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The Reality Is

The Reality Is

The Reality Is

Tv & Film

4.7706 Ratings

Overview

A podcast about our problematic love for reality TV

609 Episodes

Episode 590: Manifesting by Bravo w/ Amanda Hunt (RHOP / RHOSLC / VPR / M2M/ RHOBH) @amandahuntnkiss

RHOP - Leave Stacey alone!Married to Medicine - A dog funeral!RHOSLC - GREECE!VPR - A lap dance AND tears?! Yes Please!RHOBH - Trash more exes please!

Transcribed - Published: 13 December 2025

Episode 589: Embarrassing American Desis w/ Raheel

BROWN PEOPLE ARE EMBARRASSING US! Zarna Garg & Daughter come out as Trumpers!Akaash Singh is surprised his misogynist racist fans are being mean to his wife!Nikki Haley's son has an insane take!Also...pull ups at the fucking airport?!!?!?

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2025

Episode 588: Best and worst weeks on Bravo w/ Van (RHOBH / RHOP / VPR / M2M / RHOSLC)

VAN FROM @BESTWEEKEVERPODCAST JOINS! RHOP - QVC Queen still rises!RHOSLC - Patriotic and Petty!New Vanderpump Rules - Poor! RHOBH - SNOOZE!Married to Medicine - Back on their bullshit!

Transcribed - Published: 6 December 2025

Episode 587: BD Wrong w/ Raheel

PRANKS!Sabrina Carpenter fights against the MAGA White House!BD Wong does a racism!Kash Patel can’t find his jacket!Debunking Transphobia in sports!

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2025

Episode 586: Golden Age of Travel w/ Raheel

Jake Gyllenhaal's Nose!Zohran visits Trump and someone’s got a cruuuusshh!MTG calls it quits (after her pension goes through!)Sean Duffy tells us the Road Rules!The back of JD Vance’s ass.Jen Shah is out! 

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2025

Episode 585: I need a cigarette w/ Donny Hadfield @realdonnywood (Big Brother 6 E16-19)

More 2006 problematic reality tv!

Transcribed - Published: 22 November 2025

Episode 584: Listen to the people w/ Raven James @BitchIsBetterPodcast (RHOP / RHOSLC / BravoCon)

Raven James is back to discuss all of the most insane gossip we heard from home while not at BravoCon, the latest episode of Real Housewives of Potomac and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City!

Transcribed - Published: 20 November 2025

Episode 583: Tarantula Butt w/ Raheel

THERE'S NOT MUCH TO DISCUSS EXCEPT FOR THESE DAMN REPUBLICANS AND THE DAMN EPSTEIN FILES

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2025

Episode 582: Not at BravoCon w/ Brett @BravoByBrett (RHOP / RHOSLC)

Friend of the pod and always hilarious Brett of @BravoByBrett hopped on pod to discuss the friends-of antics on Real Housewives of Potomac and the Airplane antics on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. We were also bitter betties chatting about how no one invited us to BravoCon but also some tips on how to survive this year's convention from someone who has been a few times!

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2025

Episode 581: High Calorie Humans w/ Raheel

IN US: Election night got us jazzed! Establishment Democrats got us not so jazzed! No more fatties in America, per the President. Also, intentional and accidental islamophobia!IN SPORTS: Trump infitrated the NFL and the fans said no thanks. All roads lead to bravo. 

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2025

Episode 580: Meteorology Student w/ Donny Hadfield @realdonnywood (Big Brother 6 E10 - 15)

Getting stressed out watching a television show from 2006!!!!!

Transcribed - Published: 9 November 2025

Episode 579: Philanderous Farter w/ Aarti (RHOP / RHOSLC)

Aarti is back to celebrate M-A-M-D-A-N-I and we discuss how the RHONY women possibly voted during the NYC mayoral elections. We chat briefly about RHOC before jumping deep into the Real Housewives of Potomac where Aarti shares the QVC-HSN beef, followed by the real friend-of on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, FARTS.

