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Ever witnessed a train wreck you couldn't look away from? That's exactly what you'll get with Producer Ryan's bachelor auction story—a hilariously cringeworthy dating disaster that makes for podcast gold. When Ryan's friend (who previously friend-zoned him) convinces him to participate in a charity bachelor auction, things quickly spiral into comedy territory. From his ill-advised spin move prompting an audible "Oh geez" from the crowd to ultimately selling for just $30—the lowest bid of the night—Ryan's self-deprecating retelling had us in stitches.

But wait, there's more! The plot thickens when Ryan discovers his $30 bidder actually purchased multiple bachelors that night, explaining she was trying to drive up prices for charity. "It worked for everybody except you," she told him. The dating saga continues as Ryan later connects with a woman carrying a mysterious backpack on their first date—a "rosé flag" as he cleverly terms it, admitting his weakness for "a little bit of the crazy." 

The episode shifts into a series of entertaining segments including "Would You Rather" dating edition (would you rather have a first date at Chuck E. Cheese or during a family reunion?), "Boo or Cool" fashion trends with Dave Ramsey, and "Red Flag or Go" dating advice from Paul from Beaumont. We wrap things up with an "Am I the Jerk" court case about a roommate dispute involving donated belongings. From start to finish, this episode delivers relatable dating horror stories, friendship banter, and genuine laughs that'll have you feeling better about your own romantic misadventures. Ready to feel better about your dating life? Hit play and subscribe now!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the Horn Auto Center Studios Chris Bennett and
the Morning Brew.
Good morning, it's the MorningBrew with Chris.
Who's this?
Oh, it's Producer Ryan.
Heck, yeah, Emmy Award winningProducer Ryan, my best friend
Payson, graduate class of what?
97?
97, yep 97, now living inWilmington, North Carolina.

(00:24):
He's single, looking to mingle,looking for love in all types
of different places.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
Go ahead and give us some All the wrong places.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
Yeah, what is your latest adventure in dating Ryan?
Something funny happened, so.

Speaker 2 (00:40):
I told everybody about the bachelor auction I was
in.
I believe we talked about it onthis show already, but I hadn't
gotten on the date yet, right.

Speaker 1 (00:50):
No, you haven't.
You have not told us about thebachelor auction yet.

Speaker 2 (00:54):
Oh, okay.
So a friend asked me if I woulddo a bachelor auction for
charity, where they'reauctioning off dates with
bachelors, right, you know?

Speaker 1 (01:04):
and that friend you also went on a date with.
She friend zoned you and nowshe's signing you up for all
these single things.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
Now she's desperately trying to get rid of me.

Speaker 1 (01:14):
So she signed you up for this charity auction, where
they're auctioning off eligiblebachelors.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
Eligible bachelors and they, you know, paraded us
up there in front of everyonelike a bunch of meat.
I mean, some of us were morelike Lunchables and when it came
my turn to walk across thestage, I wanted to show my
personality you know, a littlecharisma, right.
So I did one of those spinmoves you know that I'm so

(01:44):
famous for.
So I did one of those spinmoves you know that I'm so
famous for, and all I heard inthe crowd was some woman go oh
geez, oh no, how many other menwere getting auctioned Ten men
total and were you the first oneto get an OGs, To get a?

Speaker 1 (02:06):
what Get a OGs?

Speaker 2 (02:08):
that lady I was the only one to get an OGs and there
were little kids in theaudience at a bachelor auction
and I just couldn't help butthinking their mom was like come
on, kids, let's go find yournext stepdad.
How'd the bidding go?
Well, the bidding started at$10.

(02:29):
And right away, a woman in theback goes $10.
And I was like, oh yeah, we'regoing right to the top, baby
Right.
Because a couple guys hadalready gone for a couple
hundred dollars.
I'm like, oh, I'm at leastgoing to get that right, right.
And then the auctioneer goes$40.
Do I hear $40?
And a heavy silence fell overthe crowd.

(02:49):
Yes, and there you go, $35.
He said that a little tooquickly and still nothing.
I went for $30, which was thelowest price of everyone.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
Oh no, you went for the least amount, and I
understand.
So did you end up going on thedate with the girl that got you
for $30?

