Ben… please teach Ashley how to pronounce Minneapolis 😳

Like the podcast and it could be better if the sound quality of the microphones were better. Ben and the OG group need to invest in good quality mics to make it easier to listen to.

This show is all over the place. Honestly it should be rebranded or something. I just can’t stand listening any more to the entire show plus have to fast forward to all the adds. Furthermore, too many alternate shows like the OGs, all over the place. There is no continuity or organization. You never know what is coming. Small interviews with half of the time filled with adds. About Trista and Bob, I am more contemporaneous with them so in a way enjoy listening to the but geez… why do the always have to repeat each other. Phrases like “love it”, “oh my gosh” etc. one of the them say it any the other follows. Really annoying! I know Trista is very bubbly and expressive but there is so much that does not feel genuine.

Just listened to the Golden Divorce episode and found the producer Amy Sugarmans comments about her own mother to be so awful! What king of a person says what she said about the geriatric DM’s and I quote “My mother at 76 yrs old would be a great catch for a 91 year old man”. She should be fired from Iheart for that hurtful comment alone. It doesn’t matter if 70+ men want to date 50 year old women, as one, I can tell I’ve been interested in 26+ men since I turned 40 and the feelings are mutual. Get off of your overinflated ego horse Amy and apologize for your comments to Bachelor Nation and your own mother. You are horrible. Snfs.

I used to love this pod. Nowadays it seems like there are more ads than content. Also - very strong vibe that Ben has no desire to be podcasting and it’s a chore for him.

Love the pod, but the ads are too much.

I wasn’t impressed with Gerry. Something about his eyes- not trustworthy. IMO.

It was a money grab. Why did no one say that!

Agree too many ads! I can recite them! Just awful. I multitask so it is difficult to constantly fast forward every 10 minutes! I could care less about the diaper stash and watching it “grow”. Otherwise guests are good but do not like Golden Hour. Too much of Kathy and Susan! Like maybe once a month! They are everywhere.

I love Ashley but for the love of God, stop trying to get guests, most recently Daisy, to say mean or disparaging things about Maria. We get it! Your friend is Sydney, but your commentary feels so slanted and as a podcaster, I would you would try to be neutral.

Really sad but this podcast is now what it used to be anymore. I’ll come back when the Bach season gets started again to give it another try.

I have loved this show for years - my problem is, why do they keep adding other shows into the same feed? First it was almost famous OGs, now Susie’s show??? I like all of these people but I don’t want to listen to them regularly. It’s frustrating to see a new episode and then be consistently disappointed when it’s not Ben and Ashley. I think it’s a great idea to introduce new shows on the pod, especially from a marketing standpoint, but move them to a separate feed after the initial intro! Until then I guess I’ll keep skipping half the episodes that I didn’t want to be subscribed to… On another note I genuinely enjoy the podcast, when it’s Ben and Ashley.

Can we stop having Susie Evans and the Golden Bachelor women every other week??! Enough is enough!! There are plenty of other people that can be in place of them - I’m SURE of it!!

Used to be a big fan of this pod because Ben and Ashley are all-stars. Then, Bob and Trista started hosting a side pod? Bob literally doesn’t watch the show but is interviewing people and has done zero research. It’s annoying to listen to him try to relate or talk about what’s happening, he’s very off. ALSO, I have become disappointed in the number of ads and extremely short pods. BUT FINALLY THERE’S HOPE! Susie Evans is a queen and has excellent interviewing skills. I can’t wait to listen to her new segments. Incredible. And getting Carissa Stanton? Hyped.

I haven’t listened in a while because of the HUGE number of ads, but the most recent episode seemed to have a lot less. I enjoyed it. Keep up this percentage and you may rate 5 stars.

She comes off condescending

Good content but sooooooooo many ads!

Ashley has got to be the most annoying person in history. Her voice makes me want to drive off a cliff.

I used to listen every week and I loved it! Now I can’t handle it because the episodes are so short and LITERALLY half or more ads. I know that there has to be ads but this is out of control. Every once in a while I come back and try to listen but I end up Turning it off because it’s TOO much and a waste of time sadly ;(

Been listening to you guys since you first started the podcast, but Ashley I needs to remember why she has this podcast. Hold your friends accountable and try and be a little less biased. Unfollowed.

