The Reality Is
By The Reality Is
The Reality IsJan 27, 2024
Episode 427: Worms for brains w/ Raheel
IN POP CULTURE: King Chuck reveals a new portrait. Bravo and sports have a serendipitous touch point.
IN POLITICS: Uncommitted voting. Walking out at commencements. RFK Jr is missing parts of his brain. Trump and Biden will debate.
IN SPORTS: WBNA. Harrison Butker.
Episode 426: Eating ass w/ @Bravowhileblack
!!EXCLUSIVE MERCH FROM BRAVO! WE'RE BLACK HERE!! Kaya and Aaron of Bravo! We're Black hopped on to discuss a full week of Bravo content from the premier of Real Housewives of New Jersey to the Scheana and Lala's bullshit on Vanderpump Rules and John Legend's cousin of Summer House Martha's Vineyard and finally the cocaine Carl of Summer House.
Episode 425: Beefs w/ Raheel
Kendrick and Drake are BEEFING and two completely detached non-hip hop people are discussing it.
Episode 424: Womanifesting w/ Raheel
Episode 423: GET A JOB w/ Van @bestweekeverpodcast
Friend of the pod and host of Best Week Ever Podcast, Van, hopped on to discuss a full week of dumb men on Bravo from Alex on Summer House Martha's Vineyard to every man on Vanderpump Rules to Jesse from The Valley to Carl from Summer House OG. We also dabble into Shmaylor Shwift territory and we hope you still like us after we share our thoughts!
Episode 422: What are we doing here? w/ Raheel
IN LIFE: Early memories of Pooh Bearing, upcoming travels, and general existential crises.
IN POLITICS: College students put their bodies on the line against genocide and the election makes us depressed.
IN POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift leaned into being a total lunatic and gave us 31 songs in the midst of a billion dollar tour.
IN SPORTS: Sixers v. Knicks!
Episode 421: Train wrecks by Bravo w/ Aarti (Bravo Recaps)
Aarti joins to give us an insight into the schenanigans of her life which are more exciting than anything on Real Housewives of Potomac but not as chaotic as anything on Vanderpump Rules, The Valley, or Summer House...maybe close to as silly and funny as Martha's Vineyard!
Episode 420: Weighing machine w/ Raheel
IN LIFE: Tales from NOLA and combatting body dysmorphia
IN POP CULTURE: OJ Simpson died
IN SPORTS: Caitlin Clark and Shohei Otani
Episode 419: Which R word!?! w/ Chelsea @ohnochels (Bravo Recaps)
Episode 418: Lunar Power Play w/ Raheel
IN SCIENCE: Earthquakes in New Jersey. The Eclipse. Plane parts falling from the sky.
IN SPORTS: Women's NCAA Championship and Dawn Staley.
IN WORLD EVENTS: Ramadan is over. White people care about Gaza now.
Episode 417: Runnin' for ranch w/ Kara Berry @everyonesbusinessbutmine (RHOP / VPR / Summer House / Martha's House / The Valley)
Kara Berry, the brilliant host of @everyonesbusinessbutmine, hopped on the pod to do a speed round recap of the week of Bravo content. From Reunion Part 1 of Real Housewives of Potomac, to the cuties of Summer House Martha's Vineyard, to the misogyny of Vanderpump Rules, to the racists of The Valley, and finally the many broken complicated layers of Carl Radke of Summer House.
Episode 416: Reclaiming Americana w/ Raheel
IN LIFE: Shaming siblings for smoking
IN SPORTS: Women's Basketball and Racism
IN POP CULTURE: Beyonce's Cowboy Carter, the Racism in popular culture, and Beyonce helping us reclaim Americana
Episode 415: Lifestyle & Performance Grifter (RHOP / VPR / Summer House Martha's Vineyard / Summer House / The Valley)
A full week of Bravo recap! On Real Housewives of Potomac, the cast, the editors, and even this saucy storyline that Mia presented at the very end has given up. On Summer House Martha's Vineyard all of our favorites are back and we're jumping straight into classic season two fights. On Vanderpump Rules the misogyny and pick-me behavior is on full display between Lala and Scheana and their budding friendships with the Toms. On The Valley, Jax keeps showing us that he's obsessed with Kristen. On Summer House, people are finally being honest about the state of Carl and Lindsay's disastrous relationship while not being honest about their own disastrous relationships (KYLE AND AMANDA!).
