First and Feral- Utah Unfiltered

What REALLY happened between Peter Weber (Pilot Pete) and former Bachelor producer Julie LaPlaca? 🌹 Julie joins Jordyn and Jess on First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered to reveal the night Peter made the first move, why his mom Barb was rooting for them, and how their connection turned into a Bachelor Nation love story that had everyone talking. After seven years producing The Bachelor and The Bache...

Kendra Jaymes is spilling some unexpected MomTok tea, opening up about The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and sharing the heartbreaking story behind the woman you see online. In this episode of First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered , Jordyn and Jessica sit down with content creator, survivor, and host of The Ugly Sister Podcast , Kendra Jaymes, for one of our most emotional and unfiltered conversation...

For the first time on First & Feral, Shandra and Marona Johnson sit down to share their firsthand experiences of life inside Short Creek and their marriages to Samuel Bateman. In this raw and deeply personal conversation, the sisters open up about growing up in a world where obedience was expected and questioning could feel dangerous. Shandra shares her fear surrounding marriage, crying for ho...

Season 5 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives was WILD — and Jordyn & Jess have eleven pages of notes and a lot of opinions. 😂 We’re breaking down the entire season: Taylor Frankie Paul coming straight out of The Bachelorette and immediately back into the Dakota/Ben/Doug chaos, the state of MomTok, DadTok drama, shifting friendships, Whitney’s Broadway era, Jen and Zac, Chase continuing to mak...

Alex Vargas is bringing his unfiltered takes to First & Feral! 🎙️ Known for his viral reality TV commentary, Alex joins us to talk about how he went from casually posting on TikTok to building an audience of more than 30K followers and becoming a go-to voice for the stories everyone is talking about. We get into how he finds his information, the rumors he’s hearing behind the scenes, and what...

For years, Makenna Gibbons’ name has been connected to the MomTok swinging scandal—but most people have never heard the story from her perspective. In this episode, Makenna sits down with Jordyn and Jessica to share her side in her own words. She opens up about how she became part of the friend group, how the “soft swinging” began, the role alcohol played in blurring boundaries, and what she belie...

You know Keaton Hoskins as “The Muscle” from Diesel Brothers. But you probably don’t know this version of him. Keaton joins First & Feral for one of our most raw and unexpected conversations yet, taking us from the kid who barely graduated high school and ended up in jail to becoming a millionaire, building and buying 50+ businesses, starring on one of Discovery Channel’s biggest reality shows...

From heroin addiction to successful entrepreneur—Cait Connell's story is one you won't forget. In this powerful episode of First & Feral , we sit down with Cait Connell , owner of Bare Aesthetics Studio , master esthetician, educator, entrepreneur, and mother of three, to hear the incredible story behind her success. Before building a thriving business, Cait battled heroin addiction, o...

Liann May | Taylor Frankie Paul's Mom on Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Reality TV, Faith & Family Liann May, best known as Taylor Frankie Paul's mom from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (MomTok) , joins First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered for one of her most candid conversations yet. Liann shares what it's really like watching her daughter navigate fame, reality television, and lif...

Netflix's The False Prophet: The True Story Behind Samuel Bateman | Christine Marie & Tolga Katas What happens when two ordinary people risk everything to expose a dangerous cult leader? In this episode of First & Feral , we sit down with Christine Marie and Tolga Katas , the real people behind Netflix's hit documentary The False Prophet . Christine, a humanitarian and founder of V...

Can your face reveal your personality, health tendencies, and even parts of your past? In this episode of First & Feral , we sit down with Dr. Todd Frisch , founder of Why The Face (WTF) and a retired physician who has spent years studying facial analysis. Before recording, Dr. Todd completed facial analyses on both Jordyn and Jessica—and we intentionally didn't look at the results. For th...

Utah radio royalty joins First & Feral this week! Jess Ferguson, longtime voice of 97.1 ZHT and host of The Jess Connection and Frankie & Jess Podcast, sits down with us for an honest conversation about life behind the mic, motherhood, marriage, infertility, career pivots, and what really happened when her legendary radio career came to an end. We talk about growing up in Arizona, becoming...

We’re back with another Feral File and this one is CHAOTIC 👀 We’re talking the Mormon garment that somehow ended up at Coachella, the new OC cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (including the THROUPLE 👀), Kim K + Lewis Hamilton rumors, Utah showing up on Love on the Spectrum, Justin Bieber at Coachella, the new Michael movie, and all the April + May pop culture chaos we’ve been dying to dis...

