We have a special episode of "Playing the Field" this week, an all new interview with Gary Levingston! You may remember him from his time on the "Golden Bachelorette," but now he's back from his time in Costa Rica on "Bachelor in Paradise."

Ryan, Jen, and Gina talk to Gary about his time on the show, his relationship with Leslie, and how things are going in his life now. He also gives new insights into the remaining relationships on the show and who he thinks should win the $500,000.

Tune in next week when we'll recap the big finale episode of "Bachelor in Paradise."

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This week on "Playing the Field" the team talks about the penultimate episode of "Bachelor in Paradise." It was action-packed with two relationship challenges.

Ryan, Jen, and Gina talk about the glamping challenge and how the contestants were observed by relationship expert, Dr. Laura Berman the entire time without their knowledge. It turns out that, despite what America might think, she found Kat and Dale to be the best couple.

That decision gave Dale the power to break a tie during the rose ceremony, sending Jonathon and Lea packing. He felt they could be strong competitors for the $500,000 prize money.

Next, the couples had to take part in a dagger relationship challenge. The contestants had to stick a dagger in the back of the scarecrow that represented each of them if the statement read by Jesse Palmer rang true. In the end, Alexe and Andrew had the least amount of daggers and won the challenge.

Next week, two more couples will be eliminated in a rose ceremony, and by the end of the episode, we'll see how the show concludes. Will anyone get engaged? Will a singular contestant or a couple walk away with the grand prize money?

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"Bachelor in Paradise's" Leslie Fhima gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the beach. Plus, Jason Tartick answers those "Bachelor" rumors and Ryan and Gina have thoughts on Sean's attempt at alliances. It's all on "Playing The Field: A Bachelor Podcast."

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You may remember Jason Tartick from his stint on "The Bachelorette" years ago.

He was vying for Becca Kufrin's heart on season 14 of the show back in 2018. He came in third.

But, following that he actually got engaged to a different "Bachelorette," Kaitlyn Bristowe, a couple of years after her season ended. Their engagement was broken off in 2023.

Since his time on reality television, Tartick, went back to his financial roots and has been helping couples navigate love and the role money plays in relationships.

He's written two books called "Restart Roadmap Rewire and Reset Your Career" and "Talk Money to Me: The 8 Essential Financial Questions to Discuss with Your Partner."

Tartick said that he's been watching this season of "Bachelor in Paradise," and he has some advice for whoever wins the show's $500,000 prize.

"Now with Paradise we have this money pool, $500,000 on the line. I think it's great because you are kind of forcing these conversations, really important conversations that we should be having anyway," Tartick said. "So for whoever does win it, I think the biggest thing is you can't decide what you are going to do with the money or how you are going to do it, or what percentage goes where until you understand everyone, and each individual's relationship with money."

When it comes to whether or not he'd do reality television again, possibly being the next "Bachelor," he didn't rule it out.

"I always say like, you never say never, but I will say since like I don't know what was it, like the last two years there have been five different shows that have approached me to go on and my desire to go back on reality tv is quite low right now, so never say never, but I'd prefer if I was going to go back in for it to be a competition like show but you never know," Tartick said.

There's a growing social media buzz calling for him to be the next "Bachelor," but he said he didn't realize that.

"That's news to me! Some people have sent me these articles that are like these rumors but, yeah, I don't know where all that stuff comes from," he said.

In fact, he said his mom started to joke that he was getting too old for the regular "Bachelor" series.

"My mom was joking around saying, 'Bachelor! You're 36! They have a Golden Bachelor, maybe they'll have a Silver Bachelor, I thought that was pretty funny," Tartick said.

You can always get more relationship and finance advice on his podcast: Trading Secrets.

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This week we've got a special guest on "Playing the Field" that we've wanted to talk to since Jenn Tran's season of "The Bachelorette," Sam McKinney!

He appeared on this season of "Bachelor in Paradise" and went on a date with Jess, who we know is paired up with Spencer. But, it turns out, he was hoping to see Alli Jo, and they missed each other on the show by one day.

Sam talks to Ryan, Jen, and Gina all about his time on "The Bachelorette," the perception and editing of his time on that show, and how he feels people see him now.

He hoped for redemption; did he get it? People seem to love that he's found a great relationship with Alli Jo. She slid into his DM's after "Bachelor in Paradise" and they've been going strong ever since.

Sam talks about their bright future and what he hopes people will see from them.

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This week on "Playing the Field," the podcast team got to speak with Alli Jo from "Bachelor in Paradise" about her bombshell relationship announcement.

She and Sam M., also from "Paradise" and "The Bachelorette," went public with their newfound love. She's now his "main thing."

Alli Jo spoke with Jen Matarese and Gina Sirico all about how she and Sam connected, even though they narrowly missed each other on the show.

Alli Jo says she and Sam M. have been an official couple for four months now. Another "Bachelor Nation" success story!

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This week on "Playing the Field," Ryan Field is back from his time off and reunited with Jen Matarese and Gina Sirico to talk about the latest happenings in "Paradise."

Let the games begin! "Bachelor in Paradise" is now a competition for love and money and Gary made a bad bet.

In a relationship gambling game, he and Leslie were tied at the top until his final bet cost him half of his chips, and the competition. His poor betting decision eventually led to their elimination.

Bailey and Jeremy came out on top in the game and that gave Bailey the power to eliminate a couple while saving two from the bottom three. Brian and Parisa worked to continue their relationship, despite Brian being annoyed at Parisa's questions and even her compliments of him.

Plus, when it comes to playing the game, is Jonathon doing it all wrong? Lea seemed to have some interest him, but he told everyone, but her that they were just friends. In the end, she gave him the rose and said, "You're welcome."

Meantime, the "Goldens" were all having a great time. Kim and Faith found a romantic connection, and Kathy and Keith continued to have a strong bond. The team looks ahead to next week and talks about what they think could happen once Brian tells Bailey about Jeremy's quest to get Susie back and what he said about her after their date.

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We've got a bonus "Playing the Field" this week minus one Mr. Field.

Ryan is on vacation, but, Gina Sirico had the chance to talk to Jonathon Johnson about his time on "Bachelor in Paradise." Jen Matarese and Gina go through what he had to say about the women, why he's in the friend zone, and our hopes for our favorite "Medium King."

Next, it's the voice of reason, Wells Adams! Gina, because she has the best job ever, spoke with Wells about the "Goldens" and how he thinks all the contestants with strong relationships will fare now that the competition is changing!

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This week on "Playing the Field," Gina Sirico and Jen Matarese were joined by "Bachelor in Paradise" star Susie Evans! Ryan Field is on vacation this week and will return. In episode 5, we saw the arrival of "The Golden Bachelor's" Faith. She became a hot commodity among the three remaining "Golden" men, but when presented with a date card, she decided to share horseback riding with Kathy.Lea decided to go on a date with Jonathon. But, can he overcome the fact that he was spitting coconut?Susie talks to the team about her time on the show, her relationship with Justin, and where things are now. She also weighs in on Jeremy's feelings for her and what she thought of that phone call. Susie also helps breakdown what relationships she thinks could have staying power post "Paradise."

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