Vodka Red Bulls on the Weekends with Aaron Clancy | Golden Hour

Summary

Bachelor Happy Hour – “Vodka Red Bulls on the Weekends with Aaron Clancy | Golden Hour”

Release Date: January 2, 2026
Hosts: Susan, Kathy
Guest: Aaron Clancy (from Katie Thurston’s Bachelorette season & Bachelor in Paradise)
Podcast: Bachelor Happy Hour by iHeartPodcasts and Warner Bros

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Overview

In this Golden Hour episode of Bachelor Happy Hour, Susan and Kathy catch up with Bachelor Nation alum Aaron Clancy. With his signature wit and candidness, Aaron discusses post-show life, his approach to dating at 31, favorite Bachelor moments, thoughts on franchise shakeups (like the new Bachelorette, Taylor Frankie Paul), life in San Diego, and plenty of hilarious banter on topics ranging from pickleball to Halloween costumes. The hosts, true to form, bring warmth, curiosity, and playful matchmaking to the conversation, making for an engaging and relatable episode.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Catching Up with Aaron (03:48–05:26)

• Aaron’s Condition: He opens by explaining he’s currently sick (“the run of the mill flu... it hit me like a truck and laid me out and I felt like a, you know, a little bitch.” – Aaron, 04:13)
• Hosts’ Banter: Susan and Kathy joke about Aaron’s Instagram smile and reminiscing about their own franchise days.

2. Relationship Status & Life After Bachelor (05:07–06:47)

• Breakup with Alice Gray: Susan asks if Aaron is still with Alice Gray. Aaron reveals they broke up some time ago, citing “irreconcilable differences” (05:25). He prefers not to go into detail.
• Dating Scene: Aaron, now 31, says he’s “laying low,” working on himself, and not actively broadcasting his single status (05:40–06:26).
• Sliding into DMs: Kathy inquires if women are messaging him. Aaron admits a few have ("posting a little more thirst traps..."), but he’s not heavily dating (06:26).

3. Modern Dating & Apps (06:53–07:23)

• Aaron’s Approach: No dating apps, not much through DMs, prefers meeting people through friends or naturally (“just stumble into someone… ‘Oh my God, the gym, beautiful.’” – Aaron, 07:05).
• Gym Antics: Aaron jokes about “staring at weights” rather than working out and “eating 2.5 pound weights” (07:23–07:29).

4. Bachelor Nation Crushes & Paradise Format (07:34–08:30)

• Would He Date Bachelor Nation? “Let my silence speak volumes...” (07:53). He dodges specifics on any franchise crushes.
• Paradise Format Preferences: Aaron compares the “old” and “new” formats:
  • The original was hot, sweaty (“super sweaty the second I went on… got Botox... didn’t work, still sweating” – Aaron, 08:03).
  • He prefers the “new” game-show style: “...out of nostalgia I like the old, but as a contestant… you can win money, right?” (09:19, 09:36).

5. Behind-the-Scenes Humor (08:30–11:13)

• Unseen Struggles: Recounts how difficult filming in hot, humid conditions was (“mosquitoes are attracted to me... got bit, my legs swelled up, gout in my leg…” – 08:30–08:46).
• Contestant Camaraderie: Kathy and Susan discuss their own Paradise experience, choosing fun over money, and Aaron declares admiration (“Kathy, that’s amazing. You’re a saint, and I like you even more now.” – 10:01).

6. Hot Topic: New Bachelorette Taylor Frankie Paul (11:35–12:27)

• Cautious Commentary: Aaron hasn’t met her but based on research says, “She seems like a firecracker… she’s a pistol, right?” (12:07)
• Entertainment Factor: Predicts her season will be “really entertaining” (12:27).

7. Social Media & Show Changes (18:52–19:28)

• Hosts Debate Changes: Kathy marvels at how Taylor has a phone and posts live updates—something former cast never did.
• Aaron’s View: “I think it’s more tasteful when the woman is (wild)… the Bachelorette will probably be a little more wild than Bachelor.” (19:28)

8. Aaron’s Type and Dating Outlook (17:44–18:16)

• Relationship “Type”: Likes banter, intelligence, but also nurturing qualities (“Roast me all you want… I’m an easy target.” – 17:52)
• Future Optimism: Hosts encourage him: “I feel like she’s around the corner for you…” (18:16)

9. Reflections on the Franchise’s Future (23:03–24:31)

• Next Bachelor Speculation: Aaron jokes about nominating himself (“Well, that was my first thought…” – 23:08). Hosts discuss the possibility of an outsider with a big social media presence as the new lead.

10. Light-hearted Banter & Personal Insights (30:49–42:08)

• Settling Down: Aaron affirms he’s “ready and single, ready for a salty Pringle.” (30:49)
• Social Habits: He enjoys bars, says a little “sauce” gets him dancing (31:59), but not a hermit.
• Physical Fitness: Transitioned from powerlifting to playing lots of pickleball (“I played pickleball 3-4 hours every day.” – 41:27).
• Cooking: Self-taught, loves trying new dishes from TikTok recipes, “I’m a fantastic cook… am I really good at everything? Yes.” (39:09)
• Personal Life:
  • Family tattoo: Initials of his parents and siblings (“I just thought it was aesthetic…” – 35:45).
  • Loves Halloween (“I’m a creepy guy. Halloween. No doubt.” – 36:40), with Fourth of July as a close second.
  • Closest friend in the franchise: Logan (“Logan’s a stud. Logan’s the best.” – 30:23).

