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Reality Test
By Dr. Kay and Dr. RayTV & Film
Reality Test episodes
- Boston Rob vs. Tony?| The Traitors Recap | ssn3 ep.s 1-2 ::} 073For the first recap episode of 2025, Dr.s Kay & Ray are summarizing and discussing The Traitors, season 3, episodes 1-2! For their check-in, Dr. Ray talks reno & Dr. Kay talks about our brand new Patreon.Dr.s Kay & Ray developed BRAND NEW psychology-focused segments while recapping gaming shows, trying them out for the first time with The Traitors. For example, what psychological concept would make a given game tactic or strategy more SUCCESSFUL? Which player is playing a st...1 hr 9 min
- Divorce Grief, Internalized Biphobia, & Ageism | Recap of RHOBH Premiere ::} 069THROWBACK to episode 69 since it was lost in the shuffle of our locked episodes!Dr.s Kay & Ray begin by checking in and discussing recent news in the world of reality television, before they recap episode 1 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ (RHOBH) season 14.Dr.s Kay & Ray explore their 6 psychology-focused segments while recapping RHOBH, with a focus on what they’d work on in therapy with these castmates (including internalized biphobia), what they’d want viewers to know more abou...1 hr 27 min
- Predictions we’re Proudest of, Best/Worst Representations of Therapy, and Housewives of the Year! | Annual Award Show | Year of 2024 ::} 072Aaaand we’re baaaaack!! To recognize the end of a year of realiTV--Dr.s Kay & Ray bring their award show to the ANNUAL level–doling out the annual version of many of their bi-weekly awards, combined with new awards that relate to the whole year! The Annual Awards include,“best/worst representation of therapy”; “housewife of the year”; “which houseguest understood the assignment (of being a houseguest) the best”; and “prediction we’re most proud of”. And the awards went to moments & ...1 hr 14 min
- Growth, Grief, & Good Grief | RHOBH Recap | Ep.s 2-5 ::} 071For the last episode until after the holidays, Dr.s Kay & Ray begin by checking in and discussing recent news in the world of reality television, before they recap episodes 2-4 of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ (RHOBH) season 14.Dr.s Kay & Ray explore their 6 psychology-focused segments while recapping RHOBH, with a focus on Erika’s growth, grieving ends of relationships, and PK & Dorit’s relationship (good grief!).Something exciting this way comes! Dr.s Kay & Ray will shar...1 hr 9 min
- Abortion, Sexual Assault, & Suicidal Ideation | Award Show | Week of 12/02 ::} 070Every other week, Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the prior two weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 Reality “Test” awards, while discussing the titular topics and more! Three very important topics were raised in the Real Housewives franchises this week. Although not handled perfectly by production, this collective of topics is incredibly, and sadly, relatable for more viewers than not. Thus, some powerful themes and common reactions ...1 hr 2 min
- Patronizing Husbands, Leaky Pigeon Backfires, & Faux Surrealism | Award Show | Week of 11/18 ::} 068Every other week, Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the prior two weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 Reality “Test” awards, while discussing the titular topics and more! This episode is all about the Housewives franchises! Ongoing female friendship drama is revisited in the premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, while the drama focus shifts to different friendships in both New York City and Salt Lake City franchises.An...1 hr 20 min
- Double Prescience about Controlling Chock & Rascal Pascal | Recap of Season Finale ep.s (x3) | Golden Bachelorette ::} 067Dr.s Kay & Ray begin by checking in about their responses (and self-care) in the wake of the election, before they recap ep.s 7-9--both parts of the season finale & The Men Tell All--of the inaugural Golden Bachelorette season. Dr. Kay has been consistently concerned with Chock’s crassly controlling & “chocky” comportment, concern that continues through the comprehensive collective of crowning chapters. Dr. Ray pulled out of primordial, patriarchal, precognition that Pascal may pr...1 hr 43 min
- Repair, Whole-Object Thinking, & White-Presenting Privilege (bonus: Election!) | Award Show | Week of 11/4 ::} 066The Award Show is BACK, baby! After a few weeks of strictly recap episodes, Dr.s Kay & Ray bring back their realiTV awards! They review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the past few weeks, awarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 Reality "Test" awards! The titular topics came up in these episodes of reality television, providing fodder for accessible application to funny and/or problematic interactions and representations.Dr.s Kay & Ray also discuss their emotions...1 hr 27 min
- Misogyny & Victim-Blaming on the Reunion | Part 3 Recap of Love is Blind Season 7 ::} 065Dr.s Kay & Ray recap episodes 12-13, reviewing the weddings and the reunion of season 7 of Love is Blind. Tim saying, “Y’all want men to take you seriously and then act like this” (as if women don’t, at baseline, deserve to be treated equally), Nick Lachey telling Marissa not to date men who think her energy is too much (as if it were her fault that Ramses thought she was too much), Vanessa Lachey asking Monica if Steven’s cheating was a red flag (as if she should’ve known better than to ...1 hr 12 min
- Consent matters even in romantic relationships! | Part 2 Recap of Love is Blind Season 7 ::} 064Dr.s Kay & Ray recap episodes 7-11 of season 7 of Love is Blind, integrating the rest of their six psychology-focused segments, such as “something we thought people would be discussing the next day, but weren’t” or “a psychology concept we wish more people knew about.” Next week, Dr.s Kay & Ray will cover the weddings and reunion before returning to an awards show episode!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reality...1 hr 8 min
About Reality Test
From the publisher's feed
Two Psych Doctors Spill the Tea on Mental Health Concepts & Presentations Shown in your Fave RealiTV Shows!
