Reality Steve Podcast

(SPOILERS) Kiptyn joins me to talk about how he got cast on the “Bachelorette,” he sized his competition night one of Jillian’s “Bachelorette” season (4:00), Ed leaving the show then getting to return (10:05), how he felt the morning of the final rose ceremony (16:06), his thoughts on Reid returning at the final rose ceremony to propose (17:44), a hypothetical of if Jillian picked him what does th...

(SPOILERS) Lesley joins me from Banff, Canada, we talk about how she originally got cast on the “Bachelor,” (2:36), her limo entrance (7:20), who she thought was her biggest competition upon arriving (8:24), all of Tierra’s exploits in the house (10:17), her and Sean setting the Guinness Book of World Records for Longest On Screen Kiss & what you didn’t see (17:52), her relationship with Cathe...

(SPOILERS) Clare joins me as we talk about her love for hot yoga, the limo entrances on night 1 from Monday night and what she looks for most (8:52), the inevitable talk about Whaboom (14:01), what it’s like to be at the first night cocktail party (18:17), how she felt Rachel handled herself on night 1 (23:40), Bachelor guys/men in general sliding into DM’s, the experiences that she’s had to deal...

(SPOILERS) Jaclyn joins me and we talk “Bachelor Winter Games,” finding out Ben Flajnik was the “Bachelor” and her reaction (8:13), how she got on the show (11:20), Courtney being the favorite the second she arrived (16:15), her favorite memory from San Francisco & the infamous cocktail party where Shawntel showed up (19:57), who she thought would be the final 4 once she was gone & Jamie O...

(SPOILERS) Chris joins me to talk about his career before Ali’s season, the unusual way he got cast on Ali’s season of the “Bachelorette” (3:55), the first night of filming and how he’s kept in touch with a lot of the guys (7:27), his first 1-on-1 with Ali in New York where she was sick (14:32), Kasey getting a tattoo (16:48), the infamous Rated R Rego/Kasey 2-on-1 & then Rego’s girlfriend dra...

(SPOILERS) Ashley joins me and we talk about her resemblance to Kellie Pickler, her online personality (2:30), getting on Brad’s season and not knowing who he was (7:40), getting the first impression rose yet knowing Emily was the favorite (11:52), her embarrassing 1-on-1 date (14:25), the dreaded 2-on-1 with her best friend in the house, Ashley Hebert (now Rosenbaum), along with getting tattoos w...

(SPOILERS) AshLee joins me to talk about how she got cast, if she felt like she was a frontrunner early on (2:41), her first 1-on-1 date at Magic Mountain (6:10), the vibe in the house with all the girls (8:15), what she told producers after her first date (10:35), the enigma that was “villain” Tierra (13:47), her thoughts on Catherine (23:13), her 1-on-1 in St. Lucia and opening up about her adop...

(SPOILERS) James Taylor joins me and immediately begins talking about why he wrote the text in the first place, the reason behind sending it to the “Bachelor” girls (4:54), addressing is this a publicity stunt to get on people’s good side for “Bachelor in Paradise” (7:35), his thoughts about going on Paradise this summer (11:14), what he’s tired of hiding from (14:00), apologizing to the other wom...

(SPOILERS) I begin by talking about how my role in the Josh/Amanda feud came to be, what I’ve been told will be happening moving forward (7:30), why I will not be releasing any of the information/texts/dirt/gossip that I have (14:45), and how I was not going to present one side of the story in the podcast (17:50).  The last 20 minutes or so (22:46) is a mini recap of yesterday’s column, my thought...

(SPOILERS) Kelly joins us to talk about how she was allowed to bring her dog Molly on the show, being on the first group date of the season and her thoughts on Juan Pablo (6:22), once she was eliminated who did she think Juan Pablo would pick (10:30), the best experience she had on the show (12:45), how long she thought Juan Pablo & Nikki would last (15:53), was there a Mean Girls Club, confir...

(SPOILERS) Chris Bukowski joins me to talk about how he initially got on the show, living in a North Carolina mansion vs the California mansion (3:56), making it to the final 4 on Emily's season and his thoughts on who she'd choose (6:28), his edit on Bachelor Pad 3 (10:05), his reputation starting to sour & if he saw it coming (13:20), hypothetical on if he would've done the same thing to his...

(SPOILERS) Sharleen joins me to talk about how she initally applied for the show, the perception she gave off (6:15), receiving the first impression rose (8:40), her singing on her 1-on-1 in South Korea (10:56), setting the record straight about her eliminating herself in Miami (18:10), her recaps and blog (26:08), the balance between befriending contestants and writing about them (31:34), Instagr...

(SPOILERS) Michelle began by having me talk about my upbringing from my childhood, through high school, and up to college, then she has her first Rapid 10 segment about my "favorites" (44:00), she then dives into how Reality Steve came about, my favorite part about it & we talk a little about the lawsuit in 2011 (46:47), she does another Rapid 10 focusing strictly on contestants from the show...

