What Else Is Going On? With Taria S. Faison

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"Oh No Bravo: ALWAYS an Oh YES For Me!" Nov 06, 2020

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What Else Is Going On Podcast welcomes return guest @ohnobravo! And it is JUST what I needed! We recorded this on the morning of Election Day and talking with ohnobravo provided the perfect amount of distraction and fun! We jump right in talking about RHOSLC (ohnobravo was invited to speak with the RHOSLC ladies) and she assures us that we are in for the treat we deserve! Then we go south and discuss the charmless. We talk about Craig and his video with Tomi Loren and the way he talks around his support for Black Lives Matter and tries to pander to both sides and we discuss where we as viewers draw the lines with Bravolebrities (I suggest racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.)
Then we get into the Real Housewives of Potomac from the angle of a therapist (ohnobravo is an ACTUAL therapist.) We dissect the happenings AFTER the fight and some of the behind scene goings on that people don't or won't focus on (jobs being lost and the actual horrendous on line bullying.) We talk about the way the viewers laugh at the post it notes but are ok with the musical number "Drag Her," both of which were said to be forms of therapy and understanding why the ladies may not have attended the live podcast show.
We touch on the anger people have at the women for addressing how the world perceives black women as opposed to being angry at the fact that their is a real reason why the black women on this cast (and so many other black women, myself included) have had to HAVE the conversation. We slither into where we fall with Karen and Wendy and their argument and we both agree that Candiace needs to back away from Twitter...and Monique as well.
Her name is ohnobravo, but our discussions are ALWAYS an oh YES for me!
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"Bravo Bravo...bravooOMG!!!" Nov 03, 2020

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bravooOMG! This episode hit for me on ALL levels! Join me and Zack AKA BRAVOOOMG as we Zoom down pop culture/real life/housewives memory lane and I talk about Mary Cosby and the tea her uncle/stepson "S" spilled about the family in an interview.
But first, in real time, we talk about the fraudulent hate account that stole his profile pic and pretty much copied his Insta name (please go report it), how a certain dragging brought us together to create a friendship for the ages and we talk about the world of content and appreciating content creators and the time and effort they take to create (looking at you Erika Jayne) and the 3 housewives who reposted his memes and the ONE who gave him credit.
Speaking of content, we briefly touch on Bravo's Chat Room and how the hosts mesh. Then we hop onto memory lane and talk the movie Dream Girls and Zack names the former housewife couple that is Effie White personified and the current housewife who is the real life version of the Dream Girls soundtrack song, Listen. After which, we throw our Zoom kiki in reverse and go a little further in the past where Zack shares how he was bullied for being Jewish and how his school administration essentially faulted him and I share the first time I felt the difference of my skin color, in a non positive way.
We decide to lighten the mood and we talk RHOA and the peach cobbler (a plastic shield and a tongue), the RHOA housewife that is heard but not seen, RHOA and Monique and Candiace (they brought me and Zack together in the DM's), the RHOP reunion and what could be Gizelle AKA Gizzy's reckoning and the importance of using your voice to go and vote (this episode was supposed to be out election day but due to tech issues was a day behind-so we hope you voted!)
This episode will make you LOL and say bravooOMG!
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Special Bonus Episode Part 2: "Tatiana: Instagram’s Good Carmen Sandiego" Nov 01, 2020

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Welcome back to part 2 of me and the elusive Tatiana and our Zoom hangout! We pick up right where we left. We talk about RHOP and season 3 when Monique and Ashley encourages Candiace to speak what she thinks immediately (funny how things change), how we see Chris Samuels as a solution based person trying to take the pressure off of his wife (hire the extra help Monique), Michael Darby and his consistent non consensual touches and the consistent support he continues to get (in house) and was Charrisse right about Moniques disposal of you when she gets what she needs? We touch on Karen and how she seems to forget her own rule (season 2) and we agree that Monique has NOT made all black woman look bad.
Then we swing by RHONY and talk about the Countess, head to sunny Beverly Hills to talk Garcelle and the other ladies, we talk the Bachelorette...and reminisce about the time when Bachelor/Bachelorette Nation was pure (Trista & Ryan, and Andrew Firestone anyone???) and I decide I may need to watch 90 day everyday and Married at First.
Enjoy this episode...because we certainly did!!!
PATREON Taria & Cory - Wake Up With WEIGO
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Special Bonus Episode Part 1: "Tatiana: Instagram’s Good Carmen Sandiego" Oct 30, 2020

