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Is This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 355 - ‘Walking Vulnerability’ with Aliza RosenThis week, Founder and CEO of AYR Media, Aliza Rosen, is back on the podcast to mention it all! Mandy and Aliza first discuss the shocking reveal in Scheana’s memoir before getting into this week’s RHOC premiere, RHOM, and The Valley. For all things AYR Media: https://www.ayr-media.com/ Follow Aliza on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayr_media/?hl=enFollow Mandy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/2025-07-131h 14Is This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 344 - 'You Will All See The Truth' with Aliza RosenThis week Mandy welcomes Aliza Rosen back to the podcast to chat about the premiere of season 2 of The Valley and The Beverly Hills Reunion part 3. Aliza makes the argument that both Zack and Janet are awful and questions whether Kristen is right to call Janet a “fan.” Mandy thinks Garcelle decided she quit the Real Housewives partway through the reunion and doesn’t blame her for walking off before the group photo. Plus, hear Mandy’s thoughts on this week’s RHOA and Summer House.For all things AYR Media: https://www.ayr-media.comFollow Ali...2025-04-201h 04
Daily Dose of DanaIt Ends With Us Actor SPEAKS OUT Against Blake Lively Plus Karen Read Trial Deepdive w/ Aliza Rosen!HAPPY TUESDAY! I'm joined by my friend Aliza Rosen, producer of the new documentary SPY HIGH on Amazon Prime, to talk all about hot topics!Follow Aliza on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ayr_media/ Timestamps:0:00 - chitchat, Spy High, Baldwins, Blake and Ryan and con artists, Dying for Sex19:45 - Colleen Hoover is at it again with Anne Hathaway and Verity44:20 - BREAKING NEWS: Actor Adam Mondschein speaks out against Blake Lively52:00 - Karen Read deepdive and updates1:05:00 - New Bravo show, N...2025-04-081h 16Is This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 325 - 'The Comedy of Our Time' with Aliza RosenThis week Mandy hosts the CEO and founder of AYR Media, Aliza Rosen, on the podcast. Mandy and Aliza discuss this week’s Real Housewives of Potomac, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (she has great insight!) and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the comedy of our time. Plus, hear Mandy’s thoughts on the premiere of Southern Charm season 10!For all things AYR Media: https://www.ayr-media.comFollow Aliza on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayr_media/Follow Mandy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyslutsker/2024-12-081h 27Is This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 310 - ‘Friendships, Resentment, and Being in on the Schtick’ with Aliza RosenThis week TV, film, and podcast producer and founder & president of AYR media, Aliza Rosen, joins Mandy to recap this past week in Housewives. Mandy and Aliza discuss the RHOSLC and RHONY trailers before diving into this week’s RHOC.
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Pink Shade823 - Shades of Bravo (and RHONJ, RHOC and more!) with Aliza RosenMary Payne talks to reality TV and podcast producer, Aliza Rosen, about this week's RHONJ and RHOC. We have some real thoughts on Gina and Jenn's conversation in the coffee shop as well as Teresa and Gia chatting about "the lawsuit." We agree that RHONJ is pure darkness and RHOC is pure light!Follow Aliza on Instagram: @ayr_media and follow her podcast: @queenoftheconSupport our sponsors:Honeylove: Honeylove bras are made with quality and support in mind. Use MP's code and save 20% off when you use our...2024-07-2559 minIs This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 279 - 'The Esophagus in the Room' with Aliza RosenThis week’s podcast guest is founder and president of AYR Media, Aliza Rosen! Aliza was invited on the podcast because she just completed a binge of all 9 seasons of Southern Charm. But it turns out, Mandy and Aliza had even more to chat about Beverly Hills. Get ready for a deep dive into the drama between nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists…
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Reality Life with Kate CaseyEp. - 820 - SATURDAY SERIES: ALIZA ROSENAliza Rosen is a veteran producer and development executive and the owner and executive producer of AYR Media, a full-service production company focused on premium unscripted and documentary content, encompassing podcasts, television and film. AYR podcasts include Bitter Blood: Kasem vs. Kasem and Queen of the Con. Kate asks about Aliza’s career and projects, including the Jon Benet Ramsey documentary that she can’t stop thinking about years later. Reality Life with Kate CaseyMust Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.comPatreon: http://www.pat...2023-11-0643 minIs This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 268 - 'Secrets Are Out' with Aliza RosenThis week Mandy has Aliza Rosen on the podcast. Aliza is the founder and president of AYR Media, a production company focused on unscripted and documentary content. Aliza also resides in LA and has had many interactions with the ladies of Beverly Hills…and boy are there some well known secrets that are now out! In addition recapping the RHOBH premiere, Mandy and Aliza chat Winter House, Southern Charm, and the RHONY reunion part 1.
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Drama, Darling: A Real Housewives Comedy PodcastRHONY & Crappie Lake Recap with Aliza RosenAliza Rosen is here today! We both emphatically clarify that Tribeca was up and coming 50 years ago! And that Versace makes mistakes. Also, Aliza has compelling Producer perspectives, as she is an amazing Producer herself in unscripted, so she shed lots of light on the Bethenny lawsuit as well as why Crappie Lake is so gosh darn great! For more episodes of Drama, Darling, subscribe to Patreon.com/DramaDarling.Link to Aliza's "Queen of the Con" podcast series on Jen Shah:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/queen-of-the-con/id1583019312Link to the Collagen I love:https://modere.co/442...2023-08-1553 minIs This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 229 - 'Queens and Cons' with Aliza RosenThis week Mandy is joined by television, film, and podcast producer Aliza Rosen. Aliza and Mandy discuss all the tall tales from the RHOSLC reunion and wonder what the hell Jen Shah has on Meredith to make her continue to side with Jen. They also chat this week’s incredible and chaotic RHOM and scandalous RHOP (including all the info exposing Juan!)
