Hakeem’s Self-Love Journey | Golden Hour

Bachelor Happy Hour

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Tv & Film, After Shows, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.1 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Today on “Golden Hour,” we have Hakeem from this season of “Paradise”! Before we bring him in, we're chatting all about the big Bachelorette news! Kathy and Susan dish their thoughts on Taylor Frankie Paul and the season to come. Then, we bring in Hakeem! He’s here to get real about his time at the beach and dish out some advice to our listeners. We kick things off with “Paradise” as Hakeem tells us about how he prepared for the journey, his mentality going into it, and his thoughts on his early elimination. Then, we hear all of his updates post-show! From modeling to what’s next for him romantically, he’s telling all. Next, we dive into our advice portion, starting with the question of the day: Which do you prefer — grand gestures or everyday small gestures? We discuss our latest listener write in: What do I do when my best friend doesn’t like my girlfriend, but she’s my first relationship and I love her? Tune in now to hear all this and more and be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:07.1	Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen,
0:08.8	the Bachelor Happy Hour's Golden Hour.
0:11.1	Thanks so much for joining us again.
0:13.2	And we're so excited to be back, huh, Kathy?
0:15.8	Yes, another day, another podcast.
0:17.6	And if you haven't done it yet,
0:19.1	now is the time to follow our podcast so that you
0:21.5	never miss an episode. Just search for Bachelor Happy Hour in the podcast app and hit the follow
0:27.3	button. Yep, super important that you follow the podcast because you're going to get notified every time
0:33.2	there's a new episode. Also, while you're there, leave us a review or write in a question.
0:39.2	Also, make sure to check out all of our past episodes. We have been having so much fun,
0:45.1	answering your questions, dishing out advice, so keep them coming at bachelornation.com
0:50.1	slash golden hour. So today, we have a very special guest joining us, but before we bring him in, Kathy,
0:58.1	we have to talk about the new bachelorette. Holy smokes. Taylor, Frankie Paul, let's talk.
1:06.9	Well, first of all, I wish I was warming now. I mean, really, they're getting everything.
1:11.7	Well, there is that. Yeah, she's going to be on like two Mormon shows and this show all at once.
1:17.1	But, okay, wait, I have to say, I know there are people that are going to be like, what?
1:23.4	Because, you know, Bachelor has traditionally plucked men and women from obscurity.
1:28.2	Yes, yes. Like us. Like us. And put them on. But you know what? I think because of the nature of
1:35.5	reality TV now and the number of dating shows, Bachelor is smart. They decided to completely
1:44.0	go a different direction, pulling this young woman who has
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