Criminality

Melissa and Rebekah are on a brief summer hiatus! Due to the current obsession Tori Spelling’s podcast, please enjoy this REPLAY of their 25th episode about the legend herself. Criminality will be back with an all new episode on Aug 9, 2024! Welcome to the 25th episode of CRIMINALITY - because loving reality (TV) isn’t a crime! Melissa shares the “stori” of a woman who has TV in her blood. Tori Sp...

Martha Stewart going to jail is one of those true stories that is stranger than fiction. Rebekah is excited for Melissa to get to know the many sides of Martha, and explain how this mogul ended up one of the most famous white collar criminals. Martha’s journey took an unexpected turn when she sold her shares in a biotech company in 2001; she says selling was always the plan, the SEC disagreed. But...

Melissa shares a lesser known gem of a show - “From Inmate to Roommate” on A&E, and the inmate she introduces us to is a delightful ex- convict who has a complicated relationship with the truth. We know he stole cars and broke into homes that he was supposed to be selling, but did he really become buddies with Bob Durst and Jeffrey Epstein??! Tune in and cast your vote. But wait - what about t...

This episode was previously recorded (but never aired) on February 27 (prior to the passing of Garrison Brown). In this episode, Melissa is joined by special guest, Amye Archer — host of one of our favorite shows, 'Little Miss Recap! While Rebekah is away, Melissa decides it’s a great time to go deep into SW history with an equally obsessed sisterphile to discuss the chaos that is season 2, Episod...

Reality TV loves little more than romantically pairing rich people with the poors. But what happens when the rich people frauded their way to wealth, and their rap sheet is larger than their stock portfolio? Rebekah will tell you as she shines a light on the OG matchmaker, Patti Stanger and her thrice retitled TV show, Millionaire Matchmaker. Patti herself was also the victim of a crime that remai...

In the surprise of all surprises, Melissa announces that today’s story is about actor Gary Busey. Perhaps you will be surprised to learn that he was a regular on reality TV shows and really made the rounds from Celebrity Apprentice to Celebrity Rehab. Or maybe you knew that. Don’t worry, because that is the LEAST crazy part of today’s episode. Melissa teaches us Gary Busey 101 which involves “buse...

Rebekah is not so reluctantly delving into the TLC waters today. When Melissa mentioned a possible cult connection for one of the couples on the current season of Seeking Sister Wife, it became clear Rebekah would need to dive in and report back. Even she was shocked by what she uncovered about a cult called The Alamo Christian Foundation. Justin and Becky Ryan seem like a pretty average couple, a...

“Extreme” really is the only way to describe the ABC show that sometimes blew up old homes to create new ones for deserving families. And sure, carousels and fountains in your home SOUNDS amazing, but when that bus moves on, sometimes families were left with astronomical electric bills and unfinished work in its wake. Melissa is rolling up her sleeves for today’s story about Extreme Home Makeover,...

Love may or may not be blind, but six seasons in, Love is Blind contestants should be able to see the writing on the pod wall; this show is a mixed bag of questionable motivation and irresistible mess, served up in a gold goblet. 15 men and 15 women falling in love sight unseen and then committing to marriage in the span of 3 weeks — what could go wrong? A lot if you’re the network, production, or...

In honor of the final episodes of Love Is Blind, Season 6, please enjoy this rRE-PLAY episode about Nick Lachey, “of course. We will be back with a new episode and special guest next week! Nick Lachey hoped for a red hot career but as Melissa reveals in today's episode, it was only ever lukewarm at best. As the frontman of the boy-band, 98 degrees, Nick longed for a solo career that would take him...

ALL ABOARD as Melissa takes us on our very first Below Deck Deep Dive! Whether you’re a hardcore yachtie, or simply aware the show exists, this is a voyage you won’t want to miss — chock full of oceanfront drama. There’s always filled boat romances on Below Deck, but in today’s story, Kate Chastian — our complicated chief stew — finds herself in a violent situation with her partner that is less Be...

Fasten your shoe laces (and bolt your table to the floor if you’re prone to flipping them), because Rebekah is taking us around the world, but mostly to Missouri for this “rule breaking” and triumphant story. Ryan Ferguson is not merely an author, podcast host, and former Amazing Race 3rd Place winner; he is also an exoneree whose remarkable story captured national attention. While his appearances...

