Why We Tolerate 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Stars, a Good Riddance for Mel and 'Golden Bachelor,' and a ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Showrunner Interview!

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🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Juliet and Callie break down the news coming out of BravoCon 2025, starting with 'Bachelor' Nation’s very own Ashley Iaconetti being a part of ‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island’ (01:06)! They talk about who else they would like to see from the 'Bachelor' franchise in the Bravo world and share their disappointment in the lack of 'RHONY' and 'RHONJ' updates. They begin their ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ recap with a conversation about why they continue to enjoy watching Taylor Frankie Paul despite her controversies (12:57). After, they discuss Episodes 1-3 of Season 3 of ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,’ which centered around Jessi’s affair with Marciano Brunette, a Z-list ‘Vanderpump Villa’ cast member. Next, they get into Mel’s snoozefest ‘Golden Bachelor’ finale, where Cindy self-eliminates, and we are saved by a brief update from the filming of the next 'Bachelorette' season (41:28). Finally, Juliet is joined by ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ showrunners Nicola Brown and Nia Yemoh (52:58)! They answer all of her production questions, including how you mic 456 players, what the casting process is like, and what you do when the players surprise you. Hosts: Juliet Litman and Callie Curry Guests: Nicola Brown and Nia Yemoh Producer: Olivia Crerie Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, it's Amy Polar, and I'm launching a new podcast called Good Hang.
0:05.0	In preparation for that, I asked some of my friends to send in some videos and give me some advice.
0:10.6	Just be yourself, and the guests will come.
0:13.1	Don't be the celebrity that this is their like sixth thing they're doing.
0:16.0	I love true crime and cooking podcasts. Is there any way you could combine the two?
0:21.5	Well, everyone has an opinion and a podcast.
0:24.5	So, join me for Good Hang.
0:26.6	It's rough out there.
0:27.8	We're just trying to lighten it up a little.
0:51.9	I'm going to lighten it up a little. I'm Juliet Litman. Here with Callie Curry. Hey, we're actually talking about the Golden Bachelor today. Hence the title of this podcast. But only a little bit, to be honest.
0:54.9	They really stretch that two hours.
0:58.3	We are going to talk about it, but there's two other things I want to get into.
1:03.5	And at the end of this podcast, I talked to the two EPs of Squid Game the Challenge.
1:05.9	And we're going to get into slow-mo.
1:08.3	First, big news out of BravoCon.
1:09.3	The rumors are true.
1:22.8	Real Housewives of Rhode Island is coming in 2026, and the people on it are all from Rhode Island and like born and raised, save for one person who moved there semi-recently. And that one person is our very own Bachelor Nations, Ashley I, Kennedy, now known as Ashley Heybond.
1:30.0	Congrats to Ashley I, the crying Ashley I.
1:33.6	Congrats to Ashley I.
1:34.6	I do think that she is a good selection for Real Housewives.
1:39.1	Did you watch the trailer?
1:40.8	No.
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