I’m not gonna give you a bad rating cause I love you guys, but the WTA episode was just terrible. Ashley wasn’t sympathetic at all and still defending her friend Sydney. I was really upset with you guys bashing this episode. Yes it was the Maria episode but she had all the right to defend herself & it shows class in the person that she is.

I really miss Ashley and Ben doing the weekly Bachelor Headlines. What happened to that?! Also, the episodes seem to keep getting shorter and shorter with more ads than podcast. Also, too much of the OG’s - I don’t like or listen to any of those episodes. 😔

I understand that Ashley is trying really hard to be unbiased b/c of her personal relationship with Sydney which is super admirable. Ben has not stopped talking about how Maria didn’t do anything wrong all season, including the “yell all”. I don’t know how you could say that with her constantly interrupting and bull dozing Jess who was clearly just upset and trying to explain her feelings. Everyone can have their opinions about who they like and don’t and why but Ben defending her is exhausting.

So over this podcast.. Ashley has become too negative and a bummer... Chill on the maria criticism

I really enjoy Ben and Ashley and Bob and Trista. Both shows have great interviews and great banter between hosts.

Love the podcast and I really enjoy the OG episodes. I have been a bachelor/bachelorette watcher since the beginning. I love hearing Trista and Bob and how they view things since I consider them as original stars. I enjoy Ben and Ashley also and love being let in on their lives too. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is there are WAY too many ads.

Ben and Ashley’s dynamic is so endearing. I appreciate their perspectives and how they can respectfully debate their opinions. Ben and Ashley, thanks for being so real and giving us this amazing content, please keep it up!

Is there any way, since Ashley appears to get sinus issues during pregnancy, that Ben could be the one reading the headline stories on those types of episodes? This is radio after all. Some attention should be paid to how enjoyable their voices are to listen to.

One-third of each episode is ads. Worse, they’re all the same ads, multiple times per episode. I can’t.

The amount of time devoted to ads is overwhelming. The repeated diaper ads are sending me.😵‍💫

Love this show although I’d like to hear more from Ashley and a bit less from Ben. You are right that Joey needs to share more of his background so we could know him better. And you are both being way too easy on Maria. With that many women uncomfortable with her, she is a huge red flag. And she is way too seductive in personality and dress. I love Daisy, both Kelsey’s, and Jenn for him.

I am sorry for Ashley she got manipulated by this so called friend. Obviously Sydney is immature Ashley wannabe and is probably obsessed in becoming Ashley I. The problem is she got it wrong we don’t love Ashley for her drama but for realness …. Until now. Ashley needs to wake up and realize Sydney is obsessed fan not a friend and only reason Lea parrots Sydney is to get into Ashley I circles and become famous. Sorry Ashley you are victim of fame chasers ( fake friends) go back to being you please. Apologize and move on

Your going to have a hard time defending Sydney now. Can’t wait to listen.

Sorry guys. Listened for years but am now done. I understand Ashley trying to defend her friend but Sydney continues to confound, infuriate and imagine. Her TikTok about personality disorders shows she has not learned a thing. Nor have you, Ashley. Your judgment is clouded here and that brings into question your comments on past and future conversations. You’ve thrown away a very good podcast. Maybe consider honestly addressing this in a future show, if you are able to do it honestly.

Enough. w/. the. diaper. blowouts! 50%+ of advertising minutes is insane, especially when it’s the same few over and over again. Can Ashley not afford to buy her diapers? I liked this podcast and it’s one thing to FF through more Ads, but another to be forced to listen to bitter Chris Harrison hosting an episode. Doesn’t he have his own flop podcast to play with without making us avoid yours?

I’ve been listening to this podcast forever, even when i’m not watching the Bachelor. I love the Almost Good Advice episodes. Ashley and Ben’s friendship is so endearing and this fact that this partnership has lasted as long as it has speaks to both of their skills as hosts!

