{"id":4217,"date":"2020-10-12T12:01:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T16:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=4217"},"modified":"2020-10-11T19:54:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T23:54:42","slug":"episode-159-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-159-the-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 159 &#8211; The First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/firsttime.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4219 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/firsttime-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"The FIrst Time by Colton Underwood\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/firsttime-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/firsttime-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/firsttime.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We read <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34NMuXN\"><em>The First Time: Finding Myself and Looking For Love on Reality TV<\/em> by Colton Underwood<\/a> with our special guest <a href=\"https:\/\/rebeccawellswrites.com\/\">Rebecca Kim Wells<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rebeccawriting\">@RebeccaWriting<\/a>), Bachelor fan and the author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34N2AAH\">Shatter The Sky<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3doEVL6\">Storm The Earth<\/a><\/em>. If you didn&#8217;t already know (or guess from the title), Colton was a contestant on The Bachelorette and later a Bachelor who famously told the world via reality television that he was a 26-year-old virgin. Colton brought a lot of baggage to the Bachelor mansion so we have much to unpack!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers advisory<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-159-the-first-time\">Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Footnotes:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-04-i-didnt-come-here-to-make-friends\/\">Episode 04 &#8211; I Didn&#8217;t Come Here To Make Friends<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-04-5-i-didnt-come-here-to-make-friends-part-2\/\">Episode 04.5 &#8211; I Didn&#8217;t Come Here to Make Friends, Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alltheprettypandas.com\/\">All The Pretty Pandas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/cassie-randolph-covid-19-had-nothing-to-do-with-colton-underwood-split\/\">&#8220;Cassie Randolph Says COVID-19 Had \u2018Nothing to Do with\u2019 Colton Underwood Split&#8221; by Robyn Merrett<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/colton-underwood-denies-cassie-randolphs-accusations\/\">&#8220;Colton Underwood Denies Cassie Randolph\u2019s Accusations That the Former Bachelor Is Trying to \u2018Monetize\u2019 Their Split&#8221; by Sarah Hearon<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/colton-underwood-explains-where-he-stands-with-cassie-randolph\/\">&#8220;Bachelor\u2019s Colton Underwood Explains Where He Stands With Ex Cassie Randolph, the Truth About the New Chapter&#8221; by Johnni Macke<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/cassie-randolph-files-for-restraining-order-against-colton-underwood\/\">&#8220;Cassie Randolph Files for Restraining Order Against Colton Underwood 3 Months After Split&#8221; by Erin Crabtree<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"content-header__headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/culture\/entertainment\/2019\/01\/14\/alex-dillon-the-boston-woman-who-dressed-as-a-sloth-on-the-bachelor\/amp\">&#8220;Meet Alex Dillon, the Boston woman who dressed as a sloth on \u2018The Bachelor\u2019&#8221; by Kevin Slane<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Xwq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elitedaily.com\/p\/the-15-best-looks-from-coltons-the-bachelor-season-premiere-are-so-damn-cute-15722278\">&#8220;The 15 Best Looks From Colton&#8217;s &#8216;The Bachelor&#8217; Season Premiere Are So Damn Cute&#8221; by Theresa Massony<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Candy Pairing:\u00a0<\/strong> Kait says <a href=\"https:\/\/worldsfinestchocolate.com\/start-fundraising\/get-started\/one-dollar-bar\">fundraiser candy for a football team<\/a>, Rebecca says <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3nDbEAZ\">Three Musketeers<\/a>, Renata says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steaknshake.com\/\">the cherry on top of a Steak N Shake milkshake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming up next:<i>\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2FiHsK2\"><em>Wait Till Helen Comes<\/em> by Mary Downing Hahn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em>\u00a0<em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4976\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4217-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/159TheFirstTime.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/159TheFirstTime.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/159TheFirstTime.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/159TheFirstTime.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?powerpress_pinw=4217-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/the_worst_bestsellers\/frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/audio\/159TheFirstTime.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"159TheFirstTime.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We read The First Time: Finding Myself and Looking For Love on Reality TV by Colton Underwood with our special guest Rebecca Kim Wells (@RebeccaWriting), Bachelor fan and the author of Shatter The Sky and Storm The Earth. 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