(SPOILERS) Michelle talks about that mysterious black eye on Brad's season, her overall feelings about Brad and where she stood (2:59), being a "villain" and dealing w/ negative publicity (7:35), from villain to beloved character on "Bachelor Pad" (13:17), her thoughts on the Holly/Michael/Blake triangle (15:00), her relationship with Graham (17:18), her relationship during "Bachelor in Paradise"...

(SPOILERS) We talk about his thoughts on having a two "Bachelorette" season, the Kaitlyn over Britt vote (3:54), how he kinda toyed with Ryan McDill getting him drunk night one (6:25), how the show completely took and ran with the Clint "bromance" (8:08), being on his own once Clint was gone (16:19), Nick showing up midway through Kaitlyn's season (19:20), when he knew he was going home in Ireland...

(SPOILERS) We begin by talking about her naivete heading in to Juan Pablo's season, deciding to go with a fake baby bump for her limo entrance (3:17), her getting the first date of the season (5:20), her "feud" with Nikki (7:50), initial feelings on Juan Pablo (14:15), she addresses the rumors of having sex in the ocean with him (18:05), her candid details about wanting to leave in St. Lucia and w...

(SPOILERS) In somewhat of an "emergency" podcast, I bring Dana on to discuss all things regarding Rachel as the next "Bachelorette."  Topics include:  why make the announcement now, why Rachel over others, the race divide among potential contestants, and the fallout in terms of viewership among other things. Music written by Jimmer Podrasky (B'Jingo Songs/Machia Music/Bug Music BMI) Learn more abo...

(SPOILERS) We talk about how Courtney initially got cast, her wanting to leave Ben's season early on (3:56), her sister "spoiling" her season to her because she read my site (5:53), being labeled as the villain and the subsequent tension in the house (9:01), her engagement post-show and public relationship with Ben (18:17), her book "I Didn't Come Here To Make Friends:  Confessions of a Reality Sh...

(SPOILERS) We begin by diving a little bit into Corinne, we then talk about Rachel's 1-on-1 date (6:20), Rachel's appeal as possibly the next "Bachelorette" (7:49), the awful haunted house group date (18:35), Corinne vs Taylor (23:21), then a nice long discussion about everything involving Corinne (28:25), and finally end it with Rapid 5 - since Dana already did Rapid 10 in episode 7 (59:51). Musi...

(SPOILERS) Kacie joins to talk about getting cast for Ben Flajnik's season, being a fan favorite (3:20), social media on the show (7:17), the thought of marrying Ben (10:00), her married life now & what she's up to (12:38), her favorites on Nick's season (21:10), comparing Corinne with Courtney Robertson from her season (23:20), the group date this past week (29:49), and finally Kacie plays Ra...

(SPOILERS) We talk with former "Bachelorette," "Bachelor Pad 3," and "Bachelor in Paradise 2" contestant Nick Peterson about his time on Ashley's season, his controversial win on "Bachelor Pad 3" (5:05), what happened with Samantha on BIP 2 (15:30), his move to Philadelphia to open Orange Theory Fitness franchises (23:15), his thoughts on Nick Viall's season (27:36), and finally end it with a game...

(SPOILERS) The Possessionista Dana Weiss joins me to discuss if she's a spoiler fan, how her business started & what it consists of (3:13), do contestants copying her hurt her business model (6:50), how money is made through social media shilling (10:14), her relationship with Nick (19:32), her thoughts on podcast #4 guest Abby Draper (23:27), Nick's intentions on the show (27:46), next "Bache...

(SPOILERS) The Ringer's Juliet Litman joins me to discuss the episode 1 of Nick's season, including some Ben & Lauren talk, the twins getting their own show (3:30), her experience having been to a taping of night one before (6:35), impressions of Nick as the Bachelor (8:42), overall impression of the episode (11:58), the Liz situation (14:50), thoughts on Corinne (19:00), her early favorites (...

(SPOILERS) A full and complete rundown of every episode date, rose, elimination and drama covering every aspect of Nick's season.  Starting with a recap of the first four podcasts, then I talk about episode 1 (4:20), episode 2 (9:15), episode 3 (13:40), episode 4 in Wisconsin (15:43), episode 5 in New Orleans (21:21), episode 6 in St. Thomas (23:28), episode 7 in the Bahamas (28:12), episode 8's f...

(SPOILERS) Episode overview (1:22), Amanda & Josh break up (2:21), spoilers on the two 2-on-1 dates & what happened (20:14), my thoughts of Survivor finale (29:50), my critique of "Designated Survivor" (38:18), and final thoughts on "Nashville" (43:42) Music written by Jimmer Podrasky (B'Jingo Songs/Machia Music/Bug Music BMI) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...