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Follow Mandy on in...2023-01-291h 28Reality Life with Kate CaseyEp. - 580 - BEST AND WORST BRAVO MOMENTS OF 2022 WITH ALIZA ROSEN AND BRIAN MOYLANThe best and worst moments of Bravo in 2022 with Aliza Rosen and Brian Moylan. Aliza is a veteran television producer and development executive and podcast producer. Brian is a television writer and author of The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/KATECASEY and get on your way to being your best self.” Reality Life with Kate CaseyPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecaseyCameo: https://cameo...2022-12-2347 min
So Bad It's Good with Ryan BaileyAliza Rosen head of AYR Media, producer of the new pod Queen of the Con 2 and so many other good pods on the way! Plus, Summer House shakeup, Welcome to Plathville divorce and what going on with Travis Barker!?!Wednesday. We have returning guest Aliza Rosen (@ayr_media) to talk her new podcast Queen of the Con 2 which you need to BINGE RIGHT NOW!! She has worked on so many amazing projects and has so many new podcasts in development. Please check out all the shows coming up on her website www.ayr-media.com and go follow her on insta too! Plus, we dive into this season Beverly Hills and Erika and even the new documentary series The Deep End! Plus, i cover the days pop culture stories. Check it all out!!Also, if you want...2022-06-291h 32
Pink Shade383 - Queen of the Con with Aliza Rosen and Johnathan WaltonThis week, Mary Payne chats with reality producers Johnathan Walton and Aliza Rosen about their hit podcast, Queen of the Con. This podcast covers Mair Smyth, a master con artist who stole money from Johnathan, who was just one of her many victims covering multiple states (and countries!) MP talks to Aliza and Johnathan about how they decided to make this podcast, what constitutes a psychopath and the current state of the case! It’s a fascinating story... and it’s not over yet. Listen to Queen of the Con anywhere you get your podcasts. Check out Johnathan’s website about Mair S...2021-11-181h 17
Is This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 165 - 'The Con Women of Bravo' with Aliza RosenThis week Mandy’s joined by veteran producer, development executive, and director Aliza Rosen. Aliza shares about a podcast she recently produced called “The Queen of the Con: The Irish Heiress” which prompts Mandy and Aliza to wonder which Housewife is the biggest con of all? They dive into all the Housewives franchises on at the moment, make a hilarious discovery about Michael Darby, and touch on the debauchery of Winter House. Plus, Mandy’s thoughts on this week's Vanderpump Rules!
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Follow M...2021-10-311h 07Pink Shade348 - Bravo breakdown with Aliza RosenErin is taking a break so MP is chatting with our pal, Aliza Rosen, about the Bravo Housewives! Aliza is a reality TV producer and podcaster so she always provides amazing insight into the world of these ladies we love so much. We chat about her unconditional love for Karen Huger and they agree that NYC needs Tinsley back! (and Bethenny, but that’s just a dream…). And, we can’t talk Housewives without talking about Erika and Tom (it’s about Tom!). Aliza has a somewhat different opinion than MP about what Erika knew and when she knew it, but at the h...2021-08-261h 06
Pink Shade313 - Bravo Breakdown w/ Aliza Rosen: RHONY & RHOBH (Season 11 Premiere!)Erin talks to Aliza Rosen, our buddy & long-time host of the Reality of Reality podcast, about this week's unhinged (and highly entertaining) episode of RHONY. They also break down the Season 11 premiere of RHOBH, wondering just how long it will take for Erika Jayne's XXXpensive life to fall spectacularly apart?NOTE: Please forgive the echoing noise that creeps up throughout...Microphones were being testy. We tried. We tried!Get 20% off your first order of Le Reve: Go to lerevebeaute.com/pinkshade and use the code PINKSHADE at checkout to get 20% off your first order!Follow Aliza on IG @realityaliza (https...2021-05-2146 min
REALITY OF REALITY5 years of Reality of Reality – a farewellIt’s a bittersweet day as I say goodbye to Reality of Reality. It feels fitting that this farewell is on the 5th anniversary of my podcast — which started as a fun whim with Jenny Daly and turned into over 200 episodes of interviews with the best in the business.
The why is simple: I’m just too busy with my core business to sustain the pace any longer. I realize that’s a lucky place to be — especially given how hard this last year has been for so many— and I don’t take it for granted.
Thank you to Taste of...2021-04-2605 minPink Shade290 - Bravo Breakdown w/ Aliza RosenAliza Rosen from the Reality of Reality podcast joins Erin to review last week in Bravo Housewives! We talk RHOD, RHOSLC, RHOA (omg - Bolo the stripper!!!), and RHONJ. We also wonder if Teresa Giudice can get any dumber? Sadly, the answer is yes. Yes, she can.Follow Aliza on IG @realityaliza (https://www.instagram.com/realityaliza/)Find Aliza's amazing podcast Reality of Reality on the Taste of Reality network (https://tasteofreality.com/reality-of-reality/)!Listen to Erin's BBC Special, Jonestown: From Socialism To Slaughter on the Heart & Soul Podcast (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1csk)Visit the...2021-02-2849 min
Exec/Producer With Noah PollackReality of Reality - Aliza Rosen4 years ago, Aliza Rosen turned a job interview into her very own podcast... and she hasn't looked back. Her weekly show, REALITY OF REALITY, features the best from all corners of unscripted tv and has become a staple for reality fans and producers alike. As with all of her projects, Aliza jumped into the fray by DOING and her straight talk advice is vital for anyone figuring out their professional journey, podcast or otherwise. Enjoy!2020-10-1644 min
REALITY OF REALITYStefanie Ziev – Permission to ChooseA lot of people in our industry know Stefanie Ziev, not just from her time as a network executive, but as their personal life coach. Stef’ coaches lots of people inside and outside our industry and now she’s launching a new podcast called Permission to Choose with guests like Mario Lopez and Darin Olien, co-host of the new Netflix show with Zac Efron. Stef and I talk about her career trajectory, how she’s navigating the pandemic (plus tips on how you can keep your sanity) and how to throw off those golden handcuffs and pursue the career or positi...2020-09-1057 min
REALITY OF REALITYJazzy Collins – “White-washing” on the BachelorCasting director Jazzy Collins made headlines when she came out publicly to renounce ABC’s The Bachelor for not doing enough to cast people of color and criticize their lack of diversity behind the camera as well. Jazzy breaks down her powerful post, talks about how she experienced the show as a Black woman and how she’s hoping to change the industry from the inside when it comes to diversity. We also dig into her fun career casting shows like Flirty Dancing and The Circle and what the future looks like. Enjoy!2020-09-0348 min
REALITY OF REALITYCourtney Sexton – SVP of CNN FilmsCourtney Sexton has the best job on the planet! As Senior Vice President for CNN Films since 2013, Courtney works day-to-day with filmmakers to supervise the production of documentary films for theatrical exhibition and distribution across CNN’s platforms. Some of the films we talk about include “Blackfish”, “Three Identical Strangers” and the new doc on HBO Max “On the Trail” – about women journalists covering the campaign trail for CNN. Courtney tells me how these docs came to be, what she’s looking for in a film, and who her “white whale” is as a documentary subject. You might be surprised!
