Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, awarding moments and/or castmates with the 6 weekly awards (all with “test” in their titles)! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: there can really only be one appcropriate awardee.What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 5 awards go? To whom would you wa...

Dr.s Kay & Ray tackle the finale of Jenn’s Bachelorette season (21), attending to Devin’s sudden change in behavior following the proposals and to how their discussion of it went at After the Final Rose. Numerous aspects of production felt coercive of Jenn, and suggest the importance of producers recognizing & supporting their leads’ (and castmates’) “no”s. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reality testing is whe...

Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, rewarding moments and/or castmates with their 8 weekly Reality "Test" awards! And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what moment? (Hint: one awardee seems to be preoccupied with being THE number one!)What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the remaining 5 awards go? To whom would y...

Dr.s Kay & Ray start by discussing Bachelor Nation news, including the allegations against Marcus, and the social media activities of Devin. They go on to focus on The Bachelorette, with segments on episodes 8 & 9 of Jenn Tran’s season (21), discussing fantasy suites and the Men Tell All. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reality testing is when we check an emotion or thought we’re having against objective realit...

Dr.s Kay & Ray review any and all of the reality TV they watched over the week, rewarding moments and/or castmates with 8 Reality "Test" awards!And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: It has to be someone/thing new, now that the permanent installment has left our TVs!What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you wa...

Dr.s Kay & Ray start with some updates from Bachelor Nation & Love Island, including the Mesnicks’ tea spill about the (arguably racially biased) information with which Bachelor producers were briefing date hosts during filming. Next, they cover episode 7 of Jenn Tran’s Bachelorette season (21), discussing hometown dates, HuJus, and the man huddle at the brewery. They also address Bachelor producers protecting the image of the show as unmanipulated reality, and the effects of su...

Dr. Kay rounds out her solo week with a half episode award show, followed by a BRAND NEW SEGMENT with a BRAND NEW GUEST HOST! Check it out to find out what & who we’re talking about! As always, the TESTosterboned award goes to the most patriarchal moment or castmates from the past week in reality television, and, this week, Dr. Kay has three examples! But Dr. Kay subsequently counteracts all the patriarchal nonsense with two examples for the Bechdel TEST award and two examples for th...

Dr. Kay goes solo for a week, while Dr. Ray visits London for a TSwift concert! Dr. Kay starts with some updates from pop culture, before covering episode 6 of Jenn Tran’s Bachelorette season (21), with a focus on Marcus’ trauma and Sam Mean’s disturbing behaviors. Dr. Kay also covers some examples of implicit racism and white fragility from Big Brother. Dr. Kay ends with her Top 3 Jenn menn! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

This week, Dr.s Kay & Ray were in Seattle for a work conference, so they recorded both episodes at once from the hotel room! They go through the usual segments, ranging from what producers would do if they were psychologists to sociopolitical topics that arose in the episodes. Then, they do a mini-award show, with a sole focus on the TESTosterboned & Bechdel TEST awards.Plus, hear how/if Dr. Kay’s & Dr. Ray’s guesses for Jenn Tran’s final 3 men have shifted since last week!—------...

And the TESTosterboned (most patriarchal) award gooooes to… whom? Or, what? Hint: there is a permanent installment for this award… paired with a new honorable mention from New Jersey for Dr. Kay. What about the opposite award, the Bechdel TEST (most feminist)? Or the TESTimonial award (best confessional)? To which moments or whom did the other 5 awards go? To whom would you want them to go? Check out the episode to compare their choices to your own!Hear how/if Dr. Kay’s & Dr. Ray’s guesse...