Jared Freid: The Hometowns Hot Seat! | Happy Hour

Summary

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Bachelor Happy Hour: “Jared Freid: The Hometowns Hot Seat!” | Happy Hour

Date: October 24, 2025
Hosts: Joe Amabile & Serena Pitt
Guest: Jared Freid

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode, Bachelor in Paradise alums (and newlyweds) Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt welcome comedian and podcast host Jared Freid back to the pod for an in-depth, behind-the-scenes talk about Golden Bachelor hometowns, standout contestants, and the eternal debate about “being there for the right reasons.” The hosts and Jared analyze the most recent episode’s pivotal moments, personalities, and relationships, offering an honest, often hilarious take on who’s in line for love—and who just makes great TV.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Behind-the-Scenes: Producer Influence and Contestant Choices

• Monica B. vs. Nicole: Jared recalls the decision-making process post-standup date, where it seemed clear Monica B. was “by far the best” in the group activity, but Mel picked Nicole for the date, confirming real connections triumph over TV “winners.”

  “This is a dating show first. This isn’t like a stand-up comedy show… [Mel] doesn’t care who the best stand-up is.”
  —Jared Freid, (04:50)

• Producer Involvement: Jared emphasizes the process is less manipulated than people think.

  “This was like a real deal…he wanted to go out with Nicole and he did.”
  —Jared Freid (06:01)

2. Nicole: Shameless Opportunist or Reality TV Natural?

• Reality TV Awareness: Nicole is called out for being open about her ambitions (“I want to be the Golden Bachelorette”) but misreading what actually endears someone to the audience.

  “She thought drama and screen time will get her that. And it’s like—that’s not the key. We have to cheer for you. We have to want you to find love.”
  —Jared Freid (08:00)

• Unique TV Energy:

  “She is a shameless opportunist, and I actually do like that about her. Like, I find that characteristic interesting.”
  —Serena Pitt (09:06)

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3. Hometowns Deep Dive

A. Peg’s Hometown ([10:39])

• Peg’s Vibe: Described as straight out of a Maxim photoshoot—fun, carefree, “unrelatable in the best way.”
• Daughter’s Role: Peg’s daughter is protective and puts Mel on the spot, exposing his extremely noncommittal responses.

  “He’s the least committal bachelor I’ve seen in a while. Everything about him screams casual and non-committal…right?”
  —Serena Pitt (12:21)

B. Debbie’s Hometown ([21:03])

• Debbie’s Story: Never married, no kids, 14 years since bringing a guy home—this theme is acknowledged as repetitive but also extremely relatable to the viewing audience.

  “Deb reminds everyone that she’s never been married, has no kids, 14 years since she brought a guy home, every time she’s on camera.”
  —Jared Freid (21:12)

• Audience Connection: Debbie is labeled as the “most relatable,” representing older singles who feel left out of conventional romance stories.

C. Cindy’s Hometown ([26:15])

• Smitten Fast: From the start, Cindy was all in for Mel. The hosts and Jared note her early, genuine affection.

  “Cindy was, like, into him. Like, yeah, she was already…smitten.”
  —Jared Freid (26:25)

• Family Dynamics & Daughters: Cindy’s daughters are highlighted (“all three of them are so hot!” —Serena, 33:25), with special shoutouts for their social savviness and support.
• Lifestyle Flexibility: Cindy is seen as ready to move for love.

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4. Mel: The Reluctant Bachelor

• Communication Style: Mel gives short, noncommittal answers that leave everyone guessing.

  “I think Mel’s never used a semicolon in his entire life. Like, he’s never had a sentence go longer than three words.”
  —Jared Freid (17:53)

• Reluctance & Privacy: The group debates whether Mel will get engaged, with consensus leaning toward “no” because of his guardedness and independent streak.

