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Love Island USA Season 3 | Premiere Recap

Kirsten MacInnis and Brian Scally bring you the premiere Love Island USA season 3 recap!

What are you hoping to see this week on Love Island USA? What couple are you rooting for? Share your thoughts with us on Twitter, by tagging Reality TV RHAPups @rhapups!

And for more Love Island insight, follow Kirsten @kirstensaidwhat and Brian @Brian_Scally on Twitter.

Bachelorette 17 Episode 5 RHAPup Podcast

The Bachelorette is back for the 17th season, Katie Thurston is on the hunt for love, and Haley and Ami break down episode 5 as the men continue vying for Katie’s love!

Among “The Bachelor” season 25 women, Katie Thurston emerged as a leading voice, who repeatedly stood up against bullying and negativity in the house, and women all over America applauded her for speaking up for what she believes in. The 30-year-old Washington native became an instant fan favorite for her memorable arrival on night one where she introduced herself to Matt, light-up vibrator in tow. Unapologetically herself, Katie is adventurous, daring and ready for a man with whom she can build a life. A marketing manager with an innate social media savvy and humorous outlook on life, she is a witty storyteller who wants a man that will laugh along with her.

Check out more Bachelorette coverage!

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Everything We Know About Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn So Far

Australian Survivor RHAPup host Shannon Guss and RHAP Class of 2020 member Aimee Chan are here to break down everything you need to know about the upcoming sixth season of Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawns. They discuss the 14 public cast members, the theme, the location and more.

Each week, Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X’s Hannah “Lil Nessen” Shapiro (@HannahLilNessen) gets together with different Survivor friends to discuss the archetypes they represented on the CBS show.  This week, Hannah is joined by Survivor: Edge of Extinction runner-up Julie Rosenberg AND Survivor: Phillippines winner Denise Stapley (@goofygal1171) to discuss, As A Mom.

Hope everyone is recovering from the long three day holiday weekend, let us take it as a sign that it is time to re-define. Brice welcomes back @AmanAdwin to this week’s episode for another edition of the “Casual Tea.” The two really pour out their thoughts about the release of Bill Cosby, the latest ruling on the Britany Spears case, Sha’Carri Richardson and the Tokyo Olympics and why they keep trying us (cuz at this point do we need to bring out the Vaseline?), Lil Nas X Bet awards performance, the cast of BB23, and so much more! @Gangstagurry is back for our spiritual forecast of July and he is taking it nice and slow, breaking it down in laymen’s for the Posse. Lastly, y’all know the PPP is not complete without the “Church Announcements” and “Freak of the Week.” Posse, go ahead and sip that wine, we about to redefine this week cause ISSA ISSA ISSA Purple Pants Podcast, episode 99!

Top Chef Portland | Finale Recap

Your Top Chef RHAPup hosts are sharpening their knives and brushing up on their cooking skills as they head back to the kitchen to recap Top Chef Portland. All season long, Haley Strong, Curt Clark, and LaTonya Starks will be putting on their aprons and bringing you the finest coverage.

Today, Emily Scherer and Haley’s husband, Ethan join Haley to recap the finale of Top Chef Portland, The Next Top Chef Is…, where the chefs had to cook the best four-course progressive meal of their lives. Each finalist received help from one sous chef, consisting of previously eliminated competitors Jamie, Maria, and Byron. Dawn was assisted by Jamie, Shota was assisted by Byron, and Gabe was assisted by Maria. The meals were served at the Willamette Valley Vineyards to the judges, all-stars, and guest diners Naomi Pomeroy and Peter Cho.

Are you keeping up with Top Chef Portland? What were your thoughts on the premiere? Whisk on over to Twitter to let us know your thoughts by tagging @RobHasApodcast and using the hashtag #RHAP.

Check out the cast: Top Chef Portland Cast

Looking for an even better treat? Follow your hosts for even more Top Chef coverage and kitchen fun:

Haley Strong @hstrong_

Curt Clark  @CurtClark

LaTonya Starks @lkstarks

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The Mole Patrol is back! Josh Wigler (@roundhoward), Jessica Liese (@haymakerhattie) and Brooklyn Zed (@hardrockhope) are once again podcasting about “The Mole,” the ABC reality TV series from the early 2000s all about a group of strangers vying for a cash prize, with one of the strangers deliberately sabotaging the others.

Mole Patrol is a spoiler-free “The Mole” podcast, safe for people who are watching the show for the first time, such as Josh. Seasons one and two are streaming now on Netflix.

This week, the Mole Patrol talks about Season 2 Episode 3, in which the gang battles Little John and Little Jane on a bridge.

Send feedback for Mole Patrol to [email protected]. Do not @ Wigler with spoilers or you will be in so much trouble.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 6 | Episode 3 Recap

Hello, hello, hello! Your RuPaul’s Drag Race RHAPup hosts, Liana Boraas, Aman Adwin, and Beth Dixon, are back to recap episode 3 of All-Stars Season 6!

What were your thoughts on the upcoming season? Share all of your RuPaul’s Drag Race thoughts with us on Twitter by tagging Reality TV RHAPups @rhapups and using the hashtag #RHAP

Our team of Drag Race experts will be back every week to RHAPup each episode of All-Stars Season 6!

Strike a pose and head to Twitter for more Drag Race updates from our hosts:

Liana Boraas @LianaRHAP

Aman Adwin @AmanAdwin

Beth Dixon @AugustaWind11

Catch up on more Drag Race:

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RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars 6 | Season Preview

Survivor South Africa RHAPup hosts Mike Bloom and Shannon Guss are joined by Survivor SA Philippines standout Tevin Naidu to discuss the intricacies of two votes on episode 5 of Immunity Island. They talk about a highlight move this week, the challenge decision, the overall edit and much more. Then, this week’s exit interviews.

Welcome to the RHAP B&B! Mike Bloom and Liana Boraas play a series of segments and games around the upcoming season of Big Brother 23. Mike and Liana will be back throughout the season with podcasts about BB23. Get us your games and ideas at rhapbnb [at] gmail [dot] com.

This week’s charity shoutout is Kits for Peace, a Seattle-based nonprofit that is currently creating care packages for the homeless and home-insecure individuals who are suffering in the devastating heatwave that has hit the Pacific Northwest. Click here to make a monthly or one-time donation.