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Reality BombshellReality Bookshelf 1 - “Bad Mormon” by Heather GayWelcome to Reality Bookshelf, our very own Book Club. Or should we call it a Book Investigation?
Today, we're unpacking Salt Lake's very own Heather Gay's first book: Bad Mormon. It's juicy, defiant, and a little contrived. In other words, it's peak Heather Gay. But we're not just here for the Avengers-level origins of the RHOSLC franchise- we love a good Mormon exposé.
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Follow us @realitybombshell on all social media p...2025-07-2516 minReality Bombshell17 - Amish Not Toothless (Breaking Amish)This week, we’re revisiting Breaking Amish Season 1 - not for the drama, but for the stories hiding underneath it. Beneath the makeovers and city shocks were moments of real pain, shaped by control and silence.
Sabrina High spent her life believing she was someone she wasn’t. Her adoptive parents, members of the Mennonite community, kept her birth family a secret from her for years. When she arrives in New York and hires a private investigator, she uncovers a web of lies designed to keep her tethered to a life she never chose.
Rebecca Byle...2025-07-2341 minReality Bombshell16 - Mother Mary Full of Lies (RHOSLC)In Salt Lake City, she’s called First Lady. On Bravo, she’s a Real Housewife. To Jen Shah, she's a grandpa f-er. But when a former church member mortgaged his house to give her $300,000, it stopped being just drama.
This week on Reality Bombshell, we’re opening the case file on Mary Cosby, the designer-clad wildcard of RHOSLC, and asking the question Bravo tiptoed around: is this a church, or is it a cult?
From her bizarre inheritance of the Faith Temple Pentecostal Church to her tear laden sermons, former members speaking out, and that m...2025-07-1653 minReality BombshellMinisode 6 - Is Orlando Bloom in a Cult?Orlando Bloom chants to a scroll every morning. Katy Perry wasn’t allowed to say “Lucky Charms” as a kid. In this Cult Girl Summer minisode, we’re looking at the spiritual paths of one very public couple—her Pentecostal upbringing, his devotion to Soka Gakkai. What is this Buddhist sect that’s been called everything from a global peace movement to a high-control group? And how do you tell the difference between faith, structure, and something sinister?
Have a case or anything else reality TV related you want to hear us cover? Reach out to us at realitybo...2025-07-1121 minReality Bombshell15 - The Gospel According to Taylor Frankie Paul (The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives)Taylor Frankie Paul built MomTok from nothing and then burned it to the ground with one TikTok Live. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives begins with a confession that turns Utah’s favorite influencer clique into a cautionary tale. What started as soft swinging spiraled into a divorce, a public scandal, and a domestic violence arrest.
In this episode, we step into the world of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, peeling back the curtain on curated chaos, modest aesthetics, and lives that were never as filtered as they looked. When Taylor broke the rules, she didn’t ju...2025-07-0944 minReality Bombshell14 - Gaslight, Gatekeep, Get Shunned (Breaking Amish w/ Helen Holmes)This week on Reality Bombshell, we’re going back to Breaking Amish Season 1. As a group of young Amish and Mennonite adults explored the world of the “English,” viewers were treated to a mess of cult indoctrination, emotional manipulation, and barely hidden producer interference.
At the center of it all are Jeremiah and Sabrina. They gaslit the cast, the crew, and the audience — concocting stories, drinking too much, and blowing up everything in their path. We unpack how their chaos didn’t just stir up drama, it splintered the entire cast.
Were they breaking Amish, or just br...2025-07-021h 14Reality BombshellMinisode 7 - Crush(ed) by the Church: David Archuleta’s Awakening (American Idol)This week, we dive into the emotional and high-stakes departure of David Archuleta from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Once the squeaky-clean, soft-spoken American Idol runner-up and a golden boy for Mormon ideals, David has since pulled back the curtain on what it really meant to be closeted, controlled, and conflicted within a belief system that often functions more like a high-gloss cult than a church.