  “He’s a private person who just so happened to stumble into being the bachelor.”
  —Serena Pitt (36:27)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Monica B. Standout:

  “Monica B.—Her stand-up was awesome…by far the best one.”
  —Jared Freid (03:28)

• TV Play for the Golden Bachelorette:

  “If you want to go Miami, you can meet me… It’s not going to work out with these other chicks.”
  —Jared Freid paraphrasing Nicole (08:40)

• On Debbie’s Story:

  “If you’re 36 at home and you’ve never been married, you don’t have kids, you’re feeling the same way as her.”
  —Jared Freid (24:48)

• On Mel’s Communication:

  “How do you feel?” “I feel good.”
  —Joe Amabile & Jared Freid, mimicking Mel (18:22)

• Predicting Mel’s Choice:

  “I think he goes with Cindy just because…Peg is going to ask harder questions than Cindy. And I think Mel—Mel’s gonna do Mel.”
  —Jared Freid (35:39)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Time | Segment | |-------|-----------------------------------------| | 03:06 | Welcome and Jared’s return | | 04:50 | Monica B. vs. Nicole debate | | 07:00 | Nicole’s relentless questioning | | 08:00 | Nicole’s “wrong reasons” approach | | 10:39 | Hometowns: Peg’s firehouse date | | 12:21 | Mel's noncommittal answers | | 17:53 | Mel’s communication style joke | | 21:03 | Hometowns: Debbie’s story & relatability | | 26:15 | Hometowns: Cindy’s smitten vibe | | 33:25 | Cindy’s daughters—support & social media | | 35:39 | Mel’s “choice”—prediction | | 36:27 | Mel as the most private bachelor | | 38:10 | Will he get engaged? Consensus: No |

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Closing Thoughts & Takeaways

• The episode delivers sharp, playful behind-the-scenes gossip, revealing contestants’ true motives and the realities of decision-making on Golden Bachelor.
• Mel is painted as a likable yet private and noncommittal lead, sparking much debate over whether he’ll propose, and who is actually best suited for him.
• Nicole stands out for her shameless self-promotion, Cindy for her open-hearted affection, Peg for her vivacious, unfiltered personality, and Debbie for her emotional relatability.
• The hosts and Jared agree that the Golden Bachelor franchise’s strength lies in the diversity of life experience—and in the real, sometimes messy, sometimes hilarious search for connection at any age.

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Episode Tone:
Fun, irreverent, and candid—with honest commentary equal parts critical and affectionate toward the contestants and the franchise itself.

Transcript

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[Joe]

Hey everyone. Welcome back to Better Happy Hour. I'm Joe.

[Serena]

And I'm Serena.

[Joe]

And we are here with part two with Jared Free Jerd. Welcome back to the podcast.

[Serena]

Let's get into it.

[Joe]

I don't know if you were paying attention when you were there, but like, that, that date in particular, were there any women that you were like, oh, this Mel and her make sense.

[Jared Freid]

Monica. Well, let me just say Monica B. Her standup was like, awesome.

[Serena]

She was so funny.

[Jared Freid]

She was good.

[Serena]

I remember I couldn't believe she went.

[Joe]

She was she the first one.

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[Serena]

She was the first one.

[Jared Freid]

And I remember, recap.

[Serena]

I was like, she was by far, far the best one.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, she was good by far, by far. Everyone knew that.

[Serena]

Great. But she was just like a little better.

[Jared Freid]

Right? This is. She had. It was personal. It was about being an airline attendant. And, you know, like, all of it was like, like, I have a lot of respect. Like, just like when you told me about the best man speech, like, I. When you're like setting up, like, I got the thing about my dad first. Like, there is an art. It's an art, you know, so. So like, we got done. This is where like, I always believed that the show was like gentle nudging. And it wasn't this, like conspiracy that everyone thinks that, like, they're telling you what to do. And I was proven right because that we get done. And Mel's like, I'm gonna choose Nicole. And we're like, okay. And we're like, well, what about Monica B? Like, she was the best. He's like, I got to choose to go. Like, okay, well, how are we going to. How are we going to do it? Like, and again, this is a dating show first. This isn't like a stand up comedy show like you. He doesn't care who the best.

[Joe]

He doesn't care who the best stand up is.

[Jared Freid]

Right? And I have respect for that. Like, no one wants to go on a date with someone that they're not having a connection with. So I. So, like, it was fun for me to see because, like, literally, it's Jesse Mel, me. I had a moment. Like, what the fuck am I doing here? Like, it's Jesse Mel, me and, like, production. And they're like, so what do you think? Like, we're debating the date.

[Serena]

You were in that chat.

[Jared Freid]

Yes.

[Serena]

They said, jared, get over here.

[Jared Freid]

Jared, get over. We got to discuss the date. I'm like, oh, my God. I'm like, on the team. Like, I'm like one of the guys. Like, I was like, again, the best day ever. And I'm like.

[Serena]

That'S so funny. To me, that image is right.

