The #1 Bachelor recap podcast hosted by a male interracial best friend duo. Each week, Rim and AB discuss and analyze the most recent episode of the Bachelor franchise, open up the listener mailbag, dive into the latest headlines around Bachelor Nation, and power rank the most formidable contenders for the Final Rose. Don't worry, the show is totally free of season spoilers. Thanks for listening. | Social: @rosecastpodcast | Inquiries: rim@rimandab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the history of reality TV dating shows, no "meet the parents" episode has ever reached the heights of 'Flavor of Love' season one. Pumpkin's mom blows up her TV-loving daughter's spot, Hoopz' mom makes a move on ya man Flav, New York's mom bursts onto the scene, and the simmering feud reaches its disgusting (and unforgettable) conclusion. Oh, and we find out who won Flav's heart. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps, episode discussions, and 'Bachelor' chat available at rimandab.com ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: shop.rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Non-updates on ‘The Bachelorette’ 2:00 E9 was just a clip show 3:30 One of the great reality TV episodes ever 6:00 Pumpkin’s mom and other shows Pumpkin was on 15:00 Mrs. Hoopz’s 1-1 date with Flav at Medieval Times 20:00 New York’s parents 27:00 The infamous clock ceremony 37:00 Clip show takeaways 39:00 Finale dates in Mexico 44:00 Final clock ceremony 50:00 Reunion 58:00 Mailbag 1:03:00 Still in limbo re: ‘The Bachelorette’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
VH1 goes TV-MA with some of those spa scenes folks. Plus: Does/did Brigette Nielsen still have feelings for Foofy? Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps, episode discussions, and 'Bachelor' chat available at rimandab.com ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: shop.rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Cigarettes and the McBees 4:00 What AB wants in a reality TV dating show 7:00 Puffing heaters 8:00 ‘Blind Date’ 9:00 Brigette and Foofy 12:00 Lie detector test [ TV’s Go-To Guy for Playing Truth or Dare (The New York Times)] 15:00 Dinner without Flav 17:00 Brigette and Flav’s date 21:00 Clock Ceremony 25:00 Nastiness 28:00 Palm Springs 34:00 San Diego 38:00 Clock Ceremony 39:00 Lack of spit teases 41:00 Mailbag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New York, who is in the house, goes out of her way to make sure Flav's mom knows she loves her son. Plus: Appreciation for both Hottie and New York, two very different types of reality TV stars. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps, episode discussions, and 'Bachelor' chat available at rimandab.com ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: shop.rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Insults! 2:00 We’re recapping ‘McBee Dynasty’ 3:30 Amazing group dates (and competitions) 5:00 Church service and tea room 7:00 Hottie and New York 10:00 Eight 1-on-1 dates in one night 11:30 Pumpkin, Hoopz, and New York join Flav in bed 15:00 What Flav’s looking for 18:00 Fried chicken cooking competition 20:30 Deliberation and clock ceremony 24:00 Throw on your slamminest dress 28:00 New York 1-1 date 30:00 The five senses challenge 35:00 A great New York scene 37:00 Clock Ceremony 41:00 Red Osyter Now: A Reality TV Love Story Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New York and Pumpkin formally ignite their feud, which will eventually come to a sloppy, tragic end. Plus: Did Miss Latin deserve a chance to state her case to Flav? Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps, episode discussions, and 'Bachelor' chat available at rimandab.com ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: shop.rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 1:00 Tubi talk 3:00 They don’t make ’em like this anymore 4:00 Hot tub group date 6:30 Rain vs. New York 9:00 Pumpkin vs. New York I 11:00 Miss Latin and he ex-boyfriend 14:00 Red Oyster? More like Red Informant folks 16:00 Clock Ceremony 23:00 “Old friends” group date 26:00 Sweetie’s Red Lobster dinner date 28:00 “My friends tell me I look like Beyonce” 33:00 Birthday party at the park 37:00 Serious date >> Pumpkin makeout 39:00 Clock Ceremony 42:00 Viewership numbers 44:00 Flav-o-bag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Over the next few weeks, Rim and AB will revisit the first season of 'Flavor of Love', when VH1's "celebreality" shows were ascending to their mainstream raunchy peak. