What really happens behind the scenes of a Netflix reality show centered around “money, greed and trust”? In this episode, Julie Theiss pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes reality show. Julie opens up about producer interview techniques, getting an onslaught of hate online and falling for Love Is Blind’s Shayne Jansen. We dive into how strategy gets praised in men and punished in women, what being a “girls’ girl” really means, and who gets to be portrayed as a hero or a threat.

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Greed, Villain Edits & Producer Techniques: Julie Theiss Talks Reality TV BTS

Emily and Sammy are back for a recap of Bravo’s The Valley S2E4, a look at the reunion seating chart and Lisa Vanderpump taking an ironic stance against cyberbullying.

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The Valley: Circle of Strife

Recapping The Valley Season 2 Episode 3 – with Jax Taylor finally being forced to go to rehab, we explore the conversation surrounding whether this material is too dark for Bravo or on brand for the network.

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The Valley S2E3: Too Dark for Bravo?

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The Valley S2E2: Heart of Darkness

After an unexpected hiatus, we’re finally back to break down the messy, dramatic return of The Valley Season 2! Feuds and questionable life choices abound, we’re diving into Episode 1, because Bravo chaos waits for no one.

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The Valley : We’re So Back, Baby!!

We’re tackling a heartbreak that often goes unspoken: friend breakups. Joined by Christy from the Snark Bait podcast, we’re diving into the emotional toll of losing a friend—whether it’s through a dramatic event or slow-growing distance. Why isn’t this pain talked about more often? We’ll unpack how friendship breakups can sting just as deeply as romantic ones and explore how these dynamics shift as we grow older. And we’ll draw parallels to iconic celebrity friendship fallouts (51:12)—like Kylie Jenner & Jordyn Woods, Winona Ryder & Gwyneth Paltrow, Will Ferrell & Adam McKay, and Selena Gomez & Francia Raisa—to see how their messy splits mirror our own experiences. Because sometimes, losing a friend can leave a void that’s just as hard to fill.

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Friend Breakups: Real Life Drama & Celebrity Feuds with Christy from Snark Bait

Emily and Sammy go back to a Real Housewives of New York episode where a trip to Miami to celebrate Countess Luann’s engagement is thwarted by news from fellow cast member Bethenny Frankel.

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It’s About Tom: Real Housewives of New York

Emily and Sammy fight off the holiday doldrums with a smorgasbord of the shows and movies they’ve been loving lately and the celebrity news keeping them horrified. They share their love of Hot Frosty, Smile 2, The Substance and Subservience. Then, it’s on to the litany of Bravo news from James Kennedy’s recent arrest for domestic violence to Brandi Glanville’s face eating parasite (?)

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Holiday Hot Topics: What We’re Watching + Celeb News

Part two of some of the great prestige TV of our time.

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Vanderpump Rules : Sex, Lies and Audiotape – Part 2 (PATREON UNLOCKED)

It’s time: Emily and Sammy cover Vanderpump Rules Season 6, Episode 5: Sex, Lies, and Videotape, breaking down the housewarming party turned house of horrors, where Jax’s cheating scandal resurfaces and Brittany learns of a recording of that fateful night. Emily and Sammy also discuss their thoughts on the movies Wicked and The Substance.

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Vanderpump Rules : Sex, Lies and Audiotape

A look at the best and worst moments of unscripted TV history, from cult documentaries to trashy early 2000s reality tv. High-brow analysis of the low-brow trash we love.

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