[Jared Freid]

And I'm like, what am I here? Like, do they know I'm here? And I'm. And like, literally, I'm like, There was a point where they're like, jerry, what do you think? I go, monica B. Was the best. I don't know, Mel, man. Like, I'm like, trying to, like, fight for Monica B. I'm like, just go out there and. But they had this makeout that happened, I think, fairly recently.

[Serena]

Yeah, Nicole and him.

[Joe]

Yeah, yeah.

[Serena]

Yeah. And they were, like, making out heavy in the pool, right?

[Jared Freid]

So, like, with that in mind, you go, yeah, I want to see if this chick I made out with in the pool and I are like, a thing, you know, like. And to me, that's respect for the show. Like, that. Like, to me, like, you know, if he's really seeing this out, you know, there's so many people. And you guys hear this too. They have their theories or their. You know, if you hate reality tv, you can. You can sound like you're smart. Like, if you don't like a show, you can make yourself sound like you're a Harvard educated, you know, person. You go, oh, well, of course the producers force you this. And for. And I'm like, no, this was like a real deal. I'm not, like, just being a shill for the show. I'm like, yeah, yeah. This guy wanted to go out with Nicole and he did. And. And I got to say, on that date, when I watched it afterwards, Nicole, like, and him, like, got whisked away. They go right on their date. And she questioned him in the way we wanted him to be questioned. Like, she did actually a good. I thought she was a great date.

[Serena]

Yeah, we commended her. I was like, she was totally relentless in her line of questioning in, like, the best way, because he's not a naturally open person. Like, you needed Nicole in there. You needed to send that girl in.

[Jared Freid]

Right.

[Diplo]

What are you.

[Joe]

What are your thoughts on Nicole after, like, for the rest of the season?

[Jared Freid]

I will say, I think Nicole is. She's. First of all, she's the most openly here for the wrong reasons person I've ever seen.

[Joe]

I mean, wild, like, talk about just like, like, like not hiding it at all. And, like, it almost felt like she was. It felt like. It felt like she was like, oh, we're all, like, on the same page. This is.

[Jared Freid]

Right.

[Joe]

This is.

[Jared Freid]

I'll actually give her the same empathy I gave to Mel, which is. I think she's never really watched a dating show.

[Serena]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

I think she is like Kelly Ripa, where, like, Kelly Ripa, like, seemingly has never watched a dating show and then thinks less of people on a dating show.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

I think Nicole's probably from that world where she watches a ton of Bravo but no dating shows. So she thinks she knows reality tv, but she doesn't know this version of reality tv. Like, yeah, for her. Right. It's totally different. And she thought, like, when she said, I want to be the golden bachelorette, like, I want to be the next one. She thought drama and screen time will get her that. And it's like, that's not the key. We have to cheer for you. We have to want you to find love. And we have to, like, we. We have to see ourselves in you. Yeah. And people. I think she didn't see. I. I think the game she was playing was get camera time.

[Serena]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

And I think that is very. That's a tight wire act that she didn't understand. Like, I. I mean, for her to hug and kiss everyone about how much they love them as she's getting kicked off the show and then look at the camera and go, yeah, if you want to go Miami, you can meet me. Because it's not going to work out with these other chicks.

[Serena]

Wild. But you know what?

[Joe]

Nicole makes for great tv.

[Serena]

She is a shameless opportunist. And I actually do like that about her. Like, I find that characteristic interesting. Like, I find her an interesting watch because she is so shameless about her intentions and her goals. And, like, that's unique to me.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Diplo]

Yeah.

[Joe]

I mean, when she said that, I was like, oh, wow.

[Jared Freid]

She just said, yeah, well, but the problem with, like, you know, I guess, like, she comes from this, like, never apologize part of society that I don't really relate to a lot where it's like, if you ever apologize or if you ever come back from where you went, you will. You lose. She's like, and. And you're like, oh, she's just out there and never coming back. Like, she's never going to, you know, say, like. Like, when she starts, like, saying, like, well, I'm the one that, like, you know, made it so everyone else could I walk so they could run, it's like, get out of here. But it's like she's now doubling down. That. And I think, like, especially when she got in the car and she was like, maybe I'll be the next golden Bachelorette. Like, you're like, no, you're not. Like, it's not gonna happen. Like, I. I think you're gonna have to, like, argue with people in the comments for the rest of your life. Like, you know, one of them being Susan and Kathy, who are, like, literally, like, you know, foaming at the mouth to, like, you know, talk to you about how you said you were hotter than last season.