11. Career & Hometown (21:10–22:37, 38:00–38:27)

• Healthcare Recruitment: Focuses on recruiting travel nurses (“They watch the Bachelor a lot too” – 22:08).
• Living in San Diego: “It’s for college kids and retired people… you can relive the same day over and over and over.” (37:39–38:00)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I got Botox in my forehead so I wouldn’t sweat so much on camera. It didn’t work.” – Aaron Clancy (08:03)
• “Trying to spit game at girls with, like, hobbling around, like, with a swollen leg… They don’t show that.” – Aaron (10:01)
• “I like to consider myself smart… but I also like something that’s sweet and just there for me at the end of the day.” – Aaron (17:52)
• “She seems like a firecracker… a pistol. I think it’s gonna be really entertaining.” – Aaron, on Taylor Frankie Paul (12:07, 12:27)
• “I’m ready and single. Ready for a salty Pringle.” – Aaron (30:49)
• “You’re six whatever…”
  “You said 6’4”
  “Well, I didn’t want to cut off an inch because inches matter.” – Kathy & Susan (31:04)
• “I used to power lift right after swimming and… when I was on Paradise, I was jacked.” – Aaron (40:26)
• “I feel like this is the best podcast they’ve ever recorded.” – Aaron (42:31)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 03:48: Aaron joins, talks about being sick and old seasons
• 05:07: Confirms breakup, single status, thoughts on dating
• 06:26: Social media and DMs
• 07:05: How Aaron meets people, gym jokes
• 08:03: Sweating on Paradise, Botox, unseen challenges
• 09:19: Preference for new Paradise format
• 12:07: Thoughts on Taylor Frankie Paul as Bachelorette
• 17:44: What Aaron looks for in a partner
• 19:28: Bachelorette social media shakeup, franchise evolution
• 23:08: Aaron considers being the next Bachelor
• 30:23: Close Bachelor Nation friends (Logan)
• 30:49: Relationship goals, “salty Pringle” moment
• 35:21: Meaning of family tattoo
• 36:40: Favorite holiday: Halloween
• 39:09: Cooking, learning from TikTok, confidence
• 41:27: Pickleball and fitness routine
• 42:31: “Best podcast I’ve ever recorded” affirmation

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Tone and Vibe

Warm, playful, and full of friendly ribbing—especially between Aaron and the wisecracking hosts. The conversation is authentic and often veers into laughter, life advice, wellness tips, and impromptu therapy/matchmaking sessions.

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Conclusion

A lively, genuine chat that goes beyond Bachelor drama into real talk about post-show life, the quirks of dating in your 30s, franchise evolution, and the importance of both self-improvement and not taking yourself too seriously. Aaron Clancy’s signature mix of humor and candidness pairs perfectly with Susan and Kathy’s seasoned wisdom, producing an episode that is entertaining, relatable, and a must-listen for Bachelor Nation fans.

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For any new or longtime fans, this episode is a perfect check-in with Aaron Clancy and a fun, affectionate look behind the curtain of Bachelor Nation life.

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[Susan]

Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hours Golden Hour. Thanks again for joining us. And we are always excited to be back, huh, Kathy?

[Kathy]

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[Susan]

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[Kathy]

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[Susan]

Welcome.

[Aaron Clancy]

Hey, ladies. Thank you for having me. I'm doing pretty good. I've been sick. That's why I'm so disheveled looking. But you know what you get?

[Kathy]

This is disheveled. I'd like to see you not disheveled.

[Susan]

When I look at your pictures and your Instagram, it's that million dollar smile that you came out with and you still own it. Sick or not. There it is.

[Aaron Clancy]

You got one, too. You got one, too. There it is.

[Kathy]

What are you sick with? What do you got? What do you have?

[Aaron Clancy]

The whole stick, I think just like, yeah, the run of the Mo flu. But, you know, it hit me like a truck and laid me out and I felt like a, you know, a little bitch.

[Susan]

But, yeah, it's always this time of the year.

[Aaron Clancy]

That wasn't it.

[Kathy]

So before we started recording, I asked Aaron if he knew who Susan and I, who we are, because, you know, he's. He's. It's been a minute since he's been on paradise or on Bachelor. And sure enough, he said he watched us and he liked us. So this, this interview is going to go really well.

[Danny Shapiro]

Okay.

[Aaron Clancy]

I was actually. I just, I. I'm a schmoozer. I just made that up. I don't know. You guys.

[Susan]

Are you, like, an Italian?

[Aaron Clancy]

I was a fan. You guys were both great. You guys are both great. It made me wish I was there to.

[Kathy]

To an extent, to an extent.

[Aaron Clancy]

To an extent.

[Kathy]

As I said to you, if you'd been on Paradise, I would have been your mother. I would have taken care of you, too.

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, I'm six foot Four. I'm kind of shredded. I look good.

[Susan]

It's perfect. It's absolutely perfect. Now, we saw that you were in a relationship with Alice Gray, but haven't seen any updates in a while. Are you still together?

[Aaron Clancy]

No, we broke up. 4, 5, 6, some of that. We broke up.

[Susan]

Okay. What happened?

[Aaron Clancy]

We broke up a while ago. Yeah.

[Danny Shapiro]

Okay.

[Aaron Clancy]

Don't really want to go too into it. We're just. Irreconcilable differences, I guess. But, you know, we try a divorce lawyer. I'm trying to. Trying to keep it legal.

[Susan]

Have you been dating since? Or are you kind of on the low?

