Reality Life with Kate Casey

In the summer of 2023, two Utah teenagers barricaded themselves in an upstairs bedroom and livestreamed the standoff on TikTok for fifty-four days. Ty and Brynlee Larson were refusing a family court order that would have placed them in a reunification program with their father, Brent Larson, whom they had accused of sexual and emotional abuse, allegations he has consistently denied and was never c...

Patrick Hickey, co-host of the Bad TV podcast, joins Kate to give his review of The Crash on Netflix, discuss the cast dynamics of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, and explain what Dorit needs to do before she starts filming another season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.c...

A grown man in a swimming pool, fully clothed, hiding under a deck. That's the scene that opens Anna Peele's new book, and, depending on who you ask, the moment Love Island became one of the biggest shows in the world. Author Anna Peele joins Kaate to talk about Enter the Villa: The (Unauthorized) Reality Behind Love Island , her two-year investigation into how a canceled 2005 disaster became a cu...

Kate discusses what to watch this week including Mary: Life is Short (Netflix), Summer House Finale (Bravo), The Many Lives of Benjaman Kyle (Investigation Discovery), and Survivor 50 Finale (CBS).        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List: https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/katecasey   Twitter: https://twitter.com...

Sarah Caterson grew up in a small Pennsylvania town as the oldest of two, until a handwritten letter from her mother in November of 2019 changed everything. The letter revealed a fifty-year-old secret: a baby born in 1969 and forcibly given up for adoption, hidden away in a home for unwed mothers in Scranton. In this episode, Sarah shares the moment she opened that letter, the Ancestry.com match t...

The Crash (2026) is a Netflix true-crime documentary that examines the 2022 Ohio case of 17-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla, who was convicted of murder after intentionally driving her car into a building at 100 mph, killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his friend Davion Flanagan. Director Gareth Johnson and producer Angharad Scott join Kate to discuss the making of the film produced by Raw. ...

ROB SHUTER, author and longtime celebrity publicist, discusses his career in Hollywood PR and tabloid journalism, from crisis-managing Britney, J.Lo, and Naomi Campbell to running OK! Magazine. He also discusses his new bestselling novel It Started With a Whisper - Based on a Thousand True Stories.        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List: https://katec...

Kate discusses Marty, Life is Short, the definitive documentary on comedian Martin Short, exploring his career across film, television, theater and comedy.     Brian Moylan also joins Kate to discuss the latest Summer House scandal updates, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion, and the Vulture party.        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to...

Kate discusses The Cult of Natureboy, a Hulu documentary exploring the rise of online cult leader Natureboy, born Michael Sanders, who built a devoted following through social media while promoting dangerous ideologies, manipulation, and isolation under the guise of spiritual enlightenment. The documentary examines how vulnerable people were drawn into his orbit, the psychological control exerted...

Kate discusses what to watch this week including The Cult of Natureboy (Hulu), Couple’s Therapy (Paramount+), Perfect Match (Netflix), The Crash (Netflix), and U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men's National Soccer Team (HBO/HBOMax).        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List:  https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon: ...

Jessica grew up believing she knew the story of her biological father, a high school boyfriend of her mother's who had struggled with addiction and left the picture before Jessica was born. Raised from infancy by the man who became her stepfather in every meaningful sense, Jessica nonetheless carried lifelong questions about her origins, and as an adult pursued a painful, ultimately...

Patrick Harris, director of ESPN's  The Pick Is In , joins the show to pull back the curtain on one of the most ambitious behind-the-scenes documentaries in sports television. Produced by NFL Films and Skydance Sports and premiered on ESPN on May 3, this year's edition embedded film crews inside the draft rooms of the Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, and Dallas Cowboys across all seven ro...

Kevin Fallon is Editor-at-Large of Obsessed at The Daily Beast, host of Obsessed: The Podcast, and writer of the Obsessed substack. He joins the show for a deep dive into the pop culture corners worth obsessing over. We get into the enduring chaos of The Real Housewives, revisit the underrated charms of Ladies of London, and unpack why the new Michael Jackson biopic Michael is, in Kevin's wor...

Paul Roysdon talks about his behind the scenes stories from producing and finding potential cast members for unscripted hits like Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Rhode Island.    Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List:  https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon:  http://www.patreon.com/katecasey   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/katecasey  ...

Kate discusses Should I Marry a Murderer? on Netflix, the new three-part true crime docuseries about Dr. Caroline Muirhead, a Glasgow forensic pathologist whose whirlwind Tinder engagement to Scottish farmer Sandy McKellar took a horrifying turn when he confessed to a 2017 hit-and-run that killed cyclist Tony Parsons, whose body he and his twin brother had buried on the family estate.   ...

Kate discusses what to watch this week including Soccer's American Dream (Vice TV), 90 Day Fiancé (TLC), Realm Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion (Bravo), Summer House (Bravo), and Real Housewives of Rhode Island (Bravo).        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List:  https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon:  http://www.patreon.com/katecase...

Gibson Johns, host of the Gabbing with Gib podcast, joins Kate to discuss Summer House versus The Valley.         Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List:  https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon:  http://www.patreon.com/katecasey   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/katecasey   Instagram:  http://www.instagram.com/katecase...

Emma Rosenblum is the bestselling author of Mean Moms, Bad Summer People and Very Bad Company. She is the former chief content officer at Bustle Digital Group. Prior to BDG, Emma served as the executive editor of ELLE. Previously Rosenblum was a senior editor at Bloomberg Businessweek, and before that a senior editor at Glamour. She began her career at New York magazine. She lives in New York City...

Brian Moylan joins Kate to discuss the intersection of Real Housewives of Rhode Island and true crime, as well as the aftermath of the leaked audio from the Summer House reunion.        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List:  https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon:  http://www.patreon.com/katecasey   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/...

Andrew Goldman, host of  Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder , returns for part two of a conversation examining one of the most haunting and unresolved cases in modern true crime.     In 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was murdered just steps from her home in the affluent Belle Haven neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut. Decades later, the case remains a source o...

Andrew Goldman, host of  Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder , joins me for a two-part conversation examining one of the most haunting and unresolved cases in modern true crime.     In 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was murdered just steps from her home in the affluent Belle Haven neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut. Decades later, the case remains a source of...

Kate discusses what to watch this week including My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders (Paramount+), Should I Marry A Murderer? (Netflix), Summer House (Bravo), and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion: Part 2.        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List:  https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon:  http://www.patreon.com/k...

Investigative journalist Bill Lobdell joins Kate to discuss the rise and controversy surrounding Paul and Jan Crouch, founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN).     Paul, born in Missouri in 1934 to Pentecostal missionary parents, was an early radio enthusiast, while Jan, raised in Alabama in a strict religious household, brought a rebellious, charismatic energy to their partne...

Kate is joined by B from Bravo and Cocktails for a deep dive into the Summer House scandal and the cast dynamics on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.        Reality Life with Kate Casey  What to Watch List:  https://katecasey.substack.com   Patreon:  http://www.patreon.com/katecasey   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/katecasey   Instagram:&n...

Kate is joined by Chris DeRosa, reality TV producer and co-host of the  Fixing Famous People  podcast, to hilariously break down the latest season of  The Real Housewives of Rhode Island  on Bravo. Together, they dive into standout moments, cast dynamics, and what’s making this new installment a must-watch.        Reality Life with K...