Not to be extreme… but this episode is going down as one of our all time faves. We are joined once again by our resident Love is Blind expert, Ed, to unpack all the mess of what MIGHT be the best LIB season yet.  We talk archetypes, intentionality, vulnerability, dystopian hypotheticals, predictions, and so much more.  No stone is left unturned—Ed even does some social media detective work on the spot.  But first, Christina and Em homeroom, where we cover the highest of highs (RHSLC) and the lowest of lows (Bachelor Nation drama of the week). We also make some promises in exchange for 5 star reviews… listen to see if it’s a deal you want to take!  

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Ugh ugh ugh. Why was After the Altar so… anticlimactic? Thank God Christina thinks we are still in Peak Reality TV Era, because Em’s confidence is waning! Anyway. This episode we praise the new season of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, anti-praise the Ultimatum Reunion, and discuss LIB’s After the Altar. Christina also came armed with 15 Pop Quiz questions (she cut it to just a few), and we share multiple Reality TV moments in the past week that made us cry. This is a fine episode. But we really can’t wait until later in September when we are showered with F Boy Island, Love is Blind Season 5, Bachelor in Paradise, Love Island Games, and so much more… Enjoy!

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Can someone please help us understand what is happening this season of the Ultimatum? Em is confused, Christina is confused, and we simply must know: is it an Ultimatum problem, or is it an us problem? In addition to trying to figure out what the heck is going on in these trial marriages, we also have an eclectic homeroom spanning Temptation Island to Nailed It to everything in between. Em closes with an office hours about one of her favorite cognitive biases and how it relates to a recent moment on Love Island USA (hint: Kenzo drama during the Heart Race Challenge). We hope you enjoy! PS: Thank god there is only one more week of Stars on Mars. Truly.

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So happy to be back after a week long hiatus (or should we say, yacht hiatus!?!?! Listen to this ep and you’ll get it). This episode features a philosophical discussion of why The Challenge USA might be the first and only show that Christina does not see all the way through. We also enjoy a lengthier homeroom as Christina had not one, but TWO of each grade to give out (oh how we will miss summertime Christina). Finally, we close with a more serious conversation about a couple episodes of Below Deck Down Under that were tough to witness, but important to discuss.

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Recapping the most recent episode of Project Runway, featuring Below Deck cast members, left us with just one question: WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE REALITY TV CROSSOVER SHOWS? We discuss Gary’s hair, the Anna romance, and do our best to talk about a topic that is a true growth area for both of us: fashion. We also chat Stars on Mars, Love is Blind USA, Bachelorette, Temptation Island, and more. Tune in to hear what Em thinks of Bergie (let’s goooo), and Christina’s persistent F of the week. Enjoy!

Note: This episode was recorded prior to allegations made against Gary by Below Deck cast and crew.

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Em finally convinced Christina to watch Love Island USA, and life is officially complete. We discuss all the OG cast members, the three new bombshells (as of episode 10), the Carmen/Victor drama, the Bergie of it all, and oh so much more. But of course that’s not the entire Reality TV landscape this episode covers! We also dig into The Great Food Truck Race, Project Runway, Temptation Island, Love is Blind Japan, and the dreaded Stars on Mars. Hope you enjoy! 

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Woowwweeee. We had SO much fun chatting with this week’s guest Julie Cachia—a PhD candidate at Stanford University studying cross-cultural romantic relationships. She offers cross-cultural psychology explanations for why LIB US is so starkly different from LIB Japan, and truly delights us all with her love of love. But first, in homeroom, we go on a little Too Hot to Handle detour, and also cover Love Island UK, Project Runway, RHONY, and Temptation Island. And archaic nouns. Enjoy!

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This episode is a new kind of meandering chaos. In today’s Seminar, we cover the first three episodes of this season of The Bachelorette (spoiler: we love Charity). But before we get there, we unintentionally snuck in a second Seminar about HBO Max’s Swiping America. We had to! Other shows covered include The Big D, Alone, and Love Island UK (kind of). Christina closes the episode out with a thoroughly researched segment on Reality TV contracts, and it makes Em anxious! No surprises there. We hope you enjoy! 

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Somehow, against all odds, we managed to have a LENGTHY discussion about a show (Alone) in which no one interacts with other humans and contestants are only ever doing one of three things (sleeping, finding food, building shelter). But don’t think that’s all this episode is about—-we also have a packed homeroom where we cover BDSY, Stars on Mars, Love Island UK, The Big “D”, and more. Then, it’s Em’s turn for office hours. She gives an overview of a classic theory (Relational Models Theory) and offers it up as a way to understand the source of nearly all drama in reality TV shows. Tune in! 

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This week, we discuss Temptation Island, aka what Em is officially calling “The Show of the Summer.” A perfect serving of trash where somehow every single contestant is giving Messy Main Character Energy juxtaposed against a host who is truly an Enlightened Being—what more could we possibly ask for? Em also makes yet another (bad) pitch for why listeners should check out Love Island UK, and we weave through BBQ Showdown, BDSY, Project Runway, and more. Christina closes out with an office hours where she shares the findings of her legal investigation into the question: Has a contestant ever (successfully) sued a show for producer interference having a negative impact on their chances at winning? We hope you enjoy! 

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