[Aaron Clancy]

You know what? I'm 31 now. Don't say any. Don't make any age Comments, please. But 31. So I feel. I feel. I feel, you know, I'm not. I'm not really. I'm just laying low a little bit.

[Narrator/Host]

Yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

Trying to kind of work on myself and bounce back. How I get.

[Kathy]

I'm going to ask you a question because Susan and I are of a certain age where men do not slide into our dms because basically they don't know how to operate a computer, never mind Instagram or Tick Tock or anything else. But in your case, it sucks. But in your case, women do know what they're doing. They're on social media, as are men your age. So tell me, do women slide into your DMs? And don't lie to me. They're talking to your mother.

[Aaron Clancy]

So, yes, but I haven't been. Exactly. So I haven't broadcasted that I've been single. I don't think that much. Except I've been posting a little more thirst traps. But, you know, other than that, I haven't explicitly said it. So not too much. Not crazy. And when I was in my relationship, it was. People were pretty respectful, which was awesome. Before that. Yeah.

[Kathy]

Would you. Would you now? I mean. Well, let me back up. Are you open to dating now or not yet?

[Aaron Clancy]

I mean, yeah, for sure, 100%.

[Kathy]

So if you're open to dating, would you date? How are you dating? Like, are you on the apps? Are you dating people in your DMs? Like, tell me how that's working.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, I don't know. It's just like, no apps, first off. Not that I'm against them, but no apps. Not really DMs. I don't know. I guess friends of a friend are like, you know. Yeah. Stumble into someone and like, oh, my God, the jam. Beautiful.

[Kathy]

The gym.

[Aaron Clancy]

I don't work out. I just stare at Weights.

[Susan]

I think about working out all the time.

[Aaron Clancy]

I think about it. I go to gym gyms and find the 2.5 pound weights and eat them. That works.

[Kathy]

Wait, is there anyone. I love it. My kind of guy. Is there anyone from Bachelor Nation? And I'll be honest, because no one's listening. It's just two old ladies and an adorable young guy. Is there anyone in Bachelor Nation you would date or interested in dating?

[Aaron Clancy]

You know what? That's. It's a.

[Kathy]

That's a yes.

[Susan]

I don't know.

[Narrator/Host]

I don't.

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, let my silence speak volumes in this case, because I don't know.

[Narrator/Host]

Okay.

[Susan]

Would you ever go on paradise and tell me what you thought of the new format?

[Aaron Clancy]

So. So I don't have an answer to that first question. So I don't know. But the new format was interesting. The biggest thing I had. Right. And I didn't tell anyone this, but back when paradise was the original format, it was really hot. It was. Shoot, I was super sweaty the second I went on twice. So the second time I went on, I got Botox in my forehead so I wouldn't sweat so much on camera. It didn't work. Still sweating? No, it didn't really help.

[Susan]

It doesn't.

[Aaron Clancy]

And it makes everyone crazy because. And also I'm like, I owe positive blood. So. So mosquitoes are attracted to me like twins. Yeah. And they come for me. They literally come for me. So. And, and spiders. I got bit. My legs swelled up.

[Kathy]

So I'm telling.

[Aaron Clancy]

Gout in my leg.

[Kathy]

Aaron. When they. Susan. And we happened to be on vacation in St. Martin when they called us about going on paradise last year. And of course, Susan couldn't go because she was in a relationship, but I could. And so we both.

[Susan]

The first thing I said, kathy, I'm going to.

[Kathy]

We said, we're not going if there's not air conditioning. We're not going to some infested mosquito. We're not doing that. Okay. No, we couldn't do it. But so you. If. Would you. Which format do you like better? The one that's the game show or the one that you did?

[Aaron Clancy]

So I liked the one I did out of. Out of like nostalgia and, and, and, but, but, but like being a contestant on it. I like the one you did like infinitely more. Plus, you can win money, right? Which is cool.

[Kathy]

It was a blast. I will say it was a blast. I, you know, I, I don't know if you watched every episode, but Keith and I were friends and we said we weren't taking the money, because you're 30, not. And if you're with some young, gorgeous thing, which I fully imagine you would be, I'm not. You know, you're starting your life. I'm not. So. Keith and I were. We hung around a long time because we were not in it for the money. But the challenges were fun.

[Susan]

They were.

[Aaron Clancy]

First off, Kathy, that's amazing. You're a saint, and I really, I like you even more now. Right.

[Kathy]

You know, they thought we were kidding at first. Thank you. I appreciate that. But Keith and I really did say, well, not taking money out of young kids.

[Aaron Clancy]

It's also, you're. You're both rich.

[Susan]

It sounds like they don't need the money neither.

[Kathy]

Neither one of us survives.

[Susan]

Me, on the other hand, be like, let's go.

[Kathy]

You would not, Susan. No. You wouldn't have. You would never have taken the money. And it was like these young ones that have school debt, and they're. They want to buy their first house.

[Aaron Clancy]

And, like, you know, vodka Red Bulls on the weekend. I got you.

[Kathy]

Exactly.

[Susan]

But if you had a choice, you would choose the old way or the new way?

[Aaron Clancy]

I would choose the new way for sure. I mean, like, I, I, I guess I, I. So being a contestant and, and watching it as a, you know, someone, someone that had that experience, I think the, the new way is way better for contestants. I think the biggest thing was, like, I was extremely uncomfortable, so I, I was allergic. I got a spider bite. I was allergic to it. My leg swelled up. I was trying to spit game at, like, girls with, like, hobbling around, like, with a swollen, like, it was just like, you know, they don't show that, you know, but everyone was kind of.

