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Gabbing with Gib

Unpacking The 'Real Housewives' Nostalgia Problem with Shamira Ibrahim ( + 'Summer House' Finale Thoughts!)

Gabbing with Gib

Gibson Johns

Tv & Film

4.7714 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Gibson Johns shares his thoughts on the "Summer House" season 9 finale before he and culture writer Shamira Ibrahim chat about her recent piece for Vulture in which she unpacked Bravo fans' obsession with the past and how that's hindering the progress of franchises like "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" and "RHONY." Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

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0:03.5

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0:35.9

Welcome back to Gabby with Gibb.

0:55.5

I'm your host, Gibson, Johns. And today on the show, we have a really great chat with Shemira Ibrahim, who is a culture writer who writes about reality TV for Vulture. And she recently wrote this really great piece centered on the Real Housewives of Atlanta and how sort of nostalgia for the, you know, the good old days of the show, the golden era of the show is hindering the current era, this new season's ability to really thrive, both in the minds

1:02.1

of fans and also in the dynamics playing out on the show. And we had a really great conversation.

1:06.4

And I loved the piece. So I wanted to have Shamira on to go deeper on some of the thoughts that

1:10.6

she mentions in the piece, share my thoughts on them. We on to go deeper on some of the thoughts that she mentions in the

1:11.4

piece, share my thoughts on them. We bring up Roney because that's also another franchise that this

1:15.7

idea of nostalgia sort of getting in the way of the future of a franchise sort of plays out on that

1:21.5

one as well. So we had a really great conversation and I really think you'll enjoy it. It's about

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