Follow me...2020-08-2038 minPink Shade233 - Real Housewives (BH, NY & Potomac) w/ Aliza RosenBravo, Bravo, F**king Bravo! Mary Payne & Aliza Rosen from the Reality of Reality podcast break down the latest episodes of RHOBH, RHONY & Real Housewives of Potomac.Visit the Pink Shade MERCH STORE (https://tasteofreality.com/product-category/pink-shade/) - NEW P.S. LOGO items, tons of 90 Day merch, Real Housewives items & more!Join our Hey Bunkie Patreon Page for Erin & Mary Payne's bonus show recaps every week: https://www.patreon.com/heybunkie (https://www.patreon.com/heybunkie)Join our Pink Shade Patreon Page for extra chats, recaps of documentaries, book reviews, personal stories & more: Patreon.com/pinkshade (https://www.patreon...2020-08-131h 05
REALITY OF REALITYKarina Longworth – You Must Remember This podcastI’m thrilled to have Karina Longworth on the podcast today. Karina is the host of the very successful podcast YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS–every season is another deep dive into a story about old Hollywood. This latest season, THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, is about the life and career of producer Polly Platt. I can’t remember the last time a series affected me so deeply. Karina is a former film critic and writer of books – most recently of Howard Hughes – and her writing and research skills are in full display in this podcast. We get into Polly’s story, how this podcast...2020-08-1350 min
REALITY OF REALITYBest TV you should be watching w/ Brian SamuelsMy friend and TV blogger Brian Samuels is back for another recap of all the best shows we’re watching and recommend. From Fauda to Lenox Hill to Outcry to The Last Dance, we tell you about everything we love from the last few months. And of course we’ll tell you what we love to hate watch (looking at you Selling Sunset) and what you definitely want to miss. Enjoy!
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REALITY OF REALITYTracy Tutor – Million Dollar Listing LA/Fear is a Four Letter WordTracy Tutor’s back for another round on the podcast! Tracy is the only female real estate agent on MILLION DOLLAR LISTING LA and a powerhouse rock star bad ass boss woman. Today we’re talking about her new book – Fear is a Four Letter Word – which is already a best seller (and a book I think every woman should read). We talk about the book, the impossible client from Malibu, the Pasadena drama with David and James and some new changes in her personal life since her divorce.
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REALITY OF REALITYCarlos King – Showrunner/Production Company OwnerCarlos King is an uber successful Executive Producer who owns Kingdom Reign – a full service production company here in Los Angeles. He cut his teeth running shows like The Real Housewives of Atlanta and of course my favorite reality show ever Oprah: Season 25 Behind the Scenes. He created and now produces the hit show for OWN Love and Marriage Huntsville and the Netflix series Styling Hollywood. Carlos and I talk about how he started in reality TV, what it was like to meet Queen Oprah and how that show changed his life, why Black reality stars are judged by a di...2020-07-231h 01
REALITY OF REALITYLaura Richards – Crime Analysis on Filthy Rich & Athlete A
Back for the third time on the podcast: Laura Richards. Laura is a Criminal Profiler, Behavioral Analyst and Victims Rights Advocate. Today she’s back to talk about the recurring subject of serial predators and how they’re portrayed in unscripted content. I wanted to have Laura back on since Gihslane Maxwell is in the news now. She was finally arrested in the Jeffrey Epstein case and is being held without bail. We’re talking about JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTY RICH – the multi-part documentary now streaming on Netflix. We also touch down on ATHLETE A – an excellent doc also on Netflix wh...2020-07-171h 06
REALITY OF REALITYThe Black Female Producer’s Reality of Reality-Erika Bryant, Jamala Gaither, Nakia Williams
Today on the podcast, I’m continuing my conversation I started a few weeks ago with Black producers in the unscripted industry. I’m talking to another amazing group of women: Erika Bryant, Jamala Gaither and Nakia Williams-Richardson. Erika is a seasoned Executive Producer who’s worked on shows like OWN’s Family or Fiance and Bravo’s Real Housewives of Atlanta and Married to Medicine. Jamala is a Supervising Producer who just wrapped the HBO Max show The Event, produced Kevin Hart’s What the Fit for YouTube, Flirty Dancing for Fox and Encore! for Disney Plus. Nakia is a content...2020-07-091h 16
REALITY OF REALITYAndy Dehnart – 20 years of Reality Blurred
Andy Dehnart is making his second appearance on the show! Today we’re celebrating 20 years of his blog REALITY BLURRED. We talk about shows that have been around since the beginning and of course the reboots, some of recent controversy with shows like Live PD and Vanderpump Rules, what new shows he’s loving right now and how unscripted looks now and going forward.
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REALITY OF REALITYLaNee Griffin-Carroll – ShowrunnerToday on the podcast, LaNee Griffin-Carroll. LaNee always knew she wanted to be in television – growing up with a father in the business. She started hustling at an early age and hasn’t stopped. We get into her career, starting as an assistant at VH1 and working her way up the ranks and going over to Universal and NBC. Then 4 years ago her heart was in creating content and show running. She’s executive produced the new show on Disney+ Be Our Chef, Road Trippin with Ricky Thompson and Denzel Dion for Snap Chat and Truth To Power with Reign – just to...2020-06-251h 09
REALITY OF REALITYThe Black Producer’s Reality in Reality – Toni Judkins, Sean Rankine, Anthony Sylvester & Bree Frank
It’s part one of my podcast with black producers in unscripted. I can’t even express how eye opening this was and how much I learned. I talk to four amazing producers and we cover a lot of ground including: what it’s like for them to work in this industry, why inclusion matters for the people making content and green lighting it, how black culture needs to be better represented in unscripted and what can be done at production companies and networks to make things better. Please share widely so everyone in our industry can hear it!
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REALITY OF REALITYLuann De Lesseps – The Inside Scoop On RHONYLadies and Gentlemen, this is the Countess speaking. It’s Real Housewives of NY’s Luann De Lesseps back on the podcast for another fun chat! If you missed our first epic pod (done lying down in her hotel room) a year ago you definitely want to hear that one too (link below). Today we get into the current season, how she really feels about Bethenny leaving, whether Tinsley should be marrying Scott and if Ramona has changed at all. And.. you won’t want to miss the cameo from son Noel (“shoo shoo”) who weighs in on what’s wrong with s...2020-06-1029 min
REALITY OF REALITYJen O’Connell- HBO MAX
Jen O’Connell is Executive Vice President of non-fiction and kids and family programming at HBO Max. The first time Jen was on the podcast in 2016, we went in-depth on her career but today it’s all about the HBO Max Launch! They’ve got an amazing slate of unscripted shows including underground ballroom competition show LEGENDARY, the new Amy Schumer doc-series EXPECTING AMY and the new Selena Gomez quarantine cooking show coming out this summer. We also get the inside scoop on what to expect on the Bethenny Frankel Apprentice-type show and it sounds amazing!
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REALITY OF REALITYJason Evans- Producing Travel Shows (And In A Global Pandemic!)
