The Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast - Ben’s Baby Shower!

Episode Date: December 9, 2024

We’re throwing a baby shower for Ben and Jess with a bunch of Bachelor Nations stopping by! Bob Guiney helps us kick off the party with some much needed parenting advice for Ben and a few revelations of what they DON’T tell you about being a dad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an I-Heart podcast. 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 her gone.

Hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That seems inappropriate. Maybe find out how it ends by listening to the OK Storytime Podcasts and the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is the Ben and Ashley I, almost famous podcast with IHeart Radio. This is almost famous podcast. We are here getting ready to get started on a wonderful evening at Palis in Palace Verdes. Did I say that right? I think so.

Palace Verdes. Verdes. However you want to say it, the Taranea Resort is incredible, Bob. and I'm with Bob Ginny. We are going to be co-hosting this whole evening. This is the baby shower for Jessica and myself and our new little baby girl. We're very excited about this evening

and we have some incredible guests joining us. Bob, who's flying in for this evening? Well, first of all, I'm just so excited when we get to meet baby Angelique. I think that this entire event is going to be spectacular. I'm Will Fish the name out of you before the end of the night. It's either Angelique or Debbie, I think, at this point. Bob.

Roberta. Roberta's a beautiful name. We've got so many people coming in. We got the Golden Girls. Yeah. Who's that? We got Nancy. Kathy.

We got Kathy. Susan. We got Susan. We've got, I'm very excited about this one. We got Courtney Bug Robertson. Yes. I don't know where the bug comes from, but I saw it on her Instagram there. And then we got her husband, Umberto.

I don't know how to say his last name exactly, but it's Palisca. We're going to figure it out by the end of the evening. Yes, it was a lovely name. And then we also have, of course, Joan and Shock. Susie Evans. Susie's going to be here tonight. Jiggity John, according to Jonathan. Yes, of course.

Jonathan Johnson. Is that his last name? Jigety Jat! But he's Jiggyty J on Instagram. We're going to call him Jee J all night, no matter what he wants or desires. I think he does desire it or it wouldn't be his moniker. So most of them are flying in for this.

Yes. Most of them are traveling in. It's just an easy travel day for most. Yeah, I mean, L.A. connects everywhere. Unless you're me, of course. And then it's the... Yeah, you, I'm very thankful you're here. You had a wild travel day.

Walk us through what happened. It all started on a stormy day. No, it was 5 a.m. in Michigan. I woke up. I was very excited. I had packed. I pre-packed. I was very fired up because it was Ben's baby day.

So I was excited to be invited, excited to be a part of it. I woke up. I'm all fired up. I shower. I'm out the door quietly, by the way, because I have two young boys, so I don't want to wait because that would make Mommy not happy. And I'm out the door. I'm on the way to the airport. I get there a little bit early. I have a nice breakfast sandwich. Things are just going beautifully. And then as I board the plane, they tell us there might be a maintenance issue with some air supply, not the band, but the actual circulation of air within the plane. Three and a half hours later, we're getting off the plane. I'm texting everyone that matters here at our I-Heart family saying, I think I'm in trouble, and I don't know what's going to happen. There was one plane that went out again at 1230. And this is, again, this is 825 that I boarded the plane. But I couldn't try to get on that plane until I was already kicked off.

The other plane was kind of a long story. Anyway, we're here for them. I run across the airport from gate A-16 to gate A-72, sprinting like Carl Jones. Wait, what was the name? Carl Lewis? Carl Lewis across the airport. And as I arrive, I get on the plane with, there was 22 people on standby. There were two seats available.

I got one of them. So I made it. And Madison. You would have made it without that. I would have walked. I would have briskly walked. I would not have made it without it. but I was trying and I was like I was like throwing out recommendations like hey I might be able to

podcast from my you know closet at my house and Amy sugarman's like absolutely not this is all about top quality sonic experiences so I just had to make sure we got it done and therefore I chartered the plane I appreciate it buddy you literally charted a plane you had a wild experience on your flight then um with some some people that knew you you got recognized a few times on this flight Well, yeah, so I don't care what side of the political aisle you're on. I think she happens to be a great governor. The great governor of Michigan, Ms. Gretchen Whitmer, was on my flight. But what a lot of people don't know was she was my buddy in college.

