You know you're living in 2023 when you are watching people named Brooklyn and Kat fighting about disrespecting Charity as Ariel and Gabi look on. In my day it would have been Jessica and Irene going at it over Rebecca while Jill and Ashley watch.

In this episode my co-host Mandy talks about the movie Encino Man and how there is some connection to Estonia, our setting for Week 6 of The Zachelor. Well, shame on me for thinking she was kinda pulling that out of her ass, because it turns out they do pretend Brendan Fraser's caveman character is from Estonia. Also, shame on me for never seeing Encino Man. Shout out Pauly Shore.

This edition of The Bach has all the tropes: drama, spiraling, trauma dumping, branch beating, and ass-facing. Wait. *checks notes* That last one is a new one. Will wife carrying become a new Bachelor mainstay like the Bachelor Bowl, old people love advice, and b-roll of windmills? Only time will tell. Did I get too stoned before writing these show notes? I think you already know the answer.

My apologies for a short and obviously-rushed ep. I was out of town for a field recording gig and then had to sandwich my call with Mandy between other meetings, so circumstances were working against us. But I'll be back with Scotty Boombox next week and ready to chop it up in the usual fashion!

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