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2025

Episode 578: Horny Poll Workers w/ Raheel

https://findhelp.org/IN POLITICS: It's election night and we all have PTSD! Dick Chaney has left us! Desi GOP are shocked about racism! Usha, you in danger girl! The worst person you know (Ham hocks!) makes a great point!IN POP CULTURE: People's sexiest man is announced!IN SPORTS: Justice for WNBAIN TV: Who would your favorite NYC fictional characters vote for?

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2025

Episode 577: Boat antics w/ Amanda Hunt @amandahuntnkiss (RHOP / RHOSLC / Love Is Blind Denver)

https://findhelp.org/Between the altitude and the boats we're not sure what's got all these people drinking and acting up!

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2025

Episode 576: Zohranophobia w/ Raheel

IN US: Election season is the spookiest season. Zohran explains cousins. Establishment Democrats. Jack Ciattarelli scaring New Jersey. IN SILLY: Woman leaves man over cake.

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025

Episode 575: King Kaysar w/ Donny Hadfield (Big Brother 6 E7-E9)

Kaysar reigns supreme on this next batch of episodes of Big Brother 6!

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2025

Episode 574: Farteboding (RHOP / RHOSLC)

A solo ride with a special little segment through Real Housewives of Potomac and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. On RHOP: There's a preak-off! On RHOSLC: there's a fart fight!

Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2025

Episode 573: Unindicted co-conspirator w/ Raheel

IN US: Protests in the land and sea. NYC mayoral debate gets more racist. Republican group chat leaks.IN WORLD: The Louvre heist! IN POP CULTURE: Malala makes us proud.IN SPORTS: 49ers what make us h-word.

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2025

Episode 572: Paywall Content w/ Donny Hadfield (Big Brother 6 E4-E6)

Donny Hadfield is back to walk us down racism, misogyny, homophobia, and ableism lane to the Big Brother 6 house Episodes 4 through 6 where so many insane things were said (BY THE HOUSEGUESTS) that we almost kept this episode behind a paywall!

Transcribed - Published: 19 October 2025

Episode 571: Lies & Foolishness w/ Amanda Hunt @amandahuntnkiss (RHOP / RHOSLC)

Friend of the Pod, Amanda Hunt, is back to talk about Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Real Housewives of Potomac and other tangents!

Transcribed - Published: 17 October 2025

Episode 570: Antifa's Girlfriend w/ Raheel

IN POP CULTURE: Diving into Life of A Show Girl. Riyadh Comedy Festival. Raheel’s pursuit of Nicole Kidman. IN US NEWS: Attack on American cities. Ham Hock surprises us. ICE man can't run. Circumcisions! IN WORLD NEWS: Trump ends war in Gaza. Nobel Peace Prize winner dedicates award to Trump??

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2025

Episode 569: BUSTO w/ Donny Hadfield (Big Brother 6 E1-E3)

As promised, this is a fully functioning BIG BROTHER podcast now and Donny Hadfield, the Big Brother Historian, is walking us down memory lane of the problematic 2006's where the R-word was casually said on TV and production played Indian Snake Charmer flutes behind an Iraqi man praying - It's the first 3 episodes of Big Brother 6!

Transcribed - Published: 12 October 2025

*BREAKING NEWS* EP 568: 8 degrees & 7 felonies, ALLEGEDLY w/ Aarti (RHOP / RHOM)

BREAKING NEWS: WENDY & EDDIE OSEFO ARRESTED ON FRAUD CHARGERS - Aarti hops on to chat about this and we briefly touch on RHOM reunion!

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2025

Episode 567: TART (RHOP / RHOSLC)

A solo ride through two of the best shows on bravo - the Real Housewives of Potomac premiered where we dabbled in Karen's arrest but really dove into Stacey's oral hygiene and on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City amends are made only briefly when shots are fired over talk to text.

Transcribed - Published: 9 October 2025

Episode 566: DISMISSED w/ Tom Hamlett (Housewives & Pop Culture)

IN POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift's new album drops. Cardi v. Nikki Feud. Nicole Kidman is single again. Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl Half Time Show.IN HOUSEWIVES: RHOC continues to be lol who cares. RHOM makes us LOL. and RHOSLC makes us cry laughing.

Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2025

Episode 565: Baby Girl For The Win w/ Donny Hadfield (Big Brother 27)

WHAT A FINALE!!! Big Brother 27 really showed us to expect to the unexpected! More finales like this and less Mastermind nonsense please thank you!