[Kathy]

Like, you did paradise twice, though, right?

[Aaron Clancy]

Twice. Yeah.

[Kathy]

Would you. And you're saying you wouldn't do it again or you're not going to say I, I did.

[Aaron Clancy]

I said I, I said I wasn't going to say. And I said, my sound speaks volumes.

[Kathy]

I don't. Why does it speak volumes? Am I stupid here?

[Aaron Clancy]

I don't know. I don't know.

[Kathy]

We'll get it off camera. I don't know. I mean, you know, for me, it was fun. I would do it again in a heartbeat because I had a blast. But.

[Susan]

Okay, you know, I'm gonna do this podcast.

[Kathy]

So now I'm gonna add. So really, it's not about you at all. It's about you telling me what you think of Taylor. Frankie, Paul. Oh, yeah. Think about her as being the new bachelor.

[Susan]

This is gonna be good.

[Aaron Clancy]

You know what so, yeah.

[Susan]

Give us the real stuff.

[Aaron Clancy]

I don't know. I don't know if I should say.

[Kathy]

Yeah, of course.

[Narrator/Host]

Why?

[Aaron Clancy]

So I don't. So I don't know anything about her.

[Danny Shapiro]

I.

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, I don't. I don't know, actually. And, like, being on, having been on tv, there's a lot that, you know, gets cut out or missing pieces. And so judgments are easily cast. The wrong judgments. And I don't want to be that guy, but.

[Susan]

Right.

[Aaron Clancy]

I will say I did watch when I saw her, I looked up some stuff about her because I. I post a little Q A on Instagram and people are asking me. And I mean, she seems like. I mean, it seems like a firecracker. Right? She's a pistol, right?

[Danny Shapiro]

Yeah.

[Susan]

And she's doing live.

[Kathy]

Wait, do you like that? Do you like that? She's a pistol.

[Aaron Clancy]

I. So I think it's gonna be really entertaining.

[Danny Shapiro]

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[Kathy]

Well, let me ask you, the woman you want, is it a, is it like her or do you like this, you know, the quiet. What's your type?

[Aaron Clancy]

So I like, I like, I'm a guy that's very. I like, I like, I definitely like banter.

[Danny Shapiro]

Right.

[Aaron Clancy]

I'm, I'm a, I like to consider myself smart. Right. But I like that playful. But I also like something that's like sweet and like, like just there for me at the end of the day. Like someone has that underlying like, I really appreciate this guy and I, and I'm sweet and nurturing or caring. Then yeah, I mean like roast me all you want. You know, I'm an easy target.

[Susan]

And that's kind of what you left with, right?

[Aaron Clancy]

Exactly. Exactly. Yeah.

[Kathy]

That friendship. You know what, she's around the corner for you, I feel. Sure.

[Susan]

So do you think you're good?

[Kathy]

She's around the corner. She's around the corner for you.

[Danny Shapiro]

Yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

What is that? What does that mean? Like, like physically.

[Kathy]

It means she's going to come into your life soon because you're, it sounds like you have an open heart, you're ready. It's basically me wishing you well in your dating life. You're welcome.

[Aaron Clancy]

Oh, well, I appreciate.

[Kathy]

We got you, babe.

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, that hopefully her season goes well though.

[Susan]

Are you going to watch?

[Danny Shapiro]

Right?

[Aaron Clancy]

I, I will tune in. I'm really curious. I, I, I liked that.

[Kathy]

I think everyone is.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, I like that they did such big changes, you know, it's going to be really interesting.

[Kathy]

Well, you know, you touched on it, Susan. One of the biggest changes, that girl has a phone. Cuz she is posting, she's posting. She's got a funnel. Let's start with that. She's posting live updates. She's, you know, you see her with a man. I saw something that said she might have given it away. Who her one of her last two guy. And I'm sitting there going, I don't care who she chooses as long as she's happy. I want to know why she got a phone and we didn't wait.

[Susan]

And it's going in this new direction. Do you think they'll go similar with the Bachelor, or are they only letting the bachelorette go wild?

[Aaron Clancy]

You know, I mean, I hopefully. I think it's probably for everyone. It's gonna be slightly different. I do think Bachelorette will probably be a little more wild than Bachelor. I think it's more tasteful when the woman is.

[Susan]

Let me ask you something, man. If Kathy and I were up there, you'd watch.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, for sure. Especially after this.

[Kathy]

Susan wants us to be the twin golden bachelorettes.

[Aaron Clancy]

There we go.

[Kathy]

You'd watch it?

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, I'd watch it. Sign up.

[Kathy]

Wait, I want to know. Do you think that. Do you think she's gonna. Because, you know, she's got three kids, she's been married a couple times. Do you think. What's your prediction? What do you think's gonna. I mean, we don't know, seriously. But what do you think's gonna happen?

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, if I predict based off just bachelor data in general, then they'll get engaged and date for a short while and break up. No, I'm just kidding. I'm kidding. I think they're going to find a very tall, handsome Jack dude, and, you know, he's gonna be the new papa.

[Kathy]

And. And you're describing yourself. You understand? You're describing yourself.

[Aaron Clancy]

I've lost some muscle. I just played pickleball now, so. Not me.

[Kathy]

I play pickleball. Will you play?

[Aaron Clancy]

Do you? Let's play. What's your duper?

[Kathy]

I don't even know what that means.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, well, maybe I'm out of your league.

[Susan]

Did you watch this Golden Bachelor finale?

[Kathy]

What's a duper?