I’m sorry but can you please acknowledge Sydney telling Joey that Maria verbally abused her? Calling someone dumb is the softest form of verbal abuse I’ve ever heard. Ashley - PLEASE check yourself. Thank you Ben for being unbiased. You can defend your friend, but don’t be delusional. Of course there’s editing that appears to be against Sydney, but I fully believe she is abusing the word abuse

I can’t listen to a whole season of listening to Ashley defending Sydney just because they are friends!?? That is a character flaw

Currently listening to the newest recap of Joey’s season, Love is Wild and it’s absolute cringe that Ashley will not say that her friend, that she helped get on the show, is acting toxic. It’s hard to listen to and it’s even harder knowing that she would be saying that this girl is the villain, she’s toxic, she’s being the mean girl…IF she wasn’t a friend of hers. Please do not help anyone else get on the show. I’d rate the show much lower, but Ben is always top notch!!

Ashley needs to do trigger warnings with her bodily function reports. Or save it for a pregnancy specific podcast or talk about it with Dean and Jared on their podcast. Honestly it’s all too much for this brand.

I love you two and this podcast so much, very loyal listener and typically appreciate both of your nonbiased and accurate but not mean assessments of the bachelor but…. Ashley…. Come on girl. I know you’re friends with Sydney but it’s so tough to hear your bias and is really frustrating for me to sit through you defending her without giving any actual details or information to back her up… Ben, props for trying to push back respectfully and hold Ashley accountable but I am disappointed this time around!

Sorry, but I never want to hear Ashley and Jared on a podcast together again. Not a pleasant listening experience. Otherwise, what everyone else said… ads are insane and very inconvenient. Way too many short episodes with barely any actual content. Ben tries to talk like a host and it comes off weird. Ashley is hard to understand or listen to at times. Just keeps going down my Bachelor podcast list. But Trista and Bob are great hosts! I much preferred Trista’s interviews from the golden wedding.

Love Ben & Ashley and the bachelorette recaps and the new segment of advice

No thank you

I don’t even bother listening anymore! There is no depth or substance to the episodes at all. Why such short episodes full of ads, so boring. So sad!

Love this pod! Ashley is so adorable and relatable and Ben is my all time favorite Bachelor! Really enjoy the banter and Ben’s advise.

I listen to a huge amount of podcasts and I don’t mind ads but HOLY CRAP!!! I cannot get over just how many ads! Literally half of each episode is ads… come on iHeart this is ridiculous. I love Ben and Ashley though! Ashley is by far one of the best Bachelor Nation podcasters.

2024 UPDATE: I did unsubscribe in 2020- rbis is my first time retrying this podcast 4 years later to listen to Golden Bach wedding stuff—10 whole minutes of ads in only a 23 min episode is actually WILD. Who is running this show? It’s still a mess…. Former review from 2020: This sono bello (Sp?) ad is PROBLEMATIC. “It’s your choice to starve yourself and go to the gym every day, OR you could lose it all in a day!” Excuse me? Like those are the only choices? I’ve been sitting by hearing all the problematic things y’all have said this year and learned from and apologized for. In 2020, this is still the messaging you are pushing? At this point if you have to apologize THIS many times for what you say, maybe you take a step back and think for a bit. You can’t tell me you didn’t know that prerecorded ad would be harmful... and you could have gone back and re recorded it after you said that without thinking about it. Unsubscribed.

Would have gotten 5 stars with less ads and would have gotten 1 star if this was a review based on the level of advertising throughout the podcast. I went with 4 because I genuinely enjoy the interviews and Ashley and Ben. Just wish it was easier to listen to and not so choppy with ads. I Heart Radio, take note.

I really appreciated the DeVon Franklin interview. I thought it was one of the best I’ve heard on the topic. Thank you guys for taking the time to have that conversation! Update: unfortunately the time has come to unsubscribe from this podcast. The ads have gotten out of control and the mini episodes with 1 million people are unbearable. I’m a little sad because of all the bachelor nation people I connect most personally with Ashley and Ben, but it’s not worth the other two things to continue spending time with them.