Episode 414: Diddy done w/ Raheel
IN POP CULTURE: Update on Kate Middleton, Diddy is raided by the Feds, Cheesecake Factory reigns supreme.
IN POLITICS: Candace Owen is fired.
IN SPORTS: Women's College Basketball and Shohei Otani's sports bet scandal.
Episode 413: NoFucksGivenistan w/ Aarti (VPR / Summer House / The Valley / RHOP)
Aarti is back to talk about it all! From the Grande Dame's DUI to Shannon Beador's latest lawsuit, to the lackluster of Real Housewives of Potomac, to the growth on Vanderpump Rules, to the delightful misery on The Valley, and finally the disaster that is Carl and Lindsay on Summer House.
Episode 412: DO WE LOOK LIKE FOOLS!? w/ Raheel
IN POP CULTURE: Someone is scaling the Hollywood sign. Beyonce is dropping a new album. Dune on a deathbed. Nickelodeon documentary.
Episode 411: It's in the stars w/ Kelli Williams @laguna_biotch (Summer House / VPR)
THE Laguna Biotch, Kelli Williams, host of Beyond the Blinds Podcast, hopped on to talk about the highly anticipated and very predictable break up of Lindsay and Carl on Summer House and the absolutely pain it has been to be a Scheana apologist on Vanderpump Rules
Episode 410: Osama Been Robbin' w/ Raheel
IN WORLD: Muslims celebrate Ramadan
IN POP CULTURE: Muslims welcome new levels of grifting into their mosques as Shaun King embraces Islam, Oscars thoughts, and where the F is Kate Middleton!?!!
Episode 409: Unfaithfuls w/ Chelsea @ohonochels & Raheel (Traitors Finale/Reunion)
Two of the most traitorous rat bastards I know and love hopped on the pod to discuss one of the best Reality TV finales of all time. Follow Chelsea @ohnochels on Instagram and Subscribe to I Am The Cute One for all things Nostalgia, Pop Culture, and Chaos!
Episode 408: An easy mark (VPR / Summer House)
This week of Vanderpump Rules was a tough one for Scheana Marie Parks Valletta Shay Emo Screamo Davis but she gave plenty of content to psychoanalyze and on Summer House does anyone even need to recap when Gabby said it best?!
Episode 407: Period Purr w/ Tom Hamlett @thetomhamlett (RHOBH / Love Is Blind)
Tom Hamlett, co-host of Dumpster Dive, taught me how to speak like a Gen Z as we recapped reunion part 2 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, shared thoughts on the state of Real Housewives of Potomac, the trailer of Real Housewives of New Jersey, and of course the finale of Love Is Blind season 6.
Episode 406: Looney for Duney w/ Raheel (Traitors S2 E10)
IN SPORTS: Something about an F1 Driver and Shohei Otani
TRAITORS RECAP AT 42:00
Episode 405: Esophagussy w/ Taria S. Faison @weigopodcast (RHOP / RHOM)
The always insightful and hilarious Taria S. Faison hopped on to talk about part 1 of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion and the two parter hootin' and hollerin' good ol' time on the Real Housewives of Miami reunions.
*VIDEO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@therealityispod*
Episode 404: Hippie Kennedy w/ Kelli Williams @laguna_biotch (VPR)
THE Laguna Biotch, Kelli Williams, host of Beyond the Blinds Podcast, hopped on to talk about the Vanderpump Family of Products: from the shows, to the wine, to the trash. We also ask hey where's Kate Middleton!?