[Aaron Clancy]

It's like you're writing the writing. It's like how good you are.

[Kathy]

I'm a 10.

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, it only goes up to like. Okay, you're the best in the world.

[Kathy]

It probably goes like tennis up to five, I'm guessing, right?

[Aaron Clancy]

It's like. It's like there's a seven. There's seven. The highest guy's like a seven point something.

[Kathy]

Well, I'm not a seven. The rest will have to be.

[Aaron Clancy]

I would be a three, but we should play anyways. We should play.

[Kathy]

Three would mean you're very good, Susan. Wait, I have a question. Are you still a healthcare recruiter?

[Aaron Clancy]

Yes. Yes.

[Kathy]

What is that? I know I'm getting totally off track, but I just. It was in my notes and I gotta ask. Oh, what is that like right now?

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, right after the Bachelor. So I've been Off for a minute? A little bit.

[Danny Shapiro]

Yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

I was doing full time, like, content and influencer type stuff. I. I liked and didn't like. Doesn't take up a lot of time. So you fill your time with, like, other things. For me, I don't know. I like a little bit more structure. So I didn't really. I. I was a little young. I feel like I went on when I was 26, and so I. I just like. I feel like I like to just go around partying or something. I don't know. But right now it's good. I mean, it's. It's flexible job. It's kind of like what I did when I graduated school for the most part.

[Kathy]

And what do you recruit, though? Nurses?

[Aaron Clancy]

Like, yeah, nurses. Travel nurses? Mainly. Yeah. They. They watch the Bachelor a lot of times too, so.

[Danny Shapiro]

Yeah.

[Kathy]

Oh, there's been tons of them. My God. Who's. He's who I love. They just come here. Why am I drawing a blank? Help me. They live in Austin. I literally am drawing a blank. Oh, Katie, thank you. Who I adore. And Zach, I love them. She's a traveling. I've met so many of them that are traveling nurses.

[Susan]

My clients. A couple of my clients do it. She said, I won't be here for three months. Okay. Every time she comes back, I don't know where she goes, but they can't do hair. She goes, help. I go, oh, God. You always give me a headache.

[Kathy]

Okay, so. All right, so enough of your job. You've got it. I was just curious. I know we got off track. I want to know if they choose another. If they do switch it up. Who would you want to see as the Bachelor? You got any ideas on that?

[Aaron Clancy]

That's actually a great question. I haven't thought about that even a little bit.

[Susan]

Would you like to be one?

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, that was my first thought just now.

[Kathy]

You know what? And he wants. And he wants a cougar, and I'm available.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah. There we go. There we go.

[Kathy]

Abc Aaron. We'll just play pickleball. It'll be fine.

[Aaron Clancy]

There we go. Other people would love it. I don't know. Do you guys. What do you guys think? Like, maybe. Maybe. What are your ideas? And I'll probably recognize the name and then say yes or no. What about that?

[Susan]

What would you think for the young guys? I always think golden. So.

[Kathy]

So let me just say for young guys, here's. Here's the thing. I think with having Taylor on now, I think it sets a precedent that they want to have you know, some big name bachelor outside of Bachelor Nation. I mean, I, I don't know. I'm not a producer or a director. I have no vote, no say. But I think that big social media, that they might do that because social again, you know, we're old enough to be your mother. I have kids your age and, and so does Susan. So here's the thing. We know what social media is and the impact it has, and every year it just gets bigger and bigger. So why not go? If I were a director, I'd be saying, why not? Why not go for a big name? Because those are the people that are going to tune in. Those are the people with the followers. That's what I'd be doing.

[Danny Shapiro]

As we head into 2026, it's safe to say that 2025 was a year like no other. So much news, so much disruption, and yes, so much division. That's why we're wrapping up this season of Next Question with a look back at everything that's happened. Things are coming at us with such a velocity. We thought it was important to take a moment, connect the dots and explore what it all means. We're summing up the first year of Trump's second term with David Graham on Project 2025 and how many of the goals have been implemented. Richard Ha, foreign Policy and the Changing World Order. Jessica Valenti on reproductive rights and the terrifying consequences of abortion bans. Tina Brown on the year scandals here and across the pond. The president has upended everything from pardons to the press, so we're covering it all. Listen to Next Question. With me, Katie Couric on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Narrator/Host]

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[Kathy]

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[Danny Shapiro]

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[Narrator/Host]

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[Kathy]

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[Narrator/Host]

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[Danny Shapiro]

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[Aaron Clancy]

We were in the car like a rolling stone came on and he said, there's a line in there about your mother. And I said, what?

[Narrator/Host]

What I would do if I didn't.

[Aaron Clancy]

Feel like I was being accepted is choose an identity that other people can't have.

[Kathy]

I knew something had happened to me in the middle of the night, but I couldn't hold on to what had happened.

[Danny Shapiro]

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[Narrator/Host]

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[Aaron Clancy]

All.

[Narrator/Host]

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[Aaron Clancy]

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[Narrator/Host]

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[Aaron Clancy]

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[Narrator/Host]

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[Kathy]

We love you, Aaron. Really. I think you're fabulous.

[Aaron Clancy]

I think you guys are great, too.

[Kathy]

Although, let me just say, you look like. You are so in shadow. You look like the guy they're looking that murdered somebody last week.

[Aaron Clancy]

Oh, God. Why? You should have told me that earlier.

[Susan]

Well, it's the hat, honey. Now we can see.

[Kathy]

Now you look like Casper the Ghost.

[Susan]

That's better.