Jason Evans is a long time producer who specializes in the travel show genre. He moved to Hawaii in 2005 and hasn’t looked back. He was able to funnel his love of travel into an exciting career – working all over the world – as recently as Botswana – where he got turned around after 3 days when Covid hit and the country went on lockdown. We talked a lot about how the pandemic will change travel shows now and in the future and how Hawaii has been able to be relatively Covid free.
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REALITY OF REALITYEvolyn Brooks – Show Runner/Experimental Producer
Evolyn Brooks is an award winning TV Show Runner and Experiential Events Producer and has worked for major networks and syndicators. She’s taken all her skills as a producer and turned into an entrepreneur who does inspiring events for corporations and small groups alike. We talk all about what that means and how she got into it and chat about her new podcast Built By a Boss where she interviews other female entrepreneurs about how they started their businesses.
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REALITY OF REALITYBrandon Alvarado- RHOBH Recap
Today on the podcast, my friend and Bravo guru Brandon Alvarado. Brandon is an encyclopedia of housewives knowledge, and we’re breaking down Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Is Kyle a mean girl? Is Teddi a good housewife? Do we like the new additions? We mention it all and more. Enjoy!
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REALITY OF REALITYProducers In The Time of Covid-19: Dwight Smith, Michael Agbabian and Mark Kadin
It’s my part 3 (!) of producers in the the time of Covid-19. We’re in week 7 of quarantine in Los Angeles and how is everyone holding up? Where are we now with producing and developing content? First up, Dwight Smith and Michael Agbabian, founders and owners of Mission Control Media. They’re best known for their hit shows Face Off and Hollywood Game Night. They also produce the re-boot of The Soup and a new show on Quibi called Floored. After that, it’s producer and owner of MAK Pictures, Mark Kadin. MAK has 2 seasons of Car Masters now up on Ne...2020-05-0453 min
Is This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 90 - 'Fusion Energy and Fashion Shows' with Aliza RosenAliza Rosen from the Reality of Reality podcast joins Mandy to chat this week in #BravoTV. Neither one of them know what to make of Sutton or Aaron’s conspiracy theories, but agree this season of #RHOBH is out of this world. They also recap this week’s #RHONY, discuss how Leah made a seamless transition on to the show, and the brilliant disaster that was Sonja’s fashion show. Plus, a few thoughts on #SummerHouse, #ShawsOfSunset, and a recap of this week’s #PumpRules.
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REALITY OF REALITYAlex Piper- Head of Unscripted at YouTube Originals
Alex Piper is the Head of Unscripted at YouTube Originals. Since joining YouTube, Alex and his team has launched many acclaimed projects including Justin Bieber: Seasons– a massive success worldwide. Alex got into this business through sports and the Olympics then eventually to Asylum Entertainment and Fox. Alex has some great stories and gives us a peek behind the curtain on how the Bieber series almost didn’t happen.
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REALITY OF REALITYNetwork Execs In The Time of Covid-19: Courtney White & Jason Sarlanis
You heard from the producers, and now it’s time to hear from network executives in the time of Covid-19. How are they handling the quarantine and production stop-downs? What are viewers tuning into now for escapist content? What do they want to buy now and what does the future look like? I talk to Courtney White, President of the Food Network, followed by Jason Sarlanis, SVP of Development at TLC. Enjoy!
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REALITY OF REALITYAmy Phillips – Bravo In Quarantine
So excited to have my friend, talented radio host and housewife impersonator Amy Phillips BACK on the podcast after more than 3 years. Amy hosts the radio show Reality Checked daily on Radio Andy (SiriusXM) where she breaks down all the Housewives and all things Bravo. And we’re doing the same – talking RHOBH, RHONY, Shahs and Summer House. Come for the breakdowns and stay for the Housewife Q&A at the end. Nothing is better than Amy doing Dorinda and Erika Jayne!
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REALITY OF REALITYProducers In The Time Of Covid Pt 2: Jodi Flynn & Matt Sharp (90 Day Fiancé)
It is part 2 of my conversation with unscripted producers in the time of Covid-19. It’s a weird, unpredictable and often scary time for everyone, and especially people working in an industry that depends on field work to make our shows. How are companies coping with the new normal? What kinds of shows are selling now during the time of quarantine? What will change going forward? First up is Jodi Flynn, president of the Content Group – part of Asylum entertainment – they have a new show that just launched on TNT called the Shaq Life with Shaquille ONeal. And second – I talk t...2020-04-2036 min
REALITY OF REALITYMatt Iseman & Dave Noll – FACTORIOUS Game Show
It’s my first podcast about a game show and the first podcast that’s an actual game show! So excited to chat with American Ninja host Matt Iseman and Creator/Producer Dave Noll about the new (really, really fun) show FACTORIOUS, now available anywhere you get podcasts. The show gives contestants the clues, the facts, and the first letter of the answer. All they have to do is figure it out. The guys talk about how the pod came to be, how Matt won the New Celebrity Apprentice and became buddies with Ahhnold and they put ME in the...2020-04-1737 min
REALITY OF REALITYProducers In The Time Of Covid Pt 1: Jenny Daly & Drew Tappon
It’s part one of my chat with producers in the unscripted industry in the time of Covid. How has the industry changed in the last month? How are shows being produced differently and what’s being sold right now? How will the future of the industry change because of all this? I talk to my friends Jenny Daly, President of Critical Content and Drew Tappon, Chief Creative Officer for 495 Productions. It was so good to catch up with them personally and professionally and find out how they’re weathering the storm (hint: family dinners and Howard Stern are helpin...2020-04-1349 min
REALITY OF REALITYJarett Wieselman- Social Media Manager at Netflix
After a childhood spent in front of TV and at the movies, Jarett magically found a way to get paid to watch films and television shows; first as an entertainment journalist (for outlets like BuzzFeed and The New York Post) and now as social media manager for Netflix. Jarett shares some insider tricks of the trade at his job watching and promoting amazing content for Netflix including deep dives on Tiger King and Love is Blind. We talk about the Netflix shows we both love to watch and Jarett recommends a few you may not have seen but should...2020-04-1049 min
REALITY OF REALITYBrian Samuels- What To Watch In Quarantine! Part 2Tigers, Taylor and Schemers oh my! It’s Part 2 of my “What To Watch In Quarantine” podcast with my friend and TVUncovered blogger Brian Samuels. We talk about the shows we’re loving and recommend plus the ones you should definitely miss. Come for the Tiger King critique and stay for the deep dive on the amazing new HBO doc The Scheme.
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REALITY OF REALITYErin Martin- RHONY Season 12 Premiere Recap
Today on the podcast, Erin Martin. Erin is my friend and a fabulous podcaster. She hosts the podcast PINK SHADE WITH ERIN MARTIN and the HEY BUNKIE Podcast with Mary Payne Gilbert which breaks down the We show Love after Lockup. Erin and I break down the SEASON PREMIERE (YAY!!) of Real Housewives of New York. We answer the burning questions: is Sonja still the best? Is Luanne still delusional? Is Leah going to be a good housewife? And will Ramona ever change? This is a great one – enjoy!