[Joe]

Oh, yeah, I said. Right when she said that, I said, kathy is. Is gonna. Not like that.

[Serena]

Yeah, Kathy's gonna be pissed.

[Joe]

Let's jump to hometowns. We'll go to the first hometown, which was Peg. Firehouse bomb squad. Her daughter was great. What were your thoughts?

[Jared Freid]

Here's my thoughts. Peg looked like she was out of a Maxim magazine shoot from the early 2000s. We're at the, you know, the firehouse, and she's on the pole, and she's doing like. Peg is just, like, fun and awesome and unrelatable to me. Like, it's like, you know, she's having a beer. She doesn't care about calories. She goes to fun gym classes. She dances at every. Every time a song comes on. The daughter was protective in a way that, like, it was fun to watch Mel spar with a daughter because he's a guy with two sons. So you watched in these conversations, showed he had nothing. And it's like, Mel is talking. You know, Mel is. Thinks he's 27 forever, and Mel thinks he's young. And Mel doesn't have a clock. And Mel is going to work until he's 103. And you're going to go, mel, do you really think you'll work till 103? He's going to go, I haven't really thought. I guess I would be old at 103. Like, so Mel isn't sitting there being like, the stakes are high. And the stakes are high for Peg's daughter. The stakes are high for Peg. And Peg's trying to be fun and affable to the whole thing. But like the daughter was like hey, like you know she's looking to like chill with someone. Like she's looking to like you know, like are you doing this? And like Mel's reaction to that was just like it was, it was as Mel as it got.

[Serena]

Guess we'll see.

[Jared Freid]

I don't know.

[Serena]

We'll see. Like he is so he's the least committal bachelor I've seen in a while. Like everything about him screams casual and non committal to both being the bachelor and anything post show right? Also liked when the daughter was like tell me what you know and have learned about my mom. Like what do you like about her? And it was just one word answers after another. You could tell the daughter was like what is going on?

[Joe]

We were watching it when we were watching I was like bring back, bring back Clayton. Like we need, we need a Clayton back because he was we need an.

[Serena]

Overshare after a season of Mel.

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[Diplo]

Diplo well, I kind of briefly met Bailey I think at Morgan's show, one of them, and I think he's just the guy in Nashville. He's cool as hell and I had a new kind of sound I wanted to do and I think he's the one guy that could carry it and I came to his house, I had a show, I pulled up real quick, he about to leave on tour, you're about to jump in your tour bus and we had like three hours play the record for him. We kind of like got a scratch and then he handled on his own on the road.

[Bailey Zimmerman]

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[Jared Freid]

I think Mel's never used a semicolon in his entire life. Like, he's never had a sentence go longer than three words. Words like, it is. And, And I don't think he's manipulative. I think he's just like, this is what you get. Like, yeah, we're going to hang out. We're going to have fun. I don't know what you're talking about.

[Serena]

He doesn't strike me as manipulative.

[Jared Freid]

Right.

[Serena]

I think he genuinely means what he's saying. I mean, hey, more.

[Joe]

He's just like, yeah, like, how do you feel? He's like, I feel good.

[Jared Freid]

I wrote down, he. A quote of his was, I liked being married. That's his response to the woman. It's like, okay. To the daughter of the woman.

[Joe]

Honestly, though, I could see myself kind of responding.

[Jared Freid]

I know, right? Like, I guess, like, yeah, I wouldn't know how to deal with a daughter. Also, like, I, I felt for him.

[Serena]

If anything, I was like, the same time, I'm like, he's on a TV show. Like, he's, he's getting prepped or he's having time to prep himself.

[Joe]

Yeah, but he was never, he was never, you know, it's also. He was never on the show. Like, he just became the lead. So it does make it. It is kind of like his first go around.

[Serena]

Right, Right.

[Jared Freid]

You, you are a little bit trained by the audience. You know, the comments of the audience. You're trained on what not to say so you don't have to hear from that loser anymore, you know? So like, he doesn't even know that. Like, and you can see, like, he, he just didn't have the, the tools in the tool belt. Like, it was like. And. And you're dealing. And even, like, Peg's mom, she made a comment where she was, like, it was, like, weirdly sad. She's like, do you think this is going to work out? She's like, who knows? It hasn't worked out before. Like, she had, like, a weird quote. Do you like, do you like.