Speaker 2 (03:17):
Yeah, I went on the date and it turns out not only
did she buy me, but she boughtthree other guys.
So let's just say mama thirsty.

Speaker 1 (03:29):
She likes to go to Costco for her dating.
She likes to shop in bulk.

Speaker 2 (03:35):
Yeah, she got the good deal guys.

Speaker 1 (03:38):
And so something interesting you found out Only
one person bid on you, but shebid on every single person.

Speaker 2 (03:46):
She bid on every single person and she said it
was to help drive the price upfor charity, right, and she was
like it worked for everybodyexcept for you.

Speaker 1 (03:56):
Oh man, I'm sorry, ryan, are you ever going to do
another one of these charityactions?
No, why would I ever do that?
Oh gosh, hilarious story.
Thank you for sharing your painwith us.
It definitely makes us laughwell well, that's exciting.

(04:16):
And then I understand that.
Then you had a comedy show inthat same town like a week later
and, yeah, in the audience youwere talking telling the story
and there was actually a ladythere that was like oh, I was
there, I should have been on you.

Speaker 2 (04:30):
Yeah, she did.
And we went out on a date and,uh, let's just say I like a
little bit of the crazy women.
And boy, did she not disappointI, you know, I see red Chris
like rosé flags, and who doesn'tlike a nice glass of rosé Boy,

(04:53):
she brought a full backpack tothe date.
Oh my gosh.
And I was like I was thinking,oh, maybe she will leave that in
the car when we go into therestaurant.
Nope, brought the big oldbackpack in the restaurant.
I told her, hey, you shouldleave that in the car.
She goes.
No, it has my stuff in it.
I'm like okay.

Speaker 1 (05:10):
And that's when you knew you were in love.

Speaker 2 (05:13):
I am in love.
I can't wait to take her outagain Awesome.

Speaker 1 (05:16):
Ryan, I'm going to ask you some would-you-rather
questions.
Answer to the best of yourability.
You ready?
Absolutely, let's go.
Would you rather be the lowestbid bachelor at a bachelor
auction or have your mom win youby accident?

Speaker 2 (05:31):
Oh, my mom, Because at least I know I can take my
mom out on a nice date.

Speaker 1 (05:38):
Yeah, and she would bid way more than $30.

Speaker 2 (05:42):
Oh, absolutely, she'd bid $500.

Speaker 1 (05:46):
Would you rather go on a first date at a Chuck E
Cheese or during a familyreunion?
Chuck E Cheese, absolutely Heck.
Yeah, you get some prizesafterwards.
I love Chuck E Cheese.
Are you kidding me?
Yeah, how long should you waituntil you introduce him to your
family?

Speaker 2 (06:02):
Oh, like the second date what I like to get it
serious, real fast.

Speaker 1 (06:12):
Would you rather date someone who only speaks in
movie quotes or onlycommunicates via emoji?
Ooh movie quotes Heck, yeah,you had me at hello.
Would you rather have your nextdate picked by your friends or
by one of our random listenerscalling into the show?

Speaker 2 (06:34):
Oh, random listeners.
Your listeners are the best.

Speaker 1 (06:37):
They are the best and they probably have some good
ideas.

Speaker 2 (06:39):
And my friends are nightmares.

Speaker 1 (06:43):
And last one would you rather be stuck on a six
hour road trip with a bad dateor be the only person who
doesn't get bit on again nextyear?

Speaker 2 (06:52):
That's a tough one.
I'm going to go with onlyperson that doesn't get bit on,
because at least then I wouldn'thave to go on a date.

Speaker 1 (07:03):
And think about how much material you got from it.

Speaker 2 (07:06):
That's true.
That's true.
I've been on a six-hour roadtrip with somebody I did not
like, and boy, that was awkward.

Speaker 1 (07:12):
I'm sorry about that.
I'll be better next time.

Speaker 2 (07:15):
Yeah, thank you.

Speaker 1 (07:16):
That was.
Would you Rather Wednesday withproducer Ryan?
We are on the phone with ShowLo's own Dave Ramsey, star of
Boo or Cool.
How are you doing today, Dave?
Doing good?
Did you hear producer Ryan andhis dating dilemmas and his
bachelor auction?
Oh yeah, what's your advice tohim?

Speaker 2 (07:38):
Find one and hang with her.
Just don't be caught up in allthis hoopla.

