Andy's Girls: A Real Housewives Podcast

When talking "And Just Like That," it feels like a miracle to laugh for an hour: and yet that's exactly what happened during this ep. Sarah is joined by past and future AG guest co-host, Samantha Bush (Betches content manager, multi-hyphenate podcaster, and creator of @BravoHistorian) for a deep dive of their origin connections to "Sex and the City," very differing opinions on the levels of toxic...

Sarah watches the new ATL ep and is utterly transfixed by Kandi and Shereé's one on one. So, she takes to the cloff for a deep dive on the dynamics around Housewives branding - and self awareness - and the difficulty of trying to monetize a Housewives persona, what the OG luncheon next week means for any potential returns to form (if not the cast), Marlo's difficult ascendance to her full-time rol...

Sarah has discovered many things through her obsession with the fantastic HBO (ahem) comedy series "The Other Two." She's thrilled to be joined in this exploration by AG Classic's guest co-host, writer and Bravoholic Tom Smyth. They discuss the seamless transition many comedic actors have with dramatic work, the sublime experience that is watching Molly Shannon triumph, and the show's 30 Rock-esqu...

Inspired by Orange County's return to form, Sarah runs to the farmer's market to pick up nine lemons and a bowl. She places them where Dr. Moon most approves - the cloffice, natch! - where she's joined by another point of healing energy - and Bravoholic analysis - writer Tom Smyth. They discuss the difficulty navigating and connecting to Marlo v. Kandi amidst a difference in how the storyline enga...

Life is Gucci, you guys. So Gucci, and other youthful words stuff. After watching a *solid* episode - meaningful, even - of RHOA, Sarah is inspired to discuss some questions around Kenya's embryo decision, Marlo's optimistic work on de-escalating, and why Shereé is giving Kyle Richards energy (a compliment! Truly!). She then sits down with Perrie Samotin (Glamour's digital director and host of the...

Sarah receives a RHONJ-style spoof call, which she immediately answers (maybe it's from WWHL and she's being asked to bartend for Shan). She's met with a moment of breathy silence, before being asked if she wants to buy a stockpile of Fabellini pizza ovens - because who needs a margarita pizza when you can have bellini instead. She politely declines the opportunity, for a different slice of heaven...

Namaste, bitches. After a wildly cringe third part of the RHONJ finale, Sarah girds her loins for Franklin Lakes' future ahead. The only way to process what happened is to discuss, so Sarah unpacks the reasons the battle between Melissa and Tre doesn't really involve Melissa herself, why John Fuda is America's Sweetheart (apologies to Evan), Luis' concerning activation and why his history seems to...

Oh happy day, oh happy day-yyy! Sarah awakes fresh as a daisy, because her favorite flower is in bloom (she's talking about Shan). Thrilled at the opportunity to see fresh confessional looks and seasonal giggles, with equal parts curiosity and inspo about Pump Rules and RHONJ, she invites one of her Bravoholic BFFs over to the cloff to mention it all (someone who braved an orange NYC to schlep to...

There's Something About Her. And her. And her. And her. After watching the much anticipated Vanderpump Rules reunion finale, Sarah realizes there's one way to work through all of the secrets revealed - with an epic Shan-style Core Four special episode: a powerhouse panel that passes the Bechdel test (one of many Sandoval would fail). Justice is SURved with friends-of Kiki Monique aka The Talk of S...

This is a doozy. Sarah is joined by Dylan Hafer (director of social for entertainment at Betches Media, host of the podcast Mention It All, and creator of @BravoByBetches), to unpack the unfortunate series premiere of "The Idol," on Max (there is no HBO to be found amidst this chaos). They discuss the history of the show's troubled production, the ways Sam Levinson and Abel "The Weekend" Tesfaye r...

Hot off the heels of the Pump Rules reunion finale, Sarah records an urgent care (because we urgently! care!) deep dive of her conversation with Lala at Bravo's NYC viewing party, reaction to the uber-hyped last five minutes of the reunion, thoughts on why she is one of the many women in America who, as Andy predicted, hates Sandoval, and questions about where Raquel goes from here (and if it will...

Equal parts inspired and unnerved by part 2 of the RHONJ reunion, Sarah records an emergency 90-min (LOL) deep dive to unpack RHONJ: a lesson in crime and punishment. Or rather, it's not about the crime, but the coverup. Or rather, what are these dark arts in private investigating, and how do we never sign up? Sarah discusses the differences between assumption and evidence pertaining many allegati...

