The Betchelor

What better show to recap than Flavor of Love? This show birthed so many memes, TikTok sayings and of course, introduced a new generation to Flava Flav. Kay and Jared recap the first episode and then go on to discuss the cultural impact and personal impact the show had and whether or not it could be made today. Follow for more @alwayson on IG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kay and Jared take on Colton Underwood's season with the help of Katie Morton who was a contestant. She breaks it all down, goes into what she was feeling while competing for a Colton's rose and what has been happening since. They talk about how this was the season birthed so many mega-influencers that we have come to know over the last 5 years and then the aftermath of his proposal. Also, this was the last season pre-Covid and it shows. Follow for more at @alwayson on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bachelor may not be running but that’s not going to stop Kay and Jared from taking a trip down memory lane. This week they tackle Kaitlyn Bristowe (and Britt’s) season of the Bachelorette. We met the men who will run Bach nation for the next ten years, and there’s a lot to unpack. Follow for more @alwayson on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared and Kay are joined by Bachelor Happy Hour: The Golden Hour hosts, Susan Noles and Kathy Swarts. They reveal how their lives have changed after the Golden Bachelor and discuss how their interactions with friends, family, and social media have evolved. Then they share what they are looking for in future dates before playing a round of Golden Ticket or Traffic Violation. Come back next week for our recap of The Bachelorette Season 11, and make sure to follow along @alwayson on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kay and Jared are joined by The Bachelor Joey and his fiance Kelsey to chat about when they "knew" and about the drive to the proposal. Then Jared and Kay recap this season of the Bachelor by giving out their awards and reminding us all, that this was one of the best seasons in recent memory. Make sure to follow along @alwayson on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the end of the road and I think we're all sad to see Joey go (of course thrilled for him). Kay and Jared breakdown the final rose and give their honest thoughts on the Daisy of it all. They reminisce on the season, the highs, the lows, and what they think of the new Bachelorette! Follow @alwayson on IG for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have a SUPERSIZED episode! First they jump right into the recap of the Women Tell All and we reunite with the dome of the undateables. Jared and Kay talk about Daisy's music video...and whew. Then, Jared and Kay are joined by Lexi Young from Joey's season and she spills on what it was like to open up about her diagnosis on a national scale and we play matchmaker. (~58:00) Follow us for more @alwayson on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's overnights, aka fantasy suites aka sex week as we fondly remember from Zach's season and Kay and Jared are ready to talk about it all. We get visited by three of the women from Gerry's season who have some... "advice" some good, some bad and some ugly about how to handle the upcoming last date and first sleepover with Joey. Rachel opens up but her jaw stays closed, Daisy's villain mask is slowly starting to lift and Kelsey A is spiraling (thanks Leslie!) Follow for more at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hometowns are here, and Joey has four women's homes to visit and four daddies to face. From beignets in Louisiana, to a romantic Niagara boat ride, Joey navigates the turbulent waters of telling the families that he *might* propose to their daughters at some point. You don't want to miss it. Follow @thebetchelor on Instagram and Twitter to stay up to date on all reality tv! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the week before hometowns and everyone is on edge, Joey is fighting for his life and Maria is messing with this mans mind (complimentary). Kay and Jared talk about the very real convo that was had between Daisy and Joey and why it was a "I'm off the apps" esque conversation. The group date is another insane physical challenge and no one is happy about it and later on Maria really holds all the cards (and knows it). Follow for more at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're in the thick of it, and emotions are starting to heighten. Jared and Kay talk about Nick Viall's "hot take" and the drama surrounding Kaitlyn Bristowe. The gang goes to Montreal and things feel strained, Joey is stressin, and Lexi self-eliminates. Kay says who her fave is so far, and Jared explains what men mean when they say "I don't want someone who takes themselves too seriously" (I'm taking notes). Follow for more @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's recap of the latest Bachelor episodes, Kay and Jared this week’s double whammy of mayhem in Malta. If there’s one thing we know, it’s that “Maria is gonna be Maria,” and Sydney is making her final stand. The girls love Joey, and Joey seems to truly love them back. But can he handle one more trauma dump? Follow for more @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's recap of the latest Bachelor episode, Kay and Jared get right into the Sydney of it all, and can't decide what the first red flag should have been, the finger tats, her owning a vintage shop, or a combination of both. Then Kay breaks the news that all might not be right in the world of ASKN, and I will need you to respect my privacy at this time. They can't tell who Joey likes the most because kind of acts like he likes everyone, and I think we can all agree that "wanna touch it" deserves the Cringe Harrison Award. Follow for more @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're settling into the mansion and this season is taking us back in time to the