We talk Farmers, we talk Wives, we talk Bachelor producers and Traitors. But most of all, we welcome back our resident VPR expert, Jen D’Angelo, to talk about all things VPR Season premiere. Why do we always root for Schaena? At what point do people get personal assistants? Did James know he was going to be living on a Burbank airport flight path? What has Jen learned from listening to Rachel’s podcast? Why is Em feeling less sympathy towards Ariana (and is that what producers want?) This episode is truly a mixed bag of worms—let us know your thoughts!

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It was a light week in reality TV but we still had MUCH to discuss. We both had short notes this week which means we got to go on many delightful tangents, including an impromptu overview of the entire Bachelor cast, discussing the low of Queer Eye Season 8, and a sprinkling of David Foster Wallace. We end with a seminar on the Traitors, episode 5, and unpack how simultaneously epic and also deeply flawed Pilot Pete’s strategy was. Tune in!

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We are BACK, BABY! With so much—some might say too much—to discuss. We cover VPR (Christina binged all 10 seasons!), Survivor (good winner!), Selling Sunset (philosophizing about friends “changing” and what it is to live a meaningful life), RHSLC (Monica), and much more! We close with a seminar on the most divine show on television right now: The Traitors US. As a bonus, our partners make a brief cameo where they give us their pro/con lists of being a Traitor (spoiler: Taren’s list is delightful). We are so happy to be back and can’t wait to chat all things reality TV in 2024!  

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We’re still here, we promise! Well, at least Christina and her guest co-host, Chelsea, are still here. While Em traipses around in the Shire, we talk about all the shows we’ve been watching and wonder why on earth House of Villains remains so elusive for viewers. Chelsea questions Survivor beauty norms and Christina rants about Selling Sunset and the Golden Bachelor. We even ask our resident pilot to weigh in on our favorite Survivor tweet from the Season 45 cast. Stay tuned for our “normal” recording schedule to resume, and enjoy this special, special ep in the meantime. (Christina would like to take this moment to thank Em for always writing our episode descriptions. This is hard work!)

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Are we releasing this episode a week after we recorded it? Yes. Do we have any regrets? NEVER!!! Anyway, please join us for this episode where we mostly discuss the legendary cast of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, and also confirm yet again that Em is not, and never has been, Mormon. If we remembered any other details about what we talked about in this episode, we’d put them here, but we don’t, so… ENJOY!!!

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Have we talked about this show for the past three podcast episodes? Yes. Did we still decide we needed a Seminar dedicated to it? Also yes. But that’s not all—we also have a jam packed homeroom where we cover the highs of Survivor and the lows of Monica’s mother on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. We also introduce a new segment, Show and Tell, where Christina basically gets to talk about anything she couldn’t fit into the other segments. Enjoy! 

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This week we broke all the rules because we are adults so why not?! Departing from our usual structure, we present to you an EXTENDED HOMEROOM where we deep dive into ALL the shows we are currently watching. There was simply too much to discuss to focus on just one! Not sorry! We talk about Christina’s crush on FBOY Island, Em’s crush on the Challenge, the peak reality TV that is House of Villains, how Kyle Richards on this season of RHOBH might be the most interesting character we’ve seen in years, and more! What a time. Join us!

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We are back after a week off, and Em is just going to pretend LIB Season 5 finale and reunion never happened. We have bigger and better things to talk about, like the focus of this week’s episode: FBOY Island! Join us for seminar where we go through all the male contestants’ Instagrams and roast them when we feel compelled to do so. We also talk Survivor x probability, fertility, and Christina’s new fav show, House of Villains. Join us! 

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On Love is Blind Season 5, Ep. 8-9

Oh how the mighty have fallen. We started out so excited for this season of LIB, only to be severely disappointed at how big of a trainwreck it has become. The word of the week is: BLEAK. We also ponder if Reality TV would lose any of its entertainment value if it treated contestants more humanely (it wouldn’t), give big props to Emily on Survivor, and once again think that more people need hobbies. Tune in, and we’ll be back in two weeks!

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We love nothing more than when we disagree, and we’re so happy to report that we disagree on this episode about at least ONE Love is Blind character! Whose side are you on with this one: Em or Christina? (Yes this is a competition, isn’t everything???) In addition to unpacking the progress (or destruction) of the LIB Season 5 couples, we also have a good-grade-packed homeroom where we spend an inordinate amount of time trying to understand what exactly Monica on RHOSLC meant by “Middle America.” Enjoy!!! (PS: Seriously please DM us and tell us which of us you agree with re: Milton). 

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