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Special Bonus Episode Part. #1 : Join me and the elusive Tatiana as we talk about What Else Is Going On in this Bravo world! We start by talking about the Bravo community (which is how I found her) and how grateful we are for it, how watching these shows can help you look inward (do we mirror some of these characters...er' I mean people), how she has to convince her fiancé to start with Bravo by watching Married to Medicine Atlanta (he is already a pro) and I share an experience with friends that Cory said had I done it, it would have been a housewives move (he knows the game.) We then get into her engagement and her postponed nuptials (they were supposed to be a week after Cynthia Bailey's) due to COVID, how she felt about seeing Yelly Dodd (thank you for that name @sunshine_grams) and Cynthia Bailey's wedding and her drink fueled rage Facebook posts about it (I have been there), Kim's surprise party that was shown on Keeping Up With The Kardashians (everyone had to take COVID tests and could not go in until the rapid results were received), and the fact that Gizelle said she left Cynthia's reception early because people didn't seem to be wearing masks, but there actually may be other tea as to why she REALLY left!
And speaking of Gizelle, we get right into Potomac and give our thoughts on what seems like a Gizelle v Karen fight for the spot of top housewife in the Potomac franchise, other franchises and who their HWIC (Head Wife In Charge) is, the OC and the unmitigated gall of Gina K. and her housewife run (WE ARE NOT WATCHING-this is based off of past seasons she has been on and the pictures we on social media now), we touch on RHOBH and the after show (it showed more of the sneak messiness of Kyle Richards), how they did Garcelle dirty (they didn't insert the clip of her and Lisa Rinna's conversation about her son and Lisa's daughter, but they insert clips on other franchises), Tatiana's like for Bethenny which leads us to revist Carol v Bethenny and the friendship breakdown. Then we jump BACK into RHOP and talk about Candiace and her post its, and Tatiana discusses what she (and me) think is the REAL genesis of the fight. And we end part 1 talking about why people have such a problem with Candiace and the help she gets from her mother versus some of the ladies that depend on their millionaire (is he though) husbands.
Me and Tatiana, Instagram's version of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" have kiki after kiki in between using our arm chair psychology expertise in conjunction with our Bravo law degree! And I think we've defended our cases pretty well!
PATREON Taria & Cory - Wake Up With WEIGO
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Twitter- @tsfaison

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Housewives on Display: Jay & J Oct 28, 2020

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Join Jay, J and me... the official third Jae, as we Zoom into the world of Bravo and have a good ole' kiki! But first, we talk about how they got into the housewives, who pulled who in, what franchise was their genesis for starting (spoiler alert-the ones that look like us) and what is now their favorite (it may not be the same.)
We touch on signs and two of us are the same (you get the break down of an Aries-we da' best), they talk about the sagittarius sign and sag housewives or "sag the scammers" and how they start out one way and end up another ie: Sonya & Dorinda (oohhhh sorry to producer Cory-Sagittarian. But he responded...in post edit.)
Then we travel back in time and get into the OG's: Bethenny and if she's missed (uummmm...), Linnethia aka Nene (where have all the Nene's gone???), one of the most iconic RHOA scenes, theb pajama party (a red haired Kandi who was ready to drag long before Ms. Samuels), where we started to lose Nene, the unseen housewife of RHOA, B. Scott, and the breakdown of Kandi and Phaedra's relationship BEFORE the rumor reveal. And of course...the episode wouldn't be complete without the fight heard round the Bravoverse and beyond.
I got my ENTIRE life talking with Jay and J!
This is an episode you don't want to miss!
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SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: RHOP Fight, VICE & Respectability All Around Oct 23, 2020

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In this bonus episode I'm solo dolo! I go back through the seasons of RHOP and discuss Ashley, the magician (she's waved her wand and we have somehow forgotten the deep provocations and the true messiness of Ashley), how the Monique, Charrisse and Candiace situation are reminiscent of the Monique, Ashley and Candiace situation, and how Ashley gets the grace from the viewer that seems to escape Candiace (maybe because of the butter knife??)I talk about the conversations that are being had about what it means to "run your mouth" and if that warrants a fight (if that's the case then why aren't there fights across the board because that's what housewives do-run their mouths.)
I then talk about the Vice article and the "respectability in politics" piece, even with the disrespectful undertones; lets talk about consciously avoiding associating stereotypical negative behaviors to black women, while at the same time using the word Becky as a negative to describe a fellow black woman in a stereotypical negative light, because she speaks a certain way. And I start to wonder if all of the think pieces and in depth conversations about black women on tv and what is or isn't our responsibility, is actually fanning the flames of conversation between people who don't look like us...and I wonder if it's truly necessary? Is this instance on Potomac really that deep? Or could it be that the fight was just that...a fight? And that's all?
It's a lot everyone...but in the words of Rinna, "You better believe I'm gonna talk about it!"
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"Danielle: Brands By Bravo" Oct 20, 2020