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2025

Episode 564: who cares lol w/ Kendrick Tucker @withkendricktucker (RHOSLC)

Kendrick is back on to chat about the nonsense on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City after briefly chatting about who cares lol on RHOC and Brazilian Ramona Singer on RHO

Transcribed - Published: 25 September 2025

Episode 563: Rapture this up w/ Raheel

IN US NEWS: Trump had a rally ft. Charlie Kirk's wife. Also, Bobby and Donny cure autism.IN POP CULTURE: Jimmy Kimmel is gone, back, but also sort of gone again.IN WORLD: Rapture is upon us!

Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025

Episode 562: Cheatmance w/ Donny Hadfield (Big Brother 27)

It's been a week SO FULL of content in the Big Brother house that neither of us can remember what even happened - ZINGGGGG!!!!

Transcribed - Published: 20 September 2025

Episode 561: CAMP w/ Amanda Hunt @Amandahuntnkiss (RHOSLC)

The whacky ladies from Salt Lake City are back (MINUS LISA WHO IS VERY BUSY WITH BLAKE AND BEN DON'T ASK SHE IS SO PRIVATE) and there is no one funnier and sillier to talk about these silly billies than Amanda Hunt @amandahuntnkiss

Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2025

Episode 560: Kash and Carry Patel w/ Raheel

IN US NEWS: As usual, Gun Violence is making everyone not safe. The right wing is falling apart. Kash Patel is embarrassing. Trump says US is the Hottest country. IN SPORTS: A great time to be an Eagles fan!IN POP CULTURE: Emmy's were fun!IN WORLD: Kim Jong Un bans words.

Transcribed - Published: 16 September 2025

Episode 559: Mr Noodle takes it all w/ Chelsea Rivers @ohnochels (Big Brother 27)

Donny is SO upset about what happened at "The White Locust Resort" that HE HAS QUIT! He sent in his bestie Chelsea Rivers to cover this week's BIIIIIIG BROTHERRRRR.

Transcribed - Published: 12 September 2025

Episode 558: Oh my god 101 w/ Donny Hadfield (Big Brother 27)

Another week of Big Brother 27!

Transcribed - Published: 5 September 2025

Episode 557: Backdoor w/ Donny Hadfield (Big Brother 27)

It's another week of excitement in the Big Brother house! The iconic wall competition of course but more importantly one of the most fun and silly veto comps we've (or I, a person who has only seen one season of this show) ever seen! We say good riddance to the evicted but also wish them safety and security because they may be linked up with a crazy person!

Transcribed - Published: 30 August 2025

Episode 556: Polygraphy w/ Kendrick Tucker @withkendricktucker (RHOC / RHOM / Love Island)

We say ENOUGH ALREADY to Love Island because it is officially the most annoying show on the planet. We also chat about Real Housewives of Potomac trailer, the dumbasses on Real Housewives of Orange County, and the delight on Real Housewives of Miami.

Transcribed - Published: 30 August 2025

Episode 555: Middle American Royal Wedding w/ Raheel

IN POP CULTURE: Taylor and Travis are betrothed! Snoop Dogg is having a hard time explaining lesbians. Serena endorses GLP1s. IN NEWS: RFK Jr is being influenced by a derpy Desi doctor into potentially banning vaccines.

Transcribed - Published: 27 August 2025

Episode 554: Fratello Maggiore w/ Donny Haddfield (Big Brother 27)

It's been an exciting two weeks in the BB27 house!! We briefly chat about Ava's HOH week and then get into if Rachel Reilly is a genius or just a regularly smart person who knows how the tv show slash game works because Rachel's HOH week is amazing! We also chat about how Cowboy Back Tat Riley is an actual creep and we're happy to see him leave!

Transcribed - Published: 23 August 2025

Episode 554: Fratello Maggiore w/ Donny Hadfield (Big Brother 27)

It's been an exciting two weeks in the BB27 house!! We briefly chat about Ava's HOH week and then get into if Rachel Reilly is a genius or just a regularly smart person who knows how the tv show slash game works because Rachel's HOH week is amazing! We also chat about how Cowboy Back Tat Riley is an actual creep and we're happy to see him leave!