[Danny Shapiro]

It's a little better.

[Kathy]

I mean, let's talk about this. Why do you have a hat on?

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, because my hair is messy.

[Kathy]

See? And we talk about girls having bad hair days.

[Aaron Clancy]

You think I'm hat fishing? No, I have, like. I mean.

[Kathy]

Oh, look at your. Take off your hat. You're handsome.

[Susan]

Good.

[Aaron Clancy]

I know what the hat.

[Kathy]

You can leave it on.

[Susan]

So is there anybody that's really close to in Bachelor Nation that you do talk to all the time?

[Aaron Clancy]

I talked to Logan a lot.

[Kathy]

I remember.

[Aaron Clancy]

Logan's a stud. Logan's the best. The man.

[Kathy]

Is he single still?

[Aaron Clancy]

I believe so, yes. Guys, you know, we don't keep that up to date, so maybe.

[Kathy]

Okay, Aaron, I'm serious. I had. We're joking around. You're a handsome devil. Are you? You are. Are you ready to find. Are you ready to settle down? Are you looking for the woman?

[Aaron Clancy]

I. I definitely am. For sure. I'm ready and single. Ready for a salty Pringle.

[Kathy]

Okay, but I'm just gonna say to you, because now we're in a therapy session. You're 31. You are deadly handsome. I mean, you really are. You're six. Whatever.

[Susan]

You said six four.

[Kathy]

You're gainfully. Well, I thought he said six three or six four, but I didn't want to cut off an inch because inches matter.

[Aaron Clancy]

They do.

[Kathy]

You, you're single, you're handsome, you're gainfully employed. Again, I'm not getting into your dating life, but I'm very curious because I would think that you would be overrun with dates.

[Aaron Clancy]

You know what? I. So I. I've been playing it low key.

[Susan]

That's what he said. Yeah.

[Kathy]

Well, does that mean you're not. Just say, I'm dating, but I want to talk about it.

[Aaron Clancy]

I'm not really. I'm just. I'm, like, easing my way in. Like easing in, you know.

[Kathy]

So are you waiting for the woman to find you?

[Aaron Clancy]

I, I don't. That makes me sound like a, like a little scared beta male and that's not me, you know.

[Susan]

Do you go out like a lot? Do you socialize? See that's, that's like, that's why.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, but I'm not a hermit either, you know. No, I've been known to, to go to a bar and a little sauce gets me loose. Everyone knows. So. Yeah, you know.

[Susan]

When you have a.

[Aaron Clancy]

Little sauce, you start dancing.

[Kathy]

I think, I think, I think this guy. Here's what I think, Aaron. I think you are a little nervous, but I think if someone took the time and came up to you in a coffee shop, she'd be the luckiest girl in the world.

[Aaron Clancy]

Oh, that's really, really sweet. Thanks, Kathy. I really appreciate that.

[Susan]

You have like a rough attitude around. Yeah, I don't think I don't want to be approached.

[Aaron Clancy]

No, I mean like, I guess because I'm like sometimes I can be a. Look a little intense I would say when I'm walking around like this or something.

[Kathy]

Yeah, me too. But I'm not. Susan, are you hearing this? We give the look like we're intense, but we're really not.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, yeah, I think. Yeah. No, I'm a super easy going guy. Especially as I got older and older. Like I think my brain is not as chaotic as it was when I was younger and I'm just like even more easy going. Like life goes on, things happen. I don't really trip about anything.

[Susan]

So what do you look forward to this year? Come in the new year that we're in.

[Aaron Clancy]

You know what? I just. It's gonna be the first new year of outside. My, my relationship lasts a while. It's almost three years. So you know, I'm really just focusing on just self improvement. I don't know, there's not a whole lot I can say but there's like certain things I'm trying to do and, and that are kind of coming into play that are going to be pretty big for me. So I think there's going to be some, some good stuff and.

[Kathy]

Wait, tell us what.

[Aaron Clancy]

No, no, no, I can't.

[Danny Shapiro]

He's not.

[Aaron Clancy]

I want to say too, too much, but. Yeah, but I will say little teaser that I'm going to look really good handsome and be funny and all of it. So that's good.

[Kathy]

Are you on his new show?

[Aaron Clancy]

No, I can't. No.

[Danny Shapiro]

Cat.

[Narrator/Host]

All right.

[Kathy]

I, I could. Hey, you know what? I can ask whatever I want. Seek and ye shall find. That is my motto. We're there. I have a. Yeah. If you need me, I'm. I'm available.

[Aaron Clancy]

Appreciate you, ladies.

[Kathy]

Aaron, I have a question. It's totally random. Where did you swim in college?

[Aaron Clancy]

Ucsd. And I also swam at a JC called Mount Sac.

[Kathy]

So what was your stroke? I don't even why I'm asking this. It's just. I read about it.

[Aaron Clancy]

It was.

[Kathy]

I mean, if you're not going to tell me the show, if you're not going to tell me who you're dating, I'm going back into your past.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Dig deep. No. Yeah. In college it was the breaststroke. After college was the deep stroke.

[Kathy]

The what?

[Danny Shapiro]

The deep.

[Kathy]

Wait a minute. My daughter was. My daughter won my daughter's breaststroke. She won like big time awards for it. So I know that one. I have no idea what deepest. What is it?

[Aaron Clancy]

It's just a sex joke.

[Kathy]

I don't know.

[Susan]

It's a sex show. Tune in now.

[Narrator/Host]

I love this guy.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah. You never heard of the Deep Show? You gotta find a new man.

