The Future of Reality TV: Love & Hip Hop, Married to Medicine Reunion & EJ Johnson Dating Talk
Reality with The King
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Happy Tuesday! Reigndrops, Carlos, Dustin, and Claudia have a jam-packed show for you today. First up, we’re doing a deep dive into the Married to Medicine reunion trailer. Then, we’re asking: is Love & Hip Hop dead? We’ll also get into what it really means to save as a reality star, plus a bigger conversation about the current state of the media industry and where it’s headed. And of course, we’re breaking down Carlos’ interview with EJ Johnson, and what it means to not date gay men.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Daniel Alarcon, and this is my friend, is much more famous than I am. I wouldn't go that far, but I'm John Green, co-host of the podcast The Away End with my old friend Daniel. On our podcast, The Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. Together, we'll find out why, of all the unimportant things, football, soccer, is the most important. |
| 0:22.6 | Listen to the away end with Daniel Auerkone and John Green on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:35.1 | Reality with the King is hosted by me, Carlos King. |
| 0:38.4 | I'm an executive producer who have produced some of your favorite shows from the Real Housewives of Atlanta, New Jersey, and my own creation, the Love and Marriage franchise and Bell Collective. |
| 0:50.6 | Every episode, we recap reality television from the Real Housewives |
| 0:55.3 | to The Bachelor or Selling Sunset, in addition to celebrity guests, |
| 1:01.3 | whether in the unscripted space or scripted as well. |
| 1:07.7 | Maritime Medicine Reunion, okay? |
| 1:10.8 | That's coming this upcoming Sunday. |
| 1:13.6 | The reunion trailer has been released. |
| 1:17.6 | Listen, in my opinion, as a Maritime Medicine stand, |
| 1:22.6 | I am the biggest fan of Maritime Medicine. |
| 1:26.6 | Based on that trailer, the star of the trailer is Steve. |
| 1:36.3 | Steve is the husband of Dr. Mimi, and Steve is activated and gave a lot of great moments in that trailer that blew me away. |
| 1:54.9 | Starting with two Dustin, what were your thoughts on the maritime medicine reunion trailer? |
| 2:05.6 | Masterclass and how to show up and show out the damn reunion. I believe this is a two-part reunion. |
| 2:07.6 | I'm totally fine with that. |
| 2:09.6 | That means that they're going to be two packed episodes for a lot of twists and turns, |
| 2:13.6 | which is much more entertaining than watching a bunch of boring bullshit. So I'm happy that |
| 2:19.2 | they're doing it that way. I think that everybody showed up. The reunion trailer looks incredible. |
| 2:26.5 | Quad and Toyer are our first chair, which is new. Typically, Dr. Jackie and Dr. Simone are always |
| 2:31.0 | first chair. So that alone lets me know that this reunion is going to have a certain type of energy. |
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