Hello, everyone. Well, the time has come for 20 people who sort of know each other to gather together at a Mexican resort and day drink until it's time to night drink for three weeks solid. No one is safe from itchy sand, moldy beach beds, bold crabs, aggressive aquafowl, and a tiny pocket person named Demi. Look, I know most of you

didn't watch Bachelor in Paradise and that's why I begged some guy in Austin to tune in so we could

regale you with the important things you need to know, such as who exactly is David Spade? Is Noah a charge or do we like him now?

Does Brendan have special pheromones that make him irresistible?

You can also replace Serena P's name with Brendan in that sentence.

And how long is too long to remain naked on a beach that isn't a nude beach. Come join the fun as we take

two hours of nonsense and water it down to the important things you need to know. This is 30-minute

paradise. Hey everyone, I'm Lindsay and welcome to the I Hate Green Beans podcast. During each episode,

I'll be discussing television, movies, music,

and books with friends who love pop culture as much as I do. For those of you wondering,

yes, we will be talking about the Bachelor franchise, and no, I do not want to try your

grandmother's famous green bean cassero recipe. But thanks for offering. Now sit back, relax,

and enjoy the show.

It's episode 229 of the I Hate Green Beans podcast. I'm your host Lindsay. I'm here with some guy in Austin. And even though we're about to talk about Bachelor in Paradise,

which is just a hot mess of a train wreck. We don't want to dismiss anything

that's going on the world with fires and COVID and Afghanistan and Haiti. And it just seems like

a lot of sadness. And then to add Bachelor in Paradise on top of that feels weird, but we're going to

do it. And it's going to be fine.

We're all going to be okay.

Yeah, I agree.

I think the only reason that, and I do mean the only reason that you and I have continued to do this religiously over the past, however many years it's been, is because of the escape it provides.

And it's nice to just sit down and ironically escape into something called reality TV.

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