[Kathy]

I've heard of Deep Throat. Go. Deep Throat. Deep Show. No.

[Aaron Clancy]

Susan, get over.

[Kathy]

Stop. The other thing I have to ask you is. Wait, wait. The other thing. Susan, I did my research on this guy. These are things I need to know. Especially if he's going after an older woman, it's going to be me. Where's the tattoo on your neck of your family?

[Aaron Clancy]

Where is it? It's like. It's right there. Yeah, it's right there.

[Kathy]

But what is the tattoo? I couldn't find initials.

[Aaron Clancy]

Initials?

[Kathy]

Whose initials?

[Aaron Clancy]

All my. My two brothers, my mom and my dad.

[Kathy]

Are you the only one that has it?

[Aaron Clancy]

Yes.

[Kathy]

Did they have the tattoo as well?

[Aaron Clancy]

No, just.

[Kathy]

Did you do it when you were drunk?

[Aaron Clancy]

No, but I probably got drunk shortly after.

[Susan]

Why did you do it?

[Danny Shapiro]

Huh?

[Aaron Clancy]

I just, you know, I just thought it was aesthetic and I thought, you know, when I go like this.

[Kathy]

Are you close with your family?

[Danny Shapiro]

Yeah.

[Kathy]

Here's what it is. When somebody, he meets somebody, a girl in a bar, and he can't remember his family names, he goes, hold on, give me a mirror. Oh, yeah, her name. And he looks at the initials and that helps him figure out who.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, I spray a little cologne right here and I go, what was that? What was your name? And she likes the jawline and the tattoo. It's kind of aesthetic. Like. I got a routine.

[Kathy]

Sure.

[Susan]

That's your game, baby.

[Kathy]

Susan, wait. Don't say anything, Aaron. I'm gonna Ask you, Susan, what do you think? Because I would have guessed it now, after meeting you, Aaron, what do you think his favorite holiday is? Or at least what I read. What do you think his favorite holiday?

[Aaron Clancy]

You would have guessed it. You would have guessed after that.

[Kathy]

I would have guessed it in a heartbeat.

[Susan]

How would you guess it?

[Kathy]

How?

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, you can't. I would give it away. If she tells you.

[Kathy]

Yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

But yeah, just guess.

[Kathy]

What's his favorite holiday?

[Danny Shapiro]

Christmas.

[Aaron Clancy]

Taking everything you've seen and heard.

[Susan]

Fourth of July.

[Kathy]

No, honey. Halloween. Halloween. If you'd me, I will say Halloween. No doubt.

[Susan]

That's my.

[Aaron Clancy]

I'm a creepy guy. I'm a creepy guy. I will say 4th of July is a close second though, because. Yeah, I love an excuse to start drinking in the morning. I can't lie.

[Susan]

Drinking the AM 1030 to celebrate.

[Kathy]

Wait, I. I have two more questions for you. One, and don't get this one wrong, Aaron, do not screw this up. Who would you like to see be the next Golden Bachelorette?

[Aaron Clancy]

You guys for sure. Without a doubt, Kathy and Susan. After this, I'll post on my Instagram. I'll start campaigning for you guys.

[Kathy]

All right, now, in seriousness, for. What are you doing for Christmas?

[Aaron Clancy]

Just hang out. Family time. Just some, you know, wholesome, wholesome living.

[Susan]

Are they local?

[Aaron Clancy]

I'm in San Diego, so. Yeah, it's two hour drive.

[Susan]

It's my favorite place, San Diego.

[Aaron Clancy]

It's like the best. It's. But my. My buddy did tell me it is for college kids and retired people, so they like to get ahead. I gotta kind of get out of here a little bit. You can relive the same day over and over and over. You know, it's a good day.

[Susan]

Groundhog Day.

[Aaron Clancy]

I grew up. I grew up in city of Walnut. It's like next to Chino Hills, Diamond Bar, Louisiana. Area. Moved out here for college and just stayed because it's just like. It's the best. But I know, yeah, it's just like, you know, all your friends live close by. Like I was in Pacific beach, so it was kind of like a walkable vibe. What beach is right there? Pacific Beach.

[Kathy]

Pacific Beach. Yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, it's like the beach is right there. The bars everywhere, you know, know everyone.

[Kathy]

I don't know about you, Susan, but I'm hearing a lot about bars.

[Susan]

Yes, he likes to start early.

[Aaron Clancy]

Anyways. I like to drink sometimes.

[Susan]

I'm a terrible drinker.

[Danny Shapiro]

Terrible.

[Aaron Clancy]

Do I cook?

[Kathy]

Yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah. I started cooking because you would start. I wanted. I. I wanted someone to cook for me and the best way to get something to cook for you is cooking for them. And I started really liking it.

[Susan]

I like it.

[Kathy]

What's your best dish?

[Aaron Clancy]

I would just say, like a steak. No, I. You know what I do is I now I go on like social media, like tick tock or Instagram reels or something. I see like some crazy, like, dish that looks so good.

[Susan]

Like, you try it.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, I try because it's like, where would I buy that? I can never buy it. So I have to make it. And so. And so I'll make it. And I'm like, holy crap, it's the best thing ever. I'm a fantastic cook. Am I really good at everything? And I look at myself in the mirror and I don't blink. And the answer is yes.

[Susan]

Yes, of course, darling.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah.

[Susan]

Anyways, do you ever have bad days that the mirror does?

[Aaron Clancy]

This is a bad day. Today's a bad day.