We unpack how high-demand religions like Mormonism weaponize purity, obedience, and community to keep people in—and the personal cost of getting out. David's public unraveling of his faith isn’t just a c...2025-06-2714 minReality Bombshell13 - Beauty Lab and Laundering (RHOSLC w/ Sarah Miller)Jen Shah had it all—an entourage of assistants, a house she named after herself, and a closet that deserved its own snowflake. She also had a habit of screaming at her friends and starting fights she couldn’t finish. But while she was spiraling on screen, something much bigger was unfolding off camera.
In this episode, we follow Jen’s Bravo arc exactly as it aired: the glam, the meltdowns, the high kicks in Meredith’s living room. And just when things seem like typical Housewives chaos, she gets a phone call and asks Whitney to take off...2025-06-251h 06Reality BombshellCult Girl Summer: RB's Rules of CultsThis summer, Reality Bombshell dives into all things cults in reality tv. But first, let's lay out some rules of cults.
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2025-06-2502 minReality Bombshell12 - Frankel v. Bensimon (RHONY)Before Scary Island, there was a fashion show, a charity meeting, and one incredibly tense drink. In this episode, we rewind to Kelly’s first season on The Real Housewives of New York City and unpack her early clash with Bethenny Frankel.
Bethenny’s quick wit had already made her a fan favorite. Kelly, newly introduced as Luann’s friend, brought horses, high fashion, and chaos. What followed was a confusing, condescending confrontation that’s still hard to explain — but impossible to forget.
Have a case or anything else reality TV related you want to hear us co...2025-06-1853 minReality Bombshell11 - Big Brother Did 9/11This week on Reality Bombshell, Ben breaks down summer 2001's biggest reality hit- Big Brother Season 2. As the season continued into September, production was tasked with an impossible decision - leave the houseguests in the dark about the terrorist attacks, or break protocol and enter the house to deliver the news?
We revisit the moment producers told Monica Bailey that her cousin was missing in the Twin Towers, Tamitha's fate, the ethical dilemma CBS faced, and how Big Brother, a show built on isolation and surveillance, became a time capsule of America grappling with the aftermath of 9/11....2025-06-1139 minReality BombshellMinisode 6 - How the Kardashian Cookie CrumblsThis week on a Reality Bombshell minisode, we’re not talking felony... we’re talking frosting.
The Kardashians have officially infiltrated Crumbl Cookie, and we have questions:
Who authorized this sugar-stacked collab? Is this just another snackable stunt from the marketing mastermind Kris Jenner, or the opening act of a hostile dessert industry takeover? And why does this feel less like a brand deal… and more like a calculated cookie cult initiation?
2025-06-0617 minReality Bombshell10 - Survivor: Gender ChangersThis week on Reality Bombshell, we revisit Survivor: Game Changers and investigate the night that strategy crossed into scandal.
It was supposed to be just another blindside. But when Jeff Varner turned to Zeke Smith at Tribal Council and revealed a secret Zeke hadn’t shared with anyone on the island (let alone on national television) it became something else entirely: a public outing, a moral violation, and one of the most chilling moments in recent reality TV history.
This isn’t just a Survivor misstep- it’s a case study in betrayal, identity politics, and the da...2025-06-0448 minReality BombshellReality Bombshell - TrailerWelcome to Reality Bombshell - the podcast that investigates the not-true crimes of your guiltiest pleasures and examines reality TV through a true crime lens! Join Ben and Arielle as they dive into a new "case" every Wednesday, with bonus minisodes every other Friday.
2025-06-0100 minReality Bombshell9 - Jaxaholics Anonymous (Vanderpump Rules)This week, we meet the first woman to be truly Jaxxed.
Fresh off a Vegas scandal, Jax rebounds hard—with his dog sitter, aspiring actress and newly sober SUR server, Laura-Leigh. What starts with sex in a restaurant bathroom ends with a brutal breakup… at an AA meeting.
