Getting Real with Jon & Beth

The Challenge influencer super fan shares her insights and love for MTV’s The Real World & MTV’s The Challenge. We discuss her tik tok videos of CT and others, as well as future seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keanu Soto, America’s “Favorite House Guest” on Big Brother season 27,  joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to discuss his casting process and experience on the hit CBS reality show.   Does he regret telling his cast mates he was going to “pick them off one by one”?  He has his sights set on appearing on some other competition reality shows as well. Find out which ones… Learn more about your ad...

Reality television pioneers Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan have a discussion on their podcast, “Getting Real With Jon & Beth”, about Entertainment Weekly’s recent article which ranks the seasons of MTV’s “The Real World”.  Find out what Beth and Jon think about it and how their personal rankings of The Real World seasons differ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The outrageous Tik Tok sensation @denis_doucette_jr, aka“But Denis”, describes his daily live shenanigans including the nightly “Wrecking Ball” to Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan.  As it turns out, Denis is a big fan of season 2 of “The Real World Los Angeles” and talks about growing up watching the hosts of Getting Real on television in the 90s. These three have become fans of one another on the...

Yeremi Hykel is a former "Amazing Race” competitor and current NEW THREAT on MTV’s “The Challenge 41: Vets & New Threats”.  Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan welcome him to their podcast, “Getting Real With Jon & Beth”, to discuss all the BTS drama and strategy. Jon asks Beth if they would be a good team for “The Amazing Race” and Beth gives Yeremi a history lesson behind some of the female bullying...

Country music artist Eric Blankenship joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan on the "Getting Real With Jon And Beth” podcast to talk about his regular gig at “The Local”, his Grand Ole Opry standing ovation and how he became co-owner of All Access Coaches. This is a great conversation about the music business and how he became a mogul of transportation to the country music and WWE superstars! Learn...

Cedric Hodges from CBS’ Big Brother season 26 and MTV’s The Challenge 41: Vets & New Threats joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to discuss his journey on competitive reality shows.  We find out that Beth may be old enough to be Cedric’s grandmother and Cedric shares some very unique ideas about his tactics and how he tries to learn from other cast members even while he is strategizing to elimin...

Ben “The Bane” Davis is a new threat on MTV’s ‘The Challenge 41: Vets & New Threats’.  He joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to discuss being a rookie on the competition reality show and discusses all the happenings you did and did not see.  Ben has a lively personality and offers great perspective for what was really going on in the house. He openly shares exactly what he feels about how the O...

Singer, Comedian, and Pastor Jaron Bell joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan for a discussion about the difference between UFC and WWE, social media trends and how he.balances the cleanliness of his comedy routine.  Jaron Bell has had some viral posts on social media and perspective on what is working for him for presenting himself with authenticity.  Beth expresses her desire to also be a singer...

Coral Smith returns to the “Getting Real With Jon & Beth” podcast to take questions live via Zoom from her fans from MTV’s “The Real World” and “The Challenge”.   Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan welcome back this iconic reality personality to get all the backstory information and details you have always wanted to know.  Since you loved Coral episodes 1 & 2, here’s a third one!  Learn more about yo...

Gabe Grizzly from MTV’s "The Challenge 41: Vets And New Threats" is GETTING REAL With Jon Brennan & Beth Stolarczyk about his iconic debut on MTV from one of the best elimination take downs of Johnny Bananas and his relationships with CT, Turbo, Aneesa Ferreira, Nia Moore, Nany and what he thinks about the other rookies. Grizzly is going down in Challenge history as one of the best. What do you th...

Tara McDaniel from season 5 of “Road Rules Northern Trail” joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to discuss her journey on the 30-year-old series on MTV,  The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons” in 2001, and being an alternate for The Challenge All Stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derrick Levasseur from The Traitors, Big Brother, Big Brother Unlocked, Crime Weekly, Detective Perspective Podcasts is Getting Real with Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan in this episode. Derrick is one of Beth’s favorite reality TV stars, and after you listen to this, you will understand why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Nies is the world’s first reality star.  Eric appeared as the prominent cast member on MTV’s “The Real World: New York” before hosting MTV’s “The Grind”.  The three OG Real World personalities dive deep into the behind-the-scenes of their respective Real World Homecomings and the spiritual journey that Eric has been on these last many years.  Beth asks Eric if he would consider coming back fo...

