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The Reality Is

The Reality Is

The Reality Is

Tv & Film

4.7 • 706 Ratings

Overview

A podcast about our problematic love for reality TV

549 Episodes

Episode 531: Doomsday Plane w/ Raheel

IN WEATHER: WOO ITS HOTIN WORLD: OOF THERE'S WARIN AMERICA: THE GHOULS ARE FIGHTING!IN POLITICS: VOTE MAMDANI/LANDER - DO NOT RANK CUOMO!IN SPORTS: THE WBNA GIRLS ARE FIGHTINGIN POP CULTURE: SABRINA GETS ON HER KNEES

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

Episode 530: The nastiest of works w/ Kendrick Tucker @withkendricktucker (Bravo + Love Island)

SHE'S BAAAAACK! We're talking Atlanta, Miami, the nepo babies of Bravo, Bombshells, the Villa, the Valley!!!

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

Episode 529: Flip your heart out w/ Raheel

ICE WATCH PROGRAMSIN POP CULTURE: Baldoni case dismissed. Benson Boone flips out. IN NEWS: Trump v. Elon. Trump v. California. ICE Raids.IN SPORTS: Riley Gaines is a piece of shit and Simone Biles clocks it. Bill and Jordan's romance updates.

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025

Episode 528: A large pepperoni pizza on my cream chairs w/ Taria S. Faison @weigopodcast (RHOA / The Valley / Summer House)

Taria is back to cackle and fill me in on the behind the scene and online drama happening while we watch Real housewives of Atlanta, the Valley and Summer House. We also briefly chat about those Mormon wives!

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2025

Episode 527: What a time to Bey alive w/ Raheel

WE ARE LIVING IN A POST COWBOY CARTER TOUR WORLD AND WE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2025

Episode 526: No one does reality tv like Utah w/ Trina Watters @teewatters (Secret Lives of Mormon Wives S2)

Thread and Instagram Pop Culture Meme Queen Trina Watters aka TeeWatters hopped on to discuss the sisterhood we wish never reaches us on the new season of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives!

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025

Episode 525: Meme goals w/ Aarti (RHOA / Love Hotel)

Aarti is back with some Potomac tea, 40-50 negative thoughts about Love Hotel, and some wise analysis of Shamea and Porsha on Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2025

Episode 524: Rage Bait w/ Raven James @bitchisbetterpodcast (Summer House / The Valley)

It's time to RANT and RAVE with none other than Raven James, host of Bitch Is Better Podcast. We understand that Bravo wants to promote straight men BUT WHY IS THE AUDIENCE FALLING FOR IT?! That and more as we recap the Finale of Summer House and the latest episode of The Valley. Follow Raven @bitchisbetterpodcast on instagram, subscribe to her pod and follow on Patreon.com/bitchisbetter

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2025

Episode 523: Ambassador of EWR w/ Raheel

IN NEWS: Newark Airport is a disaster! Plantation fire! IN POLITICS: NJ elections. Trump v. everybody except for the Saudis. Cory Booker and the Kushners. IN SPORTS: THE KNICKS!! RG3 brain cells getting involved in WNBA for no reason.

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2025

Episode 522: Gremlin Goddess w/ Chelsea Rivers @OhNoChels (The Valley / Summer House)

Chelsea Rivers, co-host of I Am The Cute One, and perhaps the cutest of them all joins the pod to TRASH MEN because The Valley and Summer House gave us tons of content to fuel our misandry!

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2025

Episode 521: Booty for beats w/ Kendrick Tucker @withkendricktucker (RHOA / Love Hotel)

We're catching up on Real Housewives of Atlanta, BravoCon news, Bravo's upcoming new lineup, and The Love Hotel!

Transcribed - Published: 14 May 2025

Episode 520: Pope Bobby w/ Raheel

IN WORLD: A new Pope. India Pakistan War.IN POP CULTURE: Met Gala and SRK drama. Ramona Singer is fucking terrible.IN SPORTS-ish: Bill Belichick's girlfriend is a big deal?

