on that.

And to a certain degree, I think for me even, made me think about my mom differently. Like I had to look at my mom and go, you know, my dad died a few years ago. And my mom, you know, she doesn't, I mean, she's wonderful with my kids and stuff like that. But that doesn't, that's not how she, you know, has to live the rest of her life as just being a on-call babysitter. You know, and I mean, don't even said that. She's like, I love my grandchildren, but I want to do some things for myself still and not feel bad about it. And God bless her. You know, I mean, I think, I think the ending was pretty spectacular.

You know, I, I didn't feel like I got to know Chalk at all throughout the course of the season. So obviously, I know he had left a little bit. And I love that he came back and, you know, that she was almost like a different Joan when he was around, you know, like you could tell. Like the other guys are cool, too. And we've gotten, you know, several of them from the show and stuff. But I feel like he just brought out a sight of her that it was pretty magic. You know, it was great to see. I do want to say though that so when I had my like little coffee chat with her

she definitely chalk was was one of the one of the strongest I feel like relationships at that time and I think it was it was before hometowns so there were actually seven guys still when I talked to her so I know that chalk was a was a she was having strong feelings for him but Pascal she was having very strong feelings for as well and I wonder what would have happened if Pascal hadn't left. You know, I think that it doesn't take away from the feelings that she had for chalk and that she, of course, has now for chalk. But I just wonder, you know, what would have happened.

And that is just for me to say, I hope that she doesn't hear this because I don't want, I wouldn't want to put that into her head because I want her to just focus on her relationship with chalk there's nothing you know there with pascal but you know part of me as just a viewer um not as a as a friend um wonders you know if pascal had stayed and so it's it's just so hard this show is just so crazy and and you know i wonder how chalk feels about that you know if it's come up in conversation i'm sure it has because why wouldn't it well we all know too we know better than anyone a lot of this stuff is editing too you know like you know they make it so that you're like oh my god and you just buy into the narrative and then you're like you know she could be like

well yeah i was i was i was i was feeling conflicted when pascal left but you know chocolate was my guy the whole time you know we who knows i'm sure we'll find out a lot you know after it's all said and done what i'm excited about trista is that if there is a wedding on this one you already secured me an invite. I'm so fired up. I'm finally getting to go to the big show, baby. No, they're going to get married at Disney World or something. No. Yeah, everyone's invited. The world's invited. I'll just be like sitting there one of the world. If you just so happen to be at Disney that day. Yeah. They're like, okay, everyone, if you've got a special bracelet come into our reception, Bob, we're going to put you at the bar. If you want you just be a bartender today, I'll work it. Hey man, I'll take whatever I can get. I just want to be there.

My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, My boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot.

He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor and they're the same age. It's even more likely that they're cheating.

He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Imagine that you're on an airplane and all of a sudden you hear this. Attention passengers. The pilot is having an emergency and we need someone, anyone to land this plane.

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it's not just about the other people in her world, it's about like her again. You know, she can actually have individual happiness and not have to provide it for everybody else, which I think is so beautiful. I love it too. I love it too. And no one deserves it. I mean, she deserves it. I was going to say no one deserves it more, it deserves it more.

But I think it's better to say she deserves it. And so does everyone who feels like her, you know, who's still young and hard and vibrant. and wants to get out there and find love. I mean, love isn't just for young, dumb teenagers, right? Or whatever. It's for everybody. And it's nice to know that, you know, you can find, like, that second shot at love, you know, after, you know, the love of your life passes away. It's like you can get back out there again.

So I'm excited for her, too. I love her. I think she's super nice. And what a great choice. I was a little surprised at the end. They didn't announce a new golden bachelor or bachelorette. True story. Well, they would announce Golden Bachelor,

but for me, I just, I wonder if, first of all, the network has to approve it, you know. I'm sure they're in conversations with people. I don't have any inside scoop there, but I wonder, I know that I saw on social Charles was being discussed. He's the adorable Asian man. Yeah, I love that guy. Yep.

Oh, my gosh, I love him. Like, oh, I just want to wrap him. I just, he's so cute. And then Mark, I'm sure, is in contention, considering he's Kelsey's dad and he's, you know, part of the franchise. And I think he has a big following in Bachelor Nation already from Joey's season. Sure. So there's Mark. There's Pascal, which he would be like, you know, all the bells and whistles.

And, you know, he doesn't hold back. He's walking around in his tidy whitey's on camera. Like, I don't know if you saw that. Yeah, they might not be able to contain him for, you know, a full season. But I think, you know, people like that. I loved, I think is Jonathan, the one who wore the bow tie without a shirt underneath his tuxedo. Yep. He just was so beautifully vulnerable and it seemed like ready for a relationship.

And then guy, you know, I know he's had, he had, he was in the headlines, you know, for a restraining order. Joan explained it to me, and I really don't, I don't think all the drama around it is as big of a deal as, of course, the media makes it out to be. So, there's a lot of good guys, but one question I have for you. Yes. What do you think? What would you think about if they did a golden bachelor in paradise? You know, I've thought about that.

I feel like we talked about it a few times. I'm not sure I would be able to unsee that. And I don't mean that in a bad way. I just mean it like, I think, you know, part of me thinks that what they've done so beautifully with the Golden Series so far has been the casting, has been the lack of manufactured drama, you know. And so I'm joking about, of course, I could, you know, I would have no problem watching it. But I feel like, I feel like that would cheapen it to me. And I don't know, I don't know why I feel that way, but my, I love the, in the integrity of how I look at this show right now, which is everyone gets along.

They're, you know, I feel like Bachelor in Paradise and that whole thing is a little rooted in a little more of the backbiting conniving stuff, you know. Yeah. And I don't mean that for everyone, but that's just my high level 30,000 foot view. And I just, I see these people differently. I really do. Yeah. No, I, I tend to agree. I feel like I wonder if there's a way that they could do it without it being like salacious, you know, where it's still, because, because, listen, the, the bottom line of Bachelor in Paradise is that all kinds of people from the, from the show that we've known, all the shows can come together and people can meet, you know, on camera, of course, but in a, in an environment where, we can introduce people from different shows to each other. Right. Right. So it would be like bringing Golden Bachelorette and Golden Bachelor

together in a way, but maybe not do it salaciously. Like maybe it's not on the beach. Maybe it's, you know, not in tidy whitties and Speedos, you know. Yeah, well, I guess we're going to find out in due time because it's going to be a great one if it happened. All right. So thank you, everybody, for tuning in for this little catch up session really quick little what are we going to call it a little recap of the golden bachelorette finale the first ever golden bachelorette and so

happy for Joan we are so happy for Joan we love you Joan congratulations we love you Joan we love you Joan and chalk we're so happy for you guys and your newfound love your well well well deserve love so happy for you thanks for tuning in everybody and go enjoy the golf course today Bob Guinea I will I'll talk to You guys soon. Thanks for listening. Bye, everybody.

My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, luckily, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend's been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want or gone.

Hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime podcast and the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, my name is Enya Umanzor. And I'm Drew Phillips. And we run a podcast called Emergency Intercom. If you're a crime junkie and you love crimes, we're not the podcast for you. But if you have unmedicated ADHD... Oh my God, perfect.

And want to hear people with mental illness, psychobabble. Yes, yes. Then Emergency Intercom is the podcast for you. Open your free IHeartRadio app. Search Emergency Intercom and listen now. Do we really need another podcast with a condescending finance brof trying to tell us how to spend our own money? No thank you. Instead, check out Brown Ambition.

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