So she said hi to you. She was in first class. I was relegated to steerage. And on this flight, I was a middle seat, by the way. And on this flight, she glances over her shoulder. And she's like, Bob? I'm like, hey, Greg. give her a big hug and uh and i go i'm so proud of everything you've done and she goes i'm just a

governor you're big time which i thought was really funny we took a picture i sent it to my wife my wife now thinks i should run for governor just the governor um then the guy i'm sitting next to on the plane crazy uh i'm looking at this guy i'm like god this guy looks familiar to me i've never met him before. His dad was my, like, mentor in high school, who was the quarterback before I was in high school. He went on to play, he walked on at Michigan got a scholarship. I went to, I walked on Michigan State got a scholarship. His dad and I, like these two quarterbacks came on a riverview who, you know, small school in Michigan, kept making the state semifinals, never made the finals. The guy was like my, one of my heroes, his dad. And he's like, oh my God, my dad was

just talking about you. You're Bob Guinea? I'm like, what was your dad saying about me? I was like super excited. He's like, he said you were super cool and that you did all this kind of stuff. I'm like, your dad said that? I'm like, I'm like, oh, it was like a great moment. So anyway, yeah, I had a really nice flight and arrived, of course, comes here to Tarania, which I love. Our suite, it's the Imperial Palace suite. I don't even know what that means. As we deserve. As we would, one would expect. The Imperial Palace. But we are in a little house. And Ben, How about you getting here? Was it a challenge for you?

You had to leave Jess for your baby shower. Yeah. I left my wife because she is doing her baby shower in Nashville. So I left her today to fly here for this. Wait, is she in Nashville now? No, she leaves tomorrow morning first thing. And so I'm replacing her so I can watch the dog. Nice.

So we're going to be bypassing each other. In fact, I'll land as she's getting on her flight. Excellent. And then I'll see her when she gets back. So she'll be celebrated and loved on so well. And I'll be celebrated and loved on so well tonight, I know. This is very special. I'm very excited for everybody to be here.

Bob, we have some incredible guests. Is there one as we anticipate the evening that you're really excited to talk to? Like, they're really kind of like when you saw the list, you said, I cannot wait to have a conversation with them. Well, I'll say this. You know, one of the things that we're going to do tonight is if you don't mind, mind. I'm going to ask everyone tonight for a little bit of parenting advice. I love it. Because the majority of the

majority of the folks we're going to interview today have them. I think the golden ladies. I love them very much anyway. I really enjoy them. And I think that the three of them together are just magic. I think Joan in shock, I'm very excited to meet them. Very excited to talk with them. I'm a fan

of his. I'm a big fan of Jones. But watching the season, I've become a fan his. I'm excited to see their dynamic, but I'm also excited to hear the advice. You know, like, I think, um, I think we all think we know what we're doing, but there's no handbook when you have a kid, right? There's like, you know, the best advice me you've ever been given is just like, hey, we're all building the plane and flying at the same time. And guess what? Nobody's wrong. Yeah. You know what I mean? Like, at the end of the day, your way is going to be your way and

your, your, and Jess's way is going to be what you guys choosing. It's going to be your own choice. we've all been raised by parents that we think did a great job or some that didn't do a great job but I'm not going to do the same way my parents did it either I'm going to have my own little twist and I hope that you know that helps my kids and I'm sure you guys are going to do the same thing and make the same choices so I'm excited for you guys and excited to see how the whole thing unfolds I love you both as a couple I think that um having a child is going to be I mean it's just a perfect fit for you dude you're born to be a dad i feel like you're kind of my dad in certain ways i mean you're like 37 years younger than me but you also give me parenting advice all the time which i love i'll be like

ben what do you think i should do and you're like well buddy why don't you just buck up and you know you pull your bootstraps up i'm like thanks bud you're the best dad man and i and i think that you're going to be such a great dad and i think that um the two of you together are going to be so magical you're going to have moments though and it's like that that that happened your parents had them, your parents' parents had them, and everyone has them, just, you know, just stay true to each other and come through on the other side. I can't wait to see how it all works out. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious.

Well, 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, 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. And 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 okay storytime podcast on the iheart radio app apple podcast

or wherever you get your podcast is it starting to feel real because we're two months out almost exactly yeah tonight will be a night it feels real to me um yeah it's it's hitting i mean it's wild to walk into a room where things are pink the themed girl Pink here. Yeah, it's real girl. Pink Christmas trees. If I can paint the scene a little bit tonight, we walk in,

our little villa here is decorated so beautifully, man. Awesome. Christmas trees, pink Christmas trees, pink stocking calves, and this is almost famous on them. Little teddy bears, snacks, delicious snacks, by the way, which we haven't gotten to eat yet, but we will.

