TV I Say

For our final send off, Ashley welcomes back friend of the show Carly Ballerini to review their biggest TV opinions from 2025.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

00:37 Being a creator and making content

04:54 IFC & Portlandia

13:50 SNL and the future of live TV

15:50 Heated Rivalry, Pluribus, and Breaking Bad

20:23 Nicki Minaj jumping the shark

35:10 Smoke

43:35 Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me, Wonder Falls

46:45 One Battle After Another

48:55 I Love LA

54:55 Wrap up

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This week, Ashley is joined by actor and comedian Jon Gabrus to talk about what shows are appropriate to watch with your family during the holidays. What makes a dad show a dad show? What defines a mom show? Jon and Ashley have the answers.

You can find Jon at @gabrus or at www.gabrus.com

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This week, Ashley is joined by scientist-turned-comedian Jono Zalay! He breaks down his thoughts about the accuracy of Pluribus, along with sharing his watchlist and defending The Acolyte.

You can find Jono at @JonoZalay or at www.jonozalay.com

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

02:00 Jono’s IMDB Credits

09:36 Pluribus

29:14 The Watchlist

47:25 Stormi Daniels Doc

51:56 Beat The Shark: The Acolyte

56:31 Jono’s Final Recommendations

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This week, Ashley is joined by Myq Kaplan to talk about breaking into standup, his favorite TV shows to rewatch, and the best new comedies airing right now. From The Chair Company, to Gilmore Girls, to Abbot Elementary, we hit it all. 

You can find Myq at @myqkaplan pretty much everywhere, or at myqkaplan.com

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This week, Ashley is joined by Mary Houlihan, AKA Coat Check Girl in Broad City. 

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

03:15 Mary’s Watchlist - The Wire, Love is Blind: Brazil, 

8:15 Real Housewives

11:43 90 Day Fiance - Pillowtalk, The Other Way, Diaries

22:48: Married at First Sight & Couples Therapy

27:53 Jersey Shore

30:33 All’s Fair

34:08 Pluribus

37:32 Gen Z TV: I Love LA, Adults, Overcompensating

47:56 Chair Company

51:08 All Her Fault

55:11 Beat The Shark: The Sopranos Columbus Day Episode

59:56 Secret Lives of Mormon Wives S3

1:05:00 Where to find Mary!

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This week on TV I Say, comedian Kalea McNeill joins us to talk about the weirdest Love is Blind reunion ever, along with the all-new episodes of Selling Sunset. Plus, the TV Club touches on the ending of Snowfall and the lack of black women on this season of SNL. 

You can find Kalea at @whateverkalea on IG or at kaleamcneill.com

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Comedian and actress Jenny Zigrino joins TV I Say to dive deep into the latest fall TV shows and dramas. They cover a range of shows including Below Deck Med, Selling Sunset, Love is Blind, Nobody Wants This, I Love L.A, and more!

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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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