Reality Life with Kate Casey

Garrett McNamara from HBO’s 100 Foot Wave, a six-part series intimately capturing the decade-long odyssey of surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara, who, after visiting Nazaré, Portugal in hopes of conquering a 100 foot wave, pushed the sport to ever-greater heights and alongside locals helped transform the small fishing village into the world’s pre-eminent big-wave surfing destination.    Fans were fir...

Kate discusses what to watch this week, and the upcoming Lularich docuseries on Amazon Prime.   Pulitzer prize winning journalists Harriet Ryan and Matt Hamilton have been covering the case of the unraveling of Tom Girardi’s legal career, his firm, and his marriage to Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Girardi.     Reality Life with Kate Casey Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Cam...

Sarah Edmondson from HBO’s The Vow, a nine-episode documentary series following a number of people who were deeply involved in the self-improvement group NXIVM over the course of several years. The Vow is a story of indoctrination and the step-by-step journey of NXIVM members defecting and outing the leader Keith Raniere. Sarah is the author of Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the C...

Directors and Co-Executive Producers Chapman and MacLain Way of Untold, a Netflix five-part sports docuseries event that brings fresh eyes to tales from the wide world of sports. From tennis to boxing to basketball, these stories delve deep into what happened beyond the headlines, as told by those who lived it, to reveal the grit, resilience, heartbreak, triumph, violence, comedy and pathos beneat...

Comedian and writer Rae Sanni discusses Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac and HBO Max’s F Boy Island, which sets up three single ladies to go through 24 men and distinguish the self-identified f-boys from nice guys.   Nick, Dylan, and Pat from Another Bachelor Podcast discuss this season of The Bachelorette.     Reality Life with Kate Casey Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Cameo: https:/...

Jenny McCarthy discusses Erika Jayne (Girardi) this season on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.   Former Philadelphia DJ Lawrence Bregman (DJ Huggy) discusses his experience at Woodstock in 99 light of the new HBO documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage. The documentary tells the story of Woodstock ‘99, a music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 196...

Jennifer Sey is a former USA elite gymnast, a 6 time National team member, and was the 1986 US Women's All-Around National Gymnastics Champion. She was an Executive Producer of Athlete A, which recounts the shocking USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal, in which more than 500 former patients of sports doctor Larry Nassar reported having been molested by over a period of several decades. She discusses...

Kate discusses this week’s must watch shows, series, and documentaries.   Hayden Cohen reviews this season of Real Housewives of Potomac.   The co-hosts of Bravo Docket discuss the Girardi and Shah legal cases as featured on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Salt Lake City.     Reality Life with Kate Casey Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Cameo: https://cameo.com/katecasey Twitter: htt...

Academy Award winning Director Kevin MacDonald discusses One Day in September, which examines the September 5, 1972 murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , Germany . The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 72nd Academy Awards.   Ben Mandelker, Co-Host of Watch What Crappens podcast reviews season 7 of Love Island UK on Hulu.     Reality Life...

Kate discusses 100 Foot Wave on HBO and My Unorthodox Life on Netflix.   Eboni K. Williams is the newest cast member on Real Housewives of New York. She is also the Host and Executive Producer of Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams and Revolt Black News. She discusses her life, career, and being part of the Bravo’s hit show.     Reality Life with Kate Casey Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecas...

Attorney Jay Edelson, one of the nation’s leading plaintiff’s lawyers, discusses updates to the federal lawsuit filed against Tom and Erika Girardi, and this week’s episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.   Veteran prosecutor Kelly Siegler discusses this season of Oxygen’s Cold Justice, which follows Kelly and her rotating team of seasoned detectives as they travel to small towns to dig into...

Rob Cesternino from Rob Has a Podcast and the go-to expert on all things Big Brother reviews season 23 of the CBS hit, which features a group of people living together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras.   Carlos King is the Executive Producer of BET Presents: The Encore, which chronicles 9 former R&B girl-group members & record...

Emmy Award winning directors and Co-Founders of World of Wonder, producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato discuss their new HBO six-part, half-hour documentary series Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes. The series brings to life Ronan Farrow’s intimate, revealing interviews with whistleblowers, journalists, private investigators and other sources, conducted for the Pulitzer-Prize winning journalis...