As Stassi sharpens her mean girl claws and Laura-Leigh gets pulled deeper into Jax’s chaos, we break down the signs, the spiral, and the emotionally abusive fallout that Bravo edited into reality TV history. Justice for Laura-Leigh.
2025-05-281h 03Reality BombshellMinisode 5 - The Talented Mr. Schneebly (Survivor, The Amazing Race, and The White Lotus)Before The White Lotus became a cultural phenomenon — before the Emmys, the satire, the pineapples — Mike White was sweating through challenges and racing across continents on The Amazing Race and Survivor: David vs. Goliath. And in this episode, we’re tracing how those reality TV experiences didn’t just entertain us — they informed everything about how Mike White sees power, privilege, and performance.
2025-05-2316 minReality BombshellReality Check: Autism Representation in Survivor 48This week, we take a look at Survivor Season 48 through the lens of autism representation, focusing on contestant Eva Erickson, who shared her diagnosis with grace and clarity in a high-pressure, socially complex environment. This isn’t about controversy — it’s about care, context, and why telling stories like Eva’s matters, especially on shows that claim to reflect the world as it is.
2025-05-2148 minReality BombshellMinisode 4 - The Sweater Comes OffThis week, the case is reopened—and the truth is on the record. Frank gets fired from SUR the very morning he’s supposed to meet her parents. Meanwhile, Jax Taylor has spent an entire season denying everything: the cheating, the Vegas rumors, the porn star. But with therapy sessions, surprise bouquets, and one final heart-to-heart… do we finally get a confession? Or just another well-rehearsed lie?
2025-05-1418 minReality Bombshell8 - The Devil in the White Sweater (Vanderpump Rules)This week, Ben and Kels are officially introduced to West Hollywood’s hottest restaurant—SUR, where the drinks are strong, the storylines stronger, and everyone’s trying to get their SAG card.
At the center: Stassi and Jax, the co-dependent rulers of the SURfdom, in yet another messy breakup. What starts with a few shots ends with a fistfight in Vegas and Stassi alone in a parking lot while everyone else rides off in a limo.
Who’s lying? Who’s spiraling? And why is Sandoval shirtless?
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Theme Song - Isaa...2025-05-071h 00Reality Bombshell7 - Around the World in 80 Shoves (The Amazing Race)This week, we revisit one of the darkest chapters in The Amazing Race’s history. Jonathan and Victoria weren’t just chasing a million-dollar prize — they were unraveling in real time, their marriage cracking under pressure and aggression with cameras rolling.
What started as competitive tension quickly crossed the line, raising questions about production responsibility, audience complicity, and the fine line between reality TV and real-life harm.
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Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools
2025-04-3043 minReality BombshellMinisode 3 - A Hot New Bombshell: I Invented Gay Slurs (Celebrity Big Brother UK)He lasted just six days. When Mickey Rourke entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, producers were banking on eccentricity — what they got was something far less entertaining. In this emergency minisode, we investigate the unraveling of a Hollywood icon who brought more scandal than star power, leaving cast and viewers alike in stunned silence.
The real damage began with a series of vile, homophobic remarks directed at JoJo Siwa — including a chilling claim that he could “turn her straight.” What followed wasn’t a reality TV storyline, but a public reckoning in real time. This is the case of a...2025-04-2526 minReality Bombshell6 - The Lizard of Oz (RHOP)This week, we peel back the layers of kangaroo sliders and marital power plays to reveal how a concept built on Aussie charm went down under.
Ashley Darby set out to prove she and her Aussie husband could have it all: love, legacy, and a restaurant with emu on the menu. But as the pressure to perform mounted, cracks in the foundation began to show—and Bravo’s cameras were there to catch every uncomfortable moment.
A critics’ dinner. A missing husband. A toast no one saw coming. Something was simmering behind the scenes… and eventual...2025-04-2345 minReality Bombshell5 - The Leg (RHONY)A ghostwriter. A socialite. A prosthetic leg.