early 2000's. I guess when you have a Bachelor people are actually into, the girls will make it clear they are not here to make friends. Jared and Kay recap the second week of Joey's season, and bring up important questions like why the hell is Demi here? Daisy gets the one-on-one and opens up to Joey about her cochlear implant, and they name their villains of the week. Follow for more @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joey's season is finally here, and shady Bachelor contestants are back! Jared and Kay dive right in, and recognize this season will be one for the books. The girls are not here to make friends, and we all breath a sigh of relief when we see the producers amping things up a bit with a secret letter. We meet all the girls, some fake orgasms, some come from Christmas Tree farms, and others have had 32 glasses of wine. Kay and Jared talk name their villain of the week, and who they'd like to see on paradise. Follow for more @thebetchelor on IG! Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kay is joined by America's Bachelor, Joey Graziadei. They get into it all on this episode of The Betchelor. Ever wonder what are Joey's red and green flags when he is dating (I'm taking notes), well he tell us everything. He also says what celeb he would want on as a contestant and how he didn't get ANY texts or calls while he was away filming his season, literally zero. Follow @thebetchelor on IG for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the season premiere less than a week away, Jared and Kay are back for another cast preview. This time around they’re combing through all 32 bios for Joey Graziadei’s upcoming Bachelor cast. Follow along as they predict which women will make it far, which ones will bring the drama, and who’s destined to make a lasting impression. https://people.com/joey-graziadei-bachelor-cast-8418570 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared and Kay are back from their holiday break, and it seems there’s a ton to catch up on. Not a single couple from Bachelor in Paradise are still together, Kaitlyn Bristowe went off on IG and Bryan Abasolo serving Rachel Lindsay with divorce papers. Whew. Then of course they break down the Golden Wedding and guys, it was kind of cute. Follow @thebetchelor on IG for more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2023 has taken us on such a journey over here in Bachelor Nation, it’s been the year of break-ups and breakdowns. So let’s reminisce and give out our final roses. Kay and Jared talk about the post Bachelor in Paradise break-ups, no one is safe from the 2023 break-up curse. They give out their awards from nightmare fuel to America's next Golden Bachelorette (with a fun rant from Jared, of course), and they remind us what TF happened this year. Cheers to you Betchelor nation! Follow for more on Instagram at @thebetchelor. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A long winded final episode of the Bachelor in Paradise leaves Jared and Kay wondering-​​do they hate us? In this episode, Kay and Jared recap the end of Season 10 as only two couples end up engaged. They go over why they’re so frustrated with John Henry and Kat and why they thought the montage was a literal joke. Later, Jared and Kay guess who the next IG rising star is and reveal their Villain of the Week. Make sure to follow @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kay and Jared are back for the jam-packed, emotional finale of Gerry's Golden journey. They kick off the episode discussing the Hollywood Reporter hit-piece that has rocked Bachelor Nation this week about Big Dog Gerry and his "past." Then they get into the finale, discussing Theresa and Leslie meetings with Gerry's daughters (and grandaughters) and the impromptu breakup after one of the meetings. After that, they wrap it up with the engagement and the live sit-down with Jessie. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/golden-bachelor-gerry-turner-ex-girlfriend-speaks-out-1235683869/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared and Kay breakdown the latest episode of Bachelor In Paradise. This episode we see a lot transparent theatrics, old school Bachelor trickery and the ladies are left in control of the roses this week. We are all done with Blake, but what was that weird moment with Kylee (?) Mercedes confronts Tyler and his earrings and has the conversation every woman in America has had with a f*ck boy. Make sure to follow @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TUESDAY! We are, also, on The Betchelor feed today so HELLOOO, BETCHELOR NATION! Had the extreme honor of talking to one of my favorite hosts Jesse Palmer (@jessepalmer) on what makes the Golden Bachelor work so well, hosting all the different Bachelor franchises, starting in football and so much more! It was a joy to talk to him. Think you will love him more than you already do! I am itching to see who Gerry picks on The Golden Bachelor and, yes, I begged Jesse to tell me! Sign up for our substack for free! https://sobaditsgoodryanbailey.substack.com Also, this show and every show is dedicated to my beautiful mom Rebecca Ann Bailey-July 18th, 1948-August 25, 2023 Timestamps :31-Show Notes/Welcome The Betchelor 5:12-Jesse Palmer -Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos -Go sign up for the patreon for over 250 episodes NOT on the main feed! https://www.patreon.com/sobaditsgood Also, So Bad It's Good has merch now! Go to www.sobaditsgoodmerch.com to order yours TODAY! If you’re enjoying the insane amount of blood, sweat and literal tears of this pod consider telling a friend or rating us 5 stars on iTunes! Special shoutout to Maritza Lopez (Insta: @maritza.gif) for all of her insanely hard work creating these beautiful pieces of art on my Instagram and patreon page!! Instagram: @sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey, @ryanbailey25 Twitter:@ryanabailey25 TIKTOK @sobaditsgoodwithryanb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are