Kate talks about what shows to watch this week in unscripted television including Big Brother, Love Island, and Luxe Listing Sydney.   Brad Holcman is Senior Director, Non-Fiction & Alternative Programming for A&E Networks. He is a 4-time Emmy Nominee known for developing and producing some of the most groundbreaking and trailblazing series including 60 Days In, Intervention, Undercover Hi...

Frank Parlato, an investigative reporter featured in HBO’s The Vow, and the author of The Frank Report gives insight Allison Mack being sentenced to three years in prison for her role in the NXIVM cult. In early 2018, NXIVM's founder, Keith Raniere , and Mack were arrested and indicted on federal charges related to DOS, including sex trafficking . Others associated with NXIVM were also charged wit...

Attorney Scott Rahn discusses the latest update to the Britney Spears conservatorship. Last week Britney Spears addressed a court for the first known time in more than two years following the increased interest in her conservatorship after the release of The New York Times' "Framing Britney Spears" documentary and the #FreeBritney movement organized by her fans. Scott is Founder and Managing Partn...

LFG is a no-holds-barred, inside account of the U.S. women’s national team’s ongoing fight for equal pay as told by Megan Rapinoe, Jessica McDonald, Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara, Sam Mewis and others. Executive Producer Abby Greensfelder is the founder and CEO of Everywoman Studios, a full-service media company with a mission to tell female-focused, female-driven stories creating positive cultu...

Ronnie Karam from Watch What Crappens podcast answers a speed round of questions about Bravo shows including Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Real Housewives of New York, Below Deck, and Shahs of Sunset.   Father James Martin and Building a Bridge co-directors Evan Mascagni and Shannon Post discuss the documentary which follows a priest on his journey to make the Catholic Church more accepting of...

Braunwyn Windham-Burke from Real Housewives of Orange County opens up about not being asked back for the next season of the show, opening up about her sobriety and sexuality for a television audience, and how the show has connected her with viewers.     Reality Life with Kate Casey Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey Cameo: https://cameo.com/katecasey Twitter: https://twitter.com/katecasey I...

Attorney Jay Edelson from Edelson PC talks about the federal lawsuit he filed against Tom and Erika Girardi, and the Hulu documentary The Housewife and The Hustler. He is considered one of the nation’s leading plaintiff’s lawyers.   Kent Weed founded reality television powerhouse A. Smith & Co. Productions with Arthur Smith in 2000, and brings more than two decades of experience in unscripted...

Kerri Kasem and producer Aliza Rosen discuss Bitter Blood: Kasem vs. Kasem , an original anthology podcast docuseries revealing the inside story behind the lawsuit and elder abuse allegations surrounding the death of radio legend and American entertainment icon Casey Kasem. The story of Kasem’s death was the subject of a CBS News/48 Hours episode exploring the family feud over radio legend, how he...

Kate covers the season premiere of The Bachelorette on ABC, and the Kennedy Center Honors on CBS.     Medium Jonathan Mark discusses several cold cases featured in true crime shows including the Delphi murders, the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders, the murder of Heidi Childs and David Metzler, the disapperance of Michael McClain, and the Jessica Johnson case.     Reality Life with Kate Casey Patreo...

Chris DeRosa is a New York-based television producer and podcast host. He reviews the Friends reunion on HBO Max.   A review of Broken Harts on Discovery Plus, which examines the tragic deaths of the Hart family and family annihilation cases. Jacqueline Franchetti is Founder of Kyra’s Champions and the Kyra Franchetti Foundation, which are focused on pushing legislation to improve the family court...

Omid Scobie is a London-based writer, royal editor for Harper’s Bazaar , an ABC News contributor, “Good Morning America” regular and host of ABC’s popular royal podcast, “The Heir Pod.” Scobie has become an authoritative voice on the lives and philanthropic endeavors of the Royal Family’s younger members and maintains strong access to the Sussexes’ working world. He is the co-author of Finding Fre...

Kate Chastain from Below Deck answers a speed round of questions about Bravo shows including Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Real Housewives of New Jersey, and Real Housewives of New York.   Kelly Senyei is a chef, TV and podcast host, cookbook author and founder of Just a Taste. Kelly reviews this season of Seeking Sister Wife on TLC.     Reality Life with Kate Casey Patreon: http://www.patreon...