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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

533 Episodes

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 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: 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: The times remain unprecedented, as do the horrors. IN POP CULTURE: 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: 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: Elon Musk has baby mama drama. Trump is selling citizenships. and other dumb shit.IN OTHER: Ramadan Mubarak!Traitors Chat @ 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: The Grammys healed us! Drake should never be heard from again! IN US NEWS: Racists found a new way to be racist through anti-DEI nonsense. IN SPORTS: 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: The Nazis have arrived! Tiktok is back(ed) by the Nazis! Social Media is a hellscape! IN POP CULTURE: 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

Episode 482: Blue Ivy's Step Daddy w/ Raheel

IN POP CULTURE: Beyonce-Bowl. Justin Baldoni "fights back". Meghan Markle has a new show. The Golden Globes. IN US NEWS: MAGA Civil War, H1B, and Cory from Boy Meets World. IN SPORTS: Skip Bayless confirms that he's a dog sh*t human.

Transcribed - Published: 7 January 2025

Episode 481: A PR ploy within a PR ploy w/ Raheel

IN NEWS: Luigi Mangione goes to arraignment trial and Nordstrom takes the W. Matt Gaetz is confirmed a pedophile piece of trash. IN POP CULTURE: Blake v. Baldoni makes us dive into PR, misogyny, the Patriarchy, "evolved dudes" and so much more. Justin Timberlake's penis ruins the world tour. IN SPORTS: The 49ers and The Eagles. Wage gap in sports IN PERSONAL: We're so grateful to your ears and the fact that you're even reading this. We adore you. Thank you for another amazing year of chats and debates and not the hottest takes but takes nonetheless. We wouldn't be here without you!!

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2024

Episode 480: Grande DUI w/ Aarti & Taria @weigopodcast (RHOP / RHONY / RHOBH / RHOSLC)

HERE YE HEAR YE! The Grande Dame of Potomac, the Dutchess of Surry County, Mrs. Black Bill Gates, the SHE-EO of the House of Huger herself has been found guilty of being an absolute hot mess and in her own words "LIT" while driving! Naturally a gathering of DMV Divas to cover this breaking news needed to happen! Aarti and Taria discuss this mess that Karen has gotten herself into and a full week of Bravo!

Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2024

Episode 479: Drones w/ Raheel

IN NEWS: There are CAR SIZED DRONES over New Jersey. Trump may have shit himself. Luigi's manipesto. Jay-Z accusations. IN SPORTS: How about them Niners huh?! IN TV/POP CULTURE: Super/Man is a documentary we all should watch and then curl into fetal position and sob.

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

Episode 478: Punishers w/ Aarti (RHOP / RHONY / RHOBH / RHOSLC)

A full week of housewives with our favorite DOCTOR, Aarti!

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2024

Episode 477: THERE'S BEEN A MURDAH w/ Raheel

IN NEWS: The CEO of United Healthcare was MURDERED and the entire world lusted for the murderer, one Luigi Nicholas Mangione, a confusingly wealthy highly educated trust fund kid! IN SPORTS: Juan Soto shuffles his way into A LOT of money IN POP CULTURE: Jay-Z named in the Diddy case. IN PERSONAL NEWS: Who is the bigger loser: the ghosting friend or the friend being ghosted?

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2024

Episode 476: High body count hair w/ Tom Hamlett @thetomhamlett (RHOP / RHOBH / RHOSLC)

A full week of kookie crazy ladies and liar liar pants on fires from Potomac to Beverly Hills and of course Salt Lake in between...oh and woopsies forgot to watch RHONY!

Transcribed - Published: 6 December 2024

Episode 475: Wicked w/ Raheel & Donny @realdonnywood

Nothing matters because we all watched Wicked and this is a spoiler filled Wicked discussion!!

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024

Episode 474: White on white crime w/ Taria @weigopodcast (RHOBH / RHOSLC / RHOP / RHONY)

Friend of the pod and Vice President of the Drag Her Dorit club, Taria S. Faison, host of What Else Is Going On with Taria S. Faison, hopped on to talk about the highs and lows on this week of Bravo Housewives. From the duality of our feelings about Erin and Real Housewives of New York, to the emotional conversation Mary has with her son on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, to the foolishness that is Ashley's musical career on Real Housewives of Potomac, to the absolutely delicious white woman on white woman crimes on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Transcribed - Published: 29 November 2024

Episode 473: Bullying works w/ Raheel

IN POLITICS: Matt Gaetz is out, but unfortunately Pam Bondi is in. Nancy Mace is still being a transphobe and so are many people we know. IN POP CULTURE: VPR is over as we know is. Doute is preggers. Traitors cast looks amazing. Wicked has taken over our lives.

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2024

Episode 472: Let's hold space w/ Ryan Bailey @sobaditsgoodwithryanbailey (RHOP / RHOC / RHOSLC / RHOBH / RHONY)

After a long break, it's time to dive into a FULL week of every god damn Real Housewives show out there with Ryan Bailey! We're covering the absurdity of Alexis on Real Housewives of Orange County, the audacity of Karen on Real Housewives of Potomac, the stupidity (complimentary) of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the stupidity (derogatory) of Real Housewives of New York, and of course the splendor and delight of the feud we've all been waiting for on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Transcribed - Published: 23 November 2024

Episode 471: Transitions w/ Raheel

IN POLITICS: We're not going to normalize Trump's INSANE cabinet picks and we're certainly not going to stop fighting! IN SPORTS: A very weird toxic masculine boxing thing happened. Yuck. IN POP CULTURE: Jim from The Office is somehow the sexiest man alive and that is not the worst thing that happened this week.

Transcribed - Published: 21 November 2024

Episode 470: OOF w/ Raheel

GIRL. DEEP SIGH.

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2024

Episode 469: The Edge w/ Raheel

It's the night before election. That is all. Links mentioned on ep: Ruwa Romman's thoughts on endorsing Harris Last Week Tonight

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2024

Episode 468: Mean Ass Heathers w/ Van @bestweekeverpodcast

Host of Best Week Ever Podcast, Van, joins in to talk about a week of Housewives! From Real Housewives of Potomac newbies who make us giggle, to the Real Housewives of New York women who need to get over themselves, to the silly goofy good times of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, to the unhinged Shannon Beador of Real Housewives of Orange County!

Transcribed - Published: 2 November 2024

Episode 467: Crumbs w/ Raheel

IN POLITICS: The elections continue with a Klan Concert and a Dance Party with Beyonce IN POP CULTURE: We ask how the characters of Game of Thrones would vote this election. IN SPORTS: The NY Liberty win the WNBA Championship, a new life-coach shows up in the form of the Celtics Head Coach, and football has things happening too!

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2024

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