A CRIMINALITY episode about the Amish? What could be criminal about this peaceful, private population who live off the land and eschew modern technology? Nothing. But no community is immune to the lure of making it on reality tv, and TLC’s Breaking Amish is living proof. Melissa is going to break down the difference between mennonite and Amish, illuminate the origin of the title “Amish” itself, bu...

Ringing in the new year with a story about a girl who loves a good party! Rebekah is tackling A list movie star turned tabloid party princess, Lindsay Lohan. But we aren’t mean girls, so we are giving our Li-lo the fair shot she deserves. Lindsay’s arrests and court appearances read like a broken merry go round, but there are more than one crimes and scandals that pop out and deserve a deeper look...

Happy 2024! In the spirit of all things NEW, check out our VERY FIRST EPISODE, when we launched three years ago in the winter of 2021. Melissa made a splash with the iconic story of Mike SOrrentino and Jersey Shore- if you are new to CRIMINALITY, welcome! This is a great place to start. For our returning listeners, enjoy this stroll down memory lane and we will see you next week with an all new ep...

Consider this episode a holiday interlude! Melissa and Rebekah recapped Season 9 Episode 12 of Southern Charm —“Choppy Waters.” The show has risen from the ashes this season so they wanted to get each other's thoughts on which guy is the worst ( it’s a toss up), and who has become the unexpected hero, (Madison!) We wish you all a happy and healthy holiday! We are back in two weeks with an all new...

Are you ready for some double trouble? Melissa has finally delivered what we - or at least Rebekah - didn’t know we needed! The twins, the icons, the sisters, Stacey and Darcey Silva - but mostly Darcey. Darcey loves love, is that a crime? Not all, but she fights as hard as she loves and that has caused her some run ins with the law. In today’s episode we will meet a string of terrible men that Da...

Put down your shopping bags and pick up some boxes because Rebekah is opening up the storage locker and revealing all the Storage Wars secrets you didn’t know you needed to hear. Notorious bidder, Dave Hester, puts the WARS in Storage Wars. From his legal battle with cable network A&E, to a copyright litigation with a rapper, and by actually FIGHTING his castmates. Dave does not like taking NO...

Please enjoy this REPLAY of our Mary Cosby episode. We will be back in one week, November 23, with an all new episode AND a little holiday surprise! There is not just one thing about Mary Cosby, there’s many things. Alleged cult leader, wife and step-granddaughter, and total enigma. From her iconic burn: “You smell like hospital,” to the demeaning way she treated her castmates: “little GIRL,” Mary...

In today’s episode, Melissa takes us on a 90 Day Fiance journey and Rebekah has a lightbulb moment regarding the show’s title. J Lo’s love might not cost a thing, but newly engaged Anfisa needs a 10k Chanel bag at a minimum. Jorge Nova, medical marijuana curator, was smitten with his new fiancé, Anfisa, from Russia. When he finally convinces her to join him in California, things go from bad to wor...

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Life has handed Orange County housewife, Shannon Storms Beador, more than a few lemons. But time again she has chosen to put nine of them in a bowl, and instead of lemonade, she prefers a GreyGoose with sparkling water and lemon. Perhaps that’s why many of us weren’t surprised by her recent DUI arrest. Even more surprising than the current headline is the fact Shannon has had courtroom drama datin...

Cue the JAWS music, because Melissa is offering us 100% of an entertaining episode as she leads us right into the shark tank. Fashion mogul Daymond John was an entrepreneur from day one; from selling handmade hats in his Queens neighborhood, to creating FUBU—one of the most recognizable brands in fashion. He was a great catch for ABC’s the Shark Tank where he helped hopeful entrepreneurs build the...

*Rebekah and Melissa are at CrimeCon Orlando, so please enjoy this REPLAY Episode in honor of Southern Charm’s new season:* Call your butler and ask them for a drink, because Rebekah is taking us down south today — right into Patricia Altschult’s stately home, where Whitney can be heard jamming on his gee-tar in the other wing. Try as she may, Rebekah was unable to find one charming thing about th...

Kim Richards, the middle sister sandwiched between Kathy Hilton and Kyle Richards Umanski, went from a child star to a real housewife, and that transition was anything but smooth. Her life played out on and off the camera in ways that no one could have predicted. Burdened with the weight of growing up too soon, Kim struggled with alcohol which her sister Kyle made sure the world knew on the first...