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REALITY OF REALITYJustine Harman- Host of THE BARON OF BOTOXJustine Harman is a journalist and host of the popular podcast The Baron of Botox. The 10 part series deep dives into the life and death of Dr. Frederick Brandt, a well known NYC based plastic surgeon to the stars, an early Botox adopter and pioneer of fillers. We talk about how Justine’s work at beauty magazines influenced the podcast, how Tina Fey’s team reacted to her request to talk about a character from UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, and which A-list celebrities (who were also Dr. Brandt patients) wouldn’t take part in the podcast.
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REALITY OF REALITYFarnaz Farjam – Keeping Up with the KardashiansJust in time for the Season 18 premiere, we have Farnaz Farjam on the podcast! Farnaz is the SVP of Entertainment and Development for Bunim/Murray Productions (BMP), creating and developing new celeb-reality series and overseeing current series and projects.
Farnaz has Executive Produced KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS from day one! We talk about how the family and their lives have changed from the beginning. We re-live some of the crazy drama over the years, talk about the Kim/Kourtney epic fight and do a lightening round of fun questions -find out which K is late for their call t...2020-03-2737 min
REALITY OF REALITYBrian Samuels – What To Watch During Quarantine!Brian Samuels, my good friend and blogger at tvuncovered.com, is back to give you another “what to watch” podcast Covid-19 edition. We have a blast breaking down some recent Netflix shows like Kevin Hart’s doc series and the epic train wreck Love is Blind. Stay for the Hillary deep dive and listen to the end where we hit the mess that is this season’s Shahs of Sunset. Also, stay tuned for part 2 coming soon!
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REALITY OF REALITYMary Beth Anderson- HGTV Executive ProducerFive years ago Executive Producer Mary Beth Anderson and her family sold almost everything they owned, packed up their car and hit the road headed toward her next production. They’ve been on the road and on location ever since, filming in cities all across the country together. Mary Beth – or MB as everyone knows her – specializes in the home renovation space. She’s produced HGTV’s Brother vs Brother, Restored by the Fords, My Lottery Dream Home, Design Star, and Good Bones. She started her career in 2001 on the TLC breakout hit Trading Spaces as well as a ton of other cab...2020-03-1654 min
REALITY OF REALITYJamie Goldstein- Vice President of Fishbowl ProductionsJamie Goldstein has had an unconventional path to her job as Vice President of Fishbowl Productions. Fishbowl is Vin DiBona’s company – a TV legend best known for creating America’s Funniest Home Videos back in the late 80’s. Jamie talks about her ambitions including expanding the clip show brand into premium content. She’s also very open about how hard it can be to sell any content – especially when you’re a natural introvert.
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REALITY OF REALITYGayle Gilman- CEO and Co-Founder of Ripple EntertainmentProducer/Content Creator/Entrepreneur Gayle Gilman is one of those women in this industry I’ve heard a lot about for year but had never met. And I couldn’t have been happier to finally meet her and have the chance to talk to her about her storied career. Gayle’s had three chapters so far in her career – all in unscripted- but all wildly different. Starting off in documentary TV at A&E, then running male skewed programming for Thom Beers and now doing digital content in the young adult realm. We get into all of it and have a great...2020-03-0356 min
REALITY OF REALITYBrian Moylan and Kate CaseyBrian Moylan and Kate Casey are two reality TV experts who I adore. Brian is a brilliant re-cap writer for Vulture and author who co-wrote Erika Jayne’s book and is writing an upcoming book on the history of the Housewives franchise. Kate is the queen of reality TV and host of Reality Life with Kate Casey. We get into Housewives, Shas, Summer house, Vanderpump and Dating Blind on Netflix. Kate spills some good tea on Dorinda and Tinsley and Brian reveals the housewife he hates the most.
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REALITY OF REALITYJenny Hutt- Radio Host, TV Personality, Author, and EntrepreneurJenny Hutt is a popular radio host, TV personality, author and entrepreneur. She hosts the “Just Jenny” radio show every day on SiriusXM Stars, where she talks about everything from pop culture to diet to women’s issues to raising kids. She also started an eyewear company with her sister, which makes her living proof that you can always take a risk and start a second act. We get into how she’s overcome some really tough obstacles in her life, how she deals with difficult callers and how she rebounded when Martha’s Stewart’s daughter decided to up and leave th...2020-02-1843 min
REALITY OF REALITYSarah and Miriam Kanter- Oscar RecapThe cousins are BACK on the pod today recapping Oscar night. Sarah Kanter, Miriam Kanter and I are breaking it down: from the best and worst red carpet looks to Janae’s opening number to Eminem to the (surprising) best picture win- we get into it all!
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REALITY OF REALITYGeno McDermott- Producer/Director- KILLER INSIDE: THE MIND OF AARON HERNANDEZ on NetflixIt’s the Netflix documentary series everyone is talking about: KILLER INSIDE: THE MIND OF AARON HERNANDEZ. I go in-depth with the creator and director Geno McDermott. Geno founded the production company Blackfin – based in New York City -and when his company was bought by E-One this past fall, he became the president of alternative programming at E-One. Geno and I talk about how the Hernandez series came to be and dig into the complicated story and many themes it covers. And (spoiler alert!) we do talk about the entire series in some detail. So if you haven’t seen it yet...2020-02-0446 min
REALITY OF REALITYKarrie Wolfe- EVP and Co-Head of Development & Programming at Kinetic ContentShe’s a mover, shaker, former agent turned producer and here to tell us how it all happened! Karrie Wolfe is an EVP and co-Head of Development & Programming at Kinetic Content. She takes us on her journey from small town Indiana to the big city where she became a young agent in the days where life was imitating art (and vice versa) on the HBO show ENTOURAGE. We deep dive on her hit shows MARRIED ON FIRST SIGHT – the origin story – and LITTLE WOMEN – how it went from a crazy internal pitch to a crazy pitch in the room to a hit sh...2020-01-2849 min
REALITY OF REALITYShane Nickerson- Co-creator of RIDICULOUSNESS, Producer, Actor & Company OwnerShane Nickerson went from acting in commercials to producing hundreds of hours of television, parlaying those early years at MTV into huge success. In 2013, he founded Superjacket Productions with former pro-skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, and together they created the massive hit show RIDICULOUSNESS, now in season a million (or something like that😏). We talk about his early days at MTV, where he worked on some of my favorite shows like NICK AND JESSICA and RICH GIRLS and – one of my favorite stories to date – how he ended up on the front page of the National Inquirer with Cameron Diaz (!)