*VIDEO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@therealityispod*
Episode 403: TOBEY MAGUIRE!? w/ Raheel (Traitors S2 E9)
IN POP CULTURE: Andy Cohen v. Brandi Glanville, Reality TV casting is broken IN SPORTS: Bethenny fights with the Kelce's TRAITORS RECAP AT 32:00
*VIDEO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@therealityispod*
Episode 402: Clowning not crowning w/ Aarti (RHOP / Married to Medicine)
SHE'S BACK! Aarti joins back on to talk about the only episode of Real Housewives of Potomac worth recapping, the misogyny on Married to Medicine, and general Bravo feelings!
Episode 401: Too much is happening (RHOBH / RHOP / RHOM / Summer House)
A full week's worth of programming recapped! On Real Housewives of Potomac it is NOT working out for any of them. On Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Kyle gives us nothing. On Real Housewives of Miami the girls give us everything. And on Summer House, we don't need Carl or Lindsay!
Episode 400: Megan Faux w/ Kendrick Tucker @realitycomicstoo (Love Is Blind S6 E1-9)
Friend of the Podcast and TikTok pop culture expert Kendrick Tucker hopped on the pod to discuss the latest season of Love is Blind BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, he tells all the geriatric millennials about Reesa Teesa and #wtfdidimarry. *VIDEO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@therealityispod*
Episode 399: Unique LA Species w/ Amanda Hunt @amandahuntnkiss (VPR)
The mask continues to slip and somehow Tom Sandoval keeps being even worse than we thought the last time, so friend of the pod, Amanda Hunt hopped on to breakdown the latest episode of Vanderpump Rules and the New York Times Magazine article read (or heard!) around the internet.
*VIDEO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@therealityispod*
Episode 398: Sexy Unique Trashcan w/ Raheel (Traitors S2 E8)
IN LIFE: Noor's LA adventures, recap of The Crappies, Scheana Shay, our love for Rosie O'Donnell
IN SPORTS: NBA All star game
TRAITORS recap at 25:00!
*VIDEO AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@therealityispod*
Episode 397: Super Bowl Sadness w/ Raheel (+VPR)
IN SPORTS: Super Bowl ended not in Raheel's favor and he discusses his love for the San Francisco 49ers.
IN POP CULTURE: Beyonce goes country, Super Bowl Ads, Marcus & Larsa, Vanderpump Rules recap
IN WORLD: The War on Gaza intensifies with the massacre at Rafah.
Episode 396: MJ’s Pants w/ Raheel (Traitors S2 E7)
IN SPORTS: The Superb Owl is happening!
IN POP CULTURE: The Grammys! Celine! Jay-Z! TRACY CHAPMAN! and the Patron Saint of weaponized white feminism.
Episode 395: I like the beat (RHOBH / RHOM)
On Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Erika Jayne Girardi is winning us over one zinger at a time and Kyle Richards is making us love and hate her all at once. On Real Housewives of Miami the women are celebrating pride and Lisa is showing her prejudice!
Episode 394: Sad little parties (RHOP / VPR)
It's an episode of some very sad parties! On Real Housewives of Potomac Wendy has a weed party with no weed and Nneka invites people to unpack her two year old wedding presents. On Vanderpump Rules, Tom Sandoval is back trying to make himself a victim by throwing the saddest party on earth. We're not buying it!
Episode 393: Bergalicious Purdy w/ Tom, Cix, and Raheel (Traitors S2 E6)
It's Traitors time (52:00) and we're talking about the best episode of Traitors to date! Before that we dive into pop culture!
IN SPORTS: The 49ers are in the Super Bowl and they need better slogans.
IN POP CULTURE: Taylor Swift is bad for the environment but so is Amazon prime and we love her don't we? The Hamlett twins give us old people a deep dive into Nikki v. Megan. And we all agree that Justin Timberlake is the worst.
Episode 392: Can I stir? (RHOP / RHOBH / RHOM)
Episode 391: Lala goes rogue w/ Chelsea @ohnochels (VPR)
Everyone's favorite back alley trashcan Vanderpump Rules is back and there's no one better than Chelsea of I am the cute one to come on and recap the first episode because while we've been anxiously waiting for the new season to start, Chelsea's been listening to and recapping Rachel Goes Rogue and she's here to tell us all about it.