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps, episode discussions, and 'Bachelor' chat available at rimandab.com ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: shop.rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 1:00 VH1’s “Celebreality” shows 6:00 AB’s legendary DVD collection is gone 8:00 Full video episodes at rimandab.com 9:00 The premise of ‘Flavor of Love’ 14:00 Group introduction 17:00 Nicknames and name tags 24:00 Raunchiest moments 28:00 Musing about moralizing 32:00 “Champagne will sneak up on ya” 35:00 Wikipedia bursts our bubble 39:00 Clock Ceremony 45:00 Random Instagrams 51:00 Nowadays,,, 55:00 What AB would have done with his clock 56:00 ‘Flavor’ Headlines of the Week: The New York Time s: A Ladies’ Man Everyone Fights Over (by Lola Ogunnaike, October 1, 2006) Flow Journal : Into the Maelstrom with Flavor of Love (by Jennifer Fuller, July 11, 2008) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With 'The Bachelor' franchise seemingly on pause until 2027 , we've decided to spend the summer revisiting one of many iconic VH1 dating shows from our youth. We hope you'll join us by watching (or re-watching) 'Flavor of Love' season 1. Available on: Hulu Peacock Tubi DVD boxed set 🎥 Full video recaps, 'Bachelor' chats, and episode discussions available at rimandab.com ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With 'The Bachelorette' "on pause" , we discuss possible futures for the franchise, and The Rosecast. Thanks for listening. (Segment clipped from latest episode of 'More Rim and AB', available at rimandab.com .) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mel finds love at the end of his journey! But not so much love that he’s ready to commit to an engagement or joint relocation. That was apparently never a possibility. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Happily ever after with Neil Lane 1:30 AB almost fast forwarded through the climactic moment 7:00 Glossing over Gerry 9:00 Cindy breaks up with Mel 18:00 Cindy in studio 21:00 Mel and Cindy in studio 28:00 Peg meets the boys 33:00 The most expensive promise ring of all time 38:00 Peg and Mel in studio 40:00 Taylor Frankie Paul interview 44:00 Mailbag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Like Peg in the passenger seat of the dune buggy, Rim and AB woo through this episode in an attempt to create excitement where there is none. Plus: Breaking down the golden war of words between Gerry and Theresa. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Lack of notes 1:30 Extended discussion about Gerry and Theresa’s war of words in the media, which AB recaps from memory 7:00 YouTubeTV-Disney dispute 10:00 Respecting elders 11:00 Montages and other things 16:00 Peg date - day time 19:00 Peg date - night time 23:00 Morning after 24:00 Cindy date - day time (with bonus uneducated manta ray talk) 28:00 Cindy date - night time 37:00 Things that could salvage the season at the finale 39:00 Mailbag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Cindy extends her lead over potential future Golden Bachelorettes Peg and Debbie, whose exit set a new standard for class. Plus: Mel condescendingly tosses the pigskin with a coupla guys who could only dream of takin’ down Phil Simms in the Coliseum. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) P.S. Throughout this episode, especially when Rim loudly begins a sentence, you'll notice his audio is unpleasant to listen to. This is a setup error on my end, and I am sorry to have done it. ""I'm good for that about once a year." - George Brett" - Rim causing major audio clipping 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Little treat 2:00 Schedule for next week 4:00 Peg hometown - Las Vegas 13:00 Debbie hometown - Denver 21:00 Cindy hometown - Austin 28:00 Rose Ceremony 33:00 Mailbag 52:00 Power Rankings 53:00 Predicting the likelihood of different outcomes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We’ll say it: This season pales in comparison to the original ‘Golden Bachelor’. We dig into why that is. Plus: Does Mel respect baseball? Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Does Mel even like baseball? 2:00 ‘Golden Bachelor’ Headlines of the Week 6:00 Group date 19:00 Cindy 1-1 date 28:00 Pre-Rose Ceremony 30:00 Rose Ceremony 34:00 ‘Golden Bachelorette’ speculation 37:00 Power Rankings 42:00 Mailbag 46:00 ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ S3 predictions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our first-ever dyed-in-the-wool ‘Golden’ villain emerges. Will Nicolle receive comeuppance for her wrong reasons angle? Not to mention her disparaging remarks about the beloved season one cast! Thanks for listening. 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Wrong reasons 3:00 Peg 1-1 date 8:00 Nicolle!!? 13:00 Group date 25:-00 Tailgate party 32:00 Rose Ceremony 35:00 Fantasy booking Carol’s likely hometown 39:00 Mailbag 43:00 Power Rankings 49:00 AB’s ‘Bachelor’ Headline of the Week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The very well-read Mel Owens grins and bears a roast at his expense before getting steamy in the kitchen with Debbie. Plus: When will Carol put in the call to the Dodgers ticket office? Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Four volumes 2:00 Hourlong episodes 3:00 Nicolle cooling down…but also heating up 5:00 Date card 7:00 Group date 12:00 Nicolle 1-1 dinner 16:00 Eye puffiness 18:00 Debbie 1-1 date 20:00 Kathy and Susan’s star-power slumber party 26:00 Cocktail Party 34:00 Rose Ceremony 38:00 Mailbag 51:00 Power Rankings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mel, the rare lead to be disgraced before his season even begins filming, finds that even he — a former gridiron great — might struggle to keep pace with this snappy cast of movers and shakers. Plus: Rim makes a big bet on his Hot List. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 1:00 Guys can’t even go on podcasts anymore?! 