[Kathy]

No, you're talking with us.

[Aaron Clancy]

Oh, this, this is the best part of a bad day. Because before this had the scarlet fever. I was in bed fighting off the grim reaper song.

[Susan]

That sucks.

[Kathy]

I would say. What was your major in college?

[Aaron Clancy]

International business. Was like an econ before switch it up. Should have been bouncer or.

[Kathy]

Or how about tattoo art?

[Susan]

So I could see.

[Kathy]

You can get them for free. Tattoo artists get them for free.

[Susan]

You'd have to go to the gym.

[Danny Shapiro]

Okay.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, I would. I would have to stop eating the 2.5 pound weights, which, by the way, that's why no one can find them because I eat them.

[Susan]

You eat them. That's what I. Yeah. And yet eight pounds is heavy for me.

[Kathy]

And yet he has beautiful white teeth.

[Susan]

Oh, he's gorgeous.

[Aaron Clancy]

He's gorgeous.

[Kathy]

I deadlift 50 pound kettlebells.

[Aaron Clancy]

There we go.

[Susan]

She's going to show off. Does push ups. I can do them off the beura, but I can't do them off the floor.

[Aaron Clancy]

No, I used to. I used to power lift right after swimming and it's just like I got, I got. I was able to lift really heavy, actually, but I got. You just kind of get over it because it's like, it's tough on the joints, you know, it's like when I was on Paradise, I was jacked.

[Kathy]

Yeah. But Aaron, let me just tell you. Here's my PSA for you for today. When you get to be a certain age and Susan and I are there, it becomes about protecting your bones and your muscle and balance. So don't give up weightlifting. I'm telling you, it's important.

[Aaron Clancy]

Yeah, well, I. When I say I gave up, it was. It was kind of a joke, but it was like, I don't lift every day anymore.

[Susan]

It's, like, building, right?

[Narrator/Host]

Yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

And like. And, like, I'm still, like, I was £230 for. For, like, years.

[Kathy]

That's not a lot for your height.

[Aaron Clancy]

Well, it's a lot because I'm playing pickleball and moving so much that my, like, knees and stuff, it just feels just. My body didn't want to be that heavy, so I dropped down, like, 210 and. 210, and it feels really good.

[Susan]

So 20 pounds. How did you do that?

[Aaron Clancy]

Just, you know, I started or I started lifting just a few times a month or, like, once a week, but. But I played pickleball three, four hours every day.

[Kathy]

You play in the league?

[Aaron Clancy]

No, I'm a member of a few clubs. I. I just, like. I'm like. I play with a lot of people, so.

[Kathy]

Okay, Susan, I'm here to tell you, this guy, he's handsome, he's articulate, he's got great smile, and he plays pickleball, and he goes out to bars. This guy's got women up and down each arm. He's just BSing us today. Am I right?

[Aaron Clancy]

Can you tell?

[Susan]

I could sit here and talk to you all day long.

[Aaron Clancy]

I agree. I could talk to you guys, too. This is probably the best podcast they've ever recorded.

[Kathy]

Excuse me, Susan. Would you repeat that, Aaron, for. Because we want to use that for a cut. Go ahead. Say that again.

[Aaron Clancy]

What was it again about the best podcast?

[Susan]

I said I could talk to you all day long, and you said, yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

I could talk to you guys, too. I mean, this conversation's amazing. I feel like this is the best podcast they've ever recorded.

[Susan]

You know what? Because we're real and we ask real questions. No, you know, it is.

[Kathy]

I mean, listen, we got a wrap here in a minute or two, but do you have a father or an uncle who's available?

[Aaron Clancy]

I don't. I wish I did, because that would be great, but I just simply don't.

[Kathy]

I mean, you and I'd be family.

[Aaron Clancy]

I know. It would be fun.

[Susan]

We could still be friends. And you know what? I hate to do this part, but that's it for today's episode. We actually have to say goodbye. But thank you so much for joining us and anything exciting happening in your life, give us a ring and we'll have you back on.

[Kathy]

Yeah.

[Aaron Clancy]

No. Amazing. You guys have been great. Thank you for having me. This has been super fun. It's been a long time since I've done anything like this. So good to know I still got it.

[Susan]

Welcome back baby.

[Kathy]

You got it and we are glad to have you. And thank you to everyone else who listened to this podcast. Be sure to follow Bachelor Happy Hour as we have new episodes coming out every week and you don't want to miss even one.

[Susan]

And I know all you women out there listening. Somebody's going to write in and want to know more about you. If that happens, we will be in touch and listen to Bachelor Happy Hours golden hour on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you listen to your podcast. Until next time, see ya.

[Kathy]

Have a great week.

[Danny Shapiro]

If you only listen to one thing to make sense of the news this year, make it this the final episode of this season of Next Question pulls together the most important conversations of the year. You'll hear David Graham on Project 2025, Liz Oyer on the plethora of presidential pardons, Tina Brown on the year's biggest scandals here at home and across the pond, plus much, much more. It's a crash course in the last 12 months, how we made it through the year, and a look at what might be coming in 2026. Listen to next Question with me, Katie Couric on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, I'm Danny Shapiro.

[Aaron Clancy]

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[Narrator/Host]

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[Aaron Clancy]

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[Kathy]

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[Danny Shapiro]

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[Narrator/Host]

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[Aaron Clancy]

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[Kathy]

In being on air. I kind of was up there to just try and infiltrate the building.

[Aaron Clancy]

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[Kathy]

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[Aaron Clancy]

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[Narrator/Host]

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