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025

Episode 518: What ever happened to customer service w/ Raheel

IN SPORTS: Son of Prime Time is having a no good draft. The worst person you know makes a great point. Saquon breaks our heart, and not with his thighs.IN POLITICS: George Santos is going to jail. Vladimir, STOP! Government offers money for baby making.IN TV: THE PITT journey.IN LIFE: Customer service conundrum.

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

Episode 517: Tan lines w/ Tom Hamlett @thetomhamlett (The Valley / Summer House)

Tom Hamlett is back to talk about sexy toxic men, e-bay side hustles, Doute's green dress, love island coded people and of course tan lines.

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025

Episode 515: Pathetic or Petty w/ Aarti (RHOA)

Aarti is back to talk a week of Housewives gossip and Real Housewives of Atlanta!

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Episode 516: Pathetic or Petty w/ Aarti (RHOA)

Aarti is back to talk a week of Housewives gossip and Real Housewives of Atlanta!

Transcribed - Published: 23 April 2025

Episode 515: Christian Loubou-Pope w/ Raheel

IN NEWS: JD Vance may have put a hit out on the Pope. RFK Jr pisses us off. ANOTHER signal chat has with leaked info.IN POP CULTURE: Katy Perry has regrets.IN SPORTS: Shannon Sharpe accusations.IN TV: We're watching The Pitt!

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

Episode 514: Quiet Quitting (RHOBH / RHOA / Summer House)

A solo mini pod of this week's Bravo shows, not including The Valley (SORRY!!) Garcelle quits! Yikes on Brit! and Imrul pipe it down!

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

Episode 513: Space Feminism w/ Raheel

IN NEWS: Blue Origin flies people into space for 2 minutes.IN POP CULTURE: The White Lotus cast has a lot of off-camera drama.IN TV: Harry Potter is coming back as an HBO show and we are torn, like Natalie Imbruglia.IN MOVIES: Watch "A Nice Indian Boy" out in theaters now!!

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Episode 512: Church of Twirl w/ Amanda Hunt @Amandahuntnkiss (RHOA / RHOBH / Summer House)

Friend of the pod, Amanda Hunt, is back to talk a full week of Bravo. From the fall of our beloved Kenya Twirl Moore to the tanking of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to the activation of Lindsay Hubbard.

Transcribed - Published: 13 April 2025

Episode 511: I've fallen and I can't get up w/ Raheel

IN LIFE: Raheel visits Minneapolis. Noor takes a tumble.IN POLITICS: Cory Booker yaps. Tariffs make the poor poorer and the rich richer.IN POP CULTURE: John Stamos upsets Noor. Morgan Wallen goes back to God's Country. Chappell Roan pisses off parents.

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

Episode 510: Sawadeeka White Lotus w/ Raheel

We decided to dedicate an entire episode to the Finale of The White Lotus Season 3 and naturally THERE ARE SPOILERS!!!

Transcribed - Published: 9 April 2025

Episode 509: Hallucinatory Hoes w/ Kendrick Tucker @withkendricktucker (RHOA / RHOBH / White Lotus)

Inspired by Cory Booker, we are yapping NONSTOP about the delulu dumbasses on these tv shows but unlike Cory Booker...still we sit.

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2025

Episode 508: Divas Demons & Douches (RHOBH / RHOA / Summer House)

Riding solo to talk about the darling divas of RHOA, the delusional demons of RHOA, and the disgusting douches of Summer House

Transcribed - Published: 29 March 2025

Episode 507: Group chats w/ Raheel (White Lotus)

WHITE LOTUS CHAT @ 34:00 MINSIN US NEWS:Ā The Secretary of Defense bigly mucks up a group chat. Jasmine Crockett goes low.

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2025

Episode 506: Mindless Consumption w/ Aarti (RHOBH / RHOA / Summer House)

Aarti's back to talk a full week of Housewives and Summer House. In Atlanta, the Hot dog king is causing havoc as are the terrible nose jobs on these women. In Beverly Hills, Sutton is the mouse they won't let go of. On Summer House, Carl is so weird but Craig is sinister.