But like all sorts of, like, just wonderful treats, and everybody's like, this place looks so. cute, man. It's amazing. So it's the best. Welcome to your future. Do you feel ready for pink? A lot of pink? Are you guys going to do pink? Yeah. She, we're going to do pink. Jessica told me we're doing pink. That's very pink. The nursery's pink. You know, I did the whole nursery. My mom came out and helped me with a little bit. And then Jessica helped me finish. But we wainscoated the whole room. Tops pink. Bottom is Winnie the Pooh themed wallpaper. It's really actually turned. How ready is

the room it's done nursery set up i mean it is crib's ready dressers ready everything's in place you go in and look around at times and just like yeah freaks it's just like freaky like it's so peaceful in there we have a rocking chair with this big old cushion on it and i sit in sometimes i'm just like not too long from now like this will be this chair will have meaning yeah it was my great grandfather's rocking chair so it's been passed down yeah it feels very real um very exciting now to finish this whole thing out bob you and i have one thing we are going to argue about no you're a delta guy i'm a united guy i'm reaching my one hundred one million miles on united and i know you just recently peanuts to bob bob i was going to say he recently just did two

million miles people in general two million miles on delta yes if you had to all of again would you have switched united i started united actually Well, I shouldn't say that. I started Northwest Airlines, which then turned in a Delta, but then Bachelor put me on United. I wasn't born yet. And such horrible experiences,

just as an airline and as a people. No, I'm telling you K. I'm telling you. I think these are both great airlines. I'm a hub guy. So, like, you know, you go where your hub is. That's where my hubs at, Denver. You got to be United.

You got to be United guy. You got to be United guy. And I'm a Delta guy. I will say this. Had it not been for my status, diamond two million um i superseded 22 people to get on a plane to see you today and i will say this to those other 21 people who probably had major family obligations and incredible difficult moments they were encountering sorry suckers no i i'll tell you

i will say this um i did kept saying i kept saying to the delta people does my status help me here yeah like what's your status again i'm like look it up two million miles diamond Google my name. And they're like, yes, Mr. Gini, you get a seat on the plane. I was, you know, backseat on the hump, middle. But I was willing to take it because I was like, I was like, I got to make it, you guys. Like, I've been here since the crack of dawn. You two both travel so much.

Yeah. Both of you. Well, you know, it's funny. Like, when I lived in L.A., I didn't work in L.A. And that's why I left L.A. I worked in New York, Florida, Texas, whatever. And I'm like, F it. I might as well just move back home to Detroit, be close to my job.

dad and, you know, that whole thing. And I still don't work in Detroit, obviously, I'm everywhere else, you know, it's like, it's interesting to me because I'm always flying to go wherever I have to go, but I like it. Like, I don't mind it. Do you like it? Yeah, I, there's been seasons. I do like it. I like traveling. I like going around. Not as much now since Jess's home, not as much now that I have a dog. Probably be less than when I have a kid. A lot less. Although an occasional night away. Yeah, it won't be bad. Faces.

Yeah. Do you like that you two, like we, you two are bunking together tonight? I love that. Like, will you have like some bro talk? Well, I'm Big Spoon. Yeah. Which is what we do. This is so nice.

It has three bedrooms and one of which will be used. For our bags. There's a cozy bathtub right there. That's a hot tub. One of which will be for our luggage. I have a boy question. Because ladies, when we travel, we definitely enjoy the bathtubs. Like, would you?

you guys ever consider taking a bath tonight in that giant I mean it's a giant like tub you know I'm gonna answer this in a different way so when guinea and grimes would be on tour with scott grimes I would walk in on grimes taking a bath all the time how did he feel about you walking in on well I don't know I walk in it'd be like it bubbles I'm like what the hell's going on here can we give a shout out to his redo of the baywatch theme though it's really good I know it's like it's like actually amazing and I tried to buy it on iTunes can you get me a copy of it I'll totally He's so good. Oh, it's so good.

Like, I literally want to have a party where he comes and sings that thing. He'll do it in a minute. It's so good. Sorry. Debbie Gibson and Nick. I know. It's so iconic. They totally redid the Baywashed it.

They crushed it. He's the voice, though. I love Debbie Gibson, but she's really the backup singing on it. He is carrying nothing. Scott's got a great voice. Sidebar. And sorry, talk to me about the bathtub. Scott loves baths.

And so we'd be on tour and we would do like 20 shows in a month, let's say. And every night, I mean, no, it could be a nice bathtub like this or it could be like, you know, the night's in with purple drapes and like craziness and the tub is nothing you should ever set your ass let alone your feet in he would be in it bathing and I'm like what's going on he's like I just like to think a bath you know it's kind of calms me and I always thought it was so funny I'm not a bath guy no not a bath guy we have a big old soaker tub at our house that we put in and I I've never gotten in it yeah I've never I'm not a bath guy I'm a hot tub guy not a bath guy well you are clearly a hot what about what about a heating pad guy did you guys

did you guys notice i totally have a heat yeah just on my body do you want me to leave this year tonight to like yeah it is nice it could be nice for a lower lumbar i'm not getting younger so we'd take a cozy shower not together yeah but just yeah and i'll take a little fun yeah i'm afraid i'm i'll take a nice shower um you're gonna go in the hot tub uh probably we do have a hot tub yeah it's i don't think i've ever been up anywhere where there's a hot tub where i don't get in it's kind of obligatory as a bashring Outside. It's not like an, you know, like, it's not the fantasy end. Do you know they fancy the hot tub on my Alaskan date with Kelly Joe? I learned something amazing about the bachelor, you guys.