Reality television pioneers Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan reminisce about their 101 podcast episodes and discuss their favorite guests and moments.  They ask each other some really difficult and thought-provoking questions about life.  Also, how do Robert De Niro and Rodney Dangerfield fit into this conversation?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most legendary cast member from MTV’s "The Real World" & "MTV’s The Challenge" is GETTING REAL with Jon Brennan & Beth Stolarczyk. We haven’t seen Coral since MTV's "The Gauntlet 3” in 2008, and now we know why. We talk about this, Mike "The Miz”, Theo Von, and if she would ever do another reality TV show.  Coral drops a couple of BOMBSHELL secrets no one has heard before, and it shocks the ho...

“The Godfather” of reality tv, Mark Long, joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan for their 100th episode of Getting Real With Jon & Beth.  Mark is one of the executive producers of The Challenge All Stars and is the most beloved cast member of MTV’s Road Rules series. He shares the entire story of the #WeWantOGs movement that sparked the nostalgic and hugely popular Challenge All Stars seasons, and...

Marc Marcuse - reality TV talent manager, chops it up with Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan talk about his debut on Average Joe on NBC, Jonny FairPlay, gifting sweets, and what it takes to get cast on a Reality TV show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coral joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan on the "Getting Real With Jon and Beth" podcast for Part 2. If you liked Part 1, then you'd better buckle up. The reality legend drops some bombshell surprises again and discusses who is on her Mt. Rushmore of The Challenge. Coral reveals if she is willing to come back to “The Challenge All Stars” and what her impression is of Johnny Bananas, Wes, and Mi...

Bucky Heard, singer with the Righteous Brothers (Yes, that Righteous Brothers!), drops by Getting Real With Jon and Beth to discuss with Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan talk about how he became a member of the legendary band and his brand new solo release “My Best Days,” which is streaming now everywhere.  The music video is incredible and drops July 10.  Find out which lyric in particular that Be...

Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan welcome their Real World roommate Glen Naessens to the podcast.  The roommates discuss music, reality TV, and their current lives. Get ready to stop being polite and start getting real…again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tokyo Parker, Cast member of MTV's The Real World New Orleans, MTV's The Challenge, and MTV's The Real World Homecoming series, gets real with Jon Brennan & Beth Stolarczyk. We discuss The Traitors season 4, Rachel Zoe and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, reality TV fame, Kelley Wolf, Billy Bush, and Scott Wolf.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Irene McGee from MTV’s "The Real World: Seattle" joins Beth Stolarczyk and Jon Brennan to discuss "How real is The Real World?"  Irene describes the process of how she was cast on the show and why she says she was cast.  The reality pioneers talk about the emotional balance needed to be on the show and what her life is like now.  All three agree that Road Rules was the “B Team”. This episode is ra...

 Derek Frazier of Big Brother season 23 fame joins Jon Brennan and Beth Stolarczyk for a tremendous conversation about reality television, then and now.  Derek co-hosts his own podcast “Reality Tea” on the Heavy Crown Network. He shares details about the “Cookout Alliance” on Big Brother and talks to Jon and Beth about what it was like to live with Tami Roman! Derek has a specific scene to discuss...

Butter Fortney, aka “UR Boy Butter,” joins Jon Brennan and Beth Stolarczyk on the podcast to tell stories of his journey from growing up in Ohio to becoming a recording artist and producer in country music.  Butter’s band, Trailer Choir, was signed to Toby Keith’s record label, Show Dog Nashville, and now he hosts an incredibly entertaining live show called the “Butter Bash”.   We also get a sampl...