“I told her not to film this…” and hours later, it was going viral. 👀 In this episode of First & Feral , we sit down with Officer Nae Nae, the viral cop behind one of the internet’s most unexpected moments, to talk about how a simple gas station dance turned into national attention… and what his life looks like now behind the mic and behind the badge. But this conversation goes way deeper tha...

Are Utah moms doing too much… or are we all just trying to keep up? In this episode of First & Feral , we’re getting real about the pressure of being a mom in Utah — from over-the-top birthday parties and early sports competition, to mom groups that feel more like high school and the constant need to keep up with the “perfect” aesthetic. We talk about the unspoken expectations, the guilt, the...

🎙 FIRST & FERAL x LAWYER TEA: Breaking Down the Taylor Frankie Paul Case + Reality TV Lawsuits If you’ve been spiraling over the Taylor Frankie Paul drama, Dakota’s protective order, or wondering what’s actually true vs. TikTok noise… this episode is your reality check. We sat down with viral legal expert Lawyer Tea (Chase Walker) to break down EVERYTHING — from the real legal implications beh...

🎙️ FIRST & FERAL: SLMW Season 4 Breakdown – Chaos, Controversy & Unfiltered Opinions In this episode of First & Feral , we’re diving deep into the Season 4 drama of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (SLMW) — and let’s just say… NOTHING is off-limits. From messy relationships to jaw-dropping moments, we’re breaking it all down with our signature unfiltered take. We cover everything from Tayl...

March was unhinged… and we’re breaking it ALL down. In this month’s Feral Files, we’re diving into the biggest pop culture moments, Utah drama, and internet chaos that had everyone talking. From shocking true crime updates out of Utah to MomTok drama that somehow keeps getting messier (yes… we’re talking about that situation 👀), nothing is off limits. We’re also getting into: ✨ Celebrity sightin...

Taylor Frankie Paul’s Bachelorette season was canceled… and we have a LOT to say. In this episode of First & Feral , we break down the shocking fallout surrounding Taylor Frankie Paul, the rumors, the reality, and what this means for The Bachelorette and Bachelor Nation as a whole. Was this the right move by ABC… or a massive mistake? We get into everything — from the Dakota drama, to what pro...

Bachelorette Cast Breakdown — Our Top 3 Picks Before the Premiere 👀✨ The men are officially here… and we have THOUGHTS. In this episode of First & Feral , Jordyn & Jessica break down the full cast competing for Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette — and yes, we’re already making bold predictions before night one even airs. 💅🌹 We’re talking Utah representation (or lack there...

Episode 18: SLMW Reunion Recap — Stassi dropped the ball, Dakota spiraled, & we still got ZERO answers 🎙️🔥 We’re officially at the end of the season… and the reunion was somehow the messiest episode and the least satisfying. Jordyn & Jessica break down Episode 11: The Reunion of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives — and we’re not being dramatic when we say: nothing got answered. We get into: The...

This week on First & Feral , we’re serving chaos, pop culture, and peak Utah unfiltered energy. 😵‍💫🎙️ We break down the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 4 trailer (Taylor + Dakota + ???), Demi’s random “singing career” moment, Whitney on Broadway, and why this season looks like it’s about to be the messiest one yet. Then we spiral into everything February had to offer: ✨ Grammys chatter...

Hop in the time machine, besties — we’re taking you straight back to 2016 . 😅✨ In this episode of First & Feral , we go full nostalgia mode and unpack why 2016 was actually such a main character year for both of us. We’re talking: 🎆 Ringing in 2016 in Las Vegas (freezing, chaotic, and Todd spiraling over a backpack 💀) 🚤 Lake Powell + the red Sanger boat era — including the infamous giant...

Welcome back to First & Feral — your easy-listening, girlfriend catch-up where Utah culture meets pop culture, mom life, and the random stuff we can’t not talk about. 😅🎙️ In this “ Get to Know Your Hosts ” episode, we’re bouncing between: The real difference between an LDS baby blessing vs. a comfort/priesthood blessing (and why the paperwork + “record” piece matters) Our morning routines: co...

Episode 17 — The Book of Enlightenment: Dakota, Denial & the Breaking Point (SLMV Season 3 Ep 10 Recap) This episode is MESSY in the best (and worst) way. Jordyn & Jessica break down Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 3 Episode 10 — “The Book of Enlightenment,” where Taylor hits her breaking point, Dakota’s denial gets louder, and the “family friend” storyline gets weirder by the minute....