When Aviva Drescher accuses Carole Radziwill of faking her memoir, what begins as a petty literary jab spirals into a full-blown character assassination. Tensions rise, asthma flares up, and one final dinner party ends not in reconciliation—but in Housewives infamy.
This is the story of a reputational takedown disguised as a book critique… and the leg that brought it all crashing down.
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Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools
2025-04-1649 minReality BombshellMinisode 2 - A Hot New Bombshell: Meet The Baldwins (The Baldwins)This week, we investigate The Baldwins, TLC’s newest reality swing at image rehab, featuring Alec, Hilaria, and their seven children. It’s part family docuseries, part PR damage control, and fully unhinged entertainment.
From Alec’s attempt to rewrite his public persona to Hilaria’s ongoing commitment to the bit, we unpack how chaos, content, and crisis collide in what might be the most bizarre rebrand reality TV has ever seen.
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Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools
2025-04-1121 minReality Bombshell4 - The Bachelor Turned Me Gay: The Gabby Windey Story (The Bachelor)What happens when America's sweetheart from The Bachelor franchise steps out of the fantasy suite and into her queer era? In this episode, we unpack the stunning, meme-worthy, and quietly radical pivot of Gabby Windey, a former Denver Broncos cheerleader turned reality TV icon, who went from dating 26 men on national television… to casually dropping her coming out on The View.
We trace Gabby’s journey through the hyper-feminized pressure cooker of The Bachelor, her messy but lovable arc on The Bachelorette, and her surprisingly tender turn on Dancing with the Stars — all leading up to her queer...2025-04-0949 minReality Bombshell3 - The Housewife, The Hospital, & The Holy Ghost (RHOSLC)A hug, a smell, and a party gone rogue—Salt Lake hadn’t seen a feud this messy since the feds came for Brigham Young (until Season 2 of RHOSLC, that is).
In this episode, we travel back to 2019, when Jen Shah and Mary Cosby ignite a Housewives conflict over one of the most absurd insults in Bravo history. There are meatballs, male strippers, couture crimes, and a birthday party that wasn’t for the birthday girl.
Welcome to the icy, unhinged world of Salt Lake City, where perfection is a pastime and peace is a myth.2025-04-0246 minReality BombshellMinisode 1 - A Hot New Bombshell: Karen Huger (RHOP)This week, in a special minisode—originally planned as a segment in a larger episode—we’re pulling over for an emergency deep dive into the shocking downfall of Potomac royalty. On February 26, Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger was sentenced to one year in jail for her fourth DUI, and the receipts are jaw-dropping.
We’re unpacking every chaotic detail just days after the verdict dropped. When the Grande Dame falls, she falls in a white Maserati.
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Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools
2025-03-2607 minReality Bombshell2 - When Brandi Met Scheana (RHOBH)This week, we unravel the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills moment that launched Vanderpump Rules—Brandi Glanville’s tense sit-down with Scheana Shay. From Lisa Vanderpump’s reality TV empire to Eddie Cibrian’s web of affairs, we break down the scandal that bridged two Bravo worlds.
A confrontation years in the making, and a camera pan that changed Bravo forever—these really are the best days of our lives.
Check out the full Crimes of Fashion segment on our YouTube channel!
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Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schoo...2025-03-1947 minReality Bombshell1 - The Dinner Party From Hell (RHOBH)This week, we investigate The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ most infamous showdown—The Dinner Party From Hell. From Camille vs. Kyle to the legendary "You're such a f*ing liar, Camille!", we dissect every confrontation, accusation, and e-cigarette puff. We revisit Allison DuBois’ chilling predictions, Faye Resnick's moral curruption, and Camille’s expertly deployed sprinklers. Plus: What we didn’t know then—Mauricio, Morgan Wade, and the real aftermath.
Gather your weapons and take a flying leap into this iconic Bravo battlefield.
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Theme Song - Isaac Toub
Logo - Tim Schools 2025-03-0549 min