Transcribed - Published: 23 March 2025

Episode 505: Brotherly Love w/ Raheel (White Lotus)

IN US:Ā The times remain unprecedented, as do the horrors. IN POP CULTURE:Ā Tom Cruise is dating someone on a helicopter. GOOP needs to shut up. WHITE LOTUS CHAT @ 41 MINS

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

Episode 504: We love lesbians w/ Kelli Williams @Laguna_Biotch (Summer House / Love Is Blind)

Kelli is back to talk about the toxic men on these reality tv show that are only tolerable when they look like beautiful lesbians, we're talking to you Kyle Cooke and Mason whatever your name is from Love Is Blind Season 8! We also touch on our beloved Emmy holding onto the sinking ship of Will from Southern Hospitality. GO BUY TICKETS TO SEE BEYOND THE BLINDS LIVE!!!

Transcribed - Published: 15 March 2025

Episode 503: Hashtag AARP w/ Aarti (RHOA / RHOBH)

Aarti is back representing the elders of Bravo and we're breaking down the season premiere of Real Housewives of Atlanta and the weird scenes of couples saying nothing to each other on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Transcribed - Published: 14 March 2025

Episode 502: Car salesman on the White House Lawn w/ Raheel (Traitors / White Lotus)

IN US:Ā Trump is importing sex traffickers and deporting protestors while holding a Tesla car show on the White House lawn.TRAITORS CHAT @ 29 MINSWHITE LOTUS CHAT @ 46 MINS

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

Episode 501: Giggly squabble w/ Aarti (Summer House / Southern Hospitality)

Aarti is back to dive into the brain of Kyle Cooke entrepreneur, husband, lover boy, and lunatic. We also talk about Southern Hospitality finale & reunion and what a masterclass of a shit show it is!

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2025

Episode 500: And still I rise w/ Tom Hamlett @thetomhamlett (RHOP / RHOBH / M2M)

WOW THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 500 EPISODES?!!? CHRIST! WELL! ENJOY!

Transcribed - Published: 7 March 2025

Episode 499: What if we wear pink? w/ Raheel (Traitors / White Lotus)

IN US: SOTUS and Democrats. Luigi's alleged cinema style films. IN POP CULTURE: Oscar's. Armie Hammer won't shut up.IN SPORTS: Trades and contractsTRAITORS CHAT @ 22 MINSWHITE LOTUS CHAT @ 37 MINS

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2025

Episode 498: Baptism in hot dog water w/ Amanda Hunt @amandahuntnkiss (Summer House / Southern Hospitality / Love Is Blind)

Friend of the pod, recovering gossip, comedian, and beloved human, Amanda Hunt is back to talk about Love Is Blind Season 8, Summer House, and Southern Hospitality!

Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2025

Episode 497: Poorit w/ Aarti (RHOP / RHOBH)

HERE YE HEAR YE! CLANKITY CLANK - THE GRANDE DAME IS GOING TO JAIL! Also, the Potomac Reunions keep being better than the season and Dorit and Sutton continue their white on white crime!

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2025

Episode 496: The bigger the front the bigger the back w/ Raheel (Traitors / White Lotus)

IN US:Ā Elon Musk has baby mama drama. Trump is selling citizenships. and other dumb shit.IN OTHER:Ā Ramadan Mubarak!Traitors ChatĀ @ 35:15White Lotus Chat @ 45:30

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025

Episode 495: Dumb & Beautiful w/ Kelli Williams @laguna_biotch (Summer House/Southern Hospitality)

It's time to separate Church and State and Housewives and Gorgeous Youth of Bravo! We're recapping Summer House and Southern Hospitality with THE Laguna Biotch herself!

Transcribed - Published: 22 February 2025

Episode 494: Champagne clink! Balloon! w/ Kendrick Tucker @withkendricktucker (M2M / RHOP / RHOBH)

Kung Fu Kenny is back to talk about a week of Housewives and Married to Medicine and we take some detours to discuss Beyonce of course!

Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2025

Episode 493: We are all Carrie Coon w/ Raheel (White Lotus / Traitors)

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR EVERYTHING!!WHITE LOTUS S3 EP 1: Recap @ 00:20TRAITORS S3 EP 8: Recap @ 37:00SNL-50 CHAT @ 47:00

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2025

Episode 492: Beautiful idiots (RHOBH / Summer House / Southern Hospitality)

Riding solo this week to talk about Racist Moms and Therapy on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the gorgeous idiots on Summer House and Southern Hospitality.

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2025

Episode 491: GO BIRDS w/ Raheel (Traitors)

TRAITORS CHAT AT 1:00 MARKIN SPORTS:The Eagles destroyed The Chiefs at the SuperbowlIN POP CULTURE:Kendrick Lamar healed us at the SuperbowlIN POLITICS: Trump continues to wreak havoc.

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025

Episode 490: Chinese Italian American Kathy Hilton w/ Aarti (M2M / RHOP / RHONY / RHOBH / RHOSLC)

Aarti is back to talk a full week of Housewives and of course Married to Medicine and naturally all of our conversations end up being a sociological discussion about racism, the patriarchy, and white supremacy! We also talk about Pakistani viral sensation Onijah Robinson who is currently being exploited by terrible racist Pakistanis - SOMEONE GO SAVE ONIJAH!

Transcribed - Published: 8 February 2025

Episode 489: WOMEN!!! w/ Raheel (Traitors)

*TRAITORS CHAT AT 50:30 MARK* IN POP CULTURE:Ā The Grammys healed us! Drake should never be heard from again! IN US NEWS:Ā Racists found a new way to be racist through anti-DEI nonsense. IN SPORTS:Ā GO BIRDS!

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025

Episode 488: Humorless w/ Tom Hamlett @thetomhamlett (Housewives, Southern Hospitality, Married to Med)

A full week of Bravo recaps with Tom Hamlett host of Dumpster Dive Podcast and Good Judys. We are dipping our toes into the delusions of Emmy from Southern Hospitality, lies of Mia from RHOP, the Atlanta trailer, Married to Medicine, the exhausting and sad RHONY reunion, the insanity of Sutton on RHOBH, and of course the huzzzzzbands and humorlessness of RHOSLC Reunion part 2.

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2025

Episode 487: Cruising w/ Donny Hadfield @therealdonnywood (RHOP / RHOBH / RHOSLC)

Much to the chagrin of some listeners my favorite cutie Donny Hadfield (host of I Am The Cute One) is back to talk a full week of Housewives, cruises, sandwiches, and Charles Entertainment Cheese Pizza.

Transcribed - Published: 25 January 2025

Episode 486: Neurodivergent Nazi w/ Raheel (Traitors)

SPOILER FILLED TRAITORS CHAT AT 55 MINUTES IN US NEWS:Ā The Nazis have arrived! Tiktok is back(ed) by the Nazis! Social Media is a hellscape! IN POP CULTURE:Ā Little bitch asses getting litigious from Drake to Justin Baldoni!

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2025

Episode 485: Vein or No Vein w/ Raven James @bitchisbetterpodcast (RHOP / RHONY / RHOSLC / RHOBH / M2M)

A FULL week of Housewives and Married to Medicine recaps with the absolutely hilarious and delightful Raven James, Host of Bitch Is Better Podcast!

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2025

Episode 484: Miss Guided w/ Raheel (Traitors)

TRAITORS EPS 1-3 CHAT @ 45 MIN MARK FULL OF SPOILERS IN US NEWS: LA fires, Trump inauguration, Tiktok Ban IN POP CULTURE: Early 2000s divorcees, Brad Pitt AI Scam, IN SPORTS: A humble request to Raheel

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025

Episode 483: Pod-Daddies are back! w/ Ben & Ronnie @watchwhatcrappens

DONATE GENEROUSLY TO LA MUTUAL AID TO HELP VICTIMS OF LA FIRES Starting off the New Year with a FULL week of Bravo with none other than the Pod-Daddies themselves, Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karem of Watch What Crappens. We're diving into everything INCLUDING Married to Medicine, talking about pop culture moments in 2024, a speed round of categories not included in the Crappies this year. Enjoy!

Transcribed - Published: 10 January 2025

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