July 09, 2023

S6 Ep227: Bonus Episode: Brian Moylan

42 minutes

This episode we talk to pop culture, TV writer and Real Housewives guru, Brian Moylan.

Brian Moylan is the New York Times best-selling author of The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives and has written about television and pop culture for the New York Times, The Guardian, Vice, NBC News, and a few outlets that are NSFW.

Katherine and Brian discuss:

Early writing life, including what to be aware of when writing obituaries

Recapping Real Housewives episodes

What you're critiquing when you're critiquing reality TV

Engaging with criticism of your own work

His book The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives.

Challenges writing a book when all your interviewees are told not to talk to you

Whether The Real Housewives is good for women (as suggested by Gloria Steinem) or bad for women (as suggested by Roxanne Gay)

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