She's Got the Chat | A Reality TV Podcast

Welcome back to Season 11 of Love Island UK and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari break down episodes 1-3 from the Mallorcan villa. They discuss Harriett being a bad dancer and whether she does street dance or musical theater, a fun game where the boys are blindfolded and the girls get to watch them all make out with a gorgeous bomb, and the BEST DAY ONE BOMB OF ALL TIME. Joey E...

WELCOME to Season 11 of Love Island UK and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss Vanderpump Rules (Reunion Parts 2 and 3), Seasons 4 and 5 of Summer House, and most importantly, make snap judgements about this season's new batch of islanders! Ari already hates the men, Maura already has a problematic fav, and we are already fighting. Is Jo forreal about Aaron Rodgers? Is VPR...

Welcome to our fifth installment of Reality TV Corner and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss Vanderpump Rules (Finale and Reunion Part 1), The Valley (episode 7), and season 8 and 2 of Summer House. They discuss Andy's PR advice for Tom Sandoval, literally dying but being brought back to life with a lil apple juice, and Lindsay's villain to hero redemption arc. Why are La...

Welcome to our fourth installment of Reality TV Corner and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss Vanderpump Rules (episode 13), The Valley (episode 6), and season 8 (and maybe season 1...) of Summer House. Maura realizes that being called a republican is integral to The Valley's storyline and advocates for anti air conditioning parenting. Ari starts a rumor about Michelle an...

Welcome to our third installment of Reality TV Corner and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss The Bachelor, The Golden Divorce, Vanderpump Rules (lots from the past few weeks but mainly episode 12!), and Love is Blind (Season 6). They urge Tom and Ariana to get the fuck out of the house, discuss the humiliation of asking your family to show up to a maybe wedding, and warn...

Welcome back to the off season, and welcome back to our interview series: Gather Around the Firepit. This week, we sit down with the hosts of the Scaredy Brats podcast (@scaredybratspod), Stacy and Logan. We discuss the disappearance of Alex Michel, Trashton Thompson being fresh out of someone else at the birth of his child, and reminisce about the glory days of Jersey Shore. Plus: we're all unemp...

Welcome to the final of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 18 and 19 from the Fijian villa! They gush over Callum's huge crush on Deb, rant about their most toxic (IYKayYKay), and explain their disappointment in Imani and Ray. What are we not seeing that the ex islanders saw in the rough cut? Did the mega duel...

Welcome to our second installment of Reality TV Corner and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss The Traitors (finale and reunion), The Bachelor (hometowns), Vanderpump Rules (March 4th episode), and Couple to Throuple. They question Joey's reasons for sending Maria home in 4th place, share some of Lauren's 4th season VPR takes, read 4 pages from Ariana's new cocktail book,...

Welcome back to week 3 of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 11-16 from the Fijian villa! They revel in the best (and porniest) heart rate challenge ever, beg and plead with Callum to come on the podcast, and applaud Aurelia's superb chemistry game. Maura longs for a what-could-have-been friends to lovers story...

Welcome to our first Reality Recap and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss The Traitors, The Bachelor, and Vanderpump Rules, and PIPING HOT tea including Pekin-Su, Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval being sued by Rachel Leviss, Tom Sandoval's political ignorance and narcissism, and Jax and Brittany separating!! They talk about having to gaslight yourself, destroying your bowels...

Welcome back to week 2 of Love Island Games season 1 and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari (the hosts of SGTC, not the guest hosts of Love Island games! We know, we're sorry it's so confusing) break down episodes 4-9 from the Fijian villa! Maura is upset at the amount of power that the US islanders have in the villa and Ari is skeptical that any of these story...

Welcome to the final (thank god, episodes 35-36) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss their theories on why this season fell so flat, unsurprisingly have a LOT to say about Tom Sandoval during VPR corner ( content warning: suicide ), and give their relationship length predictions for our finalists. They criticize Mitch's commoner ex and Anton's...