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REALITY OF REALITYDeanna Cheng- Actor, Producer, and DirectorThis podcast has it all! Real Housewives, plastic surgery, scandalous affairs, hair pulling, keto muffins and Andrew Yang! Actor, producer, director and Bravo connoisseur Deanna Cheng and I break it all down and yet still run out of time. Enjoy the recap!
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REALITY OF REALITYPete Dominick- Stand Up ComicStarting off 2020 with a bang! I have a wide ranging conversation about life and politics with Pete Dominick. Pete is a stand up comic, speaker, news commentator, activist, moderator and host of podcast Standup With Pete Dominick. We talk about Pete’s career and how he’s been coping with losing his gig of 12 years. We also have a long conversation about politics, the media, the 2016 and 2020 election and more. This is the first time I’ve had an in-depth conversation about politics on the podcast so whether you agree with what we talk about or not, I hope you’ll embra...2020-01-0758 min
REALITY OF REALITY2019: The Year In Content With TV Blogger Brian SamuelsMy last podcast for 2019 is a recap of all the great content of the year with my good friend and TV blogger Brian Samuels. We get into all of it: unscripted, scripted, documentaries and doc series. Even the shows that should have never been made (with one major disagreement on that front!). Here’s hoping for more amazing content in 2020. Enjoy!
Check out Brian’s blog here– Tvuncovered.com
Check out the first episode I did with Brian here– https://tasteofreality.com/brian-samuels/
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REALITY OF REALITYVITAL CASTING: Alissa Haight Carlton, Rebecca Snavely & Jen DeMartinoIt’s a new company with a great mission! Vital Casting was formed by Rebecca Snavely, Alissa Haight Carlton and Jen DeMartino – three friends and former colleagues from PROJECT RUNWAY who decided to come together to do casting with a socially conscious mission. We talk about their refreshing approach to casting and building a company, how the #metoo movement directly affected their careers and the craziest show they’ve ever been asked to cast. That’s a good one!
Visit their website here- https://www.vitalcasting.comYou can find them on Instagram here- https://www.instagram.com/vitalcasting/Learn more about t...2019-12-1746 min
REALITY OF REALITYDaniel Sivan- Co-Director of THE DEVIL NEXT DOORDaniel Sivan is an award-winning director who recently co-directed the new Netflix series, The Devil Next Door, a five-part documentary series that delves into the legal battles of John Demjanjuk, a retired autoworker in Cleveland accused of being a German-Nazi prison camp guard known as “Ivan the Terrible.” I highly recommend you watch this riveting series if you haven’t seen it. Daniel and I talk about what drew him and his directing partner to the material, what didn’t make it into the series, and whether or not he thinks Demanjuk is indeed “Ivan the Terrible.”
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REALITY OF REALITYRob LaPlante- Producer (Are you the One, The Apprentice and more)Rob LaPlante is the co-president of Lighthearted Entertainment – the production company responsible for hits like MTV’s ARE YOU THE ONE and DATING NAKED on VH1. Back in the day, Rob was on the ground floor of casting THE APPRENTICE and getting it off the ground. You can’t really blame him for Donald Trump but you can blame him for giving the world Omarosa – one of the greatest TV villains of all time. Rob and I go deep on the Trump he knew very well, how he found Omorosa and why this past season of ARE YOU THE ONE is one o...2019-12-0449 min
REALITY OF REALITYMelissa Rivers- Producer and WriterI had the BEST time talking to Melissa Rivers about literally everything. We cover her career as a producer, writer, entertainment journalist and now host of the new podcast GROUP TEXT. We get into her iconic star turn on CELEBRITY APPRENTICE and what was really going on behind the scenes (and what she thinks happened to that show’s host). We talk about her iconic mother Joan, the documentary on her life and whether we’re see the biopic on her life anytime soon. Plus we get into all the TV we love to watch and what’s going on in thi...2019-11-2657 min
Is This Real Life? With Mandy SlutskerEpisode 75 - 'Spilling all the realiTEA' with Aliza RosenAliza Rosen of the Reality of Reality podcast joins Mandy to spill all the latest Housewives tea! They talk everything from #RHOC social media low blows to whether #RHOD is getting cancelled to the latest drama while #RHOBH and #RHOP are filming. Aliza and Mandy also recap this week’s Housewives franchises from the OC to Jersey to the Dallas ladies in Thailand. Enjoy!2019-11-241h 17
REALITY OF REALITYErin Martin- Podcast Host and Housewives FanWe mention it ALL on today’s Housewives recap with the brilliant and hilarious Erin Martin. Erin hosts the fabulous podcast Pink Shade with Erin Martin on Taste of Reality (same network as me!) and appears weekly on The Jenny McCarthy Show on Sirius XM. We’re breaking down Jersey, OC and the death march that is Dallas. We also talk about Kelly Dodd’s big news and whether Salt Lake City will work as a new franchise. Enjoy!
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REALITY OF REALITYAlex Baskin- President of EvolutionHOUSEWIVES FANS! Get ready. President of Evolution, Alex Baskin, gives us the inside scoop on producing RHOC and RHOBH and answers all your questions. We FINALLY learn when Vicki knew she was being demoted to “friend,” what Shane really thinks about being on the show, which housewife was a big mistake, who did (or didn’t) leak Puppygate and the greatest lengths a housewife has gone to get on a show. ENJOY!
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REALITY OF REALITYEliot Goldberg- EVP of Unscripted for AMC and SundanceToday’s guest is the head of unscripted for AMC and Sundance and also a good friend. Eliot Goldberg first came on the pod in March of 2018 and talked about how he brought the Kardashians to our TV screens. Today, it’s a more somber conversation about his new compelling documentary series, THE PREPPY MURDER: Death In Central Park, which starts airing simultaneously on AMC and Sundance November 13th at 9pm. It all centers around a horrible case that gripped the country back in the 80’s: the gruesome murder of Jennifer Levin and the infamous “preppy murderer” Robert Chambers. Eliot had a spec...2019-11-0541 min
REALITY OF REALITYSarah & Miriam Kanter- Prince Harry & Meghan Markle DocI have two of my very favorite people on the planet with me for this episode. My cousins – Sarah Kanter and Miriam Kanter. We love to gossip about everything and the Royals are one of our favorite topics. So today we’re breaking down HARRY AND MEGHAN: AN AFRICAN JOURNEY which aired last week on ABC. Is Meghan over being a Royal? Are these two built for the long haul? Is Harry still even handsome? We mention it all!