So I have a, I have Bachelor knowledge to drop that you guys can tell me. Some tea? Yes, that I just learned that kind of made my head explode. What? I don't know if this was around for Bob, but Ben, this should have been around for you. That they want really badly to get a hot tub. moment happening, they will provide the hot tub. So like, they will bring the hot tub to where the date is to get y'all in the hot tub. Oh, hold on. Meaning it doesn't have to be a place,

like say you're at a winery and it doesn't have a hot tub. You never watch my season. There was literally a hot tub sitting in the middle of the desert. Sugarman, we're at, we're in a resort in Alaska on my season. There is no hot tub. They make a plastic pool into a hot tub. It's not warm. It's I heard it's like, you know, when you're at, like, a buffet and there's like that candle underneath the silver thing, that's how I heard they do the hot tub. It wasn't anything more than that because we couldn't have the, the heater would not be on because it would ruin the audio. So it was cold, like lukewarm? It's cold. First of all, it's at the base of a mountain in Alaska. And there's not a hot tub there that's real. There's a hot tub in the middle of the desert. Like, that's not a thing. No. There's a hot tub within 50 miles.

How do they truck it in? they literally like truck it in garden hose i learned this yesterday garden hose plastic tub uh lighter so it doesn't have the proper chemicals oh i i got it weird rashes yeah did you that happened for your show too oh yeah twice and let me ask you is this because they want the shirtless bikini moment or do they want hoping like some kisses happen it's like romantic i'd say kisses no they wanted me without my shirt on as much as possible. So it's such a good view. With me,

they wanted me to wear a shirt. Yeah, they were trying to pack me up with a thermal underwear. Ben, whatever average body you've got is going to relate with so much of the American public. What was your thing? What was your thing that caused him?

The perfect Ben. That's caused him a lot. He needs therapy from that. But wait, does this before you had the worm? Does everybody know about that? That Ben was essentially sick his entire season of the last week. Yeah, the worms.

I noticed you got skinnier. Yeah. He doesn't Parasite When my shirt off I just look good Well anyway That was my knowledge

My season of The Bachelor They found ways to put me in sweaters You look so good In a turtleneck How do we get him in a turtleneck How do we ensconce him In a fucking snowmobile suit This is going to be a great night

The guests are going to arrive here In the next few minutes Bob we've got to get prep We've got to get ready How about just some wise like words as we start your baby shower that you're feeling about becoming a dad. I mean, you're a dad now.

I'm a dad now. My wise words are this. Be present, be patient, give everything around you a ton of grace and understanding. And with a baby girl, the best advice I've been given is to represent what a man means to her

and let your wife represent what a woman means to her and carry those roles very specifically, but also with a ton of love. And that's my hope, that's my desire. And then I'll take any other advice I can get because I'm walking into this thing and I'm winging it like most podcasts. Hey, man, I think you're doing great.

I think kindness is key. Kindness is key. I think about that all the time with my kids. Like, whenever I get super irritated with whatever, I'm like, man, if I can be kind here, then when they have the same situation at school or with their friends, maybe they'll emulate me a little bit and they'll be kind. And so as much as I want to go bananas, I'll be like, oh, let's try to not do that, you know. But I think you got to, you're, you got to figure it out.

You're already a great dad and you aren't even technically a dad yet, I guess. But you're going to be a wonderful dad and you and Jess are going to have such amazing kids. and I think we set up arranged marriages now. Yeah. My children, they're a little crazy. Yours will be kind and sweet and wonderful. And we'll just, you know, we'll pair together when they meet them. It compromises.

Yeah. And let's be excited about what everybody has to say tonight. They all traveled in for this and we're excited they're here. Everybody loves you, buddy. I'm excited to hear what they have to say. And I'm excited to be a part of it. So thanks for having me. Well, until next time, I've been Ben.

I've been Bob! And Amy's just been sitting over here hanging out. I'll see you guys later. Follow the Ben and Ashley I. Almost Famous Podcasts on IHartRadio or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. 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 her 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. This is an IHeart podcast.