Extra! Extra! (Sarah's being...extra.) Inspired by one of many long form pieces on Scandoval and Bravo, Sarah puts down her VHS cassette tape of the Carol Burnett Show (to see which draperies best inspired some of VPR's previous reunion looks), and Zooms up another Variety extravaganza, Kate Aurthur (Variety's Editor-at-Large). They settle into the People's People's NYC-LA couch, and discuss the p...

The lord giveth, and the lord taketh away. Following an *impeccable* series finale of Succession (aka Sarah's #1 show, apologies to Manzo'd with Children), Sarah sits down with another superfan to deep dive the multilayered WTF final ep: Sami Sage (cofounder and chief creative officer, Betches Media, and host of the Morning Announcements podcast. They discuss the groundswell of online critique aga...

Wow, Pump Rules, wow. After yet another episode of VPR Masterpiece Theatre, Sarah's cold is magically cured (not quite, but she internalized sniffles like Raquel did everything else). Inspired by Bravo's cinematic arts, Sarah invites a new guest to the People's People's Couch for an epic deep dive: Sami Sage (cofounder and chief creative officer, Betches Media, and host of the Morning Announcement...

Not even a deadly cold will keep Sarah away from unpacking the NJ reunion kick-off. So after waking from a 48-hour light coma (which included a dream about, you guessed it, the Toms), Sarah moves closer in convo to Toms River, aka Tre vs. Melissa: Endgame. She discusses Luis' on-camera motivations as a distraction from a deeper dive, revisionist history Teresa is now proclaiming as fact, and why c...

My cardsssssah! After watching part one of the already-historic Vanderpump Rules reunion, Sarah realizes the only way to process the 15 different dimensions of what was expressed is a (roughly)15-hour episode. With someone who is, truly, good as gold: Tracie Morrissey (writer, podcaster on "Pot Psychology" and owner of pipedreams.fun). They discuss Sandoval's strategic invalidation of his friendsh...

"If it is to be said, so it be, so it is." As Greg so beautifully noted - probably while footstooling - today marks a Ramotional New Beginning in the history of AG's sassy social experiment: the premiere episode of "Taking it Personally!" TIP continues the kinds of conversations Sarah loves to have about Housewives: unpacking the psychology and community behind some of her favorite shows. And of c...

Sarah Googles her astrological chart, only to realize she's a Rising "Season 25: Oprah Winfrey Behind the Scenes." After sighing with relief - it just makes so much sense! - she heads into the cloffice to Zoom with someone who has a bit of experience on that show and, ya know, a few dozen others: mega producer and podcaster, Carlos King ("Reality with the King," "Belle Collective," "Love & Mar...

Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like this. Just call it Tom Sandoval's non-apology tour. After watching the Pump Rules finale, Sarah calls up her Bravo BFF, content creator and truth sayer Bravo Bravo Ducking Bravo, and invites her to the People's People's Couch for a rewatch and deep dive. Yes, they began recording this episode at 2am, flying by the seat of their pants (spiritually, of...

Child's pose, downward dog, cat/cow, and poo poo heads. These are the positions of yoga, of meditation, of growth. And after Sarah shares her thoughts on the New Jersey finale, including Luis' John Mahdessian Energy, a shocking VPR finale clip that raises additional questions about the Scandoval timeline, and the questions Sarah would ask Ariana about Sandoval, she limbers up in the cloffice for a...

Sarah goes to Sandoval's concert in NYC (#writergirl #theultimatesacrifice) and spends the next several days trying to recover from what was a memory burned into her psyche - until she watches the newest VPR, and is plunged deeper into the rage abyss. After taking a series of cold showers and putting up a vision board comprised of the Something About Her greek salad wrap (you know Queen Ariana is...

Ask, believe, receive! Reinvigorated by a sublime RHOA premiere, and shaken by the breaking news of Kim and Kroy's surprise split, Sarah runs to the cloffice to nosh on RHOA's extra juicy news on and off TV. And who better to break it all down than one of Sarah's fave return guests, a star in his own right, Michael Arceneaux (New York Times bestselling author, whose credits include "I Can't Date J...

Sarah watches the classic movie "Witness," and tells Harrison Ford that this will happen again in about 40 years with a cast member on VPR. So she Zooms up another witness to a horrible crime (Sandoval's interview with Howie Mandel), Jackelyn Shultz (producer and podcaster, whose credits include "Howie Mandel Does Stuff," which she hosts with her dad). They discuss the fallout from the Howie inter...

Just call this kiki the Thomas (Crown) Affair - except instead of crowns, these two are wearing whatever dames receive (respect? Does that come with a tiara?). Needing a fellow royal for a Battle Royale, Dame Galli Zooms up a man with a school and a title - Dame Brian Moylan, President and Founder of the Real Housewives Institute, New York Times best selling author, and Tre's number one nemesis. T...