Ashley is joined Sam Bailey, director of Marvel’s Ironheart, Brown Girls, Dear White People and more. Hear what they think about the latest in Chicago TV, working in Hollywood during Trump’s presidency, and of course, what they’re watching. 

You can find Sam Bailey at @sqb23 on Substack.

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Tess Barker is an investigative journalist, pop culture junkie, and host of the podcast Pop Mystery Pod joins TV I Say to discuss pop culture mysteries and the evil genius of reality show producers.

They discuss The Bachelor, The Biggest Loser, Love Island, Are You My First? and more.

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Reality TV has been slammed for decades as lower value than your serialized, prestige television. This week’s guest Jolenta Greenberg has a lot to say about that. In today’s episode, we break down how reality TV actually mimics the great traditions of storytelling, and relive some of our favorite moments from throughout reality TV history. 

Our guest is Jolenta Greenberg, host of the podcast Hot Mess-terpiece Theater. You can find her at @hotmessterpiecepod or @jolenta_g on IG. 

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

01:02 Hot Messterpiece

02:09 Love Is Blind

07:30 Love Island Season 7

11:29 Real Housewives of Orange County

15:26 Jolenta’s Favorite Reality TV Moments

18:52 America’s Next Top Model

22:11 The Influencer Season of Survivor

25:09 The Reality Show Reality Shows

28:34 Special Forces

32:36 All Things 90 Day

41:00 Our Watchlists

44:29 Futurama

46:27 Love Island Games

52:50 Evil Lives Here

55:21 A Cult of Sin and Influence

57:46 Where to find Jolenta!

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Rob Schulte of Vanderpump Robs joins the Ashleys to talk about the most evil men on TV. And yes, it is almost entirely men from reality shows. We break down everything from Vanderpump Rules and The Valley to House of Villains, Love Island, Sister Wives, and more. 

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We sat down with Vinny Thomas, TikTok comedy star and now television comedy star! We break down his experience joining the cast of Seth Rogen’s Platonic as the “galaxy-brained little weirdo” Omar, and get his hottest reality TV takes. You can find Vinny on Twitter, TikTok and IG at @vinn_ayy

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This week, we’re talking podcast scammers, online girlbosses, and the murky intersections between. Ashley is joined by Charlie Webster, the journalist behind Scamanda about her latest investigation-turned-podcast Unicorn Girl and why scam victims deserve more lime-light.

Then, Ashley is joined by Ashley Lawrence and Camille Corbett to discuss the documentary covering Bonnie Blue and her growing Only Fans empire.

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Here to break down the 2025 Emmys is someone who someone who was in the room. And not just that – she was a winner. Fresh off her FIFTH Emmys win for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, staff writer Ali Barthwell jons us in studio.

We talk about Nate Bargatze's performance as host, best moments, best speeches, after parties and so much more.

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Sydney Battle isn’t your average true crime fan. Listen to find out how Sydney was “trained like an assassin” — which makes her TV taste a little different than your typical true crime-obsessed sleuth. Ashley and Sydney dive into the world of Investigation Discovery, “Evil Lives Here,” and why some true crime shows are worth it while others are a hard pass.

But it’s not all murder and mayhem — they also recap the messy Love Island reunion, debate reality TV strategy like it’s Big Brother, and unpack the wildest shows currently on their watchlists (from 90 Day Fiancé to Upload to Mean Girl Murders set in a cookie factory).

Come for the FBI backstory, stay for the reality TV chaos.

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The 90 Day Fiance cinematic universe is vast, and Jovi & Yara have seen it all. I sat down with this iconic couple to talk about everything 90 Day, from the beef with Big Ed to what it was like going through the immigration process.

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Reality TV has had its ups and downs this year, but no one can deny that it was chock full of drama, beef, and a whole lot of mess. My guest Gibson Johns from Gabbing with Gib is an expert in everything Bravo and is here to discuss both the best and worst reality shows that the past year has had to offer. 

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