Speaker 1 (07:43):
Yeah, so you don't like the fact that he's doing
these single events and thebachelor auction.
You would not recommend that.

Speaker 2 (07:53):
No no.

Speaker 1 (07:55):
But it's hard to find someone and he's looking for
love.
What do you suggest?
Where should he go?

Speaker 2 (08:01):
If it comes around, it'll come around yeah, you're,
uh, uh.

Speaker 1 (08:06):
You met your wife by calling to pay a bill.
Yeah, yeah, and you fell inlove with her over the phone, so
maybe he just needs to start.
Uh, stop getting off automaticautomatic pay and a call and
talk to an operator exactly well, today is fashion day, dave,

(08:26):
and so I thought we would do alittle boo or cool with some
fashion trends.
Are you ready?
I'm ready, all right.
Socks with sandals boo, ohreally, you're not a fan of that
.
But uh, do you like sandals atall?
You, you just wear tennis shoes.

Speaker 2 (08:42):
I don't like anything between my toes.
I don't own sandals.
I haven't worn sandals in like15 years.

Speaker 1 (08:50):
What about overalls on adults?

Speaker 2 (08:52):
That's gross Boo.

Speaker 1 (08:54):
Oh man, really I was hoping you'd say cool, because I
want to get a pair of overalls.
What about fanny packs?

Speaker 2 (09:02):
That's totally boo.

Speaker 1 (09:03):
Dave.
They're convenient, they're fun.
You could even get some to looklike a belly.
Yeah, become an instantpregnant woman.
What about ripped jeans withtoo many rips?
Nah, boo, boo, oh gosh.
What about bucket hats?
A what Bucket hats Like?

(09:23):
You know a hat that you use forthe sun and it kind of looks
like a bucket.

Speaker 2 (09:29):
Nah boo.

Speaker 1 (09:30):
No, oh my gosh Dave, what about animal print
everything.

Speaker 2 (09:36):
Depends on the animal .

Speaker 1 (09:39):
I think that would be all right, cool, okay, cool,
and I know what you like to weara collared shirt with a pocket
in front.

Speaker 2 (09:47):
That's very cool.
You got to have a pocket.

Speaker 1 (09:50):
That was Boo, or Cool Fashion Trends on this fashion
day.
We love you, dave Ramsey.
Hope you have a great day, bestfriend you too, Bye, yay, yay,
yay, yay.
Everyone's favorite redneckfrom Beaumont, texas, it's Paul
from Beaumont.
What's new with you?

Speaker 3 (10:07):
Man, look, I got this morning.
You know, when you get up youreyes really ain't open.
Well, I did something thatopened them wide.
I opened them eyeballs wideopen.
I stubbed my toe.

Speaker 1 (10:18):
Yeah, it's like a tree of wood, you stubbed your
toe.
What's the redneck word of theday for the pain you experienced
from stubbing your toe?
Radio appropriate.

Speaker 3 (10:28):
I don't know.
Well, I can't say.
Then there was some toys worsethat came out my mouth.

Speaker 1 (10:36):
You heard Ryan talk about his dating life.
What advice do you have for him?

Speaker 3 (10:42):
Oh geez, Dude, I'm really baffled, though man, 30
bucks and he's got an Emmy andthat didn't fool them.
I mean that didn't.

Speaker 1 (10:55):
Yeah, they mentioned.
He didn't bring the Emmy withhim on stage, but they did
mention it in his intro.

Speaker 3 (11:03):
Maybe he should get a backpack like crazy and just
pack it with him and say lookwhat I got.

Speaker 1 (11:10):
Oh yeah, just carry his Emmy around with him in a
backpack all the time.

Speaker 3 (11:15):
Yeah, yeah.

Speaker 1 (11:18):
I don't know if that's a good idea.
Have you ever been auctionedoff for a bachelor?
Charity auction?
No, what?
Do you think you'd go for?
A six-pack.

Speaker 3 (11:30):
Yeah, you'd be crying .
That's up, man.
I'm like why are you here, man?
It'd be top dollar son.

Speaker 1 (11:41):
Hey, you want to be our?
Am I the Jerk court thismorning?
Okay, sure, all rise, am I?
The jerk Court is in session.
The Honorable Paul fromBeaumont presides.
You got your robe and wig on.

Speaker 3 (11:56):
Yeah, I don't wear wigs, but we're good to go.

Speaker 1 (12:00):
All right, here's the deal.
My roommate 24 female and I, 22female used to be friends, but
she was awful at adulting.
She never cleaned, she barelypaid utilities and I constantly
had to chase her for rent Afterour lease ended.
We went month to month but shebasically moved in with her
boyfriend and ghosted me.
No rent, no communication.

(12:22):
I paid May's rent alone andtold her repeatedly she would
need to get her stuff or Idonate it by July.
She ignored every message andher mom said she'd take care of
it.
But nothing, just crickets.
So I packed up her room,donated most of it and changed
the locks.

(12:42):
When she finally showed up inJuly, she freaked out, claimed
she never moved out and wantedto come back.
Then she screamed that Idonated her grandma's wedding
dress to the goodwill.
Now she's threatening to callthe cops.
I honestly feel bad.
Am I the jerk, paul?
What do you say?

Speaker 3 (13:03):
Well, I think whose name was on release?
Number one, Well, yeah, Numbertwo if somebody's got their
stuff in your house over, likewhat?
30 days Right, you can't justthrow them out without going to
court and getting them a fix.

Speaker 1 (13:19):
Yeah, but she didn't pay rent in May, she didn't pay
rent in June.

Speaker 3 (13:23):
Yeah, I get all that.
I mean I want to say personallyshe's a jerk.

Speaker 2 (13:29):
Maybe, legally.

Speaker 3 (13:30):
Yeah, she's a jerk.
Yeah, but not jerk.
Yeah, but not personally.

Speaker 1 (13:34):
No.

Speaker 3 (13:35):
Yeah, like I don't know, I think she's in trouble
with the law.

Speaker 1 (13:40):
I don't think it was nice for her to like just.
You know she could have puteverything in boxes.

Speaker 3 (13:45):
Oh no, she would have answered Okay, her mama knew,
her mama knew.

Speaker 1 (13:49):
Right.

Speaker 3 (13:50):
Okay, what happened to?
Did her boyfriend break up?
Did she need a place to stayall of a sudden?

Speaker 1 (13:55):
Hmm, interesting.
Yeah, all right, in the case of, am I the jerk for donating my
roommate's family heirloom toGoodwill, paul says, probably,
legally, yeah, yeah, personally,no, okay, there we go.

(14:19):
That was.
Am I the jerk court?
Uh, today we heard that myfriend, ryan mckee, who's
looking for love, uh, loves redflags, and so I was hoping, paul
, maybe uh, you could help ourfriend ryan out by, uh, you
telling me whether something's ared flag or a go, so Ryan, kind
of, can figure out what a redflag is.
You ready?
Okay, let's go.
All right, red flag or go.
She has 14 cats and they allsleep in the bed.

(14:40):
Oh, that's a go, that's a go.
Oh, so that's not a red flag.

Speaker 3 (14:46):
No, my cats.
No, that's not a red flag 14 ofthem.
Dude kitties need love too, heykitties can get love.
Look, look, man.
If the kitties can get love,Ryan can get love.

Speaker 1 (14:58):
She says my ex is still my best friend.
We even vacation together.
Yeah, I'll forget it.
As far as you need to go withthat dude Red flag, red flag.
Okay, she won't go anywhere.
That doesn't serve ranchdressing, that's a go.

Speaker 3 (15:13):
Yeah, that's a go, ranch dressing is bomb.

Speaker 1 (15:17):
Yeah, yeah, she asks what your credit score is before
asking your name.
Bye honey, bye Bye.
Red flag.
She has a tattoo of her ex.
Bye Bye, she owns a snake andlets the snake sleep on the
couch.
Bye Bye, she loves beer.

(15:41):
Yeah, that's a keeper, that's akeeper.
That was Red Flag, or Go withPaul.
We love you, best friend.
Thanks for having fun with usand drive safe out there.
We'll talk to you tomorrow.
Alright my friend.
We'll talk to y'all later.
Bye, bye, and that will do itfor Wednesday, july 9th episode
of the Morning Brew with ChrisBennett and Best Friends.

(16:02):
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We love you, best friends.
We'll be back tomorrow.
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