Episode 390: Are there any boiled eggs? w/ Raheel (Traitors S2 E5)
Before we dive into The Traitors S2 E5 and swoon over our problematic favorite Attorney and Funeral Director Phaedra Parks, we talk about how poorly everyone is reacting to the Oscar nominations and some sports things.
Episode 389: Accusations, ashes, and a fever dream (RHOP / RHOBH / RHOM)
Episode 388: What's in the box!? w/ Donny & Chelsea @realdonnywood @ohnochels (RHOSLC)
Episode 387: Traitors w/ Raheel (S2 E1-4)
WE DID IT! We got Raheel to binge Traitors Season 2 Episodes 1-4 and boy did we have a blast!
Episode 386: Haters w/ Raheel
IN SPORTS: Football is DEAD! Just kidding the 49ers are doing quite well.
IN POP CULTURE: Eminem is still in fact suing the Green Eyed Bandits.
IN POLITICS/WORLD: Should we vote for Biden?
IN LIFE: What do you do when you feel iced out of a friend group?
Episode 385: Penis Head w/ Chelsea @Ohnochels (RHOSLC / RHOP)
We continue our series of the cuties of I Am The Cute One: A Nostalgia Podcast cohosting the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion... recaps. Chelsea is on to discuss part 2 of the reunion and ask in earnest, why would ANYONE call Mr. Barlow a Penis Head!?
Episode 384: Let the esophagus go (RHOBH / RHOM)
Riding solo this week to catch up on the disastrous and deliciously dramatic Mamacita lunch and everything that came after it on Real Housewives of Miami and a surprising mental health detour on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Episode 383: Monica's biggest fan w/ Donny Hadfield-Smith @realdonnywood (RHOSLC)
The cuties of I Am The Cute One: A Nostalgia Podcast will officially be cohosting the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion...recaps. We wish they'd host the actual reunions because what is Andrew even doing? ANYWAY! Donny is on to discuss the reunion and tell us why HE is Monica's Next Top Number One Fan!
Episode 382: Kind of a drag? w/ Aarti (RHOP / RHOBH / RHOSLC)
As promised on the internet, anyone who hops on the podcast will get their time to shine and share their feelings about the epic Real Housewives of Salt Lake City finale so we get into that in preparation for the reunion. We also talk about Dorit's Karen-ass-behavior on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. And we wrap up the episode with a deep dive into Real Housewives of Potomac and how we can continue to watch this show even though it feels like a bit of a drag (life hack: focus on Karen Huger always!)
Episode 381: Palestinian Joy w/ Raheel
IN POP CULTURE: Katt Williams has a lot to say. Tom Hanks is NOT on the Epstein list. We share our favorite 2023 pop culture moments. Raheel finally watched Barbie.
IN SPORTS: Aaron Rodgers put his foot in his mouth again. Other sports things happened I'm sure.
IN POLITICS/WORLD: Despite the racist politics of local government, a Palestinian Flag celebration happened in West Orange New Jersey!
Episode 380: Reality Von PLEASE! w/ Donny Hadfield-Smith @realdonnywood (RHOSLC)
Happy New Year! 2024 of Bravo has started with a dramatic bang and friend of the pod, one half of I am the cute one: a nostalgia podcast, Donny Hadfield-Smith hopped on to talk about the absolute bonkers finale of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
Episode 379: Power Rankings w/ Raheel (RHUGT: RHONY LEGACY E1-4)
I convinced Raheel to watch Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Real Housewives of New York Legacy (phew what a mouth full!) and he hopped on to give us his power rankings, because let's be honest that's all the care about, on episodes 1-4. Spoiler Alert: The winner is the lady who scratches her back with a butter knife!
Episode 378: May December w/ Sonia Sells @soniamariesays & Raheel
Friend of the pod, pop culture historian, and avid pog collector Sonia Marie Sells @soniamariesays joins us to discuss the Netflix film May December starring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman, and Charles Melton. Since tabloids are the original reality tv, we dove deep into the Mary Kay Letourneau of it all.