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REALITY OF REALITYDebbie Gibson- International Pop Star (With Guest Co-Host Doug Cohn)I am THRILLED to welcome international pop star Debbie Gibson to the podcast today! All made possible by my co-guest and friend Doug Cohn, Senior Vice President of Music and Talent at Nickelodeon. Debbie has been famous since she burst on the scene as a pop phenomenon in 1987, and she has been working ever since. She’s one of the judges on the new competition series for Nickelodeon, AMERICAS MOST MUSICAL FAMILY, which premieres November 1st at 7pm. Not only do Doug and Debbie talk about the show, but Debbie tells some great stories about her early days and how sh...2019-10-2351 min
REALITY OF REALITYBrant Pinvidic- Author and Former TV ExecBrant Pinvidic is back for a second time, and he has a whole new story to tell. He was one of my early guests back when I started the podcast in 2016. He was once a television executive, but Brant’s career has pivoted in a major way – transitioning out of television into the business world – coaching, speaking and now writing. His new book, THE 3 MINUTE RULE: SAY LESS TO GET MORE FROM ANY PITCH OR PRESENTATION, is available for pre-order now on Amazon and will be released in hardcover on October 29th. This book s great for anyone in the TV ind...2019-10-171h 06
REALITY OF REALITYAlex Stapleton- Director/ProducerOn today’s episode- Alex Stapleton. Alex is a super talented director and producer both of TV and film. I was excited to have her on to talk about the recent doc she just directed for Netflix – HELLO PRIVILEGE. IT’S ME CHELSEA.. It follows Chelsea Handler as she tries to figure out what white privilege is and how it’s affected her own life. Alex and I have a fascinating and deep conversation about race and white privilege – a first for this podcast. We talk about Alex’s experience as a black filmmaker making this doc, as well as her own unique pa...2019-10-0943 min
REALITY OF REALITYLiz Astrof – Sitcom Writer/AuthorLiz Astrof is an amazing writer – so much so that she does that for a living. She’s been writing and producing on many successful sitcoms for years, including 2 BROKE GIRLS, KING OF QUEENS, LAST MAN STANDING and THE CONNERS. She recently wrote an amazing true life memoir called DON’T WAIT UP – CONFESSIONS OF A STAY AT WORK MOM – now available on Amazon. The book is REALLY funny, but it’s also very poignant, with details about her tough childhood and how that affects her own mothering with her two kids. I was so excited to sit down with Liz to find...2019-10-0239 min
REALITY OF REALITY***Bonus Episode – RHOC recap with Kate CaseyQueen of all Podcasts Kate Casey and I gather for an emergency session to recap one of the craziest episodes ever of Real Housewives of Orange County. If you watched this week, you’ll see it was fight after fight with Kelly Dodd fully off the rails (so good!). Kate and I hold nothing back (is Gina accomplished or not?) break it all down (is Emily good television?) and spill some insider tea you don’t want to miss!2019-09-2739 min
REALITY OF REALITYJason Sarlanis – Kelly Clarkson, Kardashians, Emmys and true crime on TLC!So much fun today with repeat guest Jason Sarlanis. To get some background on Jason, you can listen to our great chat from June 11th 2018. We talk all about his career rising from young assistant at E! To SVP of development of unscripted at TLC. Jason wanted to come on again to talk about his Queen Kelly Clarkson and her new daytime talk show. We also talk about the famous family he helped put on the map, give some Emmy predictions and talk about TLC's first foray into true crime!2019-09-2646 min
REALITY OF REALITYIzzie Pick-Ibarra – THE MASKED SINGERIzzie Pick-Ibarra came across the pond many years ago to help get the US version of DANCING WITH THE STARS off the ground after she made it a hit in the UK. She ended up staying in LA, working many gigs in TV over the years, most recently as Executive Producer of the hit Fox show THE MASKED SINGER which has it's second season premiere on Fox September 25th. It’s weird and addictive in all the best ways (I'm obsessed!). Izzie shares ALL the inside info on how it got to air, the story of how TPain pulled off th...2019-09-1851 min
REALITY OF REALITYLaura Richards – UNTOUCHABLE – Harvey Weinstein documentaryBack by (very) popular demand, Criminal Behavioral Analyst and Victims Rights Advocate Laura Richards is back on the podcast to break down UNTOUCHABLE - the Harvey Weinstein documentary now streaming on Hulu. We talk about the serial predator and monster who hid in plain sight for decades, the morally corrupt people and systems who enabled him, the brave women who had to endure physical and emotional trauma, often losing their careers in the process and the tenacious journalists who finally broke the dam of silence. And yeah - we're pissed off!2019-09-1158 min
REALITY OF REALITYLoren Ruch – A VERY BRADY RENOVATION!Here’s the story... of a VERY exciting Brady podcast! I’m thrilled to have my friend and amazingly talented Discovery executive Loren Ruch on the podcast today. Among a million other things he’s done in his career, Loren helped bring A VERY BRADY RENOVATION to life which premieres Monday Sep 9th @ 9pm on HGTV. Loren tells me how it went from a crazy concept to a reality and shares what it was like to work alongside the show's stars to renovate the epic 70's house right here in Studio City. We'll talk about some other fun shows he's worked...2019-09-0547 min
REALITY OF REALITYReal Housewives of OC recap with podcaster Jess ZadehReality of Reality is officially a weekly pod! And to kick it off, I’m recapping one of my favorite shows - Real Housewives of Orange County -with fellow fan and podcaster Jess Zadeh from The Real Housewives of the Westside podcast. We had so much fun talking about these crazy train wrecks and their epic road trip (90 minutes?) to Beverly Hills! (Really guys?). Enjoy the mess!2019-08-2939 min
REALITY OF REALITYBen Berman – THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY (and an announcement!)Today on the podcast - Ben Berman. Ben is the very talented director whose incredible documentary THE AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY just dropped on Hulu last week after premiering at Sundance earlier this year. The best way to listen to this podcast is to watch the doc first but you can still enjoy it then watch because we have very few spoilers. It's a brilliant tour de force in filmmaking and totally blew me away. We break it all down and get all the behind the scenes of the behind the scenes of the behind the scenes (you'll see - it's...2019-08-2250 min
REALITY OF REALITYDave Noll – CHOPPED – Anatomy of a hit showIf you've ever watched the hit Food Network show CHOPPED (how can you not?), you'll want to listen to today's podcast. Dave Noll is behind creating the show, now in it’s 10th year. As a fan of the show - what Dave calls the "4,3,2,1 format" - I was fascinated with the story of how it came to be. And as you’ll hear, this was NOT an easy one to get to the finish line. But it's proof that not all hits happen overnight. not even close on this one. Enjoy!2019-08-111h 01