somehow eight weeks into this journey and Jared and Kay have had it with the fakery, aka Blake and Jess. We are voting a lot of people off the island this week and Jared gives his POV as a stand-up comic when it comes to Katie Thurston's new career path. The roast rocks paradise, sends Rachel into a spiral, and some people really didn't understand the assignment. Follow for more @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared and Kay take on fantasy suites with Gerry and things are... off. Leslie and Gerry scale down a slippery rock, and share intimacies, but then Gerry has a hard time the next day with Teresa during a silent horseback ride. There's love bombing, comfort bombing and we are uncomfy. Follow for more @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jared breaks down the drama in paradise, starting with the fact all the new people have no chance. Kat steals John Henry from Olivia, Brayden gets left at the rose ceremony without a word from Becca (weird!) and Aaron B is in the hot seat. Kay joins for categories and names our villian of the week and who needs to get voted off the island. Follow at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were left on quite a cliffhanger last week when Gerry had to send one of the three women home, and we pick up with all the women who made history this season. Jared and Kay grabbed their tissues as they recapped this iconic tell-all. The bloopers were bloopering, the women were more inspiring than ever and we all couldn't stop crying. Follow along @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a one-on-one chat, Jared sits down with THE Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner. Jared asks about his famous lion tat, what Gerry plans on doing after the show, and Gerry tells us what he pushed back on while filming the show. Follow @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This season started as a slow burn but now it's fully on fire. Kat and Jared take on this weeks episode to breakdown Kat's meltdown(s), how people need to learn to speak in "I" statements when breaking up with someone and Aaron B is in the hot seat thanks to the ghost of his ex-girlfriends. Charity crashes the island, and they vote Jess off the island. Follow along @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kay and Jared breakdown each hometown date, and the episode isn't short on cringe. Everyone seems to falling in love with Gerry and Gerry seems... in love with everyone. Teresa has her sisters, Faith has her house, and Leslie has her brother Stuart. We're left on a cliffhanger for next week and Gerry appears to have a meltdown. Follow @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Kay and Jared are fully settled in to paradise and have mixed feelings. The drama has never been better but is everyone just super unlikable? They discuss. Also, they say who is who from the cast of Mean Girls, and you guessed it, Kat is Regina. Karma doesn't care about Kat, or birthdays and comes in the form of Davia who whisks Tanner away for a date. Some guys stay, and some go (we'll miss you John B). Follow along at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hard to believe we are only one week away from hometowns, and these women are fighting for their right to bring Gerry home. This week Kay and Jared breakdown a rather heavy episode of The Golden Bachelor. Faith opens up about her childhood with Gerry while on a make or break date. Leslie feels triggered about her past relationships, and Jared is brought to tears when Ellen goes home. Kay names her 'desperation' her villain of the week. Follow us at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have a special bonus episode where Kay and Jared get to sit down with Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise alum Sean McLaughlin. From quitting his job to find love, to being the resident Ken doll, he spills all the tea. Follow along at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back in paradise and the drama just doesn't stop. Kay and Jared break down week four, starting off with the ever-looming finale on the poo-baby saga. Then with the arrival of two new men plus the introduction of a dramatic truth box, the temperature on the beach keeps rising and rising. Follow us on @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared and Kay breakdown this episode from the pickleball tournament, to Susan getting a crystal. We're reminded of the OG franchise when we see Schlubby Joey, and seeing him made us all realize we only want Golden Bachelor moving forward. Kathy has zip-it energy and we saw the moment Gerry was done with her. Oh and apparently, Sandra is missing her daughters wedding... and that's a red flag right? And something no one ever saw coming but Kay cried when Gerry gifted Susan a rose quartz. We all will miss April and her hair trinkets. Follow us at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well this season went out on a whisper. Kay and Sam take this episode to commiserate on how fall we have fallen since season 1. We have two couples, both doomed from the beginning and Netflix frankly wasted our time. Hopefully the reunion delivers because if not, what a wash of a season. Follow along at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re in paradise and it’s anything but. Kay and Jared take on week three, and not shocking to anyone but they’re team Brayden. Because Brayden gonna Brayden. Kat remains cold as ice, Olivia needs to be voted off the island and Sam the silent one is having about to have a “poo-baby”. Follow us on @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well it only took three weeks but drama has struck the mansion. Kay and Jared breakdown this weeks episode of the Golden Bachelor and are left divided over Theresa vs. Kathy. Gerry has to wipe some tears and there’s a plot twist with our girl Joan. Who is the villain of the week? Who is going to be the star of the inevitable paradise spin off? Find out. And follow @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kay and Sam are back to recap the latest Love Is Blind episodes. Spoiler alert: they hate it here. They get into the 2 couples that have made it this far and their relationships, which go from unromantic to simply problematic. Will they get all the way to the altar in the finale next week? Maybe they shouldn't... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back with another episode of The Betchelor, and Kay and Jared breakdown this weeks episode of Bachelor In Paradise. For some reason Hannah Brown is back and we're all trying to figure why everyone is freaking out... what are we missing. Brooklyn doesn't seem to care for anyone, Sean is the greek chorus of the show and Peter is exactly who we all thought he was. They come with some hot takes when it comes to the current couples of BIP and discuss their villain of the week. Follow @thebetchelor on IG for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As if we didn't already know that the bar is in hell when it comes to dating, Gerry simply smiling and listening to a woman has us all pining for a 72 year old man from Indiana. Jared and Kay go through the second episode of Golden Bachelor, and it makes the OG franchise look cringe. One second you're watching these women try to figure out bunkbeds (hello! They have had double knee replacements!), the next you're crying over their dead spouse. And we need our listeners to help us figure out where Marina went! It's perfect television. Follow @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For a special episode of The Betchelor, Kay got to chat with Love Is Blind contestants Taylor and Aaliyah to chat all about their time on this season. They spill some tea and give us some insight into what we can expect and how they are handling it all now. Follow us for more at @thebetchelor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kay and Sam take us through each couple over the course of three episodes. There's ups, there's downs, and there are double standards running amok. From Lydia potentially being an unhinged Instagram stalker, Izzy's male ego, to JP telling Taylor she shouldn't wear make-up, there is so much to discuss. Follow us at @thebetchelor on IG for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are in the island of himbos, and we have mixed feelings about it. Jared and Kay tackle the premiere of Bachelor In Paradise and we see a lot of old faces and some we don’t even remember. Brayden is back and ready to terrorize these men because him and his dangly earrings live rent free in their minds. It’s already getting messy and it’s day one. Let’s go! Follow us at @thebetchelor on IG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FINALLY! The day we have all been waiting for is here. After years and years of teasing us, we are getting our senior bachelor and meeting all of the women who will be fighting for Gerry's roses. Jared and Kay break down the episode as the women come out of the limo and we're all crying. And smiling. And crying some more. This premiere delivered in every single way, bringing the show back to its original form. We can't wait for more. Follow us at @thebetchelor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love Is Blind is back! Kay is joined by Samantha Bush this season to recap Love Is Blind season 5! The pods are more complicated than ever this season because there are so many love connections and some of the most desperate contestants we’ve seen in a while. Some make sense and others well… just don’t. There’s a big plot twist, one we never saw coming and it makes us think there is some potential this season. Fingers crossed! Make sure to follow us on IG at @thebetchelor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jared and Kay kick off this weeks episode and don't hold back. They defend Bach nation, and don't give a f*ck if you don't love it, and don't watch it. It's a cardinal rule, don't yuck someone else's yum. Then, they break down the second half of Gerry Turner's future roses. Jared has the hots for Marina, and wants her in a pencil skirt but isn't here for her casseroles. We all learn that a "pro aging coach" exists and we're reminded that this job would never apply to a man, but good for Natasha. Kay tells the story about the day she met Matt James' mom, and Kay could've been the future Ms. James. Follow the @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cast of the Golden Bachelor is here, and Kay and Jared don't hold back. They go through the first 11 women who will be fighting for the Gerry Turner's final rose and they don't disappoint. There are a few wine moms, a few who might be there for the wrong reasons, and we learn shark diving is popular among the elderly community. Part 2 of the preview will be out next week. Follow us at @thebetchelor on IG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are joined by our faves, Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko. They join us in studio with Jared and Kay to catch us up on what they've been up to since the finale, and their future plans (spoiler: NYC baby!). As well as what it was like filming and falling in love on camera. Charity discusses her plans with Dancing With The Stars, of course we will be cheering her on. Follow us at @thebetchelor on IG! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Kay and Jared get into awards, Kay details her trip to Michigan and running into a Betchelor listener, and Jared announces a new tour. Hardest working man in showbiz! From the 'most likable' to the 'most likely to post a notes app apology' the answers will surprise (dare I say, shock) you. Not only that but it will refresh your memory on some of the forgotten men of season 20. Also, they go into detail for their predictions and what they hope to see when it comes to Joey's season. Make sure you're following @thebetchelor on IG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices