Golden Bachelor Stars Susan Noles & Kathy Swarts Announce New Podcast

The Golden Bachelor’s Susan Noles and Kathy Swarts are joining forces. As People reports, the women are hosting a new podcast, Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour, which launches on March 28.

In a press release, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television and iHeartMedia announced that the audio series will see Noles and Swarts provide some “real wisdom about relationships, heartbreak, and even sex” with fan-favorite Bachelor Nation guests.

“We’re so excited and can’t wait for our Bachelor Nation fans to join us on our new podcast, Bachelor Happy Hour: Golden Hour,” the co-hosts said in a joint statement. “We will be sharing some of OUR life lessons with some humor and asking listeners to dish on what’s going on in their lives. Nothing surprises us!”

Noles and Swarts were contestants on the first season of The Golden Bachelor, and while they both failed to win Gerry Turner’s heart, they earned legions of fans in the process. They even helped with Turner’s wedding to the show’s eventual winner, Theresa Nist. Noles officiated the ceremony, and Swarts co-hosted the “Golden Carpet” with former Bachelorette Charity Lawson.

The duo also appeared in Joey Graziadei’s currently airing season of The Bachelor, serving as judges in a Mrs. Right pageant. Noles later made a second appearance during Fantasy Suite week to assist contestant Rachel Nance.

“What I learned about myself from this show was I am a prize,” she told Nance onscreen. “I am what a man needs. You have to love yourself before you can love anybody else.”

Noles appeared to hint at the pair’s new podcast earlier this month, telling PhillyVoice that she and Swarts ought to have their own show together. “We can finish each other’s sentences,” she said. “We’re night and day, but yet we’re the same in a sense. We just roll off each other, and it’s so easy.”

Following the success of The Golden Bachelor, ABC announced in February that The Golden Bachelorette will debut in Fall 2024.