[Joe]

Do you like him and Peg together, though? Do you see?

[Jared Freid]

I do. But Peg, you know, to me, he'd be buying into, like, Peg does more for him than she does or does more for him than he does for her.

[Diplo]

Okay.

[Jared Freid]

Like, I think Peg is going to be like, get. You know, I could see them at a wedding, and he's talking with five other guys about Michigan football, and she's comes over to him and grabs him and goes, get up. We're dancing. And he probably needs that more than he knows he needs that.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

So. Because he thinks, no, we. I'm gonna live until I'm 152. I can sit here and talk Michigan football. I got time. Well, the most comfortable.

[Joe]

The most comfortable I, I saw him was. I think it was Deb's hometown when he was throwing the football with the two brothers.

[Jared Freid]

Right.

[Joe]

That was when he was, like, having a conversation where he felt like he was, like, in his element. Element.

[Diplo]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah. Yeah. I, I like Peg. I'm like, you know, like, she's a likable, fun person.

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[Jared Freid]

She's great. Yeah. I, I. And the daughter was like, her, like, security guard.

[Serena]

Yeah. I love her. And I love her daughter.

[Joe]

Okay, so then we. Let's go to Deb's hometown, which we see at the end of the episode.

[Jared Freid]

Deb hasn't. Isn't the next bachelor. Golden bachelor.

[Joe]

I'm surprised. I thought he was going to pick her. I really thought he was going to pick her.

[Jared Freid]

I thought so, too. I mean, her. It's a tough hill to climb over. Deb reminds everyone that she's never been married, has no kids. 14 years since she brought a guy home.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Every time she's on camera. So there's a point where you're like, I Don't want to devastate this person. Like, if I were in Mel's shoes, I'd be like, she keeps bringing it up that, like. Like, I don't want to be the next person. And she tells, like, an amazing story, a tragic story about her ex, and it's really sad. That's not even part of it for me. Like, to me, like, she holds that with her, and she, you know, it seems as though she, like, you know, that's part of her. I know it's part of her story, but, like, as far as, like, to, like, dig in with her, that's not really part of the story to me. But she brings up 14. Like, 14 years. Never bring someone home. Like, how about you just say it's been a while? Like. Like. Like, you know, like, how about you say, like. And I just think Deb, she represents the audience way more than, you know, I'm Deb. I'm 40, never married, you know, you know, grocery Joe, you're Deb. You know, like, we're, you know, we're older people who have. Have. Have kind of, like, gone a different way. So, like, I think the audience season Debbie.

[Joe]

I mean, I've been married for, like.

[Serena]

Right.

[Jared Freid]

You guys are married. Oh, okay.

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[Jared Freid]

A little defensive about being called. You throw me at the daddy category. Fence to your offense.

[Joe]

Throw me at the top category.

[Serena]

I like Jared. I'm sitting right here. His wife.

[Jared Freid]

I'm sorry. I couldn't see the ring. I mean, time to get a bigger one.

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[Joe]

Neither of us have it out.

[Jared Freid]

No ring on. What's going on here? No.

[Serena]

No visual cues.

[Sponsor/Ad Voice]

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[Serena]

I feel like what's interesting is if Debbie does become the golden Bachelorette, which I could totally, totally see, because I agree. I feel like they've really beat this story to death with her, and, like.

[Joe]

I think they're gonna play off of.

[Serena]

Like, really, like, strong, never been kissed. But it's interesting if they go in that direction, because that really aligns with the stories of the regular seasons of the Bachelor. And I feel like this season has melded into the regular season more than Gary season. So, like, we had Gary and Joan season, which was very focused on, like, the golden years, and this season feels so much more aligned with the regular season. It's. I. I keep saying, like, it's giving just like my hot aunts, you know, like, doing. And then we're gonna go. Someone that's never been married, has never had children. It's like, well, what really differentiates these two?

[Joe]

My aunt and uncle and And Gary was like, that's my, that's my great grandfather.

[Jared Freid]

I disagree. I, I, I think she's the reason the show is successful. Like, I, I think like, I, they need a third bachelor, they need 40 year old woman with older men like that. Because I do think a lot of.

[Serena]

The difference between these women and like 40 year old women is not going to be substantially different. Do you think?

