The Evil Genius of Reality Producers: Bachelor, Biggest Loser, Love Island, and More.
Tess Barker is an investigative journalist, pop culture junkie, and host of the podcast Pop Mystery Pod joins TV I Say to discuss pop culture mysteries and the evil genius of reality show producers.
They discuss The Bachelor, The Biggest Loser, Love Island, Are You My First? and more.
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America’s Next Top Model, Love Island Games, and Love Is Blind with Jolenta Greenberg
Reality TV has been slammed for decades as lower value than your serialized, prestige television. This week’s guest Jolenta Greenberg has a lot to say about that. In today’s episode, we break down how reality TV actually mimics the great traditions of storytelling, and relive some of our favorite moments from throughout reality TV history.
Our guest is Jolenta Greenberg, host of the podcast Hot Mess-terpiece Theater. You can find her at @hotmessterpiecepod or @jolenta_g on IG.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:02 Hot Messterpiece
02:09 Love Is Blind
07:30 Love Island Season 7
11:29 Real Housewives of Orange County
15:26 Jolenta’s Favorite Reality TV Moments
18:52 America’s Next Top Model
22:11 The Influencer Season of Survivor
25:09 The Reality Show Reality Shows
28:34 Special Forces
32:36 All Things 90 Day
41:00 Our Watchlists
44:29 Futurama
46:27 Love Island Games
52:50 Evil Lives Here
55:21 A Cult of Sin and Influence
57:46 Where to find Jolenta!
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Vanderpump Robs on The Evil Men of Reality TV
Rob Schulte of Vanderpump Robs joins the Ashleys to talk about the most evil men on TV. And yes, it is almost entirely men from reality shows. We break down everything from Vanderpump Rules and The Valley to House of Villains, Love Island, Sister Wives, and more.
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Vinny Thomas on Path from TikTok to Platonic
We sat down with Vinny Thomas, TikTok comedy star and now television comedy star! We break down his experience joining the cast of Seth Rogen’s Platonic as the “galaxy-brained little weirdo” Omar, and get his hottest reality TV takes. You can find Vinny on Twitter, TikTok and IG at @vinn_ayy
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Scams and Hustles from Unicorn Girl to Bonnie Blue
This week, we’re talking podcast scammers, online girlbosses, and the murky intersections between. Ashley is joined by Charlie Webster, the journalist behind Scamanda about her latest investigation-turned-podcast Unicorn Girl and why scam victims deserve more lime-light.
Then, Ashley is joined by Ashley Lawrence and Camille Corbett to discuss the documentary covering Bonnie Blue and her growing Only Fans empire.
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TV, I Say w/ Ashley Ray is a podcast dedicated to all things TV, hosted by Ashley Ray, the internet’s leading TV pop culture expert! A writer for Vulture, Variety and Emmy Magazine, each week Ashley keeps listeners up to date on the shows everyone is talking about, digs deep into classic tropes, and breaks down the best moments in television with some of your favorite comedians, actors, TV writers and more! TV, I Say with Ashley Ray is the hangout sitcom of a podcast you’ve been waiting for.
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