REALITY OF REALITYDave Metzler – CATFISH – Behind the Scenes!Dave is probably best known for Executive Producing the hit MTV show CATFISH, now going into it’s 8th (!) season. As someone who loved the documentary, I’ve always been curious about how that show is produced and Dave shares some really interesting behind the scenes tid bits and stories. Dave was also there for the genesis of QUEER EYE for the STRAIGHT GUY for Bravo back in the day and he tells a great story on how that show came to be and got off the ground. Enjoy!2019-07-291h 02
REALITY OF REALITYSheri Salata – OPRAH producer and author of THE BEAUTIFUL NOShe's one of my personal heroes and someone I feel so honored to talk to - uber producer and inspiring human Sherri Salata. I first found out who Sheri was watching my favorite unscripted show ever - Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes - one of the first shows on the OWN network years ago. Sherri spent 21 years with Oprah and shares the ups and downs of working on one of the most challenging shows to produce. We also talk about her fabulous new book THE BEAUTIFUL NO. It’s a great read - all about how she ended up on th...2019-07-1552 min
REALITY OF REALITYKerri KasemSo honored to talk to the daughter of legendary radio icon Casey Kasem. Kerri Kasem is one of Casey’s 3 children and a great broadcaster and activist in her own right. If you keep up on the news, you've probably heard some stories in the last 5 years about the insane battle that’s gone on between Casey’s kids and his wife Jeanne. I'll be shocked if your jaw is not on the floor after you’re done listening to his podcast. Make sure to visit https://www.kasemcares.org to learn more about elder abuse and how you can help get...2019-06-3058 min
REALITY OF REALITYKaramo Brown – QUEER EYE FOR THE STRAIGHT GUYKaramo Brown is one of the Fab5 on the Netflix reboot of QUEER EYE (which if you’re not watching you need to be!). Karamo brings heart and soul to the show that always makes us cry because he really gets to the core of who the hero is and what’s stopping them in their life. Karamo is as lovely, smart and funny in real life as he is on the show. We talk all about QUEER EYE and his history on reality TV (REAL WORLD anyone?). You’ll hear me refer to his book a lot which a really...2019-06-1846 min
REALITY OF REALITYKaty WallinCasting guru and producer Katy Wallin has been in the business a long time with an incredible resume- casting unscripted TV since the early oughts - but doing a lot of fascinating TV stuff before then. Her story of how he started her career in LA is right out of a movie. How she met her iconic mentor? Even more amazing. Her company MysticArt is getting ready to launch an exciting game show on ABC this summer with Ryan Reynolds which we talk about (and casting is going on. Her positivity is infectious and I hope you’ll be as in...2019-06-0352 min
REALITY OF REALITYRob ShuterHe's an old friend who gossips for a living and is always a blast to talk to. Rob Shuter's in my phone as "Naughty but Nice Rob" because that’s also the name of his gossip website where he dishes on everything but is never mean. I met Rob working together on a fun idea for a show we cooked up based around his hilarious and outgoing personality. We talk about how even ended up in the gossip game and he gives us a behind the curtain look at how the whole publicity game is actually played. Enjoy!2019-05-2049 min
REALITY OF REALITYThe Podcast Gals – Erin Martin/Mary Payne Gilbert/Jessica ZadehWhen you meet on Facebook, do each others podcasts, but never meet in person, there's every chance your new besties will turn out to be serial killers. Well, that's still possible - but if so, they're the most fun, murderers I've ever met! Erin, Mary Payne, Jessica and I recap our amazing dinner with the one and only Countess Luann, her "we should have been drunk" cabaret show and of course dish Housewives galore. Chic c'est la vie!2019-05-061h 03
REALITY OF REALITYLaKendra TookesExcited to finally have the fabulous and hilarious LaKendra Tookes on the podcast. I first heard LaKendra on Amy Phillps' radio show on Radio Andy and laughed so hard I became obsessed with her and her housewife and reality TV musings. She’s a comedian, actress and pop culture TV host who wrote for Saturday Night Live a few years ago. We talk about that great story and of course dish on all the housewives drama. Come for the Drake story and stay for the Dorit and PK rant!2019-04-2347 min
REALITY OF REALITYLynne KirbyLynne Kirby is a talented development producer, brilliant creative mind and all around amazing human being. Lynne’s managed to parlay that brilliance to television somehow - both as a network executive and producer. She now works as a development executive for Nutopia where she created the hit show FINDING JESUS for CNN and also created a documentary about water that found it way to the Sundance Film festival (!). But knowing Lynne… we haven’t even seen the best of what she can do just yet.2019-04-0852 min
Pink Shade81 - Dirty John: The Dirty Truth w/ Aliza RosenTV Producer Aliza Rosen from the Reality Of Reality podcast joins Erin to dish about Dirty John: The Dirty Truth (Oxygen special), and the FYRE Destival documentaries on Netflix & Hulu.Follow Aliza on Instagram @leezie108 (https://www.instagram.com/leezie108/?hl=en) and Twitter @realityofreal (https://twitter.com/realityofreal)Subscribe to Reality Of Reality on iTunes by clicking here (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-of-reality/id1103840521?mt=2) (or listen on any platform)Join Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/PinkShade (https://www.patreon.com/pinkshade)Go to the website for links to episodes, articles, videos, and merchandise: PinkShadeWithErinMartin.com...2019-01-231h 03
Payne in the PodAliza Rosen of Reality Of RealityVeteran television producer Aliza Rosen shares her insights on podcasting, her love of content, and her favorite TV with Mary Payne in this lively episode.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2018-10-3131 minPink Shade55 - RHONY & 90 Day Fiance w/ Reality Of Reality's Aliza RosenAliza Rosen from the Reality Of Reality podcast joins Erin to dish about RHONY, 90 Day Fiance: Before The 90 Days, and to give us the inside scoop on her AMAZING interviews with some of our favorite Housewives & TV execs! Follow Aliza on Instagram @leezie108 (https://www.instagram.com/leezie108/?hl=en) and Twitter @realityofreal (https://twitter.com/realityofreal)Subscribe to Reality Of Reality on iTunes by clicking here (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reality-of-reality/id1103840521?mt=2) (or listen on any platform)Join Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/PinkShade (https://www.patreon.com/pinkshade)Go to the website for links...2018-09-051h 11
So You Think You Want To Work In TV?Aliza Rosen of The Reality of Reality podcast, Development Exec., and Exec. Producer!Aliza Rosen started in news and is now running her own company, developing and producing scripted and unscripted content. Her podcast, The Reality of Reality, is a staple for producers and fans of unscripted TV shows. You will love hearing about her journey and the challenges that face the unscripted world today. So You Think You Wanna Work In TV? is an independently produced podcast. You can support the podcast by being a monthly subscriber at www.patreon.com/wannaworkintv or make a one time donation at www.soyouthinkyouwannaworkintv.com2018-05-2800 min