How to Fix 'The Bachelor’ and a Lot of Bagel Talk With Jared Freid

How to Fix 'The Bachelor’ and a Lot of Bagel Talk With Jared Freid

From Reality Hangover by The Ringer

April 20, 2026 · 1h 17m

About this episode

Juliet and Jared discuss ways to improve 'The Bachelor' while also diving into bagel culture and reality TV critiques.

Juliet is joined by Jared Freid to discuss his way to save 'The Bachelor.’ Before that, they discuss living in Florida and line culture, and most importantly, the state of bagels in America. Finally, Jared shares why he thinks ‘Age of Attraction’ and ‘Temptation Island’ don't work. (00:00) Intro (06:41) New York’s line problem (10:05) The state of bagels in America (26:20) Where does 'The Bachelorette’ go from here? (35:30) Jared’s pitch for a new ‘Bachelorette’ (57:26) ‘Age of Attraction’ (64:18) ‘Temptation Island’ Pre-Order Jared’s Book Now: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Walking-Red-Flag/Jared-Freid/9781668061800 Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Jared Freid Producer: Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Juliet Litman

Guest: Jared Freid

Topics covered

  • The Bachelor
  • bagels
  • Florida culture
  • reality TV
  • line culture

Keywords

  • The Bachelor
  • bagels
  • Florida
  • reality TV
  • Age of Attraction
  • Temptation Island

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer

Products: Walking Red Flag

Books & works: Age of Attraction, Temptation Island

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