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Join me and Danielle from the hilarious account @brandsbybravo as we talk about everything from how her and I met (a dm I sent could have gone horribly wrong), her main gig (she is SUPER smart), where she is from (maybe she will hold an apple one day; or at least be a friend of) and how she came to create her Instagram account Brands by Bravo. Danielle then shares her experience of visiting the holocaust memorial where she actually saw the names of her family members and the feelings it evoked and the similarities between Jewish and Black people. Then we take a hard left and get into redacted Schroeder (Danielle has good points but redacted is a no for me), mentioned RHOBH and Brandy and the video she had her son make (it is cringe worthy), RHOP and the hair grab heard round the world, RHOD (Brandi and & Stephanie and the weird franchise overcast-I meant to say overtones), RHOA and Marlo, the MVP for a franchise friend of (she gets the benefits of a full time wife but the anonymity of a non cast member), and Nene and how we will miss her. And you get to hear about a post Danielle made that started an OG war (what makes an OG), how important it is to understand what is happening in the world even when it doesn't affect us directly and the personal decisions that others we know may or may not make, that we don't agree with but understand...kind of.
Danielle is a brand that will forever be my style!
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SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE ft. "Megan O'Donnell: Bravo Happy Hour" Oct 16, 2020

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Megan and I have the best Bravo Happy Hour Zoom kiki as we discuss the shenanigans of our favorite (and not so favorite) ladies. But first we start out learning about Megan and her awesome day job (she's a boss babe), what brought her to Bravo, what franchise reigns supreme for her (there are no worms in this apple) and the catalyst that prompted her to get back on the proverbial podcast horse (this isn't her first rodeo.) We then throw back housewives talk as fast as Luanne grabbed Ramona's vodka glass and sipped through the straw. Also, Lu just might be in the top tier of housewives when we deep dive into her ever evolving seasons (from THE Countess, to Tom's wife to the Cabaret Queen, to a Beach Body Volleyball player. ) Then we grab a flute of Champs and head to Potomac where we stay clear of the Barn and discuss Monique and Candiace and the sit down at Karen's. Eventually we head west to the OC and discuss Kelly the Covid Clown (Bravo's resident toxic megaphone) and whether the evolution of the housewives franchises is a good thing for Bravo and us the viewers or do we miss the housewives of old?
Grab your glass and join Megan and me for Happy Hour...cause its five o'clock somewhere!
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"Kendrick Tucker: The Captain America of Housewives" Oct 13, 2020

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Join me and @housewivesmarvelpodcast host Kendrick Tucker as we journey back in time. I learn when Kendrick first discovered an alternate universe known as the housewives and what franchise brought him in (hey Peaches), who he recruited to watch with him and what other league competed in the housewives time slot (they run plays ALMOST as much as the housewives.) Kendrick then gives me his lineup for the ultimate Housewives Avenger Squad (Bravoverse's mightiest heroes), who his #1 Housewife is (she's turned a table or two), Porsha and her growth from Cordells' wife to Porsha Williams, Queen of Thotlandia (her words, not ours) and his amazing wine glass collection and the housewife that dm'ed him where to find them. We then head north to Jersey and discuss the Melissa/Danielle connection, and whether Melissa truly makes a good housewife, Kelly Dodd (don't let me catch her in those OC streets), the disrespectful tone of THAT HAT, Bravo's seeming lack of response and I share the time I starred in a Marvel movie as a superhero (kind of-I'm currently looking for someone to design my super suit.)
Then we bust a U-ey and head back south to Maryland and more specifically Potomac. I ask Kendrick what his thoughts were as a black man watching the fight, we discuss if the conversation at Karens house should have taken place for all of the world to see, how Karen tries to play both sides (she had security too) and we end by me making a plea for him to watch Love and Marriage Huntsville on OWN Tv.
This episode is a full on Hulk Smash...and we leave all the pieces!
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Podcast- Me & You, the Housewives, and Marvel Too
Instagram- @housewivesmarvelpodcast
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Twitter- @tsfaison

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SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE ft. "Diana Espir: Listen...Don’t Look" Oct 09, 2020

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Zoom goes translatic and lands in the apartment of the one and only @dianaespir and WHAT an amazing flight! We take off talking jade rollers and the things I do to keep it cold (think freezer and cold chicken), her espirational podcast rebrand and the interview that was the catalyst (Hi Sasha!) her upcoming move (when is she coming back to LA) and whether a conversation that others may see as heavy but its really not skinny nor fat, is due to take place. Then we put it in reverse and dip into her performer past. We talk about her being a child prodigy at 2, her vocal career (she has an amazing voice...I heard it), how her talent became her torture and what made her silence her singing and delve into journalism. We get into how you are viewed in America when you have an amazing talent versus being considered an outcast where you were born, and what led her to the red carpet and being able to interview celebrities in a way that few can! Diana then slides into her own DM's and asks me to explain the DM I sent her telling her I loved her but don't agree with her on things (we hashed it out), we talk about the episode of her podcast that made we feel a type of way and the reason behind it and we debate/discuss cancel culture.

And while on the subject of cancel culture, we talk a former Bravoleb that is more bump than pump these days and how the actions of that person led Diana down a path of self reflection that allowed her to acknowledge subconscious behaviors...and change them.
Diana is a sharp, funny, open, intelligent, woman and I am excited to know her! She was willing to let down her barriers and be vulnerable with me AND give me one of the best beauty recommendations I have ever gotten (it worked in two days!) Podcasting is the bridge that brought Diana and I together and this London Bridge will never fall down!
Je t'aime, profite!

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