[Jared Freid]

That's my point is like, that's why Debbie, like, she's easy to like and you know, she's the reason that like a lot of people are watching her going, I, you know, because a lot of women, and I hear from women a lot just because I do dating podcasts. Like a lot of them say they're old at 21. Like a woman turns 21 and then all of a sudden she's the grandma and she's old forever. Like, and it's like, that's not how we see it, how I see it. But if you're watching Debbie saying, I've never been married, I don't have kids. If you're 36 at home and you've never been married, you don't have kids, you're feeling the same way as her.

[Serena]

Right. You know, relatable.

[Jared Freid]

She's very relatable. So I, I don't know if they made her the golden bachelor, all almost being an insult to her because like, to call her golden is like only the only issue. Because you're like, I mean, she's, she's, there's no gold in there, you know, like, it doesn't, you know, so I don't know. I, I like Debbie, I, she comes home to the family. The family is like so excited for like again, this is all stuff that would scare the shit out of me. I'm like, oh, this family, like, they.

[Serena]

Are really a lot of pressure.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah. Like this family, like the brothers are here. They're like, you know, like, you know, the sisters and they're all like, we really like you. And it's like, like, like if I'm Mel, there's a good thing where like you'd be the, you know, knight in shining armor.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

But also, don't with these people, Mel. Like, like, I think that was like kind of the, the takeaway, you know.

[Serena]

What we thought about Debbie is, I think it's like up in the air about Mel's interest and willingness to compromise in a relationship. I just like, don't know where he stands on that. And Debbie is childless and seems like she is like flexible in terms of where she could live.

[Jared Freid]

Like, no.

[Serena]

You don't think so? Like, I move to LA with me and, like, like, lean it.

[Jared Freid]

I have a better. I agree with everything you're saying, but I don't think that makes Debbie the best option for him. I think that's why Cindy's, like, the best option for him.

[Joe]

I think Sydney's the best option for him, too. After watching her, we'll go jump to her hometown now. But after watching that hometown, I was like, oh, yeah, like, right. She all likes what he's seeing here.

[Jared Freid]

Cindy. When I was at the. The taping, Cindy was, like, into him. Like, yeah, she was already, like, smitten. And.

[Serena]

Oh, on the roast date.

[Jared Freid]

On the roast. Well, she was.

[Joe]

From night. From day one.

[Serena]

No, she was like, we actually. We didn't know she would be able to handle the process because she was so smitten so fast. We were like, oh, no. I wonder if she's going to, like, get jealous and, like, blow up her spot. But she. She cooled.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, she's handling.

[Joe]

She's handled it well.

[Jared Freid]

She's. She's also, you know, smarter than the average bear. She.

[Serena]

She's like a chemical biomedical engineer.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, yeah, she. And yeah, like, he definitely, like.

[Serena]

Like, the intellectual women. I feel like all of them have really been super sharp.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, everyone's a catch for him. Like, I. I mean, did you see his house? It had seven pots and pans in the. In the sink that haven't been washed. Like, he's like, remember. Do you remember when they went home with him to. With the boys?

[Serena]

Yeah, I do, but I don't remember seeing that.

[Joe]

I don't remember.

[Jared Freid]

His kitchen was a mess. Like, this guy. Like, it was, like, crazy. Can you imagine? Like, yeah, they're coming over to tape today, and there was six pans just in the sink. Like, what?

[Joe]

I didn't know.

[Serena]

I can't believe we missed that.

[Jared Freid]

Go back. I'm telling you, it was, like, disgusting. Like, it's like, dude, get a housekeeper. You know? Like, so it's like, I think. And I'm not saying these women are going to clean his house. I'm saying they're gonna, like, be more on the ball than him. Like, yeah, yeah. You know? So.

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[Diplo]

Diplo well, I kind of briefly met Bailey I think at Morgan's show, one of them. And I think he's just a guy in Nashville. He's cool as hell and I had a new kind of sound I wanted to do and I think he's the one guy that could carry it. And I came to his house, I had a show, I pulled up real quick, he about to leave on tour, you're about to jump in your tour bus. And we had like three hours play the record for him. We kind of like got a scratch and then he handled on his own on the road.

[Bailey Zimmerman]

Yeah, it was really cool. He really just like randomly showed up to my house and like, oh hey Diplo, what are you doing? He's like, I have a song that I want to show you. And I was like, okay. And then now we're here playing it live.