4:00 Theorizing about why Mel said what he said 7:00 Mel’s apology to the viewers 9:00 Gridiron brotherhood 11:00 Limo entrances 30:00 Mel apologizes to the cast 32:00 Cocktail Party 40:00 Rose Ceremony 43:00 Little Giants (1994) 46:00 Cheryl 1-1 date 51:00 Group date 57:00 Pool party 1:01:00 Rose Ceremony 1:04:00 The Hot Lists 1:08:00 Mailbag question for next week 1:10:00 AB’s ‘Bachelor’ Headlines of the Week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Reacting to the announcement of Taylor Frankie Paul from 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' as the next Bachelorette. Thanks for listening. ‘The Bachelorette’ Returns With ‘Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives’ Star Taylor Frankie Paul Leading Season 22 As ABC Parks ‘The Bachelor’ (Deadline) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In the end, it really was all about love after all. <3 Plus: Extended discussion about the ethics of Kat’s situation as exposed by Sean. Thanks for listening this season! (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 How we’re feeling about the finale 4:00 Cocktail Party 6:00 Rose Ceremony 7:00 Relationship test 11:00 Post-challenge 14:00 Jury arrives 20:00 Sean EXPOSES Kat for having a SECRET LAPTOP (!?) and a BOYFRIEND back home! 🤯 35:00 Choosing love or money (or both) 44:00 Spencer proposes 47:00 Tweaks for future seasons (that we may not even agree with) 50:00 The Bachelor cruise 56:00 Mailbag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Several couples seem to be genuine! Will that improve their chances of winning the big cash prize? Heck if we know! Plus: Like Phyllis Nefler’s initial foray into glamping, this troop is unable to make it through the night in the wilderness. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Almost ready to click on the articles 2:00 Over/Under 4:00 Fantasy booking a reunion 8:00 Original theme song’s permanent return 8:30 Hannah’s role moving forward 11:00 Glamping 19:00 Dr. Laura 25:00 The couples 33:00 Cocktail Party 43:00 Rose Ceremony 44:00 Stabbing the pineapples 47:00 AB is distracted by the news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement and remains so for most of the rest of the episode 47:00 Back to the stabbing 49:00 Strategizing 51:00 Next week 52:00 Mailbag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sean, whose dad is a politician, gleefully and openly schemes against his fellow Paradisians in an effort to improve his chances of winning (up to) $500,000. Very uncouth! Plus: Did you know Sean’s dad is a politician? Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 The Double A Battery Scandal 4:00 ‘Almost Paradise’ 5:00 Relationship Test: Treasure Hunk 11:00 After the challenge 14:00 Outgoing Majority Whip Sean 22:00 Spencer and Jess date 24:00 More Sean scheming 26:00 Remember Jeremy’s thing?! 30:00 Cocktail Party 41:00 Rose Ceremony 50:00 Mailbag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fresh off eliminating the only man in Paradise with a clear moral compass, the remaining contestants ostracize the only person willing to warn Bailey that Jeremy might not be what he seems, confounding Bachelor Nation in the process. Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Without Gary’s wisdom, Paradise collapses upon itself 3:00 Who do we root for now? 4:00 The voting results were rigged, so many people are saying it 5:00 Follow-up EKGs 6:00 Relationship Test (DUD) 10:00 Brian’s note and thought process 13:00 What if “just friends” win? 15:00 Extended build-up to the Brian-Parisa talk 17:00 Obscufation? 19:00 Horny Police 21:00 How many people know this secret?? 24:00 Brian and Bailey (finally) rendezvous in “secret” 26:00 Unexpected aftermath 33:00 You wouldn’t do that, wouldja Brian? 38:00 Next day 43:00 Cocktail Party 47:00 AB didn’t watch the votes 50:00 Rose Ceremony 52:00 Mailbag 1:13:00 AB’s ‘Bachelor’ Headline of the Week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The twist has finally arrived. Will romance take a backseat to ruthless game play? Plus: Should Gary be investigated for throwing the relationship test? Thanks for listening. (Timestamps below) 🎥 Full video recaps and episode discussions now available at patreon.com/rimandab ! Text the mailbag: (773) 234-7794 Social Instagram @rosecastpodcast X @rosecastpodcast TikTok @rosecastpodcast YouTube @RosecastPodcast Facebook group facebook.com/groups/rosecastnation Merch store: rimandab.com Join our group on the RealTVFantasy app! One sticker winner each week, and a t-shirt for the full-season champion (Honor system re: spoilers): https://realtvfantasy.com/myleagues/join?code=19860pVPUkeOYlr ) Create an account by logging in via Google, Apple, or Facebook Check the Scoring tab to see how points are tabulated. It’s a Weekly Budget league, so contestants’ prices will change based on performance throughout the season. Timestamps (approximate): 0:15 Everything has changed 5:00 Cocktail Party 9:00 The last regular Rose Ceremony 13:00 Stakes are formally raised 16:00 Next day 21:00 First Relationship Test 30:00 Bailey-Jeremy date and other happenings 37:00 Next day 42:00 Cocktail Party 53:00 “Rose Ceremony” 58:00 Mailbag 1:12:00 AB’s Paradise Pyramid 1:13:00 AB’s ‘Bachelor’ Headline of the Week Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
