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Big Shot with Bethenny + RHONY/RHOBH Unpopular Opinions (w/ Jacques Peterson) May 25, 2021

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Jess is joined by contrarian king Jacques Peterson (live from Sydney, Australia) to finally let loose on our Big Shot with Bethenny journeys. We discuss behind the scenes of casting & production, the winner and which network would have made more sense. We also touch on Ellen DeGeneres and The View before moving on to RHOBH & RHONY.

[ 2:30 - Big Shot w/ Bethenny ]

[ 32:25 - Ellen & The View ]

[ 38:30 - RHOBH premiere ]

[ 46:25 - RHONY ]

[ 51:45 - Bravo internet culture ]

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Brian Moylan Wrote the Book (+1000 Recaps) on Housewives May 20, 2021

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Jess is joined by the man who has written more words about the Housewives than anyone — Vulture's Brian Moylan — now publishing a book on how the sausage gets made (to quote Bethenny). We break the sh*t down, including: the "call to end all calls" that happened after RHONY's Cartagena Boat Ride From Hell, why Andy Cohen is the RuPaul of Housewives, the difference between each production company's willingness to intervene in scenes, the idea of writing a sequel to Erika Jayne's memoir, his review of The Big Shot w/ Bethenny, the glory days of Gawker, Bravo blacklisting Brian because of this very book and a lot more!

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Saving Sex and the City (w/ Lara Marie Schoenhals) + Gay Generation Gap (w/ Semajh Bludson) May 17, 2021

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Jess is joined by Sexy Unique Podcast's Lara Marie Schoenhals (@larzmarie) to unpack our feelings re: the forthcoming Sex and the City revival titled "And Just Like That." Lara Marie Schoenhals also hosts the podcast "Saving SATC 3," in which she improvs a final installment of the franchise in each episode. Together, Jess and Lara share their SATC origin stories, process Kim Cattrall, compare to RHONY & brainstorm storylines for the new show and more!

Jess is later joined by friend of the show, Semajh Bludson (@semajwithanh). Jess (born 1982) and Semajh (born 1995) were raised by different pop cultural touchstones due to their generation gap and they are here to ~educate~ each other with their Top 5 recs (BoJack Horseman, Hedwig, Pose, etc).

[ 0:10 - Lara Marie Schoenhals ]

[ 41:00 - Semajh Bludson ]

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Ben Rimalower (Luann's Cabaret Director) on RHONY Nights w/ Bethenny, Producing Teresa Giudice's Audiobook & more! May 10, 2021

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Jess is joined by Ben Rimalower, career theatre writer/director known to RHONY fans as Countess Luann's long-suffering cabaret director. Ben shares stories of producing audiobooks for both Bethenny AND Teresa Giudice, filming RHONJ/RHONY, Halloween afterparties with Bethenny & Luann and his reaction to Bethenny's "Life is Not a Cabaret" monologue. Ben also discusses his one man shows: "Patti Issues" (about his obsession with Patti LuPone) and "Bad With Money" (about his spending addiction).

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Isaac Mizrahi on NYC Real Estate, Madonna, Sandra Bernhard, Housewives Hot Takes & more! May 03, 2021

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Jess is joined by fashion designer, performer and quintessential New Yorker — Isaac Mizrahi! Jess and Isaac break the sh*t down, including: Isaac's wild nights with Madonna and Sandra Bernhard, his talk show which featured Rosie O'Donnell getting that infamous haircut, how fashion shows and red carpets have changed, how he secured his West Village combination apartment without going broke, '90s dial-a-date phone sex lines, Housewives fashion, the Sex and the City revival, Drag Race + a hot take on Bethenny's evolving face.

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Lindsay Hubbard on Sex, Love & Hannah Berner as Summer House's Villain Apr 19, 2021

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Jess welcomes the one true queen of Summer House — Lindsay Hubbard! We go deep on everything, including Summer House's entry into the canon via Vanderpump Rules, a listening tour of the Hamptons, Lindsay's family history, and whether she identifies more as a PR publicist guru vs. reality star these days. We also discuss Lindsay's Sun/Moon/Rising signs, an off-camera crazy dating story, fans (including Jess) 'shipping' Lindsay & Carl Radke, the "psychic" who started the Luke/Linds rumor, and ponder if Hannah Berner is the true villain of Summer House.

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RHOBH Trailer Reaction + Jen Shah Hot Take (w/ Zack Peter) Apr 14, 2021

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Jess is joined by friend of the show and our hometown hero in Beverly Hills, host of #NoFilter, Zack Peter! Together, Zack and Jess react to the freshly dropped Real Housewives of Beverly Hills trailer and compare our expectations to the upcoming RHONY season. We also discuss how Zack became an actual plot point on the season premiere of Summer House and we rank which recent Housewives arrest/investigation has been most exciting: Luann, the Girardis or Jen Shah.

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NYC Prep - Deep Dive (w/ Ryan Bailey) Apr 12, 2021

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Wow, NYC Prep, wow! We are joined by husband to the pod, Ryan Bailey, for Jess' virgin viewing (and Ryan's hundredth) of Bravo's one-season wonder, NYC Prep. Together, we explore the psychological depths of our fave Manhattan wannabe socialites: PC, Sebastian, Jessie, Camille, Kelli & Taylor. We catch up with where are they now, why NYC Prep was canceled and declare this the very best of the one-season wonders! Jess and Ryan also give some hot takes on recent Bravo headlines, PLUS announce our next deep dive will be Britney & Kevin: Chaotic.

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Real World San Fran's Mohammed Bilal on Pedro's Legacy, MTV Contracts & Racial Inclusion Apr 05, 2021

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Jess welcomes Mohammed Bilal — the musician, poet and voice of reason on the groundbreaking third season of The Real World: San Francisco. Back in 1994, while Friends and Reality Bites were depicting Gen X as lazy slackers, The Real World: San Francisco cast its most racially diverse group of housemates who were trying to change the world (well, except Puck). Mohammed describes the cultural impact of Pedro Zamora, Pam Ling, Judd Winick and Rachel Campos, and chats about his friendship with Real World: New York's Kevin Powell. Mohammed also discusses Pedro putting a face to HIV, successfully changing his MTV contract, his current work leading workshops on diversity and inclusion and a lot more!

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Inside Britney + Tom Girardi's Conservatorships & Court Docs (w/ Emily D. Baker, Esq) Mar 29, 2021

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Jess welcomes back former LA prosecutor Emily D. Baker, Esq to understand the parallels between the Britney Spears and Tom Girardi conservatorships. We dig into: recent Britney court hearings & documents, risks of ending her conservatorship and a lot more. We then explore updates in the Tom Girardi / Erika Jayne forced bankruptcy/criminal investigation, specifically a close look at Tom Girardi's recent Alzheimer's + dementia diagnosis medical records. Finally, we dip our toe into why Bethenny & Jason Hoppy's divorce has taken eight years to finalize.

[ 11:40 - Britney court documents ]

[ 41:45 - Erika Jayne/Tom Girardi updates ]

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