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[Jared Freid]

Yeah, so Debbie I. I don't know. Like Debbie is flexible, but like her life is flexible. But I don't know. I think Debbie's kind of like a stronger willed person.

[Serena]

Like, right.

[Jared Freid]

It would. And I don't. I hope that doesn't sound bad towards Cindy, but Cindy feels like she's like, I mean, her hometown. She's like, I'm just in love. Like, she's gaga. She's moving to la. She already said I'd moved to la. Like, she's already said it.

[Serena]

She.

[Joe]

She's. She's ready. She's been ready to.

[Serena]

We gotta get her single daughter on the Bachelor.

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[Jared Freid]

Daughters are so.

[Serena]

Every single one. Every single. All three of them are so hot.

[Jared Freid]

Wild. They are. I mean, Cindy's beautiful too. They are like. And the one is on Tick Tock. Like, she's like the social media manager now. She is. She's popping up on my algorithm. The two daughters. Well, the third one wasn't there. Is she younger?

[Serena]

No, there was three there.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, there was.

[Joe]

There was three. But the one.

[Serena]

One's married, one's engaged, and then one. They didn't say, so it could be a boyfriend. But like, if she's single, they're all.

[Jared Freid]

Like, she was young. The dancer one is single. We're getting from. From production.

[Serena]

The dancer one is single.

[Jared Freid]

And Cindy is trying to set Jonathan Johnson up with her. Okay. So. Okay, she's the beige for me to.

[Serena]

And available.

[Jared Freid]

Me to say is hot. And so she's trying to set her up with. Is that. Yeah, she's hot. Then I can say she's hot. They are. And she's on Tick Tock, like running the show here for her. Like she's doing some, you know, like they.

[Serena]

They're getting to go find her. I like it when the kids help out.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, they are on the ball. They were definitely less like on him that I. I mean, when Mel talked to the two son in laws, I was like, what a gift from the gods.

[Joe]

Yeah.

[Serena]

I'm like, they're throwing him a song.

[Jared Freid]

I would have been like. I would have ripped them out of the room. I'll get out of here.

[Serena]

Scat.

[Jared Freid]

Well, after talking about college football after.

[Joe]

Peg's daughter, they're like, do this again. Or should.

[Serena]

Well, he also only sat. He. He sat down with two of the daughters, which I'm assuming are the youngest in the middle. And then he sat down with what? She was very much giving, like eldest daughter energy, who. She was kind of giving similar vibes to Peg's daughter where she was like.

[Joe]

I don't know, what are your intentions?

[Jared Freid]

Right. She got harder on him, but it Was when he sat with the son in laws talking about, oh, she loves football. Like, get out of here. I would have, I would have, like, if I was like, pegs. I'm like, they must have. Like, he must have made that happen. Oh, I'll go talk with the guys. Yeah, yeah, we can go talk.

[Serena]

100.

[Jared Freid]

So funny. Yeah.

[Joe]

So overall. Overall, what is your takeaway from hometown? So we got, we got two women left. Who do you, who do you think he's gonna choose?

[Jared Freid]

I think he goes with Sydney just because I think he, you know, Mel, even when questioned, gives nothing up. I think Peg is going to ask harder questions than Cindy. And I think Mel. Mel who I know it took us an hour to get to this point. He's a nice guy. I like Mel. It's just Mel gonna do Mel. Like, Mel is like, like Mel's whole story about his divorce, which he hasn't gone into beyond. The papers were on the kitchen table and I just signed, like, dude, what's the story there? He never gives anything. Yeah.

[Serena]

And I think, like, he's a pride.

[Joe]

He's, he's a private person.

[Serena]

Like, so to his body, like, they're going nowhere.

[Joe]

He's a private person who just so happened to stumble into being the bachelor.

[Serena]

It's so interesting to me because it's like, I feel like on one hand, he clearly values the experience and wanted to be the bachelor. I mean, he signed up willingly. There's something about this experience that he wanted. Wanted to gain from. But on the other hand, he's like the most reluctant bachelor I've ever seen where he's like, like you said, Mel's gonna do Mel. Like, he's not going to talk about things he doesn't want to talk about. Like, openness and vulnerability aren't on the table. Like, I don't know what, how he feels about any of these women. Like, I can tell from, like, body language and interactions that he likes Cindy and Peg and he's excited about them. Like, I haven't been surprised by any eliminations, but verbally there's been, like, no reassurance happening.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah, it's. It's absolutely wild. It's, it. You're absolutely right. I, I, and, and that's why Cindy, like, she's gonna, like, I, I think she's gonna allow for it more than Peg would. And.