Welcome to Season 1 of Love Island Games and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality tv experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 1-3 from the Fijian villa! They discuss Callum's disinterest in both monogamy and monotony, but also their interest in Callum. Ari scoffs at Curtis any time he does anything and updates the audience on her deep dive on Eyal's teeth through the years. The two crit...

Welcome to Season 1 of Love Island Games and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari break down the first ever cast of Love Island Games! They discuss the Love Island to fast fashion pipeline, dive into the Scott Disick and Eyal vs. Megan feud, and question what it means to be an aspiring dentist. Ari live reacts to the season promo, floats a theory about Scott, visits playboy.co...

Welcome to Week 5 Part 2 (Episodes 31-33) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss Toby's willingness to drop tea on who we can only assume was Chloe. Then they break down the impact of the producers and their ploys to destroy the top couple. Finally, the debate the meaning of "locked in" and what the ex-islanders might be doing when they return to...

Welcome to Week 5 Part 1 (Episodes 28-30) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura drags Ari for her lack of knowledge of emo music and has a theory regarding Jess being a superior player to Eve. Ari spills the beans on the financial success of the pod and is annoyed by Arabella. Will we ever get context for some of these story lines? Will Chloe respond to Toby's c...

Welcome to Week 4 Part 2 (Episodes 24-26) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Ari reveals the reason that a bachelor player blocked her on Instagram and Maura opens up about Casey's fall from grace. We host our second installment of VPR corner and reveal our favorite couple so far this season (hint: unpopular opinion). Will Anton explain the difference between unava...

Welcome to Week 4 Part 1 (Episodes 21-23) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari welcome JB (@therealityrecaps) to the show! We dive into the world of Traitors and hear JB's well studied takes that you won't want to miss. They discuss Joanna's whisper play, Georgia Steele's moment to moment feelings play, and Eve and Jess' cosmetic commitment to twinning....

Welcome to Week 3 Part 2 (Episodes 17-19) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari call out Georgia Harrison for the privileged reasons behind her instagram blocks, reflect on their own relationships, and beg Chloe Burrows to make an appearance on the season. Ari doesn't hate Casey (yet) as much as she did before but is ready to start fighting Maura about b...

Welcome to Week 3 Part 1 (Episodes 14-16) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari host their first VPR Corner sharing their thoughts on Tom and Tom on Viall Fials. Then, they break down Molly's perpetuation of purity culture, Callum schooling Mitch on consent, and the representation of ethical nonmonogamy that we are getting from Georgia Steele and Tom. We...

Welcome to Week 2 Part 2 (Episodes 10-12) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari welcome Terrace Tom back to the villa with two different love squares. They CELEBRATE Anton reading Mitch and bask in the glow of the super hot blazing fire that is Tom and Georgia's chemistry. Will we get a single challenge this season? Is Mitch in the villa for clout or lov...

Welcome to Week 2 Part 1 (Episodes 7-9) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to HGTV (errrr... SGTC)! And!!! Happy Birthday/Anniversary to us!!! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss more of their 100% accurate predictions, more important veneer updates, and MORE Messy Mitch. PLUS, a special appearance from Gabe that you won't want to miss!! Will Luis seek urgent dental care? Is there a doub...

Welcome to Week 1 Part 2 (episodes 4-5) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss alternatives to picturing Margaret Thatcher naked on a cold day, the return of MESSY MITCH, and the emotionless and speedy bro make ups of these two episodes. Will Toby ever learn how to communicate? Will Tyrique accept our apology? Tune in every Monday and Thursday and...

Welcome to Week 1 Part 1 Season 1 (Episodes 1-3) of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari discuss producer's attitudes regarding all star islanders with previous romantic entanglements, vacillate between theories about Molly and Callum's breakup, and ship a surprising couple. Plus, they share who they think is too good for the show and cackle at Georgia Ste...

Welcome to Season 1 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari break down the first ever cast of Love Island All Stars! Ari disses Maura's photoshop skills, chooses her new target, and discusses a landscape mishap. Maura uncovers our unsolved biggest mystery yet and finds one of the islanders style to be reminiscent of her dads. Will we ever stopped being so...