Published: 23 August 2025

Episode 553: Soundtrack to the rebellion w/ Raheel

IN LIFE: Italy vacation and jet lag.IN POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift's new album announcement. Leo's real age. Armie Hammer's party tricks. Chris Pratt's word salad.IN US NEWS: Trump takes over DC. The MAGA/MAHA folks do pull ups and swing d*cks.IN SPORTS: Fake football is back and so is fake fall.

Transcribed - Published: 22 August 2025

Episode 552: Young Kid Rock w/ Donny Hadfield @RealDonnyWood (Big Brother 27)

It's been a twisty and turny week in the Big Brother House this week! A horrible HOH and then an HOH steal and then a tense Veto comp and then a very shocking eviction!

Transcribed - Published: 8 August 2025

Episode 551: Lifesize Labubus w/ Raven James @bitchisbetter (RHOC/RHOA/RHOM/The Valley)

Raven James is back to chat a week of Bravo PLUS the latest multipart tiktok series of a woman who says she was in love with her psychiatrist who continued to treat her.

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2025

Episode 550: Bed Crumbs w/ Raheel

IN POP CULTURE: Tyra Banks overshares. Linkin Park Concert. Fantastic Four. IN US NEWS: Presidential fitness test and sports council of idiots. IN OTHER: The Summer is ending too soon and parents everywhere are stressed.

Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2025

Episode 549: A Furry Surprise w/ Donny Hadfield @RealDonnyWood (Big Brother 27)

We're back to discuss week 3 in the BB27 House with a lackluster HOH and an even more lackluster veto comp win which leads to surprisingly a very emotional eviction!

Transcribed - Published: 2 August 2025

Episode 548: Sporkle Bandits w/ Amanda Hunt @amandahuntnkiss (RHOM / RHOC / The Valley)

Amanda Hunt is back to chat Heather Dubrow's accidentally vintage but really outdated birthday party, the lack of sporkles on The Valley, and the hilarity that ensues on Real Housewives of Miami when the ladies are split up on two yacht, Adriana's drinks too much and no one gives her any carbs.

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2025

Episode 547: EuJeanics w/ Raheel

IN POP CULTURE: Celeb deaths. American Eagle and Sydney Sweeney are pandering to Nazis. Russian bots v. Pedro Pascal.IN NEWS: Trump's up to some nonsense.

Transcribed - Published: 30 July 2025

Episode 546: Lemon Drop w/ Donny Hadfield @realdonnywood (Big Brother 27)

We're finally covering Big Brother on the pod with none other than Big Brother Super Fan and future Houseguest (GOD WILLING!!!) himself, Donny Hadfield! This will be a recurring weekly chat!

Transcribed - Published: 26 July 2025

Episode 545: Rotted w/ Kelli Williams @Laguna_Biotch (The Valley / Next Gen NYC)

We said good bye to two of our favorite non-housewives shows on Bravo this week: Next Gen NYC and The Valley! Kelli Williams, host of Beyond the Blinds, hopped on to say BYE WHORE!

Transcribed - Published: 25 July 2025

Episode 544: Al Gore Rhythm w/ Raheel

IN US NEWS: Trump is trying everything he can to distract you like talk about NFL and send evil variant of rogue from x-men out to the press so we don't talk about Epstein files.IN POP CULTURE: Conservatives on Jubilee. The Coldplay Kiss Cam Couple! New Reality TV shows! Scheana Shay's hook up list!

Transcribed - Published: 23 July 2025

Episode 543: Red Flags w/ Kendrick Tucker @withKendrickTucker (RHOM / RHOC)

Kendrick is back to chat Real Housewives of Miami and Real Housewives of Orange County!

Transcribed - Published: 19 July 2025

Episode 542: Sauce night w/ Tom Hamlett @thetomhamlett (The Valley / Next Gen NYC)

Tom's back and we're dissecting this insane sauce collection in Brittany Cartwright Cauchi's black fridge as well as bad tattoos on The Valley, followed by those crazy nepo babies on Next Gen NYC doing all kinds of racism.

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2025

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