Ever find yourself wanting to debrief that reality tv episode…
with your therapist? Or maybe you've wanted to ask them questions about something you've learned from the reality tv interactions, castmates, or news cycle?
Come debrief with two licensed psychologists as they explore what we can all learn about ourselves, our relationships, and our society from our fave reality television shows on Netflix, Peacock, Bachelor Nation, Bravo, and beyond! Dr.s Kay & Ray inspire discussion about psychological and sociopolitical aspects of reality TV, offering rough draft thoughts and ideas for us to continue thinking about, while highlighting the power dynamics, sociohistorical context, and intersecting forms of oppression and privilege that are present. After all, reality television ultimately provides an engaging format for learning about our behavior, mental health, and sociopolitical systems—let’s learn together!
Why REALITY TEST? We ALL reality test when testing a given thought, emotion, or interaction against "objective" (or shared) reality--did I see that right? Was that really sexist? Dr.s Kay & Ray spill all the tea on how the producer antics and castmate claims about mental health stack up against "objective" reality off-screen and the field of clinical psychology that they have learned about as practicing psychotherapists and research psychologists.
What are you talking ABOUT? Reality Test has a general focus on relationships, social privilege, and mental health. Dr.s Kay & Ray also acknowledge their sociopolitical identities and lenses through which they view reality television, as feminist, bi+, white allies. So, if you've been itching to discuss how that episode was brimming with misogyny, heterosexism, &/or white privilege (from a white, ever-dedicated-to-developing-their-antiracism, perspective), or to critically assess how the producers portrayed a given scenario or interaction, while celebrating the hope & empowerment that can be found, you've come to the right place!
DISCLAIMER: In the context of this podcast, Dr.s Kay & Ray are not acting as therapists, neither for you nor for the reality castmates they discuss. They are, instead, bringing in their whole human selves, supplemented by mental health and psychology knowledge. They cannot ethically diagnose castmates or speak with certainty about their dynamics without conducting formal psychological assessments. Thus, their opinions will be merely (easily erroneous) opinions, informed by their biased perspectives, and while they may discuss diagnoses, they will avoid assigning them to castmates.
Come debrief with two licensed psychologists as they explore what we can all learn about ourselves, our relationships, and our society from our fave reality television shows on Netflix, Peacock, Bachelor Nation, Bravo, and beyond! Dr.s Kay & Ray inspire discussion about psychological and sociopolitical aspects of reality TV, offering rough draft thoughts and ideas for us to continue thinking about, while highlighting the power dynamics, sociohistorical context, and intersecting forms of oppression and privilege that are present. After all, reality television ultimately provides an engaging format for learning about our behavior, mental health, and sociopolitical systems—let’s learn together!
Why REALITY TEST? We ALL reality test when testing a given thought, emotion, or interaction against "objective" (or shared) reality--did I see that right? Was that really sexist? Dr.s Kay & Ray spill all the tea on how the producer antics and castmate claims about mental health stack up against "objective" reality off-screen and the field of clinical psychology that they have learned about as practicing psychotherapists and research psychologists.
What are you talking ABOUT? Reality Test has a general focus on relationships, social privilege, and mental health. Dr.s Kay & Ray also acknowledge their sociopolitical identities and lenses through which they view reality television, as feminist, bi+, white allies. So, if you've been itching to discuss how that episode was brimming with misogyny, heterosexism, &/or white privilege (from a white, ever-dedicated-to-developing-their-antiracism, perspective), or to critically assess how the producers portrayed a given scenario or interaction, while celebrating the hope & empowerment that can be found, you've come to the right place!
DISCLAIMER: In the context of this podcast, Dr.s Kay & Ray are not acting as therapists, neither for you nor for the reality castmates they discuss. They are, instead, bringing in their whole human selves, supplemented by mental health and psychology knowledge. They cannot ethically diagnose castmates or speak with certainty about their dynamics without conducting formal psychological assessments. Thus, their opinions will be merely (easily erroneous) opinions, informed by their biased perspectives, and while they may discuss diagnoses, they will avoid assigning them to castmates.