What's going on everybody welcome back to another very special episode of the vile files. I'm your host Nick. We have the team Amanda Ali and Amanda. Is that your name? I almost forgot it for a second. I'm just kidding.

My name is Chris. I don't have Amanda energy. Okay, no, I get chipped up because I think sometimes I say Amanda and Ali and I decided to switch it up and then I got confused. Awesome. Just really excited for our guest this episode. You know where you love her. The batcher at Katie Thurston's with us tonight. Before we get to Katie's truly you won't want to miss an interview. Just a couple of quick reminder sending her questions.

To ask Nick a cast media.com cast with a K for ask Nick episodes. If you are tuning in for the Katie episode we do some really fantastic things on Mondays where people write in and share their dating stories dating problems just general questions. We give some insight and opinions. People seem to like it. And if you want to check that out or interested in anything like that. Give us a listen. Because I know many of you are probably just here to listen to Katie. So we also next week have Billy Boyd and

Dominic Monahan. Just nailing names. You know from Lord of the Rings and many other amazing movies just a couple of fun loving guys who value their friendship and we talk about friendship and they're just really interesting and fascinated to have so many different takes on life. So check that out. I think I think we covered it. Did I cover it? Do we have it? Are we good? Great. Well, let's get to Katie. Katie, thanks for joining us. Cheers. Appreciate you coming. You just

for those of you listening. You just got to LA from Seattle Texas actually visiting family over there. What were you doing in Texas visiting family? Yeah, like a quick weekend. What part of Texas? Oh, we're going to pronounce this wrong new Bronfels. Sorry guys if you're from there. Is that a large town city? I don't know. I know nothing about Texas. It was your first time. Yeah. Oh, what made you go this time? Family. I know that. But did they just move there?

Yeah, my cousin works for Tesla. So Tesla is just moved in over Tesla in Austin. Yeah. Okay. What do they do there? She's like high up. She's a big deal. Yeah, Elon. I could probably meet him. I saw him at a party once. What do you like? It was at the end of the night. I didn't try not to like make strong eye contact. He seemed nice. He was talking to other people. I didn't I didn't stay along to observe him or I did not also meet him. It was a very large party. It wasn't like an intimate.

Setting. Anyway, enough about a lot of us. I'm so excited to have you. I've been looking forward to chatting with you. Obviously we met when I showed up while filming and it was that lovely to meet you then. As a fan.

And as someone who's been in your shoes, I want to say I really think you're doing great at being the bachelor at again as a fan. It's a very entertaining season so far. You're a big reason why you know having the conversations.

Being honest with your thoughts, your feelings. As someone who's been in your shoes, I can tell the things that have been thrown at you.

And the adversity you've been asked to face, you know, there's no denying that as a leave the show, you are in charge partly of of making the TV show.

And then that comes sometimes at a price and sometimes you know you have to do a job all while simultaneously trying so hard to make it the most authentic experience possible.

And I think you're doing a great job.

Thank you. Yeah, it's a task that people don't really realize. I think it's tough.

Yeah, and rightfully so it's it's a really bizarre experience that you can't really put into words. I've told this story before but I've added other leads before I was a bachelor being like you just don't have any idea what it's like.

And I was the guy who was like the two time runner up and I'm like well you have no idea what I've been through. And then and then I went out as a bachelor.

I was like fuck yeah they weren't kidding. It's a really challenging experience.

With all that said I have some questions about tonight's episode. Let's hear it.

So one thing I know that I've experienced and I've talked to friends of mine who have been in our position as well is that you almost are surprised even though you know it that when you watch their season back there's so much you get to see for the first time.

Do you relate to that experience?

Yeah, like Andrew and Trey going at it. I had no idea that was going on. I think very highly of both of them and to see them kind of disagreeing was kind of a shock this episode.

Really?

Is there anything else?

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