[Serena]

Yeah. And I think she's just very, like, heart eyes for Mel. Like, I really think, and I do think they have a connection.

[Jared Freid]

No, no, this isn't like, listen, I've Seen couples with less connection become married and have kids and do the whole thing. Like, and the beauty of this show is, like, there is, like, they're going off to date. Like, I think, like, it would. The Bachelor would be better off if it was in that, you know, world of like, well, what's next, kids? And Matt, like, like, I'm sure you guys get this. You've been married four years. You know, everyone's probably on you. What's next? What's next? What's next, you know, for Mel and whoever he chooses. What's next is. I mean, we got to just figure out how we're going to do this whole thing. And they're just going to, like, you know, do you.

[Joe]

There's way less pressure.

[Jared Freid]

Yeah.

[Serena]

Do you think he'll get engaged? No, I don't think so either. I don't think he's get.

[Joe]

I don't think, really, I.

[Serena]

Do you think he'll get engaged? Yeah, I don't.

[Jared Freid]

I think he won't because he's won't.

[Serena]

Even tell them he likes them.

[Jared Freid]

Right.

[Serena]

Like, propose.

[Jared Freid]

I think he's got the backbone to say to production. I mean, in the same way, when he's like, I'm going with Nicole, we're going on a date, like, he has the backbone to be like, no, I'm not doing that.

[Serena]

Yeah.

[Jared Freid]

Like, I think that would be, like, very mel. To be like, I'm not there, but I'm willing to, like, they can move into my house. I think there's like a few pots and pans in the kitchen sink, but I think we could.

[Serena]

Yeah, he could find some space for them.

[Jared Freid]

Right.

[Joe]

I think he's gonna. I think. I think he gets engaged.

[Serena]

I am looking forward to seeing his interaction with his sons and Peg and Cindy, because I'm assuming we'll get that.

[Jared Freid]

Sons. They're going to be like, oh, they h. You know, like, it's going to. It's two idiot sons. Lars and Mars or whatever.

[Serena]

Mars and Mars.

[Joe]

Okay, that's it for today.

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[Jared Freid]

Table for one tour. It's on right now. Jared freed.com a assemble the group chat. Bring your friends and family. It's all about going to Europe alone and having dinner with my parents and what it's like to have dinner with my parents, which I'm sure it keeps changing. I just did it in Richmond and I'm doing it on the road, but I think it's going to be about having dinner with my parents, because that's like, it's been like, I moved to Delray Beach. I live in Delray Beach. If you guys come down here.

[Joe]

Oh, you're not in New York anymore.

[Jared Freid]

No, I, I, I was like, I wanted to change. My parents live, like, 25 minutes away, so we hang out a lot, and they're out of their minds, which I'm sure your parents are out of their minds too. And, like, I'm trying to date and I'm trying to, like, I, I kind of needed a separation of, like, work and life. Delray beach is, like, the best place in the country. Like, I can't say enough good things. Like, if you want to do a weekend from New York, like, that's like, to me, such a win of a weekend. But I should be on the tourism ward. But I got shows all over the country. Yeah, listen, if you connect with Debbie, you'll love my show.

[Serena]

You know, Joe show is Amy.

[Jared Freid]

Don't get me started. Gr My mom's been sending her messages and commenting on everything she does on.

[Serena]

Facebook, so I feel like she'll be there then.

[Joe]

And to all our listeners, thank you guys so much for tuning in to Bachelor Happy Hour. Thank you. Make sure you download and subscribe to the podcast.

[Serena]

We will have new and exclusive interviews and recaps for you every single week. Thanks for listening.

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Hey, it's Bobby from the Bobby Bones show. I had an incredible time at this year's iHeartRadio music festival and even got the chance to hang out with Diplo and Bailey Zimmerman while I was there. How did Ashes come together? Diplo?

[Diplo]

I pulled up real quick. He was about to leave on tour. You're about to jump in your tour bus and we had like three hours.

[Bailey Zimmerman]

It was really cool. He literally just like randomly showed up to my house and I'm like, oh, hey Diplo, what are you doing? He's like, I have a song that I want to show you. And I was like, okay, you can.

[Bobby Bones]

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